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ALIAKSANDR SHYLKO WINS SECOND EVER POKERSTARS PLAYERS NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM CHAMPIONSHIP (PSPC) IN THE BAHAMAS TAKING HOME $3.1M

ONCHAN, Isle of Man, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Marking its return to The Bahamas, PokerStars announced today that Aliaksandr Shylko, 26, from Belarus has won the PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC), and takes home a win of $3,121,838, after a deal was made between the final three before playing off for the trophy.

ALIAKSANDR SHYLKO WINS SECOND EVER POKERSTARS PLAYERS NO-LIMIT HOLD’EM CHAMPIONSHIP (PSPC) IN THE BAHAMAS TAKING HOME $3.1M

 

Four years in the making, the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) and PokerStars Players No Limit Hold’em Championship (PSPC) took residence in the breathtaking Baha Mar Resort this week.

The PSPC saw 1,014 players take to the table in Nassau amounting to a total prize pool of $24,843,000 which was divided between the top 175 finishers. Day 5 was millionaire-maker day with the top six players entering the final table knowing they would be going home with at least $1,001,200 with the champion potentially taking home $4,053,200.

The champion, Alexander Shylko, 26, after starting out playing cash games, turned to hold’em tournaments and now has been playing professionally for six years. From Minsk in Belarus, Shylko has racked up a string of wins 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 – 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.

Champion, Shylko moments after his win said: “It’s crazy! I can’t believe that this is happening. It’s unreal what is going on right now. I’m going to celebrate by taking it all in and enjoying the ocean.”

Players from 63 countries took part in the PSPC this year including PokerStars Sponsored Player Bruce Buffer, who brought the drama from the ring into the tournament room by officially launching this year’s PSPC. He was joined by actors David Costable, Arden Cho, former National Hockey League (NHL) player Tomáš Kaberle and TV personality Robert Mariano (Boston Rob). American-Canadian chess player Alexandra Botez took part in the PSPC and went on to win $10,815 in the Hyper Turbo – Freezeout.

This year PokerStars awarded more Platinum Pass packages than ever before with over 400 people around the globe winning a $30,000 Platinum Pass package, giving them the chance to take home the final prize pool.

One such Platinum Pass winner was Max Menzel from Germany who came runner up at the PSPC, winning an impressive $2,859,990. Originally from Berlin, Menzel, 37 is predominantly a live cash game player and having moved to Asia over 10 years ago, won a Platinum Pass at the Road to PSPC event in Manila.

Brazil’s Philipe Pizzari came in third place, taking home an incredible $2,524,871. Originally from Sao Paolo, Brazil, Philipe now lives in Miami Florida and having left the world of online poker behind, he now plays live events more regularly. 

Entering the final day of the PSPC, Pizzari said “Being at this final table is such a dream. I already had a very nice deep run at the WSOP Main Event and I thought that, as a recreational player, it would be almost impossible to get a great deep run again. For me this is one of the most important events of the year. It’s a big dream and I’ll try to have fun.”

2019 Platinum Pass and PSPC winner, Ramón Colillas handed over the trophy and said, “It’s an incredible feeling, I remember when I won it was one of the best experiences of my life. And now to be here again, as a PokerStars ambassador its very special.”

PokerStars Director of Partnerships, PR and Consumer Engagement, Rebecca McAdam Willetts said: “We’re so happy to finally celebrate this event, and to do so in The Bahamas, where we’ve made so many wonderful memories in the past. The atmosphere has been magical as we see players come together from all over the world, some waiting almost four years to take their seat. Their passion and enthusiasm, and the positive response we’ve experienced has made this event incredibly special.

“This year we awarded our community with more Platinum Passes than ever before and we’re very happy to see our wonderful debut champion Ramon Collillas now hand his crown over to Aliaksandr Shylko. Our Platinum Passes were key to providing more people with the opportunity to not only experience poker, but an event of epic proportions. We had so many wonderful stories, and truly enjoyed surprising and rewarding the PokerStars community each step of the way. Next stop EPT Paris!”

Head to the PokerStars Twitch and PokerStars YouTube channels for all the action.

