Aliaksandr Shylko Wins PSPC Title and $3.1 Million in Bahamas

Aliaksandr Shylko from Belarus won the PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) title, trophy, and $3,121,838. The PSPC had 1014 entries with a $25,000 buy-in, creating a prizepool of $24,843,000.

The final table of six included Aliaksandr Shylko, Max Menzel, Philipe Pizzari, Nacho Barbero, Pedro Marques, and Niclas Thumm. Notable players who cashed in the PSPC include Chris Moneymaker, Martin Jacobson, Paulina “PokerBunny” Loeliger, Martin Zamani, and Nadya Magnus.

The final three players agreed to an ICM deal to lessen the potential pain of the pay jumps. Max Menzel finished in second place with $2,859,990. Philipe Pizzari finished in third place with $2,524,871.