888poker Millions Superstorm: Niklas "tutten7" Astedt Wins High Roller ($23,000)

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The biggest online poker festival ever to take place in the long history of 888poker with the Millions Superstorm guaranteeing at more than $8 million across 480 tournaments from Sept. 10 to Oct. 11 has been a huge success thus far with less than one week remaining.

The highlight of the festival is the two-day $320 888Millions Superstorm Main Event boasting a huge $1 million guarantee. Opening flights have already begun for this event and there are plenty of chances every day for you to earn a ticket to this event for free.

Niklas "tutten7" Astedt was the biggest winner the past couple of days after shipping the 888Millions $530 High Roller for a cool $23,000. Astedt was the top ranked online tournament player according to PocketFives where he resides currently in fifth place on the Worldwide Leaderboard.

The Swede has been dominating for years and has dazzled players around the world with more than $21 million in online tournament cashes.

Meanwhile, United Arab Emirates' "nagidh" remains the biggest winner of the festival thus far after they shipped the 888Millions High Roller for a cool $25,000.

Check below for a complete overview of the past few days of the Millions Superstorm at 888poker.

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In addition to Astedt, there were many other big winners in the 888Millions the past two days including Ryan "planty1994" Plant, Carlos "MagicClaw" Acosta Silva, Vangel "Machkonti" Apostolov, Alexey "gunning_4you" Ivanov, Anton "VnilaVader" Herrman, Ronan "Sw33ney" Sweeney, and Matthew "ProPriced" Price.

Read on to learn about all the players that won 888Millions Superstorm events at 888poker on Monday and Tuesday.

888Millions $16.50 PKO - $5,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries304
Prize Pool$5,000
WinnerPulgetti (Lithuania)
First-place Prize$556 + $499 in bounties

888Millions $44 PKO 8-Max - $5,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries154
Prize Pool$6,160
WinnerRyan "planty1994" Plant (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize$755 + $869 in bounties

888Millions $88 PKO 8-Max - $10,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries130
Prize Pool$10,400
WinnerKaktus26rus (Russia)
First-place Prize$1,274 + $1,424 in bounties

888Millions $33 BIG Fish - $12,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries417
Prize Pool$12,510
WinnerCarlos "MagicClaw" Acosta Silva (Peru)
First-place Prize$2,421

888Millions $109 Mega Deep - $12,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries138
Prize Pool$13,800
WinnerEVgen32 (Latvia)
First-place Prize$3,450

888Millions $22 PKO - $8,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries432
Prize Pool$8,640
WinnerVangel "Machkonti" Apostolov
First-place Prize$836 + $644 in bounties

888Millions $7.50 PKO 8-Max - $6,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries849
Prize Pool$6,000
WinnerMoejoloney (Ireland)
First-place Prize$567 + $487 in bounties

888Millions $55 Monsoon - $12,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries241
Prize Pool$12,050
WinnerSlavvva12388 (Belarus)
First-place Prize$2,591

888Millions $33 R&A - $25,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries399
Prize Pool$25,000
WinnerKaamosx (Finland)
First-place Prize$4,798

888Millions $5.50 Mini R&A - $15,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries869
Prize Pool$15,000
WinnerIaskedNicely (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize$2,700

888Millions $16.50 BIG Fish - $15,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries868
Prize Pool$15,000
WinnerVulpe3 (Ukraine)
First-place Prize$2,834

888Millions $33 BIG Fish - $12,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries387
Prize Pool$12,000
WinnerGoBananas (Malta)
First-place Prize$2,322

888Millions $5.50 BIG Fish - $7,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries1,026
Prize Pool$7,000
WinnerMalygos1987 (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize$1,285

888Millions $55 PKO 6-Max - $10,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries195
Prize Pool$10,000
WinnerAlexey "gunning_4you" Ivanov (Russia)
First-place Prize$1,230 + $1,252 in bounties

888Millions $22 PKO - $8,000 GTD

DateOct. 5, 2020
Entries353
Prize Pool$8,000
WinnerFrefre113 (Malta)
First-place Prize$914 + $835 in bounties

