On Saturday, there were another 13 events on the schedule of the 888poker XL Inferno Series. The highlight of the day was the 86th event of the series, the $88,000 Crazy 8. Let's see who took down this beautiful event and which players were crowned as winners in other events on Day 7.
XL Inferno #86 - $88,000 Crazy 8
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$88
May 13
722
$90,480
At 8 p.m. GMT, 722 players registered for the XL Inferno #86 - $88,000 Crazy 8. In total, 409 players used their option to rebuy to create a total prize pool of $90,480. For the winner, there was a prize waiting of $16,919!
Every finalist was guaranteed $1,366 and the tournament reached that stage after "dmg34" busted in ninth place for $1,085. On the final table, "vengreen." and "root4deuces" left in quick succession finishing in eighth ($1,366) and seventh ($2,035) place. After that, "Kuconi1" from Slovakia finished in sixth place for $3,166, while "flamingrecca" ended up in fifth place for $4,524.
"GodfryJONES" from Ireland then busted in fourth place ($6,786) and Austria's "sh4xuR7" also missed out on the heads-up when he went out in third place for $9,048. The final two players were guaranteed a five-figure score, guaranteeing themselves $12,214. This was the prize for runner-up "liincownz" who couldn't defeat Luxembourg's "JDias99," who was crowned as a winner and received the first prize of $16,919.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
JDias99
Luxembourg
$16,919
2
liincownz
Brazil
$12,214
3
sh4xuR7
Austria
$9,048
4
GodfryJONES
Ireland
$6,786
5
flamingrecca
Luxembourg
$4,524
6
Kuconi1
Slovakia
$3,166
7
root4deuces
Thailand
$2,035
8
vengreen.
Russia
$1,366.24
XL Inferno #78 - $10,000 Lightning 6-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
May 13
185
$28,700
Once again, the new day started out with the $10,000 Lightning 6-Max. In total, 185 players competed for a total prize pool of $28,700. Most of this money went to the Brazilian runner-up "josino1961," who took $6,225 when he made a heads-up deal with "Kepalas89." The Lithuanian won the tournament and got $5,411.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Kepalas89
Lithuania
$5,411
2
josino1961
Brazil
$6,225
3
fmlomgFU
Czech Republic
$3,587
4
ckb4714
United Kingdom
$2,439
5
r4ndomr4gs
Sweden
$1,865
6
ROLDY18
Netherlands
$1,291
XL Inferno #79 - $15,000 Breeze
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 13
421
$21,050
The final two players in the XL Inferno #79 - $15,000 Breeze also made a heads-up deal. Winner "nlfreddie" got the most money ($3,749), while Brazil's runner-up "kkgustavokk" received $3,290.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
nlfreddie
United Kingdom
$3,749
2
kkgustavokk
Brazil
$3,290
3
BigRazor11
Ireland
$2,210
4
SexyFunTimes
Netherlands
$1,684
5
Fast_Killer
Russia
$1,178
6
PabloCasla12
Argentina
$894
7
n2range
Brazil
$684
8
WellBr20
Brazil
$473
9
komarolo222
Uruguay
$349
XL Inferno #80 - $40,000 Octopus
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$215
May 13
262
$84,200
The most expensive tournament on Day 7 of the XL Inferno Series was the XL Inferno #80 - $40,000 Octopus. In total, there were 262 players who paid the buy-in of $215 to create a great prize pool of $84,200. For the winner, there was a prize waiting of $16,419. After more than 10 hours of play, "Gandalf_MRS" from the United Kingdom snagged the title and the earlier mentioned first prize.
