888poker Ambassador Aaron Barone Finishes Second in XL Winter Series SHR

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The XL Winter Series exploded into action at 888poker over the weekend and one of 888poker’s ambassadors almost came away with a victory on the opening night. Aaron “abarone86” Barone was one of 39 entries in the $1,050 Super High Roller Special. When the dust settled, Barone had fallen at the final hurdle and banked $8,920, narrowly missing out on glory.

Only seven of the field received a return on their initial investment, with Mexico’s “NUBIER” reaching the eight-handed final table but busting in eighth place, popping the money bubble.

That elimination opened the floodgates with “Kenneth134” falling in seventh for $2,020 and “okagawa1” of Brazil bowing out in sixth for $2,320.

Fifth place and $3,000 went to German “pactamah23” before “luck4chucky,” one of three Canadians at the final table, saw their deep run end in fourth place, a finish worth $4,000.

The Super High Roller special progressed to the heads-up battle once 888poker regular “sheshhhhhhhhhh” fell by the wayside in third. That finish resulted in $6,000 landing in the Montenegrin’s account.

Aaron BaroneBarone locked horns and butted heads with fellow Canadian “Zebest7r” for the title and the tournament’s five-figure top prize. Unlike in Madrid where Ian Simpson won the first 888poker LIVE event of 2025, Barone had to make do with a runner-up finish at the virtual felt. Barone banked $8,920 for his impressive display, leaving “Zebest7r” to scoop the $13,680 first-place prize and the title of champion.

$40,000 XL Winter #06 – Super High Roller Special Final Table Results

Rank Player Country Prize
1 Zebest7r Canada $13,680
2 Aaron “abarone68” Barone Canada $8,920
3 sheshhhhhhhhhh Montenegro $6,000
4 luck4chucky Canada $4,000
5 pactamah23 Germany $3,000
6 okagawa1 Brazil $2,320
7 Kenneth134 Denmark $2,020
8 NUBIER Mexico $0

$150K Weekend Mystery Starter is “Neleop10”’s to Lose

The $109 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed Weekend Mystery Starter played down to its final table on January 20, and one player stands head and shoulders above the rest. Brazilian “Neleop10” finished Day 2 with 5,391,893 chips in their stack, the equivalent of 108 big blinds. Their nearest rival, “Hodor83” of the United Kingdom, has 34 big blinds when play resumes under the watchful eyes of the 888poker Twitch channel on January 21.

Nothing is guaranteed in poker, especially not in a tournament format, but everything points to “Neleop10” helping themselves to the $11,610 top prize and a glut of mystery bounty payments.

The $150,000 guaranteed event attracted 1,246 entries, meaning there was a $25,400 overlay for the entrants to enjoy. All the biggest bounties have already been claimed. “OchoChoocho” opened a golden envelope containing a $4,500 mystery bounty. After firing eight $109 bullets at this tournament, they fell in 21st place.

“nuncanemvi” also captured a $4,500 bounty payment before busting in 13th, but “qinghe2012” was the player who opened the jackpot mystery bounty of $15,000. They crashed in 58th but could still finish as the tournament’s biggest winner courtesy of that five-figure bounty payment.

Rank Player Country Chips Big Blinds
1 Neleop10 Brazil 5,391,893 108
2 Hodor83 United Kingdom 1,689,290 34
3 goldengaze1 United Kingdom 1,274,081 26
4 kosmow1 Germany 1,036,209 21
5 Sly_81 Germany 1,021,566 20
6 djjazz222 Brazil 826,700 17
7 perrivini Brazil 706,146 14
8 MarcJohn United Kingdom 514,115 10

Play resumes at 7:00 p.m. GMT on Jnuary 21 with 888poker’s cards-up live stream starting an hour later. Be sure to tune in and see if “Neleop10” can build on their incredible performance so far.

2025 888poker XL Winter Series Results So Far

Nine XL Winter Series events have crowned their champions, including “Paulada85” who won the $55 Opening Event PKO for $5,449. The previously mentioned “Zebest7r” is the biggest winner so far, thanks to them hauling in $13,680 from the $1,050 Super High Roller.

Event Entrants Prize Pool Champion Prize
#01 - $109 Weekend Mystery Starter TBC TBC TBC TBC
#02 - $16.50 Opening Event Mystery Bounty 1,581 $23,715 klapciukas $2,040
#03 - $33 Opening Event 474 $14,220 Beratna $2,601
#04 - $55 Opening Event PKO 702 $35,100 Paulada85 $5,449
#05 - $22 Opening Event MB Big or Small 849 $16,980 sjae98 $2,264
#06 - $1,050 Super High Roller 39 $40,000 Zebest7r $13,680
#07 - $16.50 Daily Gems PKO Mid 774 $12,000 PrivetPawtet 1,767
#08 - $8.80 Daily Gems PKO Mini 615 $4,920 jan4ixs $892
#09 - $215 High Roller 68 $13,600 ab_wien $3,712
#10 - $55 Daily Gems PKO 389 $19,450 LimperShroom $3,646

Remaining 888poker XL Winter Schedule

Don’t worry if you have missed out on XL Winter Series glory so far because there are plenty of events to sink your teeth into over the next week. Satellite from $0.01 are available if you fancy playing your way into a bigger buy-in event and taking a shot at the big time.

Date Time XL Winter Tournament Name Buy-in GTD
21-Jan 16:00 XL Winter #11 - Daily Gems - Marathon Special $33 $10,000
21-Jan 16:00 XL Winter #12 - Daily Gems - Super KO mini $17 $12,000
21-Jan 17:00 XL Winter #13 - Super KO High Roller $320 $15,000
21-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #14 - Daily Gems - Mystery Bounty Special $55 $15,000
21-Jan 19:00 XL Winter #15 - Daily Gems - Super KO $109 $12,000
21-Jan 17:00 XL Winter - PKO Rumble 109 $109 $5,000
21-Jan 22:30 XL Winter - Mystery Bounty Turbo 16.50 $16.50 $2,000
22-Jan 14:30 XL Winter #16 - Daily Gems - PKO Special $16.50 $4,000
22-Jan 16:00 XL Winter #17 - Daily Gems - MB Big or Small Mini $11 $10,000
22-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #18 - Daily Gems - Mystery Bounty Special $55 $15,000
22-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #19 - Daily Gems - MB Big or Small $22 $10,000
22-Jan 19:00 XL Winter #20 - Daily Gems - Big Shot Special $109 $12,000
22-Jan 17:00 XL Winter - PKO Rumble 109 $109 $5,000
22-Jan 22:30 XL Winter - Mystery Bounty Turbo 16.50 $16.50 $2,000
23-Jan 16:00 XL Winter #21 - Daily Gems - PKO Special $11 $10,000
23-Jan 17:00 XL Winter #22 - DeepStack High Roller $320 $15,000
23-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #23 - Daily Gems - DeepStack $55 $15,000
23-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #24 - Daily Gems - Mystery Bounty Special $22 $10,000
23-Jan 19:00 XL Winter #25 - Daily Gems - DeepStack High $109 $12,000
23-Jan 17:00 XL Winter - PKO Rumble 109 $109 $5,000
23-Jan 22:30 XL Winter - Mystery Bounty Turbo 16.50 $16.50 $2,000
24-Jan 16:00 XL Winter #26 - Daily Gems - Mystery Bounty Mini $11 $12,000
24-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #27 - Daily Gems - Mystery Bounty Mid $22 $10,000
24-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #28 - Daily Gems - Mystery Bounty $55 $15,000
24-Jan 19:00 XL Winter #29 - Daily Gems - Big Shot Special $109 $12,000
24-Jan 17:00 XL Winter - PKO Rumble 109 $109 $5,000
24-Jan 22:30 XL Winter - Mystery Bounty Turbo 16.50 $16.50 $2,000
25-Jan 16:00 XL Winter #30 - Daily Gems - PKO 6-Max Mid $16.50 $12,000
25-Jan 17:00 XL Winter #31 - PLO Mystery Bounty Special $11 $2,000
25-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #32 - Daily Gems - PKO 6-Max $55 $15,000
25-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #33 - Daily Gems - Mystery Bounty 6-Max Special $22 $10,000
25-Jan 19:00 XL Winter #34 - Daily Gems - PKO 6-Max High $109 $12,000
25-Jan 17:00 XL Winter - PKO Rumble 109 $109 $5,000
25-Jan 22:30 XL Winter - Mystery Bounty Turbo 16.50 $16.50 $2,000
26-Jan 15:00 XL Winter #35 - Daily Gems - Deepstack Special $33 $10,000
26-Jan 16:00 XL Winter #36 - Mystery Bounty mini $16.50 $20,000
26-Jan 17:00 XL Winter #37 - Mystery Bounty $55 $35,000
26-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #38 - MB Big or Small Special $22 $12,000
26-Jan 19:00 XL Winter #39 - THE PKO Rumble $109 $50,000
26-Jan 19:00 XL Winter #40 - Big Shot High Roller $525 $30,000
26-Jan 17:00 XL Winter - Sunday PKO Rumble 109 $109 $7,000
26-Jan 22:30 XL Winter - Mystery Bounty Turbo 16.50 $16.50 $2,000
27-Jan 16:00 XL Winter #41 - Daily Gems - PKO mini $16.50 $10,000
27-Jan 17:00 XL Winter #42 - High Roller Special $215 $10,000
27-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #43 - Daily Gems - PKO $55 $15,000
27-Jan 19:00 XL Winter #44 - Daily Gems - Mystery Bounty Special $33 $10,000
27-Jan 21:00 $100,000 XL Winter #45 - Mystery Bounty Mini Event (Day 2)* $25 $100,000
27-Jan 21:00 $1,000,000 XL Winter #46 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Day 2)** $888 $1,000,000
27-Jan 17:00 XL Winter - PKO Rumble 109 $109 $5,000
27-Jan 22:30 XL Winter - Mystery Bounty Turbo 16.50 $16.50 $2,000
28-Jan 16:00 XL Winter #47 - Daily Gems - Closing Event MB Mini $16.50 $12,000
28-Jan 17:00 XL Winter #48 - High Roller Special $320 $15,000
28-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #49 - Daily Gems - Closing Event Mystery Bounty $55 $20,000
28-Jan 18:00 XL Winter #50 - Daily Gems - Big Shot Special $109 $12,000
28-Jan 19:00 $1,000,000 XL Winter #46 - Mystery Bounty Main Event (Final Table) - -
28-Jan 17:00 XL Winter - PKO Rumble 109 $109 $5,000
28-Jan 22:30 XL Winter - Mystery Bounty Turbo 16.50 $16.50 $2,000

Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.

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