2024 888poker XL Winter Series

$888 Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 888poker XL Winter Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$82,618
Event Info
Buy-in
$888
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
1,219
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
8
Players Left
1

$888 Main Event

Day 3 Completed

"Cosmin1812" Big Winner in Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event

"Cosmin1812" Big Winner in Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event
"Cosmin1812" Big Winner in Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event

After a very brief final table on Day 3 of Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event at the 888Poker Winter XL Series, "Cosmin1812" of Ireland emerged as the big winner, scooping both the top prize of $82,619 as well as the largest $100,000 bounty to bring their total winnings from the tournament to a staggering $218,885. To put that in perspective, they left with over 20% of the total $1,033,712 prizepool generated by a 1,219 strong field; all that from a $888 initial investment ($2,664 if you include their two reentries).

Lithuania's "DominykasJ" took second place and a total payday of just $65,456 while Canadian "CheersMates" rounded out the podium in third for $53,864.

Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table Results

 PlacePlayerCountryPrize (Including bounties)
 1"Cosmin1812"Ireland$218,885
 2"DominykasJ"Lithuania$65,456
 3"CheersMates"Canada$53,864
 4"Mapoker96"Brazil$38,889
 5"TAJJMAAKKHAL"Unaffiliated$33,617
 6"BIG_BIN"Estonia$33,379
 7"LookAround"Kazakhastan$20,629
 8"Iroquois"Montenegro$12,953

Mystery Bounty Portion

As mentioned, tournament winner "Cosmin1812" walked away with the top bounty but other players in the field also managed to take advantage of the bounty prizepool. They include 18th-place finisher "casual_win" ($53,466 in bounties) and 65th-place finisher "tehnats" ($26,733 in bounties).

Money Bubble

Outside of the mystery bounty, the regular prize pool of $533,712 also offered players a chance to see a return on their investment. That amount was split amongst the top 144 finishers, with each guaranteed a minimum of $1,344. "raw_dawg" was the individual unfortunate enough to fall in 145th place, bringing the tournament into the money.

Final Table Action

"Iroquois" was the first casualty of the final table in eighth place after running their jacks right into the ladies of "Cosmin1812". To add insult to injury, they could only watch as the $100,000 bounty on their own head was shipped to their opponent.

A few hands later, "LookAround" fell in seventh place after they ran into a dominating ace of "Mapoker96". Not long after, "BIG_BIN" and "TAJJMAAKKHAL" were eliminated in sixth and fifth place respectively, the former making an ill-timed hero call against "Cosmin1812".

Play continued at a rapid pace with "Cosmin1812" emerging as a dominant chip leader after sending "Mapoker96" to the rail in fourth place holding pocket rockets. They followed that up by winning a key flip against "CheersMates" to bring the tournament down to the heads-up stage.

Starting with a more than 10:1 advantage, it did not take long for "Cosmin1812" to finish off "DominykasJ" in second place to emerge as the overwhelming winner in Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event at the 2024 888Poker Winter XL Series.

That wraps up coverage of this event, but be sure to keep following PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide comprehensive coverage of global poker events.

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"DominykasJ" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($60,256)

"DominykasJ" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($60,256)
"DominykasJ" Eliminated in 2nd Place ($60,256)

Level 40: 50,000/100,000

"DominykasJ" moved all in for 600,793 and "Cosmin1812" made the call.

"DominykasJ": A4
"Cosmin1812": 1010

"Cosmin1812" needed to hold to win the tournament and was able to do just that after the board ran out 6108K8 to secure the title of champion in Event #34: $888 Mystery Bounty Main Event.

Stay tuned for a full tournament recap to follow.

Player Chips Progress
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Cosmin1812
12,190,000
938,293
938,293
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DominykasJ
Busted

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"CheersMates" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($44,298)

"CheersMates" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($44,298)
"CheersMates" Eliminated in 3rd Place ($44,298)

Level 39: 40,000/80,000

"Cosmin1812" opened to 160,000 on the button and then called after "CheersMates" moved all in for 2,267,341 out of the small blind.

"CheersMates": 1010
"Cosmin1812": AQ

It was a flip but one that "Cosmin1812" won after the board ran out 4A958 to bring the tournament to the heads-up stage.

Player Chips Progress
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Cosmin1812
11,251,707
486,914
486,914
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DominykasJ
938,293
-789,500
-789,500
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CheersMates
Busted

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"Mapoker96" Eliminated in 4th Place ($32,823)

"Mapoker96" Eliminated in 4th Place ($32,823)
"Mapoker96" Eliminated in 4th Place ($32,823)

Level 39: 40,000/80,000

"Mapoker96" opened to 160,000 before moving all in for 2,011,403 after "Cosmin1812" raised to 370,000 from the big blind. "Cosmin1812" made the call to put their opponent at risk.

"Mapoker96": A4
"Cosmin1812": AA

The board ran out Q8783 to keep the pocket rockets ahead and send "Mapoker96" out in 4th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Cosmin1812
10,764,793
5,476,605
5,476,605
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Mapoker96
Busted

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"BIG_BIN" Eliminated in 6th Place ($18,146)

"BIG_BIN" Eliminated in 6th Place ($18,146)
"BIG_BIN" Eliminated in 6th Place ($18,146)

Level 38: 30,000/60,000

"BIG_BIN" opened to 138,000 from the cutoff and was called by "Cosmin1812" in the big blind.

Action checked through the 364 flop to the 9 turn at which point "Cosmin1812" led out for 180,000. "BIG_BIN" made the call to see a river, which came J. "Cosmin1812" moved all in and, after some thought, "BIG_BIN" made the call with A3. It was no good, however, as "Cosmin1812" held KJ to send their opponent out in 6th place.

Shortly after, "TAJJMAAKKHAL" was eliminated in 5th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Cosmin1812
5,288,188
2,373,894
2,373,894
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BIG_BIN
Busted
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TAJJMAAKKHAL
Busted

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"LookAround" Eliminated in 7th Place ($13,663)

"LookAround" Eliminated in 7th Place ($13,663)
"LookAround" Eliminated in 7th Place ($13,663)

Level 38: 30,000/60,000

"Mapoker96" opened to 120,000 from the cutoff only to see "LookAround" move all in for 1,221,297 from the big blind. After little hesitation, "Mapoker96" made the call to put their opponent at risk.

"LookAround": A9
"Mapoker96": AJ

The at risk player was dominated and would need significant help to survive. None came on the 1064A8 runout to send "LookAround" to the rail in 7th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Mapoker96
3,876,542
692,761
692,761
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LookAround
Busted

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"Iroquois" Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,354), Top Bounty Claimed

"Iroquois" Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,354), Top Bounty Claimed
"Iroquois" Eliminated in 8th Place ($10,354), Top Bounty Claimed

Level 36: 20,000/40,000

"Iroquois" moved all in for their last 487,079 from middle position and was called by "Cosmin1812" in the big blind.

"Iroquois": JJ
"Cosmin1812": QQ

"Iroquois" had picked up a big hand at the wrong time and was sent packing in 8th place after the board ran out A9749. While the remaining players were likely happy to secure a payjump, that joy was immediately dampened after "Cosmin1812" pulled the top $100,000 bounty to secure the biggest payout of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Cosmin1812
2,914,294
1,561,979
1,561,979
Profile photo of Iroquois
Iroquois
Busted

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