Aliaksandr Shylko Vol. 36, No. 6 Card Player Magazine

Aliaksandr Shylko Wins PokerStars Players Championship For $3.1 Million

by Erik Fast

Aliaksandr Shylko has won the second-largest $25,000 buy-in poker tournament ever held. The 26-year-old Belarusian defeated a near-record field of 1,014 entries in the 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship, securing a career-defining title and the huge top prize of $3,121,838. This victory was by far the largest tournament score yet for the young professional...