All-Time Online Poker Money Leader Peter Traply Wins 888poker's XL Eclipse High Roller

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Sep 18, 2019 5 min read Last updated Dec 19, 2019

There aren't many players that have found more success in online poker tournaments than 888poker Ambassador Chris Moorman with $16.1 million in online tournament cashes.

In fact, according to PocketFives, there is just one in Peter "kiskutya" Traply, who has $16.9 million in earnings throughout his online poker career.

Traply has added another notch to his belt after winning the 888poker XL Eclipse #17: $100,000 High Roller for $20,450 after more than ten hours of play.

The High Roller provided exceptional value to all of the players that cashed with the 223 entries and 84 reentries making for $7,900 in overlay. A total of 36 players cashed for at least a min-cash of $750; more than double the $320 buy-in.

888poker XL Eclipse #17: $100,000 High Roller Final Table Results

888poker XL Eclipse #17: $100,000 High Roller Final Table Action

Four 888poker Ambassadors battled it out in the High Roller. Only 2014 WSOP Main Event Champion Martin "MJacobson888" Jacobson found some success in the event after finishing in thirteenth place for $1,350.

Sofia "sofialovgren" Lovgren was the first of the ambassadors to exit having hit the rail before late registration closed. Ana "AnaMarquez" Marquez followed her to the rail next, while Dominik "888Dominik" Nitsche bubbled the event after finding his stack short on chips when losing with ace-king to ace-king suited.

The final table began after more than eight hours of play with Russia's "sweet_dr34ms" in the chip lead.

The United Kingdom's Charlie "chazcombes" Combes entered the final table short on chips and was the first player eliminated in ninth place for $1,900 after his king-jack didn't get there against the aces held by his countrymate Ben "F3nix35" Dobson.

Shortly after, Traply snagged the chip lead after he doubled through Dobson when his tens held against big slick. He didn't let go of the lead until heads-up play.

Trapley extended his lead while sending his opponents to the rail including Latvia's "sikosomatik" (eighth - $2,500), Germany's "Imrunnigh0t" (seventh - $3,500), Dobson (sixth - $4,500), Romania's Tudor "01tdr" Lazar (fifth - $5,800), and Russia's "sweet_dr34ms" (fourth - $8,500).

The lead was so significant for Traply that he began three-handed play with almost double the chips of both his opponents' stacks combined.

Traply eliminated Portuguese poker pro Joao "joaobarb" Barbosa in third place for $11,300 when his ace-queen won a flip against his opponent's eights.

Traply entered heads-up play with an almost 5:1 chip advantage against "Kroat." But it wasn't smooth sailing for the Hungarian with both players holding a significant advantage at one point during an epic heads-up that lasted more than ninety minutes.

Traply eventually won a flip to win the tournament when his ace-queen got there against the deuces held by "Kroat." The latter didn't walk away empty-handed as he secured a healthy runner-up prize of $15,000 for his or her tremendous effort.

On the sixth day of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series, two other new tournaments started. Let's take a look at the events that played out on Tuesday.

888poker XL Eclipse #18: $30,000 Mini High Roller

Not every player could afford the biggest buy-in ($320) of the day or needed a (smaller) second chance, and that's why there was a Mini edition of the High Roller on the schedule. This tournament had a buy-in of $55, and there were 919 players competing for a prize pool of $45,950. Every finalist in this tournament would secure him- or herself of $689 but all eyes were on the top prize of $8,680.

Brazil's "Dred_Rednose" got his win after defeating "JayMow30" in the final heads-up. The winner received a prize of $8,680 while the runner-up got $6,295 in his or her account.

888poker XL Eclipse #18: $30,000 Mini High Roller Final Table Results

888poker XL Eclipse #19: $20,000 Late High Roller

The sixth day of the series was closed by the XL Eclipse #19: $20,000 Late High Roller where they went from 289 players to a winner in just six hours and 37 minutes.

In this tournament, "IHaveNoBoss" defeated "fakery" in the deciding heads-up. The winner received $6,214 while the runner-up got $4,480 for their deep run.

888poker XL Eclipse #19: $20,000 Late High Roller Final Table Results

888poker XL Eclipse Schedule

Dozens of satellites are available in the 888poker lobby to give everyone a shot at playing in the bigger buy-in events, regardless of the size of their bankrolls. These satellites will start at a mere $0.01, so there’s no excuse not to try and parlay your way into an XL Eclipse event.

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Those of you who already have an 888poker account can head to the tables on the day of each event. If you want to play in any of these tournaments and don’t yet have an account, you can download 888poker via PokerNews.

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