2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship

2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
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 2
Entries
689
Players Left
255

Smith Needs a New Strategy

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Daniel Steven Smith
Daniel Steven Smith

Dan Smith was out of position in a heads-up pot against Platinum Pass winner Diego Cuellar on a flop of {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Spades}.

Smith, who tweeted earlier in the event that his poker strategy is to "generally just bet half pot and hope for the best," did precisely that as he bet 13,000 for a little more than half pot. Cuellar called.

Smith stuck to a similar strategy by betting 32,000 on the {k-Diamonds} turn before Cuellar again called. Smith opted to try something new on the {10-Hearts} river and checked before Cuellar checked back. Smith tabled {a-Spades}{j-Hearts} for ace-high, which was no good against the {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} of the Platinum Pass winner.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Diego Cuellar pe
Diego Cuellar
210,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
130,000
-105,000
-105,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Dan SmithDiego Cuellar