888poker XL Eclipse Series Day 9: "killakolor" Wins the $30,000 DeepStack
On Friday, it was time for the ninth day of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series. And again, there were three new tournaments on the schedule. Let's take a look at the events that played out on Sept. 20, 2019.
888poker XL Eclipse #26: $30,000 DeepStack
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $55 | September 20 | 706 | $35,300 |
888poker XL Eclipse #26: $30,000 DeepStack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | killakolor | Germany | $6,197 |
| 2 | rickybarbosa | $5,364 | |
| 3 | Kondogbia | United Kingdom | $3,601 |
| 4 | nyagaaan | Russia | $2,718 |
| 5 | NotPlaying | Romania | $1,906 |
| 6 | TonyLipS | Russia | $1,500 |
| 7 | Ilovetyumen | Russia | $1,147 |
| 8 | Streusalz | Germany | $794 |
| 9 | shadowmoon3 | Russia | $540 |
888poker XL Eclipse #27: $20,000 Mini DeepStack
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $16.50 | September 20 | 1,670 | $25,050 |
As is the case every day during 888poker's XL Eclipse 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, 1,274 players did just that and 396 rebuys were made for a total of 1,670 entries.
That created a total prize pool of $25,050, getting divided over the last 162 players.
The most money was up for grabs on the final table, where every finalist got at least $271. All the attention went to the first prize of $4,069, which went to Ukraine's winner "loveU2baby". The Ukrainian player defeated Russia's "ch0mba" in the deciding heads up and saw the runner up settling for second place ($3,321).
888poker XL Eclipse #27: $20,000 Mini DeepStack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | loveU2baby | Ukraine | $4,069 |
| 2 | ch0mba | Russia | $3,321 |
| 3 | YetiCara | Brazil | $2,377 |
| 4 | fishachek | Russia | $1,703 |
| 5 | ExOrCiSt_89 | Brazil | $1,240 |
| 6 | Matu_ | Argentina | $989 |
| 7 | jdcorte | Brazil | $739 |
| 8 | Chubalero | Argentina | $488 |
| 9 | bustingyou | Canada | $271 |
888poker XL Eclipse #28: $15,000 Late DeepStack
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $33 | September 20 | 600 | $18,000 |
At 9 p.m. GMT, 473 players registered for the XL Eclipse #28: $15,000 Late DeepStack. In total, 127 players used their option to rebuy to create a total of 600 entries. That meant there was no overlay and with that, a total prize pool of $18,800 with $3,420 for the winner.
Every finalist was guaranteed $299 and the tournament reached that stage after "LLBR1" busted in tenth place for $216.
On the final table, "ShftWrk", "Bullonhenki" and "Multilift" left in quick succession finishing in ninth ($299), eighth ($405), and seventh ($585) place. "SportsDudeDK" and "effuno99" had to settle for sixth ($765) and fifth ($990) place, before "MHighton" from the United Kingdom ended up in fourth place ($1,404).
"treilly71" from the United Kingdom then busted in third place ($1,845) and missed out on the heads-up. The final two players were guaranteed at least $2,520. The two remaining players made a deal and it was Romania's "TheGambler30" who won the tournament for $3,420 while "SunComeUp" settled for second place and $2,520.
888poker XL Eclipse #28: $15,000 Late DeepStack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SunComeUp | Peru | $3,420 |
| 2 | TheGambler30 | Romania | $2,520 |
| 3 | treilly71 | United Kingdom | $1,845 |
| 4 | MHighton | United Kingdom | $1,404 |
| 5 | effuno99 | India | $990 |
| 6 | SportsDudeDK | Denmark | $765 |
| 7 | Multilift | China | $585 |
| 8 | Bullonhenki | Finland | $405 |
| 9 | ShftWrk | Canada | $299 |
888poker XL Eclipse Schedule
| Date | Time (CEST) | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 21 Sep | 7:00 p.m. | XL Eclipse #29 - $30,000 6-Max | $109 |
| 7:00 p.m. | XL Eclipse #30 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max | $16.50 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | XL Eclipse #31 - $15,000 Late 6-Max | $55 | |
| Sun 22 Sep | 6:00 p.m. | XL Eclipse #32 - $500,000 Main Event | $250 |
| 6:30 p.m. | XL Eclipse #33 - $50,000 Mini Main Event | $33 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | XL Eclipse #34 - $15,000 Micro Main Event | $5.50 |
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