Three Events to Watch: Featuring 888poker XL Inferno Opening Event
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With so many online events taking place right now, it can be difficult to make sense of lengthy tournament schedules and lists of events. That's why PokerNews is here to give you three events we think you should pay closer attention to.
They are the 888poker XL Inferno Opening Event, the PokerStars SCOOP Thursday Thrill and the partypoker WPT Online Weekender.
Which tournament are you looking forward to playing?
XL Inferno Kicks Off on 888poker
The XL Inferno gets underway on 888poker with the Opening Event, featuring three tiers on Thursday. The $1.5m GTD festival features exciting events such as PKO, Bounty, High Roller and DeepStack formats, and tonight's Opening Event will definitely get the ball rolling in what is yet another amazing festival this month.
PokerNews are set to live report on a handful of events in the XL Inferno series, and it includes this one, so be sure to check out the live reporting pages if you're thinking of playing.
Opening Event Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Time (EDT) | Buy-in | Name | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th May | 18:00 | 14:00 | $109 | Event #1: Opening Event | $75,000 |
| 18:00 | 14:00 | $16.50 | Event #2: Mini Opening Event | $25,000 | |
| 20:00 | 16:00 | $55 | Event #3: Late Opening Event | $20,000 |
The XL Inferno features 34 action-packed tournaments with buy-ins starting at only $5.50 and increasing all the way to $320!
Huge Guarantees This Thursday on PokerStars
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker continues all this week, with Thursday featuring some enormous guarantees on its Thursday Thrill tournaments. Buy-ins start at just $55 for the low tier and go up all the way to the $5,200 High Roller with a $1,000,000 guarantee.
All three tournaments are 8-Max PKO, with big fields expected. You won't miss any of the action, with the medium and high tiers being live reported on [I]PokerNews./I]
SCOOP-62 Event Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Time (EDT) | Buy-in | Name | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14th May | 17:00 | 13:00 | $5,200 | SCOOP 62-H NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO, High Roller | $1,000,000 |
| 17:00 | 13:00 | $55 | SCOOP 62-L NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO, Mini Thursday Thrill SE | $500,000 | |
| 17:00 | 13:00 | $530 | SCOOP 62-M NLHE 8-Max, Progressive KO Thursday Thrill SE | $1,000,000 |
Discover the WPT Online Weekender on partypoker
Three flights and two different tiers make up the Weekender on partypoker offering players a share of up to a $1m prize pool.
Whether you choose to jump in on Friday, Saturday or make it part of your Sunday schedule, you're spoilt for choice as the WPT Online continues only at partypoker.
WPT Online Weekender Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Time (EDT) | Buy-in | Name | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/05/2020 | 18:00 | 6-Max Weekender Day 1a | $2,100 | $1,000,000 | |
| 18:00 | Mini 6-Max Weekender Day 1a | $215 | $300,000 | ||
| 16/05/2020 | 18:00 | 6-Max Weekender Day 1b | $2,100 | $1,000,000 | |
| 18:00 | Mini 6-Max Weekender Day 1b | $215 | $300,000 | ||
| 17/05/2020 | 15:30 | 6-Max Weekender Day 1c Turbo | $2,100 | $1,000,000 | |
| 15:30 | Mini 6-Max Weekender Day 1c Turbo | $215 | $300,000 |
