On the eighth day of the XL Inferno Series on 888poker, players enjoyed a huge day of poker.
In total, 16 tournaments started with the XL Inferno #97 - $200,000 Tune Up as one of the highlights. There was also the $600 buy-in $200,000 Whale edition where the winner won more than $50,000. Let's have a look at the results.
XL Inferno #97 - $200,000 Tune Up
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$160
May 14
1,171
$260,700
After over 13 hours of play, Event #97 - $160 XL Inferno Tune Up, finally crowned a winner. "PokerMogo" from Romania claimed the first-place prize of $44,996 after defeating "renatonomura" in heads-up play.
The event had 1,171 players register with 567 rebuys for a total of 1738 total entries. They created a prize pool of $260,700 with 153 places getting paid. "CzarBushov" from Canada finished on the bubble and was unable to break into the money.
After nearly 10 hours of play, the tournament dwindled down to nine players who made up the official final table. PokerMogo went on an early heater as he scored the first three knockout on the final table. He eliminated "PacoMonon" in ninth place ($2,867), "veeea" in eighth place ($5,083), and "Kelvin_kerbe" in seventh place ($7,690), two of which he held aces on the elimination hand.
"SoulRead88uk" ($10,297) and "Pelfort" ($12,904) would grind short stacks for a while but would eventually fall to "surprisefirm" in back-to-back hands for sixth place and fifth place, respectively.
"IWant2Gamble" was left on the short stack but stayed aggressive by pushing all in and stealing the blinds. However, he was finally caught when he pushed with ace-five. PokerMogo woke up with ace-king. The board ran out dry and IWant2Gamble was eliminated in fourth place ($18,144).
The remaining three players were all extremely deep and would play three-handed for over an hour. Finally, surprisefirm was all in but with the best hand. Unfortunately, renatonomura would hit an eight on the flop and held on to secure his place in the final two, sending surprisefirm to the rail in third place ($24,766).
The two players went into heads-up play fairly even in chips but "renatonomura" would take a three-to-one chip lead over PokerMogo early on. Shortly after, PokerMogo reversed his fortune and took back the chip lead and continued to build on it. Finally all the chips got in the middle with PokerMogo holding A?J? against renatonomura's K?Q?. The board ran out J?5?4?10?J?.
renatonomura would finish in second place ($32,587) and PokerMogo took down the title.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
PokerMogo
Romania
$44,996
2
renatonomura
Brazil
$32,587
3
surprisefirm
Russia
$24,766
4
IWant2Gamble
Austria
$18,144
5
Pelfort
Uruguay
$12,904
6
SoulRead88uk
United Kingdom
$10,297
7
Kelvin_kerbe
Brazil
$7,690
8
veeea
Russia
$5,083
9
PacoMonon
United Kingdom
$2,867
XL Inferno #91 - $30,000 Sunday Lightning
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
May 14
386
$58,200
Long before PokerMogo won his event, 888poker crowned the first winner of the day in the XL Inferno #91 - $30,000 Sunday Lightning. In this tournament, 386 players competed for a total prize pool of $58,200. Ukraine's "zinkAA" took the most money after winning it for the first prize of $11,640.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
zinkAA
Ukraine
$11,640
2
Cupido1992
Germany
$8,613
3
uR4iseM3Up
Austria
$6,402
4
klauniq
Czech Republic
$4,423
5
sweet_dr34ms
Russia
$3,230
6
B4NKR0LL3R
Morocco
$2,066
XL Inferno #92 - $45,000 Sunday Breeze
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 14
1,124
$56,200
A regular tournament on all days of the XL Inferno Series is the $45,000 Sunday Breeze. This time, 1,124 players registered for the event and created a total prize pool of $56,200. The first prize of $9,823 went to Czech Republic's "cmonsayboy" after defeating "Jefffryyy" in the final heads-up.
One of the biggest tournaments of this day was the XL Inferno #94 - $150,000 Mega Deep. There were 967 players paid their buy-in of $215 to create a total prize pool of $193,400. The tournament started 6:30 p.m., and after more than 14 (!) hours, a winner was crowned.
