888poker XL Eclipse Day 14: 'Kaktus26rus' Becomes First Three-Time Winner

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Sep 24, 2017 3 min read Last updated May 13, 2018

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The final Saturday of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series saw 13 events come to completion, with the XL Eclipse #176 - $60,000 6-Max as one of the highlights of the day. The biggest winner on Saturday was crowned in this event with the first prize of $18,183.

The exciting XL Eclipse series culminates on Sunday with a $1,050 Main Event that guarantees $1.5 million, along with several the $200,000 Mini Main Event with a $215 buy in and the $50,000 Micro Main Event with a $30 buy-in. The Main Event is expected to draw the biggest names in online poker, along with many players who qualified in for a fraction of the buy-in. Be sure to follow all of the action here at the PokerNews Live Reporting page.

Here's a look at all of the results from Saturday.

XL Inferno #168 - $15,000 Lightning 6-Max

The first winner of the day was crowned in the XL Eclipse #168 - $10,000 Lightning 6-Max. It was Russia's "Kaktus26rus" who won the tournament and received the first prize of $4,576, also becoming the first three-time champ of this series. "Kaktus26rus" won Event #121: $15,000 Breeze for $3,134, and the took down Event #152: $100,000 Quarterback for $21,099 after beating WSOP bracelet winner Chris "NigDawG" Brammer heads up.

XL Eclipse #169 - $15,000 Breeze

The other regular tournament on the schedule, the XL Eclipse #169 - $15,000 Breeze, saw "moments3" from Greece snagging the title and first prize of $3,068.

XL Eclipse #170 - $50,000 Octopus

At 17:00 GMT, the XL Eclipse #170 - $50,000 Octopus started with 217 players. 144 rebuys were used to create a total prize pool of $72,200. Every player at the final table would receive at least $1,986.

Latvia's "varonislv" won the final heads-up, receiving the first prize of $14,621. Runner-up "abmarin" had to settle for a prize of $11,191.

XL Eclipse #171 - $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish

XL Eclipse #172 - $20,000 Crocodile

The XL Eclipse #172 - $20,000 Crocodile attracted a field of 157 players, creating a prize pool of $23,550. The top earner in this tournament was Russia's "ribamech15" who defeated "josef_shvejk" heads-up to claim $5,063.

XL Eclipse #173 - $25,000 Saturday R&A

The XL Eclipse #173 - $25,000 Saturday R&A generated a prize pool of $25,250 and it was Ukraine's "tTtexa" who was crowned as the winner for $5,375.

XL Eclipse #174 - $15,000 Swordfish

XL Eclipse #175 - $20,000 Monsoon

XL Eclipse #176 - $60,000 6-Max

The biggest winner on the 14th day of the series came from the XL Eclipse #176 - $60,000 6-Max. In this tournament, 310 players competed for a prize pool of $82,650 with the first prize of $18,183. The most money went to Brazil's "Grobbshinit" who defeated "Lucky.Winner" in the deciding heads-up.

XL Eclipse #177 - $15,000 Mini 6-Max

XL Eclipse #178 - $25,000 Saturday Challenge

XL Eclipse #179 - $15,000 Tornado

XL Eclipse #180 - $10,000 Turbo 6-Max

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