2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship

2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
105
Prize
$3,121,838
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$24,843,000
Entries
1,014
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
1,005
Players Left
680

Grafton Gives Up on the River

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Francesc Blanco raised it up from under the gun and Sam Grafton three-bet to 4,800 in the cutoff. Blanco called and the flop of {10-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} hit the felt. Blanco checked to Grafton who continued for 5,500 and Blanco called.

The {2-Spades} paired the board on the turn and Blanco checked again. Grafton sized up another bet of 15,500 this time and Blanco still called. The river was the {8-Spades} and Blanco checked for the third time. Grafton went into the tank for a couple of minutes before finally knuckling back.

Blanco flipped over {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} and Grafton was unable to beat it. "Hell of a call!" Steve Buckner pointed out on Blanco's right. "If he fires the river, you gotta fold though."

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Francesc Blanco es
Francesc Blanco
91,000
Profile photo of Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
78,500
-19,500
-19,500

Tags: Steve BucknerSam GraftonFrancesc Blanco