Chris Lee opened to 9,000 in middle position and the player on his left jammed all in for his last 17,000 chips. Jonathan Jaffe was in the small blind and re-raised to 32,000. Lee gave it some thought but opted to send his cards to the muck.
Opponent: 
Jonathan Jaffe: 
The flop came 
with the ten in the window to give Jaffe the lead. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river locked up the pot for Jaffe who increased his stack.
There was 70,000 in the pot before the flop. Ronan Houssein was on the button against Santiago Plante in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Plante bet 18,000. Houssein called.
The 
was the turn and Plante check-called a 40,000 bet from Houssein.
The river was the 
and Plante checked. Houssein put Plante all in for 63,000. Plante went deep into the tank for several minutes staring Houssein down. Plante eventually called. Houssein showed 
for ace-high while Plante showed 
to take down the pot.
PokerStars Ambassador Arlie Shaban said to PokerNews "That was a good one."
Houssein was left with less than 20 big blinds and was eliminated the following hand.
Alejandro Lococo opened from the cutoff to 9,000 and Andy Wilson three-bet to 40,000 from the big blind. Lococo then four-bet jammed all in and Wilson called it off, putting himself at risk of elimination.
Andy Wilson: 
Alejandro Lococo: 
After seeing that his clubs were no good, Wilson needed to hit a king or queen to survive. There was a king in the window on the flop
, but unfortunately for him, it was followed by two aces.
The turn 
left him drawing dead and the 
completed the board for Lococo to win the hand and Wilson was eliminated.
Lococo is now one of the biggest stacks in the room with over 400,000.
Platinum Pass winner Daniel Stancer opened to 8,000 from the cutoff but then Kou Vang moved all in from the small blind for a total of 83,000. Jonathan Rand, another Platinum Pass winner, followed suit from the big blind, with his total being 45,000.
Stancer quickly got out of the way and the cards were tabled, with Rand at risk.
Jonathan Rand: 
Kou Vang:
Rand was in the lead with his superior kicker, and he was in good shape on the turn of 
. The on the river gave Vang his six, but it also gave Rand the nut flush to win the pot for a nice double-up.
The 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship drew a field of 1,014 players from 63 different countries and generated a prize pool of $24,843,000, from which the champion will take home $4,053,200. The top six finishers will earn 7-figure payouts, while the top 175 players will take home a min-cash of $35,100.
The top five nations were the United States (265 - 26.1%), Spain (132 - 13.0%), France (105 - 10.4%), Canada (87 - 8.6%), and Germany (64 - 6.3%)
The PSPC 2019 featured 1,039 players from 63 countries. The top five nations were the United States (376 - 36.2%), Canada (97 - 9.3%), United Kingdom (63 - 6.1%), Brazil (60 - 5.8%), and France (50 - 4.8%).
| Country | Players | % | Country | Players | % | Country | Players | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 265 | 26.13% | Belarus | 5 | 0.49% | Moldova | 2 | 0.20% |
| Spain | 132 | 13.02% | Finland | 5 | 0.49% | New Zealand | 2 | 0.20% |
| France | 105 | 10.36% | Norway | 5 | 0.49% | Taiwan | 2 | 0.20% |
| Canada | 87 | 8.58% | Peru | 5 | 0.49% | Algeria | 1 | 0.10% |
| Germany | 64 | 6.31% | Australia | 4 | 0.39% | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0.10% |
| United Kingdom | 60 | 5.92% | Colombia | 4 | 0.39% | Chile | 1 | 0.10% |
| Brazil | 43 | 4.24% | Denmark | 4 | 0.39% | China | 1 | 0.10% |
| Austria | 18 | 1.78% | India | 4 | 0.39% | Cyprus | 1 | 0.10% |
| Portugal | 17 | 1.68% | Sweden | 4 | 0.39% | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0.10% |
| Romania | 16 | 1.58% | Switzerland | 4 | 0.39% | El Salvador | 1 | 0.10% |
| Ireland | 14 | 1.38% | Greece | 3 | 0.30% | Indonesia | 1 | 0.10% |
| Russia | 14 | 1.38% | Latvia | 3 | 0.30% | Israel | 1 | 0.10% |
| Italy | 13 | 1.28% | Thailand | 3 | 0.30% | Japan | 1 | 0.10% |
| Argentina | 12 | 1.18% | Turkey | 3 | 0.30% | Malta | 1 | 0.10% |
| Hungary | 12 | 1.18% | Venezuela | 3 | 0.30% | Panama | 1 | 0.10% |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1.08% | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0.20% | Philippines | 1 | 0.10% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.99% | Croatia | 2 | 0.20% | Serbia | 1 | 0.10% |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0.79% | Czech Republic | 2 | 0.20% | Slovenia | 1 | 0.10% |
| Belgium | 6 | 0.59% | Estonia | 2 | 0.20% | South Korea | 1 | 0.10% |
| Poland | 6 | 0.59% | Lebanon | 2 | 0.20% | Uruguay | 1 | 0.10% |
| Ukraine | 6 | 0.59% | Mexico | 2 | 0.20% | Vietnam | 1 | 0.10% |
Dinesh Alt started the day with a shorter stack but has since been accumulating chips left and right. The latest addition to his growing tower came from a preflop contest in which he scored a fortunate knockout by sending Richard Alati to the rail.
Alati opened to 10,000 and Alt three-bet to 25,000. His opponent then jammed for 72,000 and Alt quickly called with the far bigger stack.
Richard Alati:
Dinesh Alt: 
The 
flop further increased the lead of Alati with the nut flush draw. However, the 
turn gave the Swiss a pair of jacks and he retained the lead on the river.
Jeremy Ausmus opened to 10,000 in the cutoff and Brandon Wilson defended from the big blind. The flop came 
and Wilson check-called a bet of 7,000 from Ausmus.
The turn brought the 
and Wilson led out with a min-bet of 4,000. Ausmus called and the paired the board on the river. Wilson tossed in another bet of 16,000 and Ausmus responded with a large raise to 100,000. Wilson thought for over a minute but ditched his cards to the muck.
Dylan Linde raised from early position and was called by Seth Davies in the big blind.
The flop came and Davies check-called a continuation bet from Linde.
The 
was the turn and there was 44,000 in the pot. Action went check-check.
The river was the and Davies checked. Linde bet 22,000 and Davies rechecked his cards before mucking his hand.
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