"LucySagara70" Wins The $25,000 Knockout
On the ninth day of the XL Blizzard Series on 888poker, players could compete in three new tournaments with the XL Blizzard #25 - $25,000 Knockout as the highlight of the day. The $35 buy-in Mini edition and a $75 buy-in Late edition started as well. Let's take a look at the results.
XL Blizzard #25 - $25,000 Knockout
Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
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$150 | Jan. 26 | 245 | $35,045 |
At 20:00 GMT, the XL Blizzard #25 - $25,000 Knockout kicked off. After late registration closed, there were 245 registered players resulting in a total prize pool of $35,045 with $5,113 reserved for the winner. More than nine hours were played before they crowned a champion.
Dutchman "LucySagara70" battled heads up against United Kingdom's "Patsharpe"
Nine players made the final table, securing themselves of $475. "Marklewis18" (ninth, $475) "spasticmonk" (eighth, $625), Fabricio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez (seventh, $875), "kakospaixths" (sixth, $1,125), "toolaterun" (fifth, $1,450) were eliminated in quick succession. After that, "HotSauce86" (fourth, $2,125) and "Perrymejsen" (third, $2,825) missed out on the final heads-up.
Dutchman "LucySagara70" battled heads up against United Kingdom's "Patsharpe" and in the end, the former took down the XL Blizzard title. The runner-up received $3,750 and an extra $349 in KO's while the winner won $5,113 and an extra KO worth $410.
Place | Player | Country | Prize | KO | Total Prize |
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1 | LucySagara70 | Netherlands | $5,113 | $410 | $5,523 |
2 | Patsharpe | United Kingdom | $3,750 | $349 | $4,099 |
3 | Perrymejsen | Sweden | $2,825 | $369 | $3,194 |
4 | HotSauce86 | Romania | $2,125 | $369 | $2,494 |
5 | toolaterun | Netherlands | $1,450 | $185 | $1,635 |
6 | kakospaixths | Greece | $1,125 | $246 | $1,371 |
7 | Fabricio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez | Uruguay | $875 | $492 | $1,367 |
8 | spasticmonk | Canada | $625 | $164 | $789 |
9 | Marklewis18 | United Kingdom | $475 | $123 | $598 |
XL Blizzard #26 - $10,000 Mini Knockout
Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
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$35 | Jan. 26 | 731 | $23,758 |
For the players who didn't have the bankroll to play the $150 event, or wanted to multi table, there was also a Mini edition with a buy-in of just $35. In total, 1,731 players competed in this event which made for a $23,758 prize pool with the first prize just over $3,353.
The final two players made a deal.
In this event, Brazil's "BernardoBG" came one shy of making the money but that got the Brazilian a ticket for the Bubble of Bubbles tournament.
In the end, "IbetUfold_x" (fourth, $1,361) and "StollenAA" (third, $1,809) were eliminated from the final table. The final two players made a deal, where Czech Republic's "grigorq77" got $2,890 and Brazil's "SeuZezinho23" locked up $2,858.
After the deal, "grigorq77" won the tournament and got an extra $98 for knocking out other players and the final bounty.
Place | Player | Country | Prize | KO | Total Prize |
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1 | grigorq77 | Czech Republic | $2,890 | $98 | $2,988 |
2 | SeuZezinho23 | Brazil | $2,858 | $105 | $2,963 |
3 | StollenAA | Germany | $1,809 | $90 | $1,899 |
4 | IbetUfold_x | Germany | $1,361 | $60 | $1,421 |
5 | SupertrampBR | Brazil | $950 | $38 | $988 |
6 | vampa500 | Belarus | $768 | $30 | $798 |
7 | RAGS2RICHES | Canada | $585 | $38 | $623 |
8 | Vomani | Russia | $402 | $23 | $425 |
9 | JohnJones34 | United Kingdom | $238 | $38 | $276 |
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Today's 888poker XL Blizzard Schedule
Date | Time (GMT) | Tournament | Buy-in |
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Sat 27 Jan | 20:00 | XL Blizzard #28 - $50,000 6-Max | $160 |
20:00 | XL Blizzard #29 - $15,000 6-Max | $30 | |
22:00 | XL Blizzard #30 - $10,000 6-Max | $55 |