Champion of Champions Event | 2017 888poker Super XL Series

2017-01-31 21:48 UTC

"GoFighTer" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($3,000 WSOP Crazy-8's Package + $1,050 Main Event Qualifier Ticket)

Nível 14 : 350/700, 85 ante

And just like that, the Champion of Champions Event was over. Belarusian "GoFighTer" moved all-in from the button with and was called by "trojanmouse" holding in the big blind.

"Trojanmouse" got the best of it on the flop, but the turn gave his opponent a massive 20 outs to improve to the best hand. The river wouldn't do it, however, and thus "trojanmouse" becomes the Super XL Champion of Champions 2017.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
trojanmouse	90,000	42,293
GoFighTer	Eliminado

2017-01-31 20:13 UTC

"Ti0373" Eliminated in 9th Place

Nível 8 : 100/200, 25 ante

"Makuherra" made it 400 to go from middle position and Russian player "Ti0373" moved his stack of 5,056 to the middle from the button. Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez reraised to 9,612 from the small blind, and "Makuherra" decided to let go of his hand.

"Ti0373";
Gonzalez:

The Russian needed some help from the virtual dealer, but was in dire straits already after the flop. The on the turn decided the pot and after the on the river, "Ti0373" was eliminated in 9th.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
DrMiKee	28,298	7,143
Ti0373	Eliminado

2017-01-31 19:05 UTC

Renato "Curioso24" Lezama Nuñez Eliminated in 14th Place

Nível 4 : 40/80, 8 ante

In the very last hand before the break, "Ti0373" raised under the gun to 160, and a short-stacked Renato "Curioso24" Lezama Nuñez made the call out of the big blind. Nuñez then proceeded to check-raise all-in for his remaining 813 chips on the flop, and the Russian made the call.

Nuñez:
"Ti0373":

Nuñez was looking to improve to a straight or a pair to best the Ace-high flushdraw of his opponent, but neither the on the turn, nor the on the river was good for the Peruvian, and he hit the rail in 14th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ti0373	8,946	-2,024
Curioso24	Eliminado

2017-01-31 18:30 UTC

"Trojanmouse" Scores Early Double Knock-Out

Nível 2 : 20/40, 4 ante

After running into top two pair in the previous hand Germany's "b.szaszko" was left with just 641 chips. He put them at risk from middle position, before "trojanmouse" in the very next seat made the call. Finland's "MrBester" moved in over the top from the button, and "trojanmouse" called quickly.

"Trojanmouse":
"MrBester":
"b.szaszko":

"Trojanmouse" was a hefty favorite to score the double knock-out, and with the board running out , that was exactly what happened. 16 players still remain in this Champion of Champions Event.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
trojanmouse	10,057	5,057
b.szaszko	Eliminado
MrBester	Eliminado