XL Autumn Series 2025 – 888poker Returns with a Rake-Free Main Event

The 888poker XL Autumn Series 2025 will run from September 21 to 30, offering $1.5 million in guaranteed prize money. The highlight of the schedule is a historic first: a rake-free Main Event with a $500,000 guarantee.

Compared to last year, the XL Autumn features an additional half a million dollars in guarantees and a significantly expanded tournament calendar.

• 54 official events and 32 side events make up a total of 86 tournaments.
• Buy-ins range from $5.50 to $1,050, with an average of around $72.
• The $1,000 Super High Roller makes its long-awaited return.
• Day 1 will be action-packed with 11 opening tournaments, including Mystery Bounty and PKO formats.

888poker relaunched its RakeLESS promotion in 2025, eliminating rake from select tournaments. Two key XL Autumn events fall under this promotion:

• #06 Opening Event – $109 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
• Main Event – $250 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed

This marks the first time an online poker room has ever offered a completely rake-free Main Event, giving players the unique benefit of seeing their full buy-in go directly into the prize pool.

The two-day Main Event will be played in a Mystery Bounty format with multiple Day 1 flights.

• Day 2 takes place on September 30.
• The final table will be streamed live on 888poker’s official Twitch channel.

Players can qualify for as little as $0.01 through daily satellites, while freerolls and social media giveaways also award Main Event tickets.

• The popular Daily Gems promotion returns, rewarding participants with free tickets to selected events.
• The schedule also includes two special Omaha formats: a PLO6 Special and a PLO5 Mystery Bounty. Interestingly, traditional four-card Omaha is not featured this year.

Alongside the global series, XL Autumn will also run in regulated markets:

• Ontario: C$200,000 guaranteed
• Italy: €200,000 guaranteed
• Spain & Portugal (shared liquidity): €200,000 guaranteed

All regional editions take place during the same dates as the global series.

The 888poker XL Autumn Series 2025 may not rival PokerStars’ WCOOP or GGPoker’s WSOP Online in size, but it stands out with its unique offering: diverse buy-ins and formats, plus the historic rake-free Main Event. With $1.5 million guaranteed overall and a half-million-dollar Main Event, the series is well positioned to attract both recreational players and regulars looking for strong value.