XL Autumn Crowns Big Series Winners; Awards Massive Cash Prizes!

The 2023 XL Autumn Series kicked off on September 17 and wrapped up on Tuesday, October 3. The series featured 34 events with buy-ins ranging from $5.50 up to $525.

The event catered to approximately 13,000 combined entrants, and it awarded millions in prize money!

• Players from Brazil did the best capturing eight titles.
• Two titles went to the following counties: Lithuania, Cyprus, Malta, Romania, Germany, and Kazakhstan.
• Getting on the board with a single title apiece were players from Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Ukraine, Pakistan, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Brazil’s DantonGames Wins XL Autumn Main Event

This past weekend was the culmination of the $250 buy-in, $500K GTD 888poker XL Autumn Series Main Event. The tournament attracted 1,756 players who rebought 266 times. The 2,002-entry field meant the $500,000 prize pool was paid out to the top 240 finishers.

That included six $5,000 bounties, two $15,000 bounties, and a top bounty prize of $50,000! That top bounty hit just 15 minutes into play when Finland’s “Inflaatio” claimed the five-figure score.

They wound up finishing in 107^th place for $475. Along with some other bounties, they walked away with a tournament-high of $51,020.16.

Others to claim big bounties were the following players –

• “LookAround” (14^th place for $1,950 + $18,362.90 in bounties)
• “RamboTheDog” (121^st place for $425 + $7,772.58 in bounties)
• “Fiartrade1” (171^st place for $400 + $7,500 in bounties)
• “tehnats” (29^th place for $900 + $7,317.74 in bounties)

Day 2 played out on Monday, October 2 when the field of 395 returning players played down to the final table.

Among those to fall along the way were the following –

• “Kzzzon” (44^th place for $650 + $345.16 in bounties)
• Niklas “tutten7” Åstedt (33^rd place for $750 + $817.74 in bounties)
• “NOETKAKA” (24^th place for $1,050 + $1,590.32 in bounties)
• “11011983vb” (17^th place for $1,450 + $3,362.90 in bounties)
• “alwayswin111” (10^th place for $2,550 + $1,908.06 in bounties)
• “avidiu_maciu” (9^th place for $3,275 + $545.16 in bounties)

The final table of eight went on an overnight hiatus before returning on Tuesday to play to a winner on a live-streamed final table.

At the time, Austria’s “IOwnU888” led the pack with 4,060,735 (41 bb). Not too far behind were Brazil’s “slmzrj” (3,426,708) and Ukraine’s “Kostya_jock” (3,403,573).

Others in the seven-figure club were the following –

• United Kingdom’s “replay123” (2,552,331),
• Romania’s “bucurestean” (2,049,014)
• Brazil’s “DantonGomes” (2,021,909)
• United Arab Emirates’ “CatchMyB777” (1,899,932)

Rounding out the final table as the short stack with 605,798 (6 bb) was Ukraine’s “sezon1th”.

Action was fast and furious. It took just an hour to crown a winner. Despite starting the final table second in chips, “slmzrj” was the first to fall in a series of eliminations.

The short-stacked “sezon1th” was able ladder into fifth place before running ace-jack suited into the two red jacks of “DantonGomes”.

The final three players struck a deal to lock up some prize money, and then they battled for the title.

After “Kostya_jock” exited in third place, it came down to “IOwnU888” and “DantonGomes”.

In the final hand of the tournament, the former got it in with king-seven against the eight-six of the latter. Two more eights on the flop essentially sealed the deal for “DantonGomes”.

They earned the title, $32,001.13 in prize money, and $2,908.06 in bounties for a total payday of $34,909.19.

XL Autumn Series Main Event Final Table Results

1^st – “DantonGames” (Brazil) … $32,001.13 + $2,908.06 in bounties = $34,909.19

2^nd – “IOwnU888” (N/A) … $23,995.01 + $3,635.48 in bounties = $27,630.49

3^rd – “Kostya_jock” (Ukraine) … $22,253.86 + $2,953.22 in bounties = $25,207.08

4^th – “replay123” (United Kingdom) … $13,725 + $0 in bounties = $13,725

5^th – “sezon1th” (Ukraine) … $10,150 + $2,045.16 in bounties = $12,195.16

6^th – “CatchMyB777” (United Arab Emirates) … $7,575 + $6,317.74 in bounties = $13,892.74

7^th – “bucurestean” (Romania) … $5,675 + $1,862.90 in bounties = $7,537.90

8^th – “slmzrj” (Brazil) … $4,300 + $545.16 in bounties = $4,845.16

Kazakhstan’s PivoSolver - Two-Time XL Autumn Winner

On Friday, September 22, Kazakhstan’s “PivoSolver” topped a 541-entry field (397 unique players plus 144 re-entries), winning the $22 buy-in Event #12: $12,000 PKO Turbo Deep Mini. That victory was good for $1,922.69.

Five days later, they were back at it in the $109 buy-in Event #24: $12,000 Super KO. This tournament surpassed its guarantee with a $14,300 prize pool as 125 players rebought 20 times.

