2018 888poker XL Inferno

XL Inferno Recaps
Day: 7

Sweden's "LivinThDream" Ships The $50,000 8-Max

On the seventh day of the 888poker XL Inferno Series, three new tournaments started and saw three players being crowned as winners. Most money was up for grabs in the $50,000 8-Max, where the winner took home a five-figure score.


XL Inferno #19 - $50,000 8-Max

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$109May 16662$66,200

The XL Inferno #19 - $50,000 8-Max attracted a total of 662 players to create a prize pool of $66,200. This money was divided among the final 64 players. The first prize was $12,578 and every finalist would win at least $1,324.

After "HateH4teHate" busted in ninth place, the final eight players moved to one table and secured $1,324. This amount went to "ElPadrePablo" from Croatia, who finished in eighth place. After that, "__APO__1" and "8myl8m8" busted in seventh ($1,655) and sixth ($2,317).

Argentina's "progree69" then finished in fifth place for $3,310, and shortly after, "JaNeiZZzKl4r" from Germany busted in fourth place for $4,965. "SHIGAON770" from Argentina missed out on the final heads-up after busting in third place for $6,792.

The deciding heads-up was between "xanthifan" and "LivinThDream". "LivinThDream" took first for $12,578 and became the biggest winner on Day 7 of the series. Runner-up "xanthifan" received $9,268.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1LivinThDreamSweden$12,578
2xanthifanGreece$9,268
3SHIGAON770Argentina$6,792
4JaNeiZZzKl4rGermany$4,965
5progree69Argentina$3,310
68myl8m8Sweden$2,317
7__APO__1Germany$1,655
8ElPadrePabloCroatia$1,324

XL Inferno #20 - $15,000 Mini 8-Max

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$12May 161,423$15,511

Almost two hours earlier, the winner was crowned in the XL Inferno #20 - $15,000 Mini 8-Max. In total, 1,423 players paid the buy-in of $12 to create a prize pool of $15,511.

In this event, the final two players made a deal. "trixakias" took the most money and received $2,605 for second place while winner "FanToM186" got $2,260 and the XL Inferno title.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1FanToM186Russia$2,260
2trixakiasGreece$2,615
3Dejavu.turnArgentina$1,551
4gm_ctbaBrazil$1,163
5mosi157Germany$776
6PS2011Finland$543
7junijuniorSweden$349
8Bettin4ValuCanada$236

XL Inferno #21 - $15,000 Late 8-Max

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$30May 16612$16,830

Another winner was crowned in the XL Inferno #21 - $15,000 Late 8-Max, where 612 players competed to create a prize pool of $16,830.

After just seven hours and seventeen minutes, it was Romania's "POK_33_TATOO" who took the title and the first prize of $3,198. The Romanian defeated Russia's "Limonad19" in the deciding heads-up after Brazilian "Le0_Maga" finished in third place.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1POK_33_TATOORomania$3,198
2Limonad19Russia$2,356
3Le0_MagaBrazil$1,727
4elf88.74Russia$1,262
5KeepTrying05Romania$842
6KToFTWMalta$589
7SEWart777Russia$421
8keyhellBrazil$337

XL Inferno Promotions

While your focus is likely to be on the various XL Inferno tournaments, you should not forget about the ongoing XL Inferno promotions that could yield some serious value.

Reach the final table in three or more events and 888poker will reward you with a $600 tournament ticket. Should you finish in the money in at least eight XL Inferno events, a $215 tournament ticket is added to your account.

The most lucrative promotion, however, rewards you for winning multiple events. Anyone who wins five XL Inferno tournaments will win a cool $1 million. The other prizes are shown below:

  • Win two tournaments - receive $1,000
  • Win three tournaments - receive $10,000
  • Win four tournaments - receive $100,000
  • Win five tournaments - receive $1,000,000

Everyone who triumphs in an XL Inferno event receives an entry to the XL Inferno Champion of Champions Event. This exclusive tournament pays all 34 entrants — a figure that could be smaller if someone wins more than one event — with the eventual winner walking away with a $12,600 WSOP Vegas Main Event package.

PlacePrize
1$12,600 WSOP Vegas Main Event package
2$2,700 Crazy 8s WSOP Side Event package + $1,050 tournament ticket
3$2,700 Crazy 8s WSOP package
4-5$1,050 tournament ticket
6-9$215 tournament ticket
10-34$55 tournament ticket

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XL Inferno Event Schedule

DateTime (BST)TournamentBuy-in
Thu 17 May7:00 p.m.XL Inferno #22 - $75,000 Quarterback$215
 7:00 p.m.XL Inferno #23 - $25,000 Mini Quarterback$44
 9:00 p.m.XL Inferno #24 - $20,000 Late Quarterback$109