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Super XL Series Roars into Final Weekend, 2 WSOP Trips Added

Super XL Series Roars into Final Weekend, 2 WSOP Trips Added

Super XL Series Roars into Final Weekend, 2 WSOP Trips Added


The 7th edition of the 888poker Super XL Series culminates this weekend with the $1.5 million guaranteed main event.

While the main event might be the climax of the final day on Sunday, it’s not the only event.

All told 10 tournaments will run on Sunday plus one final satellite to the main event.

Apart from the regular $1,050 main event there will also be a $160 Mini, a $5 Micro, a $109 Turbo and a $75 Super Turbo edition.

As an added bonus because of the series’ massive success so far, 888poker will also send more a couple more players to the 2017 World Series of Poker.

Huge Turnouts Continue

The majority of the tournaments of the series have been played and the vast majority have cracked their guarantees by a mile.

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Gonzalez up to #2 overall.

The $2,100 High Roller event, in fact, became the second biggest event of the series with regards to prize pool.

The players generated more than $400k to be paid out and Uruguay’s Fabrizio “DrMikee” Gonzalez once more made headlines by making it to the heads-up.

Gonzalez finally succumbed to the winner chut_up from Canada but still managed to add another $60k to his bankroll and a third final table to his XL VII results.

Gonzalez is Uruguay’s most successful player and just recently triumphed at the WSOPC event in Punta del Este.  

With now over $100k in winnings during this series alone Gonzalez has also climbed to second place in the leaderboard.

At the top it’s still Canadian player Mindcrushers who’s in command. Mindcrushers is the only player of this series who’s managed to win two tournaments.

High Roller Final Table Payouts

PlaceNameCountryPrize
1chut_upCanada$87,290
2DrMiKeeUruguay$62,930
3bsdasBrazil$47,705
4glezna23Romania$35,525
5WorldIsOurs$24,360
6PoelsetyvDenmark$20,300
7jba888Costa Rica$16,240
8tutten7Sweden$12,180
9LAP1215GB$8120

Now 3 WSOP Packages Up for Grabs

As added incentive for the Super XL Series 888poker is running a series leaderboard with the top 50 players rewarded.

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2017 WSOP awaits.

The top 18 players will play the Champion of Champions tournament on Tuesday for the final prizes of the Super XL Series.

888poker announced weeks ago that the winner would go to the 2017 WSOP in Las Vegas. However, because of the great success the series proves to be once again, there will now be three players going to the WSOP!

The winner of the CoC tournament wins a Main Event package worth $12,500; the runner-up and the third place finisher will play in 888poker’s branded “Crazy 8s” tournament with a $1,050 main event satellite ticket added for the runner-up.

Players in 19-50th place receive a $55 tournament ticket. See below the schedule of the final Super XL Series day

Event NoNameBuy-in
54Sunday Breeze$55
55Mega Deep$215
56Sunday Monsoon$55
57Main Event$1050
58Mini Main Event$160
59Micro Main Event$5
60Sunday Challenge$90
61Turbo Mega Deep$215
62Turbo Main Event$109
63Super Turbo Main Event$75

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