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Message: [QUOTE="888Rep, post: 5088537, member: 122549"] [B]Welcome to 888poker’s XL Blizzard Daily Recap[/B] [COLOR=#000000]Yesterday: April 5, 2019[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]“Liquidus38” & “Potovics” Capture Titles on Day 2 of the 2019 XL Blizzard[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]On Friday, two more tournaments from the 34-event schedule of the XL Blizzard wrapped up. The series, which will offer more than $1.7 million in guaranteed prize pools over its 11 days, saw two Progressive Knock Out tournaments take place and award $56,820 in prize money.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Through two days the XL Blizzard has catered to 5,019 entrants and awarded $207,445 in prize money.[/COLOR] [B]“Potovics” Finally Nabs Himself a XL Title[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $55 buy-in Event #4: $30,000 PKO drew 489 players who rebought 164 times. That resulted in a $32,700 prize pool that was split down the middle with $16,350 going into both the regular and bounty pools.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The top 63 players got paid including “zapara678” (33rd for $89.78 + $125 in bounties), “KumoZing” (19th for $97.95 + $107.03 in bounties), 888poker ambassador Ana “AnaMarquez” Marquez (17th for $130.60 + $301.57 in bounties), “Sergio1306” (6th for $693.81 + $317.97 in bounties), and “Brunsonskid” (3rd for $1,673.31 + $190.62 in bounties).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 9 hours and 19 minutes in the tournament, “Potovics” bested “Hodor83” in heads-up play to win the title, a $3,101.95 top prize, and $2,633.05 in bounties. You might remember that last May “Potovics” finished runner-up in the XL Inferno Event #116: $10,000 Monday Flush.[/COLOR] [B]“Liquidus38” Captures Second XL Blizzard Title for Russia[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $22 buy-in XL Blizzard Event #5: $20,000 Mini PKO surpassed its guarantee by drawing 911 players who rebought 295 times. The 1,206-entry field generated a $24,120 total prize pool with $12,060 going to the regular pool and the same amount to the bounty pool.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Among those to finish in the top 117 and cash were “PiktasVilkas” (57th for $34.97 + $20 in bounties), “Walkanator” (28th for $49.44 + $42.19 in bounties), “Bamasa1” (11th for $126.63 + $210.15 in bounties), “KQueenD” (5th for $607.82 + $161.88 in bounties), and “OMGKondio” (3rd for $1,169.82 + $289.22 in bounties).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The title came down to Russia’s “Liquidus38” and Germany’s “PrinzRussel,” and after 7 hours and 50 minutes the former prevailed to win a $2,171.29 first-place prize plus the $1,372.72 progressive bounty. He also became the second Russian to win a XL Blizzard in as many days as “plomoor” took down Event #1: $100,000 Opening Event for $16,458.50 on Friday.[/COLOR] [B]Here’s What is Coming Up on Saturday[/B] [COLOR=#000000]Saturday is going to get crazy as three more XL Blizzard tournaments will take place. At 18:00 GMT, both the $88 buy-in Event #6: $30,000 Crazy 8 and the $8.80 buy-in Event #7: $10,000 Mini Crazy 8 will kick off. They will be followed by the $44 buy-in Event #8: $10,000 Late Crazy 8 at 20:00 GMT.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]We’ll be brining you daily recaps throughout the entirety of the XL Blizzard, so be sure to check back again tomorrow![/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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