The final weekend of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series is about to start, but first, there were still four events on schedule on Friday. Let's see who can start the weekend with the feeling of a victory!
Event #44: $30,000 Super XL - Knockout
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$150
Jan. 27
410
$57,810
The day started with Event #44: $30,000 Super XL - Knockout and there were 410 players competing for a prize pool of $57,810. After more than nine and a half hours it was "doitlikewond" who was crowned as a winner. He defeated "TheMagicPike" in the final heads-up to secure himself the victory and $6,193.10 after a three-way deal.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
doitlikewond
United Kingdom
$6,193.10
2
TheMagicPike
Norway
$5,900.43
3
Yurec1707
Ukraine
$5,921.87
4
ACRRR
Peru
$3,280
5
thedaftie
Norway
$2,296
6
khalid1968
Malta
$1,742.50
7
not_the_same
Costa Rica
$1,332.50
8
Hitchsslap
Czech Republic
$922.50
9
Juanfran1973
United Kingdom
$680.60
Event #45: $10,000 Super XL - Mini Knockout
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$35
Jan. 27
930
$30,225
For the players who couldn't afford the first event of the day, there was a Mini-edition starting at the same time. Nine-hundred-and-thirty players paid their buy-in of $35 to create a total prize pool of $30,225. The lion's share of this amount went to Swedish player "Binge_Marker", but he wasn't the first place finisher. After a heads-up deal, he secured $3,625.51 but it was "BatmanApollo" who won the tournament for $3,582.22.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
BatmanApollo
Russia
$3,582.22
2
Binge_Marker
Sweden
$3,625.51
3
meelisime
Estonia
$2,255.25
4
tofanlucian
Romania
$1,685.62
5
vaskarch23
$1,171.90
6
xxgorglavxx
Russia
$939.30
7
P0vorachivay
Russia
$706.80
8
GSwarrior30
Ukraine
$476.62
9
hdgdlmsndh
Germany
$290.62
Event #46: $25,000 Super XL -Friday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$35
Jan. 27
1,062
$33,984
Not much later the series continued with Event #46: $25,000 Super XL -Friday Challenge, where 1,062 players competed for a prize pool of $33,984. The first prize of $6,117.12 went to Romania after "HonorTheGame" defeated Brazil's "zemacale" in the heads-up. The runner-up got $4,360.14 for his second-place finish.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
HonorTheGame
Romania
$6,117.12
2
zemacale
Brazil
$4,360.14
3
gruzin_vova
Russia
$3,262.46
4
Florian178
Germany
$2,446.84
5
Barathrum15
Ukraine
$1,699.20
6
PINCHITOEC1
United Kingdom
$1,359.36
7
XENANTISSIT
Finland
$1,019.52
8
svenskeren14
Czech Republic
$679.68
9
meelisime
Estonia
$407.80
Event #47: $10,000 Super XL - Turbo Knockout
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$75
Jan. 27
288
$20,160
The ninth day of the series was finalized with the Event #47: $10,000 Super XL - Turbo Knockout. In this tournament, there were 288 players playing for a total prize pool of $20,160. In this Turbo tournament, it was Canadian "PulledPorker" who rewarded himself with a victory and $2,944.80 in prize money.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
PulledPorker
Canada
$2,944.80
2
Angelaras17
United Kingdom
$2,160
3
l.mantovan
Brazil
$1,627.20
4
daniel1846
Germany
$1,224
5
pqd89
Netherlands
$835.20
6
NooooB2U2
Norway
$648
7
mrnorberto
Czech Republic
$504
8
remboy44
Russia
$360
9
tntdeluxe
United Kingdom
$273.60
Leaderboard
Place
Player
Points
1
Mindcrushers
336.59
2
PulledPorker
304.74
3
trojanmouse
300.63
4
DrMiKee
300.29
5
GoFighTer
297.93
6
ScratchyR
279.19
7
PuntSonPunt
279.17
8
b.szaszko
275.28
9
sally_os
274.33
10
Not_the_Same
272.80
Upcoming Tournaments
Date
Time (GMT)
Event
Buy-in
Jan. 28
16:00
Event #48 $40,000 Super XL - Octopus
$215
17:40
Event #49 $20,000 Super XL - Saturday R&A
$55
19:00
Event #50 $75,000 Super XL - 6-Max
$160
19:00
Event #51 $15,000 Super XL - Mini 6-Max
$30
19:35
Event #52 $25,000 Super XL - Saturday Challenge
$55
21:00
Event #53 $10,000 Super XL - Turbo 6-Max
$55
Jan. 29
15:45
Event #54 $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Breeze
$55
17:30
Event #55 $150,000 Super XL - Mega Deep
$215
18:30
Event #56 $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Monsoon
$55
19:00
Event #57 $1,500,000 Super XL - Main Event
$1,050
19:00
Event #58 $200,000 Super XL - Mini Main Event
$160
19:30
Event #59 $15,000 Super XL - Micro Main Event
$5
19:35
Event #60 $100,000 Super XL - Sunday Challenge
$90
20:30
Event #61 $50,000 Super XL - Turbo Mega Deep
$215
21:00
Event #62 $30,000 Super XL - Turbo Main Event
$109
22:00
Event #63 $15,000 Super XL - Super Turbo Main Event
The final weekend of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series is nearing, so things are heating up on the second largest online poker room in the world. On Thursday, there were six new events planned and they all played down to a winner. Let's see who won some big money!
Event #38: $50,000 Super XL - R&A Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$55
Jan. 26
667
$87,750
The eight day of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series started with Event #38: $50,000 Super XL - R&A Event. A total of 667 players registered for this tournament and they created a total prize pool of $87,750. For the eventual winner, there was a first-place prize of $16,453.12 waiting to be collected.
