888poker XL Winter Day 4: "pereleman" Ships the Tune Up to Continue Belarus Dominance
Table Of Contents
- 888poker XL Winter #10 - $50,000 Tune Up
- XL Winter #10 - $50,000 Tune up Final Table Results
- Action of the Day
- 888poker XL Winter #11 - $30,000 Mini Tune Up
- 888poker XL Winter #11 - $10,000 Micro Tune Up
- 888poker XL Winter #13 - $20,000 Micro Tune Up
- Full 888 XL Winter Schedule
- Freeroll Your Way Into The XL Winter Series Main Event
- Claim Your $888 Welcome Bonus Today
888poker introduced a new festival this month aptly named the XL Winter Series with over $1 million in guarantees across 34 action-packed events on Dec. 10-20.
Sunday was a big day for the festival with four events running instead of the usual three including the XL Winter #10 - $50,000 Tune Up playing out under the watchful eye of the PokerNews Live Reporting Team won by Belarus' "pereleman" to continue his country's dominance with now three players waving the Belarussian flag in the winner's circle in the first 14 events.
Read on to learn about all of yesterday's winners in XL Winter events at 888poker.
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888poker XL Winter #10 - $50,000 Tune Up
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $55 | Dec. 13 | 1,085 | $54,250 |
The 888poker XL Winter #10 - $50,000 Tune Up Event was the biggest of the four events on the XL Winter schedule on Sunday and didn't disappoint with 1,085 entrants generating a $54,250 prize pool to smash the $50,000 guarantee.
After more than 10 hours of play, "pereleman" shipped the event for $9,819
The Belarus native started the final table that featured the likes of Charlie "chazcombes" Combes and Adam "IT5PAYDAY" Neal in the middle of the pack, tumbling down to the bottom on a couple of occasions en route to victory.
A steady grind for "pereleman" paid off during five-handed play when they went from rags to riches with big slick versus the ace-queen of "iaric_". The view on top must have been beautiful because that is where the Belarusian stayed until ultimately claiming all of the chips in play.
XL Winter #10 - $50,000 Tune up Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pereleman | Belarus | $9,819 |
| 2 | Thundy100 | Russia | $7,053 |
| 3 | FlushJeZus | Unknown | $5,289 |
| 4 | iaric_ | Moldova | $3,960 |
| 5 | BellaFicha | Brazil | $2,794 |
| 6 | Charlie "chazcombes" Combes | United Kingdom | $2,251 |
| 7 | CaioCapT | Brazil | $1,709 |
| 8 | Adam "IT5PAYDAY" Neal | United Kingdom | $1,199 |
| 9 | x90x60x90x | Russia | $694 |
Action of the Day
The action built throughout the day with the field eventually growing to 1,085 entrants by the time late registration closed with the top 108 players guaranteed at least a min-cash of $694.
The field was trimmed down to a final table of nine players during Level 36 with "FlushJeZus" kicking off the action as the table captain.
Russia's "x90x60x90x" was the first to take an exit when their turned top two pair ran into the flopped set of "CaioCapT", sending the Russian out as the first casualty at the final table. Adam "IT5PAYDAY" Neal wasn't too far behind exiting in eighth place after losing a flip with big slick against the pocket sevens held by "iaric_".
"CaioCapT" saw their chips whittle away quickly, putting their short stack into the middle shortly after with king-nine. Both "Thundy100" and Charlie "chazcombes" Combes called from the blinds to see a queen-high flop that Combes led out on and "Thundy100" folded. Combes tabled a middle pair of fours, which was good enough to win the pot and send his opponent to the rail.
Combes saw his time in the sun vanish quickly. A shove from "BellaFicha" who held ace-jack suited was snap-called by Combes who had slightly fewer chips but he was well in front with his pair of jacks. Combes' opponent hit a flush on the flop and Combes was ousted in sixth place.
"BellaFicha" was the next to go after they got in their short-stack with jack-four in the small blind and couldn't get there against the king-ten suited held by "Thundy100".
Shortly after, "iaric_" was eliminated in fourth place after not getting there with nines against the queens held by "pereleman". "FlushJeZus" then called off their short-stack with king-ten and was eliminated in third place after blanking the board against the ace-seven held by "pereleman".
