On the final day of the 888poker XL Inferno Series, there were 17 tournaments on the schedule.
Most of the attention went to the $1,500,000 Main Event, which had a buy-in of $1,050. This was the highlight on Day 15 but there was more with some big winners in other events. Let's see who took down the Main Event and the other events on this final day of the series.
XL Inferno #189 - $1,500,000 Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$1,050
May 21
1,319
$1,755,000
After more than 13 hours of play, the $1,050 XL Inferno Main finally came to an end. In the final heads-up, "Alien_Army" secured the victory against "stevachenko7."
Position
Player
Country
Prize
1
Alien_Army
Austria
$291,007
2
stevachenko7
Czech Republic
$226,717
3
sngguru
Slovakia
$166,549
4
sweet_dr34ms
Russia
$119,340
5
PacoMonon
United Kingdom
$86,872
6
Fukuruku
Ukraine
$69,322
7
Ibeturaise2x
Lithuania
$51,772
8
p000cket000
Canada
$34,222
9
beebsterizer
Canada
$18,954
The tournament started at 6 p.m. GMT, but with five hours of late registration, players had the option to start a bit later. At the end of registration, there were 1,319 players and 436 rebuys to create a total prize pool of $1,755,000. For the winner, it would be a massive payday of $298,350.
Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert, Pius "AMasta89" Heinz, Ruben "rubenrtv" Visser, Mike "SirWatts" Watson, Alexandr "Biack88" Trofimov, Thomas "WushuTM" Muhlocker, Tobias "Bale_11" Garp and Fabrizio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez busted pretty quickly and well before the money.
Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche, Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov, Nicolas "PKaiser" Fierro, Chris "888Moorman" Moorman, Adrian "ADRI_ATM" Mateos and Parker "888tonkaaaa" Talbot also didn't manage to reach the stage of the tournament where money was awarded.
The bubble burst when Steven "Kale333" van Zadelhoff busted two players with ace-queen. Van Zadelhoff was the first player over a million, but he saw his run end before the final table. He bluffed his chips away with ace high and had to watch the rest of the tournament from the sidelines.
Doug Polk also didn't make to the final table after getting a huge bad beat with ace-king against ace-jack. He lost the rest with ace-ten to pocket sixes.
Simon "Isildur1337x" Matsson bubbled the final table after losing with king-four against ace-nine. On the final table, "beebsterizer" went out in ninth place with ace-ten against ace-nine. From that moment on, Alien_Army took control of the tournament.
He busted both "p000cket000" and "Ibeturaise2x" in quick succession and stevachenko won a coin flip to bust "Fukuruku" in sixth place.
After that, "PacoMonon" ended in fifth place for $86,872 while Russia's "sweet_dr34ms" settled for fourth place. Just a few moments later, "sngguru" saw his tournament end when he lost the crucial coin flip with pocket fours against the ace-king of Alien_Army.
Alien_Army played heads-up against stevachenko7 and the two decided to make a deal which left $30,000 in the middle for the winner. It didn't take long for Alien_Army to decide the tournament, but luck was involved. Stevachenko7 was all in with pocket kings against queen-four, but the Austrian managed to hit two fours and win the tournament for $291,007. The Czech Republic's runner-up received $226,717.
XL Inferno #181 - $30,000 Sunday Lightning 6-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
May 21
265
$40,100
The XL Inferno #181 - $30,000 Sunday Lightning 6-Max had a total of 265 players. Switzerland's "unclesala" snagged the title and$8,822.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
unclesala
Switzerland
$8,822
2
d7o1d1s0
Mexico
$6,155
3
RhoNin89
Germany
$4,611
4
luffEEE
Latvia
$3,208
5
WadoIchimonj
Netherlands
$2,406
6
kbelik48o
Netherlands
$1,604
XL Inferno #182 - $45,000 Sunday Breeze
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 21
1,000
$50,000
Swedish player "1LevelAbove" defeated a field of 1,000 players in the $45,000 Sunday Breeze to secure the first prize of $9,000. The runner-up "Ve11es" settled for $6,500.
One of the biggest winners of the day was crowned in the XL Inferno #184 - $150,000 Mega Deep. In this tournament, 913 players competed for the total prize pool of $182,600 with the first prize of $32,868.
After more than 14 hours of play, Moldavia's "cuttyshark89" received the first prize after defeating "cuadrado12" in the final heads-up.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
cuttyshark89
Moldavia
$32,868
2
cuadrado12
Sweden
$23,738
3
xxxGIPSYxxx
Romania
17,712
4
Jaolito85
Brazil
$13,238
5
ibranr1
Sweden
$9,203
6
soyhmf
Ireland
$7,377
7
CraiEvryTime
Malta
$5,551
8
Unbalanced.