The top 24 finishers in that tournament made the money including –

• “popsnpoker” (20^th place for $101.53 plus $100 in bounties)
• “WalnutPix” (15^th place for $106.53 + $100 in bounties)
• 888 StreamTeamer Josh “Josh_Manley” Manley (7^th place for $225.94 + $500 in bounties)
• “1goodshot” (3^rd place for $858 + $300 in bounties)

After nearly six hours of play, “PivoSolver” defeated the United Kingdom’s “Nondescript” to capture their second title of the XL Autumn series along with the $1,662.43 top prize.

Along with $400 in bounties, the two-time champ walked away with $2,062.43 in prize money.

XL Autumn Event #24 Final Table Results

1^st – “PivoSolver” (Kazakhstan) … $1,622.43 + $400 in bounties = $2,062.43

2^nd – “Nondescript3” (United Kingdom) … $1,190.47 + $400 in bounties = $1,590.47

3^rd – “1goodshot” (Ukraine) … $858 + $300 in bounties = $1,158

4^th – “marllonsanti” (Brazil) … $614.18 + $200 in bounties = $814.18

5^th – “battlerr17” (Ukraine) … $431.86 + $200 in bounties = $631.86

6^th – “manel9595” (Brazil) … $311.02 + $250 in bounties = $561.02

7^th – Josh “Josh_Manley” Manley (United Kingdom) … $225.94 + $500 in bounties = $725.94

8^th – “dmg34” (Finland) … $168.02 + $400 in bounties = $568.02

9^th – “TuckaIF” (United Kingdom) … $117.97 + $250 in bounties = $367.97

Canadians Battle in $20K Turbo Deep High Roller

On Tuesday, September 26, the $320 buy-in, $20K GTD Event #22: Turbo Deep High Roller attracted 54 players who rebought 18 times. The 72-entry field surpassed the guarantee with a $21,600 prize pool that was paid out to the top dozen finishers.

• Among those to compete but fail to cash were Ben “xLIVEPROx” Warrington, “algsxr”, and bubble “marllonsanti”, just to name a few.

• Cashing for $540 apiece but falling short of the final table were “rmilheiro” (10^th place), “SaoJorge” (11^th place), and “Kabosu69” (12^th place).

The final table housed some familiar players on 888poker including –

• “Raise1ln.” (8^th place for $766.80)
• Jerry “Perrymejsen” Ödeen (7^th place for $928.80)
• “dmg34” (5^th place for $1,512)
• “Farrugia_1” (4^th place for $2,075.60)

After Romania’s “eduardokhaan” exited in third place for $2,851.20, the title came down to a pair of Canadian players.

After 4 hours and 43 minutes, it was “popsnpoker” defeating fellow countryman “beebsterizer” to win the title and $6,048 first-place prize.

XL Autumn Event #22 Final Table Results

1^st – “popspoker” (Canada) … $6,048

2^nd – “beebsterizer” (Canada) … $4,039.20

3^rd – “eduardokhaan” (Romania) … $2,851.20

4^th – “Farrugia_1” (Malta) … $2,073.60

5^th – “dmg34” (Finland) … $1,512

6^th – “IOwnU888” (N/A) … $1,134

7^th – Jerry “Perrymejsen” Ödeen (Sweden) … $928.80

8^th – “Raise1ln.” (Lithuania) … $766.80

9^th – “Neeno1990” (N/A) … $626.40

In other Tuesday news, the $55 buy-in, $15K GTD Event #21: Turbo Deep Mini High Roller had 202 players rebuy 86 times.

Eventually, Argentina’s “thenewmig” came out atop the 288-entry field to win the tournament for $3,040.50.

Swedish Players Battle in $40,000 High Roller

On Sunday, October 1, the 4525 buy-in, $40K GTD XL Autumn Event #31: High Roller attracted 63 players who rebought 15 times.

The 78-entry field meant the $40,000 prize pool went to the top 15 finishers. Some of those to fall short were “pactamah23”, “kiskutya23”, and bubble “PotofGreed”.

Among those to make the money were the following –

• “Streusalz” (14^th place for $900)
• “Artur1965” (11^th place for $940)
• “marllonsanti” (7^th place for $1,500)
• “Raise1ln.” (4^th place for $3,420)
• “ac3play” (3^rd place for $4,700)

The title came down to a pair of players from Sweden. And after 6 hours and 46 minutes, it was “topdoll827” defeating fellow countryman “frittsson47” to win $11,020.

XL Autumn Event #31 Final Table Results

1^st – “topdoll827” (Sweden) … $11,020

2^nd – “frittsson47” (Sweden) … $7,200

3^rd – “ac3play” (N/A) … $4,700

4^th – “Raise1ln.” (Lithuania) … $3,420

5^th – “xFink_Ploydx” (Canada) … $2,520

6^th – “Hvalavam” (Montenegro) … $1,920

7^th – “marllonsanti” (Brazil) … $1,500

8^th – “tehnats” (N/A) … $1,216

9^th – “_zarkou_” (Finland) … $984

In other Sunday news, Brazil’s “LuizHoff1” bested a 1,289-entry field to win the $22 buy-in Event #30: $25,000 Mystery Bounty Mini for $2,033.

Likewise, a pair of Romanian players claimed titles:

• “Interfan85”, topped a 760-entry field to win the $55 buy-in Event #29: $35,000 Mystery Bounty Mini High Roller for $4,429

• “BehindSpace” navigated a 252-entry field to win the $109 buy-in Event #32: $25,000 Mystery Bounty for $5,474.

XL Autumn Series Winners List