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2023-01-31 18:09 UTC-4

Galfond Challenge Returns Feb. 2: Dan "Jungleman" Cates to Battle Phil "Mr. Falcons" Galfond

Chad_Holloway

Niveau 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The Galfond Challenge, a heads-up online pot-limit Omaha competition between Phil Galfond and an opponent, is back starting Feb. 2 with Dan "Jungleman" Cates stepping into the hot seat.

Play will begin at 8 a.m. PT and is expected to run until around noon each day Monday through Thursday until the agreed upon 7,500 hands are completed, according to Galfond's Monday afternoon tweet. Galfond told PokerNews the action will take place on WSOP.com. In previous Galfond Challenges, there's been a side bet attached to the cash game, but the former Full Tilt Poker crusher said he isn't sure yet if a side bet will be added to this one.

Each session, and every hand, is expected to be live-streamed on Galfond's YouTube channel, but the PLO pro said there won't be any commentary. As is customary in the Galfond Challenge, the competitors will play two tables at a time of PLO at $100/$200 stakes.

Click here for more details on the next Galfond Challenge!

2023-01-31 18:09 UTC-4

Haxton Continues Heater With 2023 PCA $100K Super High Roller Victory

SandraBarbour

Niveau 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There was another great High Roller victory for Isaac Haxton in the PCA $100,000 Super High Roller, winning over $1,000,000 after a three-way chop.

The American made an ICM deal with Seth Davies and Adrian Mateos, and came out on top as the trio played it out to decide the victor.

This result came less than a week after another High Roller victory in Las Vegas, with Haxton calling it a fantastic start to the year.

"I don't think I've ever won two tournaments in a row before, and these are pretty good ones to do it in," Haxton told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "So yeah, I'm feeling great. This is a fantastic start to the year."

Tags: Adrian Mateos Isaac Haxton Seth Davies

2023-01-31 18:08 UTC-4

2023 PSPC Payouts Confirmed; $4,053,200 for the Winner!

zedmaster84

Niveau 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A field of 1,014 players generated a prizepool of $24,843,000. Just 175 players will be guaranteed a slice of this, with a min-cash worth $35,100.

A seat at the final table of nine will earn a player $449,700, with six players set to cash for over $1,000,000. That includes the winner of the 2023 PokerStars Players NL Hold'em Championship who will take home $4,053,200.

Here are the payouts in full:

Place	Payout (USD)	Place	Payout (USD)	Place	Payout (USD)
1	$4,053,200	10-11	$300,100	40-55	$70,700
2	$2,542,300	12-13	$238,700	56-71	$61,400
3	$1,911,200	14-15	$198,800	72-95	$53,400
4	$1,551,300	16-17	$165,600	96-119	$46,500
5	$1,251,500	18-20	$142,100	120-143	$40,300
6	$1,001,200	21-23	$123,600	144-175	$35,100
7	$801,000	24-27	$107,500
8	$621,300	28-31	$93,500
9	$449,700	32-39	$81,400

Tags: PokerStars PSPC

2023-01-31 18:04 UTC-4

Recent Casualties

jnoy

Niveau 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Patrick Chambers	Eliminé

Jose Lopez Gonzalez	Eliminé

Gergely Bartos	Eliminé
Romain Bonicel	Eliminé

Justin Ouimette	Eliminé
Steven Buckner	Eliminé
Xavier Ros	Eliminé

Erik Seidel	Eliminé

Jose Severino	Eliminé
Arnaud Mattern	Eliminé

Robert Mizrachi	Eliminé

Jasper van Laethem	Eliminé

Phillip Nagy	Eliminé
Sergei Bagirov	Eliminé

Gregory Armand	Eliminé

Maria Konnikova	Eliminé

Miguel Teus	Eliminé
Eugenio Peralta	Eliminé
Vicente Delgado	Eliminé
Ryan Wolfson	Eliminé
Leonard Herrmann	Eliminé
Stefan Nemetz	Eliminé
Joao Vieira	Eliminé

Leroy Fan	Eliminé

Dimitar Danchev	Eliminé

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Niveau: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

2023-01-31 17:34 UTC-4

Break Time

Kirk.brown

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

The players have now gone on their second 20-minute break of the day and will return to the felt shortly. The 500-Denomination chips will also be raced off during this time.

Registration closed with a total of 1,014 runners and now the field has been cut down to only 376 remaining.

Here are some of the highlights from the past two levels:

2023-01-31 17:34 UTC-4

Lococo Lascerated by Trips of Platinum Pass Winner

connorrichards

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

Alejandro Lococo was out of position in a heads-up pot against Platinum Pass winner Max Menzel with the board reading .

With around 30,000 already in the middle, Lococo bet 25,000 before Menzel raised to 64,000. The PokerStars Ambassador gave it some thought and called.

Lococo checked on the river and Menzel checked back. Lococo tabled for a pair of sevens, but it was no good against the trips of Menzel holding .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Max Menzel	300,000 149,000	149,000

Alejandro Lococo	250,000 -60,000	-60,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo Max Menzel

2023-01-31 17:33 UTC-4

Yankov Among the Chip Leaders

zedmaster84

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

On a heads-up flop of , Krasimir Yankov checked to Turbo Nguyen who made it 12,000 to go. Yankov then check-raised to 47,000 and Nguyen went into a brief tank. He then shook his head and mucked the face-up.

Yankov flashed one card and Nguyen inquired "queen-ten?", which was indeed confirmed as Yankov flashed the for the top two pair. "You owe me one," the Bulgarian told his opponent before buying off all the T-500 denominations for the chip race.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Krasimir Yankov	545,000 215,000	215,000

Francisco Benitez	230,000 62,500	62,500
Matt Berkey	200,000 20,000	20,000
Turbo Nguyen	170,000 123,500	123,500
Noah Schwartz	160,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Turbo Nguyen

2023-01-31 17:33 UTC-4

Pais Shoves River

lewispowell2000

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

There was 41,000 in the pot. Miguel Martinez was under the gun against Mauricio Pais in early position and Tony Tran in the big blind.

The board showed and Tran led for 21,000. Martinez called before Pais moved all in for 78,500. Both players folded as the chips went to Pais.

Tran said "Show the bluff! I'll tip the dealer $100 if you show the bluff". Pais sent his cards back to the dealer.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tony Tran	340,000 -85,000	-85,000

Mauricio Ferreira Pais	161,500 -28,500	-28,500
Miguel Martinez	56,500 -83,500	-83,500

Georgina James	50,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Mauricio Pais Miguel Martinez Tony Tran

2023-01-31 17:31 UTC-4

Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch

SandraBarbour

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

Over the past century, poker has permeated pop culture, especially when it comes to motion pictures. Long before the “Poker Boom”, and even before the World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a thing, poker had already made its big screen debut.

Over the decades, poker fans have been treated to a plethora of poker movies, some good and others not so much. Some well-received poker films include the western comedy Maverick (1994), Survivor host Jeff Probst’s debut film Finder’s Fee (2001), the improv-inspired The Grand (2007), indie comedy darling Hitting the Nuts (2010), and the high-profile Hollywood flick Molly’s Game (2017).

All of those are among the best poker movies of all time, and if this article was “Top 10” instead of “Top 5 Poker Movies,” chances are they’d make the final list. However, the PokerNews crew got together, along with input from social media, to determine the top five must-watch poker movies of all time.

Read the Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch Here!