The final Saturday of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series saw 13 events come to completion, with the XL Eclipse #176 - $60,000 6-Max as one of the highlights of the day. The biggest winner on Saturday was crowned in this event with the first prize of $18,183.
The exciting XL Eclipse series culminates on Sunday with a $1,050 Main Event that guarantees $1.5 million, along with several the $200,000 Mini Main Event with a $215 buy in and the $50,000 Micro Main Event with a $30 buy-in. The Main Event is expected to draw the biggest names in online poker, along with many players who qualified in for a fraction of the buy-in. Be sure to follow all of the action here at the PokerNews Live Reporting page.
Here's a look at all of the results from Saturday.
XL Inferno #168 - $15,000 Lightning 6-Max
The first winner of the day was crowned in the XL Eclipse #168 - $10,000 Lightning 6-Max. It was Russia's "Kaktus26rus" who won the tournament and received the first prize of $4,576, also becoming the first three-time champ of this series. "Kaktus26rus" won Event #121: $15,000 Breeze for $3,134, and the took down Event #152: $100,000 Quarterback for $21,099 after beating WSOP bracelet winner Chris "NigDawG" Brammer heads up.
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
September 23
112
$17,600
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Kaktus26rus
Russia
$4,576
2
Jupp_shippts
Austria
$3,080
3
luffEEE
Latvia
$2,288
4
xulitooo
United Kingdom
$1,496
5
ICOACHMTT
Norway
$1,144
6
SERGEYNEL
Russia
$792
XL Eclipse #169 - $15,000 Breeze
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
September 23
268
$15,000
The other regular tournament on the schedule, the XL Eclipse #169 - $15,000 Breeze, saw "moments3" from Greece snagging the title and first prize of $3,068.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
moments3
Greece
$3,068
2
panBajors
Lithuania
$2,250
3
abmarin
Russia
$1,695
4
durrrchfall
Germany
$1,275
5
loidsxx
Norway
$870
6
NVladislav78
Russia
$675
7
Manhalhamade
Arabia
$525
8
fishyfishy.
Romania
$375
9
ihavenoboss
Costa Rica
$285
XL Eclipse #170 - $50,000 Octopus
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$215
September 23
217
$72,200
At 17:00 GMT, the XL Eclipse #170 - $50,000 Octopus started with 217 players. 144 rebuys were used to create a total prize pool of $72,200. Every player at the final table would receive at least $1,986.
Latvia's "varonislv" won the final heads-up, receiving the first prize of $14,621. Runner-up "abmarin" had to settle for a prize of $11,191.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
varonislv
Latvia
$14,621
2
abmarin
Russia
$11,191
3
8myl8m8
Sweden
$8,303
4
KURDEdersim
Sweden
$6,137
5
ihavenoboss
Costa Rica
$3,971
6
chazcombes
United Kingdom
$3,249
7
ARARAT800
Sweden
$2,527
8
drupalucker
Russia
$1,986
XL Eclipse #171 - $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
September 23
513
$15,000
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
g3r4rrrr
Peru
$2,835
2
Agsur_Seni
Malta
$2,078
3
Youremagical
Mexico
$1,530
4
TankeVicius
Morocco
$1,155
5
GeniusMax69
Netherlands
$810
6
Makarios007
Germany
$638
7
PeraAntic888
Slovakia
$488
8
PGergo11
Czech Republic
$338
9
cmonsadboy
Romania
$230
XL Eclipse #172 - $20,000 Crocodile
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$160
September 23
157
$23,550
The XL Eclipse #172 - $20,000 Crocodile attracted a field of 157 players, creating a prize pool of $23,550. The top earner in this tournament was Russia's "ribamech15" who defeated "josef_shvejk" heads-up to claim $5,063.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
ribamech15
Russia
$5,063
2
josef_shvejk
Russia
$3,650
3
Avskedad
Sweden
$2,767
4
Melka83
United Arib Emirates
$2,061
5
HappyHour4U
United Kingdom
$1,413
6
Iamtrying
Lithuania
$1,178
7
veeea
Russia
$942
8
DaPenguin213
Costa Rica
$707
9
T54_IS_A_FAG
Canada
$471
XL Eclipse #173 - $25,000 Saturday R&A
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
September 23
204
$25,000
The XL Eclipse #173 - $25,000 Saturday R&A generated a prize pool of $25,250 and it was Ukraine's "tTtexa" who was crowned as the winner for $5,375.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
tTtexa
Ukraine
$5,375
2
omgjefmonier
Canada
$3,875
3
ARARAT800
Sweden
$2,938
4
hateVAMOS
Russia
$2,188
5
eltxupacabra
Czech Republic
$1,500
6
OiNKOinkOink
Germany
$1,250
7
Waldur
Germany
$1,000
8
RAGATTACK
Denmark
$750
9
kinsQ
Russia
$500
XL Eclipse #174 - $15,000 Swordfish
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
September 23
477
$15,000
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
22theman22
Canada
$2,850
2
honrado613
United Kingdom
$2,100
3
LittlePaul27
United Kingdom
$1,538
4
Psykee86
Czech Republic
$1,170
5
Ilovetyumen
Russia
$825
6
QuickyNR1
Netherlands
$638
7
ScarRebelz
Slovakia
$488
8
2701maro
Croatia
$338
9
oreinu
Netherlands
$249
XL Eclipse #175 - $20,000 Monsoon
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
September 23
369
$20,000
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
SirHennie
Netherlands
$3,838
2
NumbeeerONE
Kazakstan
$2,850
3
dkfdyulr
Ukraine
$2,100
4
LeChiffre19
Germany
$1,600
5
n0sferatv
Peru
$1,120
6
Stuky_1
Colombia
$850
7
dubz7130
Germany
$650
8
Logggan
Latvia
$450
9
morewater
Denmark
$332
XL Eclipse #176 - $60,000 6-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$160
September 23
310
$82,650
The biggest winner on the 14th day of the series came from the XL Eclipse #176 - $60,000 6-Max. In this tournament, 310 players competed for a prize pool of $82,650 with the first prize of $18,183. The most money went to Brazil's "Grobbshinit" who defeated "Lucky.Winner" in the deciding heads-up.