2023 888poker XL Spring Series

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 888poker XL Spring Series

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$36,525
Event Info
Prize Pool
$500,000
Entries
1,686
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
9
Players Left
1

"lxiltxZtKQn" Goes Wire-to-Wire to Win 888poker XL Spring Series Mystery Main ($38,263)

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It only took about 90 minutes to crown "lxiltxZtKQn" as the champion of the 2023 888poker XL Spring Series Mystery Main Event. The champ defeated ��luttekikker�� in heads-up play to win the top prize of $36,525 while collecting $1,738 in bounties along the way.

The tournament took place over several Day 1 flights and 376 players made their way to Day 2 to fight for a prize pool of $500,000, where mystery bounties waited with the potential to pull up to $50,000. It was ��Lokiape�� of the United Kingdom with the lucky pull and their $250 tournament entry turned into over $52,000 in prizes.

2023 888poker XL Spring Series Mystery Main Event

PlacePlayerPrizeBounties
1lxiltxZtKQn$36,525$1,738
2luttekikker$26,700$4,738
3r4ndomr4gs$19,625$1,869
4Rochinh2011$14,425$3,159
5Hiisoka93$10,675$1,738
6Ckb4714$7,950$2,289
7Betsoares$5,975$8,818
8buicanalex$4,525$2,659
9xxBanionxx$3,450$1,949

"Luttekikker�� finished in second place for $26,700 and $4,738 in bounties after a string of final table knockouts late in final table play. ��r4ndomr4gs�� ran to third place and collected $19,625+$21,494.

��lxiltxZtKQn�� called a river bluff from ��r4ndomr4gs�� with Big Slick to send the tournament to heads-up play. The previous three knockouts were all handled by ��Luttekikker,��starting with ��ckb4714�� in sixth place after a jam from the button with a suited ace-five. ��Ckb4714�� called and the flush came on the turn to send them home with $7,950 and $10,240 in bounties.

��Luttekikker�� sent ��Hiisoka93�� to the rail in fifth place after they caught up to ace-jack with a pair of nines on the flop. ��Rochinh2011�� was out in fourth place after an unsuccessful jam with nothing on the turn was called by ��Luttekikker�� with a pair of nines.

In seventh place was ��Betsoares�� for $5,975 and $8,818 in bounties, while ��buicanalex�� bowed out in eighth for $4,525+$2,659 and ��xxBanionxx�� was the first elimination of the day in ninth for $3,450+1,949.

The big moment came for "lxiltxZtKQn" when "Luttekikker" shoved with a suited ten-eight. "lxiltxZtKQn" called quickly with king-queen and held on to take down the tournament.

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