2019 888poker XL Inferno

XL Inferno Recaps
Day: 9

Second Title for "Tuna_lover" In $30,000 DeepStack

On the ninth day of the XL Inferno Series on 888poker, players enjoyed an action-packed schedule.

In total, three tournaments started with the XL Inferno #26: $30,000 DeepStack as the highlight of the day. Let's take a look at the results.


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

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$55May 24720$36,000

At 19:00 GMT, the XL Inferno #26: $30,000 DeepStack kicked off. After late registration closed, there were 720 registered players resulting in a total prize pool of $36,000 with a nice prize of $6,804 reserved for the winner. More than nine hours were played before they crowned a champion.

Nine players made the final table, securing themselves of $551. "GranaPadano" (ninth, $551) "pinedinho10" (eighth, $810), "Heroraise" (seventh, $1,170), "Multilift" (sixth, $1,530), "luisnrd" (fifth, $1,944) were eliminated in quick succession. After that, "Charlymogo" (fourth, $2,722) and "xxAYADxx" (third, $3,672) missed out on the final heads-up.

United Kingdom's "Tuna_lover" battled heads up against Brazil's "LeoJoseCarne" and in the end, the former took down the XL Inferno title after making a heads-up deal. The runner-up received $5,208 while the winner won $6,582 and took his second title of the week after winning the 888poker XL Inferno #4 - $30,000 PKO.

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

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Tuna_loverUnited Kingdom$6,582
2LeoJoseCarneBrazil$5,208
3xxAYADxxUnited Kingdom$3,672
4CharlymogoGermany$2,722
5luisnrdBrazil$1,944
6MultiliftChina$1,530
7HeroraiseGermany$1,170
8pinedinho10Peru$810
9GranaPadanoSweden$551

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

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$16.50May 241,772$26,580

As is the case every day during 888poker's XL Inferno 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, 1,355 players did just that and 417 rebuys were made for a total of 1,772 entries.

That created a total prize pool of $26,580, getting divided over the last 162 players.

The most money was up for grabs on the final table, where every finalist got at least $287. All the attention went to the first prize of $4,519, which went to Russia's winner "Mixa430". The Russian player defeated Canadian "adambombskie" in the deciding heads up and saw the runner up settling for second place ($3,323).

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

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Mixa430Russia$4,519
2adambombskieCanada$3,323
3jagr2011Germany$2,522
4Hr.GoldsteinGermany$1,807
5ch0mbaRussia$1,316
6deezenutsAAUnited Kingdom$1,050
7michmi31Germany$784
8Irrelevant $518
9izzyg2Canada$287

888poker XL Inferno #28: $10,000 Late DeepStack

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$33May 24633$18,990

At 9 p.m. GMT, 507 players registered for the XL Inferno #28: $10,000 Late DeepStack. In total, 126 players used their option to rebuy to create a total of 633 entries. That meant there was no overlay and with that, a total prize pool of $18,990 with $3,276 for the winner.

Every finalist was guaranteed $291 and the tournament reached that stage after "nyagaaaan" busted in tenth place for $228.

On the final table, "flashTrash", "EKeleris" and "Lik3az0mbY" left in quick succession finishing in ninth ($291), eighth ($427), and seventh ($617) place. "Donkyta13" and "Yoko_poko" had to settle for sixth ($807) and fifth ($1,025) place, before "n0sferatv" from Peru ended up in fourth place ($1,462).

"PaSSoGiveUP" from Croatia then busted in third place ($1,937) and missed out on the heads-up. The final two players were guaranteed at least $2,630. The two remaining players made a deal and it was Denmark's "weflipyouwin" who won the tournament for $3,276 while "Araforr" settled for second place and $2,943.

888poker XL Inferno Event #28: $10,000 Late DeepStack Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1weflipyouwinDenmark$3,276
2AraforrRussia$2,943
3PaSSoGiveUPCroatia$1,937
4n0sferatvPeru$1,462
5Yoko_pokoMexico$1,025
6Donkyta13Mexico$807
7Lik3az0mbYGermany$617
8EKelerisLithuania$427
9flashTrashRussia$291

888poker XL Inferno Full Schedule

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-in
May 256 p.m.XL Inferno #29 - $30,000 6-Max$109
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #30 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max$16.50
 8 p.m.XL Inferno #31 - $15,000 Late 6-Max$55
May 265 p.m.XL Inferno #32 - $500,000 Main Event$250
 5:30 p.m.XL Inferno #33 - $50,000 Mini Main Event$33
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #34 - $15,000 Micro Main Event$5.50

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