2017 888poker XL Inferno

XL Inferno Recaps
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888poker XL Inferno Series Day 5: 'bananove' Wins $100K Quarterback

With 13 events played on Day 5, it was a busy day at the XL Inferno Series.

Players could enjoy some beautiful events, with the $100,000 Quarterback as the highlight of the day. In this tournament, the prize pool was well over $100,000 and first prize was more than $25,000. Let's see who took the most money on this day and all the other results on Day 5.

XL Inferno #62 - $100,000 Quarterback

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$215May 11599$149,500

At 8 p.m. GMT, the XL Inferno #62 - $100,000 Quarterback started with each player receiving a starting stack of 10,000 chips. After 200 minutes of late registration, there were 599 players and 594 rebuys ($50 each). The prize pool was $149,500 with the first prize of $28,240.

After several hours, the tournament reached his final table. "cmonsadboy" ended in 10th place for $1,719. Every finalist secured themselves of $2,242 - the amount "Ivanlolas" received for his ninth-place finish. "icebearrr" and "AshTheSlave" busted in eighth and seventh place, receiving $3,363 and $4,858.

Apo "APOARSLAN" Arslan from Sweden finished in sixth place for $6,353, while "ADRI_ATM" got $7,983 for fifth place. The last four players were guaranteed at least $11,362. Sweden's "cuadrado12" received this money after busting in fourth place. The final three players then decided to make a deal where "easylimp888" got the most money, $21,686.

After the deal, "Poker_Loco" busted in third place for $21,239. easylimp888 was the biggest winner, but didn't win the tournament after losing heads-up against "bananove." He received the least amount of money ($20,895) but was crowned as the winner.

PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1bananoveSweden$20,895
2easylimp888United Kingdom$21,686
3Poker_LocoGermany$21,239
4cuadrado12Sweden$11,362
5ADRI_ATMUnited Kingdom$7,983
6APOARSLANSweden$6,353
7AshTheSlaveCroatia$4,858
8icebearrrGermany$3,363
9IvanlolasUnited Kingdom$2,242

XL Inferno #54 - $10,000 Lightning 6-Max

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$109May 11133$20,500

The $10,000 Lightning 6-Max, a tournament that has been played every day, was on schedule again. Just like on Wednesday, 133 players competed for a prize pool of $20,500. Swedish "backdown8" defeated all players to secure the victory and the first prize of $5,330.

PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1backdown8Sweden$5,330
2i2outLatvia$3,587
3takecareaaAustria$2,665
4GramNaKartkePoland$1,742
5Cherman99Canada$1,332
6B4NKR0LL3RMorocco$922

XL Inferno #55 - $15,000 Breeze

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$55May 11508$25,400

At 4:45 p.m. GMT, 508 players competed in the XL Inferno #55 - $15,000 Breeze. They created a total prize pool of $25,400 with a first prize of $4,800. After almost nine hours, Germany's "RKOoutofNWHR" was crowned as the winner. In the final heads-up, he defeated "Malygos1987" from the United Kingdom.

PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1RKOoutofNWHRGermany$4,800
2Malygos1987United Kingdom$3,517
3Ipoo1Sweden$2,590
4GSwarrior30Ukraine$1,955
5petrofv5501Russia$1,371
6MatheusCGBrazil$1,079
7IMDoolLithuania$825
8badlucktouRussia$571
9hateVAMOSRussia$388

XL Inferno #56 - $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$30May 11899$24,722.50
PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1yrkkkLithuania$4,450
2mpompos6United Kingdom$3,213
3BetShoveSweden$2,398
4luffEEELatvia$1,792
5fowler888Russia$1,246
6asomaleficoRomania$998
7Ern3sti7oGermany$751
8VanUKRUkraine$506
9Ti0373Russia$309

XL Inferno #57 - $20,000 Crocodile

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$160May 11298$44,700

The XL Inferno #57 - $20,000 Crocodile was a tournament for players with a bigger bankroll, with the buy-in of $160. In total, there were 298 players who competed in this event to get a prize pool of $44,700. The lion's share of this money went to Austria's "uR4iseM3Up" who defeated Latvia's "floatmasta." For his victory, he received $8,649 while the runner-up had to settle for $6,481.

PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1uR4iseM3UpAustria$8,649
2floatmastaLatvia$6,481
3iCrushU556Germany$4,917
4progree69Argentina$3,687
5BigNich09Czech Republic$2,547
6VocaaasCzech Republic$1,966
7DIACONU5555Romania$1,519
8Iplay4pipasUnited Kingdom$1,072
9Sacksinho10Germany$782

XL Inferno #58 - $15,000 Swordfish

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$30May 11804$22,110
PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1F1obaBrazil$4,001
2dzoqerSlovakia$2,874
3SuprNintend0Malta$2,155
4PycckuiAARussia$1,614
5Angryb1rdsUkraine$1,138
6eStfuPoland$917
7BredaBredaBRBrazil$696
8alankarasBrazil$488
9PANVLADRussia$283

XL Inferno #59 - $60,000 R&A

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$55May 11692$84,550

One of the biggest winners of Day 5 came from the XL Inferno #59 - $60,000 R&A. In this tournament, players could buy-in for $55 with the option to rebuy and add-on. In total, there were 692 players, 464 rebuys and 535 add-ons to create a total prize pool of $84,550.

