888poker XL Eclipse Day 11: "SmithStudent" Wins $50,000 8-Max

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Sep 21, 2017 3 min read Last updated May 13, 2018

• Day 4: 'RendOss' Wins the $50,000 8-Max
• Day 5: 'Inho' Wins $100,000 Quarterback
• Day 6: Niklas Astedt Runner-Up in $30,000 Knockout
• Day 7: Chris Moorman Finishes Third in $50K Octopus
• Day 8: Another Third Place For Chris Moorman
• Day 9: 'Chip In' Events to Raise Money for REG
• Day 10: 'Chip-In' Tournaments Raise $40,000 for REG

On the 11th day of the XL Eclipse Series, another 13 events were played to completion.

The highlight of Day 11 was the $109 buy-in XL Eclipse #137 - $50,000 8-Max. In this tournament, the winner snagged a five-figure score along with the honor of winning an XL Eclipse title.

XL Eclipse #131 - $15,000 Lightning 6-Max

Once again, a new day at the XL Eclipse Series started with the XL Eclipse #131 - $15,000 Lightning 6-Max. This time, 142 players registered and they created a prize pool of $25,000. In the end, Brazil's "baenaoo" showed his best skills to defeat "Ao1ing" in the deciding heads-up to win the tournament for $6,132.

XL Eclipse #132 - $15,000 Breeze

Shortly after that, the winner was crowned in the XL Eclipse #132 - $15,000 Breeze. In total, 343 players paid the buy-in of $55 to create a prize pool of $17,150. Most of that money went to Russia's "CalmRevolver" who snagged the title.

XL Eclipse #134 - $20,000 Crocodile

One of the bigger winners on Day 11 came from the XL Eclipse #134 - $20,000 Crocodile. In this tournament, 200 players created a prize pool of $30,000 to create a first-place prize of $6,450. After just more than seven hours, United Kingdom's "xulitooo" took the title after beating "DuduPa1986" in the final heads-up.

XL Eclipse #135 - $15,000 Swordfish

XL Eclipse #136 - $20,000 Monsoon

XL Eclipse #137 - $50,000 8-Max

The XL Eclipse #137 - $50,000 8-Max attracted a total of 584 players to create a prize pool of $58,400. This money was divided among the final 80 players. The first prize was $10,921.

After "gzp974" busted in ninth place, the final eight players moved to one table and secured $894. This amount went to "MisterN411" from the Netherlands, who finished in eighth place. After that, "pAAdentr0" and "_WhiteBear_" busted in seventh ($1,285) and sixth ($2,044).

Germany's "weltmaschine" then finished in fifth place for $2,920, and shortly after, "sasucu49" from Romania busted in fourth place for $4,380. Latvia's "Kraukliz" missed out on the final heads-up after busting in third place for $5,898.

The deciding heads-up was between "brgomes21" and "Smithstudent." Smithstudent took first for $10,921 and became the biggest winner on Day 11 of the series. Runner-up "brgomes21" received $8,030 for second place.

XL Eclipse #138 - $10,000 Mini 8-Max

XL Eclipse #139 - $35,000 Wednesday Challenge

XL Eclipse #140 - $15,000 Tornado

XL Eclipse #141 - $10,000 Turbo 8-Max

In the XL Eclipse #141 - $10,000 Turbo 8-Max, the final three players made a deal. "Raegar97" took $1,803 for his third place while runner-up "RayCharlz" got $1,560. United Kingdom's "slkshoota" won the tournament and received $2,109.

XL Eclipse #142 - $20,000 Americas

XL Eclipse #143 - $5,000 Turbo Americas

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