After the successful opening night for 888poker’s XL Eclipse, the online site rolled out a schedule of their popular PKO tournaments to keep the momentum going on Day 2.

There was never a doubt that the trio of tournaments would be packed with players, it was just how many would show up on a Friday night. With $60,000 in total guarantees up for grabs, players put off their weekend plans for a few hours and got down to the business of bounty hunting helping each of the three contests crush their guarantees.

XL Eclipse #4 – $30,000 PKO
Buy-in: $55
Entries: 541
Prize pool: $36,600

The spotlight tournament of the day just proved once again how popular PKO tournaments are. The $30,000 guarantee was crushed as 541 players helped create a prize pool of $36,600 ensuing that the top four players were going to turn their $55 buy-in into a four-figure score.

Former PocketFives top-100 grinder Andrey ‘andrey59’ Luis added a 2019 XL Eclipse title to his poker resume as he took down the tournament outright for $3,458.70 + $2,530.97 in bounties. The score is, by far, his largest haul on 888poker this year and he’ll be adding the nearly $6,000 to his $2.7 million lifetime online total cashes.

Luis’ fellow Brazilian ‘franguet’ finished the tournament as the runner-up, taking home $2,534.55 + $764.25 in bounties. Prior to the battle of Brazilians, the UK’s ‘555ATurROI’ fell in third place picking up a nice score of $1,866.60 + $300.00 in bounties.

Event #4 Final Table Results

1. andrey59 – $3,458.70 + $2,530.97 in bounties
2. franguet – $2,534.55 + $764.25 in bounties
3. 555ATurROI – $1,866.60 + $300.00 in bounties
4. mr.wh1t3 – $1,409.10 + $114.84 in bounties
5. GranaPadano – $988.20 + $823.89 in bounties
6. D.BaBahhh – $777.75 + $375.39 in bounties
7. wh4tisha3 – $594.75 + $507.61 in bounties
8. maradoncik83 – $411.75 + $318.76 in bounties
9. Japa_Bill – $279.99 + $88.28 in bounties

XL Eclipse #5 – $20,000 Mini PKO
Buy-in: $22
Entries: 981
Prize pool: $25,020

Once again, the Mini version of the Main tournament drew big numbers as 981 runners put up their $22 to battle over a prize pool of just over $25,000.

‘TheMightyGur’ proved their strength by besting the field and taking home a first-place prize of $2,252.25 + $1,240.40 in bounties as well as the XL Eclipse title.

Mexico’s ‘ElMariachi8’ just missed out on the victory, falling in second place for a healthy return of $1,626.30 + $558.75. Russia’s ‘notionalist‘s first bullet had him hitting the rail, but the second time was the charm as he took home the bronze for $1,213.47 + $69.45 in bounties.

Event #5 Final Table Results

1. TheMightyGur – $2,252.25 + $1,240.40
2. ElMariachi8 – $1,626.30 + $558.75
3. notionalist – $1,213.47 + $69.45
4. Senturis – $906.97 + $362.93
5. ALTUSDOMUS – $630.50 + $216.55
6. airatk – $500.40 + $291.02
7. 7obi490 – $375.30 + $272.67
8. Ph4N888 – $250.20 + $280.57
9. bastian16jeb – $150.12 + $201.75

XL Eclipse #6 – $10,000 Late PKO
Buy-in: $33
Entries: 395
Prize pool: $14,580

The $10,000 Late PKO felt like the perfect nightcap to a long day of poker. Not only was it popular with 395 runners helping push the prize pool to $14,580, well above the guarantee, but for a Friday night tournament this was extremely fast with the UK’s ‘Barto7907’ taking out the competition in a mere five and half hours.

‘Barto7907’ took home the lion’s share of the prize pool, turning his $33 buy-in into $1,399.02 + $1,273.07 in bounties. Busting out before him were a pair of grinders from Ukraine as PocketFiver ‘LiverpoolFor’ finished in second place adding $1,038.82 + $447.46 to his lifetime online total of $514,000. ‘LiverpoolFor’ is currently the #8-ranked player in Ukraine and is coming off a career-high ranking of 525th in the world. His countryman ‘PridvorD’ rounded out the top three, earning $765.45 + $262.02 in bounties for third place.

Event #6 Final Table Results

1. Barto7907 – $1,399.02 + $1,273.07
2. LiverpoolFor – $1,038.82 + $447.46
3. PridvorD – $765.45 + $262.02
4. AurimasStrak – $583.20 + $207.43
5. brokenleg99 – $408.24 + $239.08
6. 1Bank1 – $309.82 + $60.00
7. quattrohero – $236.92 + $294.02
8. madmac08 – $164.02 + $52.50
9. MadAleks – $121.01 + $248.90