After "d0nkeykong" from Canada was busted on the final table bubble, the tournament reached the final table with 888poker Ambassador Chris "888Moorman" Moorman still left in contention. With nine players left the bust-outs followed each other in quick succession. "zzagnux" finished in ninth place, "danph134" got $1,974.37 for finished eight and "mantecaa" ended up in seventh place for $2,851.87. Moorman had the chip lead with sixth players left:
Got the lights and the chip lead still. 1/6 and guaranteed $3700 but we want moor! #888SuperXL
— Chris Moorman (@Moorman1)
The final table went really fast and after "narizinhodzi" finished in third place for $8,775, Moorman was playing "YourNemeis" for the title and first prize of $16,453.12. It was a long and heavy battle between the two, but in the end, it was Moorman who was the strongest and shipped the event:
Shipped it for $16k and change after a marathon heads-up match that lasted longer than the rest of the final table #chickendinner #888SuperXL
— Chris Moorman (@Moorman1)
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Chris "888Moorman" Moorman
United Kingdom
$16,453.12
2
YourNemeis
Czech Republic
$11,846.25
3
narizinhodzi
Brazil
$8,775
4
hellohellooo
Russia
$6,581.25
5
levelingmode
Romania
$4,606.87
6
Sinatra48
Lithuania
$3,729.37
7
mantecaa
Mexico
$2,851.87
8
danhp134
Colombia
$1,974.37
9
zzagnux
Switzerland
$1,237.27
Event #39: $10,000 Super XL - Mini R&A Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$5
Jan. 26
1,573
$19,428.50
For the players who couldn't afford the regular R&A Event, there was once again a mini-edition with a buy-in of just $5. The tournament got to 1,573 entries who created a prize pool of $19,428.50. The largest share went to Denmark's "larsnoro" who won the even after eight hours and fifteen minutes of play. He defeated Germany's "icecube781" in the final heads-up to walk away with the top prize of $3,281.47.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
larsnoro
Denmark
$3,281.47
2
icecube781
Germany
$2.335.30
3
kaciukas7
Lithuania
$1,787.42
4
LeifAxelsson
Latvia
$1,262.85
5
mark210864
Romania
$922.85
6
babae12
Philipinnes
$738.28
7
rozhinsky
Ukraine
$553.71
8
so_easy_ua
Ukraine
$369.14
9
willymot
United Kingdom
$209.82
Event #40: $100,000 Super XL - Quarterback
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$215
Jan. 26
560
$147,550
Players not particularly fond of little events, were in for a treat on Thursday with Event #40 of the series - the $215 buy-in $100,000 Super XL - Quarterback. A total of 560 players paid their buy-in to get a prize pool of $147,550 with $27,886.95 for the eventual winner. It was Malta's "Giuglia888" who defeated "njegosh" in the final heads-up to walk away with exactly that. The runner-up had to do a total prize of $20,435.67.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Giuglia888
Malta
$27,886.95
2
njegosh
Hong Kong
$20,435.67
3
rkellett89
United Kingdom
$15,050.10
4
billycadu14
Argentina
$11,361.35
5
sh11dy
Netherlands
$7,967.70
6
juanaflow
Argentina
$6,270.87
7
MOI_est_JEAN
United Kingdom
$4,795.37
8
backdown8
Sweden
$3,319.87
9
TomYamKai
Finland
$2,257.51
Event #41: $30,000 Super XL - Mini Quarterback
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$44
Jan. 26
889
$43,110
The series continued with the Event #41: $30,000 Super XL - Mini Quarterback where 889 players competed for a total prize pool of $43,110. After more than eight hours of play, the tournament crowned Germany's "weltmaschine" as the winner of the tournament. He received a prize of $7,759.80.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
weltmaschine
Germany
$7,759.80
2
derek_eekk
Romania
$5,604.30
3
goldfather55
Russia
$4,181.67
4
khalid1968
Malta
$3,125.47
5
QuagmireXXX
Poland
$2,172.74
6
dope_fiend
Poland
$1,741.64
7
trojanmouse
Czech Republic
$1,310.54
8
theslig13
Ireland
$883.75
9
Showdown13
Germany
$538.87
Event #42: $25,000 Super XL - Thursday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$12
Jan. 26
1,199
$33,572
Event #42 of the series, the Event #42: $25,000 Super XL - Thursday Challenge, saw 1,199 players compete for a total prize pool of $33,572. The lion's share of this money was awarded to by Poland's "Altik14" who won the tournament for $5,794.52.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Altik14
Poland
$5,794.52
2
Slowplay0815
Germany
$4,196.50
3
doitlikewond
United Kingdom
$3,189.34
4
wf1sk
Brazil
$2,336.61
5
STFPS
Romania
$1,661.81
6
fvfpjyfc
Russia
$1,326.09
7
c0manechY
Malta
$990.37
8
lesqate
Romania
$654.65
9
uberslug1987
United Kingdom
$369.29
Event #43: $30,000 Super XL - Turbo Quarterback
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$109
Jan. 26
373
$43,900
The eight day of the series was closed by the Event #43: $30,000 Super XL - Turbo Quarterback where they went from 373 players to a winner in just three hours and 26 minutes. In this tournament, the final three players made a deal where they all got more than $6,000. Czech Republic's "Olli4.4.4" got $6,230.20 for his third place finish, while "joao_mathias" received $6,419.81 for finishing in second place for $6,419.81.
The winner of this tournament, "que_te_crio", got himself a nice payday, receiving the XL Series title and the first place prize of $6,639.65.
On Thursday, 888poker announced that due to the huge impact of the 2017 Super XL Series, it would be raising the stakes for the Super XL Champion of Champions Event on Jan. 31. According to 888poker, this year's festival is the most successful online tournament series in 888poker history.
This special freeroll event at 8 p.m. GMT is an invite-only affair for the top 18 players on the Super XL Champion of Champions Leaderboard.
The top three winners will each receive a package to the 2017 World Series of Poker with the winner walking away with a package to the 2017 WSOP Main Event valued at $12,500. Players are guaranteed a minimum of a $160 tournament ticket just for qualifying. In total, $22,830 in prizes will be awarded in this tournament.
Super XL Champions of Champion Prizes
Place
Prize
1
$12,500 WSOP Main Event package
2
$3,000 WSOP Crazy 8's package and $1,050 WSOP Main Event qualifier ticket
3
$3,000 WSOP Crazy 8's package
4-5
$600 tournament ticket
6-18
$160 tournament ticket
Champion of Champions Leaderboard
Currently, Fabrizio "DrMikee" Gonzalez leads the way with 276.92 points, thanks to an impressively strong performance. Thus far, Gonzalez has won Event #8: $80,000 Super XL - Crazy 8 for $20,010, took fourth place in Event #17: $200,000 Super XL - Whale for $17,718 and finished in second place in Event #28 $350,000 Super XL - High Roller for $62,930.
Gonzalez, who was ranked the top player in the world for months on the PocketFives Worldwide Rankings before slipping to second place, is once again the top dog in the rankings with his impressive run during the Super XL Series. Here is a look at how the top 18 currently stack up with still two dozen Super XL events left on the schedule.
