Big Weekend of Action in the 888poker XL Spring Series
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888poker is the place to be this weekend if you like affordable, well-structured online poker tournaments with juicy guaranteed prize pools. Seven events from the $1.5 million guaranteed XL Spring series take place over the weekend, and seven players are going to win big.
The weekend's festivities kick off at 7:00 p.m. on May 27 with the $55 buy-in $25,000 guaranteed DeepStack. This is followed up by the $16.50 buy-in $12,000 guaranteed Mini DeepStack, then the $33 buy-in $10,000 guaranteed Late DeepStack.
XL Spring Series takes a short break on May 28, so maybe you can put some study in while watching the UEFA Champions League final because May 29 has some cracking events.
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The highlight of the weekend is, without doubt, the $120,000 Tune-Up, a $109 buy-in event that shuffles up and deals at 7:00 p.m. It is a two-day tournament that pauses when the nine-handed final table is reached. Navigate your way to that final table and you'll return at 7:00 p.m. on May 30 to fight it out for the title.
888poker XL Spring Series Tournaments This Weekend
| Date | Time (BST) | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 27 May | 7:00 p.m. | #14 - $25,000 DeepStack | $55 |
| 8:00 p.m. | #15 - $12,000 Mini DeepStack | $16.50 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | #16 - $10,000 Late DeepStack | $33 | |
| Sun 29 May | 5:00 p.m. | $15,000 PKO Triple Threat | $11 |
| 5:30 p.m. | $20,000 PKO Triple Threat | $22 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | $40,000 PKO Triple Threat | $55 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | #17 - $120,000 Tune-Up | $109 |
XL Spring #11 - $30,000 PKO 8-Max Final Table Results
"R3li_able" of Lithuania was the biggest XL Spring Series winner on May 26 after they were the last player standing in the $30,000 PKO 8-Max event. A field of 326 players paid $160 to enter, which created a $48,900 prize pool, far more than the advertised guaranteed amount.
All but one of the finalists collected four-figure sums when bounties were included. However, the night belonged to R3li_able who busted "Gat0rbl00d" of Canada in second place for an $8,401 haul, resigning the runner-up to a $5,156 consolation prize.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties | Total prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R3li_able | Lithuania | $4,156 | $4,245 | $8,401 |
| 2 | Gat0rbl00d | Canada | $4,156 | $1,000 | $5,156 |
| 3 | zacaa_tb | Brazil | $2,689 | $446 | $3,135 |
| 4 | ChipsFool | United Kingdom | $1,956 | $1,463 | $3,419 |
| 5 | binkachu | New Zealand | $1,344 | $720 | $2,064 |
| 6 | dmg34 | Finland | $978 | $806 | $1,784 |
| 7 | Kostya_jock | Ukraine | $733 | $1,052 | $1,785 |
| 8 | brudli030 | $611 | $65 | $676 |
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XL Spring #12 - $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max Final Table Results
The $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max event drew in 574 players who ensured the guarantee was beaten by $8,700.
The top four finishers got their hands on plenty of bounties, meaning they each won at least twice the amount of the fifth-place finisher. "FidisManibu8" finished fourth for $2,167 with "Tighterinho" banking $1,678 after their demise in third.
Heads-up pitted Romania's "Machidon7" and "Mucxito" of Azerbaijan. Victory went to the latter who reeled in a $4,167 score, leaving the former to bank a $3,641 payout.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties | Total prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mucxito | Azerbaijan | $2,367 | $1,799 | $4,167 |
| 2 | Machidon7 | Romania | $2,367 | $1,273 | $3,641 |
| 3 | Tighterinho | Austria | $1,472 | $206 | $1,678 |
| 4 | FidisManibu8 | United Kingdom | $1,076 | $1,091 | $2,167 |
| 5 | FaValueBet | Lithuania | $717 | $86 | $804 |
| 6 | AintMy1stBBQ | Austria | $502 | $211 | $713 |
| 7 | Svinth | Denmark | $358 | $407 | $765 |
| 8 | SNICKERS05 | Lithuania | $287 | $134 | $421 |
XL Spring #13 - $15,000 Late PKO 8-Max Final Table Results
Ukraine's "11011983" became an XL Spring Series champion after finishing first from a field of 762 in the $22 buy-in $15,000 Late PKO 8-Max event. The Ukrainian helped themselves to a $2,410 first-place prize after sending Romania's "ScandallRO" to the showers in second place, which came with a $1,567 pay day.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounties | Total prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11011983 | Ukraine | $1,236 | $1,173 | $2,410 |
| 2 | ScandallRO | Romania | $1,235 | $331 | $1,567 |
| 3 | Ednaldo5 | Brazil | $769 | $375 | $1,144 |
| 4 | Capuava | Brazil | $571 | $168 | $739 |
| 5 | MCKGAO | Brazil | $381 | $137 | $518 |
| 6 | rodrmineiro | Brazil | $266 | $102 | $369 |
| 7 | OchoChoocho | Canada | $167 | $100 | $268 |
| 8 | JryderUR55 | Brazil | $116 | $216 | $332 |
