888poker XL Blizzard: "normannolly" Wins $50,000 PKO 8-Max

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Feb 14, 2020 4 min read

On the eighth day of the 888poker XL Blizzard Series, three new tournaments started, and once again three players were crowned as winners. Most money was up for grabs in the $50,000 PKO 8-Max where the winner took home over $12,000.

888poker XL Blizzard #23 - $50,000 PKO 8-Max

At 20:00 GMT, the XL Blizzard #23 - $50,000 PKO 8-Max kicked off. After late registration closed, there were 393 registered players resulting in a total prize pool of $58,950 and no overlay, with $5,748 reserved for the winner excluding the bounties. More than eight hours were played before they crowned a champion.

Eight players made the final table, securing themselves of $737. "EvnomiYa" (eighth, $737+$113 "toastmanQ" (seventh, $884+$783), "Toteubha" (sixhth, $1,179+$817), "DePittsterje" (fifth, $1,621+$66) were eliminated in quick succession. After that, "CoinShipper" (fourth, $2,358+$989) and "HiroNakamura" (third, $3,242+$1,337) missed out on the final heads-up.

Ukrainian "normannolly" battled heads up against Belarus' "HATE007" and in the end, the former took down the XL Blizzard title. The runner-up received $4,274 and an extra $1,366 in KO's while the winner won $5,748 and an extra KO worth $6,774.

888poker XLBlizzard #23 - $50,000 PKO 8-Max Final Table Results

888poker XL Blizzard #24 - $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max

For the players who didn't have the bankroll to play the $160 event, or wanted to multi-table, there was also a Mini edition with a buy-in of just $22. In total, 1,339 players competed in this event which made for a $26,780 prize pool with the first prize just over $2,468.

In the end, "sry_man" (fourth, $1,004+$170) and "ProPriced" (third, $1,339+$436) were eliminated from the final table, both receiving a four-figure score including their KO. The final two players secured themselves of $1,741, but there was still a lot of money on the line. Russia's "Specter.V." finished the deal and won the tournament for $2,468 plus $1,662 for a total first prize of $4,130. Runner-up "Anys9ra" finished in second place for $1,741 plus $407 for a total prize of $2,148.

888poker XLBlizzard #24 - $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max Final Table Results

888poker XL Blizzard #25 - $20,000 Late PKO 8-Max

The third and final winner on Day 8 was crowned in the XL Blizzard #25 - $20,000 Late PKO 8-Max, where 504 players competed to create a prize pool of $25,200.

After just seven hours and 24 minutes, it was Germany's "Lik3az0mbY" who took the title and the first prize of $2,394 plus $1,517. The German defeated "SujiroKifuj4" in the deciding heads-up, who had to settle for $1,764 plus $1,085.

888poker XLBlizzard #25 - $20,000 Late PKO 8-Max 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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