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In Level 24 with blinds of 5,000/10,000 and an ante of 1,250, "MonkeyingAround" raised to 30,000 from the cutoff and "dkilne1984" defended their big blind to see a 
flop appear.
"dkline1984" check-called "MonkeyingAround's" 72,500 continuation bet to the 
turn. "dkline1984" led out for 80,000 and then called off their 160,312 stack after "MonkeyingAround" jammed for 377,424.
"dkline1984": 
"MonkeyingAround": 
"dkline1984" was hoping for a third snowman to drop on the river but it came the 
ending their tournament in 19th place for $312.86.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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530,685
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530,685 |
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Following the massive success of the first running of Pennsyl-MANIA in May, PokerStars PA opted to fire up another one last month, 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:
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 Event | Pennsyl-MANIA | Pennsyl-MANIA II | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy-in | $300 | $200 | $200 |
| Entries | 1,315 | 2,774 | 2,026 |
| 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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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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503,013
248,010
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248,010 |
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404,584
182,877
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182,877 |
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343,222 | |
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342,022 | |
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333,143 | |
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306,986 | |
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304,551
172,491
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172,491 |
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282,879
47,113
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47,113 |
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280,620
93,765
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93,765 |
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272,169
177,837
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177,837 |
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267,190
136,646
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136,646 |
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244,805
41,041
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41,041 |
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231,125
85,137
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85,137 |
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218,464 | |
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212,335 | |
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172,338
59,331
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59,331 |
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170,323 | |
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167,670
95,583
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95,583 |
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164,414
108,507
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108,507 |
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162,717
-35,403
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-35,403 |
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157,008
65,301
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65,301 |
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127,746
12,316
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12,316 |
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117,974 | |
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110,161 | |
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99,742 |
In Level 20 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, "Homie Sr" raised to 10,000 from early position and then called off their 92,798 stack after "cabby1234" three-bet jammed for 117,271 from the button.
"Homie Sr": 
"cabby1234": 
"Homie Sr" held two overs but fell way behind after the 
flop gave "cabby1234" a set of nines.
The turn was no help to "Homie Sr" as it left them drawing dead and the 
river eliminated them on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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232,569
41,004
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41,004 |
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In Level 20 with blinds of 2,500/5,000 and an ante of 625, action folded to "bdlybldngpkrplr" who raised all-in for 56,727 from the cutoff and "MrMonkeyJones" isolated from the button.
"bdlybldngpkrplr": 
"MrMonkeyJones": 
"MrMonkeyJones" was ahead with their pocket queens and nothing changed after the 
runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Players continue to fall at a rapid pace as only 46 players remain in Level 19 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 and an ante of 500.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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255,003
118,804
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118,804 |
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235,766 | |
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221,707
71,091
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71,091 |
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203,764
84,490
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84,490 |
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202,572
125,882
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125,882 |
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198,120 | |
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191,565
13,081
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13,081 |
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186,855
153,512
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153,512 |
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183,666 | |
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174,427 |