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Message: [QUOTE="888Rep, post: 5122251, 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: April 21, 2019[/B] [B]“*******hi18” Wins Mega Deep Week After Finishing Runner Up in XL Blizzard Event[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $215 buy-in Sunday Mega Deep attracted 325 players who rebought 152, which meant a $100,000 prize pool was up for grabs. Among the top 45 finishers to get a piece of it were “GangstaGo” (25th - $750), “sikosomatik” (15th - $1,250), “bluffing420s” (6th - $4,400), “Namlleh” (4th - $8,250), and “MaximeC25” (3rd - $11,000).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 10 hours and 18 minutes, Germany’s “*******hi18” defeated “ROBBIEMAC01” in heads-up play to win the $19,350 top prize. You might remember that last week the latter won a 2019 WSOP Main Event seat in our weekly Sunday satellite.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Last Saturday April 13, “*******hi18” actually finished runner-up in the XL Blizzard Event #28: $30,000 6-Max for $7,656.[/COLOR] [B]“ccyrenne’ Wins Sunday Challenge for $5,676[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $109 buy-in Sunday Challenge featured a $20K GTD, which it cruised by after 200 players rebought 64 times. The 264-entry field generated a $26,400 prize pool distributed amongst the top 27 players including “JohnJones34” (24th - $264), Sam “sammygrinder” Grafton (22nd - $264), “Heaaless” (14th - $396), “veeea” (7th - $1,056), and “HomoDeus” (3rd - $3,102).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 8 hours and 28 minutes, Canada’s “ccyrenne” beat out Russia’s “Lucky_Frutti” in heads-up play to win the title and $5,676 first-place prize.[/COLOR] [B]“ikbenlen” Turns $22 into $4,214 in Mini Mega Deep[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $22 buy-in Mini Mega Deep had 855 players rebuy 309 times to surpass the $20K GTD by creating a $23,280 prize pool. The top 108 players got a piece of it including “popsnpoker” (27th - $111.74), “tutti404” (17th - $158.30), “progressive” (10th - $251.42), “serrazina11” (5th - $1,198.92), and “GoFighTer” (3rd - $2,269.80.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 8 hours and 42 minutes, “ikbenlen” bested Ukraine’s “alexkarb” in heads-up play to win the tournament for $4,214.16.[/COLOR] [B]“elenabb12” Wins Monsoon for 2nd Time in 6 Months[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $55 buy-in Monsoon cruised by its $10K GTD by attracting 203 players who rebought 48 times. The 251-entry field resulted in a $12,550 prize pool distributed to the top 27 players including “mpompos6” (21st - $125.50), “CoinShipper” (15th - $188.25), “PokaLoco” (8th - $376.50), “YSoSerious7” (5th - $753), and “McGretzky979” (4th - $1,098.12).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After “ajaxsucks” bowed out in third place for $1,474.62, the title came down to “elenabb12” and “ankyjambo.” After 6 hours and 31 minutes in the tournament the former prevailed to win the $2,698.29 top prize.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]It marked the second time “elenabb12” has won the tournament in the past six months. The last time was back on November 26 when he topped a 147-entry field to win it for $2,150.[/COLOR] [B]“888pruha” Claims Sunday Deepstack Monsoon for Russia[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $55 buy-in, $10,000 GTD Sunday Deepstack Monsoon just snuck past its guarantee by drawing 155 players who rebought 57 times. That created a $10,600 prize pool that was paid out to the top 27 finishers including “KToFTW” (23rd - $106), “nutcracker95” (12th - $185.50), “Dealeris00” (6th - $530), “JohnJones34” (5th - $636), and “Roma3Pari” (3rd - $1,245.50).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The title came down to Germany’s “tier999111” and Russia’s “888pruha,” and after 8 hours and 20 minutes the latter came out on top to win the title and $2,279 first-place prize.[/COLOR] [B]On Their Way to Vegas![/B] [B]Three More Players Win 2019 WSOP Main Event Packages[/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.” It’s a great way to win your way into poker’s most prestigious tournament, just ask 2014 WSOP champ and 888poker Ambassador Martin Jacobson, who won a seat during the XL Blizzard.[/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 48 entries which meant three more players won their way to Vegas. They included Costa Rica’s “IHaveNoBoss,” German XL Eclipse champ “amverskltn97,” and the UK’s “ruuuuby.”[/COLOR] [B]What to Expect Coming Up from 888poker[/B] [COLOR=#000000]For the second year in a row, we have partnered with Poker Central to proudly bring eligible 888poker players an exclusive offer.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]From 19 May – 23 May, two lucky players will have the chance to battle the top poker players in the world on the grandest of stages – the PokerGo Studio in Las Vegas.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]For just $1, players from the UK, Canada, Germany, Sweden and Spain can win this $14K worth once-in-a-lifetime trip.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Click here for more information.[/COLOR] [URL="https://www.888poker.com/magazine/blog/888news/think-youve-got-what-it-takes-play-poker-after-dark?fbclid=IwAR2SbG5HXkgXZFasmgCwKV0aVqknOL3iu5Krcz1JZIkRfhwvI-ghDyczDOI"]https://www.888poker.com/magazine/bl...hwvI-ghDyczDOI[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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