2017 888poker Super XL Series

Super XL Series Recaps
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888poker 2017 Super XL Series Day 10: 'KellerA' Wins Event #48

The final weekend of the 888poker 2017 Super XL Series has started and on the tenth day of the series, there were six events planned. Who finished the series with a nice payday and the honours of the XL Series title? Let's take a look at the results of Day 10.

Event #48: $40,000 Super XL - Octopus

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize Pool
$215Jan. 28261$80,400

The players liking bigger buy-in events prepared for the $40,000 Super XL - Octopus, a $215 buy-in tournament. At 17:00 GMT the day started and there were 261 players signing up. They created a total prize pool of $80,400 and for the winner, there was the first prize of $15,678.

After "kyosti_i" from Finland busted in ninth place, the tournament reached the final table of eight players. From there on, the tournament said goodbye to "Minzopug" (8th, $2,010), "NewBob17" (7th, $2,412), "TylerRM" (6th, $3,216) and "JacktheCpt" (5th, $4,422).

With four players left, each player was guaranteed at least $6,432. That was the most money"d1sclosure" could win in this tournament after finishing in fourth place. Brazil's "marcofilho" missed out on the final heads-up and he ended up in third place for $8,844.

The last two remaining players battled for a while before "KellerA" took the victory and first place of $15,678. "namlle" finished in second for $11,658.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1KellerAGermany$15,678
2namllehSweden$11,658
3marcofilhoBrazil$8,844
4d1sclosureUnited Kingdom$6,432
5JacktheCptRomania$4,422
6TylerRMBelarus$3,216
7NewBob17Russia$2,412
8MinzopugSweden$2,010

Event #49: $20,000 Super XL - Saturday R&A

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize Pool
$55Jan. 28311$34,600

In Event #49: $20,000 Super XL - Saturday R&A there were 311 players competing for a total prize pool of $34,600. After almost eight hours of play, it was Ireland's "susanboyle1" who won the tournament for $6,695.10 after defeating Pius "AMasta89" Heinz in the final heads-up.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1susanboyle1Ireland$6,695.10
2Pius "AMasta89" HeinzGermany$5,017
3Achileys34Czech Republic$3,806
4GangstaGoUkraine$2,854.50
5matheussulzBrazil$1,972.20
6VnilavaderSweden$1,522.40
7remboy44Russia$1,176.40
8BrttyySweden$830.40
9Oduvanchik15Latvia$605.50

Event #50: $75,000 Super XL - 6-Max

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize Pool
$160Jan. 28439$75,000

The third event of the day was Event #50: $75,000 Super XL - 6-Max. This event attracted 439 players, but that wasn't enough to get to the guaranteed prize pool of $75,000.

Every finalist got at least $2,662.50, but they were all aiming for the first prize of $15,000. In the end, it was Romania's "levelingmode" who took the title and earlier mentioned first-place prize. He defeated "Juanfran1973" in the deciding heads-up after nine hours and 47 minutes of play.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1levelingmodeRomania$15,000
2Juanfran1973United Kingdom$11,100
3swedebua14Germany$8,250
4gonzaarArgentina$5,700
5jgjg3000United Kingdom$4,162.50
6Wilmy_xUnited Kingdom$2,662.50

Event #51: $15,000 Super XL - Mini 6-Max

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize Pool
$30Jan. 28849$23,347.50

Again, there was a Mini edition on the schedule. In total, smaller edition of the 6-max saw 849 players register to create a prize pool of $23,347.50. The lion's share of that money went to Denmark's "jonhdinno", who took the first prize of $4,144.18.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1jonhdinnoDenmark$4,144.18
2mioritmicRomania$3,070.19
3antibetSVSweden$2,334.75
4xandepangsBrazil$1,634.32
5cleanwinRussia$1,167.37
6MkajjSweden$700.42

Event #52: $25,000 Super XL - Saturday Challenge

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize Pool
$55Jan. 28753$37,650

The day continued with the Saturday Challenge, an event with a buy-in of $55. There were 753 players competing for the first prize of $6,908.77, but that was never awarded. The final three players made a deal and it was Brazilian player "bs_pad" who took the most money ($5,832.65).

He didn't win the tournament because he finished in third place. The victory went to "rrstar79", after defeating Bas "nelisschuif"de Laat in the final heads-up.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1rrstar79United Kingdom$4,827.69
2nelisschuifMalta$4,908.21
3bs_padBrazil$5,832.65
4jk0777Ireland$2,804.92
5jt7bl2fCanada$1,957.80
6TheHueyLewisBrazil$1,581.30
7swagdullarsNorway$1,204.80
8erektionenSweden$828.30
9BullflagCzech Republic$489.45

Event #53: $10,000 Super XL - Turbo 6-Max

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize Pool
$55Jan. 28298$14,900

The final tournament of the day, Event #53: $10,000 Super XL - Turbo 6-Max, saw 298 players register to create a total prize pool of $14,900.

Most of this money went to "joao_mathias" from Brazil who won the tournament after just three hours and seven minutes.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1joao_mathiasBrazil$3,278
2pawmorDenmark$2,287.15
3sitoutguyLatvia$1,713.50
4Clay_bornSweden$1,192
5spaarky777Germany$894
6mindcrushersCanada$596

Leaderboard

PlacePlayerPoints
1Mindcrushers380.60
2GoFighTer324.52
3trojanmouse323.88
4Tacuara87317.50
5ScratchyR315.84
6b.szaszko313.92
7MrBester309.89
8PulledPorker309.43
9DrMiKee308.94
10PuntSonPunt307.23

Upcoming Tournaments

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-in
Jan. 2915:45Event #54 $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Breeze$55
 17:30Event #55 $150,000 Super XL - Mega Deep$215
 18:30Event #56 $35,000 Super XL - Sunday Monsoon$55
 19:00Event #57 $1,500,000 Super XL - Main Event$1,050
 19:00Event #58 $200,000 Super XL - Mini Main Event$160
 19:30Event #59 $15,000 Super XL - Micro Main Event$5
 19:35Event #60 $100,000 Super XL - Sunday Challenge$90
 20:30Event #61 $50,000 Super XL - Turbo Mega Deep$215
 21:00Event #62 $30,000 Super XL - Turbo Main Event$109
 22:00Event #63 $15,000 Super XL - Super Turbo Main Event$75
Jan. 3118:00Super XL Champion of Champions Event 

Live Reporting

Tonight there will be Live Reporting of the $1,050 Event #58 $1,500,000 Guarantee - Main Event. You can follow it 19:00 GMT in our Live Reporting-section.