2020 888poker XL Winter Series

XL Winter Series #32: $500,000 Main Event PKO
Day: 1
Event Info

2020 888poker XL Winter Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$34,685
Event Info
Buy-in
$250
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
1,804
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,804
Players Left
1

XL Winter Series #32: $500,000 Main Event PKO

Day 1 Completed

"Kazi070486" Wins Main Event for More Than $60K

Level 42 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
"Kazi070486" Wins Main Event for More Than $60K
"Kazi070486" Wins Main Event for More Than $60K

The final day of the 2020 888poker XL Winter Series has come to an end, and "Kazi070486" of the Russian Federation is the new Main Event Champion. They battled their way through 1,804 entries in the XL Winter Series #32: $500,000 Main Event PKO to take down the top prize of $34,685, as well as $26,178 extra in bounties.

The Main Event marked the end of an eleven day festival with 34 events and more than $1 million in guarantees, with $500,000 alone guaranteed for the Main Event. The win in today's Main Event added to more than $500,000 in scores for "Kazi070486" on 888poker.

Final Table Results

PlaceNameCountryPrizeBountyTotal Prize
1Kazi070486Russia$34,685$26,178$60,862
2Acp0lleDenmark$34,684$3,569$38,252
3M.Flush.NBrazil$21,507$8,431$29,938
4Mr.CrusherRomania$15,934$1,430$17,365
5Gytis "peledazmogis" LazauninkasLithuania$11,784$794$12,578
6JarmoausaltEstonia$8,794$417$9,211
7rivadeepUnknown$6,559$4,321$10,880
8Mute88Canada$4,992$2,542$7,534
9kojgysto888Denmark$3,802$956$4,758

Day's Action

XL Winter Series #32: $500,000 Main Event PKO kicked off at 1 p.m. eastern time today, and when the registration closed four and a half hours later, 1,104 players combined for 1,464 total entries. That didn't quite make the guarantee, so the 240 players to get paid shared the $500,000 guarantee.

The action played quickly once registration closed. There were 434 players left at the tables, but it only took 90 minutes to play down to the money.

Dara O'Kearney
Dara O'Kearney

It didn't slow down any once they were getting paid. About 30 minutes after the bubble burst, Dara "Doked" O'Kearney ended his day in 172nd place. O'Kearney, who literally wrote the book on PKO format poker, played a short stack very well up to the bubble, then got it in with a suited ace and a chance for bounties, but bricked his flush draw.

It took about another four hours to play down to the final table. Along the way, players like "Haddawayan", "Ezreaal", and "Langolier86" all built big stacks, but ultimately fell by the wayside. "D3n1sk4PP" also built a big stack during the in-the-money phase, but ended up bubbling the final table in 10th place.

The final table took only about half an hour to complete, and it went in spurts. The first four eliminations came quickly, with "Kazi070486" scoring a double knockout of "Mute88" and "rivadeep" when they both got ace-jack in against the ace-five of the eventual winner, and a five came on the board.

They played 5-handed for a few minutes before Gytis "peledazmogis" La?auninkas started the next flurry of bustouts with their 5th place finish. Things went very quickly after that, and even heads up lasted just a few hands before a cooler saw "Acp0lle" get it in with ace-jack only to run into ace-queen.

That's a wrap for the 2020 888poker XL Winter Series. Stay tuned to PokerNews for action in live and online events across the globe.

"Acp0lle" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($34,684)

Level 42 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
"Acp0lle" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($34,684)
"Acp0lle" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($34,684)

It all ended in a cooler after a pre-flop raise war that saw "Acp0lle" in with ace-jack against ace-queen for "Kazi070486" with the biggest stack. The ace-queen held, and "Acp0lle" was out in 2nd place for a total of $38,252.

Player Chips Progress
Kazi070486 ru
Kazi070486
55,020,000
16,671,752
16,671,752
Acp0lle dk
Acp0lle
Busted

"M.Flush.N" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($21,507)

Level 42 : 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
"M.Flush.N" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($21,507)
"M.Flush.N" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($21,507)

"Kazi070486" raised to more than 1M from the small blind, and "M.Flush.N" called from the big. "Kazi070486" 722,400 on the {4-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop and got the call. They bet 3,702,300 on the {5-Hearts} turn, and got a call again to the {5-Clubs} river. "Kazi070486" shoved with the biggest stack, and "M.Flush.N" called it off.

"M.Flush.N": {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}
"Kazi070486": {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Board: {4-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

Player Chips Progress
Kazi070486 ru
Kazi070486
38,348,248
21,135,233
21,135,233
Acp0lle dk
Acp0lle
16,371,752
-3,525,749
-3,525,749
M.Flush.N br
M.Flush.N
Busted

Level: 42

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 50,000

"Mr.CRusher" Eliminated in 4th Place ($15,934)

Level 41 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
"Mr.CRusher" Eliminated in 4th Place ($15,934)
"Mr.CRusher" Eliminated in 4th Place ($15,934)

"Kazi070486" raised to 600K from the button, and "Mr.CRusher" called the big blind. The flop came {6-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Spades} and they check-called for 420K. The turn came {6-Hearts} and "Mr.CRusher" check-called a shove from "Kazi070486" for their life.

"Kazi070486": {a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
"Mr.CRusher": {q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Board: {6-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts}{5-Spades}

"Kazi070486" had the best ten, leaving "Mr.CRusher" on the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Acp0lle dk
Acp0lle
19,897,501
-2,997,714
-2,997,714
M.Flush.N br
M.Flush.N
17,609,424
1,800,000
1,800,000
Kazi070486 ru
Kazi070486
17,213,015
3,032,868
3,032,868
Mr.CRusher ro
Mr.CRusher
Busted

Gytis "peledazmogis" La?auninkas Eliminated in 5th Place ($11,784)

Level 41 : 150,000/300,000, 37,500 ante
Gytis "peledazmogis" La?auninkas Eliminated in 5th Place ($11,784)
Gytis "peledazmogis" La?auninkas Eliminated in 5th Place ($11,784)

After a raise from "Acp0lle" and a call from Gytis "peledazmogis" La?auninkas in the big blind, the money went in on the {j-Spades}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop. La?auninkas was on a straight draw with queen-nine, against the ace-seven pair, but bricked their draw for 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
Acp0lle dk
Acp0lle
22,895,215
11,544,823
11,544,823
M.Flush.N br
M.Flush.N
15,809,424
-1,778,750
-1,778,750
Kazi070486 ru
Kazi070486
14,180,147
-9,308,776
-9,308,776
Mr.CRusher ro
Mr.CRusher
1,835,214
-718,750
-718,750
Gytis "peledazmogis" La?auninkas lt
Gytis "peledazmogis" La?auninkas
Busted

Level: 41

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 37,500