Final Table Action for the XL Retro Main Event is On Deck
There were more than 2,100 entries (including rebuys) over the Day 1 flights for the 888poker XL Retro Main Event, and 415 players returned yesterday for Day 2 action. That put $508,070 into the prize pool to be divided 240 ways and it didn't take long to make it into the money with the bubble bursting less than an hour after play began.
The pace of the day continued, and shortly after the four-hour mark, Brazilian player "pereira132" bubbled the final table to end Day 2. That left nine players standing, but they bagged up their chips to return to action today to finish it out.
"raw_dawg" leads the way into Day 3 with just over 4.5 million, but second-place "mylly8" of Finland is just shy of four million going into the final day of play. The action on Day 2 ended in Level 38, so that's where things will pick up for Day 3 with blinds at 60,000/120,000/17,500.
XL Retro Final Main Event Table Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | raw_dawg | NA | 4,523,512 |
| 2 | mylly8 | Finland | 3,945,831 |
| 3 | Rochinh2011 | Brazil | 3,157,164 |
| 4 | DragoDanzig | Finland | 2,559,366 |
| 5 | brubsb | Brazil | 2,536,148 |
| 6 | kryingkid | Brazil | 1,627,140 |
| 7 | Illraise8 | Canada | 1,331,429 |
| 8 | iNFOsHOVE | Sweden | 1,033,674 |
| 9 | crizelda | Brazil | 905,736 |
The live action kicks off at 3 pm ET, but the final table will be streamed with cards up on 888pokerTV with a one-hour delay. PokerNews coverage will stay with the live stream delay with action scheduled to begin at about 4 pm ET.