Romania's "mher977" is back in the lead and the first player to surpass 400,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
419,469
67,700
|
67,700 |
"Rvrd82" has taken the lead with 358,084 in chips. Here is a look at the top five chip stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
358,084
177,519
|
177,519 |
|
|
351,769
-40,465
|
-40,465 |
|
313,281 | |
|
307,354
40,709
|
40,709 |
|
301,287 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,250/2,500
Ante: 325
"1llb3b4ck" opened to 5,000 from the cutoff before he or she called a three-bet of 13,874 from Chris "888Moorman" Moorman from the button.
Both players checked the 
flop before Moorman called a bet of 16,150 after the 
came on the turn. "1llb3b4ck" led out for 14,102 after the 
paired the board on the river. Moorman jammed for 47,550 and his opponent promptly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
126,700
63,173
|
63,173 |
|
||
|
|
104,547
-67,973
|
-67,973 |
A player opened from the cutoff to 4,800 before 888poker Ambassador Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche three-bet to 14,400 from the button.
Malta's "iUse2bSpewer" four-bet jammed to 56,675 and Nitsche snap-called.
iUse2bSpewer: 
Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche: 
It was a flip situation but Nitsche fell behind after his opponent paired the 
flop. Nitsche lost the flip after he was unable to connect with the 
on the turn or the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
122,400 | |
|
|
41,996
-11,404
|
-11,404 |
|
|
||
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 250
We are well underway on the final day of the XL Blizzard Series. All four of the events still have late registration open.
| Time (GMT) | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|
| 5:30 p.m. | XL Blizzard #31 - $120,000 Mega Deep | $215 |
| 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event | $320 |
| 7:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #33 - $50,000 Mini Main | $33 |
| 7:30 p.m. | XL Blizzard #34 - $15,000 Micro Main | $5.50 |
With 1,715 entrants and 222 rebuys, the tournament is just 63 buy-ins away from meeting the lofty $500,000 guarantee. With late registration open for almost two more hours it isn't a matter of if it will be met but how much the guarantee will be smashed by.
PokerNews will keep an eye on the four tables of the following 888poker Ambassadors. Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche and Chris "888Moorman" Moorman are both on their second bullet. Here is a look at their stacks coming out of the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,527
13,527
|
13,527 |
|
|
||
|
58,792
-92,023
|
-92,023 |
|
|
||
|
|
53,400
18,525
|
18,525 |
|
|
||
|
51,713
-4,100
|
-4,100 |
|
|
||
Here's a look at the top five stacks at break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
392,234 | |
|
284,180 | |
|
|
266,759
31,616
|
31,616 |
|
|
266,645
36,190
|
36,190 |
|
|
265,157
6,835
|
6,835 |