On the final day of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series, there were 17 tournaments on the schedule to wrap up the 197-event series.
Most of the attention went to the $1,500,000 Main Event, which had a buy-in of $1,050. This was the highlight on Day 15 but there was more with some big winners in other events. Let's see who took down the Main Event and the other events on this final day of the series.
XL Eclipse #189 - $1,500,000 Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$1,050
September 24
1,149
$1,562,000
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" Muehloecker and Parker "888tonkaaaa" Talbot also played but 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" in 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 3♣3♥ against the pocket kings of "CllsDntMttr". Just a few minutes later, "CllsDntMttr" also busted "purplegerbil" in third place for $148,390.
The German started the heads-up with a 3-1 chip lead against "thrust.". It didn't take long to decide the tournament after winning with K♥K♠ against A♣9♠ for all the chips. "CllsDntMttr" secured himself of the XL Eclipse Main Event title and the first prize of $273,038!
“CllsDntMttr” also won Event #10: $250,000 Whale for $64,826.50 on Day 1 of the XL Eclipse, so he captured major titles on the first and the last day to bookend the series. It's been a good few months as he also took downt the $80,000 Mega Deep for over $15,000 on July 9.
Place
Player
Country
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
XL Eclipse #181 - $30,000 Sunday Lightning 6-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
September 24
253
$43,000
The XL Eclipse #181 - $30,000 Sunday Lightning 6-Max had a total of 235 players. Czech Republic's "GramNaKartke" snagged the title and $7,814.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
GramNaKartke
Czech Republic
$7,814*
2
Farrugia_1
Malta
$8,247*
3
Christopher "NigDawG" Brammer
United Kingdom
$4,945
4
streetdekor
Czech Republic
$3,440
5
H0NKER
Mexico
$2,580
6
HiHighLion
Netherlands
$1,720
*Reflects a final table deal
XL Eclipse #182 - $45,000 Sunday Breeze
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
September 24
900
$45,000
German player "Heroraise" defeated a field of 900 players in the $45,000 Sunday Breeze to secure the first prize of $8,100. The runner-up "msksevart" settled for $5,850.
Aside from the big scores in the Main Event, one of the biggest winners of the day was crowned in the XL Eclipse #184 - $150,000 Mega Deep. In this tournament, 794 players competed for the total prize pool of $206,200 with the first prize of $38,559.
The final table had many recognizable players including Kyle “chedrstack” Chang and Michael “OneH1tWonder” Cano, who busted in seventh and fifth place, respectively. Roman “Romeopro33” Romanovskyi, who was going for his third title XL Eclipse title, fell in third place.
After more than 14 hours of play, Germany's "neverfoldQ5" received the first prize after defeating Aaron "YoureMagical" Gustavson in the final heads-up.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
neverfoldQ5
Germany
$38,559
2
YoureMagical
Mexico
$27,837
3
Romeopro33
Ukraine
$20,620
4
BuddhaLund
Denmark
$15,465
5
OneH1tWonder
Austria
$10,310
6
UpayMyCorona
Malta
$7,217
7
chedrstack
Canada
$4,681
8
r4ndomr4gs
Sweden
$3,155
XL Eclipse #185 - $60,000 Sunday Crocodile
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$160
September 24
320
$64,350
The XL Eclipse #185 - $60,000 Sunday Crocodile was won by Brazil's "EduardoGarla" He defeated Denmark's "VanVogt" in the heads-up to snag the title and $12,452.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
EduardoGarla
Brazil
$12,452
2
VanVogt
Denmark
$9,331
3
MisterN411
Netherlands
$7,079
4
Mozgolom26
Russia
$5,309
5
HappySh00ter
Cyprus
$3,668
6
Cocoput0
United Kingdom
$2,831
7
UveBeenStakt
United Kingdom
$2,188
8
Farrugia_1
Malta
$1,544
9
XilongLu
United Kingdom
$1,126
XL Eclipse #186 - $40,000 Mini Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$22
September 24
1,724
$49,640
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
matijastars
Croatia
$8,384
2
Mukonga
Lithuania
$5,967
3
DDDDDDD66
Lithuania
$4,567
4
fcpiter
Russia
$3,227
5
grindanugets
Malta
$2,358
6
anaheimteam
Brazil
$1,886
7
JungleJedi
Brazil
$1,415
8
David2316
Iceland
$943
9
RakDoll
Belarus
$536
XL Eclipse #187 - $20,000 Sunday Swordfish
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
September 24
754
$20,735
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Tulutis.P
Brazil
$3,805
2
lmrunnigh0t
Germany
$2,716
3
malyshnn
Russia
$2,053
4
bdh_11
Canada
$1,545
5
ozicador
Brazil
$1,078
6
Kotch0904
Canada
$871
7
paolopirlo
Switzerland
$664
8
YoungAndCute
Russia
$456
9
GilmarPaiva
Brazil
$270
XL Eclipse #188 - $45,000 Sunday Monsoon
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
September 24
805
$52,100
For "PAPA_VINCENT", there was the first prize of $9,430 after winning the XL Eclipse #188 - $45,000 Sunday Monsoon.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
PAPA_VINCENT
Romania
$9,430
2
BadModafoka1
United Kingdom
$6,773
3
enjoyplzzz
Belarus
$5,080
4
mateuszek115
Czech Republic
$3,803
5
VinceDiKoins
Latvia
$2,683
6
ismarc7
Canada
$2,162
7
flowroll
Latvia
$1,641
8
Abeant
Romania
$1,151
9
AriAbba
Argentina
$667
XL Eclipse #190 - $200,000 Mini Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$215
September 24
1,286
$369,000
For the players who couldn't afford the regular Main Event with a buy-in of $1,050, there was the XL Eclipse #190 - $200,000 Mini Main Event. This event had a buy-in of $215 and there were 1,286 players competing for a prize pool of $369,000.
