888poker XL Blizzard: Chris Moorman Wins $100,000 Tune Up

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888poker XL Blizzard: Chris "888Moorman" Moorman Ships $100,000 Tune Up

On the fourth day of the 888poker XL Blizzard Series, five new tournaments were on the schedule. Most of the attention went out to the $100,000 Tune Up, where some great prizes were paid out to the players. Let's take a look who was crowned as a winner in this event and the results of the other events that played out on Sunday.


888poker XL Blizzard #9 - $100,000 Mega Deep

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$215April 07391$106,800

The XL Blizzard #9 - $100,000 Mega Deep started with each player receiving a massive 50,000 starting stack. After the late registration closed, there were 391 players who reentered 143 times. That made for a prize pool of $106,800, with a first-place prize of $20,495.

After several hours, the tournament reached the final table. "PokerJoe332", "GherilaZ" and "jt7bl2f" busted in ninth, eighth and seventh place, receiving $1,773, $2,403, and $3,471 respectively.

"FiestaFiesta" from Argentina finished in sixth place for $4,539 and "strangejelly" got $5,981 for his or her fifth place. Sweden's "Perrymejsen" received $8,544 after busting in fourth place and "easylimp888" ended up in third place for $11,214 for a five-figure score.

The final heads-up between Canada's 69Gronk87 and Latvia's "eight0808" was won by the former who secured $20,495. The runner-up had to settle for $15,219.

888poker XL Blizzard #9 - $100,000 Mega Deep Final Table Results

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
169Gronk87Canada$20,495
2eight0808Latvia$15,219
3easylimp888United Kingdom$11,214
4PerrymejsenSweden$8,544
5strangejelly $5,981
6FiestaFiestaArgentina$4,539
7jt7bl2fCanada$3,471
8GherilaZRomania$2,403
9PokerJoe332Croatia$1,773

888poker XL Blizzard #10 - $100,000 Tune Up

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$160April 07744$111,600

After almost eleven hours of play, XL Blizzard #10 - $100,000 Tune Up finally crowned a winner. And it wasn't just someone as 888poker Ambassador Chris "888Moorman" Moorman claimed the victory and the first prize of $21,092 after beating "Kroat." in the deciding heads-up.

The event, with a buy-in of $160, saw 539 players register and those players made 205 rebuys to get a total amount of 744 entries. They created a total prize pool of $111,600 with 72 places paid. It took a while to get to the money but in the end, "Mooseman306" was the last player finishing empty-handed.

After making the money, it took a long time before the tournament got down to the last nine. After nine hours, the remaining nine players made the final table and went on to play for a $21,092 first prize.

For "Mootter" (ninth - $1,707), "CKLouis" (eight - $2,511) and "Ana AnaMarquez Marquez" (seventh - $3,627) it wasn't a big success on the final table, because they left quite early.

Not much later, "LprMessiah" finished in sixth place for $4,743. He or she was followed to the rail by "Assad91" (fifth - $6,026) and "Michael wywrotx Wywrot" (fourth - $8,593).

Having received the PocketFives Legacy Award during the Global Poker Awards, Chris "888Moorman" Moorman probably already had a great weekend. He went on to dominate the Tune Up. He took a commanding chip lead against two opponents and won almost every pot played. "Kondogbia" was busted by the chip leader and had to settle for third place ($11,383.) It didn't take much time to get a final decision, and "Kroat." had to settle for second place ($15,457).

Moorman secured himself of the first prize of $21,092 while adding another impressive win to his endless r��sum��.

888poker XL Blizzard #10 - $100,000 Tune Up Final Table Results

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1Chris "888Moorman" MoormanUnited Kingdom$21,092
2Kroat.United Kingdom$15,457
3KondogbiaUnited Kingdom$11,383
4Michael "wywrotx" WywrotCanada$8,593
5Assad91Norway$6,026
6LprMessiahSweden$4,743
7Ana "AnaMarquez" MarquezAustria$3,627
8CKLouisLatvia$2,511
9MootterFinland$1,707
Ana Marquez
Ana Marquez finished seventh for $3,627

888poker XL Blizzard #11 - $50,000 Mini Tune Up

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$16.50April 073,066$58,995

For the players who couldn't afford the bigger buy-in ($160), there was a Mini edition of the Tune Up on the schedule. This tournament had a buy-in of just $16.50, and there were 3,066 players competing for a prize pool of $50,000. The final table saw all nine finalists in this tournament securing themselves of $531 while the top prize was $8,793.

