Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal, with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.
THIS WEEK: August 19, 2018
Arseniy “josef_shvejk” Karmatskiy Wins Whale for $26K
The $1,050 buy-in Whale offered up an $80,000 prize pool and 57 players competed for it while rebuying 19 times in the process. Among those to battle but fall short of the money 888poker Ambassadors Chris “888Moorman” Moorman and Dominik “888Dominik” Nitsche, as well as “JohnFoot,” “DosPoochies,” and “Madeon1994.”
Just 1 week after Chris Moorman, who was the last man standing in 888poker’s 8team competition during the WSOP Main Event, the 2nd player standing, Arseniy “josef_shvejk” Karmatskiy took it down.
Only the top eight players got paid and included Jans “Graftekkel” Arends (8th - $3,200), “MisterN411” (5th - $6,000), and “asiarat” (3rd - $12,000). After 6 hours and 47 minutes, Russia’s Arseniy “josef_shvejk” Karmatskiy defeated Finland’s “jnevanli” to win a $26,000 top prize.
While “jnevanli” had to settle for second place and a $16,800 consolation prize, he found redemption in another tournament later in the day, one you can read about below.
Finnish Pros Battle It Out for Sunday Challenge Title
The $109 buy-in Sunday Challenge saw 282 players take to the virtual felt and rebuy 98 times. That meant the $40,000 prize pool was distributed to the top 36 players including “NukeTheMoon” (25th - $340), “ZDamian” (20th - $340), “Tedson89” (15th - $540), “bossamtisch1” (9th - $760), “EduardoGarla” (5th - $2,320), and “manipuliator” (3rd - $5,393).
After 8 hours and 33 minutes, Finland’s “jnevanli” defeated fellow countryman “goeon” on heads-up play to win a $2,320 first-place prize.
Germany’s “DollphIIN” Proves Greatness in Sunday GREAT 8
The $88 buy-in Sunday GREAT 8 drew 222 players who rebought 96 times, which helped surpass the $20K GTD by creating a $25,440 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 32 players including “Showdown13” (22nd - $254), “guydeet39” (14th - $382), “futomaki123” (9th - $509), “n0sferatv” (6th - $1,145), and “sweet_dr34ms” (3rd - $2,926).
After 8 hours and 14 minutes, Germany’s “DollphIIN” dispatched Malta’s “xane7a” to win the title for $5,152.
“radasahk” Claims Mega Deal Title After Heads-Up Chop
The $215 buy-in Sunday Mega Deep attracted 330 players who rebought 163 times. That meant the top 48 players would get a piece of a $100,000 prize pool and they included “wisimaki” (19th - $970), “penfolds6” (12th - $1,750), “IHaveNoBoss” (6th - $3,750), and “SanttuO” (4th - $7,750).
After “Pik00rs” hit the rail in third place for $10,750, the final two players agreed to a chop after 10 hours and 46 minutes. The UK’s “radasahk” was deemed the winner for $17,413 while his fellow countryman “youler” took second for $16,087.
Pair of Canadians Chop Sunday Monsoon
The $55 buy-in, $15K GTD Sunday Monsoon drew 250 players who rebought 97 times to create a $17,350 prize pool. Among the top 36 to get paid were “flipthechip” (17th - $191), “ZDamian” (10th - $278), “BanjZill” (6th - $781), “n0sferatv” (5th - $1,006), and “KelevraJesus” (3rd - $1,961).
After 7 hours and 53 minutes, two Canadians agreed to a deal in which “gray369” was awarded the title and $3,380 in prize money and “SpiderMonk03” took second for $2,770.
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