Level: 3
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
888poker is gearing up for the latest edition of its ever-popular XL Spring Series. Running from May 12-28, the XL Spring series features 43 numbered events and more than a dozen side events with combined guaranteed prize pools tipping the scales at over $2.3 million.
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Mindaugas Pagareckas limped in from early position and Francisco Luque limped behind from middle position. Fabien Varre raised to 3,000 from the hijack and received calls from both opponents.
The flop came A?7?5? and action checked around to Varre who fired a 2,000 continuation bet. Both Luque and Pagareckas made the call.
Varre bet again when checked to on the 10? river, this time for 15,000. Pagareckas got out of the way and after taking his time to weigh his options Luque also opted to fold, revealing that he had limped behind with K?K? while doing so. Clearly surprised, Varre revealed that he had A?A? before taking the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabien Varre
|
69,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
Mindaugas Pagareckas |
44,200
-6,600
|
-6,600 |
Francisco Luque
|
32,100
-8,600
|
-8,600 |
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day. The field has grown to 134 entrants and 123 players remain.
Level: 4
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Uday Duggal |
143,500
93,500
|
93,500 |
Tarlev Petru
|
124,000 | |
Youssef Zereg |
122,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
In the latest installment of 888poker's acclaimed podcast series, 888Ride, host David Tuchman welcomes a titan of the poker world, none other than Daniel Negreanu.
Renowned as a luminary of the Poker Hall of Fame and boasting a staggering $50 million in live tournament winnings, Negreanu stands as an icon within the global poker community.
Delving into the depths of his career, this episode offers a glimpse into Negreanu's journey from his formative years in Toronto to his ascent as one of the game's most illustrious figures.
Level: 5
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
With two players seeing a board of 10?7?7? and about 8,000 in the middle, a player in the big blind checked and Mindaugas Pagareckas bet 4,000 from the button. The big blind put in a check-raise to 12,000 and Pagareckas moved all in, covering his opponent who had a bit more than 20,000 behind.
The player in the big blind did not take long to fold and Pagareckas took down a healthy pot without showdown.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mindaugas Pagareckas |
57,500
13,300
|
13,300 |
With the board reading 3?K?4?2? and about 20,000 in the middle, a player in the small blind checked and Fabien Varre checked from behind in the hijack.
On the 5? river action was again checked to Varre, who bet 15,000, leaving just 10,600 behind. His opponent thought for a minute before folding K?8? face up and Varre took the pot without showdown.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Fabien Varre
|
48,600
-20,900
|
-20,900 |