Welcome to 888poker’s Weekly Deal[/B], with all the best news, results and insights from the past week.
THIS WEEK: June 16, 2019
On Their Way to Vegas!
Final Five Players Qualify for 2019 WSOP Main Event
For the past several months, 888poker has hosted a $1,050 “WSOP 2019 Main Event Package Qualifier” every Sunday, which has resulted in dozens of players winning their way into poker’s most prestigious tournament. One player to do so was 2014 WSOP champ and 888poker Ambassador Martin Jacobson.
The packages, valued at $12,600, include six nights (July 4-10, 2019) at the luxurious Vdara Hotel in Las Vegas, a $10,000 WSOP Main Event buy-in, $1,000 for travel and expenses (paid directly to your 888poker account), and an invite to a welcome party at the Vdara Hotel.
This week’s qualifier attracted 68 players who rebought six times, which created a $74,000 prize pool. That meant five players would win WSOP packages while three others would secure some money. Here’s a look at those who claimed a prize.
That wraps up 888poker’s last 2019 WSOP Main Event qualifier. We’ll see everyone in Las Vegas next month for the Big One!
Russia’s “sekta14” Wins Sunday Sale Mega Deep for $20K
The $109 buy-in Sunday Sale Mega Deep offered a $100,000 GTD, which it surpassed by attracting 854 players who rebought 249 times. That resulted in a $110,300 prize pool distributed to the top 108 players including “Perrymejsen” (98th - $242.66), “DR.Lorax” (63rd - $330.90), “alexos888” (44th - $408.11), “jadedjason” (15th - $970.64), “Multilift” (7th - $3,474.45), and “gkareckas” (4th - $8,051.90).
After “TattiTope” bowed out in third place for $10,754.25, the title came down to Macedonia’s “NZhero007” and Russia’s “sekta14.” It took 11 hours and 22 minutes but eventually the Russian prevailed to take down the tournament to the tune of $19,964.30.
New Zealand’s “villagelife” Wins a Sale of a Whale
The $320 buy-in Sunday Sale Whale saw 96 players rebuy 24 times to surpass the $30,000 guarantee by generating a $36,000 prize pool. Just the top 12 got paid including “DuduPa1986” (12th - $900), “KURDEdersim” (10th - $900), “zoobanana” (7th - $1,530), and “Mr.Fonzi” (3rd - $5,040).
After 6 hours and 21 minutes it was New Zealand’s “villagelife” besting Russia’s “Lucky_Frutti” in heads-up play to win the $9,900 top prize.
“KKurbel” Captures Sunday Deepstack Monsoon Title
The $55 buy-in Sunday Deepstack Monsoon attracted 147 players who rebought 50 times, which meant a $10,000 prize pool was up for grabs. Among the top 27 players to get a piece of it were “GramNaKartke” (22nd - $100), “guydeet39” (16th - $125), “PiktasVilkas” (12th - $174), “TigerNoTilt” (5th - $600), and “sweet_dr34ms” (3rd - $1,175).
After nine hours in the tournament, it was “KKurbel” besting “sagsibo” in heads-up play to win the title and accompanying $2,150 first-place prize.
Sunday Challenge Ends in Four-Way Deal
The $55 buy-in, $20K GTD Sunday Challenge crushed its guarantee by drawing 494 players who rebought 149 times. That resulted in a $32,150 prize pool paid out to the top 36 players including “cherrywine” (48th - $151.10), “Merfinis” (39th - $160.75), “KToFTW” (26th - $192.90), “_DENGER_” (13th - $321.50), “supari69” (7th - $1,044.87), and “gkareckas” (5th - $1,768.25).
The final four players worked a deal and then played it out for the title, and while “ajaxsucks” won the most money with $4,229.42, it was Russia’s “MaxChe” finishing as the last player standing for the title and $4,119.74 in prize money.
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