888poker XL Inferno Series Day 5: 'bananove' Wins $100K Quarterback

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May 12, 2017 5 min read Last updated May 13, 2018

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With 13 events played on Day 5, it was a busy day at the XL Inferno Series.

Players could enjoy some beautiful events, with the $100,000 Quarterback as the highlight of the day. In this tournament, the prize pool was well over $100,000 and first prize was more than $25,000. Let's see who took the most money on this day and all the other results on Day 5.

XL Inferno #62 - $100,000 Quarterback

At 8 p.m. GMT, the XL Inferno #62 - $100,000 Quarterback started with each player receiving a starting stack of 10,000 chips. After 200 minutes of late registration, there were 599 players and 594 rebuys ($50 each). The prize pool was $149,500 with the first prize of $28,240.

After several hours, the tournament reached his final table. "cmonsadboy" ended in 10th place for $1,719. Every finalist secured themselves of $2,242 - the amount "Ivanlolas" received for his ninth-place finish. "icebearrr" and "AshTheSlave" busted in eighth and seventh place, receiving $3,363 and $4,858.

Apo "APOARSLAN" Arslan from Sweden finished in sixth place for $6,353, while "ADRI_ATM" got $7,983 for fifth place. The last four players were guaranteed at least $11,362. Sweden's "cuadrado12" received this money after busting in fourth place. The final three players then decided to make a deal where "easylimp888" got the most money, $21,686.

After the deal, "Poker_Loco" busted in third place for $21,239. easylimp888 was the biggest winner, but didn't win the tournament after losing heads-up against "bananove." He received the least amount of money ($20,895) but was crowned as the winner.

XL Inferno #54 - $10,000 Lightning 6-Max

The $10,000 Lightning 6-Max, a tournament that has been played every day, was on schedule again. Just like on Wednesday, 133 players competed for a prize pool of $20,500. Swedish "backdown8" defeated all players to secure the victory and the first prize of $5,330.

XL Inferno #55 - $15,000 Breeze

At 4:45 p.m. GMT, 508 players competed in the XL Inferno #55 - $15,000 Breeze. They created a total prize pool of $25,400 with a first prize of $4,800. After almost nine hours, Germany's "RKOoutofNWHR" was crowned as the winner. In the final heads-up, he defeated "Malygos1987" from the United Kingdom.

XL Inferno #56 - $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish

XL Inferno #57 - $20,000 Crocodile

The XL Inferno #57 - $20,000 Crocodile was a tournament for players with a bigger bankroll, with the buy-in of $160. In total, there were 298 players who competed in this event to get a prize pool of $44,700. The lion's share of this money went to Austria's "uR4iseM3Up" who defeated Latvia's "floatmasta." For his victory, he received $8,649 while the runner-up had to settle for $6,481.

XL Inferno #58 - $15,000 Swordfish

XL Inferno #59 - $60,000 R&A

One of the biggest winners of Day 5 came from the XL Inferno #59 - $60,000 R&A. In this tournament, players could buy-in for $55 with the option to rebuy and add-on. In total, there were 692 players, 464 rebuys and 535 add-ons to create a total prize pool of $84,550.

The first prize of $15,853 went to Canadian "doyleb102" who was crowned the winner after seven hours and 45 minutes. "Cupido1992" finished in second place for $11,414.

XL Inferno #60 - $10,000 Mini R&A

The smallest winner of an event came from the XL Inferno #60 - $10,000 Mini R&A. In this $5 event, Brazil's "SupertrampBR" took the first place and received $2,509. Not bad for a buy-in of just $5.

XL Inferno #61 - $20,000 Monsoon

XL Inferno #63 - $30,000 Mini Quarterback

The Mini edition of the Quarterback event attracted a total of 933 players, to create a prize pool of $43,680. It became a British party, after "MalakiasCF" and "OscarSJS" both made it to the final heads up. MalakiasCF conquered his opponent to win the tournament for $7,862.

XL Inferno #64 - $25,000 Thursday Challenge

On Thursday, 1,218 players competed in the XL Inferno #64 - $25,000 Thursday Challenge. They played for the first prize of $6,312 and after several hours, "In33dm0ney99" didn't need any money, he won the tournament and received the earlier mentioned prize.

XL Inferno #65 - $15,000 Tornado

XL Inferno #66 - $30,000 Turbo Quarterback

For the fans of Turbo tournaments, there was the XL Inferno #66 - $30,000 Turbo Quarterback. In total, there were 261 players competing for a prize pool of $30,000. Within a few hours, "OTwenty" from the Netherlands was crowned as the winner and he received $6,135 for his result.

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