That prize went to "eduardokhaan" after beating "carnival007" from Russia in the deciding heads-up. The Russian runner-up received $6,430.

888poker XL Blizzard #11 - $50,000 Mini Tune Up Final Table Results

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1eduardokhaanRomania$8,793
2carnival007Russia$6,430
3Sniper2020Moldavia$4,661
4MelvinDowUnited Kingdom$3,481
5denyagnetUkraine$2,442
6MrNorway74Norway$1,770
7Mirale23Romania$1,180
8EnjoyLife666Austria$708
9s.gorniakGermany$531

888poker XL Blizzard #12 - $10,000 Micro Tune Up

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$5.50April 072,151$14,870

888poker XL Blizzard #12 - $10,000 Micro Tune Up Final Table Results

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1TommykorbergSweden$2,312
2softipmlRussia$1,801
3lesnik55Russia$1,277
4AXau777Russia$959
5buttloverrBelarus$705
6sye_wbcUkraine$562
7SkjellbreitGermany$419
8samanas13United Kingdom$281
9Freshmaker65Germany$174

888poker XL Blizzard #13 - $20,000 Late Tune Up

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$55April 07420$27,050

888poker XL Blizzard #13 - $20,000 Late Tune Up Final Table Results

PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1todacageMalta$5,191
2_SNS_Ukraine$3,855
3NordynordbrgCanada$2,840
4Wei2good4Yu $2,164
5zaSPARTAKRussia$1,515
6uzversiuLithuania$1,150
7_FALCON_Ukraine$879
8quiestceSwitzerland$609
9BlahajRomania$449

Amazing Promotions Including WSOP Packages

888poker is making it easy for players to join in on the action in the XL Blizzard by not only making the buy-ins affordable but also hosting tons of satellites where you can get in cheaply.

Some of the satellites even allow you to get into events for free. If you already have an account at 888poker and have made a deposit, you should have already received two free tickets for daily freeroll satellites to the Mini Opening Event and the Main Event. You can earn more tickets to these freerolls by completing simple missions.

If you don't have an account yet, you can also grab three free tickets simply by signing up to 888poker through PokerNews and making your first deposit of at least $10 using the "BLIZZARD10" bonus code.

In addition, 888poker is inviting players that participate in at least five XL Blizzard Events into a freeroll that awards a $12,600 WSOP Main Event package to the winner and three $2,700 Crazy 8��s packages to those who finish second through fourth.


888poker XL Blizzard Schedule

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-in
Mon., April 86:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #14 - $30,000 R&A Event$55
 6:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #15 - $10,000 Mini R&A$5
Tues., April 96:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #16 - $100,000 High Roller$320
 6:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #17 - $30,000 Mini High Roller$55
 8:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #18 - $20,000 Late High Roller$109
Wed., April 106:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #19 - $50,000 PKO$109
 6:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #20 - $20,000 Mini PKO$16.50
 8:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #21 - $10,000 Late PKO$33
Thurs., April 116:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #22 - $75,000 PKO 8-Max$215
 6:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #23 - $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max$22
 8:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #24 - $20,000 Late PKO 8-Max$55
Fri., April 126:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #25 - $30,000 DeepStack$55
 6:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #26 - $20,000 Mini DeepStack$16.50
 8:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #27 - $10,000 Late DeepStack$33
Sat., April 136:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #28 - $30,000 6-Max$109
 6:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #29 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max$16.50
 8:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #30 - $15,000 Late 6-Max$55
Sun., April 145:30 p.m.XL Blizzard #31 - $120,000 Mega Deep$215
 6:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #32 - $500,000 Main Event$320
 7:00 p.m.XL Blizzard #33 - $50,000 Mini Main$33
 7:30 p.m.XL Blizzard #34 - $15,000 Micro Main$5.50

PokerNews.com covers the 888poker XL Blizzard throughout the series. Check the PokerNews Live Reporting section for all 888poker XL Blizzard live updates.

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