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Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$24,843,000
Total Entries
1,014
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
255
Players Left
52
Players Left 1 / 1,014
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Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Justin Liberto was all in and at risk from the big blind against Ema Zajmovic in early position.
Justin Liberto: 
Ema Zajmovic: 
Liberto's exit looked imminent until the flop landed 
to give him a big lead before the board finished out 
to keep the American in contention.
"Unlucky, Ema," Rayan Chamas said to comfort Zajmovic.
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
After an extended bubble that seemed to drag on forever, the remaining 131 players are now going on their second 20-minute break of the day. The bubble finally burst after a long hand-for-hand process and the short stacks quickly made their way to the payout desk. Here is a look at some of the highlights from the previous two levels:
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mason Pye’s middle position raise was met with a shove from Pedro Garagnani in the small blind. Sam Grafton then called for his stack of 245,000 and Pye followed by calling all-in for 133,000 chips.
Mason Pye: 
Sam Grafton: 
Pedro Garagnani: 
Grafton’s pocket pair remained ahead after the 
flop. The 
turn and 
river changed nothing, giving Grafton a near triple-up while Pye was eliminated.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Two former WSOP Main Event champions are seated next two each other on Table 12, with Martin Jacobson being on the direct right of Chris Moneymaker.
Jacobson was all-in for his last 22,000 from the big blind and was at risk to Istvan Pilhofer, who opened from early position.
Martin Jacobson: 
Istvan Pilhofer: 
Both players paired their aces on the 
flop but Jacobson's kicker was better. He found the double up following the turn and 
river.
The very next hand, Dinesh Alt opened to 24,000 from the hijack and called when Chris Moneymaker jammed for 45,000 from the cutoff.
Chris Moneymaker:
Dinesh Alt: 
Moneymaker had a gutshot to Broadway but was still behind on the flop. He paired his jack to take the lead on the turn and held out to rake in the pot when the completed the board.
Moneymaker's fortune quickly fizzled out after finding himself all-in again with , up against Pilhofer's . Moneymaker flopped a flush draw on the 
flop, but failed to outdraw the kings following the 
turn and 
river.
The action from the previous Main Event winners was not over though, as Jacobson raised to 55,000 from the cutoff. He had 1,000 left behind and action folded to Andrew Moreno, who was in the big blind. He thought it over but eventually folded and Jacobson chipped up.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jonathan Jaffe opened to 27,000 in middle position and the big blind jammed all in for her last 200,000 chips. Jaffe asked for a rough count before flicking in the call.
Big Blind:
Jonathan Jaffe:
Jaffe was in a dominating position and the flop of 
left it that way. The 
on the turn and the on the river changed nothing and Jaffe continued to add to his seven-figure stack.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Griffin Benger opened to 45,000 on the button with just 3,000 behind and Platinum Pass winner Joep van den Bijgaart three-bet to put the PokerStars commentator to the test.
"I actually don't know if I can call this," Benger.
"What?" reacted a confused Tony Tran.
After several minutes of tanking, Benger called it off.
Griffin Benger:
Joep van den Bijgaart: 
Benger was dominated and the board ran out 
to give Bijgaart a full house, though he didn't realize it and thought Benger had won with a straight.
"Don't you know how to play poker?!" the commentator joked before leaving the table.
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Mehdi Violleau moved his final 95,000 chips into the middle from under the gun and Nacho Barbero made the call to his left. The rest of the table folded, leaving Violleau at risk heads up.
Mehdi Violleau: 
Nacho Barbero: 
Violleau was unable to find help on the flop or 
turn, but smiled as the river hit the table. Violleau’s pair of aces took down the pot, doubling his stack in the money.
