888poker XL Inferno: "HSV_Gandi" Ships the High Roller ($20,450)
On the sixth day of the 888poker XL Inferno Series, three new tournaments were played including the $320 High Roller. Let's take a look who were crowned winners in these events on Tuesday.
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After nearly eight hours of play, Germany's "HSV_Gandi" outlasted a field of 255 entrants plus 71 rebuys to win the XL Inferno Event #17: $100,000 High Roller at 888poker for $20,450.
Also joining this player on the podium were "Rocket_Aces" (second $15,000) and XL Inferno Event #1: $75,000 Opening Event champion "MorayEEEEEL" (third - $11,300).
The $320 tournament provided an extra $2,200 in added value to those that cashed thanks to the lofty $100,000 not being met with the buy-ins.
2020 XL Inferno High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HSV_Gandi | Germany | $20,450 |
| 2 | Rocket_Aces | Unknown | $15,000 |
| 3 | MorayEEEEEL | Sweden | $11,300 |
| 4 | popsnpoker | Canada | $8,500 |
| 5 | _chalukyas | India | $5,800 |
| 6 | cuadrado12 | Sweden | $4,500 |
| 7 | Emilioteck | United Arab Emirates | $3,500 |
| 8 | PolMarine | Canada | $2,500 |
| 9 | resilience32 | Germany | $1,900 |
Check out all the XL Inferno High Roller action in the PokerNews live report!
888poker XL Inferno #18 - $30,000 Mini High Roller Event
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $55 | May 19 | 802 | $40,100 |
Not every player could afford the biggest buy-in ($320) of the day or needed a (smaller) second chance, and that's why there was a Mini edition of the High Roller on the schedule. This tournament had a buy-in of $55, and there were 802 players competing for a prize pool of $40,100. Every finalist in this tournament would secure him- or herself of $602 but all eyes were on the top prize of $7,575.
Russia's "MAMOHT_T" got his win after defeating "Shovelin20" in the final heads-up. The winner received a prize of $7,575 while the runner-up got $5,494 in his account.
888poker XL Inferno #18 - $30,000 Mini High Roller Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAMOHT_T | Russia | $7,575 |
| 2 | Shovelin20 | Ireland | $5,494 |
| 3 | LeoJoseCarne | Brazil | $4,050 |
| 4 | lilmessipran | India | $3,048 |
| 5 | schemer77 | India | $2,141 |
| 6 | botouleet | Malta | $1,704 |
| 7 | barrrrr | Romania | $1,303 |
| 8 | KwiacurVr6 | - | $902 |
| 9 | BigWizzzard | Romania | $602 |
888poker XL Inferno #19 - $20,000 Late High Roller Event
| Buy-in | Date | Players | Prize pool |
|---|---|---|---|
| $109 | May 19 | 256 | $25,600 |
The sixth day of the series was closed by the XL Inferno #19 - $20,000 Late High Roller where they went from 256 players to a winner in just seven hours and eight minutes.
In this tournament, "dmnkn" defeated "Full2Win" in the deciding heads-up. The winner received $5,504 while the runner-up got $3,968 for their deep run.
888poker XL Inferno #19 - $20,000 Late High Roller Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dmnkn | Malta | $5,504 |
| 2 | Full2Win | - | $3,968 |
| 3 | andree_ct | United Kingdom | $3,008 |
| 4 | ClaretBantam | United Kingdom | $2,240 |
| 5 | SpielerKind | Ukraine | $1,536 |
| 6 | Munnangur | Iceland | $1,280 |
| 7 | jamesc127 | United Kingdom | $1,024 |
| 8 | NatasMTF85 | - | $768 |
| 9 | Grozzorg | - | $512 |
Full 2020 888poker XL Inferno Schedule
| Date | Event | Time | Name | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th May | 20 | 18:00 | PKO | $109 | $50,000 |
| 21 | 18:00 | Mini PKO | $16.50 | $20,000 | |
| 22 | 20:00 | Late PKO | $33 | $10,000 | |
| 21st May | 23 | 18:00 | PKO 8-Max | $160 | $50,000 |
| 24 | 18:00 | Mini PKO 8-Max | $22 | $20,000 | |
| 25 | 20:00 | Late PKO 8-Max | $55 | $20,000 | |
| 22nd May | 26 | 17:00 | DeepStack | $55 | $30,000 |
| 27 | 17:00 | Mini DeepStack | $16.50 | $20,000 | |
| 28 | 19:00 | Late DeepStack | $33 | $15,000 | |
| 23rd May | 29 | 18:00 | 6-Max | $109 | $30,000 |
| 30 | 18:00 | Mini 6-Max | $16.50 | $20,000 | |
| 31 | 20:00 | Late 6-Max | $55 | $15,000 | |
| 24th May | 32 | 17:00 | Main Event | $250 | $500,000 |
| 33 | 17:30 | Mini Main Event | $33 | $50,000 | |
| 34 | 18:00 | Micro Main Event | $5.50 | $20,000 |
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Join 888poker and see if you can qualify for one of the big buy-in XL Inferno events and take one down under the watchful eyes of the PokerNews live reporters.
