888poker Announces Huge XL Autumn Series With $500,000 Guaranteed Main Event

Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Sep 16, 2024 3 min read

$25 buy-in, $100,000 Guaranteed Mini Main Event
Monster-Sized $500,000 Guaranteed Main Event
888poker XL Autumn Series Schedule
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The weather in many parts of the world is cooling down but the heat at the 888poker tables is increasing and will reach boiling point between September 22 and October 1 when the XL Autumn Series springs into action.

Featuring 29 No-Limit Hold'em events with combined guaranteed prize pools worth over $1 million, the 888poker XL Autumn Series must not be missed. Buy-ins range from $8.80 to $525, with most events pitched at the more affordable end of the scale.

Mystery bounty tournaments feature heavily on the schedule, as 888poker players love this format. Two such events stand out from the crowd: the multi-flighted Mystery Bounty Mini Event and its big brother, the Mystery Bounty Main Event.

$25 buy-in, $100,000 Guaranteed Mini Main Event

The Mystery Bounty Mini Event only costs $25 to enter but boasts a guarantee of $100,000. Day 1s are already in the 888poker lobby, and see players sit down with 10,000 chips and play to a 12-minute clock. The plan for each Day 1 is to continue playing until the end of the 20th level or until 11% of the field remains, whichever is sooner. Surviving players return to 888poker's virtual felt on September 30 to conclude the tournament, with mystery bounties in play from the start of Day 2.

Monster-Sized $500,000 Guaranteed Main Event

The Mystery Bounty Main Event is massive. Not only does it command a $250 buy-in, but its prize pool is guaranteed at a cool $500,000. The format and structure is similar to the $25 buy-in mini edition except blind levels are extended to 15 minutes.

Last year's XL Autumn Series Mystery Bounty Main Event drew in 2,002 entrants and ended in a three-handed chop. Ukraine's "Kostya_jock" finished in third for $25,207, "IOwnU888" was the runner-up and banked $27,630, leaving Brazilian Danton "DantonGomes" Gomes to be crowned champion, an accolade that came with $34,909.

However, the biggest winner as "Inflaatio," who pulled out the jackpot $50,000 mystery bounty 15 minutes into the start of Day 2. A similar bounty is in play in the 2024 edition.

888poker XL Autumn Series Schedule

Date	Time	Event	Buy-in	Guarantee
Sun 22 Sep	4:00 p.m.	#01 – Opening Event Mini (Mystery Bounty)	$16.50	$15,000
	5:30 p.m.	#02 – Opening Event PKO	$109	$30,000
	6:00 p.m.	#03 – Opening Event Sale (Mystery Bounty)	$55	$100,000
	6:30 p.m.	#04 – Opening Event High Roller	$525	$30,000
Mon 23 Sep	4:00 p.m.	#05 – PKO Mini	$16.50	$10,000
	5:00 p.m.	#06 – Daily Gems PKO	$55	$20,000
Tue 24 Sep	5:00 p.m.	#07 – Big Shot High Roller	$320	$15,000
	6:00 p.m.	#08 – Daily Gems Big Shot	$109	$10,000
Wed 25 Sep	4:00 p.m.	#09 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small Mini	$11	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#10 – Daily Gems MB Big or Small	$22	$10,000
Thu 26 Sep	5:00 p.m.	#11 – DeepStack High Roller	$320	$15,000
	6:00 p.m.	#12 – DeepStack	$33	$10,000
	6:30 p.m.	#13 – Daily Gems DeepStack High	$109	$10,000
Fri 27 Sep	5:15 p.m.	#14 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty 6-Max Mini	$8.80	$4,000
	6:00 p.m.	#15 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty 6-max Mid	$22	$10,000
	6:30 p.m.	#16 – Daily Gems Mystery Bounty 6-Max	$109	$10,000
Sat 28 Sep	6:00 p.m.	#18 – Daily Gems PKO 6-Max	$55	$15,000
	6:30 p.m.	#19 – Daily Gems PKO 6-Max High	$109	$10,000
Sun 29 Sep	4:00 p.m.	#20 – Mystery Bounty Mini	$16.50	$15,000
	5:30 p.m.	#21 – Mystery Bounty	$55	$40,000
	6:00 p.m.	#22 – The PKO Rumble	$109	$100,000
	6:30 p.m.	#23 – Big Shot High Roller	$525	$30,000
Mon 30 Sep	#24 – Super KO Mini	$16.50	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#25 – Super KO	$33	$10,000
	8:00 p.m.	#26 – Mystery Bounty Mini Event Day 2	$25	$100,000
	8:00 p.m.	#27 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Day 2	$250	$500,000
Tue 1 Oct	4:00 p.m.	#28 – Closing Event Mystery Bounty Mini	$16.50	$10,000
	6:00 p.m.	#29 – Daily Gems Closing Event Mystery Bounty	$55	$20,000
	7:00 p.m.	#27 – Mystery Bounty Main Event Final Table

Satellites from only $0.01 will start appearing in the 888poker tournament lobby, opening the door to playing in an XL Autumn Series event for almost every player on the site. Be sure to follow 888poker's social media channels and tune into its epic Twitch streams because there will be plenty of XL Autumn Series giveaways and promotions for you to enjoy over the coming weeks.

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Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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