888poker XL Spring Series Guarantees $1.5 Million This May

Will Shillibier
Managing Editor
4 min read
888poker XL Spring Series 2022

888poker have had an exciting year so far as they celebrate their 20th anniversary.

Online, players have been able to enjoy a huge variety of festivals such as Retro Week, the Millions Superstorm series and Knockout Games, while live events have returned in London and Barcelona.

And now the the latest major online poker festival is the 888poker XL Spring Series that takes place from May 22-June 5. The festival comes with $1.5 million guaranteed, the majority of which comes courtesy of a $250 buy-in Main Event that comes with a $500,000 guarantee.

XL Spring Series Freeroll

Players can now head to the 888poker client and check out their no-ticket XL Spring Series Freeroll, offering seats to the $500,000 GTD XL Spring Series Main Event. This daily freeroll will award cash and tickets to the Main Event.

XL Spring Series Satellites

The festival comes with buy-ins as low as $11, although most events will run between $16.50 and $55. However, don't worry as satellites are now available in the 888poker client.

These will offer players the chance to satellite into the festival for as little as $0.01.


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XL Spring Series Streaming

The final tables of two events will be streamed on the official 888poker Twitch channel:

  • Monday 30th May - XL Spring Series Event #17: Tune Up Final Table
  • Tuesday 7th June - XL Spring Series Event #37: Main Event Final Table

888poker 2022 XL Spring Series Schedule

Here is the full schedule with all 37 events in the 888poker 2022 XL Spring Series.

DateTime [GMT]Event NameBuy-inGTD
Sunday 22nd May16:00XL Spring - $15,000 PKO Triple Threat 11$11$15,000
 17:00XL Spring - $40,000 PKO Triple Threat 55$55$40,000
 18:00XL Spring #01 - $120,000 Opening Event$109$120,000
 20:00XL Spring - $20,000 PKO Triple Threat 33$33$20,000
Monday 23rd May18:00XL Spring #02 - $25,000 PKO 6-Max$88$25,000
 19:00XL Spring #03 - $15,000 Mini PKO 6-Max$44$15,000
 20:00XL Spring #04 - $10,000 Late PKO 6-Max$22$10,000
Tuesday 24th May18:00XL Spring #05 - $25,000 Freezout$215$25,000
 19:00XL Spring #06 - $10,000 Mini Freezout$55$10,000
 20:00XL Spring #07 - $10,000 Late Freezout$109$10,000
Wednesday 25th May18:00XL Spring #08 - $30,000 PKO$109$30,000
 19:00XL Spring #09 - $12,000 Mini PKO$16.50$12,000
 20:00XL Spring #10 - $10,000 Late PKO$33$10,000
Thursday 26th May18:00XL Spring #11 - $30,000 PKO 8-Max$160$30,000
 19:00XL Spring #12 - $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max$55$20,000
 20:00XL Spring #13 - $15,000 Late PKO 8-Max$22$15,000
Friday 27th May18:00XL Spring #14 - $25,000 DeepStack$55$25,000
 19:00XL Spring #15 - $12,000 Mini DeepStack$16.50$12,000
 20:00XL Spring #16 - $10,000 Late DeepStack$33$10,000
Saturday 28th May No Events  
Sunday 29th May16:00XL Spring - $15,000 PKO Triple Threat 11$11$15,000
 17:00XL Spring - $40,000 PKO Triple Threat 55$55$40,000
 18:00XL Spring #17 - $120,000 Tune Up$109$120,000
 20:00XL Spring - $20,000 PKO Triple Threat 33$33$20,000
Monday 30th May18:00XL Spring #18 - $25,000 8-Max$88$25,000
 19:00XL Spring #19 - $15,000 Mini 8-Max$44$15,000
 20:00XL Spring #20 - $10,000 Late 8-Max$22$10,000
Tuesday 31st May18:00XL Spring #21 - $50,000 PKO$320$50,000
 19:00XL Spring #22 - $20,000 Mini PKO$55$20,000
 20:00XL Spring #23 - $20,000 Late PKO$109$20,000
Wednesday 1st June18:00XL Spring #24 - $30,000 PKO 8-Max$109$30,000
 19:00XL Spring #25 - $12,000 Mini PKO 8-Max$16.50$12,000
 20:00XL Spring #26 - $10,000 Late PKO 8-Max$33$10,000
Thursday 2nd June18:00XL Spring #27 - $25,000 PKO 6-Max$215$25,000
 19:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 1)$250$500,000
 19:00XL Spring #28 - $20,000 Mini PKO 6-Max$55$20,000
 20:00XL Spring #29 - $10,000 Late PKO 6-Max$22$10,000
 21:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 1)$250$500,000
Friday 3rd June17:00XL Spring #30 - $25,000 DeepStack$55$25,000
 19:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 1)$250$500,000
 19:00XL Spring #31 - $12,000 Mini DeepStack$16.50$12,000
 20:00XL Spring #32 - $10,000 Late DeepStack$33$10,000
 21:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 1)$250$500,000
Saturday 4th June18:00XL Spring #33 - $30,000 Knockout$109$30,000
 19:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 1)$250$500,000
 19:00XL Spring #34 - $12,000 Mini Knockout$16.50$12,000
 20:00XL Spring #35 - $15,000 Late Knockout$55$15,000
 21:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 1)$250$500,000
Sunday 5th June16:00XL Spring - $15,000 PKO Triple Threat 11$11$15,000
 17:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 1)$250$500,000
 17:00XL Spring - $40,000 PKO Triple Threat 55$55$40,000
 20:00XL Spring - $20,000 PKO Triple Threat 33$33$20,000
 20:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 1)$250$500,000
 20:00XL Spring #36 - $50,000 High Roller$525$50,000
 23:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 1)$250$500,000
Monday 6th June16:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 1)$250$500,000
 20:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event (Day 2) $500,000
Tuesday 7th June19:00XL Spring #37 - $500,000 Main Event(FT)  

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Begin your XL Spring Series Experience with an 888poker Welcome Bonus

Now is the perfect time to join 888poker if you have not already done so. Download 888poker via PokerNews, create your free account, and 888poker will give you a free $88 worth of cash game and tournament tickets – this is a free £20 for residents of the United Kingdom – just for reaching this stage.

Your first deposit is matched 100% up to $400 in the form or a releasable bonus. You have 90 days to release as much bonus as you can. Contact 888poker support for more details.

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Will Shillibier
Managing Editor

Based in the United Kingdom, Will started working for PokerNews as a freelance live reporter in 2015 and joined the full-time staff in 2019. He now works as Managing Editor. He graduated from the University of Kent in 2017 with a B.A. in German. He also holds an NCTJ Diploma in Sports Journalism.

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