Russia’s ‘ribamech15’ Wins 888poker’s $500K XL Blizzard Main Event
Russia’s ‘ribamech15’ Wins 888poker’s $500K XL Blizzard Main Event

After eleven action-packed days, the 888poker 2020 XL Blizzard online series came to a conclusion on Sunday after longtime Russian grinder ‘ribamech15’ claimed the $500,000 GTD Main Event title and took home the $84,450 first-place prize.

With over $1.4 million in guaranteed money up for grabs, players from all over the world took their shot at padding their bankrolls and picking up a coveted XL championship title. Even with a pair of small overlays, the series more than exceed its total guarantees as players helped post total prize pools totaling over $1.6 million.

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In addition to the seven five-figure paydays paid out in the Main Event, there were plenty of big moments throughout the series. In fact, the very first event ($50,000 Opening Event) saw 625 entries crush the guarantee to the tune of a $62,500 prize pool which awarded long-time 888poker grinder ‘resilience32’ another XL title to go along with his previous XL Eclipse and XL Inferno titles. He picked up $11,994 for the win, their fourth-largest online score of all-time.

Event #10, the $109 buy-in $100,000 Tune Up has always been a popular XL event. 888poker has a history of packing the tournament with plenty of players through satellites and freerolls. This time, 1,176 entries piled into the lobby creating a massive $117,600 prize pool. The tournament ended in a three-way chop with PocketFiver ‘Cabeca Tilt’ taking home $19,092 and the title with the official victory. The Brazilian adds that to his over $1.4 million in lifetime earnings. Russia’s ’kukadjamba’ ended up in second place for $14,180 and ‘cosmiNik’ from Romania was the official third-place finisher, earning $14,592 in the deal.

The $100,000 High Roller saw 305 entries take their $320-shot at a big-time score. A pair of players from Latvia took advantage of the small overlay as they battled heads up and finished the event ‘one-two’. ‘zavor4ik’ took home the gold and the $20,450 first-place prize while his fellow countryman ‘floatmasta’ finished right behind him for $15,000. ‘Mr_Coyote’ took home the bronze and an $11,300 payday.

888poker 2020 XL Blizzard Results

XL Blizzard Event #1 – $50,000 Opening Event
625 entries
$109 buy-in
$62,500 prize pool

  1. resilience32 – $11,994
  2. ahjaa – $8,906
  3. omgjefmonier – $6,563

XL Blizzard Event #2 – $20,000 Mini Opening Event
1,751 entries
$16.50 buy-in
$26,265 prize pool

  1. anelka79 – $4,116
  2. gert_steel – $3,633
  3. gutioliveira – $2,493

XL Blizzard Event #3 – $20,000 Late Opening
523 entries
$55 buy-in
$26,150 prize pool

  1. king.abdullV – $5,018
  2. Kaiman.O_O. – $3,726
  3. Monoquilho – $2,746

XL Blizzard Event #4 – $30,000 PKO
761 entries
$55 buy-in
$38,050 prize pool

  1. jancsi89 – $3,596 + $2,873 in bounties
  2. ClaretBantam – $2,635 + $802 in bounties
  3. mcc300 – $1,941 + $192 in bounties

XL Blizzard Event #5 – $20,000 Mini PKO
1,353 entries
$22 buy-in
$27.060 prize pool

  1. ravenous_nl – $2,436 + $1,376 in bounties
  2. loveU2baby – $1,736 + $77 in bounties
  3. nvagaaan – $1,299 + $834 in bounties

XL Blizzard Event #6 – $10,000 Late PKO
549 entries
$33 buy-in
$16,470 prize pool

  1. koptevaaa – $1,565 + $1,944 in bounties
  2. KirusRUS – $1,153 + $106 in bounties
  3. Camino57 – $844 + $376 in bounties

XL Blizzard Event #7 – $30,000 8-Max
380 entries
$109 buy-in
$38,000 prize pool

  1. tikkapekka – $7,410
  2. Werniiie – $5,510
  3. Yakawin123 – $4,180

XL Blizzard Event #8 – $10,000 Mini 8-Max
1,759 entries
$8.80
$14,072 prize pool

  1. dumitrana1 – $2,187
  2. Madoff – $1,714
  3. marisiena98 – $1,464

XL Blizzard Event #9 – $15,000 Late 8-Max
366 entries
$55 buy-in
$18,300 prize pool

  1. fannymobile – $3,569
  2. Slapnutz123 – $2,654
  3. limz – $2,013

XL Blizzard Event #10 – $100,000 Tune Up
1,176 entries
$109 buy-oin
$117,600 prize pool

  1. CabecaTilt – $19,092*
  2. kukadjamba – $14,180*
  3. cosmiNik – $14,592 *

XL Blizzard Event #11 – $50,000 Mini Tune Up
4,318 entries
$16.50 buy-in
$64,770 prize pool

  1. flexPl – $8,840*
  2. bober1804 – $7,873*
  3. batonlviv – $5,117

XL Blizzard Event #12 – $10,000 Micro Tune Up
3,081 entries
$5.50 buy-in
$15,405 prize pool

  1. MerzavecKV – $2,044
  2. gizmemimonaa – $1,948
  3. Romazottie – $1,593

XL Blizzard Event #13 – $20,000 Late Tune Up
579 entries
$55 buy-in
$28,950 prize pool

