Biography

Aliaksandr Shylko is a Belarusian poker player who won the 2023 PokerStars Players NL Hold'em Championship for $3,121,838.

He made a three-handed deal with with Germany's Max Menzel (2nd - $2,859,990) and Brazil's Philipe Pizzari (3rd - $2,524,871).

Shylko described his four-day journey to the final table as "smooth for the most part," but the penultimate day proved much harder.

"I had some very tough spots against Sam Grafton and another English player - I made four hero folds which weren't easy."

Prior to the PSPC, Shylko's biggest victory was the 2,200 Eureka Rozvadov High Roller in May 2022, while his biggest cash with a fourth-place finish in the 2021 WSOP Circuit Main Event - also at King's Resort Rozvadov.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event	Place	Prize
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$3,000 Mystery Bounty	49th	$5,300
2023 PokerStars EPT Cyprus$2,200 Eureka High Roller	113th	$5,100
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty	119th	€4,410
2023 PokerStars EPT Barcelona1,100 Estrellas Poker Tour Main Event	512th	€3,030
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #92: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout	230th	$1,603
2023 World Series of PokerOnline Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship	36th	$12,036
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty	39th	$20,594
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em	13th	$38,317
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em	28th	$15,423
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed)	54th	$8,436
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #26: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack	75th	$5,145
2023 World Series of PokerEvent #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	350th	$2,400
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo5,300 EPT Main Event	36th	€19,850
2023 PokerStars EPT Monte Carlo1,100 FPS Main Event	321st	€1,650
2023 PokerStars EPT Paris3,000 EPT Mystery Bounty	67th	€4,100
2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship	1st	$3,121,838
2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure$3,000 PCA Mystery Bounty	81st	$3,500
2022 PokerStars EPT Barcelona2,200 Estrellas Poker Tour High Roller	38th	€11,770
2022 World Series of PokerEvent #70: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event World Championship	665th	$23,000
2022 MSPT Venetian$1,600 Main Event 197 [$2,000,000 GTD]	131st	$3,748
2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #3: 1,350 NLH Mini Main Event	132nd	€2,570
2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #2: 550 Pot-Limit Omaha	61st	€1,150
2021 World Series of Poker EuropeEvent #1: 350 NLH Opener	165th	€664
WSOP International Circuit - WSOPC RozvadovWSOP Circuit NLH Main Event	4th	€79,943
2021 GGPoker WSOP Online Bracelet EventsEvent #7: $1,500 MILLIONAIRE MAKER NLH - $1M for 1st [Final Day], $5M GTD	398th	$2,889
2019 WSOP International Circuit King's Resort Rozvadov II1,700 Main Event	4th	€68,500
2017 WSOP International Circuit King's Casino RozvadovMain Event	32nd	€4,788