Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal, with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.
THIS WEEK: October 22, 2017
“BillyBon8” Takes Down New GREAT 8 Title
Our newest tournament, the $88 buy-in, $30,000 GTD Sunday GREAT 8, was played eight handed and started players with 8,888 in chips. The tournament drew 405 players who rebought 177 times, which created a $46,560 prize pool paid out to the top 56 players.
Among those to cash were 888poker Ambassador Chris “888Moorman” Moorman (51st for $186.24), Ivan “ivanascasubi” Vilchez (28th for $311.95), “1LevelAbove” (12th for $758.92), and “rickpereira7” (6th for $1,629.60).
After “vaitodo.pt” bowed out in third place for $4,888.80, Germany’s “SmilleThHero” and Russia’s “BillyBon8” squatted off in heads-up play.
After 11 hours and 14 minutes, the Russian prevailed to take home $8,846.40.
Last November, “BillyBon8” had a good month when he took down the $8,000 Lightning 6-Max for $2,400, and then two days later won the $15,000 Crocodile for $4,050.
“BillyBon8” Also Wins Baby Whale for $23K
The biggest buy-in tournament of the day was the $320 Baby Whale, which surpassed its $100K GTD by attracting 259 players who rebought 119 times. That created a $113,400 prize pool paid out to the top 36 players including “Madeon1994” (36th for $850.50), Parker “888tonkaaaa” Talbot (24th for $963.90), “JBA888” (11th for $1,814.40).
Some familiar faces as the final table were “DonkMaster99” (9th for $2,154.60), “samuelbt” (6th for $5,103), and Jan “Graftekkel” Arends (3rd for $12,814.20). After 10 hours and 2 minutes, Russia’s “BillyBon8” defeated Sweden’s Simon “Isildur1337x” Mattsson in heads-up play to win $23,190.30. It marked the second major title of the day for “BillyBon8” after he won the GREAT 8.
UK’s “Octopokes” Becomes Mega Deep Champ
This week’s $215 buy-in Mega Deep drew 462 players, which meant a $100,000 prize pool was on tap for the top 64 finishers. They included Preban “prebzzz” Stokkan (49th for $380), “KURDEdersim” (24th for $870), “kaiser066” (11th for $1,490), “yourpappa” (7th for $2,500), and Kevin “morans350” Gibson (3rd for $10,260).
After 10 hours and 35 minutes, the UK’s “Octopokes” defeated Bulgaria’s Yordan “YordanPetrov” Petrov in heads-up play to win a $19,000 first-place prize.
Back in February, “Octopokes” topped a field of 301 players to win the $10,000 Poker Fiesta for $2,129. In May’s XL Inferno, he nearly captured a title finishing third out of 598 players in
Event #111: $15,000 Swordfish for $1,660.
Former WHALE Champ “JBA888” Claims Crocodile Title
The $160 buy-in $30,000 Sunday Crocodile saw 167 players take to the virtual felt, which meant the top 27 got paid. Among them were “jonimella” (25th for $300), Conor “grandma1954” Beresford (19th for $300), “strangejelly” (13th for $450), “tikkapekka” (7th for $1,200), and “aap037” (3rd for $3,525).
It took 7 hours and 35 minutes, but eventually Costa Rica’s “JBA888” defeated Russia’s “MAMOHT_T” in heads-up play to walk away with a $6,450 first-place prize. Back on September 3, “JBA888” won the $120,000 Whale for $43,645.
“Groggggggggy” Adds Sunday Challenge Title to Résumé
The $109 buy-in, $60,000 GTD Sunday Challenge saw 445 players rebuy 148 times. Some of those to finish in the top 56 and make some money were “BillyBon8” (46th for $270), Niklas “tutten7” Åstedt (22nd for $582), and “shag72” (13th for $774).
Both Joao Mathias “joao_mathias” Baumgarten (7th for $1,500) and XL Inferno “germaxii” (3rd for $6,300) were at the final table, but in the end the title came down to the UK’s “nutcracker95” and Mexico’s “Groggggggggy.” After 8 hours and 41 minutes, the latter prevailed and walked away with an $11,400 first-place prize.
“Groggggggggy” now has two “Challenge” titles under his belt. Back on January 17, he topped a field of 321 players to win the $25,000 Tuesday Challenge for $6,230.
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