  1. ISmellToast – $5,501
  2. Yakawin123 – $4,053
  3. _FALCON_ – $2,967

XL Blizzard Event #14 – $20,000 R&A
417 entries
$33 buy-in
$25,800 prize pool

  1. DePittsterje – $4,951
  2. HyperX. – $3,677
  3. xzzzx15 – $2,709

XL Blizzard Event #15 – $10,000 Mini R&A
1,172 entries
$5.50 buy-in
$12,540 prize pool

  1. Absoliuciai – $2,164
  2. EastBeast888 – $1,568
  3. JacktheCpt – $1,191

XL Blizzard Event #16 – $15,000 Late R&A
656 entries
$16.50 buy-in
$19,500 prize pool

  1. MoOoN30 – $3,656
  2. shoveanyto – $2,633
  3. Hudder5 – $1,950

XL Blizzard Event #17 – $100,000 High Roller
305 entries
$320 buy-in
$100,000 prize pool

  1. zavor4ik – $20,450
  2. floatmasta – $15,000
  3. Mr_Coyote – $11,300

XL Blizzard Event #18 – $30,000 Mini High Roller
790 entries
$55 buy-in
$39,500 prize pool

  1. BuyUADrank – $7,466
  2. Dam4666 – $5,471
  3. Dr_Mom – $4,029

XL Blizzard Event #19 – $20,000 Late High Roller
256 entries
$109 buy-in
$25,400 prize pool

  1. jgig3000 – $5,461
  2. NinyaWarrior – $3,937
  3. Djolex91 – $2,985

XL Blizzard Event #20 – $50,000 PKO
534 entries
$109 buy-in
$53,400 prize pool

  1. HatchetGarry – $5,214 + $4,271 in bounties
  2. andita666 – $3,805 + $344 in bounties
  3. josef_shvejk – $2,804 + $588 in bounties

XL Blizzard Event #21 – $20,000 Mini PKO
534 entries
$16.50 buy-in
$25,020 prize pool

  1. nuts1109 – $2,160 + $1,513 in bounties
  2. TAMOdeALL_IN – $1,564 + $245 in bounties
  3. S88EB – $1,188 + $136 in bounties

XL Blizzard Event #22 – $10,000 Late PKO
637 entries
$33 buy-in
$19,110 prize pool

  1. SpokenMagic – $1,816 + $2,069 in bounties
  2. omgjefmonier – $1,338 + $247 in bounties
  3. Nuubnuub – $979 + $194 in bounties

XL Blizzard Event #23 – $50,000 PKO 8-Max
393 entries
$160 buy-in
$58,950 prize pool

  1. normannolly – $5,748 + $6,774 in bounties
  2. HATE007 – $4,274 + $1,366 in bounties
  3. HiroNakamura – $3,242 + $1,337 in bounties

XL Blizzard Event #24 – $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max
1,339 entries
$22 buy-in
$26,780 prize pool

  1. Specter.V. – $2,468 + $1,662 in bounties
  2. Anys9ra – $1,741 + $407 in bounties
  3. ProPriced – $1,339 + $436 in bounties

XL Blizzard Event #25 – $20,000 Late PKO 8-Max
504 entries
$55 buy-in
$25,200 prize pool

  1. Lik3az0mbY – $2,394 + $1,517 in bounties
  2. SujiroKifuj4 – $1,764 + $1,085 in bounties
  3. SRFC1899 – $1,323 + $567 in bounties

XL Blizzard Event #26 – $30,000 Deepstack
639 entries
$55 buy-in
$31,950 prize pool

  1. Aco_Zeko – $5,950*
  2. BhadizUkue – $4,594*
  3. TooMuchRake – $3,275

XL Blizzard Event #27 – $20,000 Mini Deepstack
639 entries
$16.50 buy-in
$23,985 prize pool

  1. sickthsense – $4,141
  2. Iluzija – $2,998
  3. instinctas – $2,279

XL Blizzard Event #28 – $15,000 Late Deepstack
599 entries
$33 buy-in
$17,970 prize pool

  1. 1llb3b4ck – $3,415
  2. Spursblood – $2,516
  3. KingArturio1 – $1,842

XL Blizzard Event #29 – $30,000 6-Max
344 entries
$109 buy-in
$34,400 prize pool

  1. kokoloko17 – $7,912
  2. RasAlGhul – $5,504
  3. EZ.PZ – $4,128

XL Blizzard Event #30 – $20,000 Mini 6-Max
1,620 entries
$16.50 buy-in
$24,300 prize pool

  1. manipuliator – $3,588*
  2. rozhinsky – $2,820*
  3. biggyRR – $2,913*

XL Blizzard Event #31 – $15,000 Late 6-Max
374 entries
$55 buy-in
$18,700 prize pool

  1. kinsQ – $4,114
  2. Sticker1994 – $2,870
  3. nimenialtu0 – $2,151

XL Blizzard Event #32 – $500,000 Main Event
2,077 entries
$250 buy-in
$500,00 prize pool

  1. ribamech15 – $84,450
  2. gtavares10 – $60,100
  3. fastfingers – $46,000

XL Blizzard Event #33 – $50,000 Mini Main Event
2,835 entries
$33 buy-in
$34,400 prize pool

  1. geringonsa – $12,965
  2. brendowlucas – $9.731
  3. weh_chr – $7,048

XL Blizzard Event #34 – $15,000 Micro Main Event
4,221 entries
$5.50 buy-in
$21,105 prize pool

  1. Kaiman.O_O. – $3,416
  2. thspace – $2,300
  3. bigsky31 – $1,667