Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal, with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.
THIS WEEK: November 19, 2017
Tim “REALTTWIST” Kelly Takes Down Mega Deep
This week’s $215 buy-in Mega Deep drew 384 players who rebought 116 times. Among the 48 players to earn a piece of the $100,000 prize pool were “SHIPITBTCH” (15th for $1,350), “bah23” (9th for $1,750), and “RandyMarshh” (5th for $5,250).
After 11 hours, Canada’s Tim “REALTTWIST” Kelly came out on top to capture the title and $19,250 first-place prize. It was and away his biggest score on 888poker. According to PocketFives, his previous best came back in August when he finished fourth in the $12,000 Sunday Swordfish for $1,145.
“MsterN411” Wins Baby Whale for $21,500
The biggest buy-in of the week was the $320 Baby Whale, which attracted 213 players who rebought 105 times. That meant a $100,000 prize pool was on tap, and that was paid out among the top 27 players including “SHIPITBITCH” (15th for $1,500), “Madeon1994” (9th for $2,000), and Marton “WorldIsOurs” Czuczor (3rd for $11,750).
After 8 hours and 53 minutes, the Netherlands’ “MsterN411” defeated Germany’s “Imyurfriend” in heads-up play to win $21,500.
Good Year Continues for Argentina’s “germaxii”
The $109 buy-in Sunday Challenge saw387 players rebuy 152 times, which meant a $60,000 prize pool was paid out among the top 56 finishers. Among them were Niklas “tutten7” Ĺstedt (21st for $582), “Fukuruku” (15th for $774), “JohnFoot” (7th for $1,500), and “PETERNUCI” (4th for $4,500).
After just 8 hours, Argentina’s “germaxii” bested Brazil’s “sayocam” in heads-up play to win $11,400. Back in October, “germaxii” made a name for himself by cashing six times, including four final tables, in a single weekend. According to Pocket Fives, he had a 24% ITM rate and 135% ROI for the year. Back in May, he also won the XL Inferno Event #194: $50,000 Turbo Mega Deep for $10,225.
Steven “Kale333” Van Zadelhoff’s Hot Year Continues with Turbo Mega Deep Win
The $215 buy-in Turbo Mega Deep, which took just 4 hours and 10 minutes to play to a winner, attracted 97 players who rebought 33 times. That meant a $30,000 prize pool was up for grabs, and the final two tables earned a piece of it. Among them were “allesrigged” (13th for $600), 888poker Ambassador and World Series of Poker Europe One Drop High Roller champ Dominik “888Dominik” Nitsche (11th for $750), and “tredan7” (8th for $900).
In the end, Steven “Kale333” Van Zadelhoff came out on top to win a $7,350 first-place prize. Back in September, Van Zadelhoff won an online poker tournament for $1.6 million, though it wasn’t on 888poker. In regards to us, his last win on 888poker came back on September 20 when he won the $2,500 SHOT for $1,313.
Other recent scores include third in the XL Eclipse Event #160: $20,000 Crocodile for $2,837 and second in the October 20th $5,000 Hurricane 8-Max for $1,375.
“IceStream” Just Misses Out on Crocodile Title
The $160 buy-in Sunday Crocodile saw 119 players rebuy 59 times, which surpassed the $25K GTD by creating a $26,700 prize pool. Among the 15 players to get a piece of it were “repio_9” (12th for $640.80), “Groggggggggy” (9th for $734.25), and “MalakiasCF” (5th for $1,735.50), just to name a few.
After 8 hours and 50 minutes, Germany’s “YouCashMeOut” bested Stefan “IceStream” Ivanov in heads-up play to win $6,675.
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