Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal, with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.
THIS WEEK: October 6, 2019
Canada’s “wells_russ” Tops Massive Field in Sunday Sale Mega Deep
This week’s $100K GTD Sunday Mega Deep on 888poker was a special “Sale” edition, meaning the usual $215 buy-in was slashed to just $109. A massive 908 players rebuying 384 times created a $129,200 prize pool that was paid out to the top 117 players.
Among those to get a piece of it were “Fukuruku” (83rd - $297.16), “Dallmad” (47th - $413.44), “Gavin527” (25th - $594.32), “EyeofSkadi” (16th - $839.80), “Worm236” (8th - $2,648.60), and “LeetRunGoot” (4th - $9,367).
After “shakentoucan” bowed out in third place for $12,532.40, the title came down to Canada’s “wells_russ” and Brazil’s “cairoek.” After nearly 11 hours in the tournament, the former prevailed to claim the title and $23,256 top prize.
“b4his” Takes Down Sunday Sale Whale for $10,425
The $320 buy-in Sunday Sale Whale had a $20,000 guarantee, which is more than doubled as 98 players rebought 41 times to create a $41,700 prize pool. Among those to cash but fall short of making the final table were “Kroat.” (13th - $875.70), Ian “Simpioni” Simpson (11th - $1,000.80), and “Kaggis” (10th - $1,00.80).
It took 6 hours and 47 minutes before Germany’s “b4his” finished as the last player standing, a win good for a $10,425.
Malta’s “okokok1893” Proves Himself Up for the Sunday Challenge
The $55 buy-in Sunday Sale Challenge cruised past its $20,000 guarantee by attracting 478 players who rebought 142 times. That resulted in a $31,000 prize pool that was paid out to the top 63 spots including “Namlleh” (53rd - $145.70), “Nevercall16” (31st - $170.50), “Doked” (17th - $248),”gimnast2605” (7th – 1,007.50), and “BehindSpace” (3rd - $3,177.50).
After more than nine hours or play topped off by a back-and-forth heads-up match, it was Malta’s “okokok1893” besting “hakunamata2” to emerge victorious for $5,890.
Kazakhstan’s “Cstl01” Victorious in Monsoon
The $55 buy-in, $10K GTD Monsoon had 178 players who rebought 51 times, which resulted in an $11,450 prize pool. The top 27 finishers got a piece of it including “shanefry” (23rd - $114.50), “AlmostWinnin” (17th - $143.12), “YSoSerious7” (9th - $229), “FullMounts” (5th - $687), and “89rhino89” (3rd - $1,345.37).
Five minutes shy of the seven-hour mark in the tournament, it was Kazakhstan’s “Cstl01” defeating the UK’s “2Sm00th” in heads-up play to win the title and accompanying $2,461.79 first-place prize. It was a bit of redemption for “Cstl01,” who last month finished runner-up in the 888poker XL Eclipse Event #31: $15,000 Late 6-Max for $3,170.
Canada’s “Unde_” Claims Sunday Deepstack Monsoon Title
The $55 buy-in Sunday Deepstack Monsoon had 156 players rebuy 67 times, which meant the $10K GTD was surpassed by creating an $11,150 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 27 players including “TomBrady17” (21st - $111.50), “marsanpoker” (14th - $167.25), “Sinistrous” (6th - $557.50), and “Gotyoudude” (3rd - $1,310.12).
After 8 hours and 12 hours in the tournament, it was Canada’s “Unde_” besting “evil_dante89” in heads-up play to win the title and $2,397.29 first-place prize.