XL Eclipse Day 3: Canada's "LeetRunGoot" Wins The $30,000 Crazy 8

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XL Eclipse Day 3: Canada's "LeetRunGoot" Wins The $30,000 Crazy 8

On the third day of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series, three new tournaments started. Most of the attention went out to the $30,000 Crazy 8, where the winner of the day pocketed almost $7,000. Let's take a look at this tournament and the results of the other events that played out on Saturday.


XL Eclipse #6 - $30,000 Crazy 8

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$88Sep. 15441$35,280

The biggest winner of Day 3 of the 888poker XL Eclipse Series was crowned in the XL Eclipse #6 - $30,000 Crazy 8. In this event, 441 entries were made by the players and they created a total prize pool of $35,280. The winner would get $6,880 while every finalist would receive at least $882.

On the final table, "JaNeiZZzKl4r" finished in eighth place for $882, while "Lusor77" (seventh, $1,058), "joaobarb" (sixth, $1,411), "casual_win" (fifth, $1,940), "galan8" (fourth, $2,822) and "weneedit" (third, $3,881) were also sent to the rail before the tournament reached the final heads-up.

In the heads-up, it was "Unclemonty12" against "LeetRunGoot" and it was later mentioned who secured him- or herself of the victory. The Canadian received the first prize of $6,880 while the runner-up settled for $5,116.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1LeetRunGootCanada$6,880
2Unclemonty12United Kingdom$5,116
3weneeditMexico$3,881
4galan8Ukraine$2,822
5casual_winUnited Kingdom$1,940
6joaobarb-$1,411
7Lusor77Germany$1,058
8JaNeiZZzKl4rGermany$882

XL Eclipse #7 - $15,000 Mini Crazy 8

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$8.80Sep. 151,512$15,000

There was also a Mini edition of the Crazy 8 on the schedule for the players who couldn't afford the biggest buy-in ($88) of the day. To compete in this tournament, players had to pay the buy-in of $8.80 and there were 1,512 players competing for a prize pool of $15,000. Every finalist in this tournament would secure him- or herself of $228 but all eyes were on the top prize of $2,765.

The top prize went to Russia's "Petos00" after beating "kurtcccc" from Canada in heads-up. The Austrian runner-up received $2,225 while the winner received $2,490 after their deal.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1Petos00Russia$2,490
2kurtccccCanada$2,225
3KostyaShuRussia$1,500
4Mr. PampersRussia$1,125
5Axelandra87Romania$750
6CallAriver11Sweden$525
7ALTUSDOMUSBrazil$338
8PipR89Ireland$228

XL Eclipse #8 - $12,000 Late Crazy 8

Buy-inDatePlayersPrize pool
$44Sep. 15294$12,000

Another winner was crowned in the XL Eclipse #8 - $12,000 Late Crazy 8. This event was played by 294 players to create a prize pool of $12,000. United Kingdom's "EZ.PZ" won this event for $2,430 after beating "GramNaKartke" in the deciding heads-up.

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1EZ.PZUnited Kingdom$2,430
2GramNaKartke-$1,860
3saythx2urmomCanada$1,380
4im.deafThailand$1,020
5Pro100BillBelarus$660
6kingoftilt94Saudi Arabia$540
7FishmirUkraine$430
8Gutti88Finland$330

2018 XL Eclipse Schedule

DateTime (GMT)EventBuy-in
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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