888poker XL Eclipse Day 4: 'RendOss' Wins the $50,000 8-Max

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Sep 14, 2017 4 min read Last updated May 13, 2018

• Day 1: 'ImTriggered' Wins $300,000 Opening Event
• Day 2: 'Tonkaaaa' Denied Second Title in Two Days
• Day 3: Roman Romanovskyi Wins $500K High Roller

Once again, it was a very busy day at the 888poker XL Eclipse Series.

In total, there were 13 events scheduled and they all played down to a winner. The highlight of the day, the Eclipse Event #47 - $50,000 8-Max, started at 8 p.m. GMT. Players competed for a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000. Other special events on Day 4 were scheduled after midnight, the XL Eclipse #52 - $20,000 Americas and the XL Eclipse #53 - $5,000 Turbo Americas.

XL Eclipse #41 - $15,000 Lightning 6-Max

Not for the first time this series, there was a $109 $10,000 Lightning 6-Max on the schedule. This time, there were 125 players who registered to create a total prize pool of $20,200. The first prize of $5,252 went to Swedish player "myhometown" who won the tournament after eight hours and 58 minutes.

XL Eclipse #42 - $15,000 Breeze

XL Eclipse #43 - $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish

The XL Eclipse #43 - $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish attracted 732 players to get a prize pool of $20,130. The lion's share of this money, $3,694, went to Czech Republic's "Ladzsos" who was crowned the winner after 10 hours and 43 minutes of play. "aula11" from Belarus lost the final heads-up and finished in second.

XL Eclipse #44 - $20,000 Crocodile

On Day 4 of the XL Eclipse Series, "Triple_20" from the Czech Republic was one of the biggest winners. He took down the XL Eclipse #44 - $20,000 Crocodile and received the first prize of $6,160.

XL Eclipse #45 - $15,000 Swordfish

XL Eclipse #46 - $20,000 Monsoon

XL Eclipse #47 - $50,000 8-Max

The highlight of the day was the XL Eclipse #47 - $50,000 8-Max. In this event, 607 players paid the buy-in of $109 and there were 325 rebuys. That created a total prize pool of $93,200, almost doubling the guaranteed prize pool of $50,000.

In the end, it was Dutch player "RendOss" who was the strongest after defeating "ALLin_Ranger" in the final heads-up. The runner-up received $12,815 while "RendOss" secured himself of $17,428!

XL Eclipse #48 - $10,000 Mini 8-Max

The XL Eclipse #48 - $10,000 Mini 8-Max saw "Sizzlinbetta" defeat "wwwooon" from Ukraine in the final heads-up. He took the first prize of $3,503 while the runner-up received $2,498 for his result.

XL Eclipse #49 - $30,000 Wednesday Challenge

One of the biggest winners on Day 4 of the XL Eclipse Series came from the XL Eclipse #49 - $30,000 Wednesday Challenge. In total, 878 players competed in this event and they created a prize pool of $38,112. The lion's share of this prize pool went to Malta's "pAAdentr0" who took the victory. He received $6,860 after defeating Slovakia's "J10nutz" in the deciding heads-up.

XL Eclipse #50 - $15,000 Tornado

For United Kingdom's "Dontundersta" it was a pretty successful day. He defeated Germany's "SmilleThHero " in the deciding heads-up in the XL Eclipse #50 - $15,000 Tornado. He took the first prize of $4,393. The German had to settle for $3,056.

XL Eclipse #51 - $10,000 Turbo 8-Max

XL Eclipse #52 - $20,000 Americas

For the players in another time zone, 888poker organized the XL Eclipse #52 - $20,000 Americas. The tournament, with a buy-in of $160, started at 12:59 a.m. GMT and 83 players took their chances in this event. They paid for 59 rebuys to create a total prize pool of $21,300.

After just more than eight hours, when the sun was already up and shining in most countries, the tournament reached the final stages. Danish player "Mekaljevic" won the tournament and secured himself of the first prize of $5,858.

XL Eclipse #53 - $5,000 Turbo Americas

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