The 888poker 2017 Super XL Series is nearing the final weekend but before that, there are still some interesting tournaments on the schedule. On Wednesday there were four events scheduled and each one played down to a winner. Who got a nice payday halfway through the week? Read on and find out!
Event #32: $50,000 Super XL - 8-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$109
Jan. 25
696
$69,600
The seventh day of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series kicked off with the biggest event - the $109 $50,000 Super XL - 8-Max. For this event, 696 players paid their buy-in to create a total prize pool of $69,600. With that, there was a first-place prize of $13,015.20 and 88 players cashing at least $180.96.
After several hours, the tournament reached the final table of eight players after "YourNemeis" got busted in ninth place for $835.20. On the final table "Beebsterizer" (8th - $1,050.96), "F4sKiL" (7th - $1,566) and "james12627" (6th - $2,436) busted in quick succession.
Croatian player "nomoney4ever" wouldn't win the tournament either after busting in fifth place, while "luckyr1ver" finished in fourth place for a total prize of $5,220. After their eliminations, the tournament saw "Kharmuta" missing out on the final heads-up - he ended up in third place for $6,960.
The final two players made a deal before Russia's "petrofv5501" took the victory for $11,641.36. Ukrainian runner-up "YSoSerious7" finished in second place for $10,769.84.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
petrofv5501
Russia
$11,641.36
2
YSoSerious7
Ukraine
$10,769.84
3
Kharmuta
Romania
$6,960
4
luckyr1ver
Germany
$5,220
5
nomoney4ever
Croatia
$3,480
6
james12627
Argentina
$2,436
7
F4sKiL
Czech Republic
$1,566
8
Beebsterizer
Canada
$1,050.96
Event #33: $10,000 Super XL - Mini 8-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$12
Jan. 25
1,720
$18,748
For players with a much smaller bankroll, again a mini version started; the Mini 8-Max with a buy-in of just $12. In total, the tournament got 1,720 players to create a nice prize pool of $18,748 - almost doubling the guarantee of $10,000. The lion's share of this prize pool went to the Czech Republic's "Tudlenudle", who won the tournament after defeating "h12star" from the Netherlands in the deciding heads-up. "Tudlenudle" got $3,280.90 in his account, while the runner-up received $2,343.50.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Tudlenudle
Czech Republic
$3,280.90
2
h12star
Netherlands
$2,343.50
3
shreister
India
$1,814.80
4
st.kush
Netherands
$1,312.36
5
meat069
Canada
$937.40
6
znah4beat
Russia
$562.44
7
STFPS
Romania
$374.96
8
cragger80
United Kingdom
$187.48
Event #34: $25,000 Super XL - Wednesday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$35
Jan. 25
1,138
$47,328
Players who like to play medium buy-in tournaments were in for a treat on Wednesday, because Event #34 of the series had a buy-in of $35. In total there were 1,138 players who registered, creating a total prize pool of $47,328. The eventual winner would have a nice payday with the first-place prize of $8,272.93.
In the end, after almost ten hours of play, it was clear this prize wouldn't be given to anyone. The final three players made a deal where runner-up "igotcaught" got the most money - receiving $7,265.65. Mexico's "mantecaa" won the event for $5,884.95 while third place finisher "ItalianPorn" received $5,629.77.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
mantecaa
Mexico
$5,884.95
2
igotcaught
Thailand
$7,265.65
3
ItalianPorn
United Kingdom
$5,629.77
4
clickityclic
Germany
$3,360.28
5
play2wiin
Canada
$2,366.40
6
lazikl
Ukraine
$1,893.12
7
aadannaa
Netherlands
$1,419.84
8
DiegoNiNo167
Brazil
$946.56
9
Zug_moraes
Brazil
$544.27
Event #35: $8,000 Super XL - Turbo 8-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$30
Jan. 25
619
$17,022.50
Last, but not least, Event #35: $8,000 Super XL - Turbo 8-Max started at 22:00 GMT. This Turbo tournament played down to a winner in just three hours and 27 minutes. It was Poland's "Holly_grail" who ended his Wednesday with a nice payday - he won the tournament for a total prize of $3,183.20.
On the sixth day of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series, the fans of high roller tournaments were in for a treat; the $2,100 High Roller was on schedule for Tuesday. Besides the high roller, there were also three other events played out, so there was a lot of money at stake. Do you want to know who won the most money? Let's have a look at the results of Day 6.
Event #28 $350,000 Super XL - High Roller
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$2,100
Jan. 24
203
$406,000
After more than 10 hours of play, Jonathan "chut_up" Van Fleet won the $2,100 Event #28: $350,000 Super XL - High Roller for $87,290. The event attracted 203 players for a total prize pool of $406,000.
Some of the best online poker tournament players in the poker world registered to the event. Well-known pros like Ole "olekonjole" Schemion, Nicolas "PKaiser" Fierro and Christopher "NigDawg" Brammer had a go at the most expensive tournament of the Super XL Series, however, was unable to make a deep run.
The eventual final table was also by no means lacking household names. The No. 1 ranked online tournament player in the world, Niklas "tutten7" Astedt, was long in contention for the title, but would eventually succumb to an eighth-place finish outlasting only Britain's "LAP1215" (ninth - $8,120) on the final table.
Costa Rican player "JAB888" was next to bust in seventh place for $16,240 before former EPT winner Frederik "Poelsetyv" Jensen followed suit in sixth place good for $20,300.
Shortly after Marton "WorldIsOurs" Czuczor (fifth - $24,360) fell to the ace-jack of Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez before Romanian "glezna23" was sent to the rail in a coin flip against Van Fleet.
Even though Gonzalez knocked out Bernardo "bsdias" Dias in third place for $47,705, Van Fleet still held the chip lead as the players started heads-up play. In the very first hand, Gonzalez managed to level the playing field by doubling up with ace-seven against the pair of threes of Van Fleet, but Van Fleet took back the lead immediately and never looked back.
In the final hand, the king-seven of Van Fleet held up against the queen-jack of his opponent, and king high was enough to secure the victory and the $87,290 on top, while Gonzalez walked away with the runner-up prize of $62,930.