His fellow countryman "hell0_br0tti" received a prize of $12,209 for second place.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Gandalf_MRS
United Kingdom
$16,419
2
hell0_br0tti
United Kingdom
$12,209
3
joga_pra_cor
Czech Republic
$9,262
4
komarolo222
Uruguay
$6,736
5
General21514
Russia
$4,631
6
lasochobi
Argentina
$3,368
7
windiswild
Denmark
$2,526
8
mvp2b
Canada
$2,105
XL Inferno #81 - $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
May 13
698
$19,195
Another deal was struck in the $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish, where the last three players split most of the money. Czech Republic's "PrdelXXl" received $2,373.31 for his third place, while runner-up "uberslug1987" got $2,560. Switzerland's winner "ZSCLions83" took the victory and the most money, $3,176, was added to his account after the final hand.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
ZSCLions83
Switzerland
$3,176
2
uberslug1987
United Kingdom
$2,560
3
PrdelXXl
Czech Republic
$2,373
4
tajparaszt
Czech Republic
$1,439
5
Jab0c0
Poland
$1,007
6
stevachenko7
Czech Republic
$815
7
THAMMY1
Romania
$623
8
IMurtazin
Russia
$431
9
1LevelAbove
Sweden
$270
XL Inferno #82 - $20,000 Crocodile
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$160
May 13
200
$30,000
One of the bigger tournaments on Day 7 was the XL Inferno #82 - $20,000 Crocodile. There were 200 players competing for a prize pool of $30,000 and again, a deal was made by the final two players. This time, it was Germany's runner-up "alegaston" who received the lion's share of the prize pool with a prize of $5,653. The victory was for Polish player "oreichegounu" who received $5,446 on his account.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
oreichegounu
Poland
$5,446
2
alegaston
Germany
$5,653
3
backdown8
Sweden
$3,525
4
abmarin
Russia
$2,625
5
974kWRT
Ukraine
$1,800
6
BigRazor11
Ireland
$1,500
7
starkinver
Czech Republic
$1,200
8
ZSCLions83
Switzerland
$900
9
SEWart777
Russia
$600
XL Inferno #83 - $25,000 Saturday R&A
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 13
295
$34,400
It looked like no one wanted to play for the original first prize on Day 7 of the XL Inferno Series. In Event #83, another deal was made by the final three players. Again "PrdelXXl" was involved and he received $5,087 for second place. His fellow countryman "YordanPetrov" won the tournament for $5,267.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
YordanPetrov
Czech Republic
$5,267
2
PrdelXXl
Czech Republic
$5,087
3
mr_runnerup
Latvia
$5,073
4
PAPA_VINCENT
Romania
$2,838
5
edyvpakistan
Russia
$1,960
6
OLD_MATE18
Czech Republic
$1,513
7
B4NKR0LL3R
Morocco
$1,169
8
1LevelAbove
Sweden
$825
9
patrickhenry
Canada
$602
XL Inferno #84 - $15,000 Swordfish
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
May 13
593
$16,307.50
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
jaggalo1231
Czech Republic
$3,080
2
silskyer
Poland
$2,234
3
gruzin_vova
Russia
$1,657
4
lskymanl
Moldavia
$1,239
5
gabstone
Brazil
$870
6
bluemonkhp
Germany
$693
7
DrBones666
United Kingdom
$529
8
MMXVI
Russia
$366
9
GangstaGo
Ukraine
$244
XL Inferno #85 - $20,000 Monsoon
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 13
465
$23,250
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
pvss10
Brazil
$4,417
2
BNDouglas
Malta
$3,255
3
SmileThHero
Germany
$2,383
4
SuckHeed
Canada
$1,813
5
V.Balaev
Russia
$1,278
6
lintonlin
Canada
$988
7
oreichegounu
Poland
$755
8
KonradJJ
Poland
$523
9
WHATaDREAM
Brazil
$385
XL Inferno #87 - $20,000 Mini Crazy 8
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$8.80
May 13
1,699
$22,664
The Mini edition of the Crazy 8, with a buy-in of $8.80, attracted 1,699 players and a total prize pool of $22,664. The lion's share of this money went to United Kingdom's "VXR2012", he received a prize of $3,966.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
VXR2012
United Kingdom
$3,966
2
HayashiJoao
Brazil
$2,833
3
mercyles517
Canada
$2,193
4
thuruq
Poland
$1,586
5
O0O0lucky
China
$1,133
6
lamagalhaes
Brazil
$679
7
Xerxis_999
Germany
$453
8
simpex1
Germany
$226
XL Inferno #88 - $30,000 Saturday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 13
537
$30,000
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
xXGlamBabeXx
Ireland
$5,670
2
EduardoGarla
Brazil
$4,155
3
rotisseurBJK
Germany
$3,060
4
Holly_Grail
Poland
$2,310
5
bitjumpy
Ukraine
$1,620
6
sanadav
Lithuania
$1,275
7
BoobJob32DD
United Kingdom
$975
8
iamdr0ps
Romania
$675
9
IMurtazin
Russia
$459
XL Inferno #89 - $15,000 Tornado
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
May 13
139
$18,600
Another deal was struck in the XL Inferno #89 - $15,000 Tornado, where "DuduPa1986" took the most money as a runner-up. He received a prize of $3,694 while winner "Toilet_Po8L" got $3,559.76 after he won the tournament.