Jans 'Graftekkel' Arends Denied Second Title
On the eighth day of the XL Blizzard Series on 888poker, players enjoyed a nice day of poker. In total, three tournaments started with the XL Blizzard #22 - $80,000 Quarterback as the highlight of the day. The $55 buy-in Mini edition and a $215 buy-in Late edition started as well. Let's take a look at the results.
XL Blizzard #22 - $80,000 Quarterback
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $215 | Jan. 25 | 661 | $84,500 |
At 20:00 GMT, the $80,000 Quarterback started with players receiving a starting stack of 10,000 for a $215 buy-in. In case of busting while (late) registration was still open, players could rebuy for just $50. After late registration, there were 343 players and 318 rebuys for a total prize pool of $84,500. For the winner, $16,351 was reserved, while every finalist got at least $1,479.
Would Jans have won his second event of the series, he would have banked an extra $1,000
Jans 'Graftekkel' Arends, who won the Opening Event, was chasing his second title of this series. The Dutchman couldn't close this one after finishing in sixth place for $3,718. Would Jans have won his second event of the series, he would have banked an extra $1,000 in 888's $1 Million Winners Promotion.
In the end, it was "sayqmyqname" who took down this event for $16,351 after defeating Brazil's "andrebos" in the final battle. "OPH1UCHUS" finished in third place, just short from a five-figure score earning $9,295.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sayqmyqname | United Arab Emirates | $16,351 |
| 2 | andrebos | Brazil | $12,253 |
| 3 | OPH1UCHUS | United Kingdom | $9,295 |
| 4 | POTITOOOOOOOO | Malta | $6,971 |
| 5 | eijseijs | Sweden | $4,817 |
| 6 | Jans 'Graftekkel' Arends | Netherlands | $3,718 |
| 7 | T.R.Albrecht | Germany | $2,873 |
| 8 | jxw331 | United Kingdom | $2,028 |
| 9 | Ineedmassari | Brazil | $1,479 |
XL Blizzard #23 - $20,000 Mini Quarterback
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $44 | Jan. 25 | 1,106 | $31,460 |
Just like the previous days, there was a Mini edition of the 'Main' tournament on the schedule. This event, the XL Blizzard #23 - $20,000 Mini Quarterback, had a buy-in of $44 and players could rebuy for just $10 if they busted before registration closed. In total, there were 1,106 entries creating a prize pool of $31,460. There was a top prize of $5,899 but in the end, nobody won that amount.
With four players remaining, the players made a deal where Dutchman "Mastelzmind" took the most money ($4,517). he or she wouldn't get the XL Blizzard title, though, losing in the heads-up to "bujalabujala" from Lithuania.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bujalabujala | Lithuania | $3,496 |
| 2 | Mastelzmind | Netherlands | $4,517 |
| 3 | eatyastack | Latvia | $3,460 |
| 4 | LeonBY | Belarus | $4,178 |
| 5 | U.E.N.O. | Malta | $1,652 |
| 6 | Kevinmac1 | United Kingdom | $1,337 |
| 7 | 1OMGsolucky1 | Sweden | $1,022 |
| 8 | Ilikepugs | Sweden | $708 |
| 9 | TheDEBTonatR | Canada | $444 |
XL Blizzard #24 - $20,000 Late Quarterback
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $109 | Jan. 25 | 364 | $25,825 |
Another winner was crowned in the XL Blizzard #24 - $20,000 Late Quarterback, where 364 players competed to create a prize pool of $25,825.
After just six hours and eighteen minutes, it was Russia's "petrofv5501" who took the title and the first prize of $5,281. The Russian defeated Switzerland's "77DASH" in the deciding heads-up, after tournament regular Fabricio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez finished in third place.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | petrofv5501 | Russia | $5,281 |
| 2 | 77DASH | Switzerland | $3,874 |
| 3 | Fabricio "DrMiKee" Gonzalez | Uruguay | $2,918 |
| 4 | Krazzyaces77 | Canada | $2,195 |
| 5 | NoMamesWey23 | Mexico | $1,498 |
| 6 | yarik1903 | Ukraine | $1,162 |
| 7 | Papasmerf88 | United Kingdom | $904 |
| 8 | Kzzon | Sweden | $646 |
| 9 | alexos888 | Canada | $491 |
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Today's 888poker XL Blizzard Schedule
| Date | Time (GMT) | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 26 Jan | 20:00 | XL Blizzard #25 - $25,000 Knockout | $150 |
| 20:00 | XL Blizzard #26 - $10,000 Mini Knockout | $35 | |
| 22:00 | XL Blizzard #27 - $10,000 Late Knockout | $75 |