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For further information, please contact press@pokerstars.com 

About PokerStars

PokerStars operates the world’s most popular online poker sites, serving the global poker community. Since it launched in 2001, PokerStars has become the first choice of players all over the world, with more daily tournaments than anywhere else and with the best online security. More than 200 billion hands have been dealt on PokerStars, which is more than any other site.

PokerStars is ultimately owned by Flutter Entertainment plc. (LSE: FLTR; EURONEXT: FLTR).

Play Responsibly! For more information on responsible gaming please visit our website at http://www.pokerstars.com/about/responsible-gaming/

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Osstem Implant Accelerates Innovation in India with ‘Denall TV’, a Digital Dental Education Hub

  • Over the past two years since its launch in April 2024, Denall TV has become a core platform for digital dental education in India.
  • Opened a dedicated Denall Studio in India in July 2025, strengthening live hands-on and professional training programs.
  • Supporting the professional growth of clinicians through practical content, including ‘Master Courses’ and ‘Product Reviews’.

NEW DELHI and MUMBAI, India, June 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Osstem Implant announced that its specialized dental education platform for the Indian market, ‘Denall TV’ (https://in.denall.com), is gaining significant traction among local practitioners, establishing itself as a vital hub for digital dental education in India.

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  •  Building a Comprehensive Digital Clinical Education Environment

Since launching its first content in April 2024, Denall TV has continuously evolved to meet the needs of Indian clinicians. To provide more immersive and high-quality education, Osstem Implant established a dedicated Denall Studio in India in July 2025. This facility has enabled the creation of a systematic digital clinical education environment, overcoming geographical limitations for dentists across the country.

  • Providing High-Quality, Practice-Oriented Clinical Content

The platform focuses on promoting ‘Digital Dentistry’ through specialized ‘Digital Surgery’ education and providing accurate product information. Denall TV consistently uploads essential clinical content, including: Live Hands-on sessions, Practical Master Courses, Expert product reviews featuring items such as the T2 Plus and 122 Taper KIT, helping clinicians make informed decisions for their practices.

  • Strengthening Trust as a Strategic Education Partner

Professional clinical courses have become a major topic of interest among local medical professionals. Notably, the ‘Implant System Introduction’ lecture has surpassed 25,000 views, proving the platform’s high influence. This achievement signifies that Osstem Implant has successfully established itself as a trusted education partner in the Indian market, going beyond its role as a manufacturer.

  • Bridging Global Trends and Improving Educational Accessibility

Osstem Implant connects local practitioners with global academic networks. The platform provides timely content from global academic events such as the ‘2026 Osstem World Meeting in Bangkok’, sharing the latest implant trends and technological advancements with the Indian dental community. By offering online access, Denall TV effectively bridges the educational gap for dentists in regions where offline seminars are difficult to attend.

An official from Osstem Implant India stated, “Denall TV serves as a key bridge, delivering world-class clinical knowledge to local dentists. We will continue to strengthen our real-time interactive webinars to provide deeper clinical insights.” The official added, “We are committed to driving both the quantitative and qualitative growth of the Indian dental implant market through the continued provision of high-quality educational content.”

Moving forward, Osstem Implant plans to enhance its B2C PR strategies centered around the Denall TV platform and lead the popularization of digital dental treatment in India through close communication with local practitioners.

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Deutscher Cricket Bund (DCB) announces an exciting 2026 season to showcase Germany as the leading European cricket nation, building world-class cricket IP’s

ESSEN, Germany and MUMBAI, India, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — After the tremendous success of the recently concluded ‘5 match T20 International event – ‘Austria Tour of Germany,” DCB is all set to kick off its ambitious domestic set of events for 2026.

German Super League – Berlin edition starts at Mayfeld – next to the iconic OlympiaStadion from the 8th of June.

With a fixture of 43 T10 matches, 10 best clubs from the Berlin region will compete to be crowned champions. Legendary English umpire, Billy Bowden, will be the special guest, and will be officiating the final match.

