XL Eclipse Day 2: Victories For "Alexos888" And "okokok1893" in Twins

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XL Eclipse Day 2: Victory For "Alexos888" And "okokok1893" In Twins Events

After a great start on Thursday, with "ChipsFool" winning the Opening Event, the XL Eclipse continued on Friday. This time, there were two events on the schedule with a buy-in of $55. Let's see who were crowned winners and may take a shot at one million dollars (by winning four more).


XL Eclipse #4 - $20,000 Twins Royal

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$55Sep. 14559$27,950

At 8 p.m. GMT, the XL Eclipse #4 - $20,000 Twins Royal started with each player receiving a starting stack of 15,000 chips. After the late registration closed, there were 401 players and 158 rebuys of $50 each. That made for a prize pool of $27,950, with a first-place prize of $5,364.

After several hours, the tournament reached the final table. "Aprudu" ended in 10th place for $363, just falling short of the final nine. Every finalist secured themselves of $464 - the amount "Nemesis_25" received for the ninth-place finish. "MasterMind__" and "mne_d0edet1" busted in eighth and seventh place, receiving $629 and $908 respectively.

"MaGnuS004" from Ukraine finished in sixth place for $1,188 and "resilience32" got $1,565 for his or hers fifth place. Russia's "SergeyRusko" received $2,236 after busting in fourth place and United Kingdom's "Trapstar777" ended up in third place for $2,935.

The final heads-up between Swedish player "Nidjos" and Canada's "alexos888" was won by the latter who secured $5,364. The runner-up had to settle for $3,983.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1alexos888Canada$5,364
2NidjosSweden$3,983
3Trapstar777United Kingdom$2,935
4SergeyRuskoRussia$2,236
5resilience32Germany$1,565
6MaGnuS004Ukraine$1,188
7mne_d0edet1Russia$908
8MasterMind__Finland$629
9Nemesis_25Argentina$464

XL Eclipse #5 - $20,000 Twins Flush

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$55Sep. 14531$26,550

At the same time as the XL Eclipse #4, the XL Eclipse #5 - $20,000 Twins Flush started. After the registration period was over, there were 381 players and 150 rebuys for a total of 531 entries. The total prize pool was $26,550 with a first prize of $5,095.

In this event, United Kingdom's "ego_death" and "okokok1893" from Malta battled for the XL title in the deciding heads-up. Latter mentioned won after a short battle and received the first prize of $5,095 while the runner-up had to settle for $3,783.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1okokok1893Malta$5,095
2ego_deathUnited Kingdom$3,783
3LuckyNr11sweSweden$2,788
4DoobieFishUnited Kingdom$2,124
5KeepTrying05Romania$1,487
6oscariciuRomania$1,128
7Aka_lunken8Denmark$863
8oldgrinder66Romania$597
9BaldBuilderRussia$441

2018 XL Eclipse Schedule

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-in
Sat., Sept. 156:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #6 - $30,000 Crazy 8$88
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #7 - $15,000 Mini Crazy 8$8.80
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #8 - $12,000 Late Crazy 8$44
Sun., Sept. 164:30 p.m.XL Eclipse #9 - $100,000 Mega Deep$215
 5:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #10 - $125,000 Tune Up$160
 5:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #11 - $50,000 Mini Tune Up$12
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #12 - $15,000 Micro Tune Up$5.50
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #13 - $25,000 Late Tune Up$55
Mon., Sept. 176:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #14 - $30,000 R&A Event$55
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #15 - $15,000 Mini R&A$5
Tues., Sept. 186:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #16 - $200,000 High Roller$2,600
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #17 - $100,000 Mini High Roller$215
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #18 - $30,000 Late High Roller$160
Wed., Sept. 196:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #19 - $50,000 8-Max$109
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #20 - $15,000 Mini 8-Max$12
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #21 - $15,000 Late 8-Max$30
Thurs., Sept. 206:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #22 - $50,000 Quarterback$215
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #23 - $25,000 Mini Quarterback$44
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #24 - $20,000 Late Quarterback$109
Fri., Sept. 216:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #25 - $25,000 Knockout$150
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #26 - $15,000 Mini Knockout$35
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #27 - $15,000 Late Knockout$75
Sat., Sept. 226:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #28 - $30,000 6-Max$160
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #29 - $20,000 Mini 6-Max$30
 8:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #30 - $15,000 Late 6-Max$55
Sun., Sept. 234:30 p.m.XL Eclipse #31 - $100,000 Mega Deep$215
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #32 - $1,000,000 Main Event$1,050
 6:00 p.m.XL Eclipse #33 - $150,000 Mini Main$160
 6:30 p.m.XL Eclipse #34 - $50,000 Micro Main$30

Bonus Offerings

Players can participate in free qualifiers or earn XL Eclipse entries through a number of satellites, which start at just $0.01. Free Eclipse Main Event qualifiers are running daily at 9 p.m. GMT with the top three players winning $1,050 seats, while 30 $12 seats into the Eclipse Mini Tune Up are awarded in free qualifiers that begin at 5 p.m. GMT daily.

Not only that, but 888 is offering bonuses to players who can make their way to the winner��s circle on more than one occasion, and for those who can consistently run deep during the series. Bonuses for multiple wins are available as follows:

Events WonBonus Prize Money
2$1,000
3$10,000
4$100,000
5$1,000,000

In addition, players who manage to reach three or more final tables will earn a $600 tournament ticket. For those who consistently make the money and cash in eight or more events, a $215 tournament ticket will be awaiting them.

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