888poker XL Inferno: PKO Titles for "FishTankHero", "willemwoles" & "barneslad123"
After a great start on Thursday, with "MorayEEEEEL" winning Event #1 for $16,585, the XL Inferno continued on Friday. This time, there were three events on the schedule with buy-ins of $55, $33, and $22. Let's see who were crowned winners and started their weekend with a celebration.
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XL Inferno #4 - $30,000 PKO
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $55 | May 15 | 898 | $44,900 |
One of the three events of the day was the XL Inferno #4 - $30,000 PKO. In this event, 898 players paid the buy-in of $55 where fifty percent went to the bounty prize pool. In total, it created a prize pool of $44,900, almost 50% over the guaranteed prize pool of $30,000.
This tournament felt like a Romanian party with five of the final six players playing from Romania. In the end, it was "FishTankHero" who was the strongest after defeating the only non-Romanian player, "DreamLikeMe", in the final heads-up. The runner-up received $3,031 plus $768 for knocking out some players in the progress. The winner got themselves $4,209 plus the biggest bounty of all; $2,970.
888poker XL Inferno #4 - $30,000 PKO Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FishTankHero | Romania | $4,209 | $2,970 |
| 2 | DreamLikeMe | - | $3,031 | $768 |
| 3 | Seri192 | Romania | $2,245 | $196 |
| 4 | ingeruRO14 | Romania | $1,684 | $690 |
| 5 | CoCoMic | Romania | $1,179 | $451 |
| 6 | 19Punisher02 | Romania | $954 | $846 |
| 7 | VanVogt | Denmark | $730 | $75 |
| 8 | WHATaDREAM | Brazil | $505 | $632 |
| 9 | jopski1 | Finland | $317 | $390 |
888poker XL Inferno #5 - $20,000 Mini PKO
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $22 | May 15 | 1,607 | $32,140 |
At the same time as the XL Inferno #4, the XL Inferno #5 - $20,000 Mini PKO started. After the registration period was over, there were 1,607 entries. The total prize pool was $32,140 with a first-place prize of $2,774.
After the elimination of "Nezuki" (9th place, $177+$47), "Dhanraj_Seth" (8th place, $313+$146) and "OneTime_87" (7th place, $474+$240), "MuAAer888" had to settle for 6th place ($635+$383).
"Savchenko1" went out in 5th place ($795+$160) while "Def4eg364" went out in 4th place ($1,118+$309). "Quaade73" settled for third, receiving $1,527 plus $538 in bounties.
The heads-up was between "willemwoles" and "mihaimar92". In the end, it was the Russian player "willemwoles" who won the event for $2,774 plus $1,779 while the runner-up received $2,009 and $527.
888poker XL Inferno #5 - $20,000 Mini PKO Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | willemwoles | Russia | $2,774 | $1,779 |
| 2 | mihaimar92 | Romania | $2,009 | $527 |
| 3 | Quaade73 | Denmark | $1,527 | $538 |
| 4 | Def4eg364 | Russia | $1,118 | $309 |
| 5 | Savchenko1 | Russia | $795 | $160 |
| 6 | MuAAer888 | Russia | $635 | $383 |
| 7 | OneTime_87 | Germany | $474 | $240 |
| 8 | Dhanraj_Seth | India | $313 | $146 |
| 9 | Nezuki | Russia | $177 | $47 |
888poker XL Inferno #6 - $15,000 Late PKO
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $33 | May 15 | 672 | $20,160 |
"barneslad123" from the United Kingdom won the XL Inferno #6 - $15,000 Late PKO, a tournament with a buy-in of $33. He defeated a field of 672 players, beating "Joe_Ex0tic" in the final heads-up. The British player took home the first-place prize of $1,905 and a bounty of $1,548. The runner-up had to settle for $1,396 plus $382.
888poker XL Inferno #6 - $15,000 Late PKO Final Table Results
| Position | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | barneslad123 | United Kingdom | $1,905 | $1,548 |
| 2 | Joe_Ex0tic | - | $1,396 | $382 |
| 3 | KiddPT | Brazil | $1,028 | $115 |
| 4 | Oknice88 | Taiwan | $776 | $77 |
| 5 | MirogSuarez | Brazil | $544 | $360 |
| 6 | Str8Rippin | - | $428 | $372 |
| 7 | the0neufear | Canada | $328 | $98 |
| 8 | PSchwegAA | - | $227 | $294 |
| 9 | Scottdj4444 | New Zealand | $154 | $288 |
Full 2020 888poker XL Inferno Schedule
| Date | Event | Time | Name | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16th May | 7 | 18:00 | 8-Max | $109 | $30,000 |
| 8 | 18:00 | Mini 8-Max | $8.80 | $10,000 | |
| 9 | 20:00 | Late 8-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| 17th May | 10 | 18:00 | Tune Up | $109 | $150,000 |
| 11 | 18:00 | Mini Tune Up | $16.50 | $50,000 | |
| 12 | 18:30 | Micro Tune Up | $5.50 | $15,000 | |
| 13 | 20:00 | Late Tune Up | $55 | $20,000 | |
| 18th May | 14 | 18:00 | R&A Event | $33 | $20,000 |
| 15 | 18:00 | Mini R&A | $5.50 | $10,000 | |
| 16 | 19:00 | Late R&A | $16.50 | $15,000 | |
| 19th May | 17 | 18:00 | High Roller | $320 | $100,000 |
| 18 | 18:00 | Mini High Roller | $55 | $30,000 | |
| 19 | 20:00 | Late High Roller | $109 | $20,000 | |
| 20th May | 20 | 18:00 | PKO | $109 | $50,000 |
| 21 | 18:00 | Mini PKO | $16.50 | $20,000 | |
| 22 | 20:00 | Late PKO | $33 | $10,000 | |
| 21st May | 23 | 18:00 | PKO 8-Max | $160 | $50,000 |
| 24 | 18:00 | Mini PKO 8-Max | $22 | $20,000 | |
| 25 | 20:00 | Late PKO 8-Max | $55 | $20,000 | |
| 22nd May | 26 | 17:00 | DeepStack | $55 | $30,000 |
| 27 | 17:00 | Mini DeepStack | $16.50 | $20,000 | |
| 28 | 19:00 | Late DeepStack | $33 | $15,000 | |
| 23rd May | 29 | 18:00 | 6-Max | $109 | $30,000 |
| 30 | 18:00 | Mini 6-Max | $16.50 | $20,000 | |
| 31 | 20:00 | Late 6-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| 24th May | 32 | 17:00 | Main Event | $250 | $500,000 |
| 33 | 17:30 | Mini Main Event | $33 | $50,000 | |
| 34 | 18:00 | Micro Main Event | $5.50 | $20,000 |
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