Several poker tournaments took place on Friday, April 28 on PokerStars Pennsylvania, including the $12,500 guaranteed Friday Night Fight, PKO Edition, 7-Max and the Nightly Stars Knockout – $50 NLHE, Progressive KO and Nightly Stars – $50 NLHE, both of which had $8,000 prize pools up for grabs.
There were no bigger winners during the Friday night action than Jeff “TheSwagWagoon” Stellwagon, who took down not one, not two, but three major Friday tournaments on PokerStars PA. The three scores brought the 25-year-old grinder a total of $6,866.31, not a bad payday for a day’s work.
Backing Up the Stellwagon
Stellwagon’s first victory of the night came in the aforementioned Nightly Stars Knockout – $50 NLHE, Progressive KO, which drew a total of 213 runners for a prize pool of $9,691.50 as Stellwagon took home the top prize of $2,306.09 when factoring in bounties.
After that, “TheSwagWagoon” won the first-place prize of $1,026.57 in Friday Night Fight, PKO Edition, 7-Max, the biggest guarantee of the night that drew 207 entrants for a prize pool of $19,002.60 that smashed the $12,500 guarantee.
Finally, the young poker pro took down the $2,200 guaranteed The Hot $50 [Turbo] for $1,026.57 after getting through the field of 95 runners in an event that created a prize pool of $4,322.50.
Earlier in the week, Stellwagon got through a field of 635 players in the $50,000 guaranteed Sunday Special – $100 NLHE to win $10,054.12, a victory he posted about on social media.
BINK! The @PokerStarsUSA Sunday Special for the first time outright! Feels like a rite of passage to win this one i… https://t.co/UuBOoRPmkN
For more on Stellwagon, check him out on Twitter at @ARJeff.
Other Winners
Stellwagon wasn’t the only winner on PokerStars PA on Friday as several players earned decent paydays.
In Nightly Stars – $50 NLHE, “Z4Mayor” got through a field of 220 runners to take home $1,952.24, the top prize of the $10,010 prize pool.
Meanwhile, “BaumsDraw” navigated the field of 342 players in the $4,500 guaranteed Mini Friday Night Fight – $30 NLHE [Progressive KO, 7-Max] to earn $1,596.95, the biggest portion of the prize pool of $9,336.60.
Another big winner was “salamifig”, who managed to nab $937.83 in the $3,000 guaranteed Mini Nightly Stars – $20 NLHE, which drew 270 runners for a prize pool of $4,914.
An assorted list of Friday’s winners on PokerStars PA is available in the table below.
Assorted PokerStars PA Winners April 28, 2023
| DATE | EVENT | ENTRANTS | PRIZE POOL | WINNER | PRIZE (IN USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 28 | Nightly Stars Knockout – $50 NLHE, Progressive KO $8K Gtd | 213 | $9,691.50 | Jeff “TheSwagWagoon” Stellwagon | $2,306.09 | |
| April 28 | Nightly Stars – $50 NLHE, $8K Gtd | 220 | $10,010 | “Z4Mayor” | $1,952.24 | |
| April 28 | Friday Night Fight, PKO Edition, 7-Max, $12.5K Gtd | 207 | $19,002.60 | Jeff “TheSwagWagoon” Stellwagon | $3,533.65 | |
| April 28 | Mini Friday Night Fight – $30 NLHE [Progressive KO, 7-Max], $4.5K Gtd | 342 | $9,336.60 | “BaumsDraw” | $1,596.95 | |
| April 28 | Mini Nightly Stars – $20 NLHE, $3K Gtd | 270 | $4,914 | “salamifig” | $937.83 | |
| April 28 | The Hot $50 [Turbo], $2.2K Gtd | 95 | $4,322.50 | Jeff “TheSwagWagoon” Stellwagon | $1,026.57 |