Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal, with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.
THIS WEEK: December 9, 2018
Sunday Mega Deep Ends in Three-Way Deal and “bomberman115” on Top
The $215 buy-in Sunday Mega Deep always attracts the best of the best, and this week saw 282 runners take to the virtual felt and compete for a share of a $100,000 prize pool. Among the top 40 to get paid were “PBD03” (29th - $670), “PokerFactor” (17th - $1,000), “asolisbri” (11th - $2,000), “Ronaldo4112” (4th - $5,500), and “infaust992” (4th - $8,000).
After 10 hours and 21 minutes, the tournament ended in a three-way deal with Lithuania’s “bomberman115” taking the title and $17,448 in prize money. Meanwhile, Russia’s “EyeofSkadi” and Germany’s “bossamtisch1” took $14,151 and $13,400 for finishing second and third respectively.
You might remember that back in September “bomberman115” took down the $15,000 Mega Deep for $4,715.
Swedes Battle It Out for Whale Title
The $1,050 buy-in Whale attracted 33 runners who rebought 13 times, which meant a $50,000 prize pool was on tap. Among those to compete for it but fall short of cashing were 888poker Ambassador Dominik “888Dominik” Nitsche, “TrollKonst,” and bubble boy Mike “Pipedream17” Dietrich.
Among those to cash were “Hateeeeem” (5th - $4,000), Niklas “tutten7” Åstedt (4th - $5,000), and “IHaveNoBoss” (3rd - $7,500). The final two was comprised of a pair of Swedes, and after 4 hours and 26 minutes, “SalsaFiesta” bested Fredrik “freddeaik11” Björklund to win the title and $20,000 top prize.
Ukraine’s “kazan4ik” Wins Mini Mega Deep Turning $22 Into $4,518 Payday
The $22 buy-in, $20K GTD Mini Mega Deep saw 893 players rebuy 362 times to create a $25,100 prize pool. Among the top 117 players to cash were “Mindcrushers” (100th - $52.71), “poker_oh” (57th - $72.79), “YG_Poker” (21st - $115.46), “Kurple” (15th - $213.35), “wacko90” (6th - $1,014), and “LizzyAlecia” (4th - $1,820).
After “mo3ok911” bowed out in third place for $2,435, the title came down to Ukraine’s “kazan4ik” and Russia’s “stealwave888.” The tournament came to an end 8 hours and 42 minutes in with the Ukrainian emerging victorious for $4,518.
Malta’s “KToFTW” Takes Down Sunday Deepstack Monsoon
The $55 buy-in, $10,000 GTD Sunday Deepstack Monsoon drew 197 players who rebought 49 times. That created a $12,300 prize pool that was paid out to the top 27 players including “GramNaKartke” (23rd - $123), “RazvyB” (12th - $215.25), “JNSP77” (6th - $615), and “Duckface01” (3rd - $1,445.25).
After 9 hours and 17 minutes, Malta’s “KToFTW” bested XL Eclipse runner-up “futomaki123” in heads-up play to win the title and $2,644.50 first-place prize. It marked “KToFTW’s” first win on 888poker since the August 3 $10,000 Monsoon, which he won for $2,300.
A Brazilian Monsoon Results in Two Big Winners
The $55 buy-in Monsoon easily surpassed its $10,000 GTD by drawing 227 players who rebought 76 times, which created a $15,150 prize pool. Among the top 36 players to finish in the money were “popsnpoker” (18th - $166.65), “DR.Lorax” (7th - $530.25), “Dablinov” (5th - $878.70), and “SurgeonV” (3rd - $1,711.95).
After 6 hours and 50 minutes, the final two players, who happened to be Brazilian, struck a deal and then played to a winner. In the end, Caio “CVriserio” Risério won it for $2,654 while “NowickiGalo” took second, albeit for more money to the tune of $2,716.
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