On the final day of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series, it was one of the busiest days of the year on the second largest online poker room in the world. There were ten events scheduled with the $1,050 Main Event as the biggest highlight of the day. Who could finish the series in style with a victory and a nice payday?
Event #54: $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Breeze
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$55
Jan. 29
1,375
$68,750
The final day started with Event #54: $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Breeze, where 1,375 players competed for a prize pool of $68,750. In the end, it was "pstratulat" from Romania who was the first winner of the day after defeating "kkvalieri" in the final heads-up. The Romanian got $11,687.50 for first place while the Brazilian had to settle for $8,593.75.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
pstratulat
Romania
$11,687.50
2
kkvalieri
Brazil
$8,593.75
3
scellone94
Malta
$6,524.37
4
oneh1twonder
Austria
$4,675
5
Giefurdollar
Germany
$3,403.12
6
mukonga
Lithuania
$2,715.62
7
PulledPorker
Canada
$2,028.12
8
974kWRT
Ukraine
$1,340.62
9
kavkazBear
Cyprus
$742.50
Event #55: $150,000 Super XL - Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$215
Jan. 29
1,080
$216,000
It was a great day for players who like the bigger buy-in tournaments. On Sunday, there was also a $215 Mega Deep scheduled and there were 1,080 playing for the first prize of $38,880. After more than fourteen hours it was United Kingdom's "HappyHour4U" who secured the victory. He or she received a total first place prize of $38,880 while Austria's runner-up "88tiger889" couldn't complain getting second for $27,712.80.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
HappyHour4U
United Kingdom
$38,880
2
88tiger889
Austria
$27,712.80
3
Fitip4ldi
United Kingdom
$20,736
4
REFpussy
Mexico
$15,552
5
curioso24
Peru
$10,800
6
pvss10
Brazil
$8,640
7
padilha10
Brazil
$6,480
8
lanfear9
Netherlands
$4,320
9
lrdvoldemort
United Kingdom
$2,592
Event #56: $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Monsoon
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$55
Jan. 29
1,295
$64,750
At 19:30 GMT, the series saw 1,295 players register for Event #56: $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Monsoon to almost double the guaranteed prize pool of $35,000. The players played for a total prize pool of $64,750 with the first prize of $11,007.50. This money all went to United Kingdom's "Tuna_lover" who defeated all players after ten hours and one minute of play.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Tuna_lover
United Kingdom
$11,007.50
2
Brunao333
Brazil
$8,093.75
3
Wilmy_x
United Kingdom
$6,144.77
4
kbelik48o
Netherlands
$4,403
5
juanaflow
Argentina
$3,205.12
6
DaPenguin213
Costa Rica
$2,557.62
7
lanfear9
Netherlands
$1,910.12
8
pokerdave128
United Kingdom
$1,262.62
9
gib0derGeh90
Germany
$699.30
Event #58: $200,000 Super XL - Mini Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$160
Jan. 29
1,512
$328,650
Players who couldn't afford to play the $1,050 Main Event, could register for the Mini Main Event with a buy-in of $160. In total, there were 1,512 players to create a total prize pool of $328,650 with $55,508.98 for the eventual winner of this event!
After losing "matehussulz" in tenth place for $2,760.66, the tournament went on with the final table of nine, each player guaranteed at least $3,549.42. In quick succession "Trollkonst8", "PairDrawGood" and "InJeBakkes" busted, while the other six players were guaranteed a nice five-figure payday.
"F4sKL" busted in sixth place for $12,488.70 and it was "BMars4Life" who finished in fifth place for $15,610.87. Luigi "firgli" Knoppers from Malta got himself to fourth place for $21,362.25, while Brazil's "selouan1991" missed out on the final heads-up after busting in third place for $30,235.80. The heads-up between "dobrydmi" and "fNx_R" was won by the latter mentioned and received $55,508.98 for his success!
