"Ckfather" Ships the 888poker XL Spring Series 6-Max ($8,372)

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XL Spring Series at 888poker

Short-handed poker enthusiasts were in for a treat on Saturday, June 5 as it was 6-Max day in the $1 million guaranteed XL Spring Series at 888poker.

Russia's "Ckfather" was the biggest winner of the day after shipping the XL Spring #20 - $30,000 6-Max for $8,372, while "COMINGEASY" and Vadym "vaduwka" Khabarov also won XL Spring Series titles on Saturday.

Check out the results from the seventh day of the XL Spring Series at 888poker.

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XL Spring #20 - $30,000 6-Max

Buy-inDateEntriesPrize pool
$109June 5364$36,400

The XL Spring #20 - $30,000 6-Max attracted 643 entries for a $32,150 prize pool to smash the $30,000 guarantee.

After more than eight hours of play, Russia's "Ckfather" defeated Soraya Estrada "railerita" Gonzalez (second - $5,824) in heads-up play to win the title which came with a huge $8,372 top prize.

Romania's "IonelSimion" was also on the podium after finishing in third place for $4,368 while "ESARJE87" (fourth - $2,912), "drPokermarv" (fifth - $2,184), and "mywifesT7i" (sixth - $1,492) also managed to add four-figures to their 888poker account at the final table in this event.

XL Spring #20 - $30,000 6-Max Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Ckfather$8,372
2Soraya Estrada "railerita" Gonzalez$5,824
3IonelSimion$4,368
4ESARJE87$2,912
5drPokermarv$2,184
6mywifesT7i$1,492

XL Spring #21 - $15,000 Mini 6-Max

Buy-inDateEntriesPrize pool
$16.50June 51,094$16,410

The XL Spring #21 - $15,000 Mini 6-Max also crushed its guarantee of $15,000 after 1,094 entries generated a $16,410 prize pool.

United Kingdom's "COMINGEASY" made things like easy as they skated their way to victory in this event for $2,954 after defeating Romania's "Lucian2211" (second - $2,215) in heads-up play.

Russia's Anton "toshapiter86" Vinokurov (third - $1,641) and Brazil's Tiago "TTigela" Tigela (fourth - $1,149) also banked four-figure scores in this event.

XL Spring #21 - $15,000 Mini 6-Max Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1COMINGEASY$2,954
2Lucian2211$2,215
3Anton "toshapiter86" Vinokurov$1,641
4Tiago "TTigela" Tigela$1,149
5sash2016ura$821
6mongol75$492

XL Spring #22 - $15,000 Late 6-Max

Buy-inDateEntriesPrize pool
$55June 5309$15,450

Ukraine's Vadym "vaduwka" Khabarov shipped the XL Spring #21 - $15,000 Mini 6-Max for $3,554 after sending "sjollema22" to the rail in second-place for $2,472.

Sweden's "Ilikepugs" (third - $1,854) and "vedat01" (fourth - $1,236) also added four-figures to their 888poker accounts after deep finishes at the final table.

The event itself squeezed past its $15,000 guarantee with 309 entries creating a $15,450 prize pool.

XL Spring #21 - $15,000 Mini 6-Max Final Table Results

PlacePlayerPrize
1Vadym "vaduwka" Khabarov$3,554
2sjollema22$2,472
3Ilikepugs$1,854
4vedat01$1,236
5cankiller15$927
6brunocasadei$633

2021 888poker XL Spring Schedule

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-inGuarantee
May 306 p.m.XL Spring #1 - $50,000 Opening Event$55$50,000
 6 p.m.XL Spring #2 - $25,000 Mini Opening$16.50$25,000
 6:30 p.m.XL Spring #3 - $10,000 Micro Opening$5.50$10,000
 8 p.m.XL Spring #4 - $15,000 Late Opening$33$15,000
May 316 p.m.XL Spring #5 - $20,000 R&A Event$33$20,000
 6 p.m.XL Spring #6 - $8,000 Mini R&A$5.50$8,000
 8 p.m.XL Spring #7 - $8,000 Late R&A$11$8,000
June 16 p.m.XL Spring #8 - $50,000 High Roller$320$50,000
 6 p.m.XL Spring #9 - $25,000 Mini High Roller$55$25,000
 8 p.m.XL Spring #10 - $20,000 Late High Roller$109$20,000
June 26 p.m.XL Spring #11 - $30,000 PKO$109$30,000
 6 p.m.XL Spring #12 - $15,000 Mini PKO$16.50$15,000
 8 p.m.XL Spring #13 - $10,000 Late PKO$33$10,000
June 36 p.m.XL Spring #14 - $40,000 PKO 8-Max$160$40,000
 6 p.m.XL Spring #15 - $15,000 Mini PKO 8-Max$22$15,000
 8 p.m.XL Spring #16 - $15,000 Late PKO 8-Max$55$15,000
June 45 p.m.XL Spring #17 - $30,000 DeepStack$55$30,000
 5 p.m.XL Spring #18 - $15,000 Mini DeepStack$16.50$15,000
 7 p.m.XL Spring #19 - $10,000 Late DeepStack$33$10,000
June 56 p.m.XL Spring #20 - $30,000 6-Max$109$30,000
 6 p.m.XL Spring #21 - $15,000 Mini 6-Max$16.50$15,000
 8 p.m.XL Spring #22 - $15,000 Late 6-Max$55$15,000
June 65 p.m.XL Spring #23 - $500,000 Main Event$250$500,000
 5:30 p.m.XL Spring #24 - $50,000 Mini Main Event$33$50,000
 6 p.m.XL Spring #25 - $15,000 Micro Main Event$5.50$15,000

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