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THIS WEEK: February 3, 2019
888poker’s RakeLESS Sunday series of tournaments proved to be a hit with massive turnouts and crushed guarantees. Here are some highlights from Sunday’s action.
Michael “wywrotx” Wywrot Defeats Jans “Graftekkel” Arends to Win RakeLESS Main Event
The special $300 buy-in RakeLESS Sunday Main Event, which was a freezeout tournament, was a big one with 441 players, which cruised past the $100K GTD by generating a $132,300 prize pool. That was distributed to the top 63 players including 888poker Ambassador Parker “888tonkaaaa” Talbot (51st - $621.81), Arseniy “josef_shvejk” Karmaskiy (33rd - $727.65), “23NoraB” (12th - $1,587.60), João “joaobarb” Barbosa (8th - $2,976.75), and “t8ofdiamonds” (4th - $10,319.40).
After “easylimp888” bowed out in third place for $13,560.75), it came down to Jans “Graftekkel” Arends and Canada’s Michael “wywrotx” Wywrot. Just over nine hours into the tournament the latter prevailed and took down the $25,137 first-place prize.
UK’s “Tedson89” Wins RakeLESS Sunday Mega Deep for Nearly $30K
The $100K GTD RakeLESS Sunday Mega Deep saw 521 players rebuy 252 times to create a $154,600 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 72 players including “nlfreddie” (42nd - $695.70), “J.Tatum” (25th - $927.60), “popsnpoker” (17th - $1,236.80), Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton (9th - $2,365.38), and “GramNaKartke” (4th - $11,904.20).
After “sblanch259” hit the virtual rail in third place for $15,769.20, the title came down to the UK’s “Tedson89” and Greece’s “nixokoftis.” It was a back-and-forth affair but after a lengthy 12 hours and 57 minutes, the former came out on top to win a $29,219.40 top prize.
“BombasMarisc” Binks Mini Mega Deep for Brazil
The $20 buy-in RakeLESS Sunday Mini Mega Deep had 1,606 players rebuy 556 times, which meant the $20K guarantee was crushed with a $43,240 prize pool on tap. Among the 207 players to get a piece of it were “Acefighter86” (57th - $103.77), “ZeroNineee” (33rd - $142.69), “HatMan_Mario” (17th - $194.58), “SleepingZace” (7th - $1,232.34), “nyagaaan” (4th - $2,810.60), and “kaminkrety21” (3rd - $3,978.08).
After nearly nine hours in the tournament, Brazil’s “BombasMarisc” bested Russia’s “iwantmilliom” to win the tournament for $7,304.02.
Canada’s “Shkembi” Proves Himself the Top Bounty Hunter
The $80 buy-in RakeLESS Sunday PKO 8-Max nearly tripled its $15K GD by drawing 435 players who rebought 95 times, which created a $42,400 prize pool ($21,200 each into the regular prize pool and bounty prize pool).
The top 56 players made the money including Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton (33rd for $116.60 + $187.50 in bounties), “Lucky_Frutti” (16th for $273.48 + $232.50 in bounties), “LuckJesus” (7th for $530 + $795.94 in bounties), and “stellazz23” (3rd for $2,226 + $690.79 in bounties).
After 7 hours and 39 minutes, Canada’s “Shkembi” defeated Malta’s “xane7a” in heads-up play to win $4,028 and the accompanying $3,568.80 progressive bounty.
“vezunchiksss” Finds Redemptions in the Sunday Challenge
The $100 buy-in, $20K RakeLESS Challenge saw 343 players rebuy 102 times to more than double the guarantee by creating a $44,500 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 45 players including "chazcombes” (33rd - $289.25), “Juanfran1973” (19th - $333.75), Stephen “Kale333” Van Zadelhoff (11th - $667.50), “1LevelAbove” (5th - $2,536.50), and “Yoshiaki97” (3rd - $4,895).
After 8 hours and 35 minutes, Ukraine’s “vezunchiksss” defeated Canada’s “Unde_” to win the title and $8,610.75 first-place prize. The win came exactly two weeks after “vezunchiksss” finished sixth in the same event for $1,325.
On Their Way to Vegas!
Remember, every Sunday at 20:30 GMT now through June 888poker will host a $1,050 “WSOP 2019 Main Event Package Qualifier.”
Those who win their way into the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event will be awarded a prize package valued at $12,600. Those packages include six nights (July 4-10, 2019) at the luxurious Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas, a $10,000 WSOP Main Event buy-in, $1,000 for travel and expenses (paid directly to your 888poker account), and an invite to a welcome party at the Vdara Hotel.
This week’s qualifier had 33 entries, which meant two packages were awarded to “Juanfran1973” and “alwayswin111.” Additionally, three other players took home cash including “mistati1989” (3rd - $3,900), “farm_jim” (4th - $2,340), and “GoKartMark” (5th - $1,560).
What to Expect Coming Up from 888poker
The 50th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) will run from May 28 through July 16, 2019.
For the fifth year in a row, 888poker is proud to sponsor the WSOP Main Event.
Remember, for those outside the United States, 888poker is the only way to qualify online for the 2019 WSOP Main Event.
For full information click here
https://www.888poker.com/magazine/88...-little-1-cent
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