{"id":56606,"date":"2023-02-06T18:50:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=56606"},"modified":"2023-02-06T18:51:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:51:43","slug":"pca-update-aliaksandr-shylko-grabs-pokerstars-pspc-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/pca-update-aliaksandr-shylko-grabs-pokerstars-pspc-title\/","title":{"rendered":"PCA Update: Aliaksandr Shylko Grabs PokerStars PSPC Title, Isaac Haxton Wins Second High Roller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After months of awarding Platinum Passes and building plenty of hype, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/reviews\/pokerstars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PokerStars<\/a> No Limit Hold\u2019em Players Championship<\/strong> (PSPC) came to a close on Friday with Belarus\u2019s <strong>Aliaksandr Shylko<\/strong> taking the title for $3.1 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The victory came after five days of tournament action that highlighted the <strong>PokerStars Caribbean Adventure<\/strong>. The trip to the tropics turned out to be a major win for Shylko, who had just $423,369 in live tournament winnings before the huge cash.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was an amazing experience,\u201d Shylko said afterward. \u201cI had a lot of fun, I met a lot of good people, and winning such a big tournament, it\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other news, Isaac Haxton proved to be one of the biggest winners of the series as well with a second high roller win. Here\u2019s a look at the final days of action from the <strong>Bahamas<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"shylko_scores_big_in_pokerstars_pspc\">Shylko scores big in PokerStars PSPC<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When action resumed on Friday, Shylko (pictured in lead image courtesy PokerStars\/Danny Maxwell) sat second in chips and faced experienced players in chip leader <strong>Nacho Barbero<\/strong> and <strong>Pedro Marques<\/strong> in fourth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Berbero found some early success, dispatching short-stacked Niclas Thumm early. Shylko managed his chip stack well, however, and also found the right card at a critical time. Rivering a straight with A\u266510\u2665 against <strong>Philipe Pizzari\u2019s<\/strong> A\u2663 K\u2665 proved to be a huge hand. Shylko hit a miracle card on the river and took the chip lead.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Best use of a &quot;one time&quot; ever!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PSPC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PSPC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wz0Q0y33k6\">pic.twitter.com\/wz0Q0y33k6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PokerStars (@PokerStars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PokerStars\/status\/1622290598987194370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After coming into the final table as chip leader, Berbero ultimately exited in fourth place. He noted that he had a bad run of cards and was frustrated despite pocketing <strong>$1.6 million<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI couldn\u2019t recover,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are not many better opportunities to win $4 million. I\u2019m happy for the result, but it\u2019s a bit disappointing.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span id=\"reaching_a_deal\">Reaching a deal<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the end, the top three players agreed to a deal. Each player was guaranteed at least <strong>$2.5 million<\/strong>. They left $300,000 on the table to play for as well as the title or PSPC champion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shylko ended up heads up against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Germany\u2019s<\/a> <strong>Max Menzel<\/strong>, who had entered the final table fifth in chips and made a huge jump overall. Heads-up play lasted just a single hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Menzel managed to hit a straight, but Shylko hit a full house. Shyklo becomes the second PSPC winner after <strong>Ramon Colillas<\/strong> won the first event in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Menzel earned his spot in the PSPC via Platinum Pass and certainly made it count. Niclas Thumm found a Platinum Pass route to the final table as well and made it pay off to the tune of seven figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the end, the tournament produced a field of 1,014 entries for a <strong>$24.8 million<\/strong> prize pool. That included 418 Platinum Pass winners. Here\u2019s a look at the final table payouts.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2023 PokerStars Players Championship<\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aliaksandr Shylko (Belarus) \u2013\u00a0$3,121,838<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Max Menzel (Germany) \u2013\u00a0$2,859,990<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Philipe Pizzari (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/brazil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brazil<\/a>) \u2013\u00a0$2,524,871<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nacho Barbero (Argentina) \u2013\u00a0$1,551,300<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pedro Marques (Portugal) \u2013\u00a0$1,251,500<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niclas Thumm (Germany) \u2013\u00a0$1,001,200<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span id=\"isaac_haxton_chalks_up_another_win\">Isaac Haxton chalks up another win<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After winning the $100,000 PCA Super High Roller to start the series, <strong>Isaac Haxton<\/strong> bookended his run in the series with another big win on the final day of action. He took down the $100,000 NLHE event on Friday for <strong>$1.6 million<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total, Haxton chalke up more than <strong>$3.1 million<\/strong> in winnings across the entire series, which also included a third-place finish. The performance also follows winning the final event in the <strong>PokerGO Cup<\/strong> in January for $598,000. It\u2019s certainly been a nice few weeks for the high-stakes grinder from New York.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"art\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Isaac Haxton (@ikepoker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ikepoker\/status\/1621764660402786305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the most recent win, Haxton now has more than $33.6 million in live tournament winnings. The event brought in 46 entries for a $4.5 million prize pool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Germany\u2019s <strong>Fedor Holz<\/strong> finished runner-up for $1 million. That came after a deep run in the PSPC, where he took 21st for $123,600.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"ognyan_dimov_grabs_high_roller_title_other_winners\">Ognyan Dimov grabs high roller title; other winners<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the $25,000 PCA High Roller, former European Poker Tour champion <strong>Ognyan Dimov<\/strong> found the top spot for<strong> $990,655<\/strong>. The tournament brought in 187 entries for a $4.4 million prize pool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is now the largest tournament score of the Bulgarian\u2019s poker career and now has more than $4 million in live tournament winnings.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_56607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56607\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-56607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ognyan-Dimov_Winner_Event_59_PCA-High-Roller_\u00a9Manuel-Kovsca_PSPC_DSC_0090_Feb-03-2023.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ognyan-Dimov_Winner_Event_59_PCA-High-Roller_\u00a9Manuel-Kovsca_PSPC_DSC_0090_Feb-03-2023.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ognyan-Dimov_Winner_Event_59_PCA-High-Roller_\u00a9Manuel-Kovsca_PSPC_DSC_0090_Feb-03-2023-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ognyan-Dimov_Winner_Event_59_PCA-High-Roller_\u00a9Manuel-Kovsca_PSPC_DSC_0090_Feb-03-2023-768x467.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-56607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ognyan Dimov celebrates his win in the PCA High Roller. (photo courtesy PokerStars\/Manuel Kovsca)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the $10,150 Six-Handed Unlimited Re-Entry, Switzerland\u2019s <strong>Alexandre Vuilleumier<\/strong> found the winner\u2019s circle for $237,700. The $3,100 NLHE Unlimited Re-Entry also produced a nice payout for the champion. Germany\u2019s <strong>Maximilian Silz<\/strong> took the title for $101,430.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazil&#8217;s <strong>Kelvin Kerber<\/strong> scored the trophy and $110,910 in the $2,200 Deep Stack Single Re-Entry. After 70 events, the PCA came to a close on Friday. With so many Platinum Passes given out, the tournament brought together an interesting mix of recreational players and pros.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sun, sand, and poker were hard to beat. Many players may already be asking if the PCA will return for 2024? Is PokerStars planning a third PSPC and more Platinum Passes up for grabs? Those answers remain to be seen, but stay tuned to PokerScout for details as more information is announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2605\u2605\u2605 <em>Ready to get in the action at PokerStars? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/reviews\/pokerstars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for a complete site review with exclusive PokerScout bonus offers.<\/em> \u2605\u2605\u2605<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After months of awarding Platinum Passes and building plenty of hype, the PokerStars No Limit 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