Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal, with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.
THIS WEEK: April 21, 2019
“*******hi18” Wins Mega Deep Week After Finishing Runner Up in XL Blizzard Event
The $215 buy-in Sunday Mega Deep attracted 325 players who rebought 152, which meant a $100,000 prize pool was up for grabs. Among the top 45 finishers to get a piece of it were “GangstaGo” (25th - $750), “sikosomatik” (15th - $1,250), “bluffing420s” (6th - $4,400), “Namlleh” (4th - $8,250), and “MaximeC25” (3rd - $11,000).
After 10 hours and 18 minutes, Germany’s “*******hi18” defeated “ROBBIEMAC01” in heads-up play to win the $19,350 top prize. You might remember that last week the latter won a 2019 WSOP Main Event seat in our weekly Sunday satellite.
Last Saturday April 13, “*******hi18” actually finished runner-up in the XL Blizzard Event #28: $30,000 6-Max for $7,656.
“ccyrenne’ Wins Sunday Challenge for $5,676
The $109 buy-in Sunday Challenge featured a $20K GTD, which it cruised by after 200 players rebought 64 times. The 264-entry field generated a $26,400 prize pool distributed amongst the top 27 players including “JohnJones34” (24th - $264), Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton (22nd - $264), “Heaaless” (14th - $396), “veeea” (7th - $1,056), and “HomoDeus” (3rd - $3,102).
After 8 hours and 28 minutes, Canada’s “ccyrenne” beat out Russia’s “Lucky_Frutti” in heads-up play to win the title and $5,676 first-place prize.
“ikbenlen” Turns $22 into $4,214 in Mini Mega Deep
The $22 buy-in Mini Mega Deep had 855 players rebuy 309 times to surpass the $20K GTD by creating a $23,280 prize pool. The top 108 players got a piece of it including “popsnpoker” (27th - $111.74), “tutti404” (17th - $158.30), “progressive” (10th - $251.42), “serrazina11” (5th - $1,198.92), and “GoFighTer” (3rd - $2,269.80.
After 8 hours and 42 minutes, “ikbenlen” bested Ukraine’s “alexkarb” in heads-up play to win the tournament for $4,214.16.
“elenabb12” Wins Monsoon for 2nd Time in 6 Months
The $55 buy-in Monsoon cruised by its $10K GTD by attracting 203 players who rebought 48 times. The 251-entry field resulted in a $12,550 prize pool distributed to the top 27 players including “mpompos6” (21st - $125.50), “CoinShipper” (15th - $188.25), “PokaLoco” (8th - $376.50), “YSoSerious7” (5th - $753), and “McGretzky979” (4th - $1,098.12).
After “ajaxsucks” bowed out in third place for $1,474.62, the title came down to “elenabb12” and “ankyjambo.” After 6 hours and 31 minutes in the tournament the former prevailed to win the $2,698.29 top prize.
It marked the second time “elenabb12” has won the tournament in the past six months. The last time was back on November 26 when he topped a 147-entry field to win it for $2,150.
“888pruha” Claims Sunday Deepstack Monsoon for Russia
The $55 buy-in, $10,000 GTD Sunday Deepstack Monsoon just snuck past its guarantee by drawing 155 players who rebought 57 times. That created a $10,600 prize pool that was paid out to the top 27 finishers including “KToFTW” (23rd - $106), “nutcracker95” (12th - $185.50), “Dealeris00” (6th - $530), “JohnJones34” (5th - $636), and “Roma3Pari” (3rd - $1,245.50).
The title came down to Germany’s “tier999111” and Russia’s “888pruha,” and after 8 hours and 20 minutes the latter came out on top to win the title and $2,279 first-place prize.
On Their Way to Vegas!
Three More Players Win 2019 WSOP Main Event Packages
Remember, every Sunday at 20:30 GMT now through June 888poker will host a $1,050 “WSOP 2019 Main Event Package Qualifier.” It’s a great way to win your way into poker’s most prestigious tournament, just ask 2014 WSOP champ and 888poker Ambassador Martin Jacobson, who won a seat during the XL Blizzard.
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 48 entries which meant three more players won their way to Vegas. They included Costa Rica’s “IHaveNoBoss,” German XL Eclipse champ “amverskltn97,” and the UK’s “ruuuuby.”
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