Final Table Player Profile Seat 5: Aliaksandr Shylko
Aliaksandr Shylko, 26, has been a professional poker player for six years. After starting out playing cash games, he turned to hold��em tournaments and now specializes exclusively in them, both live and online.
From Minsk in Belarus, Shylko has racked up a string of cashes on the international circuit since 2016, including winning the �2,200 Eureka High Roller in Rozvadov last year for �75,332. Shylko described his four-day journey to the final table as ��smooth for the most part,�� but the last day proved much harder.
��I had some very tough spots against Sam Grafton and another English player �C I made four hero folds which weren��t easy.�� Without them, he admits he may not still have a shot at the PSPC 2023 title.
One hand from Day 4 that stood out as ��the biggest hand�� for him involved his holding ace-king off vs. ace-king suited and ace-queen suited. A queen in the window looked like it would spell the end of his tournament, but when the king of diamonds appeared, he thought, of the final table �C and possibly the title �C ��I might just get there.��
Of the PCA, which Shylko��s attending for the first time, he says, ��It��s great �C but crazy pricey. I had a $7 chocolate bar. In Belarus you can get a decent dinner for that!��