Andrew Graham was in the hijack against Taco de Goede in the cutoff.
The board read 
and there was 16,800 in the pot. Graham checked and De Goede announced a bet of 12,000 before Graham moved all in for 40,800 effective. De Goede looked frustrated but wasn't prepared to call for his tournament life as he folded.
The board on the turn read 
with around 28,000 in the middle when big blind Justin Bonomo checked to his button opponent, Max Menzel.
Menzel thought about it for several moments before he eventually landed on a sizing of 7,000. Bonomo took no time and promptly mucked his cards to award the pot to Menzel.
Adria Diaz Dalmau opened to 1,100 from the cutoff. Alex Keating defended from the big blind.
Action checked through to showdown. No player connected on the 
board. Keating tabled 
but Dalmau had the winner with 
.
Kevin Rabichow was in a heads-up pot against Gregory Armand on a board of 
and committed his remaining 11,500 to be at risk.
Kevin Rabichow: 
Gregory Armand: 
Rabichow was ahead against his opponent's straight draw, but the river then brought the 
to give Armband a better pair to send the poker coach to the rail.
On Monday, the 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) kicked off, and midway through Level 4 the field is already closing in on 1,000 runners! It’s a truly special event with hundreds of Platinum Pass winners doing battle with some of the biggest names in the game.
While players started with 60,000 in chips and are playing one-hour levels, it didn’t take long for the action to heat up. In fact, there has already been a slew of eliminations with the first coming in Level 1. Ever since there’s been a steady stream of players headed to the exit.
Fedor Holz opened to 1,100 in early position and was called by Ami Alibay a couple of seats over. Dmitrii Benediktov re-raised to 3,500 from the big blind and both Holz and Alibay called.
The flop came 
and Benediktov continued with a bet of 2,500. Holz called and Alibay came along for the ride as well. The landed on the turn and Benediktov checked this time. Holz put together a bet of 8,000 which got Alibay out of the way and Benediktov quickly folded as well.
Jason Mercier was in early position against Eran Aydin in the big blind.
There was 18,700 in the pot as the board read 
and Aydin bet 6,000. Mercier snap-called and Aydin showed 
for two pair to take down the pot as Mercier mucked.
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