Place
Player
Prize
1
Jonathan "chut_up" Van Fleet
$87,290
2
Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez
$62,930
3
Bernardo "bsdias" Dias
$47,705
4
"glezna23"
$35,525
5
Marton "WorldIsOurs" Czuczor
$24,360
6
Frederik "Poelsetyv" Jensen
$20,300
7
"JBA888"
$16,240
8
Niklas "tutten7" Astedt
$12,180
9
"LAP1215"
$8,120
Event #29 $100,000 Super XL - Mini High Roller
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$215
Jan. 24
639
$127,800
For the players who couldn't afford to play the $2,100 High Roller, there was a Mini High Roller with a buy-in of $215. In total, 639 players registered for this tournament to create a $127,800 prize pool with a first-place prize of $20,323.90. After the elimination of Canada's "kamexxx" in third place for $12,907.80, the last two players competed for victory.
Before starting with their heads-up battle, United Kingdom's "carpediem14" and Sweden's "StorValle" agreed to a deal. While "carpediem14" secured most of the money in the deal, he wasn't able to secure the victory. He received $21,326.12 while "StorValle" was awarded $20,323.90 after defeating his opponent.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
StorValle
Sweden
$20,323.90
2
carpediem14
United Kingdom
$21,326.12
3
kamexxx
Canada
$12,907.80
4
Love3ThiSGamE
Germany
$9,712.80
5
wisimaki
United Kingdom
$6,824.52
6
zuzina450
Czech Republic
$5,431.50
7
DedoDeGorila
Brazil
$4,153.50
8
pojebaniec87
Poland
$2,875.50
9
uarebad_lol
Germany
$1,917
Event #30 $40,000 Super XL - Tuesday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$109
Jan. 24
713
$71,300
A total of 713 players ponied up the $109 buy-in to play in Event #30 $40,000 Super XL - Tuesday Challenge to almost double the guaranteed prize pool of $40,000. In total, there was $71,300 to share between the final 90 players of this tournament. The lion's share of this prize pool, $13,368.75, went to Thailand's "not_the_same." He finished on top after almost 13 hours of play, defeating Russia's "AfraidBubble" in the deciding heads-up battle.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
not_the_same
Thailand
$13,368.75
2
AfraidBubble
Russia
$9,625.50
3
jfl1234
Malta
$7,130
4
casinopro888
Sweden
$5,347.50
5
usameeta
Verenigde Arabische Emiraten
$3,743.25
6
yiy00
Argentina
$3,030.25
7
BlacKK_DucKK
Brazil
$2,317.25
8
_antikk_
Belarus
$1,604.25
9
PulledPorker
Canada
$1,005.33
Event #31 $50,000 Super XL - Turbo High Roller
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$160
Jan. 24
371
$55,650
The final event to kick off on the sixth day of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series was the $50,000 Super XL - Turbo High Roller. A total of 371 players bought in for the $160 entry fee to create a $55,650 prize pool.
After "IT0mmyGUNI" busted on the bubble for the final table, the tournament reached the final nine. From there, "Sinatra48" lost in ninth place for $923.79, while "Hitchsslap" went out in eight for $1,604.25. Bryan "DePittsterje" Paris (seventh - $1,808.62), "Ph4N888" (sixth - $2,365.12) and "ScratchyR" (fifth - $3,116.40) were also sent to the rail before the tournament reached the final stage.
United Kingdom's "preyondaline" finished in fourth place for $4,452, before "overthetop43" busted in third place to collect $5,843.25. With stacks short during heads-up play, the final two players, "sally_os" (first - $9,831.05) and "obvo4sal" (second - $8,778.37) agreed to a heads-up deal.
After a great first weekend of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series, the players couldn't get much rest before the series continued on Monday. There were six new events starting and all of them played down to a winner within a day. Who started out the week with a great Monday? Let's see the results.
Event #22 $15,000 Super XL - Omaha Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$109
Jan. 23
164
$24,500
A new day of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series started with the $109 Omaha Event, the highest buy-in event of Day 5. A total 164 paid this amount of money to play this event to create a prize pool of $24,500. For the winner of this event, there was a first prize of $5,635 while the six finalists would all be guaranteed at least $1,004.50.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Xp3ctNoMerc1
Germany
$5,635
2
EvnomiYa
Russia
$3,920
3
PARARANGE
Germany
$2,940
4
Brttyy
Sweden
$1,960
5
hajniak
Poland
$1,470
6
utex77
Austria
$1,004.50
When the tournament was down to seven players they were on the final table bubble. Finnish player "kyosti_i" missed out on the official final table after he busted in seventh place for $698.25. On the final table, the tournament saw "utex77" and "hajniak" bust in quick succession to get down to four players.
From there on "Brttyy" busted in fourth place for $1,960 and "PARARANGE" from Germany didn't make the final heads-up after finishing in third place for $2,940. The heads-up between "EvnomiYa" and "Xp3ctNoMerc1" played until 05:27 GMT and the latter won it for $5,635.
Event #23 $5,000 Super XL - Mini Omaha Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$12
Jan. 23
433
$6,899.70
For the players who couldn't afford the Omaha Event, there was a Mini Omaha Event starting at the same time. The buy-in for this event was just $12 and in total 433 players registered to build a prize pool of $6,899.70. After seven hours, the tournament crowned a winner after a heads-up deal; Czech Republic's "Der_Baron32" won Event #23 for $1,249.63.
Dutch runner-up "h12star" finished in second place and got $1,151.86 after the deal.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Der_Baron32
Czech Republic
$1,249.63
2
h12star
Netherlands
$1,151.86
3
MuhubanaShek
Czech Republic
$758.96
4
quaha
Belarus
$524.37
5
theslothpack
Malta
$382.93
6
magigydra
Germany
$244.93
Event #24 $10,000 Super XL - Monday Royal
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$22
Jan. 23
968
$19,360
At 20:35 GMT there were 968 players starting in Event #24 of the tournament series - the Monday Royal. The guaranteed prize pool of $10,000 was almost doubled to $19,360. The first prize was $3,484.80. "tuanpham81" from the Netherlands won that exact figure as he defeated "mkyplain" from Canada in the deciding battle after more than eight hours.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
tuanpham81
Netherlands
$3,484.80
2
mkyplain
Canada
$2,516.80
3
Razvyb
Romania
$1,877.92
4
GoFighTer
Belarus
$1,403.60
5
TOP1LTU
Lithuania
$975.74
6
Foreverpunk
Germany
$774.40
7
tikanis2
Germany
$580.80
8
newty_music
Canada
$387.20
9
1Odessa
Ukraine
$232.20
Event #25 $10,000 Super XL - Monday Flush
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$22
Jan. 23
905
$18,100
On Monday it wasn't a day of five-figure prizes and Event #25 wasn't any different. Nine-hundred-and-five players registered for the Monday Flush with a buy-in of $22 to create a total prize pool of $18,100. There was an original first prize of $3,258 but no one received this amount of money.
