XL Eclipse Day 5: Switzerland's "onyvapapaa1" Ships The $30,000 R&A Event

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On the fifth day of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series, two new tournaments were played. Let's take a look who were crowned winners in these events on Monday.


XL Eclipse #14 - $30,000 R&A

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$55Sep. 17288$35,450

At 20:00 GMT, the XL Eclipse #14 - $30,000 R&A started with 288 players. During the first hour, players did 231 rebuys and 190 add-ons to create a total prize pool of $35,450. For the winner, there was the first prize waiting of $7,250.

On the final table, Roman "EyeofSkadi" Matveychuk was the biggest name. The Russian was chasing his first XL Eclipse title in this event but unfortunately for him, he finished in third place for $4,006.

Before the final heads-up started, "PiktasVilkas" and "onyvapapaa1" made a deal for respectively $6,478 and $6,090. After that, later mentioned shipped the event while the Lithuanian had to settle for second place.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1onyvapapaa1Switzerland$6,090
2PiktasVilkasLithuania$6,478
3Roman "EyeofSkadi" MatveychukRussia$4,006
4VALIUM4WINFinland$3,013
5BL1NDRAZORUnited Kingdm$2,056
6MrDrogoRomania$1,595
7IgrindThatRomania$1,241
8NamllehSweden$886
9iBustYa888Austria$674

XL Eclipse #15 - $15,000 Mini R&A

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$5Sep. 17922$15,000

For the players who didn't have the bankroll to play the $55 event, there was also a Mini edition with a buy-in of just $5. In total, 922 players competed in this event and they made for 899 rebuys and 533 add-ons. That made for a $15,000 prize pool with the first prize just under $3,000.

In the end, Russia's "Artdom" took down the event for $2,700 after defeating Swede "LprMessiah" in the final battle for the XL Eclipse title.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1ArtdomRussia$2,700
2LprMessiahSweden$1,950
31Accountant1Romania$1,455
4daniel_ponesBrazil$1,088
5TinkiVinki88Russia$756
6Just4youBabyRussia$606
7resilience32Germany$456
8notionalistRussia$308
9MPSuperUnited Kingdom$188

2018 XL Eclipse Schedule

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-in
Tues., Sept. 186:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #16 - $200,000 High Roller$2,600
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #17 - $100,000 Mini High Roller$215
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #18 - $30,000 Late High Roller$160
Wed., Sept. 196:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #19 - $50,000 8-Max$109
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #20 - $15,000 Mini 8-Max$12
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #21 - $15,000 Late 8-Max$30
Thurs., Sept. 206:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #22 - $50,000 Quarterback$215
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #23 - $25,000 Mini Quarterback$44
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #24 - $20,000 Late Quarterback$109
Fri., Sept. 216:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #25 - $25,000 Knockout$150
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #26 - $15,000 Mini Knockout$35
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #27 - $15,000 Late Knockout$75
Sat., Sept. 226:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #28 - $30,000 6-Max$160
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #29 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max$30
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #30 - $15,000 Late 6-Max$55
Sun., Sept. 234:30 p.m.XL Eclipse #31 - $100,000 Mega Deep$215
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #32 - $1,000,000 Main Event$1,050
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #33 - $150,000 Mini Main$160
 6:30 p.m.XL Eclipse #34 - $50,000 Micro Main$30

Bonus Offerings

Players can participate in free qualifiers or earn XL Eclipse entries through a number of satellites, which start at just $0.01. Free Eclipse Main Event qualifiers are running daily at 9 p.m. GMT with the top three players winning $1,050 seats, while 30 $12 seats into the Eclipse Mini Tune Up are awarded in free qualifiers that begin at 5 p.m. GMT daily.

Not only that, but 888poker is offering bonuses to players who can make their way to the winner’s circle on more than one occasion, and for those who can consistently run deep during the series. Bonuses for multiple wins are available as follows:

Events WonBonus Prize Money
2$1,000
3$10,000
4$100,000
5$1,000,000

In addition, players who manage to reach three or more final tables will earn a $600 tournament ticket. For those who consistently make the money and cash in eight or more events, a $215 tournament ticket will be awaiting them.

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