The $109 buy-in Opening Event of the 888poker XL Spring Series has crowned its champion and it is Germany's "Sxmon" who received that title. Sxmon battled their way through a crowd of 1,205 entrants (918 unique, 287 re-entries) and received $17,605 of the $120,500 prize pool.
The Opening Event featured a $120,000 guaranteed prize pool. Only the XL Spring #17 $120,000 Tune Up on May 29 and the series-ending XL Spring #37 $500,000 Main Event on June 6 have guarantees close to that sum. A bumper turnout for the Opening Event meant the guarantee was met and then beaten by $500, a great result for everyone involved.