On the fifth day of the 888poker XL Blizzard Series, three new tournaments were on the schedule. Most of the attention went out to the $250,000 High Roller, where some massive prizes were "up for grabs."

XL Blizzard #16 - $250,000 High Roller

After almost nine hours of play, Mexico's "SteveyBG" won the XL Blizzard #16 - $250,000 High Roller for $63,697. The event attracted 118 players for a little overlay and a total prize pool of $250,000.

Some of the best tournament players in the poker world registered to the event. Well-known pros like Ole "olekonjole" Schemion, Martin "MJacobson888" Jacobson, Simon "Isildur1337x" Mattsson had a go at the most expensive tournament of the XL Blizzard series, but all without the necessary luck to make a deep run.

Just twelve places got paid in this tournament, and it was Dutchman "InJeBakkes" who fell in thirteenth place after losing a coin flip with pocket threes against ace-king. After that, "pekojizonno", "Whyfloatme" and "DosPoochies" missed out on the final table. The eventual final table was, however, by no means lacking household names.

"SteveyBG" stopped "OlNKOinkOink" from his second title of the day.

Parker "888tonkaaaa" Talbot was one of them, but he hit the rail in ninth place ($7,500).

Fabricio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez was down to eight big blinds, and he shoved with king-queen. Ben "jenbizzIe" Jones made the call with pocket sevens and held, eliminating Gonzalez in eighth place for $8,750. After that, Jones found himself eliminated in seventh place ($10,625) after shoving pocket tens into pocket queens.

Thirty minutes later, "summuNNN" defended his big blind against a raise from "OINKOinkOink" and flopped top pair with ten-eight. Unfortunately for him, the German had pocket aces and made an easy call when the Brit moved in. No help for "summuNNN" on the turn or river and he saw his run come to an end in sixth place for $13,125.

Ukraine's "yarik1903" won an event on Monday, but couldn't close the deal in the $2,100 High Roller. The Ukrainian ended up all in with ace-six against the ace-king of "aIderfaIder" and lost the hand, ending this event in fifth place for $17,500.

"aIderfaIder" was second in chips with four remaining, but still busted in fourth place for $23,750. The British player called all in with sixes but was facing pocket tens from "SteveyBG." "SteveyBG" flopped a set and eliminated the Brit.

With three left, Sebastian "p000cket000" Sikorski moved all in from the small blind with jack-three and received a call from "OINKOinkOink" in the big blind with ace-seven. The German regular won the hand to bust Sikorski in third place for $35,000. The two final players made a deal before their heads-up, and after that, it was Mexico's "SteveyBG" who got the title and first prize of $63,697.

With that, the Mexican player stopped "OlNKOinkOink" from his second title of the day. But still, the German had a fantastic runner-up finish for $51,303.

XL Blizzard #17 - $100,000 Mini High Roller

"OlNKOinkOink" came up short in the $2,100 High Roller where he finished runner-up, but he did come out on top in Event 17. Besting a field of 630 players, "OlNKOinkOink" went home with the top prize of almost $25,000.

The mini version of the High Roller easily made its guarantee, getting to a prize pool of $126,000 where just $100,000 was reserved by 888. While "OlNKOinkOink" was the one walking away with the title, he or she wasn't the one to leave this event the richest. Heads-up, a deal was made with countryman "Charlymogo" who banked $27,955.

XL Blizzard #18 - $30,000 Late High Roller

Another "high roller," this time with a buy-in of just $160 and a late start. Two Brazilians, two Swedes, a player from the Ukraine, and a Fin, Russian, Czech, and Canadian made for an international final table.

The Czech player "LovePorn69", who apparently loves to watch nature documentaries on the internet, walked away a winner. While "LovePorn69" got $8,050 for first, Russian player "P0vorachivay" ended up with a similar amount after a heads-up deal.

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