Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal, with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.
THIS WEEK: February 17, 2019
For the second time this year, we at 888poker offered a “RakeLESS Sunday,” which meant a full slate of online tournaments with no rake! Players must have loved it as they turned out in droves to compete for big, rake-free prize pools.
“Rihard4a” Wins $27,669 in RakeLESS Sunday Mega Deep – from $22 satellite
The $200 buy-in RakeLESS Sunday Mega Deep easily surpassed its $100K guarantee by attracting 507 players who rebought 225 times. That created a $146,400 prize pool distributed to the top 72 players including Christopher “NigDawG” Brammer (65th - $483.12), Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton (54th - $585.60), “PiktasVilkas” (21st - $878.40), “SchruteFarms” (11th - $1,756.80), “Prof_Plum” (5th - $7,905.60), and “SkallePer58” (3rd - $14,932.80).
After 12 hours 16 minutes, “Rihard4a” defeated “kudesnik2012” in heads-up play to win the title and $27,669.60 first-place prize, after he won his tournament ticket on a $22 satellite.
“CalmRevolver” Wins RakeLESS Sunday Main Event for $21,646
The $300 buy-in, $100K GTD RakeLESS Sunday Main Event saw 376 players take to the virtual felt, which meant a $112,800 prize pool was paid out to the top 54 spots. Among those to cash were “Juliangard” (26th - $789.60), Niklas “tutten7” Åstedt (21st - $789.60), “IHaveNoBoss” (10th - $1,466.40), and “vzb_poker” (4th - $9,024).
After “kiskutya23” bowed out in third place for $11,844, the title came down to a pair of Russians. After exactly eight hours in the tournament, “CalmRevolver” defeated “krakadiller” to win the title and accompanying $21,646.32 first-place prize.
You might remember that is September of last year, “CalmRevolver” took down XL Eclipse titles. Given he’s also a former Mega Deep champ, this latest title shows the Russian is a force to be reckoned with on 888poker.
Whale Ends After a Heads-Up Deal
The $1,050 buy-in Whale surpassed its $50K GTD by attracting 47 players who rebought 15 times. Among those to compete for a piece of the $62,000 prize pool were 888poker Ambassadors Dominik “888Dominik” Nitsche and Martin “MJacobson888” Jacobson, Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton, and Niklas “tutten7” Åstedt. Unfortunately, they all fell short of making the money.
The top six players got paid including “ifearpanic” (6th - $3,410), “Mekaljevic” (5th - $4,650), “instantfold” (4th - $6,200), and “spider4444” (3rd - $9,300). After 5 hours and 23 minutes, “DeuceofDuc0” and “Kroat.” Struck a heads-up deal. The former walked away with the title and $17,281.69 in prize money, but the latter actually got $21,158.31 for taking second.
“sNap36484” Turns $80 Into $7,424.37 Payday in Sunday PKO 8-Max
The $80 buy-in, $20K GTD RakeLESS Sunday PKO 8-Max had 399 players rebuy 114 times to generate a $41,040 prize pool, which was split in half between the regular and bounty prize pools. Among the top 56 to get paid were “YSoSerious7” (29th for $137.48 + $235 in bounties), “zinkAA” (16th for $264.70 + $130 in bounties), “Kroat.” (7th for $513 + $162.50 in bounties), Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton (5th for $1,026 + $321.88 in bounties), and “Matthew451” (3rd for $2,154.60 + $1,009.53 in bounties).
After 7 hours and 42 minutes, Belarus’ “sNap36484” bested Sweden’s “Juliangard” in heads-up play to win the title, $3,898.92 top prize, and $3,525.45 progressive KO bounty for a total payday of $7,424.37.
“4rn0ld” Claims Sunday PKO 8-Max Title for Lithuania
The $7 buy-in, $10K GTD RakeLESS Sunday PKO 8-Max drew a massive 1,749 players who rebought 630 times. That created a $16,653 prize pool spilt into $8,326.50 each for the regular and bounty prize pools.
Among those to get paid were “Andoverfists” (24th for $34.13 + $35.62 in bounties), “newtoncall” (12th for $59.11 + $50.05), “sokol1105” (5th for $416.32 + $137.47 in bounties), and “Fogh123” (3rd for $806 + $231.26 in bounties).
After 6 hours and 30 minutes, Lithuania’s “4rn0ld” beat Canada’s “Cheman99” in heads-up play to win a $1,458.02 top prize and the $717.90 progressive KO bounty.
On Their Way to Vegas!
Remember, every Sunday at 20:30 GMT now through June 888poker will host a $1,050 “WSOP 2019 Main Event Package Qualifier.”
Those who win their way into the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event will be awarded a prize package valued at $12,600. Those packages include six nights (July 4-10, 2019) at the luxurious Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas, a $10,000 WSOP Main Event buy-in, $1,000 for travel and expenses (paid directly to your 888poker account), and an invite to a welcome party at the Vdara Hotel.
This week’s qualifier had 25 entries, which meant a package awaited the winner. After just over three hours, it was the UK’s “rkellett89” winning his way to Las Vegas. Additionally, the next three finishers all got paid including “TN05Fish” (2nd - $6,200), “vezeco” (3rd - $3,720), and “farm_jim” (4th - $2,480).
What to Expect Coming Up from 888poker
888poker LIVE Heads to Bucharest for 2nd Stop of 2019!
The 888poker LIVE Bucharest Festival will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel in March 4-10.
For full schedule and information click here
http://magazine.888poker.com/magazin...-2nd-stop-2019
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