$1,050 Main Event ($1,5 Million GTD)
Day 1 Completed
2017 888poker XL Eclipse
$1,050 Main Event ($1,5 Million GTD)
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 888poker XL Eclipse
Buy-in
$1,050
Prize Pool
$1,562,000
Entries
1,562
Level
37
Blinds
175,000 / 350,000
Ante
43,750
Level 37
: 175,000/350,000, 43,750 ante
The tournament started at 6 p.m. GMT, but with five hours of late registration, players had the option to start a bit later. At the end of registration, there were 1,149 players and 413 rebuys to create a total prize pool of $1,562,000. For the winner, it would be a massive payday of $273,038.
Jon "chut_up" Van Fleet, Chris "888Moorman" Moorman, Ruben "rubenrtv" Visser, Steven "Kale333" Van Zadelhoff, Christopher "NigDawG" Brammer, Natalie "888NatalieH" Hof and Artem "veeea" Vezhenkov busted pretty quickly and well before the money.
Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche, Sofia "sofialovgren" Lovgren, Anton "anteen" Bertilsson, Adrian "ADRI_ATM" Mateos, Thomas "WushuTM" Muhlocker and Parker "888tonkaaaa" Talbot also didn't manage to reach the stage of the tournament where money was awarded.
The bubble burst when "Mad_Martigan" lost all his chips and ended in 145th place. After that, familiar faces like Scott "AggroSantos" Margereson, Sergio "zcedrick" Aido and Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert busted. The final table was reached after Niklas "tutten7" Astedt finished in 11th place and was followed by "prebzzz" on 10th place.
On the final table, "Litt_it_up" (ninth - $17,963) and "unbezieglar" (eight, $31,240) were eliminated in quick succession before "KTBFFH89" ended in seventh place for $46,860. After that, the tournament saw "Sjapster" (sixth - $62,480) and "KURDEdersim" (fifth - $78,100) leave before play slowed down with four players left.
After a long period with four players, the tournament went down to three players. "poirierfrncs" busted in fourth place for $110,902 after losing his chips with 
against the pocket kings of "CllsDntMttr". Just a few minutes later, later mentioned also busted "purplegerbil" in third place for $148,390.
The German started the heads up with a 3:1-chiplead against "thrust.". It didn't take long to decide the tournament after winning with 
against 
for all the chips. "CllsDntMttr" secured himself of the XL Eclipse Main Event title and the first prize of $273,038!
| Place | Player | County | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CllsDntMttr | Germany | $273,038 |
| 2 | thrust. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $198,374 |
| 3 | purplegerbil | Finland | $148,390 |
| 4 | poirierfrncs | Canada | $110,902 |
| 5 | KURDEdersim | Sweden | $78,100 |
| 6 | Sjapster | Netherlands | $62,480 |
| 7 | KTBFFH89 | Denmark | $46,860 |
| 8 | unbezieglar | Germany | $31,240 |
| 9 | Litt_it_up | United Kingdom | $17,963 |
Level 37
: 175,000/350,000, 43,750 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,536,905
2,745,589
|
2,745,589 |
|
6,703,095
-2,745,589
|
-2,745,589 |
Level 37
: 175,000/350,000, 43,750 ante
Finland's "purplegerbil" was all in with 
against the 
of "CllsDntMttr". The board came 
and saw the Finnish player bust in third place for $148,390.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,791,316
6,448,156
|
6,448,156 |
|
|
9,448,684
3,386,048
|
3,386,048 |
|
Busted |
Level 37
: 175,000/350,000, 43,750 ante
After a long period with four players, the tournament is now down to three players. "poirierfrncs" busted in fourth place for $110,902 after losing his chips with against the pocket kings of "CllsDntMttr".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,343,160
5,978,738
|
5,978,738 |
|
Busted |
Level: 37
Blinds: 175,000/350,000
Ante: 43,750
Level 36
: 125,000/250,000, 31,250 ante
Chip leader "thrust." wants to make a deal, but he doesn't get any support from his other opponents.
Level 36
: 125,000/250,000, 31,250 ante
Five-minute break for the remaining four players.
Level: 36
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 31,250
Level 35
: 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
"KURDEdersim" was the short stack for a while and he just busted in fifth place for $78,100.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |