888poker XL Blizzard: Canadian "dujoe123" Wins $30,000 Crazy8
On the third day of the 888poker XL Blizzard Series, three new tournaments were scheduled. Most of the attention went out to the $30,000 Crazy 8, where there was a pretty big overlay with 269 entries. Let's take a look at this tournament and the results of the other events that played out on Saturday.
888poker XL Blizzard #6 - $30,000 Crazy 8
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $88 | April 06 | 269 | $30,000 |
The XL Blizzard #6 - $30,000 Crazy 8 kicked off at 20:00 GMT. After late registration closed, there were 269 registered players. That resulted in a pretty big overlay with a prize pool of $30,000 with $5,850 reserved for the winner. More than seven hours were played before a champion was crowned.
Eight players made the final table, securing themselves of $750. "Blizzard5150" (eighth, $750), "okokok1983" (seventh, $900), "modmod87" (sixth, $1,200), "Underlay1" (fifth, $1,650) were eliminated in quick succession. After that, "vadovauju" (fourth, $2,400) and "sherblemon" (third, $3,300) missed out on the final heads-up.
Canada's "dujoe123" battled against "Lunatikas7" and in the end, the aforementioned won against his or her opponent to be crowned the winner. The winner received the first prize of $5,850, while the runner-up had to settle for $4,350.
888poker XL Blizzard #6 - $30,000 Crazy 8 Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dujoe123 | Canada | $5,850 |
| 2 | Lunatikas7 | United Kingdom | $4,350 |
| 3 | sherblemon | Russia | $3,300 |
| 4 | vadovauju | Lithuania | $2,400 |
| 5 | Underlay1 | United Kingdom | $1,650 |
| 6 | modmod87 | Canada | $1,200 |
| 7 | okokok1983 | Malta | $900 |
| 8 | Blizzard5150 | Sweden | $750 |
888poker XL Blizzard #7 - $10,000 Mini Crazy 8
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $8.80 | April 06 | 1,105 | $12,504 |
There was also a Mini Edition of the Crazy 8 on the schedule for the players who couldn't afford the biggest buy-in ($88) of the day. To compete in this tournament, players had to pay the buy-in of $8.80 and there were 1,105 players competing for a prize pool of $12,504. Every finalist in this tournament would secure him- or herself of $165 but all eyes were on the top prize of $2,317.
That top prize went to United Kingdom' "flipsticks" after beating "LHadar" from Romania heads-up. The Romanian runner-up received $1,585.
888poker XL Blizzard #7 - $10,000 Mini Crazy 8 Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flipsticks | United Kingdom | $2,317 |
| 2 | LHadar | Romania | $1,585 |
| 3 | FedeJanices | Argentina | $1,250 |
| 4 | Whitehair1 | Canada | $937 |
| 5 | eraldi1808 | Morocco | $625 |
| 6 | Arox86 | Romania | $419 |
| 7 | Pyzdakas1 | Lithuania | $250 |
| 8 | WinTheGame15 | Germany | $165 |
888poker XL Blizzard #8 - $10,000 Late Crazy 8
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $44 | April 06 | 253 | $13,400 |
The last winner of the day was crowned in the XL Blizzard #8 - $10,000 Late Crazy 8. This event was played by 253 players to create a prize pool of $13,400, easily reaching the guaranteed prize pool. Regular "Kaktus26rus" made another final table appearance but the journey ended in fourth place for $937.
"DiCarpi0" from Romania won the event for $2,317 after defeating the Brazilian player "tassio-ita" in the final heads-up.
888poker XL Blizzard #8 - $10,000 Late Crazy 8 Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DiCarpi0 | Romania | $2,317 |
| 2 | tassio-ita | Brazil | $1,585 |
| 3 | RejamSam | New Zealand | $1,250 |
| 4 | Kaktus26rus | Russia | $937 |
| 5 | qaiserrr | Saudi Arabe | $625 |
| 6 | mr.wellz | United Kingdom | $419 |
| 7 | dErEk-eekk | Romania | $250 |
| 8 | inalies | Germany | $165 |
Amazing Promotions Including WSOP Packages
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Some of the satellites even allow you to get into events for free. If you already have an account at 888poker and have made a deposit, you should have already received two free tickets for daily freeroll satellites to the Mini Opening Event and the Main Event. You can earn more tickets to these freerolls by completing simple missions.
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In addition, 888poker is inviting players that participate in at least five XL Blizzard Events into a freeroll that awards a $12,600 WSOP Main Event package to the winner and three $2,700 Crazy 8’s packages to those who finish second through fourth.
888poker XL Blizzard Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun., April 7 | 5:30 p.m. | XL Blizzard #9 - $120,000 Mega Deep | $215 |
| 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #10 - $100,000 Tune Up | $160 | |
| 6:01 p.m. | XL Blizzard #11 - $50,000 Mini Tune Up | $16.50 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #12 - $10,000 Micro Tune Up | $5.50 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #13 - $20,000 Late Tune Up | $55 | |
| Mon., April 8 | 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #14 - $30,000 R&A Event | $55 |
| 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #15 - $10,000 Mini R&A | $5 | |
| Tues., April 9 | 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #16 - $100,000 High Roller | $320 |
| 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #17 - $30,000 Mini High Roller | $55 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #18 - $20,000 Late High Roller | $109 | |
| Wed., April 10 | 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #19 - $50,000 PKO | $109 |
| 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #20 - $20,000 Mini PKO | $16.50 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #21 - $10,000 Late PKO | $33 | |
| Thurs., April 11 | 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #22 - $75,000 PKO 8-Max | $215 |
| 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #23 - $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max | $22 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #24 - $20,000 Late PKO 8-Max | $55 | |
| Fri., April 12 | 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #25 - $30,000 DeepStack | $55 |
| 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #26 - $20,000 Mini DeepStack | $16.50 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #27 - $10,000 Late DeepStack | $33 | |
| Sat., April 13 | 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #28 - $30,000 6-Max | $109 |
| 6:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #29 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max | $16.50 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | XL Blizzard #30 - $15,000 Late 6-Max | $55 | |
| Sun., April 14 | 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 |
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In this Series
- 1 888poker XL Blizzard: Russia's "plomoor" Wins $100,000 Opening Event
- 2 888poker XL Blizzard: "Potovics" and "Liquidus38" Win PKO Titles
- 3 888poker XL Blizzard: Canadian "dujoe123" Wins $30,000 Crazy8
- 4 888poker XL Blizzard: Chris Moorman Wins $100,000 Tune Up
- 5 888poker XL Blizzard: Titles for "Yoshiaki97" and "chouinard8" on Day 5
- 6 888poker XL Blizzard: Jacobson Bubbles Final Table, "bybababy" Wins the $100,000 High Roller
- 7 888poker XL Blizzard: "ContaSagrada" Wins $50,000 PKO
- 8 888poker XL Blizzard: Belarus' "ZANOCI" Wins the $75,000 PKO 8-Max
- 9 888poker XL Blizzard: "concepteco" Wins $30,000 DeepStacks After 5-Way Deal