The first prize of $34,812 went to Brazilian "TheSecretVMS" who defeated "CrystalMad" in the deciding heads-up. The runner-up from the United Kingdom received a prize of $25,142 for second place.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
TheSecretVMS
Brazil
$34,812
2
CrystalMad
United Kingdom
$25,142
3
TrankiNLVida
Uruguay
$18,759
4
Imyurfriend
Germany
$14,021
5
Wall2Wall3b
Canada
$9,747
6
CBruell
Germany
$7,736
7
Hustlejg
United Kingdom
$5,802
8
Prof_Plum
Canada
$3,868
9
backdown8
Sweden
$2,320
XL Inferno #95 - $40,000 Mini Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$22
May 14
1,749
$51,140
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
tbo1985
Brazil
$8,637
2
Fullhousebob
Thailand
$6,147
3
OverM1nd
Ukraine
$4,704
4
allornuffink
United Kingdom
$3,324
5
no1Hustla
Netherlands
$2,429
6
tochetto885
Brazil
$1,943
7
selinantis
Lithuania
$1,457
8
berlandster
Brazil
$971
9
konnichiwah
Netherlands
$552
XL Inferno #96 - $20,000 Sunday Swordfish
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
May 14
931
$25,602.50
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
proJJkeke
Ukraine
$4,608
2
DePutaRiver
Greece
$3,328
3
MaximSta94
Austria
$2,483
4
DonStephen23
United Kingdom
$1,856
5
Thelittle200
Denmark
$1,290
6
youaredry
Slovakia
$1,034
7
dajmiczipsy
Poland
$778
8
PeterJanker
Germany
$524
9
MacAulish
United Kingdom
$320
XL Inferno #98 - $25,000 Mini Tune Up
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$12
May 14
2,183
$35,119.80
In the XL Inferno #98 - $25,000 Mini Tune Up, 2,183 players competed for the first prize of $5,548. Canada's "AronZspot" took it after more than 10 hours of players. Russia's "alkapone30" finished in second place for $4,165.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
AronZspot
Canada
$5,548
2
alkapone30
Russia
$4,165
3
victoria0206
Romania
$3,016
4
RaiseOnceAli
Latvia
$2,265
5
MstarX
Czech Republic
$1,664
6
makarapfc
Slovakia
$1,327
7
imbasheng
Malaysia
$990
8
VanAlexx
Russia
$663
9
joaoabarb
Netherlands
$410
XL Inferno #99 - $45,000 Sunday Monsoon
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 14
995
$8,955
Switzerland's "otchootcho8" was one of the winners on Day 8 of the XL Inferno Series. He conquered a field of 995 players in the XL Inferno #99 - $45,000 Sunday Monsoon. He received the first prize of $8,955, while runner-up "MatheusCG" got $6,467.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
otchootcho8
Switzerland
$8,955
2
MatheusCG
Brazil
$6,467
3
plotka_voxa
Belarus
$4,825
4
allwaysgreat
United Kingdom
$3,606
5
Curioso24
Peru
$2,507
6
DonStephen23
United Kingdom
$1,990
7
Crown187
Austria
$1,492
8
Jackerzzzzz
United Kingdom
$995
9
cikipaujeje
Lithuania
$597
XL Inferno #100 - $200,000 Whale
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$600
May 14
328
$263,290
The most expensive tournament on Day 8 was the XL Inferno #100 - $200,000 Whale. Players had to pay $600 to compete in this tournament and 328 did that. There were also 138 rebuys to get a total prize pool of $263,290.
Every finalist was guaranteed at least $4,607 and this prize went to "Perrymejsen" who busted in ninth place. After that, "PureNutella" (eight, $6,318), "IggyGak" (seventh, $8,951) and "sk2ll_m0dR" (sixth, $11,584) followed in quick succession.
Germany's "ShipCompany" then busted in fifth place for $15,007, "joga_pra_cor" finished in fourth for $21,721 and "Imyurfriend" missed the heads-up when he finished in third place for $28,961.
The final heads-up between "Kannwas" and "B4NKR0LL3R" ended after nine hours and 36 minutes of play; Morocco's "B4NKR0LL3R" won the event for $50,946. Germany's runner-up received $38,177 for second place.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
B4NKR0LL3R
Morocco
$50,946
2
Kannwas
Germany
$38,177
3
Imyurfriend
Germany
$28,961
4
joga_pra_cor
Czech Republic
$21,721
5
ShipCompany
Germany
$15,007
6
sk2ll_m0dR
Germany
$11,584
7
IggyGak
Denmark
$8,951
8
PureNutella
United Kingdom
$6,318
9
Perrymejsen
Sweden
$4,607
XL Inferno #101 - $100,000 Sunday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$90
May 14
941
$112,892
Lithuania's "N0tori0us_B" won a big prize. He snagged the title and first prize of $16,326 in the XL Inferno #101 - $100,000 Sunday Challenge after a three-way deal.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
N0tori0us_B
Lithuania
$16,326
2
selouan1991
Brazil
$15,532
3
cshine87
Ireland
$14,088
4
baenaoo
Brazil
$8,184
5
2skiied
Germany
$5,689
6
GetLuckyAK
Canada
$4,515
7
B4NKR0LL3R
Morocco
$3,386
8
Ozzy_M
Poland
$2,257
9
GeniusMax69
Netherlands
$1,354
XL Inferno #102 - $30,000 Sunday Tornado
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
May 14
272
$34,600
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
JakeBalsiger
Canada
$7,075
2
Truchota
Peru
$5,190
3
rrradiovolna
Russia
$3,909
4
Senta99
United Kingdom
$2,941
5
Razvyb
Romania
$2,006
6
Andy.69.Nuts
United Kingdom
$1,557
7
Fukuruku
Ukraine
$1,211
8
d3r0ga7e
Czech Republic
$865
9
LeoJoseCarne
Brazil
$657
XL Inferno #103 - $50,000 Turbo Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$215
May 14
261
$52,200
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
mikedonks
Czech Republic
$10,674
2
_rudinhos_
Poland
$7,830
3
kinsQ
Russia
$5,898
4
windiswild
Denmark
$4,437
5
Juanfran1973
United Kingdom
$3,027
6
MaNnNnZzi
Saudi-Arabia
$2,349
7
GiNgErSpEw
Thailand
$1,827
8
BigRazor11
Ireland
$1,305
9
ROLDY18
Netherlands
$991
XL Inferno #104 - $20,000 Mini Turbo Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$22
May 14
878
$23,680
Brazilian player "niltmz" won the XL Inferno #104 - $20,000 Mini Turbo Mega Deep and secured $4,262 after defeating "5veBetFold" in the final heads-up.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
niltmz
Brazil
$4,262
2
5veBetFold
Argentina
$3,078
3
proJJkeke
Ukraine
$2,296
4
TheMulletman
Sweden
$1,716
5
8HighCards6
Germany
$1,193
6
mamedos
Malaysia
$956
7
Noob3R1337
Czech Republic
$719
8
hkstok
Denmark
$485
9
Jarajajai
Argentina
$296
XL Inferno #105 - $30,000 Turbo Tune Up
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 14
456
$30,000
"engineone" from Germany won the XL Inferno #105 - $30,000 Turbo Tune Up, a tournament with a buy-in of $55. He defeated a field of 456 players after beating "blackwawks" in the final heads-up and took the first prize of $5,700.