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888poker XL Blizzard: Russia's "HatchetGarry" Wins the $50,000 PKO

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888poker XL Blizzard: Russia's "HatchetGarry" Wins the $50,000 PKO

On the seventh day of the 888poker XL Blizzard Series, three new tournaments were scheduled. Most money was up for grabs in the $50,000 PKO, where the winner took home over $9,000.

The XL Blizzard Series is Back!

The online poker festival features 34 action-packed tournaments with more than $1.4 million in guaranteed prizes.


888poker XL Blizzard #20 - $50,000 PKO

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$109Feb. 12534$53,400

One of the three events of the day was the XL Blizzard #20 - $50,000 PKO and with a buy-in of $109, it was the most expensive event. In this tournament, 534 players paid the buy-in of $109 where fifty percent went to the bounty prize pool. In total, it created a prize pool of $53,400, well over the guaranteed prize pool of $50,000.

In the end, it was "HatchetGarry" who was the strongest after defeating "andita666" in the final heads-up. The runner-up received $3,805 plus $344 for knocking out some players in the progress. The winner got themselves $5,124 plus the biggest bounty of all; $4,271. The Russian winner got a total prize of $9,395.

888poker XL Blizzard #20 - $50,000 PKO Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrizeBountyTotal Prize
1HatchetGarryRussia$5,124$4,271$9,395
2andita666Romania$3,805$344$4,149
3josef_shvejkRussia$2,804$558$3,362
4ISmellToastCanada$2,136$888$3,024
5gunning_4youRussia$1,495$364$1,859
6dmg34Finland$1,135$1,306$2,441
7PetfinUnited Kingdom$868$594$1,462
8LovePorn69Unknown$601$331$932
9DealerPro777Ukraine$443$663$1,106

888poker XL Blizzard #21 - $20,000 Mini PKO

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$16.50Feb. 12534$25,020

Just a few minutes earlier, a winner was crowned in the XL Blizzard #21 - $20,000 Mini PKO. In total, 534 players paid the buy-in of $16.50 to create a prize pool of $25,020.

In this event, "nuts1109" from Luxembourg was crowned a winner and he or she took the most money and received $2,160 plus $1,513, a total prize of $3,673. Second place finisher "TAMOdeALL_IN" got $1,564 plus $245 for a total of $1,809.

888poker XL Blizzard #21 - $20,000 Mini PKO Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrizeBountyTotal Prize
1nuts1109Luxembourg$2,160$1,513$3,673
2TAMOdeALL_INBrazil$1,564$245$1,809
3S88EBUnited Kingdom$1,188$136$1,324
4ripkeytimmyUnited Kingdom$871$173$1,014
5luc.frazBrazil$619$445$1,064
6ehbarone68Canada$494$217$711
7neorielBrazil$369$111$480
8ElReigerUnknown$244$40$248
9marvwood2003United Kingdom$138$157$295

888poker XL Blizzard #22 - $10,000 Late PKO

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$33Feb. 12637$19,110

Another winner was crowned in the XL Blizzard #22 - $10,000 Late PKO, where 637 players competed to create a prize pool of $19,110.

After just seven hours and five minutes, it was Brazil's "SpokenMagic" who took the title and the first-place prize of $1,816 plus $2,069. The Brazilian defeated Canada's "omgjefmonier" in the deciding heads-up after "Nuubnuub" from Sweden finished in third place.

888poker XL Blizzard #22 - $10,000 Late PKO Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrizeBountyTotal Prize
1SpokenMagicBrazil$1,816$2,069$3,885
2omgjefmonierCanada$1,338$247$1,585
3NuubnuubSweden$979$194$1,173
4normannollyUkraine$745$42$787
5Jolee001United Kingdom$526$784$1,310
6futomaki123Unknown$406$144$550
7bondarovskiUkraine$311$76$387
8urbanecopse6Russia$215$131$346
9kiskutya23Unknown$159$69$228

Qualify to the XL Blizzard for Free

If you want to join in on the action but don't want to pay full price, rest assured that 888poker is running tons of qualifiers where you can play in XL Blizzard events for pennies on the dollar. In addition, 888poker is hosting two daily freerolls where you can get into two of the biggest XL Blizzard events absolutely for free.

The XL Blizzard Main Event - Qualifier takes place every day between now and Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. where the top 15 players will win a free seat valued at $250 to the XL Blizzard Main Event.

In order to play in the freerolls, you need to have an 888poker account and have made at least one real money deposit.

If you don't already have an account, we have great news for you as not only can you play in these freerolls but also get a welcome package that is hard to beat.

Simply download 888poker through PokerNews and you will instantly get an $88 bonus (��20 in the UK). This bonus doesn't require a deposit, but you will need to deposit in order to play the freerolls.

This is where we have some better news as your first deposit will be generously matched in the form of a bonus up to $888! This is more than double what most players get by downloading directly from 888poker's website.

XL Blizzard Full Schedule

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-in
Thursday, Feb. 136 p.m.XL Blizzard #23 - $50,000 PKO 8-Max$160
 6 p.m.XL Blizzard #24 - $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max$22
 8 p.m.XL Blizzard #25 - $20,000 Late PKO 8-Max$55
Friday, Feb. 145 p.m.XL Blizzard #26 - $30,000 DeepStack$55
 5 p.m.XL Blizzard #27 - $20,000 Mini DeepStack$16.50
 7 p.m.XL Blizzard #28 - $15,000 Late DeepStack$33
Saturday, Feb. 156 p.m.XL Blizzard #29 - $30,000 6-Max$109
 6 p.m.XL Blizzard #30 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max$16.50
 8 p.m.XL Blizzard #31 - $15,000 Late 6-Max$55
Sunday, Feb. 165 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
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