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THIS WEEK: June 10, 2018
The 2018 World Series of Poker (WSOP) may be going on in Vegas, but that doesn’t stop the full slate of Sunday tournaments on 888poker. Below is a look at some of this week’s biggest winners, which includes Fabrizio “DrMiKee” Gonzalez winning the Mega Deep and final tabling the Whale.
Fabrizio “DrMiKee” Gonzalez Wins Mega Deep
The $215 buy-in Mega Deep drew 338 players who rebought 151 times. The $100K prize pool was paid out among the top 48 finishers, and some of the names to earn a piece of it were “pokerdave128” (28th - $680), Robin “Inho” Ylitalo (18th - $970), “ZeroNineee” (8th - $2,250), Jans “Graftekkel” Arends (7th - $2,750), Raphael “iBustYa888” Wimmer (6th - $3,750), and Bryan “DePittsterje” Paris (3rd - $10,750).
After just over 11 hours, Uruguay’s Fabrizio “DrMiKee” Gonzalez defeated Ukraine’s “GangstaGo” in heads-up play to win the $19,250 top prize. It marked the second week in a row Gonzalez final tabled the Mega Deep after placing ninth last Sunday for $2,000. Back on March 18, he also finished second in the $100,000 Whale for $22,940.
“koerdistan89” Claims GREAT 8 Title
The $88 buy-in $2,000 Sunday GREAT 8 surpassed its guarantee by attracting 218 players who rebought 85 times, which created a $24,240 prize pool. The top 32 players go paid including Ian “Simpioni” Simpson (27th - $182), “MAMOHT_T” (16th - $364), XL Eclipse champ “Openpunks” (5th - $1,333), and “cuadrado12” (3rd - $2,788).
After 8 hours and 46 minutes, The Netherlands’ “koerdistan89” defeated Denmark’s “N33dCoaching” in heads-up play to win a $4,909 first-place prize. It was the second time this year “N33dCoaching” came close to capturing a big title. If you recall, he finished fourth in January’s XL Blizzard Event #3: $20,000 Late Opening Event , good for $2,402.
Ivan “Hurrrrican3” Gabrieli & Alessandro “ZeroNineee” Valli Strike Deal in the Whale
The $1,050 buy-in, $50,000 GTD Whale drew 53 players who rebought 73 times, which created a $73,000 prize pool. Among those to compete for a piece of it but fall short were XL Inferno Champion of Champions “Sluuut123,” Niklas “tutten7” Åstedt, and “PokerJoe332,” who bubbled in eighth place.
Among those to cash were “SalsaFiesta” (7th - $3,285), “InJeBakkes” (6th - $4,015), and “Farrugia_1” (4th - $7,300). Once Fabrizio “DrMiKee” Gonzalez exited in third place for $10,950 the final two players struck a heads-up deal in which Alessandro “ZeroNineee” Valli finished second for $17,378 and Ivan “Hurrrrican3” Gabrieli took the title and $24,597 in prize money.
Malta’s “Ronaldo4112” Wins Another Turbo Mega Deep Title
The $215 buy-in, $15,000 GTD Turbo Mega Deep saw 66 players take to the virtual felt and rebuy 25 times. That created an $18,200 prize pool paid out to the top dozen players including “NotSpanish” (12th - $501), Alessandro “ZeroNineee” Valli (8th - $592), “PokerJoe332” (6th - $956), and “elpatron_kwt” (3rd - $2,548).
After exactly four house, the tournament came to an end when Malta’s “Ronaldo4112” defeated Mexico’s “Nemekiss” to win a $4,960 top prize. It marked “Ronaldo4112’s” first win on 888poker since June of last year, which is when he took down the $40,000 Turbo Mega Deep for $9,200. More recently, he placed fifth in the XL Inferno Event #12: $150,000 Whale for $11,160.
Finland’s “BomberAces” Up for the Sunday Challenge
The $109 buy-in Sunday Challenge drew 321 players who rebought 128 times. The $50,000 prize pool was paid out to the top 48 players including “FedorAV” (31s - $340), “kory1977” (17th - $485), “Hanzokid” (10th - $875), Raphael “iBustYa888” Wimmer (5th - $2,625), and “Melapika” (4th - $3,875).
After “Sinatra48” hit the rail in third place for $5,375, the final two players struck a deal that saw Finland’s “BomberAces” win the title and $8,689 and Germany’s “Tocheg” take second for $8,051.
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