The lion's share of this money went to "aghghghghghg" from the United Kingdom. After 11 hours of play, he defeated "hell0_br0tti" and secured $62,730. The runner-up received $46,125.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
aghghghghghg
Australia
$62,730
2
hell0_br0tti
United Kingdom
$46,125
3
kkhajunaa888
Croatia
$35,018
4
glezna23
Romania
$25,092
5
SuprNintend0
Malta
$18,266
6
HinduKrush
United Kingdom
$14,576
7
raffaibiza
Malta
$10,886
8
Doc.Hector
Russia
$7,196
9
Openpunks
Malta
$3,985
XL Eclipse #191 - $50,000 Micro Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
September 24
1,875
$71,445
The $30 buy-in Micro Main Event drew 1,875 entries, which included 723 re-buys, and "RakDoll" of Belarus came out on top for $11,288. With that win, he became the 12th player in the series to win two or more titles in the series as he also won Event #15: $30,000 Turbo Opening Event (427 entries, $30,000 prize pool) for $5,757.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
RakDoll
Belarus
$11,288
2
XanducaAnd
Brazil
$8,473
3
BADMANBATESY
United Kingdom
$6,137
4
niltmz
Brazil
$4,608
5
JohnJones34
United Kingdom
$3,386
6
papichpoker
Russia
$2,701
7
queempalas
Lithuania
$2,015
8
Happynose
Belarus
$1,350
9
bustoboozer
Finland
$836
XL Eclipse #192 - $80,000 Sunday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
September 24
649
$86,200
After taking down Event #17: $15,000 Lightning 6-Max for $5,564 early in the series, Chile's Nicolas “PKaiser” Fierro followed that up by beating out a field of 649 entries to win Event #192: $80,000 Sunday Challenge for $16,119.40. With the win, Fierro became the 13th player in the series to win multiple XL Eclipse titles.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Nicholas "PKaiser" Fierro
Chile
$16,119
2
POTITOOOOOOOO
Malta
$11,637
3
Lellusion
Brazil
$8,620
4
_Antikk_
Belarus
$6,465
5
weneedit
Mexico
$4,310
6
edtastylez92
Austria
$3,017
7
zZagnuX
Switzerland
$1,940
8
AKhit14
Canada
$1,302
XL Eclipse #193 - $25,000 Sunday Tornado
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
September 24
179
$25,000
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Travel99
Canada
$5,375
2
ChipsFool
United Kingdom
$3,875
3
Gugulehtu
Malta
$2,938
4
Ph4N888
Romania
$2,188
5
SuprNintend0
Malta
$1,500
6
Magnf1cious
Lithuania
$1,250
7
Happynose
Belarus
$1,000
8
Ejsenhoven1
Sweden
$750
9
Ao1ing
Russia
$500
XL Eclipse #194 - $45,000 Turbo Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$215
September 24
173
$46,000
Another five-figure winner was crowned in the XL Eclipse #194 - $45,000 Turbo Mega Deep. In this event, United Kingdom's "grandma1954" was the strongest and got the first prize of $10,005.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
grandma1954
United Kingdom
$10,005
2
PairDrawGood
Germany
$7,130
3
p000cket000
Canada
$5,520
4
Iamtrying
Lithuania
$3,910
5
lrdvoldemort
United Kingdom
$2,530
6
psyhoagromor
Ukraine
$2,070
7
B.Mitchell
Sweden
$1,610
8
zcedrick
United Kingdom
$1,265
XL Eclipse #195 - $20,000 Mini Turbo Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$22
September 24
789
$20,120
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
splors2
United Kingdom
$3,692
2
deatfish
Switzerland
$2,636
3
Svetozar.K
Ukraine
$1,992
4
Croopcrusher
United Kingdom
$1,499
5
CornisHustle
United Kingdom
$1,046
6
Katy_Lango
Brazil
$845
7
Tiagomatias
Switzerland
$644
8
JuniorUliana
Brazil
$443
9
ShrekRaiseAI
Netherlands
$262
XL Eclipse #196 - $20,000 Turbo Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
September 24
147
$20,000
The Turbo edition of the Main Event had a buy-in of $109 and this attracted a total of 147 players. They didn't make the guaranteed prize pool, so there was $20,000 extra to play for. Most of this money went to Latvia's "AboldMove" who received the first prize of $4,300.
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
AboldMove
Latvia
$4,300
2
creutz93
Sweden
$3,100
3
CerealRobber
Austria
$2,350
4
a36yka
Belarus
$1,750
5
normannolly
Ukraine
$1,200
6
IamKenji1967
Japan
$1,000
7
APOARSLAN
Sweden
$800
8
BillyBon8
Russia
$600
9
The_Maravich
United Kingdom
$400
XL Eclipse #197 - $10,000 Super Turbo Main Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$75
September 24
124
$11,607
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
Madjelly
Norway
$2,670
2
mpompos6
United Kingdom
$1,857
3
mrx122
United Kingdom
$1,410
4
callme200
United Kingdom
$1,045
5
swx_ka_tu
Lithuania
$696
6
gabaoanbar
Brazil
$580
7
Kp3cT
Belarus
$464
8
mildronat11
Russia
$348
9
vladimir8551
Finland
$290
Champion of Champions Event
With 13 repeat winners in the series, one of whom took down three titles, 183 players have seats locked up in the series-ending Champion of Champions Event, which will take place on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. GMT. Up for grabs for the winner is a $13,000 package to the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe at King’s Casino Rozvadov.