2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship Jour 2 | 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship

2023-01-31 13:36 UTC-4

Recent Bustouts

Kirk.brown

Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Romain Boussac	Eliminé

Will Jaffe	Eliminé

Danil Vasilev	Eliminé

Jessica Teusl	Eliminé

Stephen Jarrett	Eliminé

Tigran Khuzadian	Eliminé

Ryan Laplante	Eliminé

Gianluca Speranza	Eliminé
Albert Nguyen	Eliminé
Joshua Zucchet	Eliminé
Amir Epstein	Eliminé

Mickael Neau	Eliminé

Ian Ivers	Eliminé
Francisco Picasso	Eliminé

2023-01-31 13:32 UTC-4

From London to the Bahamas; Spulber Turns Mystery Bounty Platinum Pass into PSPC Day 2

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

When PokerStars released the schedule for EPT London, it was announced that two Platinum Passes for the 2023 PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) would be up for grabs in the English Capital last October.

The first $30,000 package was awarded in the Platinum Pass Flipout tournament that took place in the morning on Saturday, October 22. That morning, each player who had qualified online to either the £1,100 UK and Ireland Poker Tour (UKIPT) Main Event or the £5,300 EPT Main Event were automatically entered into the flipout event, where the winner would be awarded a Platinum Pass.

A flipout tournament is where each player is automatically all-in and whoever has the winning hand after the runout advances to the next stage. That process then repeats itself until a winner is crowned.

Ten players made the final table and were dealt their hole cards. The dealer then fanned the board. After the players turned their cards over, it was revealed that Romania's Iosif Spulber was the winner as he ended up with trip aces after being dealt the .

That #PlatinumPass winning moment. #
— PokerStars LIVE (@PokerStarsLIVE)

The 32-year-old Software Engineer is a self-proclaimed recreational poker player and also an avid member of PokerStars Ambassdor Lex Veldhuis' Twitch community.

“I simply love Twitch poker,” he told PokerStars Blog. “I think it’s got a lot of elements that make it perfect for streaming. It’s so entertaining, the entire audience ‘invests’ in deep runs, and the hype when something massive is about to go down is insane.”

Spulber made it to Day 2 of the PSPC with a healthy stack of 149,500 and will be looking to keep his upward trend as play progresses today.

Click here to read more about Josif Soulber's Platinum Pass win!

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Iosif Spulber	149,500

Tags: Greg Raymer

2023-01-31 13:32 UTC-4

Lonis Cracks Craigen's Aces

jnoy

Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Platinum Pass winner Amel Husnic raised to 4,000 from middle position and fellow pass winner Glen Craigen three-bet to 10,000 to his left. Jesse Lonis made the call from the big blind and Husnic tossed in the call to the flop.

Action checked to Craigen, who fired 20,000. Lonis then raised all-in and Husnic quickly got out of the way. Craigen tossed in the call and the hands were turned up.

Jesse Lonis:
Glen Craigen:

Lonis outflopped Craigen by spiking a set of nines, while the turn and river changed nothing for the early double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Amel Husnic	159,000 -8,000	-8,000

Jesse Lonis	102,500 52,000	52,000

Glen Craigen	64,200 -48,800	-48,800

Tags: Amel Husnic Glen Craigen Jesse Lonis

2023-01-31 13:29 UTC-4

Hudon Chips Up

ajlamers

Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Sasan Mehrabian opened to 3,000 in early position and Eliot Hudon re-raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Mehrabian called and they went heads-up to a flop of .

Both players checked and the peeled off on the turn. Hudon splashed in a bet of 8,000 on the turn and that was enough to get Mehrabian to lay his hand down.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Eliot Hudon	83,000 15,000	15,000

Sasan Mehrabian	29,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Eliot Hudon Sasan Mehrabian

2023-01-31 13:28 UTC-4

Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews MyStack App!

SandraBarbour

Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.

2023-01-31 13:28 UTC-4

Diebold Doubles Through Volkmann

zedmaster84

Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ben Diebold had chipped up early on and then clashed with Bruno Volkmann when they somehow got the chips into the middle after a flop with Diebold as the player at risk,

Ben Diebold:
Bruno Volkmann:

The turn and river changed nothing whatsoever and Diebold doubled for 62,500, putting a major dent into the stack of Volkmann.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Benjamin Diebold	145,000 63,000	63,000

Bruno Volkmann	35,000 -86,000	-86,000

Tags: Ben Diebold Bruno Volkmann

2023-01-31 13:27 UTC-4

Liu Gets Raised Out

lewispowell2000

Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Joining the action on the river. Xuan Liu was in the cutoff against Arthur Conan in the big blind.

There was 24,500 in the pot and the board read . Conan checked before Liu bet 8,000. Conan check-raised to 20,000 leaving himself 2,000 behind. Liu went into the tank before she folded her hand sending the chips to Conan.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Xuan Liu	84,000 -23,000	-23,000
Arthur Conan	54,500 18,000	18,000

Tags: Arthur Conan Xuan Liu

2023-01-31 13:27 UTC-4

Platinum Pass Winner Glen Craigen Playing His Heart Out

KaleGozer

Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Canada's Glen Craigen won his Platinum Pass while at work in spectacular fashion. Now he's trying to convert that into a life-changing cash at the PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship. Craigen will be back on Day 2 with 113,000 in chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Glen Craigen	113,000

2023-01-31 13:25 UTC-4

Fernandez Barrels Into Philippovich

jnoy

Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Georgy Philippovich raised to 10,000 on the button and quickly faced a three-bet from Sergio Fernandez in the big blind to 28,500.

Philippovich called to the flop, where Fernandez led out for 12,000. Philippovich called again to the turn and Fernandez fired again for 35,000.

Philippovich took some time before making the fold, giving Fernandez an early boost to his stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sergio Fernandez	221,500 32,000	32,000
Georgy Philippovich	143,000 -30,500	-30,500

Tags: Georgy Philippovich Sergio Bernal

2023-01-31 13:23 UTC-4

Kuo and Destefano Battle in the Blinds

ajlamers

Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Kitty Kuo limped in from the small blind and Dylan Destefano raised to 6,000 from the big blind. Kuo called and the dealer spread the flop of .

Kuo checked to Destefano who continued with a bet of 3,500. Kuo called and the landed on the turn. Both players checked and the completed the board. Two more checks and Kuo tabled to scoop an early pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dylan Destefano	214,000 -13,000	-13,000
Kitty Kuo	195,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Kitty Kuo Dylan Destefano