"pereleman" began heads-up play with a huge chip lead against "Thundy100" and it didn't take long for this player to seal the deal. "Thundy100" got their chips in good with king-seven but couldn't hold against the queen-ten suited after their opponent hit two pair on the flop to end the tournament.
Head to our dedicated PokerNews Live Reporting Hub to read more about this event.
888poker XL Winter #11 - $30,000 Mini Tune Up
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $16.50 | Dec. 13 | 1,943 | $30,000 |
The XL Winter #11 - $30,000 Mini Tune Up attracted 1,943 entries to come just 57 players shy of the guarantee being surpassed. =
"SirHennie" took the most advantage of the small overlay and finished on top of this huge field to collect the top prize of $5,100 after besting Russia's "ArmenUNO.228" in heads-up play.
United Kingdom's "330dVaper" also appeared on the podium taking bronze for $2,847.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SirHennie | Unknown | $5,100 |
| 2 | ArmenUNO.228 | Russia | $3,750 |
| 3 | 330dVaper | United Kingdom | $2,847 |
| 4 | DarkFell92 | Belarus | $2,040 |
| 5 | leonhard | Romania | $1,485 |
| 6 | Mais1Print | Brazil | $1,185 |
| 7 | HiThereGuy | Canada | $885 |
| 8 | Shipitmuppet | Canada | $585 |
| 9 | psycheg | Russia | $324 |
888poker XL Winter #11 - $10,000 Micro Tune Up
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5.50 | Dec. 13 | 2,221 | $11,105 |
The XL Winter #12 - $10,000 Mini Tune Up attracted the biggest field thus far during the XL Winter festival at 888poker with 2,221 entrants generating a $11,105 prize pool to crush the $10,000 guarantee.
Russia's "Comical_Life" was the last player standing after more than eight hours of play to collect the $1,877 top prize. Also collecting four-figure scores were Canada's "Frincesse02" (second - $1,335) and Belarus' "Tivun" (third - $1,022).
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comical_Life | Russia | $1,877 |
| 2 | Frincesse02 | Canada | $1,335 |
| 3 | Tivun | Belarus | $1,022 |
| 4 | 13_B.K.S_13 | Russia | $722 |
| 5 | cristeamaria | Romania | $527 |
| 6 | RuseBG90 | Unknown | $422 |
| 7 | muvafaqiyet | Ukraine | $316 |
| 8 | JessyKell | United Kingdom | $211 |
| 9 | AlexBR22 | Brazil | $120 |
888poker XL Winter #13 - $20,000 Micro Tune Up
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $55 | Dec. 13 | 409 | $20,450 |
The XL Winter #13 - $20,000 Late Tune Up was the final XL Winter event of the day. The tournament squeezed past its $20,000 guarantee with 409 entrants generating a $20,450 prize pool.
Russia's "Comical_Life" was the last player standing after more than eight hours of play to collect the $1,877 top prize. Also collecting four-figure scores were Canada's "Frincesse02" (second - $1,335) and Belarus' "Tivun" (third - $1,022).
