XL Eclipse #16 - $200,000 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2018 888poker XL Eclipse
XL Eclipse #16 - $200,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 888poker XL Eclipse
Buy-in
$2,600
Prize Pool
$207,500
Entries
83
Level
24
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
After almost seven hours of play, Dietrich "2pacnrw16" Fast won the XL Eclipse #16 - $200,000 High Roller for $72,625. The event attracted 83 players for a total prize pool of $207,500.
Some of the best tournament players in the poker world registered to the event. Well-known pros like Sergio "zcedrick" Aido, Martin "MJacobson888" Jacobson, Simon "Isildur1337x" Mattsson and Niklas "tutten7" Astedt had a go at the most expensive tournament of the XL Eclipse series, and some of them made a deep run.
Just seven places got paid in this tournament, and before coming close, the tournament lost "trino11" on the final table bubble. On the final table, two players had to leave empty-handed. Eventually, "Victoria92" and "carloc22" busted the tournament. Later mentioned finished as bubble boy after losing with ace-queen against Jacobson's pocket kings. The eventual final table was, however, by no means lacking household names.
Prebben "prebzzz" Stokkan was one of them, but he hit the rail in seventh place ($9,338).
Martin "MJacobson888" Jacobson was down to twelve big blinds, and he shoved with pocket sevens. Jason "jadedjason" James made the call with pocket tens and held, eliminating Jacobson in sixth place for $11,413. After that, "CashedGiro" was eliminated in fifth place for $15,563.
It took a while, but then "KellerA" was down to just nine big blinds and shoved with 
. Sergio "zcedrick" Aido made the call with 
and won the hand on 
to eliminate him in fourth place for $20,750. Three-handed lasted for some time before "zcedrick" busted with ace-six against the pocket queens of Dietrich "2pacnrw16" Fast.
In the first hand of the heads-up, Fast moved all in with the bigger stack. James made the call with 
and lost against 
on 
. James had to settle for second place ($46,688) while Dietrich "2pacnrw16" Fast won the High Roller for $72,625.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dietrich "2pacnrw16" Fast | Germany | $72,625 |
| 2 | Jason "jadedjason" James | Canada | $46,688 |
| 3 | Sergio "zcedrick" Aido | United Kingdom | $31,125 |
| 4 | KellerA | Germany | $20,750 |
| 5 | CashedGiro | United Kingdom | $15,563 |
| 6 | Martin "MJacobson888" Jacobson | United Kingdom | $11,413 |
| 7 | Preben "prebzzz" Stokkan | Norway | $9,338 |
Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
In the first hand of the heads-up, Fast moved all in with the bigger stack. James made the call with and lost against on . James had to settle for second place ($46,688) while Dietrich "2pacnrw16" Fast won the High Roller for $72,625.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,245,000
236,092
|
236,092 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Sergio "zcedrick" Aido was all in with ace-six against the pocket queens of Dietrich Fast. He lost the hand and finished in third place for $31,125.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,008,908
396,402
|
396,402 |
|
|
236,092
15,542
|
15,542 |
|
Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 23
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Jason James wants to make a deal, but his opponents Sergio Aido and Dietrich Fast are not interested at the moment.
Level: 23
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,500
Level 22
: 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
612,506
57,775
|
57,775 |
|
|
411,944
105,875
|
105,875 |
|
|
220,550
-163,650
|
-163,650 |
Level 22
: 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
Five-minute break for the players.
Level 22
: 5,000/10,000, 1,250 ante
"KellerA" was down to just nine big blinds and shoved with . Aido made the call with and won the hand on to eliminate him in fourth place for $20,750.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
554,731
149,850
|
149,850 |
|
|
384,200
-58,350
|
-58,350 |
|
|
306,069
4,241
|
4,241 |
|
|
Busted |