PokerStars PSPC Online Events Smashing Guarantees in Pennsylvania

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The PokerStars Pennsylvania PSPC Online festival with more than $1.5 million in guaranteed prize money has awarded dozens of winners since the festival got underway on Jan. 13 and has seen plenty of massive fields and guarantee-smashing prize pools.

The PSPC Online festival, taking place alongside the combined PokerStars Michigan and PokerStars New Jersey festival with $2.5 million up for grabs, consists of 72 events and will wrap up on Jan. 30.

Some of the winners so far include Event #5: $100 NLH [Big Kickoff] champ "TallTalent1" ($8,521) and "MarcZumoff," who took down Event #21: $250 NLH [Storm, Players Championship Edition] for $7,730, as well as Event #10: $500 NLH [High Roller Players Special] winner Zachary "KennytheRipper" Gruneberg ($11,513).

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"Thicc Rick" and "superdonkeydave" Running Hot

Nearly halfway through the series, which takes inspiration from the upcoming $25,000 PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC), there have already been some big guarantees passed.

The $40,000 guaranteed Event #5 drew 525 runners for a prize pool of $48,195, while Event #8: $100 NLH [Players Championship Sunday Special] surpassed the $75,000 guarantee with $80,509. The winner of that event was "Thicc Rick," who took home the top prize of $10,905.

The High Roller Players Special squeaked past the $50,000 guarantee with a $51,700 prize pool as Gruneberg defeated heads-up opponent "DickyJohnson31," who in turn took home $9,303.

Zachary Gruneberg
Zachary Gruneberg

There have been plenty of low-stakes winners as well. "greg717pa" got through a field of 591 runners in Event #14: $10 NLH [Turbo Battle] to turn a $10 investment into $848 with all the bounties they picked up along he way. Later, "Dyska21" took down Event #18: $10 NLH [Turbo, Zoom] for $922.

Other highlights of the PokerStars PA PSPC Online festival so far include "superdonkeydave" winning Event #17: $200 NLHE [Freezeout] for $4,974 and "TJ112298" winning Event #19: $100 NLH [Super Tuesday] for $6,604.

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Plenty of Action to Come

There's still plenty of action to come with dozens of events remaining in the PokerStars PA PSPC Online festival.

Some events to look out for are the $40,000 guaranteed Event #46: $250 NLHE [Super Tuesday, Players Championship] on Jan. 24 and the $100,000 guaranteed Event #67: $2,500 NLHE [Super High Roller Main Event] on Jan. 29.

The same day as the Super High Roller, the two-day Event #65: $250 NLHE [Main Event] will get underway with a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool up for grabs. Day 2 of the Main Event will play to a winner on Jan. 30.

A full list of winners so far in the PokerStars PA PSPC Online festival is available in the table below.

2023 PokerStars PA PSPC Online Winners So Far

DateTournamentGTDEntriesPrize PoolWinnerPrize
Jan. 13Event #1: $50 NLHE Turbo [Series Warm Up]$15,000452$20,566"Horsedick187"$3,693
Jan. 13Event #2: $10 NLH Turbo [Mini Warm Up]$5,000802$7,298"Hunt Son 1"$906
Jan. 13Event #3: $30 HORSE [Mixed Game Warm Up]$2,500145$3,959"BadMove69"$570
Jan. 14Event #4: $20 NLH [Afternoon Warm Up]$5,000388$7,061"St4v"$1,286
Jan. 14Event #5: $100 NLH [Big Kickoff]$40,000525$48,195"TallTalent1"$8,521
Jan. 14Event #6: $20 NLH [Mini Kickoff]$10,000757$13,777"zj1393"$2,102
Jan. 15Event # 7: $50 NLH [Marathon]$15,000445$20,248"wcg1016"$3,636
Jan. 15Event #8: $100 NLH [Players Championship Sunday Special]$75,000877$80,509"Thicc Rick"$10,905
Jan. 15Event #9: $10 NLH [Players Championship Sunday Special]$10,0001279$11,639"$urplusV4lue"$1,643
Jan. 15Event #10: $500 NLH [High Roller Players Special]$50,000110$51,700Zach "KennytheRipper" Gruneberg$11,513
Jan. 15Event #11: $50 NLH [Sunday Second Chance, Progressive KO]$12,500322$14,651"Schwibbs1"$2,782
Jan. 15Event #12: $30 NLH [Bounty Builder Adrenaine]$7,500256$7,500Jeff "TheSwagWagoon" Stellwagon$1,046
Jan. 16Event #13: $250 NLH [Battle Royale, Players Championship Edition]$35,000200$46,600"deadtosolve"$8,668
Jan. 16Event #14: $10 NLH [Turbo Battle]$4,000591$5,378"greg717pa"$848
Jan. 16Event #15: #50 PLO8 [PLO8]$7,500166$7,553"garbanzoprince"$1,528
Jan. 16Event #16: $30 NLH [Heads-Up Zoom, Progressive Total KO]$7,500322$8,791"tonecapone3434"$1,757
Jan. 17Event #17: $200 NLHE [Freezeout]$20,000122$22,692"superdonkeydave"$4,974
Jan. 17Event #18: $10 NLH [Turbo, Zoom]$4,000574$5,223"Dyska21"$922
Jan. 17Event #19: $100 NLH [Super Tuesday]$30,000395$36,261"TJ112298"$6,604
Jan. 17Event #20: $30 NL 5-Card Draw$2,00092$2,512"hsbbpo"$613
Jan. 18Event #21: $250 NLH [Storm, Players Championship Edition]$30,000164$38,212"MarcZumoff"$7,730
Jan. 18Event #22: $10 NLH [$10 Storm Turbo]$4,000577$5,251"TheBigSlick74"$927
Jan. 18Event #23: $100 NLH [9-Max]$20,000304$27,907"mlf5135"$4,467
Jan. 18Event #24: $30 PLO [Progressive KO, PLO]$5,000285$7,781"TegridyFarm$"$1,682
Jan. 19Event #25: $10 NLH [Turbo Stacks, Progressive KO]$4,0006045496"Mufftetus"$1,023
Jan. 19Event #26: $50 NLH [4-Max Stacks]$10,000307$13,969"HodorHodorHodor"$2,144*
Jan. 19Event #27: $100 NLH [Thursday Thrill]$30,000411$37,730"MDD-POW"$7,433
Jan. 19Event #28: $30 Razz [Razz]$2,500107$2,921"UcheckEYEbet"$620*

*Denotes final table deal

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Connor Richards is an Editor & Live Reporter for PokerNews and host of the Life Outside Poker podcast. Connor has been nominated for two Global Poker Awards for his writing.

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