Sunday was a good day for tournament players. It marked the start of the latest edition of the 2017 XL Inferno Series on the second largest online poker room, 888poker. On the first day of the series, 16 tournaments started. Here are the results.
XL Inferno #1 - $30,000 Sunday Lightning
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
May 7
470
$71,800
The 2017 XL Inferno Series started with the XL Inferno #1 - $30,000 Sunday Lightning where 470 players competed for the prize pool of $71,800. In the end, Mexican player "SteveyBG" defeated all of his opponents to secure himself the victory and the first prize of $13,893.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
SteveyBG
Mexico
$13,893
2
luckyr1ver
Germany
$10,303
3
Kabotajoe
Germany
$7,718
4
Senta99
United Kingdom
$5,313
5
TylerRM
Belarus
$3,805
6
dnvz23
Germany
$2,441
XL Inferno #2 - $45,000 Sunday Breeze
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 7
1,223
$61,150
Another five-figure score was noted by Argentina's "zumo444", the winner of the XL Inferno #2 - $45,000 Sunday Breeze. He took the first prize of $10,554 after beating "ego_death" in the deciding heads-up.
In the XL Inferno #4 - $150,000 Mega Deep, 902 players all bought in for $215 to create a prize pool of $180,400. The winner could win $32,472. After more than 14 hours of play, United Kingdom's "Binkasaurus" won the tournament. "23NoraB" finished in second place and had to settle for $23,452.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Binkasaurus
United Kingdom
$32,472
2
23NoraB
Austria
$23,452
3
spider4444
Belarus
$17,498
4
jareth3542
United Kingdom
$13,079
5
IOwnU888
Germany
$9,092
6
thrust.
Bosnia & Herzegovina
$7,288
7
Romeopro33
Ukrain
$5,484
8
Chazown
Mexico
$3,698
9
HatchetGarry
Russia
$2,255
XL Inferno #5 - $40,000 Mini Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$22
May 7
1,852
$50,420
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
hooy2all
Lithuania
$7,966
2
ABDalton
Canada
$5,979
3
RiverIsMine7
Romania
$4,331
4
IRunLikeGod
Finland
$3,252
5
svensvenson4
Germany
$2,389
6
_rinrus_
Russia
$1,905
7
ste_mc_efc
United Kingdom
$1,421
8
IFLOATPRE
Thailand
$952
9
abouthemoney
Lithuania
$589
XL Inferno #6 - $20,000 Sunday Swordfish
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
May 7
1,029
$28,297.50
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
DiMag1a
Brazil
$5,093
2
Kp3cT
Belarus
$3,630
3
penfolds6
Thailand
$2,716
4
jenbizzIe
United Kingdom
$2,037
5
CaioCalmon
Brazil
$1,414
6
kalle1968
Germany
$1,131
7
KawaOwnsIT
Poland
$848
8
Kaeresen
Poland
$565
9
AboldMove
Latvia
$339
XL Inferno #7 - $300,000 Opening Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$160
May 7
1,447
$311,850
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Xandee1991
Brazil
$53,014
2
kevlar1991
United Kingdom
$38,981
3
MommyTosier
Canada
$29,594
4
bluecheeck
United Kingdom
$21,205
5
lasochobi
Argentina
$15,436
6
PRoyal888
United Kingdom
$12,318
7
wiissssppppaa
United Kingdom
$9,199
8
mario73m
United Kingdom
$6,081
9
janwest030
Germany
$3,367
After more than 13 hours of play, Event #7 - $160 XL Inferno Opening Event finally crowned a winner. "Xandee1991" from Brazil claimed the victory and the first prize of $53,014 after beating "kevlar1991" in the deciding heads-up.
The event, with a buy-in of $160, saw 1,447 players register and those players made 632 rebuys to get a total amount of 2,079 players. They created a total prize pool of $311,850 with 162 places paid. It took a while to get to the money but in the end, "DrMiKee" 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 11 hours, the remaining nine players made the final table and went on to play for a $53,014 first prize. For "janwest030" (ninth - $3,367), "mario73m" (eight - $6,081) and "wiissspppaa" (seventh - $9,199) it wasn't a big success on the final table, because they left quite early.
Not much later, Phil "PRoyal888�� Mighall finished in sixth place for $12,318 after losing all his chips with king-nine. He was followed to the rail by "lasochobi" (fifth - $15,436) and "bluecheek" (fourth - $21,205). From that moment on, "Xandee1991" dominated the tournament.
He took a commanding chip lead against his two opponents and won almost every pot he played. "kevlar1991" busted "MommyTosier" to get heads-up with the Brazilian. "kevlar1991" had to fight against the big-time chip leader, and the first time the money went in, the tournament ended. "Xandee1991" had 5?5? against A?K? and flopped a set of fives on a 5?2?8? flop. The turn 9? sealed the deal and the 4? on the river couldn't change anything.
"kevlar1991" had to settle for second place, while "Xandee1991" celebrated his victory.