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
fNx_R
Ukraine
$55,508.98
2
dobrydmi
Czech Republic
$39,503.73
3
selouan1991
Brazil
$30,235.80
4
Luigi "firgli" Knoppers
Malta
$21,362.25
5
BMars4Life
Finland
$15,610.87
6
F4sKL
Czech Republic
$12,488.70
7
InJeBakkes
Netherlands
$9,366.52
8
PairDrawGood
Germany
$6,244.35
9
Trollkonst8
Sweden
$3,549.42
Event #59: $15,000 Super XL - Micro Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$5
Jan. 29
5,029
$22,881.95
For the players who couldn't afford the $1,050 and $160 Main Event, 888poker scheduled a Micro Main Event with a buy-in of just $5! This buy-in was paid by a massive 5,029 players to create a prize pool of $22,881.95. After nine hours and eleven minutes of play, the lion's share of this money was for runner-up "solnce2303" who got $2,886.21 after a heads-up deal. Winner "waffles10" got $2,742.63 for the victory.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
waffles10
Brazil
$2,742.63
2
solnce2303
Russia
$2,866.21
3
alinevod
Belarus
$1,761.91
4
bekel
United Kingdom
$1,327.15
5
tutui123
Russia
$915.27
6
brewster50
United Kingdom
$640.69
7
77Master88
Switzerland
$411.87
8
hanses77
Germany
$228.81
9
fil_ajwi1
Poland
$173.90
Event #60: $100,000 Super XL - Sunday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$90
Jan. 29
1,014
$122,208
Also on the Super XL schedule was the Sunday Challenge with a buy-in of $90. This tournament attracted 1,014 players and it was Czech Republic's "Corlusion" who was the luckiest player. In this event, he or she defeated Japan's "IamKenji1967" in the deciding heads-up to secure a $21,997,44 payday.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Corlusion
Czech Republic
$21,997.44
2
IamKenji1967
Japan
$15,679.28
3
7obi490
Germany
$11,731.96
4
Kuncito1997
Czech Republic
$8,798.97
5
alexdimitrov
Czech Republic
$6,110.40
6
MAMOHT_T
Russia
$4,888.32
7
larimetran
Brazil
$3,666.24
8
LABOMBA1961
Argentina
$2,444.16
9
Mowlschbazd
Germany
$1,466.49
Event #61: $50,000 Super XL - Turbo Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$215
Jan. 29
349
$69,800
For the fans of Turbo tournament, there was a $215 Turbo Mega Deep on the schedule. This event got 349 players and they played down to a winner within five hours and six minutes. In the end, "GangstaGo" was the biggest winner, winning the heads-up against Swedish player "asanisse4" to win the first prize of $13,506.30.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
GangstaGo
Ukraine
$13,506.30
2
asanisse4
Sweden
$10,121
3
2skiiied
Germany
$7,678
4
spektah888
Canada
$5,758.50
5
GSTARRAW33
Canada
$3,978.60
6
windiswild
Denmark
$3,071.20
7
Gretigaard
Netherlands
$2,373.20
8
redsuarez
$1,672.50
9
gizz888tti
Russia
$1,221.50
Event #62: $30,000 Super XL - Turbo Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$109
Jan. 29
461
$46,100
After the Main Event, the Micro Main Event and the Mini Main Event, there was also a Turbo edition. This tournament had a buy-in of $109 and 461 players registered to create a prize pool of $46,100. Most of this money was for Switzerland's "skylin007", who won the event after three hours and 53 minutes. He or she defeated "miccoli1904" to secure a $8,759 payday, while the runner-up had to do with $6,454.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
skylin007
Switzerland
$8,759
2
miccoli1904
Czech Republic
$6,454
3
marioallin58
Canada
$4,725.25
4
midein
Germany
$3,595.80
5
YSoSerious7
Ukraine
$2,535.50
6
t8ofdiamonds
Germany
$1,959.25
7
ROLDY18
Netherlands
$1,498.25
8
pimmelspeck
Germany
$1,037.25
9
Jiffyjaffy
United Kingdom
$765.26
Event #63: $15,000 Super XL - Super Turbo Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize Pool
$75
Jan. 29
285
$28,105
To close the 888 Super XL Series, there was the Super Turbo Main Event with a buy-in of $75. In total, there were 285 players who were looking to finish the series with a nice score. The tournament was finished after just one hour and 47 minutes. Brazil's "fjreis" was the lucky one, who got from $75 to the first prize of $5,747.47 within 107 minutes!