2019 888poker XL Inferno

XL Inferno #17: $100,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 888poker XL Inferno

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$20,450
Event Info
Buy-in
$320
Prize Pool
$100,000
Entries
321
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
175,000 / 350,000
Ante
43,750

XL Inferno #17: $100,000 High Roller

Day 1 Completed

"allinfds" Wins the 888poker XL Inferno Event #17 - $100,000 Guaranteed High Roller ($20,450)

Level 40 : 175,000/350,000, 43,750 ante
888poker XL Inferno
888poker XL Inferno

After nearly nine hours of play, Mexico's "allinfds" outlasted a field of 249 entrants plus 72 rebuys to win the XL Inferno Event #17: $100,000 High Roller for $20,450.

The $320 tournament provided an extra $3,700 in added value to those that cashed thanks to the lofty $100,000 not being met with the buy-ins.

It took more than five hours for the money bubble to break. Brazil's "UchihaZuzou" got all the chips in the middle with pocket kings only to run into the pocket aces held by Austria's "franelf". The remaining 36 players were each guaranteed a $750 min-cash.

Among the players not to cash were 888poker Ambassadors Sofia "sofialovgren" Lovgren (92nd place) and Martin "MJacobson888" Jacobson (82nd place).

Sofia Lovgren
Sofia \"sofialovgren\" Lovgren finishes in 92nd place.

The two-hour final table began after "AnnaSanibel" jammed king-jack unsuccessfully into the pocket sevens held by Luis "paraFC" Faria to go out in 10th place for $1,600. "jansci89" entered the final table with the chip lead.

Despite entering the final table after winning a big hand, Faria was the first player to hit the rail in ninth place for $1,900. Faria first three-bet jammed sixes into the kings held by Ukraine's "SpielerKind". The remaining two big blinds left also went to the Ukrainian after Faria's jack-deuce suited couldn't get there against ace-king.

"SpielerKind" had the lead for a short while before "jancsi89" snagged it back with the help of eliminating "CraiEvryTime" (eighth - $2,500) and "GardinaD" (seventh - $3,500). Both of these players were registered at 888poker in Malta.

This didn't help "jancsi89" too much as he or she was the next player out. First "jansci89" gave the chip lead over to "LeetRunGoot" before the two got tangled up in a huge hand. "jansci" three-bet jammed more than 27 big blinds with tens and couldn't win a flip against the big slick held by "LeetRunGoot" to go out in sixth place for $4,500.

Russia's "Kaktus26rus" then eliminated Finland's "winlikefedor" in fifth place for $5,800 with ace-jack holding against queen-jack while "LeetRunGoot" kept piling on the chips and looked like he or she would run away with the tournament with nearly two-thirds of the chips in play with four players remaining.

"Kaktus26rus" then hit the rail in fourth place for $8,500 to set-up a marathon three way battle where all three players had the lead multiple times during the remainder of the match.

Eventually "alllinfds" was able to gain control and snag more chips than both his or her opponents combined. This player eliminated "LeetRunGoot" in third place for $11,300 with ace-three holding against nine-eight suited. After that heads-up play only lasted a minute with "allinfds" eliminating "SpielerKind" in second place for $15,000.

888poker XL Inferno Event #16: $100,000 High Roller Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1allinfdsMexico$20,450
2SpielerKindUkraine$15,000
3LeetRunGootCanada$11,300
4Kaktus26rusRussia$8,500
5winlikefedorFinland$5,800
6jancsi89Unknown$4,500
7GarbinaDMalta$3,500
8CraiEvryTimeMalta$2,500
9Luis "paraRC" FariaUnited Kingdom$1,900

This wraps up the coverage of Event #17, stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the rest of the series for updates on all of the events.

"SpielerKind" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($15,000)

Level 40 : 175,000/350,000, 43,750 ante

A couple of hands later, "SpielerKind" with a short-stack was eliminated in second place for $15,000. This leaves "allinfds" as the winner of the XL Inferno #17 - $100,000 High Roller for $20,450.

Stay tuned for the recap of the High Roller.

Level: 40

Blinds: 175,000/350,000

Ante: 43,750

Back and Forth

Level 39 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante

"SpielerKind" took the lead after a three-bet shove went through against "allinfds".

Shortly after, the lead went temporarily over to "LeetRunGoot" after this player's {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} held strong against the {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} held by "SpielerKind".

"SpielerKind" got the lead back again after his or her {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} outflipped the tens held by "LeetRunGoot".

"allinfds" then took the lead when his or her three-bet shove against "LeetRunGoot" got a fold.

"LeetRunGoot" then took the lead when his or her {j-}{j-} held against the {k-Spades}{10-Spades} held by "SpielerKind".

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of allinfds mx
allinfds
6,200,000
-800,000
-800,000
Profile photo of LeetRunGoot ca
LeetRunGoot
6,100,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Profile photo of SpielerKind ua
SpielerKind
3,700,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000

Level: 39

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 37,500