888poker XL Blizzard: "DePittsterje" Wins $20,000 R&A Event

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Feb 10, 2020 4 min read Last updated Feb 11, 2020

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

888poker XL Blizzard #14 - $20,000 R&A

At 6:30 p.m. GMT, the $20,000 R&A event started and after the late registration period. There were 417 players who entered and they created a prize pool of $25,800 with 237 rebuys and 206 add-ons. The last 54 players of this event would get paid, but all eyes were on the final table.

After "BloodyReveng" busted in 10th place, the remaining nine players went to the final table. On the final table, the tournament lost "HATE007" (ninth, $428), "dulek_jason" (eight, $581) and "pactamah23" (seventh, $839) in quick succession. The last six players were guaranteed at least a four-figure score.

After that, "Virgul94" (sixth, $1,097), "A3connect" (fifth, $1,445), "KeepTrying05" (fourth, $2,064) and "xzzzx15" (third, $2,709) busted to get to the final heads-up between "HyperX." and "DePittsterje".

In the end, it was "DePittsterje" who finished on top to snag the first prize of $4,951. "HyperX." had to settle for second place ($3,677).

888poker XL Blizzard #14 - $20,000 R&A Final Table Results

888poker XL Blizzard #15 - $10,000 Mini R&A

There was also a Mini edition with a buy-in of just $5.50 to be played. In total, 1,172 players competed in this event, and they made for 826 rebuys and 510 add-ons. That made for a $12,540 prize pool with a first-place prize just over $2,164.

In the end, it was a Lithuanian player who took the XL Blizzard title and the aforementioned first-place prize money. Runner-up "EastBeast888" finished in second place for $1,568 while "JacktheCpt" took 'bronze' and $1,191.

888poker XL Blizzard #15 - $10,000 Mini R&A Final Table Results

888poker XL Blizzard #16 - $15,000 Late R&A

Another winner was crowned in the XL Blizzard #16 - $15,000 Late R&A, where 656 players competed to create a prize pool of $19,500.

After just seven hours and 17 minutes, it was United Kingdom's "MoOoN30" who took the title and the first-place prize of $3,656. The winner defeated Brazil's "shoveanyto" in the deciding heads-up after "Hudder5" finished in third place.

888poker XL Blizzard #16 - $15,000 Late R&A Final Table Results

Qualify to the XL Blizzard for Free

If you want to join in on the action but don't want to pay full price, rest assured that 888poker is running tons of qualifiers where you can play in XL Blizzard events for pennies on the dollar. In addition, 888poker is hosting two daily freerolls where you can get into two of the biggest XL Blizzard events absolutely for free.

The XL Blizzard Main Event - Qualifier takes place every day between now and Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. where the top 15 players will win a free seat valued at $250 to the XL Blizzard Main Event.

In order to play in the freerolls, you need to have an 888poker account and have made at least one real money deposit.

If you don't already have an account, we have great news for you as not only can you play in these freerolls but also get a welcome package that is hard to beat.

Simply download 888poker through PokerNews and you will instantly get an $88 bonus (£20 in the UK). This bonus doesn't require a deposit, but you will need to deposit in order to play the freerolls.

This is where we have some better news as your first deposit will be generously matched in the form of a bonus up to $888! This is more than double what most players get by downloading directly from 888poker's website.

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