January 03, 2024 Matthew Pitt Senior Editor

British star Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi kicked off 2024 in style by taking down theR$2,023 3️⃣ NLHE 8-Max New Year Special event at PokerStars. The tournament, one of three New Year Specials held at PokerStars on 3️⃣ January 1, 2024, was ridiculously stacked, as you would expect from such a high-stakes affair. Any of the entrants would 3️⃣ have made a worthy champion, but Shakerchi got the job done and his hands onR$100,029.

$2,023 NLHE New Year Special Final 3️⃣ Table Results

Place Player Country Prize 1 Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi United KingdomR$100,029 2 Ac-King00 AustriaR$74,944 3 gettingpwned BulgariaR$56,149 4 Christian "WATnlos" 3️⃣ Rudolph AustriaR$42,068 5 tzuzteutezu AustriaR$31,518 6 Julian "jutrack" Track GermanyR$23,614 7 Forest_PL PolandR$17,692 8 Benjamin "Spraggy" Spragg United KingdomR$13,255 9 3️⃣ Benjamin "BC1989RF" Chalot HungaryR$10,976

Some 272 players bought in forR$2,023, an unusual buy-in designed to celebrate the start of the new 3️⃣ year. Those entrants created aR$524,054 prize pool, obliterating theR$400,000 guarantee.