The 888poker XL Inferno Is Coming; Follow the Action on PokerNews
888poker is gearing up to host the latest edition of its super-popular XL Inferno series and PokerNews is your one-stop shop for news, recaps, and more throughout the $1.5 million guaranteed festival.
The XL Inferno features 34 action-packed tournaments with buy-ins starting at only $5.50 and increasing all the way to $320. Guarantees are also impressive, starting at $12,000 and soaring to $500,000, the latter reserved for the $250 buy-in XL Inferno Main Event.
PokerNews is the place to be for all your XL Inferno needs. We��re bringing you daily recaps featuring reports of the day��s big winners, maybe you��ll feature in one of them?
Our elite team of live reporters are also on hand to bring you live updates from four of the biggest XL Inferno event. You can rail your favorite player to glory, or see your own 888poker alias adorning the famous PokerNews pages.
Follow the XL Inferno series here at PokerNews
Tune into our live reporting pages throughout the $1.5 million XL Inferno to follow all the action, as it happens, from this amazing quartet of tournaments:
- XL Inferno #1: $75,000 Opening Event
- XL Inferno #10: $150,000 Tune Up
- XL Inferno #17: $100,000 High Roller
- XL Inferno #32: $500,000 Main Event
The XL Inferno Main Event is set to be massive, if last year��s tournament is anything to go by. A field of 2,136 players created a $501,960 prize pool that the top 207 finishers shared.
It ended in a three-handed deal that saw the final trio walk away with a share of $191,297. Brazil��s ��lucasfalves9�� busted in third, but not before locking up $55,543. Another Brazilian, ��LuisRRRRR��, fell at the final hurdle and banked $65,502. This left Russia��s ��Den1sk4PP�� as the last player standing, an accolade that came with a cool $70,252 prize.
Full 2020 888poker XL Inferno Schedule
| Date | Event | Time | Name | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th May | 1 | 18:00 | Opening Event | $109 | $75,000 |
| 2 | 18:00 | Mini Opening Event | $16.50 | $25,000 | |
| 3 | 20:00 | Late Opening Event | $55 | $20,000 | |
| 15th May | 4 | 18:00 | PKO | $55 | $30,000 |
| 5 | 18:00 | Mini PKO | $22 | $20,000 | |
| 6 | 20:00 | Late PKO | $33 | $10,000 | |
| 16th May | 7 | 18:00 | 8-Max | $109 | $30,000 |
| 8 | 18:00 | Mini 8-Max | $8.80 | $10,000 | |
| 9 | 20:00 | Late 8-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| 17th May | 10 | 18:00 | Tune Up | $109 | $150,000 |
| 11 | 18:00 | Mini Tune Up | $16.50 | $50,000 | |
| 12 | 18:30 | Micro Tune Up | $5.50 | $15,000 | |
| 13 | 20:00 | Late Tune Up | $55 | $20,000 | |
| 18th May | 14 | 18:00 | R&A Event | $33 | $20,000 |
| 15 | 18:00 | Mini R&A | $5.50 | $10,000 | |
| 16 | 19:00 | Late R&A | $16.50 | $15,000 | |
| 19th May | 17 | 18:00 | High Roller | $320 | $100,000 |
| 18 | 18:00 | Mini High Roller | $55 | $30,000 | |
| 19 | 20:00 | Late High Roller | $109 | $20,000 | |
| 20th May | 20 | 18:00 | PKO | $109 | $50,000 |
| 21 | 18:00 | Mini PKO | $16.50 | $20,000 | |
| 22 | 20:00 | Late PKO | $33 | $10,000 | |
| 21st May | 23 | 18:00 | PKO 8-Max | $160 | $50,000 |
| 24 | 18:00 | Mini PKO 8-Max | $22 | $20,000 | |
| 25 | 20:00 | Late PKO 8-Max | $55 | $20,000 | |
| 22nd May | 26 | 17:00 | DeepStack | $55 | $30,000 |
| 27 | 17:00 | Mini DeepStack | $16.50 | $20,000 | |
| 28 | 19:00 | Late DeepStack | $33 | $15,000 | |
| 23rd May | 29 | 18:00 | 6-Max | $109 | $30,000 |
| 30 | 18:00 | Mini 6-Max | $16.50 | $20,000 | |
| 31 | 20:00 | Late 6-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| 24th May | 32 | 17:00 | Main Event | $250 | $500,000 |
| 33 | 17:30 | Mini Main Event | $33 | $50,000 | |
| 34 | 18:00 | Micro Main Event | $5.50 | $20,000 |
Satellites to the XL Inferno Series now running on 888poker
You can qualify for the XL Inferno Main Event for free thanks to special qualifier tournaments running at 888poker. New depositing players receive a free ticket to a Main Event Qualifier in addition to a free $88 just for creating an account (this is a free ��20 for residents of the UK). That first deposit is also matched 100% up to a maximum of $888, which is more than double the size of the bonus advertised on the 888poker website!
Join 888poker and see if you can qualify for one of the big buy-in XL Inferno events and take one down under the watchful eyes of the PokerNews live reporters.
