Once again, it was a very busy day at the 888poker XL Eclipse Series.
In total, there were 13 events scheduled and they all played down to a winner. The highlight of the day, the Eclipse Event #47 - $50,000 8-Max, started at 8 p.m. GMT. Players competed for a guaranteed prize pool of $50,000. Other special events on Day 4 were scheduled after midnight, the XL Eclipse #52 - $20,000 Americas and the XL Eclipse #53 - $5,000 Turbo Americas.
XL Eclipse #41 - $15,000 Lightning 6-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
September 13
125
$20,200
Not for the first time this series, there was a $109 $10,000 Lightning 6-Max on the schedule. This time, there were 125 players who registered to create a total prize pool of $20,200. The first prize of $5,252 went to Swedish player "myhometown" who won the tournament after eight hours and 58 minutes.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
myhometown
Sweden
$5,252
2
CptJack222
Finland
$3,535
3
yiy00
Argentina
$2,626
4
SteiniPe
Iceland
$1,717
5
Poiliams
Brazil
$1,313
6
Sjapster
Netherlands
$909
XL Eclipse #42 - $15,000 Breeze
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
September 13
383
$19,150
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Ipoo1
Sweden
$3,675
2
P0gChamp
Romania
$2,729
3
Erik_Ajax
Netherlands
$2,011
4
mpompos6
United Kingdom
$1,532
5
kiskutya23
Czech Republic
$1,072
6
_Abracadabra
Ukraine
$814
7
tikkapekka
Finland
$622
8
Zaniacmaniac
Sweden
$431
9
VTina187
Estonia
$318
XL Eclipse #43 - $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
September 13
732
$20,130
The XL Eclipse #43 - $15,000 Deepstack Swordfish attracted 732 players to get a prize pool of $20,130. The lion's share of this money, $3,694, went to Czech Republic's "Ladzsos" who was crowned the winner after 10 hours and 43 minutes of play. "aula11" from Belarus lost the final heads-up and finished in second.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Ladzsos
Czech Republic
$3,694
2
aula11
Belarus
$2,637
3
lwentworthl
Russia
$1,993
4
juanbonber18
Uruguay
$1,500
5
xane7a
Malta
$1,047
6
Stubastan
Finland
$845
7
xKingzKillax
Russia
$644
8
CptJack222
Finland
$443
9
gonza888lo
Argentina
$262
XL Eclipse #44 - $20,000 Crocodile
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$160
September 13
191
$28,650
On Day 4 of the XL Eclipse Series, "Triple_20" from the Czech Republic was one of the biggest winners. He took down the XL Eclipse #44 - $20,000 Crocodile and received the first prize of $6,160.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Triple_20
Czech Republic
$6,160
2
LeoFerran
Russia
$4,441
3
ArideontheRV
Uruguay
$3,366
4
Magicooo22
Netherlands
$2,507
5
FckingDonkey
United Kingdom
$1,719
6
Triptodabank
Canada
$1,433
7
r4ndomr4gs
Sweden
$1,146
8
KellerA
Germany
$860
9
courtiebee
Canada
$573
XL Eclipse #45 - $15,000 Swordfish
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
September 13
732
$20,130
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
urinal42
Canada
$3,694
2
gerikov1990
Czech Republic
$2,637
3
Silvio1963
Brazil
$1,993
4
ellwinch23
United Kingdom
$1,500
5
CunningGrccn
Russia
$1,047
6
vampa500
Belarus
$845
7
MakeMeHold
Malta
$644
8
DownASpiral
Ireland
$443
9
grindanugets
Malta
$262
XL Eclipse #46 - $20,000 Monsoon
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$55
September 13
565
$28,250
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Fullhousebob
Costa Rica
$5,339
2
GiovanniNeve
Malta
$3,913
3
SmilleThHero
Germany
$2,882
4
FSStimedout
United Kingdom
$2,175
5
Mountino
Germany
$1,526
6
Cr1s5st1
Romania
$1,201
7
Zelja22
Croatia
$918
8
Nessterov
Russia
$636
9
lwentworthl
Russia
$432
XL Eclipse #47 - $50,000 8-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
September 13
607
$93,200
The highlight of the day was the XL Eclipse #47 - $50,000 8-Max. In this event, 607 players paid the buy-in of $109 and there were 325 rebuys. That created a total prize pool of $93,200, almost doubling the guaranteed prize pool of $50,000.
In the end, it was Dutch player "RendOss" who was the strongest after defeating "ALLin_Ranger" in the final heads-up. The runner-up received $12,815 while "RendOss" secured himself of $17,428!
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
RendOss
Netherlands
$17,428
2
ALLin_Ranger
Germany
$12,815
3
Ipoo1
Sweden
$9,413
4
Zluka2010
Latvia
$6,990
5
samuelbt
Canada
$4,660
6
R.nahtanoJ
Brazil
$3,262
7
9HiLikeABo55
Canada
$2,050
8
DownASpiral
Ireland
$1,426
XL Eclipse #48 - $10,000 Mini 8-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$12
September 13
144
$19,217
The XL Eclipse #48 - $10,000 Mini 8-Max saw "Sizzlinbetta" defeat "wwwooon" from Ukraine in the final heads-up. He took the first prize of $3,503 while the runner-up received $2,498 for his result.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Sizzlinbetta
Mexico
$3,503
2
wwwooon
Ukraine
$2,498
3
Malko_kote14
United Kingdom
$1,922
4
dodospaw
Brazil
$1,441
5
snivler340
Canada
$961
6
lambika90
Czech Republic
$644
7
Binge_Marker
Sweden
$384
8
G_Duh
United Kingdom
$254
XL Eclipse #49 - $30,000 Wednesday Challenge
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$35
September 13
878
$38,112
One of the biggest winners on Day 4 of the XL Eclipse Series came from the XL Eclipse #49 - $30,000 Wednesday Challenge. In total, 878 players competed in this event and they created a prize pool of $38,112. The lion's share of this prize pool went to Malta's "pAAdentr0" who took the victory. He received $6,860 after defeating Slovakia's "J10nutz" in the deciding heads-up.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
pAAdentr0
Malta
$6,860
2
J10nutz
Slovakia
$4,955
3
Matheussulz
Brazil
$3,697
4
JimBallas
Greece
$2,763
5
Apsauginis
Lithuania
$1,921
6
PudimSedutor
Brazil
$1,540
7
Artistelis
Lithuania
$1,159
8
FouEnculePL
Czech Republic
$781
9
Tasha878
Ukraine
$476
XL Eclipse #50 - $15,000 Tornado
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$109
September 13
135
$19,100
For United Kingdom's "Dontundersta" it was a pretty successful day. He defeated Germany's "SmilleThHero " in the deciding heads-up in the XL Eclipse #50 - $15,000 Tornado. He took the first prize of $4,393. The German had to settle for $3,056.
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
Dontundersta
United Kingdom
$4,393
2
SmilleThHero
Germany
$3,056
3
Lil_Fish2.0
Netherlands
$2,321
4
BEN_TIMOVER
Ireland
$1,719
5
GiNgErSpEw
Costa Rica
$1,146
6
bawsin
Saudi Arabia
$955
7
Cavalito_
Brazil
$764
8
gruzin_vova
Russia
$573
9
simoneblondi
Denmark
$478
XL Eclipse #51 - $10,000 Turbo 8-Max
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$30
September 13
458
$17,078
Place
Player
County
Prize
1
vampa500
Belarus
$3,245
2
moremore56
Croatia
$2,391
3
hypoagrobot
United Kingdom
$1,752
4
Magnf1cious
Lithuania
$1,281
5
palmaera18
United Kingdom
$854
6
LobBoXt
Brazil
$598
7
sialvez
Brazil
$427
8
TheoJo177
United Kingdom
$342
XL Eclipse #52 - $20,000 Americas
Buy-in
Date
Players
Prize pool
$160
September 13
83
$21,300
For the players in another time zone, 888poker organized the XL Eclipse #52 - $20,000 Americas. The tournament, with a buy-in of $160, started at 12:59 a.m. GMT and 83 players took their chances in this event. They paid for 59 rebuys to create a total prize pool of $21,300.
After just more than eight hours, when the sun was already up and shining in most countries, the tournament reached the final stages. Danish player "Mekaljevic" won the tournament and secured himself of the first prize of $5,858.