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.
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
| 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* |
*Denotes final table deal