There’s been plenty of action this past week on PokerStars Pennsylvania as several players picked up big online tournament scores. One of those winners was Chris “petcheetah101” Bilinsky, who took down the $100 buy-in PokerStars PA Sunday Special for $11,309 after defeating heads-up opponent “flyhigh8375,” who in turn earned $8,207.
The No-Limit Hold’Em event, one of multiple Sunday tournament offerings on the Pennsylvania online poker site, smashed the $50,000 guarantee with a prize pool of $65,178. Other players who made deep runs in the event include “plo_head” (3rd - $5,956), “RJH2428” (4th - $4,322) and “Reckoner55” (5th - $3,136).
PokerStars PA Sunday Special - $100 NLHE Final Table Results
| PLACE | PLAYER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris “petcheetah101” Bilinsky | $11,309 | |
| 2 | “flyhigh8375” | $8,207 | |
| 3 | “plo_head” | $5,956 | |
| 4 | “RJH2428” | $4,322 | |
| 5 | “Reckoner55” | $3,136 | |
| 6 | “palehorse21” | $2,276 | |
| 7 | “[email protected]” | $1,652 | |
| 8 | “AMS1031” | $1,199 | |
| 9 | “drrocknlaw” | $870 |
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Bilinsky has had his share of five-figure online poker scores. In February 2022, he finished runner-up in the World Series of Poker Online Circuit Pennsylvania $215 No Limit Hold’em - Sunday Special for $12,366. A few months later, he took down a WSOPC $215 Monster Stack event for $10,190.
In addition to his online tournament hauls, Bilinsky has racked up $19,588 in live earnings on Hendon Mob, including a sixth-place finish in a $260 Borgata Poker Deepstacks Challenge event in 2017 for $4,950.
Other PokerStars PA events that took place this Sunday include a $10,000 guaranteed $100 Sunday Marathon that drew 147 runners for a prize pool of $13,495 and a $20,000 guaranteed $250 Sunday High Roller that drew 125 entrants from a $29,125 prize pool. The respective winners of those events were “Paulie_Card$” ($1,995) and “CallYourMommy” ($5,065), both of whom made final table deals on their path to victory.
Later in the week, “Unflappable5” took down the Thursday Thrill High Roller Edition Progressive KO event for a total of $6,056 and “ISeeYouKid” won the Nightly Stars - $50 NLHE for $1,950. Other Thursday winners on PokerStars PA include Thursday Thrill $100 NLHE Progressive KO winner “jkat333” ($3,274) and Mini Thursday Thrill - $300 NLHE Progressive KO winner Vince “FuglyFunGuy” Lestingi ($1,683).
There’s plenty of action to look ahead to next week as well on PokerStars PA, with some of the upcoming events including the $100 Sunday Special with a $50,000 guarantee on March 5 and a $250 Sunday High Roller with a $20,000 guarantee, followed by several more $20,000 guaranteed high rollers later in the week.
An assorted list of PokerStars PA winners this week is available in the table below.
Assorted PokerStars PA Winners This Week
| DATE | EVENT | GUARANTEE | ENTRIES | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 26 | Sunday Special - $100 NLHE | $50,000 | 710 | $65,178 | Chris “petcheetah101” Bilinsky | $11,309 | |
| Feb. 26 | $100 Sunday Marathon | $10,000 | 147 | $13,495 | “Paulie_Card$” | $1,995* | |
| Feb. 26 | Sunday High Roller - $250 NLHE [6-Max] | $20,000 | 125 | $29,125 | “CallYourMommy” | $5,065* | |
| March 2 | Nightly Stars Knockout - $50 NLHE, Progressive KO | $10,000 | 232 | $10,556 | “bouttime2019” | $817 | |
| March 2 | Thursday Thrill, High Roller Edition, [Progressive KO, 8-Max] | $20,000 | 99 | $23,067 | “Unflappable5” | $6,056 | |
| March 2 | Nightly Stars - $50 NLHE | $10,000 | 212 | $10,000 | “ISeeYouKid” | $1,950 | |
| March 2 | Thursday Thrill, $100 NLHE [Progressive KO] | $20,000 | 250 | $22,950 | “jkat333” | $3,274 | |
| March 2 | Mini Thursday Thrill - $300 NLHE [Progressive KO] | $8,000 | 388 | $10,592 | Vince “FuglyFunGuy” Lestingi | $1,683 |
Get in on the Action
PokerStars PA is arguably the best online poker site to offer real money games in Pennsylvania. PokerStars PA became the first online poker provider in the state on November 4, 2019. That day, industry leader PokerStars celebrated the first-ever “shuffle up and deal of their PA-focused poker site.
New customers in Pennsylvania can currently receive a 100% deposit match up to $600. Also, if you bet just $1 on casino games, you can get $100 in freeplay. You do not need to be a resident of Pennsylvania to play, but you do need to be within state borders.
When you register to play online poker games in PA on PokerStars, you get the following:
- An excellent bonus package with tickets to play Spin and Go tournaments
- A bonus match bonus on your first deposit
- The best customer support service in the industry
- Unlimited access to the only online legal poker games in PA
PokerStars’ PA online poker site is operated in cooperation with the Mount Airy Casino Resort, the brand’s partner in the State.
To learn more about PokerStars PA and to find out how to sign up, check out this PokerNews review of the online poker site.