2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Addamo Can't Lose a Pot
Jozsef Papp opened to 2,500 in early position and Michael Addamo three-bet to 6,700 from the hijack. Papp called when the action folded around.
Papp checked on the flop of and Addamo bet 4,100. Papp called. Papp checked again on the turn and Addamo put out a stack of blue 15,000 chips to put Papp all in. Papp folded.
Hardly a player you'd like to see on your seat draw, the always-aggressive Addamo has accumulated nearly every small denomination chip at the table, showing that he's not afraid to play a lot of pots.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Michael Addamo
|
210,000 | 5,000 |
Jozsef Papp | 16,000 | -11,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Dan Smith
|
114,000 | -11,000 |
Elio Fox
|
105,600 | 54,000 |
Andrew Moreno | 90,000 | 53,000 |
Jason Wheeler | 27,700 | -21,300 |
Manig Loeser
|
22,000 | -20,500 |
Gergely Kulcsar | Busted |
Extra Guac for Nacho
The board on the turn showed when Manuel Fritz bet 11,500 into the swelling pot. His opponent, Nacho Barbero, then decided that wasn't enough cheddar and moved all in for a total of 38,500. Fritz did not hesitate to make the call and the cards were tabled with Barbero at risk.
Nacho Barbero:
Manuel Fritz:
Barbero was well ahead with his pocket kings, and the river sealed the deal as he secured the full double up from Fritz.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Nacho Barbero
|
98,000 | 8,500 |
Manuel Fritz | 45,000 | 45,000 |
Benlloch Folds Out Brewer
Javier Fernandez Alonso opened to 2,500 from under the gun and was called by Rodger Johnson from middle position. Chris Brewer and Yann Benlloch also called from the hijack and big blind respectively.
The flop was checked to Brewer and he bet 3,000. Benlloch raised to 10,000 and only Brewer called.
Brewer folded after Benlloch bet 15,000 on the turn.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yann Benlloch | 85,000 | |
Chris Brewer
|
85,000 | -5,000 |
Rocco Four-Bet Shoves Flop
Michael Rocco raised to 2,300 from the hijack before Maxim Panyak three-bet to 6,200 on the button. Rocco called.
The flop came and Rocco checked. Panyak bet 8,200 before Rocco raised to 18,900. Panyak re-raised to 38,900 before Rocco instantly moved all in for 149,300. Panyak went into the tank before folding as the chips went to Rocco.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Rocco | 192,200 | 79,700 |
Maxim Panyak | 134,000 | 134,000 |
"Super Duper Draw" for Gruissem
Action was caught on the flop with 5,800 in the pot. Kenny Haellart checked from the big blind. Philipp Gruissem bet 1,300 from early position and was called.
Hallaert then check-folded when Gruissem fired another 7,500.
"Super duper draw," said Gruissem as he tabled his which got a chuckle from some of the table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kenny Hallaert | 135,000 | 32,000 |
Johnnie Moreno | 70,000 | 3,000 |
Philipp Gruissem
|
69,000 |
Aido's Top Pair Holds Up
In the last hand of the previous level, Dylan Linde raised to 2,300 in middle position and was called by Sergio Aido on the button and Ben Heath in the big blind. The flop came and the action checked to Aido who bet 2,700. Heath let his hand go but Linde called.
The turn was the and Linde check-called a bet of 10,500 from Aido. The completed the board and both players rapped the table. Linde flipped over for a missed straight draw while Aido held for top pair.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sergio Aido | 148,000 | -76,600 |
Dylan Linde
|
100,000 | -28,500 |
Seidel Risks It All
Jonathan Jaffe raised it up from middle position and was called by Erik Seidel in the cutoff and Andrew Porter in the small blind. The flop came and Jaffe continued with a bet of 2,200 which Seidel called. Porter check-raised to 10,500 which got Jaffe out but Seidel still called.
The turn brought the and Porter slowed down with a check. Seidel flicked in a bet of 25,000 and Porter called. The completed the board and Porter checked again. Seidel jammed all in for 58,200 which put Porter in the tank. After a few minutes, Porter finally let his hand go and Seidel raked in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Erik Seidel
|
146,000 | 66,000 |
Andrew Porter | 92,000 | |
Jonathan Jaffe
|
44,500 | -72,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200