888poker XL Blizzard: Get Ready for the $500,000 GTD Main Event!
On the tenth day of the XL Blizzard Series on 888poker, players competed in three new tournaments with the XL Blizzard #29 - $30,000 6-Max as the highlight of the day. The $16.50 buy-in Mini edition and a $55 buy-in Late edition started as well.
888poker's XL Blizzard Main Event with a massive guarantee of $500,000 starts tonight, at 7 p.m. GMT. Playing this event will cost you $250, but there are still plenty of opportunities to get in cheaper. The $50,000 guaranteed Mini Main starts at 7:30 p.m. as well and will cost you $33 to enter. The $5.50 Micro Main starts one hour later and has a guarantee of $15,000.
You can follow the Main Event live on PokerNews.com with live updates and can read all about it in tomorrow's recap. But first, let's take a look at the results of Saturday's events.
888poker XL Blizzard #29 - $30,000 6-Max
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $109 | Feb. 15 | 344 | $34,400 |
At 7 p.m. GMT, the XL Blizzard #29 - $30,000 6-Max started with each player receiving a 50,000 starting stack. After the late registration closed, there were 344 players. That made for a prize pool of $34,400, with the first-place prize of $7,912.
After several hours, the tournament reached the final table. "trydestroy1" and "KURDEdersim" busted in sixth and fifth place, receiving $1,410 and $2,064 respectively.
"CabecaTilt" from Brazil finished in fourth place for $2,752 and "EZ.PZ" got $4,128.
The final heads-up between Germany's "RasAIGhul" and the United Kingdom's "kokoloko17" was won by the latter who secured $7,912. The runner-up had to settle for a respectable $5,504.
888poker XL Blizzard #29 - $30,000 6-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kokoloko17 | United Kingdom | $7,912 |
| 2 | RasAIGhul | Germany | $5,504 |
| 3 | EZ.PZ | United Kingdom | $4,128 |
| 4 | CabecaTilt | Brazil | $2,752 |
| 5 | KURDEdersim | Sweden | $2,064 |
| 6 | trydestroy1 | Ukraine | $1,410 |
888poker XL Blizzard #30 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $16.50 | Feb. 15 | 1,620 | $24,300 |
Just like most events, there was a Mini edition of the 6-Max on the schedule. This tournament had a buy-in of just $16.50, and there were 1,620 players competing for a prize pool of $24,300.
The final table was top-heavy with all six finalists in this tournament securing themselves of $729 while the top prize was $3,975. That prize was never won by any player as the final three players made a deal. "manipuliator" won the event for $3,588 after beating "rozhinsky" in the deciding heads-up. The runner-up settled for second place and $2,820 while "biggyRR" finished in third place for $2,913.
888poker XL Blizzard #30 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | manipuliator | Kazakstan | $3,588* |
| 2 | rozhinsky | Ukraine | $2,820* |
| 3 | biggyRR | Russia | $2,913* |
| 4 | FlushJeZus | Unknown | $1,580 |
| 5 | matros1979 | Ukraine | $1,094 |
| 6 | pAhApepu | Estonia | $729 |
*denotes a three-way deal
888poker XL Blizzard #31 - $15,000 Late 6-Max
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $55 | Feb. 15 | 374 | $18,700 |
A late winner was crowned in the XL Blizzard #31 - $15,000 Late 6-Max. This event attracted 374 players to create a prize pool of $18,700. This time it was Russia's "kinsQ" snagging the top prize after they won the event for $4,114. The Russian player defeated runner-up "Sticker1994" who finished in second place for $2,870.
888poker XL Blizzard #31 - $15,000 Late 6-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kinsQ | Russia | $4,114 |
| 2 | Sticker1994 | Unknown | $2,870 |
| 3 | nimenialtu0 | Romania | $2,151 |
| 4 | GoodNickname | Unknown | $1,496 |
| 5 | THEPWNER | Unknown | $1,122 |
| 6 | ZDamian | Unknown | $748 |
XL Blizzard Full Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, Feb. 16 | 5 p.m. | XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event | $250 |
| 5:30 p.m. | XL Blizzard #33 - $50,000 Mini Main Event | $33 | |
| 6 p.m. | XL Blizzard #34 - $15,000 Micro Main Event | $5.50 |
