The tenth day of the $7,500,000 XL Inferno Championships played host to another 10 events with buy-ins from $30 up to $5,200. The top end of that was the highly-anticipated Event #!26 $400,000 Super High Roller Chip-In, which attracted some of the biggest names in the game. See below for a recap of that event along with a list of all the Day 10 winners.
Here’s the list for the first eight days of the XL Inferno:
Day 1 - 16 tournaments finish and award $1,177,180.75 in prize money
Day 2 – 13 titles awarded; “V.BlomFan60” wins Event #20 Crocodile
Day 3 – Anton “anteen” Bertilsson captures second XL Inferno title
Day 4 -- “mne_d0edet1” & “FouEnculePL” win big
Day 5 -- “bananove” wins Event #62 $100,000 Quarterback for $28,240.55
Day 6 -- Brazil’s “LeoJoseCarne” captures two of those titles in one day
Day 7 -- Alexandru “alexos888” Baron finds redemption
Day 8 -- Vietnam’s “B4NKR0LL3R” claims second title
Day 9 -- Sweden’s Robin “Inho” Ylitalo wins Crocodile
spud_gun888 Wins Super High Roller for $186,300
One of the highlights of the entire XL Inferno Championships was Event #126 $400,000 Super High Roller Chip-In, which attracted 121 players that accounted for 41 rebuys. That more than doubled the advertised guarantee by creating an $810,000 prize pool, and also saw $32,400 in fees “chipped in” to REG’s (Raising for Effective Giving) Global Poverty Charity Portfolio.
Not surprisingly some of the biggest names in the game took their shot in the tournament. Among those to play but fall short of the money were Chris “888Moorman” Moorman, Mike “SirWatts” Watson, Dominik “888Dominik” Nitsche, and Adrian “ADRI_ATM” Mateos. Also, coming up short were Doug “DougPolkPKR” Polk and Parker “888tonkaaa” Talbot, who both streamed play on their respective Twitch channels.
Talbot’s demise came in Level 16 (1,750/3,500/400) when he got his stack all in holding the A♦5♦ only to run into the A♠Q♥ of “Ti0373.” The board ran out 9♠5♠Q♠3♦8♥ and that was all she wrote for Talbot.
Some players who managed to cash the event in the top 18 were Alexsandr “Biack88” Trofimov (10th - $18,225), “Bumbi320” (14th - $17,415), and “GreenHullK” (18th - $16,605).
A week prior, Germany’s “Kannwas” made it to heads-up play against Anton “anteen” Bertilsson in Event #36 $2,100 XL Inferno High Roller. He ultimately fell in second place out of 222 players for $85,800. Once again, “Kannwas” made it to the final two, this time against the UK’s “spud_gun888” (UK)
In what would be the final hand of the tournament, the blinds were 15,000/30,000/3,750 and the board read Kx5x7x6x10x. “Kannwas” bet with what turned out to be 10x8x. “spud_gun888” responded by moved all in and “Kannwas” called off with second pair. “spud_gun888” then revealed 6x10x for two pair and the win.
“Kannwas” once again had to settle second place, this time for $129,600, while “spud_gun888” claimed the title and $186,300 first-place prize.
Event #126 Final Table Results
1 “spud_gun888” (UK) $186,300
2 “Kannwas” (Germany) $129,600
3 Fabrizio “DrMiKee” Gonzalez (Uruguay) $98,415
4 “ZeusLAZER” (Canada) $72,900
5 “AlreadyHigh” (Mexico) $48,600
6 “VIckktor” (Poland) $40,500
7 “iBotPauseNot” (Canada) $32,400
8 Robin “Inho” Ylitalo (Sweden) $24,300
9 “sweetness158” (Argentina) $20,250
Winning is a Breeze for Alessandro WadoIchimonj Sarro
Event #121 $15,000 Breeze attracted 465 players, which created a $23,250 prize pool, and after eight hours and 45 minutes, Italian Alessandro “WadoIchimonj” Sarro emerged victorious to capture a $4,417.50 prize.
The win marked the fourth XL Inferno cash for Sarro. His previous best being 14th in the $55 buy-in Event #28 $15,000 Snap for $224.77, and an additional $222 the next day for finishing 17th in Event #31 $15,000 Breeze.
Sarro, who was playing from the Netherlands, also has $187,878 in live tournament earnings including a career-best $38,720 for finishing fourth in the 2013 WPT National Venice Poker Festival.
Event #121 Final Table Results
1 Alessandro “WadoIchimonj” Sarro (Netherlands) $4,417.50
2 “Luanova14” (Brazil) $3,255
3 “lovelydonk” (Finland) $2,383.12
4 “Concrete1990” (Netherlands) $1,813.50
5 “Ozzy_M” (Poland) $1,278.75
6 “DJ_Guetta777” (Belarus) $988.12
7 “1OMGsolucky1” (Sweden) $755.62
8 “noWHATfella” (Brazil) $523.12
Day10 XL Inferno Champions
Day 10 of the XL Inferno crowned 10 more winners, each of who locked up a seat into the XL Champion of Champions tournament. Thus far, 128 seats have been awarded for that event which will see three lucky winners receive packages to the 2017 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
- Event #120 $10,000 Lightning 6-Max (155 players/$22,800 prize pool) won by “ihavenoboss” (Costa Rica) for $5,928
- Event #121 $15,000 Breeze (465 players/$23,250 prize pool) won by Alessandro “WadoIchimonj” Sarro (Netherlands) for $4,417.50
- Event #122 $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish (816 players/$22,440 prize pool) won by “ALTUSDOMUS” (Brazil) for $4,061.61
- Event #123 $25,000 Crocodile (316 players/$47,400 prize pool) won by “BigNich09” (N/A) for $9,171.90
- Event #124 $15,000 Swordfish (767 players/$21,092.50 prize pool) won by “sosickPL” (Poland) for $3,870.47
- Event #125 $20,000 Monsoon (743 players/$37,150 prize pool) won by “MWFTBG” (Sweden) for $6,817.02
- Event #126 $400,000 Super HR Chip-In (121 players/$810,000 prize pool) won by “spud_gun888” (UK) for $186,300
- Event #128 $50,000 Tuesday Challenge (730 players/$73,000 prize pool) won by “Toobo16” (Sweden) for $13,395.50
- Event #129 $20,000 Tornado (211 players/$29,500 prize pool) won by “Yujin_EX” (Russia) for $6,342.50
- Event #130 $10,000 Turbo Chip-In (367 player/$22,700 prize pool) won by “WowAceDude” (Sweden) for $4,356.13
The XL Inferno runs five more days of non-stop action, so be sure to check back tomorrow for a full recap of all the Day 11 winners.
Day#11 – 8-Max Events Take Centre Stage
Day 11 of the XL Inferno Championships features a dozen more events ranging in buy-ins from $12 up to $160. Signature events such as the Crocodile, Swordfish, and Monsoon are all back, as is the $35 buy-in Event #139 $35,000 Wednesday Challenge at 18:35.
At 18:00, both the $109 buy-in Event #137 $50,000 8-Max and $12 buy-in Event #138 $10,000 Mini 8-Max kick off, followed by the $30 buy-in Event #141 $10,000 Turbo 8-Max at 20:00.
Rounding out the Day 11 schedule is the $160 buy-in Event #142 $20,000 Americas at 22:59.
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