The first prize of $15,853 went to Canadian "doyleb102" who was crowned the winner after seven hours and 45 minutes. "Cupido1992" finished in second place for $11,414.

PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1doyleb102Canada$15,853
2Cupido1992Germany$11,414
3LittleFlyingBrazil$8,455
423NoraBAustria$6,341
5IceStreamCzech Republic$4,438
6MiloRatUnited Kingdom$3,593
7_Phoenix___Lithuania$2,747
8hownorezCzech Republic$1,902
9askmetopromLatvia$1,192

XL Inferno #60 - $10,000 Mini R&A

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$5May 111,248$14,760.20

The smallest winner of an event came from the XL Inferno #60 - $10,000 Mini R&A. In this $5 event, Brazil's "SupertrampBR" took the first place and received $2,509. Not bad for a buy-in of just $5.

PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1SupertrampBRBrazil$2,509
2Mocho9Argentina$1,845
3ToriBlack7Canada$1,400
4MacAulishUnited Kingdom$1,003
5liamtrimUnited Kingdom$730
6jimbob227United Kingdom$583
7absint90.Romania$435
8SmartChixAustria$287
9xEdieNashxMexico$159

XL Inferno #61 - $20,000 Monsoon

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$55May 11737$36,850
PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1GotMyStr8Russia$6,761
2QuicksyNR1Netherlands$4,827
3ohemgehSwitserland$3,648
4bubbleboybrBrazil$2,745
5HeyHohLetsGoNetherlands$1,916
6wisimakiUnited Kingdom$1,547
7oursthegloryUnited Kingdom$1,179
86oTaHikRussia$810
9cshine87Ireland$497

XL Inferno #63 - $30,000 Mini Quarterback

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$44May 11933$43,680

The Mini edition of the Quarterback event attracted a total of 933 players, to create a prize pool of $43,680. It became a British party, after "MalakiasCF" and "OscarSJS" both made it to the final heads up. MalakiasCF conquered his opponent to win the tournament for $7,862.

PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1MalakiasCFUnited Kingdom$7,862
2OscarSJSUnited Kingdom$5,678
3ArKip89Russia$4,236
4BlackMajloPoland$3,166
5Tobykas3PColombia$2,201
6brgomes21Brazil$1,764
7Majkel.PLPoland$1,327
8ZaniacmaniacSweden$895
9antypyszalekPoland$546

XL Inferno #64 - $25,000 Thursday Challenge

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$12May 111,128$36,111.70

On Thursday, 1,218 players competed in the XL Inferno #64 - $25,000 Thursday Challenge. They played for the first prize of $6,312 and after several hours, "In33dm0ney99" didn't need any money, he won the tournament and received the earlier mentioned prize.

PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1In33dm0ney99Lithuania$6,312
2JungleJediBrazil$4,586
3budvafishLatvia$3,430
4vanilaice888Slowakia$2,563
5itakeallofuChile$1,805
6takter79Sweden$1,444
7BeerShakeLatvia$1,083
8tianinBrazil$722
9alexxabest $415

XL Inferno #65 - $15,000 Tornado

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$109May 11177$24,400
PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1GSwarrior30Ukraine$5,246
2AshTheSlaveCroatia$3,782
3zedonatoBrazil$2,867
4alexxabestUkraine$2,135
5IQHAHANorway$1,464
6ZeroNineeeCzech Republic$1,220
7hateVAMOSRussia$976
8HkDeKoBrazil$732
9Zelja22Croatia$488

XL Inferno #66 - $30,000 Turbo Quarterback

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$109May 11261$30,000

For the fans of Turbo tournaments, there was the XL Inferno #66 - $30,000 Turbo Quarterback. In total, there were 261 players competing for a prize pool of $30,000. Within a few hours, "OTwenty" from the Netherlands was crowned as the winner and he received $6,135 for his result.

PlacePlayerCountyPrize
1OTwentyNetherlands$6,135
2PulledPorkerCanada$4,500
3TankeViciusMorocco$3,390
4KimberSliceThailand$2,550
5almondheadSwitserland$1,740
6TruchotaPeru$1,350
7Oduvanchik15Latvia$1,050
8MrNorbertoCzech Republic$750
9Isildur1337xSweden$570