888poker XL Blizzard: "DePittsterje" Wins $20,000 R&A Event

888poker XL Blizzard: "DePittsterje" Wins $20,000 R&A Event

On the fifth day of the 888poker XL Blizzard Series, just three tournaments were played. Let's take a look who were crowned winners in these events on Monday.

The XL Blizzard Series is Back!

The online poker festival features 34 action-packed tournaments with more than $1.4 million in guaranteed prizes.


888poker XL Blizzard #14 - $20,000 R&A

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$33Feb. 10417$25,800

At 6:30 p.m. GMT, the $20,000 R&A event started and after the late registration period. There were 417 players who entered and they created a prize pool of $25,800 with 237 rebuys and 206 add-ons. The last 54 players of this event would get paid, but all eyes were on the final table.

After "BloodyReveng" busted in 10th place, the remaining nine players went to the final table. On the final table, the tournament lost "HATE007" (ninth, $428), "dulek_jason" (eight, $581) and "pactamah23" (seventh, $839) in quick succession. The last six players were guaranteed at least a four-figure score.

After that, "Virgul94" (sixth, $1,097), "A3connect" (fifth, $1,445), "KeepTrying05" (fourth, $2,064) and "xzzzx15" (third, $2,709) busted to get to the final heads-up between "HyperX." and "DePittsterje".

In the end, it was "DePittsterje" who finished on top to snag the first prize of $4,951. "HyperX." had to settle for second place ($3,677).

888poker XL Blizzard #14 - $20,000 R&A Final Table Results

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1DePittsterjeUnknown$4,951
2HyperX.United Kingdom$3,677
3xzzzx15Brazil$2,709
4KeepTrying05Romania$2,064
5A3connectRussia$1,445
6Virgul94Malta$1,097
7pactamah23Germany$839
8dulek_jasonUnknown$581
9HATE007Belarus$428

888poker XL Blizzard #15 - $10,000 Mini R&A

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$5.50Feb. 101,172$12,540

There was also a Mini edition with a buy-in of just $5.50 to be played. In total, 1,172 players competed in this event, and they made for 826 rebuys and 510 add-ons. That made for a $12,540 prize pool with a first-place prize just over $2,164.

In the end, it was a Lithuanian player who took the XL Blizzard title and the aforementioned first-place prize money. Runner-up "EastBeast888" finished in second place for $1,568 while "JacktheCpt" took 'bronze' and $1,191.

888poker XL Blizzard #15 - $10,000 Mini R&A Final Table Results

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1AbsoliuciaiLithuania$2,164
2EastBeast888United Kingdom$1,568
3JacktheCptRomania$1,191
4420KratosCroatia$873
5Berja007Romania$621
6checheeeRomania$495
7ExOrCiSt_89Brazil$370
8KostenBerguzUkraine$345
9Motik_13Saudi Arabia$138

888poker XL Blizzard #16 - $15,000 Late R&A

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$16.50Feb. 10656$19,500

Another winner was crowned in the XL Blizzard #16 - $15,000 Late R&A, where 656 players competed to create a prize pool of $19,500.

After just seven hours and 17 minutes, it was United Kingdom's "MoOoN30" who took the title and the first-place prize of $3,656. The winner defeated Brazil's "shoveanyto" in the deciding heads-up after "Hudder5" finished in third place.

888poker XL Blizzard #16 - $15,000 Late R&A Final Table Results

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1MoOoN30United Kingdom$3,656
2shoveanytoBrazil$2,633
3Hudder5United Kingdom$1,950
4tnevs_Brazil$1,463
5DefiMensuelSweden$1,024
6kazan4ikUkraine$829
7davidsutilBrazil$634
8nikolajefUnknown$439
9mideinGermany$275

Qualify to the XL Blizzard for Free

If you want to join in on the action but don't want to pay full price, rest assured that 888poker is running tons of qualifiers where you can play in XL Blizzard events for pennies on the dollar. In addition, 888poker is hosting two daily freerolls where you can get into two of the biggest XL Blizzard events absolutely for free.

The XL Blizzard Main Event - Qualifier takes place every day between now and Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. where the top 15 players will win a free seat valued at $250 to the XL Blizzard Main Event.

In order to play in the freerolls, you need to have an 888poker account and have made at least one real money deposit.

If you don't already have an account, we have great news for you as not only can you play in these freerolls but also get a welcome package that is hard to beat.

Simply download 888poker through PokerNews and you will instantly get an $88 bonus (£20 in the UK). This bonus doesn't require a deposit, but you will need to deposit in order to play the freerolls.

This is where we have some better news as your first deposit will be generously matched in the form of a bonus up to $888! This is more than double what most players get by downloading directly from 888poker's website.

XL Blizzard Full Schedule

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-in
Tuesday, Feb. 116 p.m.XL Blizzard #17 - $100,000 High Roller$320
 6 p.m.XL Blizzard #18 - $30,000 Mini High Roller$55
 8 p.m.XL Blizzard #19 - $20,000 Late High Roller$109
Wednesday, Feb. 126 p.m.XL Blizzard #20 - $50,000 PKO$109
 6 p.m.XL Blizzard #21 - $20,000 Mini PKO$16.50
 8 p.m.XL Blizzard #22 - $10,000 Late PKO$33
Thursday, Feb. 136 p.m.XL Blizzard #23 - $50,000 PKO 8-Max$160
 6 p.m.XL Blizzard #24 - $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max$22
 8 p.m.XL Blizzard #25 - $20,000 Late PKO 8-Max$55
Friday, Feb. 145 p.m.XL Blizzard #26 - $30,000 DeepStack$55
 5 p.m.XL Blizzard #27 - $20,000 Mini DeepStack$16.50
 7 p.m.XL Blizzard #28 - $15,000 Late DeepStack$33
Saturday, Feb. 156 p.m.XL Blizzard #29 - $30,000 6-Max$109
 6 p.m.XL Blizzard #30 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max$16.50
 8 p.m.XL Blizzard #31 - $15,000 Late 6-Max$55
Sunday, Feb. 165 p.m.XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event$250
 5:30 p.m.XL Blizzard #33 - $50,000 Mini Main Event$33
 6 p.m.XL Blizzard #34 - $15,000 Micro Main Event$5.50
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