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Message: [QUOTE="888Rep, post: 5349043, member: 122549"] [B]Welcome to 888poker’s XL Eclipse Recap[/B] [B]2019 XL Eclipse Reaches Halfway Point[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The 2019 XL Eclipse kicked off on 888poker last week, and on Tuesday night the festival reached its halfway point after a day of high roller action. Below is a look at some of the recent winners, storylines, and highlights from the series including a look at the recently-completed High Roller tournaments.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]To date, 19 of the 34 events on the schedule have crowned winners and $731,685 in prize money has been awarded. The 2019 XL Eclipse has proved to be an international affair with winners coming from countries around the world including Canada, Germany, Finland, Brazil, the UK, Sweden, Russia, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Ireland, and even Zimbabwe.[/COLOR] [B]Peter “kiskutya23” Traply Wins XL Eclipse High Roller[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The biggest buy-in of the 2019 XL Eclipse – the $320 Event #17: High Roller – saw 223 players rebuy 84 times, which meant the 307-entry field offered up a $100,000 prize pool to the top 36 players. 888poker Ambassadors Ana “AnaMarquez” Marquez and Sofia “sofialovgren” Lövgren both played but failed to cash.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Among those to cash after 888poker Ambassador Dominik “888Dominik” Nitsche bubbled in 37th place was “EyeofSkadi” (30th - $750), “dmg34” (19th - $850), 888poker Ambassador Martin “MJacobson888” Jacobson (13th - $1,350), “chazcombes” (9th - $1,900), “sweet_dr34ms” (4th - $8,500), and Joao “joaobarb” Barbosa (3rd - $11,300).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After 10 hours and 14 minutes, it was Peter “kiskutya23” Traply besting “Kroat.” In heads-up play to win the title and $20,450 first-place prize. Behind Chris Moorman, Traply is one of online poker’s most accomplished tournament players with nearly $17 million in earnings according to PocketFives.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]According to PokerNews’ live updates from the tournament, the final hand saw “Kroat.” Jam with pocket deuces and Traply called holding ace-queen. It was a flip and Traply flopped an open-ended straight draw to go with his overs. A queen on the turn gave him the lead, and the river bricked for “Kroat.” to put an end to the tournament.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]In other XL Eclipse High Roller news, Brazil’s “Dred_Rednose” topped a 919-entry field to win Event #18: $30,000 Mini High Roller for $8,680.15, while Costa Rica’s “IHaveNoBoss” bested a 289-entry field to take down Event #19: $20,000 Late High Roller for $6,213.50.[/COLOR] [B]Robin “Inho” Ylitalo Wins XL Eclipse Title to Tune of $21,708[/B] [COLOR=#000000]This past Sunday, the $160 buy-in XL Eclipse Event #10: Tune Up cruised by its $100,000 guarantee by attracted 587 players who rebought 247 times. The 834-entry field resulted in a $125,100 prize pool that was paid out to the top 81 players including “Nugget500” (50th - $462.87), “MilkMachine” (34th - $562.95), “alexos888” (25th - $688.05), “chipchipnuts” (14th - $1,188.45), “M1k3n70a7” (7th - $4,065.75), and “MojackoKing” (4th - $9,507.60).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]After “advancement” bowed out in third place for $12,635.10, the final two players struck a deal after 11 hours and 45 minutes in the tournament. Russia’s “SiladuS92” finished in second place for $19,061.35 while Swedish poker pro Robin “Inho” Ylitalo claimed the title and $21,708.74 in prize money.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Ylitalo, a regular on 888poker, is not only an accomplished online player, he has also made his mark in the live realm with more than $1.8 million in live tournament earnings. That includes a career-high $909,574 for winning the EPT10 London back in 2013.[/COLOR] [B]Serbia’s “3ptAmin” Has 424% Return on Investment[/B] [COLOR=#000000]One things that makes the XL Eclipse so appealing is that there are events for players of all bankrolls. That includes a full slate of low buy-in tournaments such as the $5.50 buy-in Event #12: $10,000 Micro Tune Up, which drew 2,215 players who rebought 735 times.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]That meant a $14,750 prize pool was created with $2,331.27 of that set aside for the winner. It took 8 hours and 51 minutes of player of that champion to emerge and it was Serbia’s “3ptAmin” turning his tiny $5.50 investment into a hefty $2,331.27. That represented a 424% return on investment![/COLOR] [B]Taking a Title Back to Zimbabwe[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The $22 buy-in Event #5: $20,000 Mini PKO had 981 players rebuy 270 times, which meant the $25,020 prize pool was split equally between the regular and bounty pools. The tournament paid 126 players, and the big story coming out of the tournament was the victory of “TheMightyGur,” who not only won a $2,252.25 first-place prize but also the accompanying $1,240.40 progressive knockout bounty.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]The victory was unique in that “TheMightyGur” became the first player from Zimbabwe to capture a XL title on 888poker![/COLOR] [B]What to Watch For[/B] [COLOR=#000000]The 2019 XL Eclipse on 888poker has passed its halfway point with 19 tournaments from the 34-event schedule in the books. That said, there are still plenty of great tournaments to be had including a bunch of PKO events (Wednesday, September 18 and Thursday, September 19), a day full of DeepStack tournaments (Friday, September 20), and 6-Max madness (Saturday, September 21).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]On Sunday, September 22, 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]888poker’s next recap will come at the conclusion of the XL Eclipse after the Sunday events.[/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] [B]Here’s a look at all those who’ve captured 2019 XL Eclipse titles thus far: [/B] [COLOR=#000000]Event #1: $50,000 Opening Event … 686 entries … JonnyJamz (Canada) $12,965.40[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #2: $20,000 Mini Opening Event … 1,684 entries … maltzitT (Germany) $4,294.86[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #3: $20,000 Late Opening Event … 504 entries … dmg34 (Finland) $4,835.88[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #4: $30,000 PKO … 732 entries … andrey59 (Brazil) $5,989.67[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #5: $20,000 Mini PKO … 1,251 entries … TheMightyGur (Zimbabwe) $3,492.65[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #6: $10,000 Late PKO … 486 entries … Barto7907 (UK) $2,672.09[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #7: $30,000 8-Max … 443 entries … saudades123 (N/A) $8,638.50[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #8: $10,000 Mini 8-Max … 1,735 entries … bybababy (Canada) $2,499[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #9: $15,000 Late 8-Max … 375 entries … Fshayne (Canada) $3,656.29[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #10: $100,000 Tune Up … 834 entries … Robin “Inho” Ylitalo (Sweden) $21,708.74[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #11: $50,000 Mini Tune Up … 3,985 entries … kolbasyan (Russia) $8,908.02[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #12: $10,000 Micro Tune Up … 2,950 entries … 3ptAmin (Serbia) $2,331.27[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #13: $20,000 Late Tune Up … 568 entries … 1_uPu1_eAc (Romania) $5,449.96[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #14: $20,000 R&A Event … 735 entries … heroes333 (N/A) $5,664.89[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #15: $10,000 Mini R&A … 1,821 entries … kostia0105 (Ukraine) $2,013.42[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #16: $15,000 Late R&A … 798 entries … Chuckyryan31 (Ireland) $2,961.40[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #17: $100,000 High Roller … 307 entries … kiskutya23 (N/A) $20,450[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #18: $30,000 Mini High Roller … 919 entries … Dred_Rednose (Brazil) $8,680.15[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]Event #19: $20,000 Late High Roller … 289 entries … IHaveNoBoss (Costa Rica) $6,213.50[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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