888Millions $16.50 PKO - $5,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries330
Prize Pool$6,000
Winnerigodza (Belarus)
First-place Prize$517 + $524 in bounties

888Millions $44 PKO 8-Max - $5,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries133
Prize Pool$5,320
Winnerpeacefulwow (Ukraine)
First-place Prize$652 + $894 in bounties

888Millions $88 PKO 8-Max - $10,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries139
Prize Pool$11,120
WinnerAshleyRay170 (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize$1,362 + $1,303 in bounties

888Millions $33 BIG Fish - $12,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries404
Prize Pool$12,120
WinnerArtem.dnep (Ukraine)
First-place Prize$2,345

888Millions $109 Mega Deep - $12,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries125
Prize Pool$12,500
WinnerAnton "VnilaVader" Herrman
First-place Prize$3,438

888Millions $22 PKO - $8,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries459
Prize Pool$9,180
WinnerGoldenBr0 (Ukraine)
First-place Prize$888 + $827 in bounties

888Millions $7.50 PKO 8-Max - $6,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries871
Prize Pool$6,000
WinnerMomentum288
First-place Prize$570 + $347 in bounties

888Millions $55 Monsoon - $12,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries234
Prize Pool$12,000
WinnerIi1Ii1 (Romania)
First-place Prize$2,129 (three-way deal)

888Millions $530 High Roller - $100,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries165
Prize Pool$100,000
WinnerNiklas "tutten7" Astedt (Sweden)
First-place Prize$23,000

888Millions $55 Mini High Roller - $30,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries559
Prize Pool$30,000
WinnerRonan "Sw33ney" Sweeney (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize$5,757

888Millions $16.50 BIG Fish - $15,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries849
Prize Pool$15,000
WinnerMatthew "ProPriced" Price (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize$2,813

888Millions $33 BIG Fish - $12,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries337
Prize Pool$12,000
Winnermattsim23 (Russia)
First-place Prize$2,167 (three-way deal)

888Millions $5.50 BIG Fish - $7,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries1,261
Prize Pool$7,000
Winnerpokerdave128
First-place Prize$1,260

888Millions $55 PKO 6-Max - $10,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries194
Prize Pool$10,000
WinnerLaukinis (Canada)
First-place Prize$1,236 + $1,071 in bounties

888Millions $22 PKO - $8,000 GTD

DateOct. 6, 2020
Entries376
Prize Pool$8,000
Winnerryguy12345 (United Kingdom)
First-place Prize$820 + $704 in bounties


888Millions Superstorm Main Event Update

Opening flights for the Superstorm Main Event are underway with thus far 2,075 entrants (including 211 inflight re-entries) already hopping into the action in hopes for a lion's share of the at least $1 million guaranteed in the prize pool.

A total of 317 players and counting have thus far virtually bagged a stack with many more to come. Sweden's "AsaNisse4" amassed a stack of 229,262 last weekend and thus far is the chip leader entering Day 2.

The top ten on the leaderboard remained unchanged from the past two days. Here is a look:

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1AsaNisse4Sweden229,262
2vitola99Brazil227,527
3VadimKalantaKazakhstan194,118
4gremistaAAKsBrazil187,700
5baurjantKazakhstan184,589
6Belz3bu7Romania177,843
7Maedhros11Russia165,155
8KzzzonSweden164,971
9PlumpySouyonMalta162,319
10bigMEwayIreland161,630

The Main Event provides plenty of action with 20-minute blind levels on Day 1. Opening flights end the sooner of 12 blind levels in the books or the field trimmed down to 14 percent of its starting size.

The next opening flight takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. GMT / 3 p.m. EDT. There are plenty of satellites for players to qualify for pennies on the dollars along with many paths for players to get their tickets for free!

Surviving players will return for one final day of play on Sunday, Oct. 11 when all of the action will be reported under the watchful eye of the PokerNews Live Reporting team.

Check out the dedicated PokerNews 888poker Millions Superstorm hub for all things Millions Superstorm.

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