The Norwegian, who won the 2022 WSOP Main Event, came from a four-to-one heads-up deficit to collect $33,250.
The 350-tournament festival runs through Sept. 30, with Main Events split across Sept. 27 and 28 and a debut under the PokerStars Network.
The UK move keeps players in PokerStars’ global pool and sets up later migrations at Paddy Power Poker and Sky Poker.
The $50 entry was the product’s biggest payout since its April launch, while a $1 million prize remains unclaimed.
Redundancies are set to reach Canada, Europe, the UK and Ireland as higher taxes and tougher competition squeeze the brand.
The PokerStars-branded product went live in Canada on June 4, extending a network that began in Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania in April.
Three PokerStars Gold Passes will be won at the upcoming Maryland State Poker Championship, worth $30,000 in extra prizes for players who make their way to the MSPC in early August.
PokerStars is taking more than 100 players to its yearly NAPT Las Vegas Main Event, with valuable Gold Passes given away through promotions at PokerStars and in live events across the country.
Poker legends and amateurs brush shoulders on the new season of PokerStars’ iconic show, as first episode is released and available to watch for free on the operator’s YouTube channel.
With PokerStars SCOOP just days away, there is still plenty of time to win your tickets via the new Path to SCOOP promotion and play in some of the most attractive poker tournaments this spring.
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