888poker's XL Inferno Returns In May With $1.5M Guaranteed
As summer approaches, online grinders have yet another major online series to look forward to. This week 888poker announced a May return for one of their marquee online poker series, XL Inferno.
This year, XL Inferno will take place from May 14 – 24 providing online value hunters 34 events with over $1.5 million in guaranteed prize money spread out over the 11 days of action.
As far as 888poker is concerned, if something is working well, there’s no need to fix it. The 34-event schedule mirrors that of the 2020 XL Blizzard that took place in February. All of the events are the same, but players will appreciate that select popular tournaments received a bump in their guarantee.
From the $75,000 Opening Event to the $100,000 High Roller, the schedule gives players at every bankroll level an XL title to fight for.
That also means the return of one of 888poker’s biggest tournaments of the year, the XL Inferno $500,000 GTD Main Event.
The Main Event of any given 888poker XL series offers players a shot at one of the largest paydays the online site will pay out all year long. With a buy-in of just $250, everyday players and recreational shot-takers have a tournament that can transform their bankroll with a six-figure score.
In 2019, the XL Inferno Main Event saw 1,634 players push the prize pool to over $501,000. When it came down to the end, the final three players made a deal which ensured that all three of them would walk away with more than $50,000. Russia’s ‘D3n1sk4PP’ ended up taking home the XL Inferno Main Event crown and $70,252 for first-place. Brazil’s ‘LuisRRRRR’ banked $65,502 as the official runner-up and PocketFiver Lucas ‘lucasfalves9’ Ferreira finished in third place and earned a career-high cash of $55,543.
The Main Event structure allows for plenty of play by giving players a 50,000 chips starting stack with 20-minute levels. Of course, in order to hit such a lofty guarantee rebuys are permitted for players who go broke in the early levels. Also, there’s plenty of late registration for those who are unable to hop in right when the tournament gets started.
888poker continues to offer players opportunities to win their way into the Main Event for far less than the $250 buy-in. There’s nothing cheaper than free and 888poker is running twice-daily freerolls for recent depositors. The Daily XL Inferno Qualifiers promises players no fewer than eight Main Event seats to be given away every day right up until the day before Main Event.
There is also 888poker’s popular regularly-running satellite system that gives players a path to winning a Main Event seat starting at just $0.10. As players win lower stakes buy-ins they earn tickets for bigger satellites eventually rising through the ranks for a shot at a Main Event seat.
So carve out some room on the calendar as all of the action kicks off on May 14th with the Opening Event and its new $75,000 guarantee.
888Poker 2020 XL Inferno Schedule
| DATE | EVENT | BUY-IN |
|---|---|---|
| May-14 | XL Inferno #1 – $75,000 Opening Event | $109.00 |
| XL Inferno #2 – $25,000 Mini Opening Event | $16.50 | |
| XL Inferno #3 – $20,000 Late Opening Event | $55.00 | |
| May-15 | XL Inferno #4 – $30,000 PKO | $55.00 |
| XL Inferno #5 – $20,000 Mini PKO | $22.00 | |
| XL Inferno #6 – $10,000 Late PKO | $33.00 | |
| May-16 | XL Inferno #7 – $30,000 8-Max | $109.00 |
| XL Inferno #8 – $10,000 Mini 8-Max | $8.80 | |
| XL Inferno #9 – $15,000 Late 8-Max | $55.00 | |
| May-17 | XL Inferno #10 – $150,000 Tune Up | $160.00 |
| XL Inferno #11 – $50,000 Mini Tune Up | $16.50 | |
| XL Inferno #12 – $15,000 Micro Tune Up | $5.50 | |
| XL Inferno #13 – $20,000 Late Tune Up | $55.00 | |
| May-18 | XL Inferno #14 – $20,000 R&A Event | $33.00 |
| XL Inferno #15 – $10,000 Mini R&A | $5.50 | |
| XL Inferno #16 – $15,000 Late R&A | $16.50 | |
| May-19 | XL Inferno #17 – $100,000 High Roller | $320.00 |
| XL Inferno #18 – $30,000 Mini High Roller | $55.00 | |
| XL Inferno #19 – $20,000 Late High Roller | $109.00 | |
| May-20 | XL Inferno #20 – $50,000 PKO | $109.00 |
| XL Inferno #21 – $20,000 Mini PKO | $16.50 | |
| XL Inferno #22 – $10,000 Late PKO | $33.00 | |
| May-21 | XL Inferno #23 – $50,000 PKO 8-Max | $160.00 |
| XL Inferno #24 – $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max | $22.00 | |
| XL Inferno #25 – $20,000 Late PKO 8-Max | $55.00 | |
| May-22 | XL Inferno #26 – $30,000 DeepStack | $55.00 |
| XL Inferno #27 – $20,000 Mini DeepStack | $16.50 | |
| XL Inferno #28 – $15,000 Late DeepStack | $33.00 | |
| May-23 | XL Inferno #29 – $30,000 6-Max | $109.00 |
| XL Inferno #30 – $20,000 Mini 6-Max | $16.50 | |
| XL Inferno #31 – $15,000 Late 6-Max | $55.00 | |
| May-24 | XL Inferno #32 – $500,000 Main Event | $250.00 |
| XL Inferno #33 – $50,000 Mini Main Event | $33.00 | |
| XL Inferno #34 – $15,000 Micro Main Event | $5.50 |
