Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$24,843,000
Entries
1,014
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
1,005
Players Left
680
Players Left 1 / 1,014
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
The 914 remaining players of the 984 total entrants are now on their second 22-minute break of the afternoon and will return to the felt shortly.
Some notable names atop the chip counts are Ezequiel Waigel, Dan Smith, and Platinum Pass Winner Alexandra Botez.
Here are some of the highlights from the past two levels:
Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Stephen Song opened from under the gun and Alejandro Rodriguez re-raised on his left. The action folded back to Song who called to see a flop of 
. Song checked to Rodriguez who bet 3,000 and Song check-raised to 7,500 which Rodriguez called.
The 
landed on the turn and Song led out with a bet of 8,000. Rodriguez went deep into the tank for around three minutes before shoving all in. Song instantly called off his stack of around 40,000 and the cards were tabled.
Stephen Song: 
Alejandro Rodriguez: 
Song turned a flush and was in great shape to score a big double-up. However, the 
on the river gave Rodriguez the better flush and Song was forced to the rail just before the break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
149,000
149,000
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149,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Calvin Lee opened to 1,100 from the cutoff and the action folded around to Maria Ho in the big blind. Ho made the call and checked on the 
flop.
Lee continued for 1,600 and Ho called to the 
turn, where both players checked through to the 
river.
Ho then led out for 2,200 and took down the pot once Lee mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,400
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
|
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60,500
3,500
|
3,500 |
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
78,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
||
|
66,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
56,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
34,000
25,200
|
25,200 |
|
||
|
31,000
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
|
||
|
20,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Rene Bergeron was down to just 7,600 chips and shipped all in from the hijack. Lex Veldhuis was next to act in the cutoff and just called, while the rest of the table folded.
Rene Bergeron: 
Lex Veldhuis: 
The flop of 
left Veldhuis in the lead with his pair of aces. However, the on the turn gave Bergeron a set and the 
on the river secured his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
15,500
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
There was another great High Roller victory for Isaac Haxton in the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller, winning over $1,000,000 after a three-way chop.
The American made an ICM deal with Seth Davies and Adrian Mateos, and came out on top as the trio played it out to decide the victor.
This result came less than a week after another High Roller victory in Las Vegas, with Haxton calling it a fantastic start to the year.
"I don't think I've ever won two tournaments in a row before, and these are pretty good ones to do it in," Haxton told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "So yeah, I'm feeling great. This is a fantastic start to the year."
Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
David Costabile, better known as Gale Boetticher on Breaking Bad and Daniel Hardman on Suits, was in position in a three-way pot.
Action checked to Costabile on the 
flop and he bet 1,500. Only Aguirre Azcoitia called. Azcoitia checked on the 
turn and Costabile sized up to 3,000. Azcoitia again called.
The river completed the board and Azcoitia led out for 8,000. Costabile gave a laugh that sounded like he knew he was beat but he called. Azcoitia tabled 
for a rivered straight and the TV star mucked before telling his opponent "nice hand."
After the hand, Costabile playfully punched Azcoitia on the shoulder and told him that he had an overpair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
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39,000
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
2019 PCA Main Event champ Chino Rheem is no more as he was eliminated by Fabiano Kovalski in a classic preflop cooler.
According to those at the table, Rheem held 
to be flipping with the 
of Kovalski. The flop was clean for Rheem but an ace on the turn put him behind and he couldn't improve on the river to end his PSPC run.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 4
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Dennis Golysev raised from middle position and was three-bet by Rehman Kassam on the button to 4,000. Golysev then four-bet to 11,000, with Kassam calling to see the 
flop.
Golysev slid out a bet of 6,000 with Kassem calling again to the turn.
Both players checked to the river, where Golysev bet one last time for 3,500. Kassam took some time before making the call, and both players turned up their hands.
Golysev tabled 
and Kassam showed 
for a chop pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
77,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
|
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|
70,800
70,800
|
70,800 |
