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Message: [QUOTE="888Rep, post: 4387577, member: 122549"] [B]Welcome to 888poker’s XL Inferno Daily Recap [/B] [COLOR=#000000]Yesterday: May 16, 2018[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Day 7 of the 2018 XL Inferno wrapped up on Wednesday with three more events. That means 21 tournaments from the 34-event schedule have played out. Still, four more days and seven figures in guarantee prize pools remain. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]That includes the $1,050 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Main Event on Sunday. Click here for a look at the remaining 2018 XL Inferno schedule. [url]https://www.888poker.com/poker-tournaments/xl-series/#sche[/url][/COLOR] [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. [url]https://www.888poker.com/magazine/888news/xl-inferno-series-back-1m-gtd-main-event[/url][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Some players to already secure a seat in the XL Inferno Champion of Champions are Ukraine’s “GangstaGo,” the Netherlands’ “MisterN411,” Russia’s “kassigor,” Germany’s “Jaxon234,” and two-time champ “Sluuut123.”[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Satellites for the XL Inferno are running now for as low as $0.01.[/COLOR] [B]Sweden’s “LivinThDream” Finds Redemption [/B] [COLOR=#000000]Event #19: $50,000 8-Max, which cost $109 to enter, drew 459 players who rebought 203 times. That created a $66,200 prize pool distributed to the top 64 players including “HolyMoly15” (48th - $278), 888poker Ambassador Chris “888Moorman” Moorman (33rd - $351), “Dollande” (19th - $576), Cristian “progree69” Sampaoli (5th - $3,310), and “”JaNelZZzKl4r” (4th - $4,965).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After Argentina’s “SHIGAON770” exited in third place for $6,792, the title came down to Sweden’s “LivinThDream” and Greece’s “xanthifan.” Just over nine hours into the tournament, the Swede sealed the deal to win $12,578.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]It was a bit of redemption for “LivinThDream,” who three days earlier finished third out of 1,047 runners in the $160 buy-in XL Inferno Event #10: $150,000 Tune Up, which was food for $15,548.[/COLOR] [B]Heads-Up Deal Struck in Mini 8-Max [/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $12 buy-in Event #20: $15,000 Mini 8-Max saw 1,019 players rebuy 404 times to create a $15,510 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 128 players including “8muggle” (99th - $33), “pensfolds6” (37th - $56), “C.Wurst” (14th - $121), “PS2011” (6th - $543), and Ivan “Dejavu.turn” Raich (3rd - $1,551).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]During heads-up play, the final two players struck a deal and then played it out. After 7 hours and 29 minutes, Russia’s “FanToM186” bested Greece’s “trixakias” to win $2,260 and the title. However, his Greek opponent actually pocket more -- $2,615 to be exact – thanks to the deal.[/COLOR] [B]Romania’s “POK_33_TATOO” Stays Up Late to Capture XL Title [/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $30 buy-in Event #21: $15,000 Late 8-Max attracted 450 players who rebought 162 times. The 612-entry field resulted in a $16,830 prize pool up for grabs, and the top 64 players got a piece of it including Maxim “hateVAMOS” Lykov (52nd - $64), “brook0817” (26th - $109), “HappySh00ter” (11th - $251), “KToFTW” (6th - $589), and 2017 XL Inferno champ “Le0_Maga” (3rd - $1,727).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]It took 7 hours and 17 minutes, but eventually Romania’s “POK_33_TATOO” bested Russia’s “Limonad19” in heads-up play to win $3,198.[/COLOR] [B]Big Fish Series Continues to Pay Out Big Prizes[/B] [B]In other news,[/B] [COLOR=#000000]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 Tuesday:[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- The $5.50 Big Fish drew 1,122 entries and ended when Ireland’s “200watts” and Germany’s “Cashdurrr” struck a deal. The latter received $818 and the former $927 and the title.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- The $33 buy-in Big Fish attracted 818 entries and finished when “lllmaticX” and “JStarkey199” struck a deal. They got $3,912 and $4,085 respectively.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- The $16.50 Big Fish drew 1,237 entries and ended in a heads-up deal between “penfolds6” ($3,338) and Germany’s “WinTheGame15” ($2,861).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- The second $5.50 Big Fish ended after 6 hours and 53 minutes when the UK’s “Loirinho92” prevailed to win $2,533.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]- The second $16.50 Big Fish saw Germany’s “PokerJoey89” take the tournament down after 7 hours and 31 minutes for $1,900.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Click here for more information. [url]https://www.888poker.com/magazine/888news/100k-gtd-daily-big-fish-series-888poker[/url][/COLOR] [B]Thursday’s Schedule:[/B] [COLOR=#000000]On Thursday, May 17, three more XL Inferno events will be held. At 18:00, both the $215 buy-in Event #22: $75,000 Quarterback and $44 buy-in Event #23: $25,000 Mini Quarterback will kick off. Two hours later at 20:00, the $109 buy-in Event #24: $20,000 Late Quarterback will get underway.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After that, just three more days and 10 tournaments remain in the series including Event #25: $25,000 Knockout, Event #28: $50,000 6-Max, and the $1,050 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Main Event.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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