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PokerStars’ Spooky Season online series has produced eleven champions across five numbered events so far, and the largest payday belongs to Bulgarian player “viko042.” They outlasted 3,805 entrants in Episode 02-M, the $75 NLHE Spooky Season Sunday Special PKO, to collect $29,069 from a $259,424 prize pool.
The win edges out “viko042’s” previous career highlight, a $28,932 score from taking down the $55 NLHE 7-Max Midweek Freeze during the 2022 Spring Championship of Online Poker, a tournament that drew 4,048 players.
The final table featured 2013 European Poker Tour London champion Robin Ylitalo, who was eliminated first for a $2,766 payout including bounties. Players “antonismad,” “EddyTrey,” and “vse0k” followed him to the rail, trimming the field to five.
“JulianWang92” departed in fifth for $5,684, while Belarusian “Persedon1” earned $7,355 in fourth. Finland’s “VakioAsso” became the first player to lock up a five-figure prize, banking $12,575 after finishing third.
That set up a heads-up battle between “viko042” and Argentina’s “Rexilionex,” with both guaranteed at least $15,463 from the regular prize pool before bounties, which totaled over $13,000 combined. “viko042” prevailed for the overall top prize of $29,069, while “Rexilionex” settled for $16,436.
Elsewhere in the series, “modituah” won $10,593 in the $33 NLHE PKO event, and “moertelmu” secured $15,101 by taking down the $215 NLHE PKO tournament.
