888poker’s Ontario-based customers thoroughly enjoyed themselves in the inaugural XL Autumn Series Ontario festival, with thousands of poker players buying into the 33 major events and 27 side events. 888poker guaranteed it would award at least C$226,300 via the 60 prize pools, but the fantastic support of the Ontario poker community meant the site paid out C$253,040 when all was said and done.
A cool C$50,000 of that sum stemmed from the C$109 buy-in Main Event. A field of 374 unique players purchased 76 re-entries between them, for an impressive turnout of 450 players. That crowd meant an overlay of C$5,000, even more value for 888poker Ontario players.
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888poker Ontario XL Autumn Main Event Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liquornutz | C$8,331* |
| 2 | 2sick2bluff | C$7,443* |
| 3 | Dustyourfish | C$4,805 |
| 4 | JhobPoker | C$3,510 |
| 5 | nutsonadonk | C$2,585 |
| 6 | AAsFullovQQs | C$1,900 |
| 7 | halladayfan1 | C$1,405 |
| 8 | Price3524 | C$1,045 |
| 9 | Spades165 | C$780 |
*reflects a heads-up deal
All but one of the nine Main Event finalists padded their 888poker Ontario bankrolls with four-figure scores. “Spades165” busted in ninth and collected C$780 for their effort.
“Price3524” banked C$1,045 when their tournament ended in eighth place, before “halladayfan1” and “AAsFullovQQs” crashed and burned, earning prizes of C$1,405 and C$1,900, respectively.
The final five became four when “nutsonadonk” found themselves void of chips. Getting so deep in a major tournament and not winning is always disappointing, but the C$2,585 payout will have helped to numb the pain.
Heads-up was set after “JhobPoker” fell in fourth for C$3,510 and “Dustyourfish” bowed out in third, a finish good for C$4,805. The heads-up duo, now guaranteed a substantial return on their C$109 investment, paused the tournament clock, and discussed a deal. Those discussions bore fruit they heads-up duo struck a deal that saw “2sick2bluff” receive C$7,443 when the fell at the final hurdle, and “Liquornutz” secure a C$8,331 top prize, in addition to the title of champion.
Other XL Autumn Highlights
It was not only the C$50,000 Main Event that drew in a big crowd because the C$30,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty did too. A total of 372 entries were processed, meaning this tournament dished out $37,200 to the lucky 888poker Ontario players.
The C$525 buy-in Sunday High Roller also obliterated its guarantee. Instead of paying out C$15,000, the 39-strong field fought it out for a slice of C$19,500!
Check Out The Pair of Mystery Bounty Events on October 29
As you can see, online poker is booming in Ontario and at 888poker, in particular. There are so many fantastic tournaments for Ontarians to get their teeth into that it is challenging to single any of them out for special attention. That said, there are a brace of Mystery Bounty events taking place on October 29 that definitely deserve your attention.
The C$22 buy-in C$3,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty kicks off at 7:00 p.m. on October 29. Eliminate an opponent during or after Level 17 and you will win a mystery bounty. The biggest of those mystery bounties tips the scales at C$300, which will be a nice bonus for someone.
A C$5.50 buy-in C$1,000 guaranteed Mystery Bounty tournament starts half-hour later at 7:30 p.m. Again, the mystery bounties start flying around after Level 17, and C$100 is the largest you can win, which for a C$5.50 buy-in is pretty good.