Big Wins Galore at 888poker This Past Week
Scores of online poker tournament specialists have bagged themselves large scores this week thanks to some of the value-packed events held at 888Poker, the world’s second-largest online poker site.
Last Wednesday, Ukraine’s “r2rka” topped a field of 613 in the $25,000 Wednesday Challenge 2nd Chance, turning $35 into a wallet-popping $4,769.34, defeating Germany’s “waldi9999” heads-up for the title, leaving the latter to make do with the still sizable $3,458.97 runner-up prize.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | r2rka | $4,769.34 |
| 2 | waldi9999 | $3,458.97 |
| 3 | patadecamelo | $2,550.04 |
| 4 | robertstack | $1,918.84 |
| 5 | TheeWoolf | $1,348.24 |
| 6 | DaPenguin213 | $1,073.04 |
| 7 | Ejsenhoven1 | $820.56 |
| 8 | RayCharlz | $568.08 |
| 9 | elf88.74 | $378.72 |
The first five-figure score of the past seven days went to “Vocaaas” of the Czech Republic after they won the $40,000 Quarterback, outlasting 200 opponents in the $215 buy-in tournament.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vocaaas | $10,255.50 |
| 2 | marioallin58 | $7,393.50 |
| 3 | Gr33nApples | $5,604.75 |
| 4 | Alldayloser | $4,173.75 |
| 5 | DEOSONER | $2,862 |
| 6 | JstLikeThat | $2,385 |
| 7 | nemekiss | $1,908 |
| 8 | haze1607 | $1,431 |
| 9 | AhCacao | $954 |
Also on Thursday, there was an Austrian one-two in the $20,000 Thursday Challenge, a superb event costing a mere $12 to enter, yet one that saw the final six finishers bank more than $1,000 each, proving you don’t have to risk a lot to win big at 888poker.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | vick_mackey | $4,561.65 |
| 2 | bsnt_lg | $3,284.38 |
| 3 | WAFAL | $2,432.88 |
| 4 | joaovalliro | $1,824.66 |
| 5 | tguedes | $1,277.26 |
| 6 | sryigotodds | $1,033.97 |
| 7 | emersoncds | $790.68 |
| 8 | cjy149 | $547.39 |
| 9 | ImBillieJean | $343.03 |
Towards the weekend, “Darkknight79” won $4,002 by taking down the $20,000 Friday Challenge, with “5d2031826” triumphing in the $20,000 Octopus on Saturday for $5,635, but it was Sunday where some mega money was won, as is usually the case in the world of online poker tournaments.
Finland’s “TomYamKai” entered the $100,000 Mega Deep for $215, and 13-hours later was the only player with chips in front of them. Their prize? A cool $26,737.50, and the title of $100,000 Mega Deep champion.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TomYamKai | $26,737.50 |
| 2 | _antikk_ | $19,251 |
| 3 | uR4iseM3Up | $14,260 |
| 4 | poBHblu | $10,695 |
| 5 | NoelHayes666 | $7,486.50 |
| 6 | jenbizzle | $6,060.50 |
| 7 | wantime1234 | $4,364.50 |
| 8 | WowAceDude | $3,208.50 |
| 9 | kimberslice | $2,010.66 |
Another big Sunday tournament at 888poker is the $80,000 Baby Whale, which commands a $320 buy-in unless you manage to win your way to it via the plentiful satellites running throughout the week. This week’s winner banked more than $21,000 for their victory as the prize pool easily surpassed the guarantee.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | juanfran1973 | $21,070.62 |
| 2 | TeamShippo | $15,646.50 |
| 3 | LvckyLvke | $11,529 |
| 4 | ImSoTight | $8,784 |
| 5 | groggggggggy | $6,148.80 |
| 6 | soldier19 | $4,666.50 |
| 7 | sonmonedass | $3,568.50 |
| 8 | sammygrinder | $2,470.50 |
| 9 | Oliver__ | $1,822.68 |
It wasn’t only the Baby Whale sporting an $80,000 guarantee this weekend because the Sunday Challenge, costing only $90 to enter, had the same target, too. This guarantee was obliterated when 789 buy-ins were processed, taking the prize pool to an impressive $101,598, the lion’s share of which is now nestled in the account of Czech Republic’s “Toilet_Po8L.”
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toilet_Po8L | $18,643.23 |
| 2 | Hlodge | $13,309.33 |
| 3 | FoldDearDonk | $10,058.20 |
| 4 | trujustrus | $7,569.05 |
| 5 | RiffRaff82 | $5,283.09 |
| 6 | FU_I_M_ICM | $4,267.11 |
| 7 | satsugai | $3,251.13 |
| 8 | OMGsete | $2,235.15 |
| 9 | pelfort | $1,320.77 |
By far the biggest score of the current week came on Tuesday night when “prebzzz” took down the $50,000 Volcano, a $600 buy-in high roller tournament that attracts some of the best poker players in the business.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | prebzzz | $18,193 |
| 2 | clikinbutonz | $12,656 |
| 3 | pipedreamkim | $9,610.65 |
| 4 | b8chatz | $7,119 |
| 5 | PRoyal888 | $4,746 |
| 6 | ZeusLazer | $3,955 |
| 7 | BadModafoka1 | $3,164 |
| 8 | OMGsete | $2,373 |
| 9 | checktrap11 | $1,977.50 |
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