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

2023-02-01 19:39 UTC-4

Recent Eliminations (143rd-120th Place - $40,300)

MattHansen

Niveau 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mustapha Kanit	Eliminé
Christopher Day	Eliminé
Johannes Straver	Eliminé
Martin Jacobson	Eliminé

Stephane Jory	Eliminé

Adrian Vinuela Garcia	Eliminé

Shannon Shorr	Eliminé

Julien Sitbon	Eliminé

Justin Saliba	Eliminé

Carlos Alvarado	Eliminé
Adrien Szydlowski	Eliminé

Abel Lasobras	Eliminé

Christoph Walkenhorst	Eliminé

Elias Gutierrez	Eliminé

2023-02-01 19:36 UTC-4

"Unlucky Ema" Gets Three-Outed to Double Liberto

connorrichards

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Justin Liberto	400,000 -30,000	-30,000

Rayan Chamas	250,000 -453,000	-453,000

Ema Zajmovic	55,000 -155,000	-155,000

Tags: Ema Zajmovic Justin Liberto Rayan Chamas

Niveau: 19

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

2023-02-01 19:03 UTC-4

Players Finally Get Another Break

ajlamers

Niveau 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:

2023-02-01 19:03 UTC-4

Grafton Triples, Pye Busts

jnoy

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sam Grafton	635,000 347,000	347,000

Pedro Garagnani	213,000 -239,000	-239,000
Mason Pye	Eliminé

Tags: Mason Pye Pedro Garagnani Sam Grafton

2023-02-01 19:02 UTC-4

WSOP Main Event Champs Get Consecutive Doubles; Moneymaker Then Busts

Calum_Grant

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Istvan Pilhofer	400,000 154,000	154,000
Dinesh Alt	265,000 -265,000	-265,000

Martin Jacobson	87,000 -53,000	-53,000

Chris Moneymaker	Eliminé

Tags: Andrew Moreno Chris Moneymaker Dinesh Alt Istvan Pilhofer Martin Jacobson

2023-02-01 19:01 UTC-4

Jaffe Keeps Soaring

ajlamers

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jonathan Jaffe	1,500,000 528,000	528,000

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe

2023-02-01 19:00 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts

ajlamers

Niveau 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Omar Del Pino	1,650,000 -100,000	-100,000

Blake Bohn	1,105,000 264,000	264,000
Dominik Nitsche	1,054,000 654,000	654,000

Philipe Pizzari	1,040,000 -270,000	-270,000
Fedor Holz	845,000 362,000	362,000

Petar Kalev	840,000 147,000	147,000

Tommy Nguyen	826,000 31,000	31,000

Robert Cowen	540,000 55,000	55,000

Bastian Hess	504,000 -211,000	-211,000

Kenny Hallaert	485,000 267,000	267,000

Kitty Kuo	355,000 25,000	25,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	180,000 138,000	138,000

David Peters	155,000 -60,000	-60,000

Dario Sammartino	110,000 -215,000	-215,000

Sergio Fernandez	Eliminé

2023-02-01 19:00 UTC-4

Back to the Booth for Benger

connorrichards

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joep van den Bijgaart	1,400,000 230,000	230,000

Griffin Benger	Eliminé

Tags: Griffin Benger Joep van den Bijgaart Tony Tran

2023-02-01 18:58 UTC-4

Violleau Spikes the Double

jnoy

Niveau 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.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Nacho Barbero	1,490,000 -100,000	-100,000

Mehdi Violleau	214,000 119,000	119,000

Tags: Mehdi Violleau Nacho Barbero