Mr. Severin Weiss, the president of DCB, said, “In order to have a robust system, we need to have a strong domestic structure. It’s not about just having premier leagues and international contests, but building bottom up. And that’s what our core focus and mission is.” He added that for cricket in Europe and particularly in Germany to flourish, they need to attract more natives to take up the sport. Organizing good quality events, that are properly produced at the domestic level, will ensure they achieve this in the years to come.

The team at DCB is working methodically to achieve the stated mission.

Mr. Dieter Voight – DCB CEO – shed more light on the calendar events and stated, “In 2026, with strong collaboration and support of our regional partners, we have plans to conduct up to 8 domestic tournaments with about 300 matches. Add to this, we have 4 international events, the biggest being the Nordic Cup in August.”

The Nordic cup will see 5 women’s teams battle it out in August. The hosts will be joined by the Nordic national teams of Finland, Sweden, Denmark as well.

Germany will also host two more bilateral events, the next one being against Switzerland women’s in July.

Germany hopes to soon break into the top 30 men’s T20 ICC rankings. They won 4-1 against Austria and hope to continue their dominance on the field.

Donovan Miller has been appointed the head coach. Donovan brings in rich experience of working with English Counties, and top franchise tournaments. Coach along with the captain Musadiq Ahmed, who was sensational with the bat against Austria and was adjudged Man of the series, has the full trust and support of DCB to lead the team to achieve grander cricketing success.

With a robust domestic and international calendar in place, DCB is focussed on marketing the events and positioning German cricket as one of the most serious cricket destinations in Europe.

The important aspect is to reach as many people as possible, includes a strategic multi-media plan, which includes digital marketing as a key corner stone.

Dr. Vignaesh Sankaran, Vice President of the DCB, added: “Live broadcasting is only one part of the equation. Equally important is how we market our events, players, coaches, and sponsors to a wider audience. We do not want to miss this opportunity to grow the game and create value for all our stakeholders. The Austria–Germany international series generated more than five million impressions across all platforms. Together with our partners, SMW Global, we invited German influencer Liz Laz, whose content introduced German cricket to new audiences and significantly expanded our reach.

Germany is among the first European Associate Members to embrace this approach at scale, combining elite cricket with digital storytelling and influencer engagement. Through these efforts, we have achieved over 150% growth in viewership and now attract some of the largest cricket audiences in Europe.

Germany’s reputation for strong governance, professionalism, and high-quality event delivery also makes it an increasingly attractive market for sponsors and commercial partners. We will continue to build on this momentum and further strengthen Germany’s position as a leading cricket market in Europe.”

The Deutschland Cricket Board (DCB) has officially entered into a strategic partnership with SMW Global Media, with a long-term vision for collaboration. SMW Global Media will serve as the exclusive commercial rights partner, overseeing event production, ground branding, and sponsor asset delivery, while also supporting the DCB in developing consistent digital content and event promotion across platforms.

Azhan Ahsan, executive director – SMW Global Media, said, “The aim is to produce clean, high quality broadcasts, in decent budgets, allowing our federation partners the flexibility to produce more matches professionally. Consistent supply will expand the reach and grow commercial values of German cricket organically.” He added, “Germany is perhaps the only country in Europe that can on its own produce good quality cricket in such high volumes. Sponsors and media partners love it when there is a proper structure and a plan. And if we can add further value for all stakeholders by adding some spice on the digital content front, we can fast track brand Germany to newer markets and audiences. We are committed to that.”

The last event was broadcast LIVE worldwide on multiple platforms – FanCode, Action Sports, Unbeaten +, Unbeaten Prime, SportVot, Cricket Lounge TV, and German cricket’s official YouTube channel. It was also covered by all major data and scoring partners including ESPN, and Olympics.com.

About Deutscher Cricket Bund (DCB)

The Deutscher Cricket Bund is the governing body for cricket in Germany and is responsible for the development, promotion and organization of cricket activities across the country, including domestic, youth and international cricket structures.

