2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 3 | 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship

02-01-2023 23:20 UTC-5

Bohn and Holz Setting the Pace in Break Time Chip Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Bohn	2,900,000 200,000	200,000
Fedor Holz	2,485,000 155,000	155,000

Philipe Pizzari	2,335,000
Dylan Destefano	2,050,000 25,000	25,000
Thomas Eychenne	1,925,000 475,000	475,000

Rayan Chamas	1,820,000 220,000	220,000
Petar Kalev	1,740,000 240,000	240,000

Renato Minicuci	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Dominik Nitsche	1,685,000 155,000	155,000

Andre Marques	1,650,000 260,000	260,000
Daniel Dvoress	1,610,000 635,000	635,000

Omar Del Pino	1,570,000 690,000	690,000

Esteban Maquillon	1,500,000 700,000	700,000

Eduardo Pereira	1,500,000 380,000	380,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	1,400,000 140,000	140,000
Armin Rezaei	1,365,000 215,000	215,000
Sam Grafton	1,160,000 340,000	340,000

James Mendoza	1,110,000 160,000	160,000
Ignacio Moron	1,100,000 165,000	165,000
Matthew Hunt	1,075,000 225,000	225,000
Maxi Lehmanski	1,075,000 65,000	65,000
Felipe Boianovsky	1,070,000 460,000	460,000
Jonathan Jaffe	1,050,000 150,000	150,000

Jiachen Gong	1,040,000 735,000	735,000
Jeremy Ausmus	910,000 170,000	170,000

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02-01-2023 23:23 UTC-5

Tran Doubles Through Pizzari

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Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

A battle of the blinds saw Philipe Pizzari shove and Tony Tran call with his tournament at risk.

Tony Tran:
Philipe Pizzari:

Pizzari was looking for the knockout but could not catch up on the runout, giving Tran the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipe Pizzari	1,610,000 725,000	725,000
Tony Tran	900,000 530,000	530,000

Tags: Philipe Pizzari Tony Tran

02-01-2023 23:26 UTC-5

Bohn Boots Platinum Pass Winner

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Connor Richards

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Daniel Stancer was all in for around 130,000 against tournament chip leader Blake Bohn.

Daniel Stancer:
Blake Bohn:

Stancer couldn't win the flip as the board ran out for the Platinum Pass winner to hit the rail and for Bohn to add to his chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blake Bohn	3,000,000 100,000	100,000
Daniel Stancer	Busted

Tags: Blake Bohn Daniel Stancer

02-01-2023 23:32 UTC-5

Menzel Doubles Through Pizzari

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Josh Noy

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Max Menzel and Philipe Pizzari were heads up to the flop with more than 1,000,000 chips in the middle.

Menzel’s final 25,000 chip went in with Pizzari making the call.

Max Menzel:
Philipe Pizzari:

Menzel was in the driver’s seat with pocket jacks, with the turn cementing his double up. The river completed the board, taking a chunk out of Pizzari’s stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philipe Pizzari	1,080,000 530,000	530,000
Max Menzel	1,025,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Max Menzel Philipe Pizzari

02-01-2023 23:32 UTC-5

Holz Gets Lucky...Then He Doesn't

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

David Shallow jammed from the button for 350,000 and Fedor Holz called from the big blind.

David Shallow:
Fedor Holz:

Shallow was still ahead after the flop and turn. However, Holz made two pair on the river to send Shallow to the rail.

The next hand, Petar Kalev opened to 60,000 from the button before Holz three-bet to 230,000 from the small blind. Kalev then jammed in his 1,550,000 stack and was snap-called.

Petar Kalev:
Fedor Holz:

Kalev four-bet jam was mistimed and he was drawing to three immediate outs until he picked up a flush draw on the flop. Kalev then leapfrogged Holz as he made two pair on the turn. The completed the board and Kalev doubled up in dramatic fashion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Petar Kalev	3,200,000 1,460,000	1,460,000

Fedor Holz	1,400,000 1,085,000	1,085,000

David Shallow	Busted

Tags: David Shallow Fedor Holz Petar Kalev

02-01-2023 23:35 UTC-5

Nitsche and Destefano Claim Rezaei's Chips

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Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche and Armin Rezaei were heads-up in the blinds on a board reading and both players checked to the on the river. Nitsche checked again and Rezaei fired out a bet of 425,000. Nitsche dipped into the tank for a couple of minutes before making the call with which was the best hand.

On the next hand, Dylan Destefano raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and Rezaei shoved all in for around 500,000 in the small blind. Destefano quickly called and the cards were on their backs.

Armin Rezaei:
Dylan Destefano:

The board ran out and Rezaei was unable to connect in any way, sending the last of his chips to the American poker pro.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Destefano	2,600,000 550,000	550,000
Dominik Nitsche	2,580,000 895,000	895,000

Armin Rezaei	Busted

Tags: Armin Rezaei Dominik Nitsche Dylan Destefano

02-01-2023 23:40 UTC-5

Moorman Chips Up

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Connor Richards

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

PokerNews got to the table as Sergio Carro Marin was already deep in the tank in a heads-up pot against Chris Moorman on a board of .

Marin had checked on the the turn and Moorman moved all in for around 500,000 with about 700,000 already in the middle. Marin stayed in the tank and Blake Bohn eventually called the clock. Marin folded soon after to hang on to his remaining stack of around 450,000.

"I don't know if I wanted you to call or fold," commented Moorman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moorman	1,200,000 540,000	540,000

Sergio Carro Marin	450,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Blake Bohn Chris Moorman Sergio Carro Marin

02-01-2023 23:43 UTC-5

Parsons Keeps Climbing

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Eduardo Pereira opened to 60,000 from middle position before Tom Parsons three-bet to 175,000 from the cutoff. Periera jammed as the big stack and Parsons called off for 740,000 total.

Tom Parsons:
Eduardo Pereira:

Parsons took in the pot after holding out on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Parsons	1,600,000 800,000	800,000

Eduardo Pereira	1,100,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Eduardo Pereira Tom Parsons

02-01-2023 23:47 UTC-5

Boghean Flips Vargas to the Rail

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Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Andrei Boghean opened to 60,000 in early position and Victor Vargas jammed all in for 395,000 on his left. The action folded to Tom Parsons in the big blind who gave it some thought but opted to pass. Boghean quickly called and the cards were tabled.

Victor Vargas:
Andrei Boghean: