The 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) underway in The Bahamas has already crowned some big winners, including Isaac Haxton, David Yan, Conor Beresford and Allan Barnes. A thousand miles north, there have also been big winners in the PokerStars Pennsylvania PSPC Online series that got underway on Jan. 13 and wraps up later today on Jan. 30.
PokerNews highlighted several PSPC Online champions in an earlier article, including $250 NLH Battle Royale champ “deadtosolve” ($8,668) and $500 NLH [High Roller Players Special] winner Zachary “KennytheRipper” Gruneberg ($11,513).
Both Pennsylvanians continued to run hot and found second titles as “deadtosolve” took down Event #44: $100 NLHE [Battle Royale, Progressive KO] for $4,758 and Gruneberg took down Event #54: $250 NLHE [Thursday Thrill, Players Championship Edition] for $10,603.
Read about the early winners during PSPC Online PA
Gruneberg, a PokerStars streamer, has been on a tear to start of the new year.
In addition to crushing on PokerStars PA, the three-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring winner finished second in a $320 Circuit event in January for $5,317, coming just short of getting that Circuit ring.
And while that fourth ring didn’t come, Gruneberg now finds himself with two PSPC Online titles. To see “HustlerGrune” in action, check out his Twitch channel.
The last week of PSPC action has brought some of the biggest winners, such as Event #38: $200 NLHE [Championship Special, 2-Day] champion “soccerdad29,” who got through a field of 569 runners to take home $18,712, the biggest piece of the $105,834 prize pool that surpassed the $100,000 guarantee.
After that, Andrew “and_porter” Porter earned $19,503 when he took down Event #40: $1,000 NLHE [Championship High Roller Special], which generated $79,800 in prize money to push past the $75,000 guarantee. Porter himself is a bit of an online crusher as he is the owner of one WSOP bracelet and three Circuit rings.
Those aren’t the only guarantees that have been smashed as every event so far as there hasn’t been a single overlay so far in Pennsylvania. Event #52: $100 NLHE [Storm, 6-Max], for example, generated $29,560 to pass the $25,000 guarantee before “Jpuma97” took home the top prize of $5,547.
Other big PSPC Online winners in Pennsylvania include Michael “fubadbeatbob” McNicholas, who took down Event #34: $2550 NLHE [Deepstack Saturday, Players Championship Edition] for $7,069, as well as “dbrinker,” who shipped Event #46: $250 NLHE [Super Tuesday, Players Championship Edition] for $10,921.
There are still a few days left to hop into the online action as PokerStars PA PSPC Online wraps up on Jan. 30. Be sure to hop on to get a piece of those guaranteed prize pools.
A full list of PokerStars PA PSPC Online winners is available in the table below.
2023 PokerStars PA PSPC Online Winners So Far
| Date | Tournament | GTD | Entries | Prize Pool | Winner | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 13 | Event #1: $50 NLHE Turbo [Series Warm Up] | $15,000 | 452 | $20,566 | “Horsedick187” | $3,693 |
