Sunday was the biggest day yet of 888poker’s 2019 XL Eclipse Championship online poker series as $180,000 of the total $1.4 million guaranteed money was on the table for the Sunday grinders to battle over.

The day featured four ‘Tune Up’ tournaments, each intended to whet players’ appetite in anticipation of next Sunday’s $250 buy-in $500,000 guaranteed Main Event. It doesn’t take much to entice players to fire in high-value contests on a Sunday which 888poker proved as all four of the XL Eclipse tournaments surpassed their guarantees.

XL Eclipse #10 – $100,000 Tune Up
Buy-in: $160
Entries: 587
Prize pool: $125,100

Sunday’s $100,000 Tune Up was by far the largest XL Eclipse tournament up to this point with 587 players paying their $160 buy-in and creating a prize pool just north of $125,000. The winner of this one was guaranteed to take home the largest payday thus far of the young online series.

Not only would the winner be celebrating on Sunday night but every member of the final table was assured a big bankroll boost with each earning a minimum of over $1,800.

Sweden’s ‘Inho’, currently the #23-ranked player in the world, built up a commanding final table chip lead. However, after a back-and-forth heads up battle with Russia’s ‘SiladuS92’, ended up making a deal to secure the win. ‘Inho’ officially took first place and added $21,708.74 to his already impressive $11.75 million in career earnings. He also added a third career 888poker XL Championship title to his resume, his second from an XL Eclipse series.

‘SiladuS92’ started the heads up match facing a big chip deficit and battled back to take the chip lead a number of times. In the end, he did settle for second place locking in a score of $19,061.35, nearly $2K more than the posted second-place finish.

‘advancement’ also booked a five-figure score, walking away with $12,635.10 for his $160 buy-in.

Event #10 Final Table Results

1. Inho – $21,708.74
2. SiladuS92 – $19,061.35
3. advancement – $12,635.10
4. MojackoKing – $9,507.60
5. 4timesBet – $6,680.34
6. easy_russ – $5,316.75
7. M1k3n70a7 – $4,065.75
8. IceStream – $2,814.75
9. Virgul94 – $1,876.50

XL Eclipse #11 – $50,000 Mini Tune Up
Buy-in: $16.50
Entries: 3,065
Prize pool: $59,775

888poker hyped the $50,000 Mini Tune up as they spent a good deal of time freerolling players into the field. The tactic clearly worked as 3,065 players helped push the prize pool to $59,775, well past the ambitious $50,000 guarantee.

Russia’s ‘kolbasyan’ took home the top prize of $8,908.02 for the win, receiving a 539x multiple on his $16.50 investment. His fellow countryman ‘G0n3o’ ended up taking second place and also receiving a massive payday of $6,515.47.

Romania’s ‘WolfMpA’ wrapped up the tournament in third place, taking home $4,722.22 for their efforts.

Event #11 Final Table Results

1. kolbasyan – $8,908.02
2. G0n3o – $6,515.47
3. WolfMpA – $4,722.22
4. griura – $3,526.72
5. noks73 – $2,474.68
6. RaiseOnceAli – $1,793.25
7. maroci22 – $1,195.50
8. donkbluff05 – $717.30
9. Stevie_ray – $537.97

XL Eclipse #12 – $10,000 Micro Tune Up
Buy-in: $5.50
Entries: 2,215
Prize pool: $14,750

888poker wanted everyone to be able to afford to get in on the XL Eclipse action this Sunday and the $5.50 Micro Tune Up was the perfect addition to the schedule to attract the low-rollers. Those value-hunters came out in force as 2,215 players tried to turn a $5 bill into a four-figure score.

In fact, each player who managed a podium finish was able to walk with over $1k. The best return on their money belonged to ‘3ptAmin’ who ended up on top, earning $2,331.27 and the XL Eclipse title for the win.

Ireland’s ‘pr5566’ settled for second place, still managing to take home a healthy score of ‘$1,749.35. Then Russia’s ‘igogogogor‘ claimed the bronze, walking with $1,267.02.

Event #12 Final Table Results

1. 3ptAmin – $2,331.27
2. pr5566 – $1,749.35
3. igogogogor – $1,267.02
4. lesnik55 – $951.37
5. Gabokuco – $699.15
6. Cenapatop – $557.55
7. gladkoff1989 – $415.95
8. Oscarrete – $278.77
9. mh2610 – $172.57

XL Eclipse #13 – $20,000 Late Tune Up
Buy-in: $55
Entries: 432
Prize pool: $28,400

After a full slate of Sunday XL Eclipse tournaments, 432 players still piled into the lobby of the $20,000 Late Tune Up with the hopes of wrapping up the weekend with a four-figure score.

It took seven hours and change for Romania’s ‘1_uPu1_eAc’ to book the win and take home the $5,449.96 first-place prize. The #4-ranked player in all of Latvia, ‘shcirrr’ settled for second place adding $4,047 to his $1.889 million in lifetime online scores. The PocketFiver currently sits ranked at #518 in the world and with his finish may just see himself crack the top 500 next week.

‘xvckneru’ finished the tournament in third place earning $2,982 for his performance.

Event #13 Final Table Results

1. 1_uPu1_eAc – $5,449.96
2. shcirrr – $4,047.00
3. xvckneru – $2,982.00
4. ElMariachi8 – $2,272.00
5. Kondogbia – $1,590.40
6. NinyaWarrior – $1,207.00
7. MarcooPooloo – $923.00
8. igrigoletti – $639.00
9. ihaterakes – $471.44