Alexander Shilko Wins PSPC and Takes Home $3 Million

Alexander Shilko won the PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) and earned $3 million.

The PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) had a buy-in of $25,000 and was held in a freezeout format with one starting day. The tournament featured free Platinum Pass tickets, which PokerStars gave away over three years. 1,005 people registered for the tournament, with 418 of them being Platinum Pass holders.

The prize pool for the tournament was $24,843,000, with 175 players making it into the money. Alexander Shilko was one of the three Russian-speaking players remaining in the game on the third day. The tournament featured notable participants such as actor David Costabile, hockey legend Tomáš Kaberle, and actress Arden Cho. The tournament was opened by famous poker announcer Bruce Buffer. The first day's biggest stack was accumulated by Chris Moorman (237BB), with other top players including Josh Arie, Martin Zamani, and Canadian streamer Arli Shaban. The tournament featured 14 representatives from Russia, with 9 of them making it to the second day.