2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship

2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
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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 1
Entries
1,005
Players Left
680
Players Left 1 / 1,014
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Addamo Shoves on O'Dwyer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Michael Addamo
Michael Addamo

Two high-stakes pros tangled at Table 11 as Michael Addamo was on the button against Steve O'Dwyer in the cutoff on a board of {7-Spades}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}{q-Spades} with around 60,000 already in the middle.

O'Dwyer checked on the turn and Addamo bet 10,000. O'Dwyer called. The {3-Spades} river completed the board and O'Dwyer checked. Addamo sat with his hands in his lap for over a minute before pushing out a stack of 42,600 with a single chip behind.

O'Dwyer went deep into the tank for several minutes and eventually slid his cards to the dealer to surrender the pot.

There were no cameras around, so the table was spared from another rant against Lufthansa from O'Dwyer after the German airline lost his luggage.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
121,700
41,700
41,700
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
45,000
22,000
22,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Michael AddamoSteve O'Dwyer

Updated Counts (Tables 73-103)

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Santiago Plante ca
Santiago Plante
140,100
43,600
43,600
Profile photo of Pedro Madeira br
Pedro Madeira
130,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Ryan Riske ca
Ryan Riske
115,000
115,000
115,000
Profile photo of Thomas Muehloecker at
Thomas Muehloecker
112,000
112,000
112,000
Profile photo of Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
92,000
92,000
92,000
Profile photo of Nadya Magnus us
Nadya Magnus
90,000
90,000
90,000
Profile photo of Paulina Loeliger at
Paulina Loeliger
62,000
62,000
62,000
Profile photo of Daniela Rodriguez co
Daniela Rodriguez
55,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Richard Seymour us
Richard Seymour
50,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Richy Rob gb
Richy Rob
47,000
Profile photo of Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
41,500
41,500
41,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Profile photo of Frank Lagodich us
Frank Lagodich
40,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Frank Russo us
Frank Russo
15,000
30,000
30,000

Barbero Battling Back

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Jose Nacho Barbero
Jose Nacho Barbero

Sandro Fernandez raised to 1,300 from middle position only to see Nacho Barbero three-bet to 5,000 from the small blind.

Fernandez made the call to the {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop, where Barbero continued by leading out for 3.500. Fernandez was quick to fold and Barbero added another pot to his growing stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sandro Fernandez es
Sandro Fernandez
106,400
11,900
11,900
pokerstars
Profile photo of Nacho Barbero ar
Nacho Barbero
89,500
32,000
32,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Nacho BarberoSandro Fernandez

Martini Reaps What He Sows

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Former PSPC runner up Julien Martini raised to 1,400 from early position. Action folded around to Kalidou Sow in the big blind who moved all in for 9,400. Martini quickly called.

Kalidou Sow: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Julien Martini: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

It was a flip for Sow's tournament life as the two Frenchmen battled. The board ran out clean for Sow as it came {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{6-Hearts} to give him a straight and the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
69,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Kalidou Sow fr
Kalidou Sow
19,700
19,700
19,700
pokerstars

Tags: Julien MartiniKalidou Sow

PN Podcast: Postle Back in Poker & Guest Mori Eskandani Shares Mirage Stories

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
PN Pod Mori Eskandani
PN Pod Mori Eskandani

In the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards handle things while Jesse Fullen is in Australia. They discuss Mike Postle’s sudden reappearance in the poker world after making a final table at the Million Dollar Heater at Beau Rivage in Mississippi, while also talking about the slowroll and needle that accompanied his bust out.

They try to balance that story with a heart-warming one where Johnnie “Johnnie Vibes” Moreno put a bartender into the MSPT Sycuan Main Event, with the recreational player going on to finish in fourth place for $40,000!

Other stories discussed include WSOP.com Player of the Years, Lon McEachern and Daniel Lowery winning WSOP Circuit gold rings, and early winners from the PokerGO Cup.

Speaking of which, PokerGO’s Mori Eskandani joins the show as this week’s guest. The Poker Hall of Famer talks 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) preparations, who came close to challenging Jason Koon on High Stakes Duel III (HSD), plus when we can expect the next HSD match to take place. He also discussed new developments to this year’s PokerGO Tour (PGT) and shared memories from the days when the Mirage was the hot spot for poker in Vegas.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

Sammartino Seeks Three Streets

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Aaron Olechnowicz opened to 1,200 and called when Dario Sammartino three-bet to 3,500 to his left.

Sammartino continued after the {9-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts} flop for 3,500 and Olechnowicz check-called to the {10-Diamonds} turn.

Olechnowicz led out for 1,000 and called again when that bet was raised by Sammartino to 7,500. Olechnowicz then checked the {4-Spades} river and Sammartino fired 13,000 into the middle.

Olechnowicz did not take long to fold, as Sammartino added some new chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aaron Olechnowicz mx
Aaron Olechnowicz
84,000
16,700
16,700
Profile photo of Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
75,300
16,100
16,100
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Aaron OlechnowiczDario Sammartino

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tommy Nguyen ca
Tommy Nguyen
190,200
119,200
119,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
119,000
67,000
67,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Artur Martirosian ru
Artur Martirosian
99,500
32,500
32,500
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 3X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Norbert Szecsi hu
Norbert Szecsi
90,000
26,500
26,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Merijn van Rooij nl
Merijn van Rooij
84,300
16,300
16,300
Profile photo of Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
75,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
72,000
21,000
21,000
Profile photo of Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
61,000
27,000
27,000
WSOP 2X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Espen Jorstad no
Espen Jorstad
57,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
GTO Wizard
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
50,500
700
700
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
43,200
1,800
1,800
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
36,500
Profile photo of Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
35,700
24,300
24,300
Profile photo of Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
19,600
7,400
7,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Santiago Plante ca
Santiago Plante
12,000
128,100
128,100