11 events were held on Day 3 of the $7,500,000 XL Inferno Championships.That also means there was a baker’s dozen worth of new winners, each of whom locked up a seat in the XL Inferno Champion of Champions. Thus far, 40 seats have been awarded for that event.
Amongst the Day 3 highlights were “anteen” becoming the XL Inferno’s first two-time champ, as well as title wins by Pedro “gusma” Madeira, Conor “GodfryJONES” O’Driscoll, and Kurt “GiNgErSpEw” Fitzgerald.
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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
Sweden’s “anteen” XL Inferno’s First Two-Time Winner
On the opening day of the XL Inferno, Sweden’s “anteen” topped a field of 334 players to win Event #10 $200,000 Whale for $38,700. On Day 3, he won even more by besting a 222-player field in Event #36 $500,000 High Roller, good for $116,974 and his second title of the series.
Fellow Swede Daniel “R1valdo10” Erlandsson was also at the final table. Erlandsson, who has a bachelor’s degree in Marketing, is well known both online and live. Regarding the latter, he has $503,476 in live tournament earnings including a career-best $105,587 for winning the 2012 Poker-SM Swedish Poker Championship – an event 888poker has sponsored recently for the 2nd consecutive year..
Also at the final table was the UK’s Sr.Penes,” who on Day 2 final tabled Event #20 $20,000 Crocodile. He ultimately finished ninth in that event and improved upon it in the High Roller by placing fifth for $33,176.
Final Table Results | |||
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1 | "anteen" | (Sweden) | $116,974 |
2 | "Kannwas" | (Germany) | $85,800 |
3 | Daniel "R1valdo10" Erlandsson | (Sweden) | $64,636 |
4 | "diosmono69" | (Uruguay) | $48,620 |
5 | "Sr.Penes" | (UK) | $33,176 |
6 | "grandepike" | (Canada) | $25,740 |
7 | "cocadas" | (UK) | $20,020 |
8 | "peterpan_33." | (UK) | $14,300 |
9 | "morewater" | (N/A) | $10,868 |
Two More High Roller Titles Awarded
Event #37 Mini High Roller saw 845 players put up the $215 buy-in, which surpassed the $150,000 guarantee by generating a $244,600 prize pool, which was distributed to the top 108 players including “ShipCompany” (39th - $905.02), “SusanBoyle1” (18th - $1,663.28), “BubbaGg” (6th - $10,150.90), and “nelisschuif” (3rd - $23,848.50).
In the end, the title came down to Romania’s “PAPA_VINCENT” and Russia’s “Profided48.” The latter took home a $44,272.60 top prize, whilst the Russian had to settle for second place and a $31,798 consolation prize.
Event #37 Final Table Results | |||
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1 | "Profided48" | (Russia) | $44,272.60 |
2 | "PAPA_VINCENT" | (Romania) | $31,798 |
3 | "nelischuif" | (Poland) | $23,848.50 |
4 | "lebshark46" | (Lebanon) | $17,855.80 |
5 | Preban "prebzzz" Stokkan | (Sweden) | $12,596.90 |
6 | "Bubba_Gg" | (UK) | $10,150.90 |
7 | Rafael "nitGMmator" Moraes | (Brazil) | $7,704.90 |
8 | "garyt20" | (Italy) | $5,405.66 |
9 | "RKOoutofNWHR" | (Germany) | $3,130.88 |
Meanwhile in Event #40 $50,000 Turbo High Roller, a $160 buy-in tournament that drew 338 players, Kurt “GiNgErSpEw” Fitzgerald took just 223 minutes to capture the title and a $13,235.40 first-place prize.
In heads-up play, Fitzgerald bested Irish pro Peter “JoeyChestnut” Murphy, who has $565,417 in live tournament earnings. That includes a career-best $75,920 for finishing eighth in the 2010 Irish Poker Open.
Also at the final table was Romania's "omgsickklife", who on the opening day won the XL Inferno #11 $100,000 Sunday Challenge for $18,690.
Event #40 Final Table Results | |||
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1 | Kurt "GiNgErSpEw" Fitzgerald | (Costa Rica) | $13,235.40 |
2 | Peter "JoeyChestnut" Murphy | (UK) | $9,918 |
3 | "allesrigged" | (Germany) | $7,524 |
4 | "plotka_voxa" | (Lithuania) | $5,643 |
5 | "popsnpoker" | (Canada) | $3,898.80 |
6 | "OMGsickklife" | (Romania) | $3,009.60 |
7 | "PokerMogo" | (Romania) | $2,325.60 |
8 | "KestasLOST" | (Lithuania) | $1,641.60 |
9 | "lasochobi" | (Argentina) | $1,197 |
Day3 XL Inferno Champions
Below is a look at all those who won events on Day 3 of the XL Inferno, each of whom locked up a seat into the XL Champion of Champions tournament. Three lucky winners will receive packages to the 2017 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.
- Event #30 $10,000 Lightning 6-Max (169 player/$26,500 prize pool) won by “AsaNisse4” (Sweden) for $6,360
- Event #31 $15,000 Breeze (555 players/$27,750 prize pool) won by “Magnf1cious” (Lithuania) for $5,244.75
- Event #32 $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish (1,007 players/$27,692.50 prize pool) won by “Rick78R” (Brazil) for $4,984.65
- Event #33 $25,000 Crocodile (392 players/$58,800 prize pool) won by Pedro “gusma” Madeira (Brazil) for $11,283.72
- Event #34 $15,000 Swordfish (923 players/$25,382.50 prize pool) won by “Ti0373” (Russia) for $4,568.85
- Event #35 $20,000 Monsoon (873 players/$43,650 prize pool) won by Conor “GodfryJONES” O’Driscoll (Italy) for $7,857
- Event #36 $500,000 High Roller (222 players/$572,000 prize pool) won by “anteen” (Sweden) for $116,974
- Event #37 $150,000 Mini High Roller (845 players/$244,600 prize pool) won by “Profided48” (Russia) for $44,272.60
- Event #38 $40,000 Tuesday Challenge (741 players/$74,100 prize pool) won by “starkinver” (???) for $13,597.35
- Event #39 $15,000 Tornado (174 players/$23,100 prize pool) won by “psihodelik3” (Russia) for $4,966.50
- Event #40 $50,000 Turbo High Roller (338 players/$68,400 prize pool) won by Kurt “GiNgErSpEw” Fitzgerald (Costa Rica)
The XL Inferno runs for 11 more days of non-stop action, so be sure to check back tomorrow for a full recap of the Day 4 action.
Day#4 – Wednesday Features a Dozen New Events
Day 4 of the XL Inferno has another dozen events on the schedule including deepstack, turbo and 6-max tournaments.
Not only will some of our more popular events like the Crocodile, Monsoon and Swordfish be held, they will be complimented by three 8-max events. At 18:00, both the $109 buy-in Event #47 $50,000 8-Max and $12 buy-in Event #48 $10,000 Mini 8-Max will run, followed two hours later by Event 51 $10,000 Turbo 8-Max.
The highly anticipated $160 buy-in Event #52 $20,000 Americas will also take place at 22:59.
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