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

Nível: 22

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,500

2017-01-30 02:37 UTC

Shortstacked Mattson Doubles; Then Busts

Nível 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante

Simon "Isildur1337x" Mattson has been severely shortstacked since before the hand-for-hand play, and finally found some hands to make something happen for himself.

At first he got it in with against the of Otkazal, and with the board running out he scooped the pot to get back up to ten big blinds.

It didn't last long, though. A few hands later he shoved but ran into an opponent's . The board came five blanks - , and Mattson exited in 82nd.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
isildur1337x	Eliminado

Nível: 21

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,250

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
nigdawg	Eliminado
888Dominik	Eliminado
BrunoF0ster	Eliminado

2017-01-30 02:05 UTC

Players Are Rapidly Busting

Nível 19 : 3,250/6,500, 800 ante

With $2,400 secured a lot of the shortstacks of this Main Event are finally putting their decimated stacks at risk. 15 players have already exited the tournament after the bubble burst, and more are rapidly joining the rail.

Of notable names busting is only Niklas "tutten7" Astedt, but he busted just before the money in 149th.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
tutten7	Eliminado

Nível: 20

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

2017-01-30 01:55 UTC

Players On Break - 7th Edition

Nível 19 : 3,250/6,500, 800 ante

Players are now on a 6 minute break.

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 01:49 UTC

Hand-For-Hand Play Commenced

Nível 19 : 3,250/6,500, 800 ante

145 players remain and thus the hand-for-hand play has just been announced. Stay tuned for the official bubble hand of the 2017 Super XL Series Main Event.

2017-01-30 01:40 UTC

Three 888Poker Ambassadors Still Going Strong

Nível 18 : 2,500/5,000, 625 ante

With the money approaching fast in the Super XL Series Main Event three 888Poker Ambassadors still remain in contention for the title.

Chris "888Moorman" busted just a few minutes ago, but Natalie @888natalieH" Hof, Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche and Bruno "brunof0ster" Foster are still going strong on their home turf of 888Poker.

150 players still remain, and the pace of play have slowed down significantly in the last five minutes.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
888natalieH	241,410	34,362
888Dominik	201,178	75,301
BrunoF0ster	159,507	-16,949
888Moorman	Eliminado