The last four players made a deal where third-place finisher "alexeiv2009" got the most money - $2,366.43. The honors and the XL Series title were for "alwaysstrap" from the Czech Republic, who got $2,243.22 in prize money.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
alwaysstrap
Czech Republic
$2,243.22
2
KellerA
Germany
$2,023.15
3
alexeiv2009
Russia
$2,366.43
4
relyinonluck
United Kingdom
$2,046.15
5
sirkarev
Russia
$912.24
6
BYLIA
Canada
$731.24
7
kikasazv
Slovakia
$550.24
8
Erik_Ajax
Netherlands
$371.05
9
Nzol888
Ukraine
$226.25
Event #26 $15,000 Super XL - Snap Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$55
Jan. 23
252
$20,650
For the fans of Turbo tournaments, there was Event #26 $15,000 Super XL - Snap Event. In this tournament, the blinds increased every six minutes so the tournament got down from 252 players to a winner in just three hours and 10 minutes. Those players all paid $55 to compete in this event and it created a first-place prize of $4,222.92.
Poland's "Slipknott14" will be a fan of Turbo tournaments after this day because he finished up top. He made a deal with his last competitor "Gagagawa" and received $3,737.06. The runner-up from Norway had to settle for a prize of $3,583.47.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Slipknott14
Poland
$3,737.06
2
Gagagawa
Norway
$3,583.47
3
NevilleWeeee
Brazil
$2,333.45
4
gandalf_mrs
United Kingdom
$1,755.25
5
Srdn77
Russia
$1,197.70
6
jnboye
Norway
$929.25
7
PonyDarker
Czech Republic
$722.75
8
HappyHour4U
United Kingdom
$516.25
9
krystek1212
Poland
$392.35
Event #27 $5,000 Super XL - Mini Snap Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$5
Jan. 23
1,011
$7,402.85
The fifth day of the series was completed by a Mini Snap Event with a buy-in of $5. A massive field of 1,011 players registered for this tournament and it only took four hours and one minute to get a winner. "nitur" from Malta won the first prize of $1,332.51 after defeating Norway's "tassenusen" in the heads-up.
What an amazing day for the fans of online tournaments! On Day 4 of the 888poker 2017 Super XL, there was a total of ten events scheduled! Every tournament had a big prize pool so every winner was guaranteed a nice payday. Let's see who were the biggest winners of this huge Sunday on 888poker!
Event #12 $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Breeze
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$55
Jan. 22
1,348
$67,400
The fourth day of the series started with Event #12, the $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Breeze. In total 1,348 players started at 16:45 GMT and the guaranteed prize pool of $35,000 was almost doubled with $67,400! Every finalist would be guaranteed at least $727.92 while there was a first prize of $9,677.42.
After more than seven hours the final table was reached. Eventually, "L_Scola" and "jefffryyy" would play the deciding heads-up battle. They made a deal for the prize money and "L_Scola" secured himself of $10,205 while tournament winner "jefffryyy" got $9,677.42 after winning the event.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
jefffryyy
Czech Republic
$9,677.42
2
L_Scola
Russia
$10,205
3
Jaolito85
Brazil
$6,396.26
4
schlafgut
Austria
$4,583.20
5
theginger45
United Kingdom
$3,336.30
6
spaarky777
Germany
$2,662.30
7
fokucschi
Peru
$1,988.30
8
kekim1
Czech Republic
$1,314.30
9
mintoiu
Romania
$727.92
Event #13 $150,000 Super XL - Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$215
Jan. 22
959
$191,800
One of the biggest tournaments of the day started at 19:30 GMT - the $150,000 Super XL - Mega Deep. A total of 959 players paid the buy-in of $215 to create a total prize pool of $191,800 with a top prize of $34,524!
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
ADRI_ATM
United Kingdom
$34,524
2
grownupguy83
Netherlands
$24,934
3
GoFighTer
Belarus
$18,604
4
karabaja7
Croatia
$13,905
5
victoronizuk
Brazil
$9,666.72
6
JacktheCpt
Romania
$7,672
7
eze88888
Argentina
$5,754
8
ErocHB
Germany
$3,836
9
allesrigged
Germany
$2,301.60
After losing "77kol0bok77" in tenth place, the remaining nine players moved to the official final table, which guaranteed them of $2,301.60. That was the most money"allesrigged" would win in this tournament, he finished in ninth place. His fellow countryman "ErocHB" followed him in eighth place for $3,836.
"eze88888" from Argentina would have to settle for seventh place worth $5,754 while "JacktheCpt" from Romania finished in sixth for $7,672. "vicotorizuk" missed out on a five-figure score because he got fifth for $9,666.72. The tournament reached its final stage when "karabaja7" and "GoFighTer" were both eliminated in fourth and third place for $13,905 and $18,604 in prize money.
The final heads-up between Dutch player "grownupguy83" and "ADRI_ATM" was won by the latter to guarantee himself of the victory ánd the first prize of $34,524. "grownupguy83" finished in second place for a nice payday of $24,934.
Event #14 $250,000 Super XL - Tune Up
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$160
Jan. 22
1,454
$316,200
After almost 14 hours of play, Denmark's ForSvojt won the $160 Event #14: $250,000 Super XL - Tune-Up for $53,754. The event attracted 1,454 players and 654 rebuys to generate a $316,200 prize pool, which eclipsed the tournament's $250,000 guarantee.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
ForSjovt
Denmark
$53,754
2
SalsaFiesta
Sweden
$39,525
3
HappyMonkey9
United Kingdom
$30,007
4
888_de
Germany
$21,502
5
Dimitar "trino11" Yosifov
Bulgaria
$15,652
6
iikka12
Finland
$12,490
7
f0rmEITseGal
United Kingdom
$9,328
8
Huwwiel
Sweden
$6,166
9
Patrick "omgpatbrooks" Brooks
United Kingdom
$3,415
Among those in the field were two 888poker Ambassadors, however, neither finished in the money with United Kingdom's Chris "888Moorman" Moorman finishing in 484th place and Brazil's Nicolau "nicofellow" Villa-Lobos finishing in 600th place.
The final table itself lasted for about three hours. The United Kingdom's Patrick "omgpatbrooks" Brooks was eliminated pretty quickly in ninth place for $3,415 when his pocket nines were no match for the pocket aces held by Bulgaria's Dimitar "trino11" Yosifov.
About 30 minutes later, Sweden's "Huwwiel" was the next to exit in eighth place for $6,166 when his king-nine lost to the jack-deuce held by United Kingdom's "HappyMonkey9" with all the money going in preflop.
Straight after, "f0rmEITseGal" exited the tournament in seventh place for $9,328 followed by Finland's "iikka12" hitting the rail in sixth place for $12,490.
Almost another half an hour passed before Yosifov hit the showers in fifth place for $15,652 when his ace-deuce couldn't catch up to ForSjovt's' ace-queen. About five minutes later, Germany's "888_de" was eliminated in fourth place for $21,502 after the German's pocket deuces were unable to hold up against the ace-deuce held by Sweden's "SalsaFiesta".
Fifteen minutes later, "HappyMonkey9" was eliminated by "SalsaFiesta" in third place for $30,007. The Brit's jack-four proved to be no good on a jack-high board against the German's pocket jacks.
"SalsaFiesta" entered heads-up play with a 2:1 chip advantage against "ForSvojt" and it appeared for a moment the duo was going to make a deal. However, no agreement was reached and on the very next hand, "ForSovjt" grabbed the chip lead after he doubled up with ace-king against his opponent's king-jack.
Heads-up play lasted for over an hour with the chip lead going back and forth several times. "SalsaFiesta" was eventually low on chips when ForSvojt shoved with queen-nine. "SalsaFiesta" called for about eight big blinds with ace-six, however, eventually lost the hand and collected the runner-up prize of $39,525 when a queen hit the board.
Event #15 $50,000 Super XL - Mini Tune Up
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$12
Jan. 22
4,839
$71,667.50
Besides the Tune Up Event there was also a Mini Tune Up with a buy-in of just $12. A total of 4,839 players registered for this huge event to create a prize pool of $71,667.50. The winner would get a nice five-figure score with $10,033.45, while every finalist would get a minimum of $544.67.
More than eleven hours went by before a winner was crowned in this event. The deciding hand was played at 06:12 GMT, while play started at 19:01 GMT! In the end, it was Russian player "VLADIMIRIVOC" who won the tournament for $10,033.45 after beating German player "plotsch2" heads up.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
VLADIMIRIVOC
Russia
$10,033.45
2
plotsch2
Germany
$7,525.08
3
LTUartist
Lithuania
$5,518.39
4
Zzopa
Russia
$4,156.71
5
Chester20o
Poland
$2,866.70
6
indy5k
Ukraine
$2,006.69
7
Susi_Cami
Russia
$1,290.01
8
phil_boud
Canada
$716.67
9
juanmihjael
Venezuela
$544.67
Event #16 $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Monsoon
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$55
Jan. 22
1,222
$61,100
At 19:30 GMT a total of 1,222 players started in the Sunday Moon, Event #16 of the series. They all paid their buy-in of $55 so there was a total prize pool of $61,100. The lion share of the prize pool was received by "scratchhero" from Chile after he defeated "jorec" from the Czech Republic to win the tournament. He won $10,545.86 while the runner-up received $7,637.50 in his or hers 888poker account.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
scratchhero
Chile
$10,545.86
2
jorec
Czech Republic
$7,637.50
3
SuckHeed
Canada
$5,804.50
4
blackwawks
Czech Republic
$4,252.56
5
olnkoinkoink
Germany
$3,024.45
6
Foleon
Mexico
$2,413.45
7
zzagnux
Switzerland
$1,802.45
8
I_AM_PELMENI
Cyprus
$1,191.45
9
anticvet
Russia
$672.10
Event #17 $200,000 Super XL - Whale
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$600
Jan. 22
392
$221,480
The biggest event of the day, and one of the biggest of the series, was Event #17 $200,000 Super XL - Whale. In total 392 players registered for this tournament and they paid $600 to get a total prize pool of $221,480! The winner of this tournament would get $42,501.01.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
wes.c.addle
Argentina
$42,502.01
2
cjacksallin
South-Korea
$31,560.90
3
GangstaGo
Ukraine
$23,255.40
4
DrMiKee
Uruguay
$17,718.40
5
ThEtRaIN96
Canada
$12,402.88
6
SergeyMavrod
Russia
$9,412.90
7
diosmono69
Uruguay
$7,198.10
8
jcubillos11
Colombia
$4,983.30
9
weltmaschine
Germany
$3,676.56
In this tournament "UHYC9_888" busted on the final table bubble and he finished in tenth for $2,879.24. All the remaining players were guaranteed $3,676.56 but they all had their eyes on the first prize of $42,502.01. For "weltmaschine" (9th), "jcubillos11" (8th), "diosmono69" (7th) and "SergeyMavrod" (6th) the final table didn't go as hoped, because they all busted out pretty quickly.
The final five players were guaranteed $12,402.88 and that was all there was for Canadian "ThEtRaIN96" who finished in fifth place. "DrMikee", who won an event earlier this week, couldn't close this one. He busted in fourth place to get himself a prize of $17,718.40. Right after that, the event lost "GangstaGo" in third to reach the deciding heads-up.
"cjacksallin" from South-Korea wasn't able to defeat Argentinian "wes.c.addle" so he had to settle for second place, $31,560.90. The biggest prize and honors of this huge XL Series-title went to "wes.c.addle" - he received the earlier mentioned first prize of $42,502.01.
Event #18 $100,000 Super XL - Sunday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$90
Jan. 22
1,054
$127,828
The next event on the schedule was Event #18 $100,000 Super XL - Sunday Challenge where 1,054 players competed for a prize pool of $127,828. Whoever managed to beat all of his opponents would secure himself of the first prize - $23,009.05.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
gonzAAr
Argentina
$23,009.05
2
Beebsterizer
Canada
$16,400.33
3
SergeyRusko
Russia
$12,271.48
4
fgbcvo
Slovenia
$9,203.61
5
eze88888
Argentina
$6,391.40
6
Liskacha
Czech Republic
$5,113.12
7
VitorBrasil
Brazil
$3,834.84
8
ipoo1
Sweden
$2,556.56
9
ImSoTight
Netherlands
$1,533.93
In this tournament, the final table was reached when"sayocam" finished in tenth place for $1,214.36. After that, the tournament lost "ImSoTight" (9th) and "ipoo1" (8th) to get to the final seven players. From there on also "VitorBrasil" (7th), "Liskacha" (6th), "eze88888" (5th) and "fgbcvo" busted the tournament and they got a payday between $3,934.84 and $9,203.61.
The final three players were guaranteed at least $12,271.48 and Russian player "SergeyRusko" had to settle for this after busting in third. After his bust-out, it was Argentina's "gonzAAr" who finished the job. He defeated Canadian player "Beebsterizer", who ended up in second place for $16,400.33.
Event #19 $50,000 Super XL - Turbo Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$215
Jan. 22
336
$67,200
Earlier in the recap there was the Mega Deep event won by "ADRI_ATM", but there was also a Turbo edition of this tournament. In total 336 players took their chances with all aiming for the first prize of $13,003.20. Only one player would be lucky enough to receive this money and it was Argentina's "_zufurduo_" who took it all after defeating Sweden's "SkallePer58" in the final heads-up.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
_zufurduo_
Argentina
$13,003.20
2
SkallePer58
Sweden
$9,744
3
spider4444
Belarus
$7,392
4
pierre1975
Netherlands
$5,544
5
easylimp888
United Kingdom
$3,830.40
6
bauruzito100
Brazil
$2,956.80
7
BOLAGET.NU
Sweden
$2,284.80
8
Biack88
Russia
$1,612.80
9
summuNNN
United Kingdom
$1,176
Event #20 $30,000 Super XL - Turbo Tune Up
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$55
Jan. 22
622
$41,900
For the players who like a faster structure, there was Event #20 $30,000 Super XL - Turbo Tune Up, a Turbo tournament that lasted for just four hours. Poland's "Bak0s" loved this tournament the most because he won it just after 02:00 GMT for a total prize of $7,914.91. Runner-up "pockerking87" had to settle for $5,740.30.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Bak0s
Poland
$7,914.91
2
pockerking87
Malta
$5,740.30
3
roulette69
United Kingdom
$4,231.90
4
csm119
Canada
$3,184.40
5
cangump1
Canada
$2,237.46
6
PrdelXXl
Czech Republic
$1,780.75
7
Omfg72oAgain
Russia
$1,361.75
8
t54_is_a_fag
Canada
$942.75
9
liuying2
China
$628.50
Event #21 $10,000 Super XL - Super Turbo Tune Up
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$75
Jan. 22
216
$19,053
The final event of Day 4 of the series started at 23:00 GMT - the Event #21 $10,000 Super XL - Super Turbo Tune Up. 216 players registered for this event and a familiar face won it all in the end. "Mindcrushers", who already won the first event this series, did it again and he defeated all his opponents to secure himself of a second title and the first prize of $4,096.39!
On the third day of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series, the players couldn't be more excited! There was a total of six new events on the schedule with tournaments for all kinds of players. Do you want to know who celebrated his weekend with a big result? Check out the results for Day 3 of the tournament series.
Event #6 $40,000 Super XL - Octopus
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$200+15
Jan. 21
313
$99,200
The third day of the series started off with one of the bigger events so far; the $40,000 Super XL - Octopus. A total of 313 players registered for this $215-event and they created a total prize pool of $99,200.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
PuntSonPunt
Czech Republic
$19,344
2
johko92
Finland
$13,384
3
easylimp888
United Kingdom
$10,912
4
BringItOn313
Finland
$7,936
5
deepincidurr
United Kingdom
$5,456
6
summuNNN
United Kingdom
$3,968
7
A.Merone
Malta
$2,976
8
ZDamian
Poland
$2,480
On the final table of this tournament, all players were guaranteed at least $2,480 but they were playing for the first prize of $19,344. After losing "ZDamian" (8th - $2,480), "A.Merone" (7th - $2,976), "summuNNN" (6th - $3,968) and "deepincidurr" (5th - $5,456), the tournament was down to the final four players.
"BringItOn313" would miss the final three and he got $7,936 for his fourth place. After that "easylimp888" finished in third for $10,912 and the final two players played for the XL Series title and the first prize. "johko92" from Finland couldn't finish the job as he lost against "PuntSonPunt" from the Czech Republic, who won this big event for $19,344!
Event #7 $20,000 Super XL - Saturday R&A
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$50+5
Jan. 21
421
$47,100
The next tournament on the schedule was the $20,000 Super XL - Saturday R&A where 421 players competed for the first prize of $9,038.49. Each player who made the final table received at least $781.86, but they all wanted to win the title and that first place prize.
In the end, it was "Erik_Ajax" from the Netherlands who finished the job after beating Brazilian player "yhsimplicio". The runner-up received $6,711.45 for this result, while the Dutchman got the first prize of $9,038.49.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Erik_Ajax
Netherlands
$9,038.49
2
yhsimplicio
Brazil
$6,711.45
3
ghartt
Canada
$4,945.50
4
ZDamian
Poland
$3,768
5
Sticker1994
Poland
$2,637.60
6
Rodisking
Denmark
$2,001.75
7
SergeyRusko
Russia
$1,530.75
8
PulledPorker
Canada
$1,059.75
9
djknockout
Ukraine
$781.86
Event #8 $80,000 Super XL - Crazy 8
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$80+8
Jan. 21
855
$108,160
888poker wouldn't be 888poker if there wasn't a Crazy 8 event scheduled. 855 players paid $88 to play in this tournament, creating a prize pool of $108,160. That prize pool made for a first place prize of $20,009.60! Every finalist would receive at least $1,644.03 for making the final table.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
DrMikee
Uruguay
$20,009.60
2
selouan1991
Brazil
$14,417.72
3
normannolly
Ukraine
$10,816
4
8varethika
Greece
$8,112
5
GoLearnKid
Brazil
$5,408
6
ibustya888
Austrai
$3,785.60
7
CoCoMic
Romania
$2,433.60
8
a36yka
Belarus
$1,644.03
After losing "FU_I_M_ICM" in ninth place, the tournament reached the final table. First to go was "a36yka" from Belarus, but he wouldn't end the night on a downer as he would go on to win Event #11 not much later. "CoCoMic" (7th - $2,433.60) and "ibustya888" (6th - $3,785.60) followed the Event #11 winner to the rail.
From there on the Brazilian player "GoLearnKid" finished in fifth place for $5,408, while "8varethika" from Greece received $8,112 for getting fourth place. The final three players got a five-figure score, but that was it for Ukrainian player "normannolly" who finished third for $10,816.
The deciding heads-up between "selouan1991" and "DrMikee" was a battle between Brazil and Uruguay. The latter mentioned was the luckiest, or strongest, player of the tournament because he would take it all after beating his Brazilian opponent. "DrMikee" received a total prize money of $20,009.60 while "selouan1991" got $14,417.72 for finishing in second place.
Event #9 $15,000 Super XL - Mini Crazy 8
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$8+0.80
Jan. 21
2,228
$29,096
For the players who couldn't afford the big buy-in Crazy 8 tournament, a smaller edition started with a buy-in of $8.80. A massive 2,228 players competed for the prize pool of $29,096.
After more than eleven hours it was Brazilian player "fjreis" who took the victory and first prize of $3,666.67. Heads-up he made a deal with his German opponent, "tm2161", who received $3,655.21 for his second place.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
fjreis
Brazil
$3,666.67
2
tm2161
Germany
$3,655.21
3
Ti0373
Russia
$2,036.72
4
rrstar79
United Kingdom
$1,454.80
5
tragichero
Czech Republic
$1,163.84
6
0ndrej
Czech Republic
$872.88
7
TemmiOjossa
Finland
$581.92
8
purpleturtle
United Kingdom
$290.96
Event #10 $25,000 Super XL - Saturday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$50+5
Jan. 21
850
$42,500
At 20:35 GMT, 850 players started the tenth event of the series; the $25,000 Super XL - Saturday Challenge. They all paid their buy-in of $55 to create a prize pool of $42,500, making for a first place prize of $7,692.50.
On the final table, it was "Tacuara87" from the Czech Republic who was the best player and he made it to the final heads-up against "not_the_same". Nobody could stop "Tacuara87" on his way to victory and he defeated his opponent to secure himself from victory and the earlier mentioned first place prize of $7,692.50.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Tacuara87
Czech Republic
$7,692.50
2
not_the_same
Costa Rica
$5,525
3
ikkyuu
Germany
$4,143.75
4
skittlez_g
Canada
$3,102.50
5
pokerdave128
United Kingdom
$2,188.75
6
R0bis5s
Peru
$1,763.75
7
therudimeer
Canada
$1,338.75
8
Potovics
Czech Republic
$939.25
9
4etkuu_tun
Russia
$544
Event #11 $15,000 Super XL - Turbo Crazy 8
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$50+5
Jan. 21
352
$25,050
Last but not least there was a Turbo edition of the Crazy 8 tournament. 352 total players paid $55 to create a total prize pool of $25,050, which made a $4,822.12 first prize for the winner of the event.
As mentioned earlier, it was Event 8 finalist "a36yka" from Belarus that took down the lot. He defeated "Wikedd" from Finland to get himself a Super XL title and a nice payday.
On the first day of the Super XL Series Chris "888Moorman" Moorman reached the final table of Event #01. Yesterday shared his thoughts about making the final table. “I felt surprisingly good considering I haven't played that much online poker lately. This was my first real session back at the tables and to make a final table is a great start. The players were making a lot of moves against me and I was fortunate enough to have good hands in those situations.”
“With the tournament being a reentry one I felt like the average player was more willing to gamble so it was important to adjust to that,” explained Chris when referring to his strategy for the tournament. As to his thoughts of the final table and the winner “Mindcrushers”: “He also started the final table short stacked but were fortunate enough to pick up queens in back-to-back hands, get action and hold to take the chip lead. It just shows how quick your stack and fortunes can change in poker tournaments and to always stay patient and positive.”
The first weekend of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series is coming up, preceded by a quiet second day of the series on Friday. There were only two tournaments on the schedule. Who started his weekend with a nice payday on 888poker? Let's have look!
Event #4 $20,000 Super XL - Twins Royal
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prizepool
$50+5
Jan. 20
764
$38,200
The first tournament of the second day was the $20,000 Super XL - Twins Royal, which had a buy-in of $50+5. In total 764 players registered for event number four of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series to create a total prize pool of $38,200.
Place
Player
Prize
1
AMG_people
$7,009.70
2
PuntSonPunt
$5,004.20
3
YourNotSure
$3,781.80
4
tonbezerra
$2,845.90
5
spaarky777
$1,986,40
6
drkorn718
$1,604.60
7
frisni
$1,222.40
8
Renato "curioso24" Lezama
$840,40
9
Whispering_w
$496,60
None of the 888poker Ambassadors played in this tournament, all probably taking a day off before a huge weekend on 888poker. Gary "grunner777" Runner almost made it to the final table of this event, but he finished in tenth position to become the final table bubble for $420.20.
Renato "curioso24" Lezama managed to make the final table, but he busted right after "Whispering_w" finished in ninth place. Lezama finished in eight place and got $840.40 for his result. After those bust-outs, the tournament lost "frisni" (7th - $1,222.40), "drkorn718" (6th - $1,604.60), "spaarky777" (5th - $1,986,40) and "tonbezerra" (4th - $2,845.90) to reach the final three.
"YourNotSure" missed out on the deciding heads-up to finish in third for $3,781.80. The battle for victory was won by "AMG_people" to secure himself of $7,009.70 while runner-up "PuntSonPunt" got $5,004.20 for his or her efforts.
Event #5: $20,000 Super XL - Twins Flush
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prizepool
$50+5
Jan. 20
694
$34,700
The second and last tournament on Day 2 of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series was the $20,000 Super XL - Twins Flush. 694 players register for this tournament to create a prize pool of $34,700, almost double the guarantee of $20,000.
Place
Player
Prize
1
P0vorachivay
$6,506.25
2
tttexa
$4,684.50
3
R0bis5s
$3,470
4
Renato "curioso24" Lezama
$2,602.50
5
youremagical
$1,821.75
6
lukaslagey
$1,474.75
7
Yurec1707
$1,127.75
8
Achileys34
$780.75
9
bjovui96
$489.27
888poker had a special promotion on Day 2 of the series with extra prizes for players who could cash, make the final table or win both tournaments. If a player could manage to win both they would win themselves $100,000! This almost impossible achievement wasn't managed by one player, but there was a story on Day 2.
After having finished in eight place in Event #4, Renato "curioso24" Lezama got himself a seat on the final table of Event #5 as well. He got a $2,100 seat for the High Roller-event and a $1,050 Main Event-ticket for that feat! After making his second final table of the day he got to take fourth place in this tournament for $2,602.50.
Following him to the rail was Latvian player "R0bis5s" who finished third for $3,470. The heads-up between "P0vorachivay" and "tttexa" was won by the Russian and for that he got $6,506.26 in prize money. "tttxea" from Ukraine couldn't complain because he got $4,684.50 for his second place.
