2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship

2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
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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 2
Entries
689
Players Left
255
Players Left 1 / 1,014
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Sammartino Plays a Long and Monster Pot

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Brian Kim raised it up from the hijack and was called by Adam Neal in the cutoff. Dario Sammartino three-bet to 28,000 on the button and only Neal called to see a flop of {k-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}.

Neal checked to Sammartino who continued with a bet of 25,000 and Neal called. The turn brought the {7-Hearts} and Neal checked again. Sammartino tossed in a bet of 45,000 and Neal still called.

The river was the {8-Diamonds} and Neal checked for the third time. Sammartino pushed all in for 92,500 which put Neal into the tank. With cameras gathering around the table to capture the action, Neal spent around five minutes in the tank before finally mucking his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Dario Sammartino
335,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brian Kim us
Brian Kim
232,000
91,500
91,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Adam Neal gb
Adam Neal
155,000
53,500
53,500
pokerstars

Tags: Adam NealBrian KimDario Sammartino

Betbese's Aces Bring Value

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nicolás Betbesé
Nicolás Betbesé

Blaz Zerjav raised to 6,500 with {q-Spades}{j-Spades} from early position and Cassio Pisapia De Almeida responded by moving all-in for his final 23,000 chips with {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}. Nicolas Betbese called on the button with {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} before Zerjav also tossed in the call. That left De Almeida at risk against two opponents.

The {q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop saw Zerjav and Betbese check to the {9-Spades}, where Zerjav led out for 17,000. Betbese called to the {9-Diamonds} river before firing 21,000 when Zerjav checked.

Zerjav called, only to see Betbese’s aces and nines to take down both pots and eliminate De Almeida.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Blaz Zerjav si
Blaz Zerjav
226,300
91,300
91,300
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Nicolas Betbese ar
Nicolas Betbese
215,500
116,500
116,500
Profile photo of Cassio Pisapia De Almeida br
Cassio Pisapia De Almeida
Busted

Tags: Cassio Pisapia De AlmeidaDe AlmeidaNicolas Betbese

Gruissem Goes Fishing for Lococo; Lands Wakil

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Philipp Gruissem
Philipp Gruissem

Alejandro Lococo opened under the gun for 6,000 and then Ameer Wakil moved all in behind for 22,800 and action folded to Philipp Gruissem in the cutoff, who just called.

"Are you trying to trap me?" Lococo asked him when the action got back around to him.

"I cannot say anything right now, if it was heads up then I would talk," Gruissem replied.

After a few more moments, Lococo tossed his cards into the middle and the other two hands were tabled, with Wakil at risk.

Ameer Wakil: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Phillipp Gruissem: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Gruissem was the favorite going into this classic flip, and the runout of {7-Spades}{9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} was clean for him and he scooped the pot, eliminating Wakil.

"Yes of course I was fishing for you!" Gruissem laughed and waved his finger at Lococo, who just smiled and shook his head.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alejandro Lococo ar
Alejandro Lococo
300,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars
Profile photo of Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
120,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ameer Wakil ca
Ameer Wakil
Busted

Tags: Alejandro LococoAmeer WakilPhilipp Gruissem

More Chip Counts

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tommy Nguyen ca
Tommy Nguyen
630,000
88,000
88,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
360,000
230,000
230,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Krasimir Yankov bg
Krasimir Yankov
330,000
60,000
60,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Romain Lewis fr
Romain Lewis
220,000
77,500
77,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Oskar Prehm de
Oskar Prehm
210,000
50,000
50,000
Profile photo of Norbert Szecsi hu
Norbert Szecsi
200,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Matt Berkey us
Matt Berkey
180,000
65,000
65,000
Profile photo of Niko Koop de
Niko Koop
175,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of Andrew Moreno us
Andrew Moreno
160,000
37,000
37,000
Profile photo of Shiva Dudani us
Shiva Dudani
155,000
54,500
54,500
Profile photo of Pierre Lewandowski fr
Pierre Lewandowski
150,000
111,500
111,500
pokerstars
Profile photo of Darren Rabinowitz us
Darren Rabinowitz
140,000
9,500
9,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Aram Zobian us
Aram Zobian
140,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
130,000
29,500
29,500
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
125,000
49,000
49,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Punnat Punsri th
Punnat Punsri
90,000
11,000
11,000
Profile photo of Nuno Capucho pt
Nuno Capucho
80,000
16,000
16,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
55,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jerome Moreau fr
Jerome Moreau
50,000
57,500
57,500
pokerstars

Bujtas Wins Huge Pot With Aces

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Laszlo Bujtas
Laszlo Bujtas

Dimitrios Barmpathanasis raised to 6,000 from middle position and was called by Adrian Chabbi in the hijack before Laszlo Bujtas three-bet to 22,000 from the cutoff.

Action folded back to Barmpathanasis who four-bet to 66,000. Chabbi moved all in covering both players and Bujtas called off for 156,600. Barmpathanasis open folded {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}.

Laszlo Bujtas: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}
Adrian Chabbi: {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts}

It was a cooler as Chabbi's ace-king had run into Bujtas's pocket rockets. The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Spades}{a-Spades}{j-Clubs} to give Bujtas more than a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Laszlo Bujtas hu
Laszlo Bujtas
385,000
245,000
245,000
Profile photo of Adrian Chabbi es
Adrian Chabbi
165,000
133,000
133,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Dimitrios Barmpathanasis gr
Dimitrios Barmpathanasis
97,000
8,000
8,000
pokerstars

Tags: Adrian ChabbiDimitrios BarmpathanasisLaszlo Bujtas

Stamm Runs Into Gong's Aces

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jiachen Gong raised it up to 6,500 from under the gun and Alexander Farahi three-bet to 20,000. Out of the big blind, David Stamm pushed all-in for 107,000 and Gong then reshoved for slightly more.

Farahi sighed immediately and asked for a count on Gong's shove, which was for 116,000 total. The fold followed and the cards were turned over.

David Stamm: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Jiachen Gong: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

"That's not good ..." Stamm exclaimed in the table chat and then asked for a ten after the {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop. His request was denied on the {8-Hearts} turn before the {10-Hearts} then appeared on the river.

"There is the ten, a little too late, though," he joked and left the table shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jiachen Gong ca
Jiachen Gong
240,000
132,500
132,500
Profile photo of Alexander Farahi us
Alexander Farahi
150,000
39,500
39,500
Profile photo of David Stamm us
David Stamm
Busted

Tags: Alexander FarahiDavid StammJiachen Gong

Recent Eliminations

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Ignacio Perez
Busted
pokerstars
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Carl Shaw
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Adrian Panko pl
Adrian Panko
Busted
pokerstars
Profile photo of Ryan Leng us
Ryan Leng
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Alex Irwin gb
Alex Irwin
Busted
pokerstars
Profile photo of Harpreet Gill ca
Harpreet Gill
Busted
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Nikhil Segel
Busted
pokerstars
Profile photo of Veleriu Pelinschii md
Veleriu Pelinschii
Busted
pokerstars
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Thomas Muehloecker
Busted
Profile photo of Eliot Hudon ca
Eliot Hudon
Busted
WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of KC Carlston us
KC Carlston
Busted
Profile photo of Derek Gibb ca
Derek Gibb
Busted
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Jokin Blanco
Busted
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Profile photo of Michael McGee gb
Michael McGee
Busted
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Profile photo of Magali Bricio fr
Magali Bricio
Busted
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Profile photo of Keven Stammen us
Keven Stammen
Busted
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WPT 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ricardo Caridade pt
Ricardo Caridade
Busted
Profile photo of Daryl Inglis ca
Daryl Inglis
Busted
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Profile photo of Martin Jimenez es
Martin Jimenez
Busted
Profile photo of Lauro Artmann br
Lauro Artmann
Busted
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Profile photo of Yuliyan Kolev bg
Yuliyan Kolev
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Alejandro Rodriguez ar
Alejandro Rodriguez
Busted
Profile photo of Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
Busted
Profile photo of Robert Heidorn de
Robert Heidorn
Busted
Profile photo of Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Gutierrez Gets There on Patur

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Elias Gutierrez
Elias Gutierrez

Elias Gutierrez raised to 5,000 from early position before Reddy Patur moved all-in for his final 20,000 chips. The action folded back around to Gutierrez, who made the call.

Reddy Patur: {6-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Elias Gutierrez: {k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Patur’s pocket pair remained in front on the {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop and {8-Diamonds} turn, but Gutierrez spiked the {10-Spades} river to score the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Elias Gutierrez es
Elias Gutierrez
1,225,000
1,079,000
1,079,000
pokerstars
Profile photo of Reddy Patur us
Reddy Patur
Busted

Tags: Elias GutierrezGutierrez Gets There

Kaverman Digs His Claws In

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Byron Kaverman
Byron Kaverman

Kitty Kuo opened to 6,500 in early position and Byron Kaverman called from the big blind. The flop fell {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Kaverman check-called a bet of 9,000 from Kuo.

The turn brought the {k-Spades} and Kaverman checked again. Kuo sized up a bet of 20,000 and Kaverman still called. The {8-Clubs} completed the board and Kaverman still checked. Kuo ripped all in, putting her opponent to the test for his remaining stack of 39,500.

Kaverman took his time in the tank for a couple of minutes before finally calling. Kuo flipped over {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for just ten-high while Kaverman tabled {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for ace-high which got a reaction from the rest of the table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
150,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
136,000
149,000
149,000

Tags: Kitty KuoByron Kaverman