888poker Celebrates 20 Years with XL Retro Series – Old school poker with modern guarantees is what’s on the menu for 888poker’s XL Retro Series, beginning October 9. 888poker is celebrating 20 years of online poker in 2022, and as part of the celebrations, the operator is taking players back to the basics. The XL Retro Series is scheduled to run through the middle of October, promising “old school tournaments in a Retro Series with a twist — XL guarantees!”
With the 20th anniversary celebrations in full swing this year, one of the online events to commemorate 20 years is a retro-themed series billed as old-school poker with modern guarantees. Running from October 9 through October 25, the XL Retro Series has more than $1.5 million guaranteed across over 60 tournaments.
The penultimate event for the series will, as always, be the Main Event. There will be $500k guaranteed for the Main Event alone, and players will have 19 chances to bag a Day 1 stack, with the first opportunity coming on Thursday, October 20.
Each day through October 23 features three regular flights plus one hyper-turbo flight, while October 24 offers two regular flights plus a hyper-turbo one. Day 2 of the Main also plays out on October 24, with the final table running on the ultimate day, October 25. Retro Games with XL Guarantees
There will be a lot of poker action on 888poker in October as the operator runs the XL Retro Series . 27 numbered events will take place over two weeks, with many other side events running along the way. 2022 XL Retro Series Summary
Total Guarantees $1,751,500 Tournaments 62 Average Buy-In $139.59 Min Buy-In $11 Max Buy-In $2,100 Median Buy-In $33 As always, the biggest game will be the Main Event. The $250 buy-in offers the highest guarantee of the series at $500,000 and multiple Day 1 chances to make it through to the endgame. The Main Event will be the biggest guarantee and the best value game in the series, with $2000 in guaranteed value for every $1 of buy-in.
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