| Jan. 13 | Event #2: $10 NLH Turbo [Mini Warm Up] | $5,000 | 802 | $7,298 | “Hunt Son 1” | $906 |
| Jan. 13 | Event #3: $30 HORSE [Mixed Game Warm Up] | $2,500 | 145 | $3,959 | “BadMove69” | $570 |
| Jan. 14 | Event #4: $20 NLH [Afternoon Warm Up] | $5,000 | 388 | $7,061 | “St4v” | $1,286 |
| Jan. 14 | Event #5: $100 NLH [Big Kickoff] | $40,000 | 525 | $48,195 | “TallTalent1” | $8,521 |
| Jan. 14 | Event #6: $20 NLH [Mini Kickoff] | $10,000 | 757 | $13,777 | “zj1393” | $2,102 |
| Jan. 15 | Event # 7: $50 NLH [Marathon] | $15,000 | 445 | $20,248 | “wcg1016” | $3,636 |
| Jan. 15 | Event #8: $100 NLH [Players Championship Sunday Special] | $75,000 | 877 | $80,509 | “Thicc Rick” | $10,905 |
| Jan. 15 | Event #9: $10 NLH [Players Championship Sunday Special] | $10,000 | 1279 | $11,639 | “$urplusV4lue” | $1,643 |
| Jan. 15 | Event #10: $500 NLH [High Roller Players Special] | $50,000 | 110 | $51,700 | Zach “KennytheRipper” Gruneberg | $11,513 |
| Jan. 15 | Event #11: $50 NLH [Sunday Second Chance, Progressive KO] | $12,500 | 322 | $14,651 | “Schwibbs1” | $2,782 |
| Jan. 15 | Event #12: $30 NLH [Bounty Builder Adrenaine] | $7,500 | 256 | $7,500 | Jeff “TheSwagWagoon” Stellwagon | $1,046 |
| Jan. 16 | Event #13: $250 NLH [Battle Royale, Players Championship Edition] | $35,000 | 200 | $46,600 | “deadtosolve” | $8,668 |
| Jan. 16 | Event #14: $10 NLH [Turbo Battle] | $4,000 | 591 | $5,378 | “greg717pa” | $848 |
| Jan. 16 | Event #15: #50 PLO8 [PLO8] | $7,500 | 166 | $7,553 | “garbanzoprince” | $1,528 |
| Jan. 16 | Event #16: $30 NLH [Heads-Up Zoom, Progressive Total KO] | $7,500 | 322 | $8,791 | “tonecapone3434” | $1,757 |
| Jan. 17 | Event #17: $200 NLHE [Freezeout] | $20,000 | 122 | $22,692 | “superdonkeydave” | $4,974 |
| Jan. 17 | Event #18: $10 NLH [Turbo, Zoom] | $4,000 | 574 | $5,223 | “Dyska21” | $922 |
| Jan. 17 | Event #19: $100 NLH [Super Tuesday] | $30,000 | 395 | $36,261 | “TJ112298” | $6,604 |
| Jan. 17 | Event #20: $30 NL 5-Card Draw | $2,000 | 92 | $2,512 | “hsbbpo” | $613 |
| Jan. 18 | Event #21: $250 NLH [Storm, Players Championship Edition] | $30,000 | 164 | $38,212 | “MarcZumoff” | $7,730 |
| Jan. 18 | Event #22: $10 NLH [$10 Storm Turbo] | $4,000 | 577 | $5,251 | “TheBigSlick74” | $927 |
| Jan. 18 | Event #23: $100 NLH [9-Max] | $20,000 | 304 | $27,907 | “mlf5135” | $4,467 |
| Jan. 18 | Event #24: $30 PLO [Progressive KO, PLO] | $5,000 | 285 | $7,781 | “TegridyFarm$” | $1,682 |
| Jan. 19 | Event #25: $10 NLH [Turbo Stacks, Progressive KO] | $4,000 | 604 | 5496 | “Mufftetus” | $1,023 |
| Jan. 19 | Event #26: $50 NLH [4-Max Stacks] | $10,000 | 307 | $13,969 | “HodorHodorHodor” | $2,144* |
| Jan. 19 | Event #27: $100 NLH [Thursday Thrill] | $30,000 | 411 | $37,730 | “MDD-POW” | $7,433 |
| Jan. 19 | Event #28: $30 Razz [Razz] | $2,500 | 107 | $2,921 | “UcheckEYEbet” | $620* |
| Jan. 20 | Event #29: $100 [PLO] | $10,000 | 141 | $12,944 | “randd10” | $2,731 |
