888poker XL Inferno: "sh4xuR7" Wins $50,000 Opening Event for $13,721

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On Thursday, tournament players could enjoy the start of the new edition of the 2019 XL Inferno Series on one of the biggest online poker rooms, 888poker. On the first day of the series, they kicked off with the $50,000 Opening Event and during the day, two more events started.


888poker XL Inferno #1 - $50,000 Opening Event

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$109May 16726$72,600

The first event of the 888poker XL Inferno series has now come to an end, and it was Austria's 'sh4xuR7' taking down Event #1: $50,000 Opening Event for $13,721.

'sh4xuR7' came through 726 entrants to score the victory, which ended with a heads-up battle against the UK's 'pokerdave128'.

The $50,000 guarantee was smashed with a total prize pool worth $72,600 as players took to the 888poker online field once more following the recent XL Inferno series.

Final Table Results

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1sh4xuR7Austria$13,721
2pokerdave128United Kingdom$10,055
3Alex_VolRussia$7,405
4jmsantos10Malta$5,590
5IMDoolLithuania$3,920
6Farrugia_1Malta$3,085
7lNCURSIOUnknown$2,359
8n0sferatvPeru$1,633
9exPROsjakSerbia$1,110

Among the players in the 'Opening Event' battle was Ian Simpson, Espen Uhlen Jorstad, and Sam Grafton. Jorstad and Grafton both found a place in the money, with latter lasting the longest and ultimately departing in 24th place.

When the action reached the final table, Serbia's 'exPROsjak' was first to go when they ran ace-ten into ace-queen and was quickly followed to the rail by Peru's 'n0sferatv' and 'lNCURSIO'.

Malta's 'Farrugia_1' took sixth place after they ran king-jack into king-queen, with Lithuania's 'IMDool' exciting in fifth place following their shove with ace-jack unable to beat pocket kings.

'jmsantos10' missed out on a podium position and departed in fourth place when pocket kings held against ace-ten, and former chip leader 'Alex_Vol' had to settle for third place when their brave call with two pair couldn't match up against a full house.

'sh4xuR7' held a 4/1 chip lead heads-up and never looked back, ultimately holding with ace-three against king-three to seal the title and send 'pokerdave128' to the rail as runner-up.


888poker XL Inferno #2 - $20,000 Mini Opening Event

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$16.50May 162,050$30,750

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1wh4isthat3Malta$5,114
2k29marioBelarus$3,567
3zotto18Romania$3,309
4F. LupoIreland$2,091
5AMG_peopleUkraine$1,522
6xxtomasxxUnited Kingdom$1,215
7Karenina3425Venezuala$907
8IcruAIGermany$600
9ClaretBantamUnited Kingdom$332

888poker XL Inferno #3 - $20,000 Late Opening Event

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$55May 16579$28,950

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1elephant107United Kingdom$4,747
2winlikefedorFinland$4,806
3MorayEEEEELSweden$2,967
4kAfRiNiUsGreece$2,258
5instinctasLithuania$1,592
6gibidonRussia$1,230
7pokerbob88Germany$941
8capuinCanada$651
9LucySagary70 $481

888poker XL Inferno Full Schedule

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-in
May 176 p.m.XL Inferno #4 - $30,000 PKO$55
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #5 - $20,000 Mini PKO$22
 8 p.m.XL Inferno #6 - $10,000 Late PKO$33
May 186 p.m.XL Inferno #7 - $30,000 8-Max$109
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #8 - $10,000 Mini 8-Max$8.80
 8 p.m.XL Inferno #9 - $15,000 Late 8-Max$55
May 196 p.m.XL Inferno #10 - $100,000 Tune Up$160
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #11 - $50,000 Mini Tune Up$16.50
 6:30 p.m.XL Inferno #12 - $10,000 Micro Tune Up$5.50
 8 p.m.XL Inferno #13 - $20,000 Late Tune Up$55
May 206 p.m.XL Inferno #14 - $20,000 R&A Event$33
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #15 - $10,000 Mini R&A$5.50
 7 p.m.XL Inferno #16 - $15,000 Later R&A$16.50
May 216 p.m.XL Inferno #17 - $100,000 High Roller$320
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #18 - $30,000 Mini High Roller$55
 8 p.m.XL Inferno #19 - $20,000 Late High Roller$109
May 226 p.m.XL Inferno #20 - $50,000 PKO$109
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #21 - $20,000 Mini PKO$16.50
 8 p.m.XL Inferno #22 - $10,000 Late PKO$33
May 236 p.m.XL Inferno #23 - $50,000 PKO 8-Max$160
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #24 - $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max$22
 8 p.m.XL Inferno #25 - $20,000 Late PKO 8-Max$55
May 245 p.m.XL Inferno #26 - $30,000 DeepStack$55
 5 p.m.XL Inferno #27 - $20,000 Mini DeepStack$16.50
 7 p.m.XL Inferno #28 - $10,000 Late DeepStack$33
May 256 p.m.XL Inferno #29 - $30,000 6-Max$109
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #30 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max$16.50
 8 p.m.XL Inferno #31 - $15,000 Late 6-Max$55
May 265 p.m.XL Inferno #32 - $500,000 Main Event$250
 5:30 p.m.XL Inferno #33 - $50,000 Mini Main Event$33
 6 p.m.XL Inferno #34 - $15,000 Micro Main Event$5.50

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