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Message: [QUOTE="888Rep, post: 5021985, 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: March 3, 2019[/B] [B]“DubaiPrince4” Wins Half-Priced Mega Deep on Sunday Full of Sales[/B] [COLOR=#000000]Three of 888poker’s premiere online tournaments had their buy-ins slashed in half for a special Sunday Sale. The first was the Sunday Mega Deep, which instead of the usual $215 cost just $109 to enter. A massive 962 players competed and rebought 342 times, which crushed the $100K GTD by creating a $130,400 prize pool.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Among the top 126 players to cash were Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton (120th - $234.72), “IceStream” (53rd - $404.24), “YSoSerious7” (27th - $586.80), “zinkAA” (15th - $1,043.20), “InJeBakkes” (10th - $1,304), and “MuckFest” (4th - $9,454).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After “Grobbshinit” hit the rail in third place for $12,648.80, the title came down to “DubaiPrince4” and “O_fenomeno9.” After a marathon 13 hours and 55 minutes the former came out on top to win the title for $23,472.[/COLOR] [B]“ThEtRaIN96” Takes Advantage of a Whale of a Sale[/B] [COLOR=#000000]Another event that was on sale was the usual $1,050 buy-in Whale. This week it cost just $530 to enter and 92 players took advantage while rebuying 23 times. That surpassed the $50K GTD by creating a $57,500 prize pool that was distributed to the top 12 players including Roman “Romeopro33” Romanovskyi (11th - $1,437.50), “Kannwas” (6th - $3,018.75), and “GrafKphks” (3rd - $8,050).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 6 hours and 9 minutes, “ThEtRaIN96” defeated “bah23” in heads-up play to win the title and $15,812.50 top prize.[/COLOR] [B]XL Inferno Champ Takes Down the Sunday Challenge[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The third and final tournament on sale Sunday was the Sunday Challenge, which usually cost $110 to enter but this weak had a discounted $55 price tag. The tournament easily surpassed its $20K GTD by drawing 515 players who rebought 154 times, which resulted in a $33,450 prize pool.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Among the top 72 players to get a piece of it were “TopGrind” (43rd - $150.52), “DuduPa1986” (23rd - $200.70), “RakDoll” (18th - $267.60), “19Max89” (11th - $401.40), and “TheImporter” (4th - $2,575.65).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After Germany’s “maulwurf51” bowed out in third place for $3,411.90, the title came down to Canada’s “n0sferatv” and Sweden’s “WowAceDude.” After 9 hours and 30 minutes, the latter prevailed to capture the title and $6,322.21 first-place prize. You might remember that back in 2017, “WowAceDude” topped a 367-entry field to win the XL Inferno Event #130: $10,000 Turbo Chip-In for $4,356.[/COLOR] [B]“Norrbotten” Weathers the Monsoon for Swedish Glory[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $55 buy-in, $10K GTD Monsoon attracted 190 players who rebought 63 times. That generated a $12,650 prize pool that was paid out amongst the top 27 players including “PoookerDan” (21st - $126.50), “Doked” (13th - $189.75), “LabaRyta” (6th - $632.50), and “nyagaaan” (3rd - $1,486.37).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]It took just a few minutes shy of seven hours in the tournament for Sweden’s “Norrbotten” to best “geringonsa” in heads-up play to win the tournament for $2,719.79.[/COLOR] [B]Ukraine’s “OMGitsFinch” Claims Deepstack Monsoon Title[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $55 buy-in, $10K GTD Deepstack Monsoon drew 210 players who rebought 98 times, which created a $15,400 prize pool. The top 27 players got paid including “SebFisch” (23rd - $154), “Foureeyes” (18th - $192.50), “DubaiPrince4” (11th - $269.50), “iBustYa888” (6th - $770), and “popsnpoker” (3rd - $1,809.50).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 9 hours and 23 minutes, Ukraine’s “OMGitsFinch” beat out the UK’s “JstLikeThat” in heads-up play to win the title and accompanying $3,311 first-place prize. In May of last year, “OMGitsFinch” took down the $88 buy-in Sunday GREAT8 for $6,075.[/COLOR] [B]On Their Way to Vegas![/B] [COLOR=#000000]Four More Packages Awarded to the 2019 WSOP Main Event[/COLOR] [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 56 entries and awarded four packages to the 2019 WSOP Main Event. Among those to win their seats were “FcFlosch04,” “Rumschupser,” “aghghghghghg,” and “Stan_TheMan.”[/COLOR] [B]What to Expect Coming Up from 888poker[/B] [COLOR=#000000]888poker LIVE Heads to Bucharest for 2nd Stop of 2019![/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The 888poker LIVE Bucharest Festival will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel in March 4-10.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]For full schedule and information click here[/COLOR] [URL="http://magazine.888poker.com/magazine/888news/888poker-live-heads-bucharest-2nd-stop-2019"]http://magazine.888poker.com/magazin...-2nd-stop-2019[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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