Event #58 $1,500,000 Guarantee - Main Event | 2017 888poker Super XL Series

2017-01-29 20:13 UTC

Bruno "BrunoF0ster" Foster Registered and Ready to Teach a Lesson

Nível 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

888Poker Ambassador Bruno "BrunoF0ster" Foster has now also found his way to this Super XL Series Main Event, and while the Brazilian poker pro is certainly crossing his fingers for a deep run, so is hundreds of viewers on the streaming platform Twitch.tv.

Foster is right now streaming his play from the $1,050 tournament, and because of a five-minute delay, he is able to do it with his own hole cards shown. Foster has been off to a quiet start currently sitting just below starting stack, but his mood is still high. You can follow Foster's progress at www.twitch.tv/gruposuperpoker.

Natalie Hof is also broadcasting her Main Event experience. Take a look at www.twitch.tv/nataliehof.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
BrunoF0ster	17,971 17,971	17,971

2017-01-29 20:26 UTC

Luke "5typesofmeat" Reeves Good for the Early Rebuy

Nível 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Lucas "5typesofmeat" Reeves are one of the players who's pretty content with the option of stuck rebuys.

The English poker player busted the remainders of his first bullet with all in against preflop. and just two hands later Reeves had to visit the virtual cashier once again, when he ran into the of Argentinian player "tomekatos".

Reeves are now on his third buy-in of the night and back up to 20,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
5typesofmeat	20,000 20,000	20,000

2017-01-29 22:36 UTC

Chris "888Moorman" Moorman's Kings Holds Up in Multiway All-In Pot

Nível 10 : 500/1,000, 125 ante

The action folded around to Chris "888Moorman" Moorman in the cutoff, and the British poker pro made it 2,122 to go. A shortstackd "Greenween" on the button committed his last 1,222 chips, before "poriferum8k" in the small blind reraised to 6,882. Player "ganador2016" made the call out of the big blind before Moorman shoved all-in for 68,416 total - enough to put both of the blinds at risk. "Poriferum8k" folded quickly, but "ganador2016" called it off, and hands were revealed.

"Greenween":
Moorman:
"ganador2016":

Moorman was way ahead, and though the flop made "GreenWeen" a flushdraw, the turn and the river were both blanks, and just like that Moorman broke the 100k mark.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
888Moorman	118,390 90,375	90,375

2017-01-29 23:54 UTC

Nicolau “nicofellow” Villa-Lobos Doubles with Queens

Nível 14 : 1,250/2,500, 300 ante

UK Player "IWontBluffU" made it 5,000 total from early position and Sweden's "SblIuz" made the call in the cutoff. Nicolau “nicofellow” Villa-Lobos jammed all-in from the small blind holding , and while "IWontBluffU" pitched his cards, the Swede made the call with .

The board ran out , and the Brazilian 888Poker Ambassador secured a double up just a few minutes before late registration closes.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
nicofellow	66,342 35,196	35,196

2017-01-30 00:48 UTC

Van Fleet Won't Win "The Double"

Nível 16 : 1,750/3,500, 400 ante

Less than a week ago Canada's Jonathan "chut_up" Van Fleet rose to the top in the $2,100 Super XL High Roller for a score of $87,290. This time around Van Fleet won't be making the money, however, as he just busted from the tournament.

After having just lost an all-in holding against the of a shortstacked "Zebest7r", Van Fleet moved in from the small blind for 30,783 chips. "Otkazal" in the big blind made the call, and the tournament life of Van Fleet was left in the hands of the poker gods.

Van Fleet:
"Otkazal":

The board ran out , and with a timely king on the river for "Otkazal", he crushed Van Fleets' dreams of making the unlikely "Double" winning both the High Roller and the Main Event of this 2017 Super XL Series.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
chut_up	Eliminado

2017-01-30 01:14 UTC

Christopher "NigDawg" Brammer Finds Important Double with Ace-high

Nível 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Christopher "NigDawg" Brammer moved in for 65,323 from the small blind after the action was folded around to him. The opponent "mmfl17" from the Netherlands made the call in the big blind, and cards were instantly revealed in the 888Poker client.

Brammer:
"mmfl17":

The flop made it even closer as it came down , but despite the many outs for "mmfl17", ace-high stayed in the lead through the turn and the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
nigdawg	135,146 54,023	54,023

2017-01-30 01:29 UTC

Mattson Jams Six-high Into the Kings of Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez

Nível 18 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez raised it up to 10,000 from middle position, before Simon "Isildur1337x" Mattson three-bet to 27,500 in the very next seat. Back on Gonzalez he reraised to a smooth 50,000, which eventually let Mattson to move in over the top for close to 160,000. Gonzalez snapped it off.

Gonzalez:
Mattson:

Mattson's Six-high was in dire straits against the monster of Gonzalez. and the flop offered little relieve as it landed . By the turn it was all over, and after the redundant river came , Gonzalez could rake in the massive pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
DrMiKee	336,921 90,348	90,348

isildur1337x	105,383 -138,936	-138,936

2017-01-30 01:54 UTC

"BoobJob32DD" Becomes the Bubble Boy

Nível 19 : 3,250/6,500, 800 ante

It didn't even take one hand before the bubble burst in this $1,050 Super XL Main Event. Two players busted on the bubble, "fumagudang01" from Brazil and "BoobJob32DD" from the United Kingdom, but with the latter holding the smaller stack, the Brazilian just made it into the money.

In the deciding hand "BoobJob32DD" shoved all-in preflop holding over a raise from "Jaolito85". The Brazilian made the call with to put the Brit at risk, and an in the door all but sealed the deal for "Jaolito85". Neither the turn or the river offered any assistance to "BoobJob32DD", who exited in 145th.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
BoobJob32DD	Eliminado

2017-01-30 02:19 UTC

Flopped Top Pair is No Good for Brammer

Nível 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Dutch player "StuntSoHard" made it 17,500 to go from early position, and both "alexxv14" from Romania and Christopher "NigDawG" Brammer made the call.

The flop prompted checks from both Brammer and "StuntSoHard", but "alexxv14" bet 19,999 to open the action again. Brammer moved in for his 108,521 and the Dutchman quickly folded.

Brammer:
"alexxv14":

Brammer needed to improve, but with the board being completed by two Queens, there was nothing left for Brammer to do in this tournament, and he exited in 114th.

Shortly after followed both Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche and Bruno "brunof0ster" Foster, leaving Natalie "888natalieH" Hof as the only 888Poker Ambassador still in contention for the Main Event trophy.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
888natalieH	175,010 -66,400	-66,400

nigdawg	Eliminado

888Dominik	Eliminado

BrunoF0ster	Eliminado

2017-01-30 05:19 UTC

Adrian Mateos Makes Full House to Regain Chip Lead

Nível 28 : 22,500/45,000, 5,625 ante

"LABOMBA1961" raised UTG to 95,555 and only Adrian "ADRI_ATM" Mateos made the call in the big blind. The flop came , and Mateos check/raised the bet of 147,000 to a healthy 384,000. "LABOMBA1961" calles.

The turn was the , and now Mateos put his opponent all-in for 752,801 chips effective, which was eventually called by "LABOMBA1961".

Mateos had caught a lucky break with his , and was way ahead of the of his opponent. The river improved Mateos' hand to a Full House, and the Spanish Poker Pro could scoop up the massive pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
ADRI_ATM	3,447,989 958,522	958,522

LABOMBA1961	Eliminado