For more information, please visit https://www.cricket.de/

About SMW Global Media

SMW Global Media is an international full-service sports agency that serves some of the major leagues, federations, teams and broadcasters in the world. With a global reach, they have been involved in projects in over 41 countries, annually distributing, selling and producing thousands of hours of live sports and work with over 100 broadcast partners. Their four core areas of expertise include Rights Management, Production Services, Streaming Solutions and Sponsorships. For more information, please visit, smwglobalmedia.com

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ContentLens Appoints Hari Nair, Former CEO of Tips Music, as Pro Bono Strategic Advisor

Industry veteran brings three decades of music, digital media, and content monetisation experience to India’s leading AI-powered IP protection platform — backing the company on conviction, not a fee.

MUMBAI, India, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ContentLens, an AI-powered content intelligence platform pioneering proprietary solutions in music IP protection, celebrity likeness detection, content provenance, and deepfake identification, today announced the appointment of Hari Nair as Pro Bono Strategic Advisor.

Nair brings over three decades of leadership in the Indian and global media and entertainment industry, having held senior roles at Tips Music Limited, Sony Music India, PPL India, and TikTok — where he led the global launch of TikTok Music (known as Resso). Most recently, he served as CEO of Tips Music Limited, one of India’s most valued music labels, where he spearheaded global partnerships with TikTok, Sony Music Publishing, and Warner Music Group, built a data-driven, high-performance culture, and delivered sustained shareholder returns. Upon his departure, the music industry legend Kumar Taurani, Chairman and MD of Tips Music, credited Hari for ‘driving revenues and achieving targets as committed to shareholders’ and described him as ‘a passionate, revenue and data-driven leader’.

In an industry where advisory roles routinely carry equity or paid arrangements, Nair’s decision to join pro bono is a deliberate signal of conviction. As a former client of ContentLens, he has first-hand experience of the platform’s capabilities — and chose to back it based on that direct assessment of the technology.

In his advisory capacity, Nair will provide strategic counsel on ContentLens’s go-to-market strategy across the Indian and global media & entertainment industry, support the company’s investor relations, and leverage his extensive network across leading music, media, and entertainment companies.

ContentLens has already commercialised its technology with five large customers in the media and entertainment sector. The company has filed patents on its core fingerprinting, watermarking, and audio-visual content intelligence technologies, and is advancing toward its next phase of commercial growth.

ROHAN SAHU, Founder & CEO, ContentLens:

“When someone of Hari’s standing chooses to back ContentLens — not for a fee, but out of genuine belief in what we are building — it is among the strongest forms of validation a company at our stage can receive. His three decades of operating experience across every layer of the music and entertainment ecosystem, combined with his direct familiarity with our platform, gives us both strategic depth and credibility as we scale. We are deeply grateful for his trust and commitment.”

HARI NAIR, Pro Bono Strategic Advisor, ContentLens:

“I have spent my career building value across the music and entertainment ecosystem, and I can see clearly that the next frontier of that value lies in AI-driven content protection. ContentLens is solving a problem that every label, every artist, and every media company in the world already faces: IP infringement in an age where content can be replicated, repurposed, and monetised without consent. I have worked with this technology as a client and I know what it can do. I am joining because I genuinely believe this platform will matter — for record labels, musicians, artists, celebrities and every form of IP owner.”

ABOUT CONTENTLENS

ContentLens is an AI-powered content intelligence company building proprietary technology across four verticals: music IP protection, celebrity likeness detection, content provenance, and deepfake identification. Headquartered in Bangalore, ContentLens works with leading content owners and media companies to detect, protect, and monetise original intellectual property. The company has filed patents on its core fingerprinting, watermarking, and audio-visual content intelligence technologies, and has already commercialised its products globally with five large customers in the media and entertainment sector.

ABOUT HARI NAIR

Hari Nair is one of India’s most accomplished media and entertainment industry executives, with a distinguished career spanning music, digital media, and global content platforms. He has held leadership roles at Tips Music Limited, Sony Music India, PPL India, and TikTok, where he led the global launch of TikTok Music (Resso). As former CEO of Tips Music Limited, he led the company through a period of transformational growth and delivered exceptional shareholder returns. He is widely recognised for his dealmaking ability, performance-driven leadership, investor relationship management, and deep expertise in content monetisation.

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