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Message: [QUOTE="888Rep, post: 5344647, member: 122549"] [B]Welcome to 888poker’s XL Eclipse Recap Yesterday: September 12, 2019[/B] [COLOR=#000000]2019 XL Eclipse kicked off on 888poker with the first three tournaments on the 34-event schedule. By the end of the night, three winners from three different countries had been crowned and $119,060 in prize money awarded. Here are some highlights from the opening day.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Canada’s “JonnyJamz” Wins Event #1: $50,000 Opening Event for Nearly $13K[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The first tournament on the schedule was the $109 buy-in Event #1: $50,000 Opening Event, which surpassed its guarantee by attracting 505 players who rebought 181 times. The 686-entry field resulted in a $68,600 prize pool that was paid out to the top 72 players.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Among those to cash after Russia’s “89rhino89” bubbled were “PulledPorker” (63rd - $240.10), “LekkerLoose” (60th - $240.10), “RaiseRaiZe” (55th - $240.10), “sweet_dr34ms” (50th - $274.40), and 888poker Ambassador Chris “888Moorman” Moorman (49th - $274.40).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]According to PokerNews updates from the tournament, Moorman fell in Level 21 (6,000/12,000/1,500) when he shoved all in from the cutoff for 160,000 holding the A♥10♠ and “wilhasha13” moved all in over the top for 540,000 with the A♣Q♦ on the button. Both blinds folded and Moorman was looking to get lucky. That didn’t happen though as the board instead ran out a dry 6♥2♥3♦J♥7♠.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Speaking of “wilhasha13,” he made it all the way to the final table and ultimately fell in fourth place losing A♥K♣ all in preflop against the Q♣10♣ of “JonnyJamz” after a J♥8♦Q♥5♣7♣ runout. He earned $5,282 for his deep run.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After “M4zITov” exited in third place for $6,997, “JonnyJamz” took a more than 9:1 chip lead into heads-up play against Ukraine’s “forvardok.” In what would be the final hand of the tournament, the Ukrainian jammed his last 11 bigs with the 9♠8♣ and “JonnyJamz” called holding the A♥3♠.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The board ran out A♠2♠6♣8♥J♥ and “JonnyJamz” improved to a pair of aces to seal the deal. For his runner-up finish “forvardok” took home $9,501 in prize money.[/COLOR] [B]Germany’s “maltzitT” Turns $16.50 Into $4,295 in Event #2[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $16.50 buy-in Event #2: $20,000 Mini Opening Event saw 1,266 players rebuy 418 times to create a 1,684-entry field and a $25,260 prize pool. That was distributed amongst the top 162 finishers including “Tuna_lover” (61st - $65.67), “boogsboy” (42nd - $78.30), “Sauron96” (20th - $101.04), “twin4ik” (10th - $222.28), “cosmiNik” (6th - $997.77), and “hackket” (4th - $1,717.68).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After Brazil’s “CabecaTilt” bowed out in third place for $2,397.17, the title came down to Romania’s “RazvyB” and Germany’s “maltzitT.” Two minutes past eight hours of play, the latter came out on top to win it for $4,294.86. Not a bad return on investment![/COLOR] [B]Finland’s “dmg34” Wins Late Opening Event[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The third and final tournament of the 2019 XL Eclipse opening day was Event #3: $20,000 Late Opening Event, which cruised by its $20K GTD by drawing 367 players that rebought 137 times. The 504-entry field created a $25,200 prize pool that was paid out to the top 54 spots including to “JonnyJamz” (36th - $151.20), “Merfins” (21st - $176.40), “WadoIchimonj” (11th - $327.60), “begood9999” (6th - $1,071), and “Margetik” (3rd - $2,646).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After just over seven hours in the tournament, it was Finland’s “dmg34” besting “BhadizUlue” in heads-up play to win the title and $4,835.88 first-[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]place prize.[/COLOR] [B]What to Watch For[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The 2019 XL Eclipse on 888poker is just getting started! There are multiple events each day now through September 22. By the end, more than $1.4 million will be awarded over 34 events. The different variants include no-limit hold’em as well as 6-max, 8-max, Deep Stack, and the popular Progressive Knock Out (PKO) variant.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The XL Eclipse will culminate in a $250 Main Event that offers a $500K GTD. Last year, Roman “Romeopro33” Romanovskiy topped a 709-entry field to win that tournament for $187,500.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]This year’s XL Eclipse offers a wide range of buy-ins from as low as $5.50 all the way up to $320 for Event #17: $100,000 High Roller.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Click here for a look at the full schedule.[/COLOR] [URL="https://www.888poker.com/poker-tournaments/xl-series/#promo"]https://www.888poker.com/poker-tourn...-series/#promo[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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