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 888recall | Unknown | $3,957 |
| 2 | ilicinnnnn | Romania | $2,965 |
| 3 | Sniper2020 | Moldova | $2,250 |
| 4 | DreamLikeMe | Unknown | $1,687 |
| 5 | stonen555 | Russia | $1,166 |
| 6 | Carame1 | Kazakhstan | $900 |
| 7 | MorayEEEEEL | Sweden | $695 |
| 8 | JPiernik | United Kingdom | $491 |
| 9 | bazza1double | United Kingdom | $358 |
Full 888 XL Winter Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Buy-in | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 10 | 6 p.m. | XL Winter #1 - $50,000 Opening Event | $109 | $50,000 |
| 6 p.m. | XL Winter #2 - $15,000 Mini Opening Event | $16.50 | $15,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | XL Winter #3 - $15,000 Late Opening Event | $55 | $15,000 | |
| Dec. 11 | 6 p.m. | XL Winter #4 - $30,000 PKO | $55 | $30,000 |
| 6 p.m. | XL Winter #5 - $15,000 Mini PKO | $22 | $15,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | XL Winter #6 - $10,000 Late PKO | $33 | $10,000 | |
| Dec. 12 | 6 p.m. | XL Winter #7 - $30,000 8-Max | $109 | $30,000 |
| 6 p.m. | XL Winter #8 - $10,000 Mini 8-Max | $12 | $10,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | XL Winter #9 - $15,000 Late 8-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| Dec. 13 | 6 p.m. | XL Winter #10 - $50,000 Tune Up | $55 | $50,000 |
| 6 p.m. | XL Winter #11 - $30,000 Mini Tune Up | $16.5 | $30,000 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | XL Winter #12 - $10,000 Micro Tune Up | $5.5 | $10,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | XL Winter #13 - $20,000 Late Tune Up | $55 | $20,000 | |
| Dec. 14 | 6 p.m. | XL Winter #14 - $20,000 R&A Event | $33 | $20,000 |
| 6 p.m. | XL Winter #15 - $10,000 Mini R&A | $5.50 | $10,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | XL Winter #16 - $10,000 Late R&A | $12 | $10,000 | |
| Dec. 15 | 6 p.m. | XL Winter #17 - $50,000 High Roller | $320 | $50,000 |
| 6 p.m. | XL Winter #18 - $25,000 Mini High Roller | $55 | $25,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | XL Winter #19 - $20,000 Late High Roller | $109 | $20,000 | |
| Dec. 16 | 6 p.m. | XL Winter #20 - $30,000 PKO | $109 | $30,000 |
| 6 p.m. | XL Winter #21 - $15,000 Mini PKO | $16.50 | $15,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | XL Winter #22 - $10,000 Late PKO | $33 | $15,000 | |
| Dec. 17 | 6 p.m. | XL Winter #23 - $40,000 PKO 8-Max | $160 | $40,000 |
| 6 p.m. | XL Winter #24 - $15,000 Mini PKO 8-Max | $22 | $15,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | XL Winter #25 - $15,000 Late PKO 8-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| Dec. 18 | 5 p.m. | XL Winter #26 - $25,000 PKO DeepStack | $55 | $25,000 |
| 5 p.m. | XL Winter #27 - $15,000 Mini DeepStack | $16.50 | $15,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | XL Winter #28 - $10,000 Late DeepStack | $33 | $10,000 | |
| Dec. 19 | 6 p.m. | XL Winter #29 - $25,000 PKO 6-Max | $109 | $25,000 |
| 6 p.m. | XL Winter #30 - $15,000 Mini PKO 6-Max | $16.50 | $15,000 | |
| 8 p.m. | XL Winter #31- $15,000 Late PKO 6-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| Dec. 20 | 5 p.m. | XL Winter #32- $500,000 Main Event PKO | $250 | $500,000 |
| 5:30 p.m. | XL Winter #33- $50,000 Mini Main Event PKO | $33 | $50,000 | |
| 6 p.m. | XL Winter #34- $15,000 Late Main Event PKO | $5.5 | $15,000 |
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In this Series
- 1 888poker XL Winter Day 1: Ireland's "arucia" Wins Opening Event ($9,039)
- 2 888poker XL Winter Day 2: Belarus Dominates with Two PKO Winners
- 3 888poker XL Winter Day 3: "maestro1908" Masters an Eight-Max Victory
- 4 888poker XL Winter Day 4: "pereleman" Ships the Tune Up to Continue Belarus Dominance
- 5 888poker XL Winter Day 5: Latvia's "toycegs" Ships the $20,000 R&A Event ($3,870)
- 6 888poker XL Winter Day 6: "Kannwas" Ships the High Roller ($11,500)
- 7 888poker XL Winter Day 7: "Miroslavas28" Puts Lithuania on the Map with a Big PKO Win
- 8 888poker XL Winter Day 8: "futomaki123" Wins the $40,000 PKO 8-Max ($8,430)
- 9 888poker XL Winter Day 9: Two Final Tables and a Win for "MaratTash1"
- 10 888poker XL Winter Day 10: Gerard "RevenirROI" [Removed:293] Wins the $25K 6-Max ($7,728)
- 11 888poker XL Winter Day 11: "Kazi070486" Ships the Main Event PKO ($60,862)
