2019 888poker XL Blizzard

XL Blizzard #16 - $100,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 888poker XL Blizzard

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$19,559
Event Info
Buy-in
$320
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
192
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,750/3,500

Ante: 435

Van Zadelhoff Rebuys

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 375 ante

A player opened for 6,000 from middle position before Steven "Kale333" van Zadelhoff jammed for 60,791 from the button. "Bybababy" four-bet jammed for more than 300,000 and the opening player folded.

It was another race with Van Zadelhoff holding {10-Spades}{10-Hearts} and his opponent holding {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}.

The {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} flop gave Van Zadelhoff an early edge in the hand. However, this change when his opponent paired the board when the {k-Diamonds} came on the turn. The {5-Diamonds} on the river was unable to save Van Zadelhoff and he rebought for a fresh stack of 50,000. Meanwhile, "bybababy" extended his or her chip lead to 376,358.

Player Chips Progress
bybababy ca
bybababy
376,358
73,194
73,194
Kale333 mt
Kale333
50,000
50,000
50,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 375

182 Players

Level 12 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

A total of 182 players have entered the tournament which has seen 51 rebuys. A total of 134 players remaining. Late registration is open for another 50 minutes so the field size will continue to grow.

"Bybababy" Over 300K

Level 12 : 1,250/2,500, 325 ante

Canada's "bybababy" became the first player to surpass the 300,000 chip count. Meanwhile, Artem “veeea” Vezhenkov rebought three times and was unsuccessful with each bullet and now on the rail. Here is a look at some of the bigger stacks.

Player Chips Progress
bybababy ca
bybababy
303,164
16,295
16,295
iamsodead at
iamsodead
234,480
607
607
69Gronk87 ca
69Gronk87
230,237
230,237
230,237
excimiii at
excimiii
186,851
-53,637
-53,637
veeea ru
veeea
Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,250/2,500

Ante: 325

"WhoDatt12" Hits the Rail

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

Macedonia's "WhoDatt12" open-jammed for 13 big blinds from the hijack before United Kingdom's "tupastacerdo" three-bet jammed 40 big blinds from the small blind.

The race was on with "WhoDatt12" with {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and "tupastacerdo" with {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. The {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{q-Clubs} flop gave "tupastacerdo" the early advantage in the hand. The {j-Diamonds} on the turn added an open-ended straight draw for "WhoDatt12". The {2-Diamonds} completed the board on the river to felt "WhoDatt12". This player opted not to rebuy and was out of the tournament after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
tupastacerdo gb
tupastacerdo
110,819
110,819
110,819
WhoDatt12 mk
WhoDatt12
Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 250

"Luckyr1ver" Gets Unlucky

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

"Luckyr1ver" open-jammed from the small blind for 17,620 and got called by "eltxupacabra" from the big blind. "Luckyr1ver" was ahead with {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} against the big blind's {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}.

This lead vanished after "eltxupacabra" paired the {k-Hearts}{6-Spades}{2-Spades} flop. "Luckyr1ver" was drawing dead after his or her opponent nailed two pair with the {7-Diamonds} coming on the turn. The {10-Diamonds} on the river made the hand official and "luckyr1ver" opted to rebuy after losing all of his or her chips.

Player Chips Progress
eltxupacabra
eltxupacabra
115,275
115,275
115,275
luckyr1ver at
luckyr1ver
50,000
50,000
50,000