Event #28 $350,000 Guarantee - High Roller | 2017 888poker Super XL Series

2017-01-24 23:17 UTC

Scott "AggroSantos" Margereson Loses Flip: Starts to Rebuild

Nível 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Preflop Scott "AggroSantos" Margereson raised it up under the gun to 3,200. Ukranian player "Ender112" shoved all in for 35,422 from the cutoff, and Margereson called it off with . They were flipping against the of Ender112, but the board ran out , and the pot was shipped to the Ukranian.

Margereson did not slow down, however, and won the following two pots off "myhometown" to get to 53,469 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
AggroSantos	53,469	-27,894

Nível: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

2017-01-24 22:55 UTC

Break #4 and Plenty of Chip Counts

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

The remaining 77 players are now on break. The current chipleader is still Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez with 175,101, with Mexico's "bachacooo" in second with 150,442 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
DrMiKee	175,101	25,186
Poelsetyv	98,511	36,709
tutten7	91,553	41,834
WhosToClaim	85,780	-11,172
AggroSantos	81,363	-17,575
Ineedmassari	77,693	-14,221
Romeopro33	56,172	8,160
Isildur1337x	50,063	3,806
olekonjole	44,160	-42,134
veeea	27,918	-155
PKaiser	21,956	12,061
sdot111	Eliminado
r4ndomr4gs	Eliminado

2017-01-24 22:41 UTC

Ole "olekonjole" Schemion Surges to the Top

Nível 11 : 600/1,200, 150 ante

A number of well-known poker pros are making themselves known in this $2,100 High Roller. Most notable is the 2013 European Live Poker Player of the Year, Ole Schemion, who right now is in the 6th place of the tournament under the moniker "olekonjole".

The two British players Scott "AggroSantos" Margereson and Richard "WhosToClaim" Trigg is also at the very top - both close to 100,000 chips. Lastly, Joao "ineedmassari" Pires Simao is also doing well for himself, sitting at more than double the average stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
AggroSantos	98,938	98,938
WhosToClaim	96,952	96,952
Ineedmassari	91,914	91,914
olekonjole	86,294	86,294

Nível: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 150

2017-01-24 22:27 UTC

Roman "Romeopro33" Romanovskyi Hits Lucky River

Nível 10 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

The action was folded around to Roman "Romeopro33" Romanovskyi in the small blind, who wasted no time putting his Romanian opponent all in for 8,945 effective. "Ph4N888" woke up with and called, but the Ukranian player hit a lucky on the river, to make his the best hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Romeopro33	48,012	27,410

Nível: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 125

2017-01-24 22:14 UTC

Niklas "tutten7" Astedt's Kings Hold Up

Nível 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Niklas "tutten7" Astedt came out with guns blazing after the break and immediately took down a few pots, and now the Swedish player has a knock out to his name. Astedt raised to 1,600 from the cutoff, before Costa Rican player "IshmaeI" shoved his entire stack of 12,858 to the middle. Both the blinds folded, and Astedt called it off quickly.

IsmaeI:
Astedt:

Astedt was well ahead, and as the board ran out , the Swede could rake in the pot of 27,816 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
tutten7	49,719	21,758

2017-01-24 21:56 UTC

Third Break of the Day - Notable Chip Counts

Nível 9 : 400/800, 100 ante

Players are now on their third six-minute break of the day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
DrMiKee	149,915	13,052
Poelsetyv	61,802	9,800
Isildur1337x	46,257	25,008
sdot111	32,806	-13,076
veeea	28,073	-8,495
tutten7	27,961	-3,279
Romeopro33	20,602	-7,133
r4ndomr4gs	13,792	-5,905
PKaiser	9,895	1,090

Nível: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100