Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal, with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.
THIS WEEK: December 2, 2018
Roman “Romeopro33” Romanovskyi Wins Whale for $26,250
This week’s $1,050 buy-in Whale featured a $50K GTD and crushed it by drawing 51 players who rebought 24 times. Among those to compete for a piece of the $75,000 prize pool but fall short of cashing were 888poker Ambassador Dominik Nitsche, Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton, and bubble boy Niklas “tutten7” Åstedt.
The top seven players got paid including “2sick2bluff” (7th - $3,375), “HateH4teHate” (6th - $4,125), “Johan5390” (5th - $5,625), and “doctor877” (4th - $7,500). After “Kannwas” hit the rail in third place for $11,250, the title came down to “PokerJoe332” and Roman “Romeopro33” Romanovskyi.
After 5 hours and 30 minutes, Romanovskyi prevailed to capture a $26,250 first-place prize. You might remember that back in September Romanovskyi won the XL Eclipse Main Event for $187,500. A week after that, he won the Whale for $25,160, meaning he’s taken it down twice in just over two months.
“Happynose” and Van Zadelhoff Strike Deal in Sunday Mega Deep
The $215 buy-in Mega Deep attracted 328 players who rebought 150 times, which meant a $100K prize pool was offered up to the top 48 players including “DeucesCrackd” (19th - $970), Mike “Pipedream17” Dietrich (14th - $1,350), “Senta99” (8th - $2,250), “23NoraB” (4th - $7,750), and “Hurrrrican3” (3rd - $10,750).
After just over 12 hours, the tournament ended in a heads-up deal that saw Belarus’ “Happynose” take the title and $17,607 in prize money and Malta’s Steven “Kale333” Van Zadelhoff finish second for $15,893.
“POTITOOOOOOO” Wins Monsoon for Second Time in 2018
The $55 buy-in, $10K GTD Monsoon had 231 runners rebuy 71 times, which meant a $15,100 prize pool was generated. Among the top 36 players to cash were “PiktasVilkas” (23rd - $128), “KonnyRaiser”(10th - $242), “BlufallIn1” (6th - $679.50), and “Daralon” (3rd - $1,706).
After 7 hours and 18 minutes, a deal was made in which Canada’s “fahdyali” finished second for $2,591) and Malta’s “POTITOOOOOOO” took the title and $2,762 in prize money. It maked the second time this year he won the Monsoon after doing so back on July 12 for $1,955.
“McMurter08” Closes Out Sunday Deepstack Monsoon
The $55 buy-in Sunday Deepstack Monsoon offered a $10,000 GTD, which is easily surpassed by attracting 220 players who rebought 77 times. The $14,850 prize pool was paid out to the top 36 players including “Bleching” (22nd - $126), “MrDrogo” (15th - $200), “plush0292” (8th - $371), “Dablinov” (6th - $668), and “Babyshark15” (3rd - $1,678).
After exactly nine hours in the tournament, Canada’s “McMurter08” defeated “heroes333” to win the title and accompanying $3,037 top prize. You might remember that back on November 22, “McMurter08” finished runner-up in the $4,000 Deepstack Starfish for $891.
“tr0phyhunter” Turns $22 Into $4,659 in Mini Mega Deep
The $22 buy-in Mini Mega Deep had 907 players rebuy 387 times to surpass the $20K GTD by creating a $25,880 prize pool. The top 117 players got paid including “Blackmaniac” (30th - $106), “RakDoll” (19th - $119), “Anne1998” (12th - $272), “PrincessMila” (7th - $787), and “Taoblzentao” (3rd - $2,510).
After 8 hours and 42 minutes, Austria’s “tr0phyhunter” defeated the UK’s “ChukBukowski” in heads-up play to turn his $22 buy-in into a $4,659 payday. It was his second tournament win in just over a week as back on November 24 he won the $1,000 GTD Turbo Deep for a more modest $342.
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