Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January

Jason Glatzer

Feb 04, 2016 4 min read

January was a huge month for online poker tournament players on 888poker with all major tournaments meeting and beating their posted guaranteed prize pools.

The month was highlighted by the Super XL Series, which featured 38 action-packed tournaments from Jan. 24-31 with over $2 million in guaranteed prizes.

The Super XL Main Event, which doubled as Event #34 on the schedule, showcased a $1 million guarantee on its own for a $1,000+50 buy-in. After many hours of play, it was "jnevanli" and "carmen.1957" agreeing to a deal during heads-up play for $182,635 and $168,533 respectfully.

Also to outlast most of the 1,180-player field to appear on the final table was American poker refugee TJ "petitetete" Ulmer, who collected $34,810 for his seventh-place finish. Ulmer is one of the most well-known online poker players in the world with over $7.8 million in online tournament cashes according to PocketFives, where he was previously ranked #1 in the world in 2012.

Taking place on the same day was Event #35 $150,000 Super XL - Mini Main Event for a smaller $150+10 buy-in. 888poker player "kannwas" finished on top of the 1,613-player field to snag $40,865, while "AlmeidaCF" finished just behind him in second place to bank $29,082.

On the first day of the Super XL, it was "TheSecretVMS" finishing on top of the $150-10 buy-in Event #1 $250,000 Super XL - Opening Event to haul in $60,145. Other players to outlast most of the 1,675-entrants and appear on the final table included Kevin "SusanBoyle1" Killeen (second place - $42,803), Leo "munnfrunsa" Sigurdsson (third place - $32,761), and Luiz "PheresAA" Feres (ninth place - $3,846)

On most Sundays, the biggest tournaments are the $200+15 buy-in The Mega Deep and $82+8 buy-in The Sunday Challenge 1R, with The Whale featuring a $565+35 buy-in running every other weekend. These tournaments not only ran before the Super XL Series took place, but also during the series as well.

The three players to win The Whale in January were "youler" (Jan. 3 - $33,345), "AQW100" (Jan. 17 - $33,782), and "JohnyK91" (Jan. 24 - $44,311).

Here is a look at the big Sunday action on 888poker in January:

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 101

The $150,000 Whale

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$565+35	Jan. 3	305	$172,325

Place	Player	Prize
1	youler	$33,345
2	Carter "THATGUZZLER" Swidler	$24,987
3	Kannwas	$18,956
4	ShhPleb	$14,217
5	elguillermo	$9,823
6	Andy "wiisssppppaa" Taylor	$7,582
7	heyfreddy	$5,859
8	IEATFISHIES	$4,136
9	nonameeeee	$3,016

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 102

The $120,000 Mega Deep

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$200+15	Jan. 3	724	$144,800

Place	Player	Prize
1	olnkoinkoink	$26,571
2	pierec_m	$18,969
3	BringItOn313	$14,335
4	acesup56	$10,788
5	carpediem14	$7,530
6	Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakov	$6,082
7	poBHblu	$4,634
8	kellerassel0	$3,186
9	BezSpinki	$1,882

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 103

$100,000 Sunday Challenge 1R

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$82+8	Jan. 3	802	$118,292

Place	Player	Prize
1	weltmaschine	$19,133
2	dhx123	$13,742
3	BigestBadest	$10,307
4	IMDool	$7,717
5	Jonathan "jgjg3000" Gill	$5,444
6	BoobJob32DD	$4,387
7	Bullflag	$3,330
8	LgdGaming	$2,336
9	sadam83	$1,353

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 104

The $120,000 Mega Deep

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$200+15	Jan. 10	770	$154,000

Place	Player	Prize
1	OTwenty	$24,479*
2	peterpan_33.	$23,954*
3	UchihaSSJ	$15,246
4	smgdgd12	$11,473
5	SirFreshness	$8,008
6	iRememberAll	$6,468
7	icebearrr	$4,928
8	rrradiovolna	$3,388
9	iCrushU556	$2,002

_{*Reflects heads-up deal}

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 105

$100,000 Sunday Challenge 1R

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$82+8	Jan. 10	845	$109,880

Place	Player	Prize
1	Martin "B0H7J1M1R1S3" Hansen	$19,967
2	Edgy11	$14,341
3	EL_SUENO	$10,756
4	Randal "EmoBoyfriend" Sklar	$8,053
5	PureNutella	$5,681
6	GetLuckyAK	$4,578
7	Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakov	$3,475
8	Simon "IggyGak" R?nnow Pedersen	$2,438
9	der_bomber66	$1,412

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 106

The $150,000 Whale

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$565+35	Jan. 17	309	$174,585

Place	Player	Prize
1	AQW100	$33,782
2	kinsQ	$25,315
3	ZeroNineee	$19,204
4	TeamShippo	$14,403
5	Samuel "samuelbt" Tsehai	$9,951
6	lshmaei	$7,682
7	LCfish	$5,936
8	Martin "B0H7J1M1R1S3" Hansen	$4,190
9	jba888	$3,055

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 107

The $120,000 Mega Deep

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$200+15	Jan. 17	766	$153,200

Place	Player	Prize
1	Felipe "mr.salgado" Salgado	$21,070*
2	dulek_jason	$21,187*
3	blowjob1987	$21,091*
4	23norab	$11,413
5	plotka_voxa	$7,966
6	cube.com11	$6,434
7	Arvydas "Merfinis" Merfeldas	$4,902
8	marioallin	$3,370
9	123_THC	$1,992