XL Inferno #8 - $50,000 Mini Opening Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$12
May 7
4,311
$64,331.80
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
TOP1LTU
Lithuania
$9,006
2
Jesteeem
Poland
$6,754
3
toldotoller
Ukrain
$4,953
4
Zanoshu
Russia
$3,731
5
Baphomet13
Germany
$2,573
6
Lucky888Phil
Germany
$1,801
7
PauloPissas
Brazil
$1,157
8
fistpump99
Sweden
$643
9
tajparaszt
Czech Republic
$488
XL Inferno #9 - $45,000 Sunday Monsoon
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 7
1,035
$51,750
May 7 was a good day for Romanian "thompson199". He won the ninth event of the tournament series for $9,135.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
thompson199
Romania
$9,315
2
OLD_MATE18
Czech Republic
$6,639
3
Joveliii
Latvia
$4,968
4
Thelittle200
Denmark
$3,726
5
bluecheek
United Kingdom
$2,587
6
iknowufish
Germany
$2,070
7
n2range
Brazil
$1,552
8
ThaSquirrel
Malta
$1,035
9
trocotero
Argentina
$621
XL Inferno #10 - $200,000 Whale
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$600
May 7
334
$200,000
At 8 p.m. GMT, players with a bigger bankroll could enjoy the XL Inferno #10 - $200,000 Whale. In total, 334 paid the buy-in of $600 to create a prize pool of $200,000. Because there weren't enough entries, there was a small overlay in this tournament.
Anton "anteen" Bertilsson became one of the bigger winners of the day after winning this event for $38,700. In the deciding heads-up, he defeated Czech Republic's "J0hnmccl3an".
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Anton "anteen" Bertilsson
Sweden
$38,700
2
J0hnmccl3an
Czech Republic
$29,000
3
Mowlschbazd
Germany
$22,000
4
cferRhs
Finland
$16,500
5
R1valdo10
Sweden
$11,400
6
Canette_15
United Kingdom
$8,800
7
RichieLaNuit
Paraguay
$6,800
8
cosmokramr26
Canada
$4,800
9
Mikel_Hansen
Austria
$3,500
XL Inferno #11 - $100,000 Sunday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$90
May 7
892
$103,834
Another big winner on the first day of the XL Inferno Series was Romania's "omgsickklife", who won the XL Inferno #11 - $100,000 Sunday Challenge for $18,690.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
omgsickklife
Romania
$18,690
2
KURDEdersim
Sweden
$13,498
3
Nacho124441
Mexico
$10,071
4
mr.Frodo91
Slovakia
$7,527
5
CountSmegma
Denmark
$5,233
6
SEWart777
Russia
$4,194
7
evianwater1
United Kingdom
$3,156
8
Camila_Kons
Brazil
$2,128
9
TheDEBTonatR
Canada
$1,297
XL Inferno #12 - $30,000 Sunday Tornado
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
May 7
264
$32,700
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
luffEEE
Latvia
$6,687
2
zedonato
Brazil
$4,905
3
acesup56
Japan
$3,695
4
AkH0lic
Sweden
$2,779
5
Zluka2010
Latvia
$1,896
6
Chopy5
Czech Republic
$1,471
7
ckb4714
United Kingdom
$1,144
8
NVladislav78
Russia
$817
9
tutti404
Russia
$621
XL Inferno #13 - $50,000 Turbo Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$215
May 7
241
$50,000
"T54_IS_A_FAG" from Canada was the last player to win a five-figure score. The Canadian won the XL Inferno #13 - $50,000 Turbo Mega Deep and received a total prize of $10,225.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
T54_IS_A_FAG
Canada
$10,225
2
psyhoagromor
Ukrain
$7,500
3
PulledPorker
Canada
$5,650
4
CherryWaaves
Ireland
$4,250
5
ALuckyGuy
Malta
$2,900
6
BoobJob32DD
United Kingdom
$2,250
7
kinsQ
Russia
$1,750
8
andserko
Ukrain
$1,250
9
bossamtisch1
Germany
$950
XL Inferno #14 - $20,000 Mini Turbo Mega Deep
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$22
May 7
1,018
$26,840
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
badlucktou
Russia
$4,831
2
cmonsadboy
Romania
$3,443
3
laceppa1976
United Kingdom
$2,576
4
vadovauju
Lithuania
$1,932
5
gdseupare
Slovakia
$1,342
6
ikbenlen
Netherlands
$1,073
7
Ph4N888
Romania
$805
8
TopoDoRange
Brazil
$536
9
escoffier888
Canada
$322
XL Inferno #15 - $30,000 Turbo Opening Event
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
May 7
456
$5,700
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
sajtgul
Sweden
$5,700
2
SafetyCheck
Slovakia
$4,200
3
ARARAT800
Sweden
$3,075
4
unclesala
Switserland
$2,340
5
altavistt
Belarus
$1,650
6
SuprNintend0
Malta
$1,275
7
Lubawka
Ukrain
$975
8
TOX16
Germany
$675
9
jackthecpt
Romania
$498
XL Inferno #16 - $10,000 Super Turbo Opening Event
