The 888poker XL Winter Series Main Event crowned its champion on January 31 when Russia's "D.Bogachev" got their hands on each and every chip that was in play. Some 2,326 players bought into the tournament across numerous Day 1s, creating a guarantee-busting $546,610 as they did so. D.Bogachev secured the lion's share of the pot, namely $71,278.
888poker welcomed the news, with D.Bogachev the latest in a long line of Cinderella-story winners on the site over its 20 year history.
"888poker is one of the biggest sites for Cinderella stories thanks to the small buy-ins and big prizes available in our festivals"
"In the past 20 years, we've had so many of these kinds of stories," 888poker told PokerNews.