The 888poker XL Autumn reached its one-week mark on Sunday, which meant 24 tournaments from the 44-event schedule are in the books.

The series runs through November 1 and features affordable buy-ins and over $2,000,000 in guaranteed prize pools. It has thus far has catered to a combined 17,292 entries and awarded $790,730 in prize money.

The highlight of the XL Autumn is the $1,050 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Main Event, which is currently hosting daily flights. Day 2 is slated to play out on November 1, the final day of the series.

Players will have the opportunity to qualify for that event at a fraction of the buy-in as satellite and daily freerolls are happening now.

Players from the following countries stack up on wins so far –

• United Kingdom lead with seven XL Autumn titles
• Brazil (3)
• Russia (3)
• Canada (2)
• Sweden, Finland, Honduras, Thailand, Ukraine, Germany, Romania, Latvia, and Malta with one each.

Here’s a look at some of the big winners from the last week of play.

Ben “xLIVEPROx” Warrington Wins Event #4

On Monday, the $88 buy-in Event #4: $30,000 PKO 6-Max drew 353 players who rebought 95 times. That surpassed the guarantee by generating a $35,840 prize pool that was split between the regular and bounty pools.

The top 42 finishers got a piece of the former, including the following players –

• Robin “Inho” Ylitalo (29^th for $125.44 + $318.75 in bounties)
• “chazcombes” (14^th for $188.16 + $40 in bounties)
• “xane7a” (10^th for $250.88 + $210 in bounties).

The final two players – the UK’s Ben “xLIVEPROx” Warrington and Brazil’s “khalifaaOO” – each locked up $3,242.48 in prize money for making it to heads-up play.

But each were battling for the juicy $2,240.60 PKO bounty. After 8 hours and 24 minutes of play, Warrington prevailed for a total payday of $5,493.08.

XL Autumn Event #4: $30,000 PKO 6-Max Final Table Results

1^st – Ben “xLIVEPROx” Warrington (United Kingdom) … $5,493.08

2^nd – “khalifaaOO” (Brazil) … $4,732.49

3^rd – “SerhioMD” (Moldova) … $2,261.43

4^th – “KoxSkirtumas” (Lithuania) … $2,191.73

5^th – “DonkeyPolk” (Brazil) … $1,446.45

6^th – “87452154” (Denmark) … $1,446.45

7^th – “EyeofSkadi” (Russia) … $1,274.88

8^th – “pEzzettE” (Brazil) … $751.75

9^th – “iTankAloT” (Malta) … $858

In other Monday action, the $44 buy-in Event #5: $15,000 Mini PKO 6-Max saw Finland’s “teuski1” top a 529-entry field to win the title for $3,456.36

in the $22 buy-in Event #6: $10,000 Late PKO 6-Max the UK’s “shaplachow” navigated a 580-entry field to emerge victorious for $2,099.68.

“F3nix35” Wins Event #14: $20K Mini PKO 8-Max

On Thursday, October 21, the $55 buy-in Event #14: $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max had 435 players rebuy 122 times. So, the 557-entry field surpassed the guarantee by generating a $27,850 prize pool.

The top 56 finishers got paid including the following players –

• “JacobMitro” (34^th for $76.58 + $295.31 in bounties)
• “zalgiris13” (24^th for $135.07 + $148.44 in bounties)
• “Laukinis” (16^th for $179.63 + $28.13 in bounties)
• “geniuspoker” (10^th for $226.97 + $289.05 in bounties)
• “ronutd71” (3^rd for $1,462.12 + $84.38 in bounties)

After 7 hours and 14 minutes, it was the UK’s Ben “F3nix35” Dobson defeating Kazakhstan’s “LandVale” in heads-up play to win the title and $4,633 top prize.

XL Autumn Event #14: $20,000 Mini PKO 8-Max Final Table Results

1^st – Ben “F3nix35” Dobson (United Kingdom) … $4,633

2^nd – “LandVale” (Kazakhstan) … $3,087

3^rd – “ronutd71” (United Kingdom) … $1,546

4^th – “figura” (Russia) … $1,362

5^th – “MARIMBONDO1” (Brazil) … $859

6^th – “RWeisshaupt” (Germany) … $612

7^th – “romodrago” (Brazil) … $517

8^th – “RonaldSleasy” (United Kingdom) … $425

Also on Thursday, Russia’s “snowball5225” bested a 305-entry field to win the $160 buy-in Event #13: $40,000 PKO 8-Max for $8,482.83

Brazil’s “EduAraujo” topped a 590-entry field to win the $22 buy-in Event #15: $10,000 Late PKO 8-Max for $1,940.21.

“D1scoPanda” Wins $200,000 Tune Up for $27,620

On Sunday, October 24, the $109 buy-in Event #22: $200,000 Tune Up attracted 1,458 players who rebought 411 times. The $200,000 prize pool was reserved for the top 240 finishers.

Among those to make deep runs were the following players –

• “VictorGuru” (46^th - $520)
• Ben “xLIVEPROx” Warrington (36^th - $600)
• 888poker Ambassador Vivi “Vivi.888.” Saliba (23^rd - $840)
• “whalewhale” (11^th - $2,040)
• “Fake4Serg” (6^th - $6,060)
• “bettyordiane” (3^rd - $14,820)

After 10 hours and 40 minutes of play, it was Latvia’s “D1scoPanda” beating Canada’s “BeHustlin” in heads-up play to win the title and hefty $27,620 first-place prize.

XL Autumn Event #22: $200,000 Tune Up Final Table Results

1^st – “D1scoPanda” (Latvia) … $27,620

2^nd – “BeHustlin” (Canada) … $20,160

3^rd – “bettyordiane” (United Kingdom) … $14,820

4^th – “TuckaIF” (United Kingdom) … $10,980

5^th – “chabee79” (N/A) … $8,120

6^th – “Fake4Serg” (Russia) … $6,060

7^th – “SRFC1899” (Ireland) … $4,540

8^th – “TheeIwild” (N/A) … $3,440

9^th – “dhamda” (N/A) … $2,620

Sunday also saw to other events play out. In the first, Malta’s “jmsantos10” topped a 1,622-entry field to win the $16.50 buy-in Event #23: $20,000 Mini Tune Up for $3,361.22,#

In the $33 buy-in Event #24: $15,000 Late Tune Up it was Russia’s “blawiknfiend” besting a 579-entry field to claim a $3,177.25 top prize.

Upcoming XL Autumn Tournaments

Almost every day of the XL Autumn features three tournaments. There will be the premier event followed by both “Mini” and “Late” versions of that event.

1. For example, on Friday, October 30 is the $109 buy-in Event #40: $300,000 Knockout at 11:00.
2. The $16.50 buy-in Event #41: $15,000 Mini Knockout taking place at the same time.
3. Two hours later, the $55 buy-in Event #42: $15,000 Late Knockout takes place.

Other big tournaments on the schedule include the $320 buy-in Event #28: $50,000 PKO at 18:00 GMT on Tuesday, October 26 and the $215 buy-in Event #34: $40,000 PKO 6-Max at 18:00 on Thursday, October 28.

Be sure to check back in the coming weeks for periodic recaps of the 2021 XL Autumn!

2021 XL Autumn Winners Thus Far