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Message: [QUOTE="888Rep, post: 4955769, member: 122549"] [B]Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal[/B][COLOR=#000000], with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.[/COLOR] [B]THIS WEEK: February 3, 2019[/B] [COLOR=#000000]888poker’s RakeLESS Sunday series of tournaments proved to be a hit with massive turnouts and crushed guarantees. Here are some highlights from Sunday’s action.[/COLOR] [B]Michael “wywrotx” Wywrot Defeats Jans “Graftekkel” Arends to Win RakeLESS Main Event[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The special $300 buy-in RakeLESS Sunday Main Event, which was a freezeout tournament, was a big one with 441 players, which cruised past the $100K GTD by generating a $132,300 prize pool. That was distributed to the top 63 players including 888poker Ambassador Parker “888tonkaaaa” Talbot (51st - $621.81), Arseniy “josef_shvejk” Karmaskiy (33rd - $727.65), “23NoraB” (12th - $1,587.60), João “joaobarb” Barbosa (8th - $2,976.75), and “t8ofdiamonds” (4th - $10,319.40).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After “easylimp888” bowed out in third place for $13,560.75), it came down to Jans “Graftekkel” Arends and Canada’s Michael “wywrotx” Wywrot. Just over nine hours into the tournament the latter prevailed and took down the $25,137 first-place prize.[/COLOR] [B]UK’s “Tedson89” Wins RakeLESS Sunday Mega Deep for Nearly $30K[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $100K GTD RakeLESS Sunday Mega Deep saw 521 players rebuy 252 times to create a $154,600 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 72 players including “nlfreddie” (42nd - $695.70), “J.Tatum” (25th - $927.60), “popsnpoker” (17th - $1,236.80), Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton (9th - $2,365.38), and “GramNaKartke” (4th - $11,904.20).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After “sblanch259” hit the virtual rail in third place for $15,769.20, the title came down to the UK’s “Tedson89” and Greece’s “nixokoftis.” It was a back-and-forth affair but after a lengthy 12 hours and 57 minutes, the former came out on top to win a $29,219.40 top prize.[/COLOR] [B]“BombasMarisc” Binks Mini Mega Deep for Brazil[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $20 buy-in RakeLESS Sunday Mini Mega Deep had 1,606 players rebuy 556 times, which meant the $20K guarantee was crushed with a $43,240 prize pool on tap. Among the 207 players to get a piece of it were “Acefighter86” (57th - $103.77), “ZeroNineee” (33rd - $142.69), “HatMan_Mario” (17th - $194.58), “SleepingZace” (7th - $1,232.34), “nyagaaan” (4th - $2,810.60), and “kaminkrety21” (3rd - $3,978.08).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After nearly nine hours in the tournament, Brazil’s “BombasMarisc” bested Russia’s “iwantmilliom” to win the tournament for $7,304.02.[/COLOR] [B]Canada’s “Shkembi” Proves Himself the Top Bounty Hunter[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $80 buy-in RakeLESS Sunday PKO 8-Max nearly tripled its $15K GD by drawing 435 players who rebought 95 times, which created a $42,400 prize pool ($21,200 each into the regular prize pool and bounty prize pool).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The top 56 players made the money including Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton (33rd for $116.60 + $187.50 in bounties), “Lucky_Frutti” (16th for $273.48 + $232.50 in bounties), “LuckJesus” (7th for $530 + $795.94 in bounties), and “stellazz23” (3rd for $2,226 + $690.79 in bounties).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 7 hours and 39 minutes, Canada’s “Shkembi” defeated Malta’s “xane7a” in heads-up play to win $4,028 and the accompanying $3,568.80 progressive bounty.[/COLOR] [B]“vezunchiksss” Finds Redemptions in the Sunday Challenge[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $100 buy-in, $20K RakeLESS Challenge saw 343 players rebuy 102 times to more than double the guarantee by creating a $44,500 prize pool. That was paid out to the top 45 players including "chazcombes” (33rd - $289.25), “Juanfran1973” (19th - $333.75), Stephen “Kale333” Van Zadelhoff (11th - $667.50), “1LevelAbove” (5th - $2,536.50), and “Yoshiaki97” (3rd - $4,895).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 8 hours and 35 minutes, Ukraine’s “vezunchiksss” defeated Canada’s “Unde_” to win the title and $8,610.75 first-place prize. The win came exactly two weeks after “vezunchiksss” finished sixth in the same event for $1,325.[/COLOR] [B]On Their Way to Vegas![/B] [COLOR=#000000]Remember, every Sunday at 20:30 GMT now through June 888poker will host a $1,050 “WSOP 2019 Main Event Package Qualifier.”[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Those who win their way into the 2019 World Series of Poker Main Event will be awarded a prize package valued at $12,600. Those packages include six nights (July 4-10, 2019) at the luxurious Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas, a $10,000 WSOP Main Event buy-in, $1,000 for travel and expenses (paid directly to your 888poker account), and an invite to a welcome party at the Vdara Hotel.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]This week’s qualifier had 33 entries, which meant two packages were awarded to “Juanfran1973” and “alwayswin111.” Additionally, three other players took home cash including “mistati1989” (3rd - $3,900), “farm_jim” (4th - $2,340), and “GoKartMark” (5th - $1,560).[/COLOR] [B]What to Expect Coming Up from 888poker[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The 50th Annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) will run from May 28 through July 16, 2019.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]For the fifth year in a row, 888poker is proud to sponsor the WSOP Main Event.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Remember, for those outside the United States, 888poker is the only way to qualify online for the 2019 WSOP Main Event.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]For full information click here[/COLOR] [URL="https://www.888poker.com/magazine/888news/win-your-way-2019-wsop-vegas-little-1-cent"]https://www.888poker.com/magazine/88...-little-1-cent[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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