XL Winter Series Comes to 888poker; PokerNews Covering Four Events
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Cold nights are growing increasing common around the world yet the action is heating up at 888poker where the XL Winter Series takes place from December 10.
The XL Winter Series is a 34 event online poker tournament festival with combined guarantees in excess of $1 million. It is the perfect way to send off 2020 and welcome in the New Year.
There is an XL Winter Series event for every 888poker player with a wide range of buy-ins starting at $5.50 and increasing to $320. The largest buy-in is reserved for XL Winter #17 on December 17, the $320 buy-in $50,000 guaranteed High Roller, which is one of a quartet of tournaments PokerNews is providing live updates for.
Our live reporting starts on the first day of XL Series with the XL Winter #1 - $50,000 Opening Event. This $109 buy-in tournament will get the festival off to a flying start.
The PokerNews Live Reporting team will then be on hand to bring you all the action from XL Winter #10: $50,000 Tune Up on December 13, then the aforementioned High Roller on December 17, before turning its attention to the massive Main Event on December 20.
$250 is the buy-in for XL Winter #32: $500,000 Main Event PKO, unless you win your way into it via one of the many satellites running at 888poker. These satellites start at $0.01 so absolutely everyone has the chance for some XL Winter Series Main Event glory.
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Full 888 XL Winter Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Buy-in | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 10 Dec | 18:00 | XL Winter #1 - $50,000 Opening Event | $109 | $50,000 |
| 18:00 | XL Winter #2 - $15,000 Mini Opening Event | $16.50 | $15,000 | |
| 20:00 | XL Winter #3 - $15,000 Late Opening Event | $55 | $15,000 | |
| Fri 11 Dec | 18:00 | XL Winter #4 - $30,000 PKO | $55 | $30,000 |
| 18:00 | XL Winter #5 - $15,000 Mini PKO | $22 | $15,000 | |
| 20:00 | XL Winter #6 - $10,000 Late PKO | $33 | $10,000 | |
| Sat 12 Dec | 18:00 | XL Winter #7 - $30,000 8-Max | $109 | $30,000 |
| 18:00 | XL Winter #8 - $10,000 Mini 8-Max | $12 | $10,000 | |
| 20:00 | XL Winter #9 - $15,000 Late 8-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| Sun 13 Dec | 18:00 | XL Winter #10 - $50,000 Tune Up | $55 | $50,000 |
| 18:00 | XL Winter #11 - $30,000 Mini Tune Up | $16.5 | $30,000 | |
| 18:30 | XL Winter #12 - $10,000 Micro Tune Up | $5.5 | $10,000 | |
| 20:00 | XL Winter #13 - $20,000 Late Tune Up | $55 | $20,000 | |
| Mon 14 Dec | 18:00 | XL Winter #14 - $20,000 R&A Event | $33 | $20,000 |
| 18:00 | XL Winter #15 - $10,000 Mini R&A | $5.50 | $10,000 | |
| 19:00 | XL Winter #16 - $10,000 Late R&A | $12 | $10,000 | |
| Tue 15 Dec | 18:00 | XL Winter #17 - $50,000 High Roller | $320 | $50,000 |
| 18:00 | XL Winter #18 - $25,000 Mini High Roller | $55 | $25,000 | |
| 20:00 | XL Winter #19 - $20,000 Late High Roller | $109 | $20,000 |
| Date | Time (GMT) | Event | Buy-in | GTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 16 Dec | 18:00 | XL Winter #20 - $30,000 PKO | $109 | $30,000 |
| 18:00 | XL Winter #21 - $15,000 Mini PKO | $16.50 | $15,000 | |
| 20:00 | XL Winter #22 - $10,000 Late PKO | $33 | $15,000 | |
| Thu 17 Dec | 18:00 | XL Winter #23 - $40,000 PKO 8-Max | $160 | $40,000 |
| 18:00 | XL Winter #24 - $15,000 Mini PKO 8-Max | $22 | $15,000 | |
| 20:00 | XL Winter #25 - $15,000 Late PKO 8-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| Fri 18 Dec | 17:00 | XL Winter #26 - $25,000 PKO DeepStack | $55 | $25,000 |
| 17:00 | XL Winter #27 - $15,000 Mini DeepStack | $16.50 | $15,000 | |
| 19:00 | XL Winter #28 - $10,000 Late DeepStack | $33 | $10,000 | |
| Sat 19 Dec | 18:00 | XL Winter #29 - $25,000 PKO 6-Max | $109 | $25,000 |
| 18:00 | XL Winter #30 - $15,000 Mini PKO 6-Max | $16.50 | $15,000 | |
| 20:00 | XL Winter #31- $15,000 Late PKO 6-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| Sun 20 Dec | 17:00 | XL Winter #32- $500,000 Main Event PKO | $250 | $500,000 |
| 17:30 | XL Winter #33- $50,000 Mini Main Event PKO | $33 | $50,000 | |
| 18:00 | XL Winter #34- $15,000 Late Main Event PKO | $5.5 | $15,000 |
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Freeroll Your Way Into The XL Winter Series Main Event
One cent satellites aside, you can play your way into the XL Winter Series for free thanks to the XL Winter Main Event Freerolls. These run every day and are open to 888poker players who have recently made a deposit into their accounts.
There are plenty of other opportunities to secure freebies from 888poker, too. The site is hitting random tables with gift drops throughout the XL Winter Series that grant special prizes and XL tournament tickets.
Claim Your $888 Welcome Bonus Today
Head to 888poker between December 10-20 if you want to get your teeth into the XL Winter Series events. If you don�� have an account simply download 888poker through our links and you will be awarded an $88 bonus (��20 in the UK) without making a deposit. Once you are ready to make your first deposit, it will be matched in the form of a bonus up to $888, or more than twice as much advertised on the site.