| Jan. 20 | Event #30: $100 NLHE [Friday Night Fiht, Progressive KO] | $20,000 | 337 | $30,937 | “shipitall420” | $6,514 |
| Jan. 20 | Event #31: $10 NLHE [Turbo Flight, Progressive KO] | $4,000 | 637 | $5,797 | “Thiskid117” | $842 |
| Jan. 20 | Event #32: $30 NLHE [Zoom, Progressive KO] | $6,000 | 342 | $9,337 | “iSquirt1” | $1,830 |
| Jan. 21 | Event #33: $10 NLHE [Players Championship Big $10] | $4,000 | 514 | $4,677 | “Ohtobeme426” | $832 |
| Jan. 21 | Event #34: $2550 NLHE [Deepstack Saturday, Players Championship Edition] | $30,000 | 146 | $34,018 | Michael “fubadbeatbob” McNicholas | $7,069 |
| Jan. 21 | Event #35: $100 NLHE [Deepstack Turbo] | $20,000 | 225 | $20,655 | “CleggsOnGG” | $4,028 |
| Jan. 21 | Event #36: $30 NLHE [Mini Deepstack Saturday] | $10,000 | 425 | $11,603 | “Law_RK” | $2,084 |
| Jan. 22 | Event #37: $30 NLHE [Sunday Warm Up, Progressive KO Edition] | $7,500 | 5555 | $15,152 | “HuddyHeff2020” | $2,287 |
| Jan. 22 | Event #38: $200 NLHE [Championship Special, 2-Day] | $100,000 | 569 | $105,834 | “soccerdad29” | $18,712 |
| Jan. 22 | Event #39: $20 NLHE [Championship Mini Special] | $15,000 | 871 | $15,852 | “TurboNSX1031” | $2,635 |
| Jan. 22 | Event #40: $1,000 NLHE [Championship High Roller Special] | $75,000 | 84 | $79,800 | Andrew “and_porter” Porter | $19,503 |
| Jan. 22 | Event #41: $30 NLHE [Hyper-Turbo, Progressive Total KO, Bounty Builder] | $7,500 | 317 | $8,939 | “rfund9601” | $1,293 |
| Jan. 23 | Event #42: $50 NLHE [6-Max Stacks] | $12,500 | 281 | $12,786 | “Lionheart0923” | $2,222* |
| Jan. 23 | Event #43: $10 NLHE [Turbo, Progressive Total KO, $10 TKO Turbo] | $4,000 | 499 | $4,541 | “Maxlorenz919” | $776 |
| Jan. 23 | Event #44: $100 NLHE [Battle Royale, Progressive KO] | $25,000 | 284 | $26,071 | “deadtosolve” | $4,758 |
| Jan. 23 | Event #45: $30 NLHE [Turbo] | $7,000 | 288 | $7,862 | “Schwibbs1” | $1,491 |
| Jan. 24 | Event #46: $250 NLHE [Super Tuesday, Players Championship Edition] | $40,000 | 243 | $56,619 | “dbrinker” | $10,921 |
| Jan. 24 | Event #47: $10 NLHE [Turbo, $10 Turbo Tuesday] | $4,000 | 613 | $5,578 | “elmicory” | $983 |
| Jan. 24 | Event #48: $100 8-GAME [8-Game] | $7,500 | 107 | $9,823 | “cooooooch” | $1,896 |
| Jan. 24 | Event #49: $30 NLHE [Progressive KO, Big Stack] | $10,000 | 497 | $13,568 | “zj1393” | $2,014 |
| Jan. 25 | Event #50: $50 NLHE [Stacks Freezeout] | $10,000 | 251 | $11,421 | “yahtzeeb0Y” | $2,203 |
| Jan. 25 | Event #51: $10 NLHE [$10 Adrenaline] | $4,000 | 502 | $4,568 | “RobRaises” | $811 |
| Jan. 25 | Event #52: $100 NLHE [Storm, 6-Max] | $25,000 | 322 | $29,560 | “Jpuma97” | $5,547 |
| Jan. 25 | Event #53: $30 [5-Card PLO] | $3,500 | 136 | $3,713 | “Paule_Card$” | $783 |
| Jan. 26 | Event #54: $250 NLHE [Thursday Thrill, Players Championship Edition] | $40,000 | 243 | $56,619 | Zach “KennytheRipper” Gruneberg | $10,603 |
| Jan. 26 | Event #55: $10 NLHE [$10 Turbo Thrill, Progressive KO] | $4,000 | 561 | $5,105 | “cancun1122” | $774 |
| Jan. 26 | Event #56: $50 NLHE [Zoom] | $17,500 | 337 | $17,500 | “TheBigSlick74” | $3,284 |
*Denotes final table deal