The first event of the
WPTDeepStacks London is now in the books after a total of 357 entries including 65 re-entries got into the action in the
Latvia s i2out was crowned the winner after more than 8 1/2 hours in play which included a back-and-forth heads-up battle against United Kingdom s Tedson89 .
It appeared that Tedson89 would be the player to beat after single-handedly eliminating six out of the seven players at the final table and entered heads-up with a lead. Instead, the British poker player had to settle for the juicy runner-up prize of $29,300 for his return on the $525 buy-in.
Meanwhile,
Maksim MAMOHT T Viktorovich finished just behind in fourth place for $15,420.
The first event of the
888poker Winter Series is now in the books after a total of 511 entry slips were sold to take part in the
XL Winter Series #1: $50,000 Opening Event. The tournament ran for just under nine hours and when the dust had settled it was Ireland s arucia taking home the crown. arucia pocketed $9,039 in a final table journey that saw arucia grind it out, sitting in the passenger seat as the red-hot barrybarry15 took out most of the field. The Ireland native picked nothing but optimal spots and ran pure when needed en route to victory.
The action was heads-up after two notable players hit the rail in