_{*Reflects three-way deal}

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 108

$100,000 Sunday Challenge 1R

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$82+8	Jan. 17	811	$108,650

Place	Player	Prize
1	duduki07	$19,674
2	demonized1	$14,131
3	Nemekiss	$10,598
4	peterpan_33.	$7,935
5	K0VAK	$5,598
6	266mvm	$4,511
7	LCfish	$3,424
8	IDtBelieveU	$2,402
9	Mozgolom26	$1,391

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 109

The $120,000 Mega Deep

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$200+15	Jan. 17	766	$153,200

Place	Player	Prize
1	Felipe "mr.salgado" Salgado	$21,070*
2	dulek_jason	$21,187*
3	blowjob1987	$21,091*
4	23norab	$11,413
5	plotka_voxa	$7,966
6	cube.com11	$6,434
7	Arvydas "Merfinis" Merfeldas	$4,902
8	marioallin	$3,370
9	123_THC	$1,992

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 110

Event #1 $250,000 Super XL - Opening Event

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$150+10	Jan. 24	1,675	$356,775

Place	Player	Prize
1	TheSecretVMS	$60,145
2	Kevin "SusanBoyle1" Killeen	$42,803
3	Leo "munnfrunsa" Sigurdsson	$32,761
4	fiestafiesta	$23,147
5	CosminRo14	$16,915
6	psyhoagromor	$13,532
7	R1chking	$10,149
8	Carslaw67	$6,766.
9	Luiz "PheresAA" Feres	$3,846

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 111

Event #3 $200,000 Super XL - Whale

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$565+35	Jan. 24	483	$272,895

Place	Player	Prize
1	JohnyK91	$44,311
2	Gianluca "G.Escobar888" Escobar	$45,743
3	Marc "icallyamet" Wright	$27,972
4	Ivan "nomoney4ever" Karlo Banic	$21,286
5	_HiusPeinz_	$15,009
6	anteen	$11,598
7	ZombieJesus	$8,869
8	niftinger	$6,140
9	Chris "Wuflazz" Wowk	$4,530

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 112

The $150,000 Mega Deep - Special Edition!

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$200+15	Jan. 24	850	$170,000

Place	Player	Prize
1	Peter "joeychestnut" Murphy	$30,770
2	tjappie123	$22,100
3	SpitOnGraves	$16,575
4	juicetus	$12,410
5	rufstation	$8,755
6	chikiriki888	$7,055
7	Stevan "poker_mom74" Chew	$5,355
8	LisaGangster	$3,757
9	Olli "jarildur1" Ikonen	$2,176

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 113

$115,000 Sunday Challenge 1R - Special Edition!

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$82+8	Jan. 24	896	$118,292

Place	Player	Prize
1	hateh4tehate	$13,280*
2	K0VAK	$14,079*
3	IKNOWuFISH	$14,923*
4	Arturs "i2out" Balodis	$14,439*
5	Rhys "floppinhel" Jones	$5,962
6	Chris "CzarBushov" Bush	$4,779
7	EternallyYrs	$3,596
8	Maxim "normannolly" Klopotok	$2,425
9	Chris "WhatWudJSay" Moorman	$1,479

_{*Reflects four-way deal}

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 114

Event #34 $1,000,000 Super XL - Main Event

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$1,000+50	Jan. 31	1,180	$1,180,000

Place	Player	Prize
1	jnevanli	$182,635*
2	carmen.1957	$168,533*
3	Graftekkel	$112,110
4	deeepz	$82,128
5	Miccoli1904	$58,410
6	sC.R.E.A.M.	$46,610
7	Timothy "petitetete" Ulmer	$34,810
8	lshmaei	$23,010
9	Andryuxa85	$12,980

_{*Reflects heads-up deal}

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 115

Event #35 $150,000 Super XL - Mini Main Event

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$1,000+50	Jan. 31	1,613	$241,950

Place	Player	Prize
1	kannwas	$40,865
2	AlmeidaCF	$29,082
3	HolyBear	$22,259
4	n0limps	$15,727
5	foldlemur	$11,493
6	F_Uuu	$9,194
7	PRoyal888	$6,896
8	PennyHrdaway	$4,597
9	1majomf_sz	$2,613

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 116

The $150,000 Mega Deep - Special Edition!

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$200+15	Jan. 31	910	$182,000

Place	Player	Prize
1	Marcelo "CHELitw" Garcia Gonzalez	$32,760
2	uprisingcy	$23,660
3	pintofbeer44	$17,654
4	Conor "grandma1954" Beresford	$13,195
5	Gavin "gavbthreeone" Ball	$9,173
6	Dan "Agentul05" Stefan	$7,353
7	bignich09	$5,533
8	Benjamin "spektah888" Leblond	$3,731
9	EzMmr	$2,275

Find Out Who the Biggest Tournament Winners Were on 888poker in January 117

$115,000 Sunday Challenge 1R - Special Edition!

Buy-in	Date	Entries	Prize Pool
$82+8	Jan. 31	873	$115,866

Place	Player	Prize
1	Diegoavc	$20,885
2	THEPWNER	$15,084
3	Wormbet	$11,255
4	janari65	$8,412
5	lehout	$5,848
6	Pim "SuprNintend0" de Goede	$4,688
7	Kuconi1	$3,527
8	ClicnCollect	$2,379
9	123_THC	$1,450