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Message: [QUOTE="888Rep, post: 4379823, member: 122549"] [B]Welcome to 888poker’s XL Inferno Daily Recap [/B] [COLOR=#000000]Yesterday: May 13, 2018[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Sweden’s “Sluuut123” Wins $1,000 Bonus By Becoming XL Inferno’s First Two-Time Winner[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The fourth day of the 2018 XL Inferno saw five more events play out, meaning 13 tournaments from the 34-event schedule have completed. The series, which runs through May 20, offers a wide range of buy-ins with seven figures in guarantees.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]That includes a $1,050 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Main Event on Sunday, May 20. Click here for a look at the full 2018 XL Inferno schedule.[/COLOR] [URL="https://www.888poker.com/poker-tournaments/xl-series/#sche"]https://www.888poker.com/poker-tourn...l-series/#sche[/URL] [COLOR=#000000]Remember, everyone who wins an XL Inferno title earns a ticket into the Champion of Champions tournament, which will see the top three finishes each win a prize package to the 2018 World Series of Poker. Click here for more details.[/COLOR] [URL="https://www.888poker.com/magazine/888news/xl-inferno-series-back-1m-gtd-main-event"]https://www.888poker.com/magazine/88...gtd-main-event[/URL] [COLOR=#000000]Some players to already secure a seat in the XL Inferno Champion of Champions are Ukraine’s “psyhoagromor” and “GangstaGo,” Saudi Arabia’s “Shebalow,” Argentina’s “germaxii,” Belarus’ “buldos,” and Russia’s “Kaktus26rus.”[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Satellites for the XL Inferno are running now for as low as $0.01.[/COLOR] [B]The 2018 XL Inferno Has Its First Two-Time Winner [/B] [COLOR=#000000]Two days after besting a 622-entry field to win the $55 buy-in Event #5: $20,000 Twins Flush for $5,663, Sweden’s “Sluuut123” navigated a field of 706 entries (484 players + $222 rebuys) to win the $215 buy-in Event #9: $120,000 Mega Deep for $26,828.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]For winning two XL Inferno events, “Sluuut123” was awarded a bonus $1,000. If he manages to win a third anytime in the next week, that’ll increase to $10,000, and if per chance he makes it four it jumps to $100,000. Finally, in the unlikely events that he wins five events – and keep in mind he’s already 40% of the way there – he will walk away with $1,000,000![/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The tournament saw the top 63 players earn a piece of a $141,200 prize pool including 888poker Ambassador Natalie “888NatalieH” Hoff (55th - $621), Cristian “progree69” Sampaoli (23rd - $847.20), Event #8 champ “Kaktus26rus” (9th - $2,344), “stockfish9” (4th - $11,013), and runner-up “HomoDeus” ($19,768).[/COLOR] [B]Switzerland’s “Justaduck” Wins Tune Up for Nearly $29K[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $160 buy-in Event #10: $150,000 Tune Up drew 744 players who rebought 303 times, which created a $157,050 prize pool paid out to the top 99 players. Among those to earn a payday were “Pelfort” (60th - $487), Event #3 champ “germaxii” (29th - $675), “LuckyBoss” (8th - $3,455), “ShipGold” (5th - $8,166), and “LivinThDream” (3rd - $15,548).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 11 hours and 21 minutes, Switzerland’s “Justaduck” defeated “1majomf_sz” in heads-up play to win $28,819 and the title.[/COLOR] [B]Uruguay’s “ramak10ss” Takes Down Mini Tune Up[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $12 buy-in Event #11: Mini Tune Up drew 2,898 players who rebought 1,193 times. That resulted in the top 425 players earning a piece of the $50,000 prize pool including “devir13” (31st - $135), “RoboChips” (19th - $155), “popsnpoker” (10th - $305), and “Squ33z3m3Plz” (4th - $2,950).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After Brazil’s “thiagovapt” bowed out in third place for $3,950, the title came down to the Netherlands’ “geniuSSSSS” and Uruguay’s “ramak10ss.” After 10 hours and 42 minutes, the latter came out on top for $7,450.[/COLOR] [B]Whale Ends in Heads-Up Deal Between Qatar’s “Emveer” and Canada’s “PBD03”[/B] [COLOR=#000000]Event #12: $150,000 Whale, which cost $1,050 to enter, drew 121 players who rebought 65 times. That surpassed the $150K GTD by creating a $186K prize pool paid out to the top 18 players including Jans “Graftekkel” Arends (16th - $3,813), Preban “prebzzz” Stokkan (13th - $3,999), “8myl8m8” (7th - $7,440), and “kiskutya23” (3rd - $22,599).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 9 hours and 42 minutes, the final two players struck a deal in which Canada’s “PBD03” took second for $34,907 and Qatar’s “Emveer” claimed the title and $37,632 in prize money.[/COLOR] [B]“Jaxon234” Claims Late Tune Up Title for Germany [/B] [COLOR=#000000]With 445 players who rebought 142 times, Event #13: $25,000 Late Tune Up surpassed its guarantee by creating a $29,350 prize pool paid out to the top 63 spots. Among those to win some money were “_Lord_Xenu_” (56th - $129), Event #4 champ “GangstaGo” (31st - $161), “busterchair” (13th - $293), “Iermat” (7th - $954), and “Doked” (3rd - $3,008).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 7 hours and 14 minutes, Germany’s “Jaxon234” and Russia’s “nU3DOC” struck a deal in with the latter for $4,720 and the former $4,965 and the title.[/COLOR] [B]What to watch out for: [/B] [COLOR=#000000]Big Fish Series Continues to Pay Out Big Prizes![/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]In other news, the Big Fish, which is comprised of six new daily tournaments, continues to impress with $100,000 in guarantees DAILY and buy-ins starting as low as $5.50.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Here’s a look at all those who won Big Fish titles on Sunday:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- The $5.50 Big Fish attracted 1,519 entries and saw Germany’s “JFB9696” prevail to win $1,328.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- The $33 Big Fish drew 1,091 runners and ended after nearly 10 hours with the UK’s “Simpioni” on top for $5,924.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- Russia’s “MetelitsaPro” bested a 1,420-entry field to win the $16.50 Big Fish for $3,676.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- The second $33 Big Fish, which drew 1,150 runners, ended in a three-way chop between “marcolajr95” ($5,300), “K7AlexK7” ($4,259), and “nsfproductio” ($4,482).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- Likewise, the second $5.50 Big Fish saw the final three players of a 2,459-entry field strike a deal. “unequalled” for the title and $1,982 in prize money, while “Laur.pkr” ($2,022) and “theuszik” ($1,433) finished in second and third place respectively.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- It took nearly eight hours for “.Boby.” to best a field of 676 entries and take down the second $16.50 Big Fish for $1,916.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Click here for more information.[/COLOR] [URL="https://www.888poker.com/magazine/888news/100k-gtd-daily-big-fish-series-888poker"]https://www.888poker.com/magazine/88...eries-888poker[/URL] [B]Here’s What to Expect on Monday [/B] [COLOR=#000000]The week kicks off with two more XL Inferno Events, both at 18:00. They include the $55 buy-in Event #14: $40,000 R&A Event and the $5 buy-in Event #15: $15,000 Mini R&A.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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