Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal, with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.
THIS WEEK: August 18, 2019
“dutchfish81” Wins Sunday Sale Mega Deep for $20,145
The $100K GTD Sunday Sale Mega Deep meant the usual $215 buy-in was slashed to just $109, and the players came out in droves as 820 runners rebought 293 times to create a $111,300 prize pool.
The top 108 players got paid including Bryan “DePittsterje” Paris (91st - $244.86), “paraRC” (50th - $367.29), “jorec” (23rd - $534.24), “ellargio” (11th - $1,202.04), “IMMarius” (6th - $4,618.95), and “ContaSagrada” (3rd - $10,851.75).
After 11 hours and 42 minutes, “dutchfish81” defeated Brazil’s “KaizenStyle” in heads-up play to win the tournament and $20,145.30 first-place prize.
“RAGATTACK” Takes Down Sunday Sale Whale for $10,065
The $320 buy-in Sunday Sale Whale featured a $20,000 guarantee, which I blew past by attracting 93 players who rebought 29 times. That created a $36,600 prize pool paid out to the top dozen players.
Among those to cash were “Madeon1994” (11th - $915), “prebzzz” (8th - $1,281), Steven “Kale333” Van Zadelhoff (5th - $2,562), and “Ronaldo4112” (3rd - $5,124). After 7 hours and 44 minutes, it was “RAGATTACK” besting “Kafrou” in heads-up play to win the title and accompanying $10,065 first-place prize.
Sunday Sale Challenge Culminates in Three-Way Deal
The $55 buy-in Sunday Sale Challenge had a $20k GTD and breezed by it as 488 players rebought 173 times. That resulted in a $33,050 prize pool paid out to the top 63 players including “Merfinis” (56th - $145.42), Ian “Simpioni” Simpson (40th - $165.25), “888pruha” (21st - $198.30), “BuzzmanBusby” (11th - $396.60), “Patsharpe” (7th - $1,074.12), and “amaze1” (4th - $2,577.90).
The final three players worked a deal that saw all of them lock up more than $4,700 and then they played it out for the title. After 9 hours and 11 minutes in the tournament, it was Finland’s “KaiDorkin” coming out on top to the tune of $4,732.69.
Sweden’s “MorayEEEEEL” Weathers Monsoon to Win $2,600
The $55 buy-in Monsoon surpassed its $10k GTD by drawing 183 players who rebought 59 times. That created a $12,100 prize pool distributed to the top 27 players including “pokerdave128” (26th - $121), “TrapoPomp1n” (15th - $181.50), “Tuna_lover” (9th - $242), “ole_schemion” (5th - $726), and “Smithstudent” (3rd - $1,421.75).
The tournament ended one minute shy of lasting seven hours and did so with Sweden’s “MorayEEEEEL” defeated Belarus’ “LaGushatnik” to win for $2,601.50.
“Pikukryzius” Victorious in Sunday Deepstack Monsoon
The $55 buy-in Sunday Deepstack Monsoon cruised by its $10k GTD by drawing 185 runners who rebought 77 times. That resulted in a $13,100 prize pool that was paid out to the top 27 players including “Merfins” (26th - $131), “Ch.Boyle” (20th - $131), “888pruha” (16th - $163.75), “Dablinov” (9th - $262), and “JBHInfinity” (4th - $1,146.25).
After 8 hours and 52 minutes, the title came down to “Pikukryzius” and “uzversiu” with the former ultimately prevailing for $2,816.50.
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