"LucySagara70" Wins the $30,000 8-Max
On the third day of the 888poker XL Inferno Series, three new tournaments were scheduled. Most of the attention went out to the $30,000 8-Max, where over 300 participants competed for the first prize of over $7,000. Let's take a look at this tournament and the results of the other events that played out on Saturday.
888poker XL Inferno #7 - $30,000 8-Max
Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
---|---|---|---|
$109 | May 18 | 404 | $40,400 |
The XL Inferno #7 - $30,000 8-Max kicked off at 20:00 GMT. After late registration closed, there were 404 registered players. That resulted in a pretty big prize pool of $40,400 with $7,878 reserved for the winner. More than eight hours were played before a champion was crowned.
Eight players made the final table, securing themselves of $1,010. "quiestce" (eighth, $1,010), "MarKell85" (seventh, $1,212), "dryyyyyyy" (sixth, $1,616), "kory1977" (fifth, $2,222) were eliminated in quick succession. After that, "bluffwarrior" (fourth, $3,232) and "Pablos701" (third, $4,444) missed out on the final heads-up.
"LucySagara70" battled against "888pruha" and in the end, the aforementioned won against his or her opponent to be crowned the winner. The winner received the first prize of $7,878, while the runner-up had to settle for $5,858.
888poker XL Inferno #7 - $30,000 8-Max Final Table Results
Position | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | LucySagara70 | $7,878 | |
2 | 888pruha | Russia | $5,858 |
3 | Pablos701 | Brazil | $4,444 |
4 | bluffwarrior | United Kingdom | $3,232 |
5 | kory1977 | Ireland | $2,222 |
6 | dryyyyyyy | Finland | $1,616 |
7 | MarKell85 | Switzerland | $1,212 |
8 | quiestce | Switzerland | $1,010 |
888poker XL Inferno #8 - $10,000 Mini 8-Max
Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
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$8.80 | May 18 | 1,672 | $13,376 |
There was also a Mini Edition of the 8-Max on the schedule for the players who couldn't afford the biggest buy-in ($109) of the day. To compete in this tournament, players had to pay the buy-in of $8.80 and there were 1,672 players competing for a prize pool of $13,376. Every finalist in this tournament would secure him- or herself of $167 but all eyes were on the top prize of $2,408.
That top prize went to no one, as there was a deal between the final three players. The Brazilian winner "JMBrotto" was the biggest winner with a prize of $2,048 while runner-up "Hotzonicu" received $1,740 and third-place finisher "Davedepratt" won $1,694.
888poker XL Inferno #8 - $10,000 Mini 8-Max Final Table Results
Position | Player | Country | Prize |
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1 | JMBrotto | Brazil | $2,048 |
2 | Hotzonicu | Romania | $1,740 |
3 | Davedepratt | United Kingdom | $1,694 |
4 | Fakedoy | Brazil | $991 |
5 | falconstar5 | United Kingdom | $669 |
6 | Donyzete | Brazil | $401 |
7 | IgrindThat | Romania | $268 |
8 | Aokiw | Brazil | $167 |
888poker XL Inferno #9 - $15,000 Late 8-Max
Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
---|---|---|---|
$55 | May 18 | 375 | $18,750 |
The last winner of the day was crowned in the XL Inferno #9 - $15,000 Late 8-Max. This event was played by 375 players to create a prize pool of $18,750, easily reaching the guaranteed prize pool. "89rhino89" from Russia won the event for $3,656 after defeating another Russian player "Nejtrin0" in the final heads-up.
888poker XL Inferno #9 - $15,000 Late 8-Max Final Table Results
Position | Player | Country | Prize |
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1 | 89rhino89 | Russia | $3,656 |
2 | Nejtrin0 | Russia | $2,719 |
3 | managaa | Russia | $2,063 |
4 | Rolfi_west | Argentina | $1,500 |
5 | jupanul9 | Romania | $1,031 |
6 | DonatasKruge | United Kingdom | $750 |
7 | kAfRiNiUs | Greece | $563 |
8 | ClaretBantam | United Kingdom | $469 |