Niklas "tutten7" Astedt opened the pot with a raise to 6,750, and called when British player "OMGsete" jammed 30,232 from the very next seat. Astedt's was behind the of his opponent, and that did not change on the flop.
The turn put the Swede in front, but Astedt still needed to dodge tens, kings and diamonds.
The river , and "OMGsete" hit the rail, while Astedt could rake in the pot
Ole "olekonjole" Schemion opened the pot to 3,200 from the hijack, before countryman "der_bomber66" in the big blind reraised to 9,200. Schemion called.
The flop came down , and while "der_bomber66" checked his option, Schemion bet out 8,000 and was called.
Turn prompted another check to Schemion, who this time shoved all-in for 26,637. "der_bomber66" wasted no time calling with , and needed to dodge any club and any jack to beat the of Schemion.
The river was the , and Schemion left the tournament in 73rd place. Seconds later Roman "Romeopro33" Romanovskyi followed suit. 68 players remain, and late registration is closing in just five minutes.
Another poker professional has just found his way into the top 10 of this $2,100 Super XL Series High Roller. Frederik 'Poelsetyv' Jensen is one of Denmark's most successful tournament players, having live earnings for almost $4 million and both European Poker Tour and Unibet Open titles to his name.
The Dane is hoping to have another good showing tonight in this Event #28, and he is off to a great start. Right now Jensen has more than doubled his starting stack and is sitting at number eight.
The Super XL tournaments have so far attracted thousands of players to 888poker, and tonight one of the most enticing and action-packed events of the series will be crowning a champion. The $2,100 High Roller with $350,000 guaranteed will be kicking off in just about 30 minutes, and a number of the most notable online players of the world are expected to make an appearance in this exciting tournament.
The Super XL Series features 63 action-packed events from Jan. 19 to 31 with more than $5 million in guaranteed prize pools. The schedule should appeal to players of many tastes with a Mini, Turbo and Main version available for most of the tournaments. The $2,100 High Roller is just one of 4 Super XL events taking place today, combining for more than half a million dollars in guaranteed prize pools.
Event
Time (GMT)
Buy-in
Guarantee
Event #28: $350,000 Super XL – High Roller
7:00 p.m.
$2,100
$350,000
Event #29: $100,000 Super XL – Mini High Roller
7:01 p.m.
$215
$100,000
Event #30: $40,000 Super XL – Tuesday Challenge
7:35 p.m.
$109
$40,000
Event #31: $50,000 Super XL – Turbo High Roller
9:00 p.m.
$160
$50,000
Event #28: $350,000 Super XL - High Roller is a deep-stacked affair with players starting off with 20,000 chips and blinds increasing every 20 minutes. So far 20 players have registered for the event, but with a late registration period of 4.5 hours, more players will join in on the action eventually.
PokerNews will provide you with live updates so you can keep track of who's winning and who's losing if you're not able to follow along with the action in the 888poker client. We'll bring you all the big hands, all the bad beats and all the drama of this phenomenal event!
was behind the 
of his opponent, and that did not change on the 
flop. 
put the Swede in front, but Astedt still needed to dodge tens, kings and diamonds.
, and "OMGsete" hit the rail, while Astedt could rake in the pot
prompted another check to Schemion, who this time shoved all-in for 26,637. "der_bomber66" wasted no time calling with 
of Schemion.
