2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship

2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
105
Prize
$3,121,838
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$24,843,000
Entries
1,014
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
689
Players Left
255
Players Left 1 / 1014

Smith Needs a New Strategy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Daniel Steven Smith
Daniel Steven Smith

Dan Smith was out of position in a heads-up pot against Platinum Pass winner Diego Cuellar on a flop of {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Spades}.

Smith, who tweeted earlier in the event that his poker strategy is to "generally just bet half pot and hope for the best," did precisely that as he bet 13,000 for a little more than half pot. Cuellar called.

Smith stuck to a similar strategy by betting 32,000 on the {k-Diamonds} turn before Cuellar again called. Smith opted to try something new on the {10-Hearts} river and checked before Cuellar checked back. Smith tabled {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} for ace-high, which was no good against the {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} of the Platinum Pass winner.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Diego Cuellar pe
Diego Cuellar
210,000
15,000
15,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
130,000
105,000
105,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once

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