2018 888poker XL Eclipse

XL Eclipse Recaps
Day: 10

XL Eclipse Recaps

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XL Eclipse Day 10: Get Ready for the $1,000,000 GTD Main Event!

On the tenth day of the XL Eclipse Series on 888poker, players could compete in three new tournaments, with the XL Eclipse #28 - $30,000 6-Max as the highlight of the day. The $30 buy-in Mini edition and a $55 buy-in Late edition started as well.

The Main Event with a guarantee of $1,000,000 starts tonight, at 8 p.m. GMT. Playing in this event will cost you $1,050, but there are still plenty of opportunities to get in cheaper. The $150,000 guaranteed Mini Main starts at 8 o'clock as well and will cost you $160 to enter. The $30 Micro Main starts thirty minutes later and has a guarantee of $50,000.


XL Eclipse #28 - $30,000 6-Max

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$160Sep. 22271$40,650

At 6 p.m. GMT, the highlight of the day started with 181 competing in this event. In total, there were also 90 rebuys to create a total prize pool of $40,650. For the winner, it would be a great payday with the first prize of $9,756. Every finalist would be guaranteed at least $1,829.

On the final table, familiar faces like "Kannwas" and "sephir0t" competed for the victory. Later mentioned finished in fourth place for $3,455 while "Kannwas" made it to the final heads-up against Russian regular "josef_shvejk".

The two finalists made a deal and both secured themselves of $8,241. In the end, the Austrian got $1 more and won the XL Eclipse title.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1KannwasAustria$8,242
2josef_shvejkRussia$8,241
3PhilreadsUAustria$5,081
4sephir0tSwitzerland$3,455
5xxXAQAXxxUnited Kingdom$2,642
6ivanascasubiArgentina$1,829

XL Eclipse #29 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$33Sep. 22743$22,290

At the same time as the XL Eclipse #28, the XL Eclipse #29 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max started. After the registration period was over, there were 528 players and 215 rebuys for a total of 743 entries. The total prize pool was $22,290 with a first prize of $4,313.

In this event, Romania's "KeepTrying05" and "gaingrapes" from Mexico battled for the XL title in the deciding heads-up. Latter mentioned won after a short battle and received the first prize of $4,313 while the runner-up had to settle for $3,199.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1gaingrapesMexico$4,313
2KeepTrying05Romania$3,199
3R1chkingUnited Kingdom$2,396
4dimdafRussia$1,649
5chiquidealerArgentina$1,181
6avo1990Mongolia$758

XL Eclipse #30 - $15,000 Late 6-Max

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$55Sep. 22314$15,700

A late winner was crowned in the XL Eclipse #30 - $15,000 Late 6-Max. This event attracted 314 players to create a prize pool of $15,700. Each finalist guaranteed themselves of $644 while the winner could win up to $3,611.

After "aka.plan4ik" departed in seventh place ($447), the players were moved to the official final table. "manipuliator" (sixth, $644), "MidiChlorien" (fifth, $942) and "NIMAJNEB16" (fourth, $1,256) were eliminated in quick sucession, before "SOS90210" ended in third place for $1,884 and missed a shot at an XL Eclipse title.

That title went to Sweden, after "Feeding6" defeated "hotizzle" in the deciding heads-up. The Swede received $3,053 after a deal while the runner-up got the most money: $3,070.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Feeding6Sweden$3,053
2hotizzle-$3,070
3SOS90210Switzerland$1,884
4NIMAJNEB16Germany$1,256
5MidiChlorienMali$942
6manipuliator-$644

2018 XL Eclipse Schedule

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-in
Sun., Sept. 234:30 p.m.XL Eclipse #31 - $100,000 Mega Deep$215
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #32 - $1,000,000 Main Event$1,050
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #33 - $150,000 Mini Main$160
 6:30 p.m.XL Eclipse #34 - $50,000 Micro Main$30

Bonus Offerings

Players can participate in free qualifiers or earn XL Eclipse entries through a number of satellites, which start at just $0.01. Free Eclipse Main Event qualifiers are running daily at 9 p.m. GMT with the top three players winning $1,050 seats, while 30 $12 seats into the Eclipse Mini Tune Up are awarded in free qualifiers that begin at 5 p.m. GMT daily.

Not only that, but 888poker is offering bonuses to players who can make their way to the winner’s circle on more than one occasion, and for those who can consistently run deep during the series. Bonuses for multiple wins are available as follows:

Events WonBonus Prize Money
2$1,000
3$10,000
4$100,000
5$1,000,000

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