8-Max tournaments were on the schedule for Day 3 of 888poker's 2019 XL Eclipse series.

Day 3 of 888poker’s XL Eclipse featured a trio of 8-Max tournaments with $55,000 of the series $1.4 million in guarantees up for grabs.

Even though it was a Saturday night, players came out in force to support the series turning each of the three tournaments into value-heavy contests that could provide a healthy boost to a grinder’s bankroll.

XL Eclipse #7 – $30,000 8-Max
Buy-in: $109
Entries: 319
Prize pool: $44,300

It took just under nine hours for the spotlight $30,000 8-Max tournament to play down to a winner. 319 runners flooded the tournament registration to help crush the guarantee by creating a $44,300 prize pool. 888poker players once again proved that even though it was Saturday night, there was no lack of appetite for that XL action.

In the end, ‘saudades123’ had the biggest reason to celebrate as the grinder took home the XL Eclipse title and a great return on his $109 buy-in with the $8,638.50 first-place prize. He defeated Ireland’s ’25BETTER’ who also took home a nice four-figure score of $6,423.50. Finland’s ‘RaiseRaiZe’ made good use of his second entry, finishing in third place for $4,873.00

Event #7 Final Table

1. saudades123 – $8,638.50
2. 25BETTER – $6,423.50
3. RaiseRaiZe – $4,873.00
4. TripleAceIRL – $3,544.00
5. OnTheEdgeT8s – $2,436.00
6. Placebo36 – $1,772.00
7. paraRC – $1,329.00
8. Prof_Plum – $1,107.50

XL Eclipse #8 – $10,000 8-Max
Buy-in: $8.80
Entries: 1,238
Prize pool: $13,880

Saturday night Mini tournament was really one for the low-rollers as 1,238 players piled into the $8.80 8-Max in hopes to take down a title for about the price of a pint. The $10,000 guarantee was crushed thanks to players firing multiple times looking to pad their bankroll with one of the three four-figure scores that were up for grabs.

The winner was Canada’s ‘bybababy’ who fired twice in the tournament en route to taking the title and the $2,499.00 first-place prize. In fact, all three of the podium finishers were on second chances as well-known 888poker XL participant ‘pokerdave128’ from the UK finished as the runner-up for $1,804.40. Finally, Sweden’s ‘MojackoKing’ took home the bronze for $1,388.00

Event #8 Final Table

1. bybababy – $2,499.00
2. pokerdave128 – $1,804.40
3. MojackoKing – $1,388.00
4. Peter_Martin – $971.60
5. beardowright – $694.00
6. RPTyan – $416.40
7. 888ripoff – $277.60
8. ady_grasu19 – $138.80

XL Eclipse #9 – $15,000 Late 8-Max
Buy-in: $55
Entries: 291
Prize pool: $18,750

The Late $15,000 8-Max sped to a conclusion with the 291 entries playing down to a winner in just over seven hours. The string of guarantees being broken continued into Event #9 as the prize pool exceeded the guarantee by $3,750 giving players who put up their $55 buy-in a little extra to play for.

Another Canadian took home an XL Eclipse title as ‘FShayne’ booked the win and $3,656.29 for first. Malta’s ‘joaof6’ also took home a nice score of $2,718.75 as the runner-up. The top three were rounded out by Russian grinder ‘Darya_Kurt’ who wrapped the tournament in third place, adding $2,062.50 to his bankroll.

Event #9 Final Table Results

1. FShayne – $3,656.29
2. joaof6 – $2,718.75
3. Darya_Kurt – $2,062.50
4. guizones27 – $1,500.00
5. papichpoker – $1,031.25
6. 14.0mvs2.85 – $750.00
7. MaximKid – $562.50
8. StrangeRouge – $468.75