Second Pennsyl-MANIA Event Brings in $376K Prize Pool on PokerStars PA

Pennsylvania players were treated to a prize pool of rarely seen proportions.

The regulated online poker market in the U.S. has been a hotbed of action this summer thanks in large part to a slew of bracelet events, but PokerStars PA contributed to the bonanza over the weekend with a special tournament that ended on Monday.

Players there were treated to "Pennsyl-MANIA II," the latest edition of what looks to be a promising tournament offering from the popular operator.

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Pennsyl-MANIA II Key Stats and Results

Following the massive success of the first running of Pennsyl-MANIA in May, PokerStars PA opted to fire up another one, this time with an increased guarantee. They bumped the number from an already-record $250,000 to $350,000, and the guarantee was surpassed once more, though it wasn't without a mild sweat.

This time, 2,026 entries — 1,274 of them being unique players — created a prize pool of $376,836, enough to nudge past the number by just about 8%.

Just like last time, the big prize money incentivized a deal between the final few players. This time, it was four players who split up the big dough at the close of the final day on Monday:

PlacePlayerPrize
1"SlotWinna777"$44,641*
2"Bellas59"$37,993*
3"GTOThanos_PB"$31,400*
4"tjl5124"$31,402*
5"redhanded77"$14,536
6"DomeGod69420"$10,362
7"johnnyboat46"$7,386
8"Shovel344"$5,265
9"anteater9999"$3,753

*reflects four-handed deal

"Slotwinna777" took the biggest chunk but it was a fairly even split all around as everyone got at least $31K from the chop. It took three shells for "Slotwinna777," but they still wound up with a handsome profit.

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Pennsyl-MANIA II followed up Pennsyl-MANIA, which established a slew of state records, and PASCOOP Main Event as the three biggest prize pools created in the fledgling market.

 PASCOOP Main EventPennsyl-MANIAPennsyl-MANIA II
Buy-in$300$200$200
Entries1,3152,7742,026
Prize pool$368,200$515,964$376,836
Winner (prize)"LiveMonster179" ($57,394)"D-Low1527" ($69,670)"Slotwinna777" ($44,641)

It remains to be seen whether Pennsyl-MANIA will continue as a regularly reoccurring tournament, but there's likely to be more big tournaments ahead either way. The advent of the upcoming World Championship of Online Poker means a mirror tournament should be announced soon for PokerStars PA. Keep an eye out, and PokerNews will monitor for any updates on the blockbuster series.

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