Event #97 - $160 XL Inferno Tune Up | 2017 888poker XL Inferno

Event #97 - $160 XL Inferno Tune Up

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2017-05-15 06:58 UTC

"PokerMogo" Wins Event #97 - XL Inferno Tune up for $44,996.82!

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Nível 36 : 175,000/350,000, 43,750 ante

After over 13 hours of play, Event #97 - $160 XL Inferno Tune Up, finally crowned a winner. It was "PokerMogo" from Romania who claimed the first place prize of $44,996.82 after defeating "renatonomura" in heads-up play.

The event had 1,171 players register with 567 rebuys for a total of 1738 total entries. They created a prizepool of $260,700 with 153 places getting paid. It was "CzarBushov" from Canada that finished on the bubble and was unable to break into the money.

After nearly 10 hours of play, the tournament dwindled down to nine players which made up the official final table. It was "PokerMogo" who went on an early heater as he scored the first three knockout on the final table. He eliminated "PacoMonon" in 9th place ($2,867.70), "veeea" in 8th place ($5,083.65), and "Kelvin_kerbe" in 7th place ($7,690.65), two of which he held aces on the elimination hand.

"SoulRead88uk" ($10,297.65) and "Pelfort" ($12,904.65) would grind short stacks for awhile but would eventually fall to "surprisefirm" in back-to-back hands for 6th place and 5th place respectively. "IWant2Gamble" was left on the short stack but stayed aggressive by pushing all-in and stealing the blinds. However, he was finally caught when he pushed with ace-five, and "PokerMogo" woke up with ace-king. The board ran out dry and "IWant2Gamble" was eliminated in 4th place ($18,144.72).

The remaining three players were all extremely deep and would play three-handed for over an hour. Finally it was "surprisefirm" that was all-in but with the best hand. Unfortunately, "renatonomura" would hit an eight on the flop and held on to secure his place in the final two, sending "surprisefirm" to the rail in 3rd place ($24,766.50). The two players went into heads-up play fairly even in chips but it would be "renatonomura" that would take a three-to-one chip lead over "PokerMogo" early on. Shortly after, "PokerMogo" reversed his fortune and took back the chip lead and continued to build on it. Finally all the chips got in the middle with "PokerMogo" holding against "renatonomura"'s . The board ran out .

"renatonomura" would finish in 2nd place ($32,587.50) and "PokerMogo" took down the title!

Here are the final table results:

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	PokerMogo	Romania	$44,996.82
2	renatonomura	Brazil	$32,587.50
3	surprisefirm	Russia	$24,766.50
4	IWant2Gamble	Austria	$18,144.72
5	Pelfort	Uruguay	$12,904.65
6	SoulRead88uk	United Kingdom	$10,297.65
7	Kelvin_kerbe	Brazil	$7,690.65
8	veeea	Russia	$5,083.65
9	PacoMonon	United Kingdom	$2,867.70

2017-05-15 06:17 UTC

"renatonomura" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($32,587.50)

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Nível 36 : 175,000/350,000, 43,750 ante

"renatonomura" got his remaining chip in the middle holding and "PokerMogo" called with . The flop came and "PokerMogo" was still out in front. The on the turn gave "renatonomura" some more outs but the on the river sealed the deal. "renatonomura" was eliminated in 2nd place but takes home a cool $32,587.50!

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
"renatonomura"	Eliminado

2017-05-15 06:12 UTC

Role Reversal

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Nível 36 : 175,000/350,000, 43,750 ante

"PokerMogo" was able to bring the heads-up battle back to even after winning a couple small pots. Then, after making a straight on the river, he pulled ahead and now holds a three-to-one chip lead over his opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
"PokerMogo"	20,719,000 10,240,000	10,240,000
"renatonomura"	4,738,000 -10,073,000	-10,073,000

Nível: 36

Blinds: 175,000/350,000

Ante: 43,750

2017-05-15 05:53 UTC

"renatonomura" Opens the Gap

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Nível 35 : 125,000/250,000, 31,250 ante

"renatonomura" has opened up a three-to-one chip lead on "PokerMogo" but there is still plenty of play left.

Nível: 35

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 31,250

2017-05-15 05:35 UTC

"surprisefirm" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($24,766.50)

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Nível 34 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

"renatonomura" went all-in from the small blind and "surprisefirm" instantly called. When the cards were opened, "surprisefirm" was dominating his opponent.

"surprisefirm":
"renatonomura":

Unfortunately for him, the board ran out and "renatonomura" made two pair. "surprisefirm" finished in 3rd place but takes a big chunk of money home with him.