Another 5-minute break allows players to get up from their chairs and stretch out. Play will resume shortly and the tournament looks to break into the money within the next hour.
2017 888poker XL Inferno
"kevlar1991" started off the XL Inferno series on a high note after he finished in second place for almost $39,000 in Event #7. He is now making a deep run in Event #97 and building a chip stack.
After the cutoff raised to 7,625 and the button called, the small blind moved all-in for 84,792. "kevlar1991" was in the big blind holding and he moved all in for 166,000. The other two players got out of the way. "kevlar1991" was in great shape as his opponent held and could not catch up. "kevlar1991" scooped the pot and is looking to make another final table in this XL series.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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"kevlar1991"
|
269,899 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Only 200 players are remaining in Event #97 of the XL Inferno series and the money bubble is fast approaching.
The familiar name of Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov has recently taken over the chip lead. After building his stack throughout the day, "veeea" got involved in a massive pot and is now closing in on half a million chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
"veeea"
|
456,594
433,886
|
433,886 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,750/3,500
Ante: 400
Some of the recent eliminations include a former chip leader, "morewater", and Chris "888Moorman" Moorman.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
"morewater"
|
Busted | |
"888Moorman"
|
Busted |
The leaderboard is full of players from all over the world. Here is how they stack up:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
"IceStream" | 352,434 | |
"BRE0206"
|
352,423
127,423
|
127,423 |
"Jesusisback"
|
322,298 | |
"gioriz"
|
301,234 | |
"phoenixcenus"
|
292,449 | |
"KillersShots"
|
279,025 | |
"powernoob"
|
274,491 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 350
Chris "888Moorman" Moorman went heads-up to the flop of and checked his option from the big blind. His opponent bet 4,475 and Moorman moved all-in for 27,520. His opponent called and the cards were revealed.
Moorman:
Opponent:
Moorman faded an eight and got a double up as he looks to close in on the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
"888Moorman"
|
68,990
58,465
|
58,465 |