United Kingdom
$3,743
9
PurplePigeon
Canada
$2,282
XL Inferno #185 - $60,000 Sunday Crocodile
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$160
May 21
379
$60,000
The XL Inferno #185 - $60,000 Sunday Crocodile was won by United Kingdom's "Juanfran1973." He defeated his fellow countryman "Hustlejg" in the heads-up to snag the title and $11,514.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Juanfran1973
United Kingdom
$11,514
2
Hustlejg
United Kingdom
$8,550
3
YSoSerious7
Ukraine
$6,300
4
Tudlenudle
Czech Republic
$4,800
5
vadovauju
Lithuania
$3,360
6
If0ldifUsh0w
Germany
$2,550
7
plotka_voxa
Belarus
$1,950
8
monzemann
Austria
$1,350
9
Cavalito_
Brazil
$996
XL Inferno #186 - $40,000 Mini Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$22
May 21
1,743
$47,980
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
theginger45
United Kingdom
$8,103
2
OMGKondio
Czech Republic
$5,767
3
lvbn96
Brazil
$4,414
4
josedefjam
Germany
$3,118
5
Dablinov
Russia
$2,279
6
gmelo55
Brazil
$1,823
7
BobbyW519
Canada
$1,367
8
GiveUthrills
Germany
$911
9
km_freestyle
Canada
$518
XL Inferno #187 - $20,000 Sunday Swordfish
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
May 21
810
$22,275
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
cr7ttrmetmet
Czech Republic
$4,031
2
Geleeee
Sweden
$2,895
3
AKyki89
Czech Republic
$2,171
4
kkgustovakk
Brazil
$1,626
5
kokonakueka
Czech Republic
$1,147
6
UNST0PPABLE1
Croatia
$924
7
newreg13
Ukraine
$701
8
VanUKR
Ukraine
$492
9
HMiscell
Brazil
$285
XL Inferno #188 - $45,000 Sunday Monsoon
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 21
853
$45,000
For "HappySh00ter," there was the first prize of $8,145 after winning the XL Inferno #188 - $45,000 Sunday Monsoon.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
HappySh00ter
Cyprus
$8,145
2
silskyer
Poland
$5,850
3
LrdOfDonkTwn
Mexico
$4,387
4
Fedorable
Brazil
$3,285
5
Lubos1980cz1
Czech Republic
$2,317
6
AAjesusAA
Czech Republic
$1,867
7
ofcourseobv
Brazil
$1,417
8
CARRAMROD
Colombia
$994
9
HegehogGTO
Russia
$576
XL Inferno #190 - $250,000 Mini Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$160
May 21
1,665
$362,550
For the players who couldn't afford the regular Main Event with a buy-in of $1,050, there was the XL Inferno #190 - $250,000 Mini Main Event. This event had a buy-in of $160 and there were 1,665 players competing for a prize pool of $362,550.
The lion's share of this money went to "spyver" from the United Kingdom. After 10 hours and 13 minutes of play, he defeated "klimpen_2" and secured $61,234. The runner-up received $43,578.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
spyver
United Kingdom
$61,234
2
klimpen_2
Sweden
$43,578
3
Chip_giveme
Canada
$33,354
4
hyrskynmyrsk
Finland
$23,565
5
Psykee86
Czech Republic
$17,221
6
walker017
Canada
$13,776
7
F1oba
Brazil
$10,332
8
B1GH1T
Lithuania
$6,888
9
Kittyy23
Czech Republic
$3,915
XL Inferno #191 - $50,000 Micro Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
May 21
1,820
$11,486.46
For the players who like a micro tournament, there was the XL Inferno #191 - $50,000 Micro Main Event. In this tournament, "nyagaaan" invested $30 to register for the tournament and received the first prize of $11,486.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
nyagaaan
Russia
$11,486
2
kamalove999
Germany
$8,174
3
aldnv
Russia
$6,256
4
schaaaaar
Germany
$4,420
5
LeoJoseCarne
Brazil
$3,230
6
rng.god
Romania
$2,584
7
killerqueen3
Brazil
$1,938
8
ryguy12345
Canada
$1,292
9
HaZeLineZ
Germany
$734
XL Inferno #192 - $100,000 Sunday Challenge 1R
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$90
May 21
759
$100,000
Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov has won an XL Inferno title on the final day. He defeated a field of 759 players to snag the first prize of $13,100 in the XL Inferno #192 - $100,000 Sunday Challenge 1R.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov
Russia
$18,350
2
VALIUM4WIN
Finland
$13,100
3
Speil13
Russia
$9,900
4
BoobJob32DD
United Kingdom
$7,450
5
spinochino
Czech Republic
$5,200
6
Huwwiel
Sweden
$4,200
7
GringoSSa
Russia
$3,200
8
g4call
United Kingdom
$2,200
9
SEWart777
Russia
$1,300
XL Inferno #193 - $30,000 Sunday Tornado
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
May 21
227
$30,000
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Tudlenudle
Czech Republic
$6,135
2
zinkAA
Ukraine
$4,500
3
6oTaHik
Russia
$3,390
4
Bagadu
Canada
$2,550
5
Zluka2010
Latvia
$1,740
6
TheBigCoy
Canada
$1,350
7
Mekaljevic
Denmark
$1,050
8
luttekikker
Malta
$750
9
kozirok_bel
Belarus
$570
XL Inferno #194 - $50,000 Turbo Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$215
May 21
232
$50,000
Another five-figure winner was crowned in the XL Inferno #194 - $50,000 Turbo Mega Deep. In this event, Argentina's "germaxii" was the strongest and got the first prize of $10,225.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
germaxii
Argentina
$10,225
2
hana1989
Chile
$7,500
3
PulledPorker
Canada
$5,650
4
Bale_11
Sweden
$4,250
5
floatmasta
Latvia
$2,900
6
summuNNN
United Kingdom
$2,250
7
dontis10
Greece
$1,750
8
LeetRunGoot
Canada
$1,250
9
shipITsheep
Malta
$950
XL Inferno #195 - $20,000 Mini Turbo Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$22
May 21
832
$21,120
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
phatshaff
Ireland
$3,822
2
BallSoHardd
Netherlands
$2,745
3
TheJollyJoke
Czech Republic
$2,059
4
Openpunks
Malta
$1,541
5
dari_duss
Colombia
$1,087
6
mweinstock
Germany
$876
7
ozicador
Brazil
$665
8
guardatoma
Slovakia
$466
9
back2play
United Kingdom
$270
XL Inferno #196 - $30,000 Turbo Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
May 21
239
$30,000
The Turbo edition of the Main Event had a buy-in of $109 and this attracted a total of 239 players. They didn't make the guaranteed prize pool, so there was $30,000 to play for. Most of this money went to Romania's "maladietz" who received the first prize of $6,135.