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.
154 players currently remain, which means only ten more players need to bust to make the money in this Super XL Series Main Event. Number 144 will be awarded a payday of $2,400, while number 145 will leave with nothing but a heartbreaking story.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.