2019 888poker XL Eclipse

On Friday, it was time for the ninth day of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series. And again, there were three new tournaments on the schedule. Let's take a look at the events that played out on Sept. 20, 2019.

888poker XL Eclipse #26: $30,000 DeepStack

After over nine hours of play, the XL Eclipse #26: $30,000 DeepStack crowned a winner. "killakolor" from Germany claimed the first-place prize of $4,361 after defeating "rickybarbosa" in heads-up play. Before that all went down, the final two players made a deal.

The event had 532 players register with 174 rebuys for a total of 706 entries. They created a prize pool of $35,300 with 72 places getting paid. "Nugget500" from the United Kingdom finished on the bubble and was the last player unable to break into the money.

After several hours of play, the tournament dwindled down to nine players who made for the official final table. In quick succession, the tournament lost "shadowmoon3" (ninth, $540), "Streusalz" (eight, $794) and "Ilovetyumen" (seventh, $1,174).

With six players left, the tension rose. The Russian finalist "TonyLipS" couldn't stand the heat and finished in sixth place for $1,500.

Romania's "NotPlaying" exited not long after, settling for fifth place and a prize of $1,906. The last player from Russia, "nyagaaan" finished in fourth place for $2,718.

The remaining three players were all guaranteed at least $3,601, and that prize went to "Kondogbia" for a third-place finish. In the end, the final two players agreed on a deal. Germany's "killakolor" got the victory and the first prize of $6,197. Runner-up "rickybarbosa" just missed the title and had to settle for second place ($5,364).

888poker XL Eclipse #26: $30,000 DeepStack Final Table Results

888poker XL Eclipse #27: $20,000 Mini DeepStack

As is the case every day during 888poker's XL Eclipse Series, there was also a Mini edition of the DeepStack on the schedule. To compete in this tournament, players had to pay $16.50. In total, 1,274 players did just that and 396 rebuys were made for a total of 1,670 entries.

That created a total prize pool of $25,050, getting divided over the last 162 players.

The most money was up for grabs on the final table, where every finalist got at least $271. All the attention went to the first prize of $4,069, which went to Ukraine's winner "loveU2baby". The Ukrainian player defeated Russia's "ch0mba" in the deciding heads up and saw the runner up settling for second place ($3,321).

888poker XL Eclipse #27: $20,000 Mini DeepStack Final Table Results

888poker XL Eclipse #28: $15,000 Late DeepStack

At 9 p.m. GMT, 473 players registered for the XL Eclipse #28: $15,000 Late DeepStack. In total, 127 players used their option to rebuy to create a total of 600 entries. That meant there was no overlay and with that, a total prize pool of $18,800 with $3,420 for the winner.

Every finalist was guaranteed $299 and the tournament reached that stage after "LLBR1" busted in tenth place for $216.

On the final table, "ShftWrk", "Bullonhenki" and "Multilift" left in quick succession finishing in ninth ($299), eighth ($405), and seventh ($585) place. "SportsDudeDK" and "effuno99" had to settle for sixth ($765) and fifth ($990) place, before "MHighton" from the United Kingdom ended up in fourth place ($1,404).

"treilly71" from the United Kingdom then busted in third place ($1,845) and missed out on the heads-up. The final two players were guaranteed at least $2,520. The two remaining players made a deal and it was Romania's "TheGambler30" who won the tournament for $3,420 while "SunComeUp" settled for second place and $2,520.

888poker XL Eclipse #28: $15,000 Late DeepStack Final Table Results

888poker XL Eclipse Schedule

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