€10,300 PLO Championship Day 2 | 2024 PLO Grand Slam

11-08-2024 18:15 UTC+1

Polster Hits Another Set, Sends Out Crawley

Frank Visser

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

James Crawley under the gun, Tom-Aksel Bedell on the button, and Stefan Polster in the big blind went to a flop of J♦9♥4♣.

With 175,000 in the pot, Crawley jammed all in for 105,000 once Polster had checked. Bedell mucked his cards but Polster snap-called.

James Crawley: A♥10♥J♠6♣ All in
Stefan Polster: Q♣9♠9♣8♣

The 3♦A♣ runout brought no significant changes, sending Crawley to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Polster	775,000 270,000	270,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	300,000 135,000	135,000
James Crawley	Busted

Tags: James Crawley Stefan Polster Tom-Aksel Bedell

Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

11-08-2024 18:32 UTC+1

Assorted Counts as Pre-Bubble Play Slows Down

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Harun Ertural	2,450,000 1,255,000	1,255,000

Vadim Zakharyan	1,480,000 100,000	100,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	1,400,000 640,000	640,000

Dimitrios Amoiridis	1,050,000 355,000	355,000
Nikolaos Lampropoulos	600,000 105,000	105,000

Bernard Larabi	560,000 360,000	360,000
Imad Derwiche	470,000 150,000	150,000
Gergo Nagy	150,000 290,000	290,000

11-08-2024 18:37 UTC+1

Lau Bluffs Some Off; Derwiche Departs

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

On a turn of K♥9♣2♠2♦, Ka Kwan Lau in the small blind checked to Vasil Medarov in early position. Medarov bet 55,000, which Lau raised to 175,000.

Medarov made the call, after which the 3♠ river went check-check. Lau shook his head, prompting Medarov to table A♦J♦J♣2♣ for the winning hand with trips.

At another table, Imad Derwiche was seen leaving the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	2,060,000 155,000	155,000

Appie	1,950,000 500,000	500,000
Phil Ejri	1,800,000 865,000	865,000

Vasil Medarov	850,000 305,000	305,000
Ka Kwan Lau	650,000 670,000	670,000

Daniel Montagnolli	500,000 250,000	250,000
Chris Dowling	450,000 110,000	110,000
Pavel Izotov	370,000 170,000	170,000
Imad Derwiche	Busted

Tags: Imad Derwiche Ka Kwan Lau Vasil Medarov

11-08-2024 18:45 UTC+1

Ertural on Huge Stack After Joust With Joukimainen

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Harun Ertural in the hijack and Joni Jouhkimainen in the cutoff each put 210,000 in a massive pot of 800,000 on a turn of 2♥J♣K♦4♥. The river fell the Q♦ and was checked by Erutral.

Jouhkimainen put in 400,000, about half his stack, and was instantly check-raised all-in by Ertural.

Jouhkimainen snap-folded and the gigantic pot was shipped to Ertural, who resultingly obtained a substantial chiplead over the rest of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harun Ertural	3,375,000 925,000	925,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	485,000 915,000	915,000

Tags: Harun Ertural Joni Jouhkimainen

11-08-2024 19:00 UTC+1

Jouhkimainen Falls Short

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Joni Jouhkimainen raised to 70,000 under the gun. Vadim Zakharyan three-bet to 230,000 in the small blind and Jouhkimainen called.

Zakharyan put Jouhkimainen all-in for 185,000 on the K♦9♥7♣ flop and was instantly called.

Joni Jouhkimainen: A♥10♥9♣6♠ All in
Vadim Zakharyan: A♠A♦10♠9♠

Jouhkimainen did not improve on the 5♥5♦ runout, seeing Zakharayan eliminate him with his aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vadim Zakharyan	1,700,000 220,000	220,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	Busted

Tags: Joni Jouhkimainen Vadim Zakharyan

11-08-2024 19:06 UTC+1

Bedell Busts Before the Money, Again

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

A completed board of 5♥Q♦A♠6♦3♠ was inbetween Tom-Aksel Bedell in the big blind and Aaron Pahlawani on the button.

Bedell checked to Pahlawani, who put him all-in for a pot-sized bet of 220,000.

"I was the bubble boy in the 5K and I might be the bubble in the 10K as well," Bedell lamented as he pondered his options.

Eventually, he called off. Pahlawani tabled 10♠7♣5♦4♣ for a rivered straight.

"Bet when you have the chance," Bedell said as he showed down K♥Q♠Q♣6♣ for a no-good top set and took his leave.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pahlawani	1,600,000 755,000	755,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	Busted

Tags: Aaron Pahlawani Tom-Aksel Bedell

11-08-2024 19:18 UTC+1

Larabi Hero Calls Wrong; Izotov Also Exits

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Harun Ertural checked from the big blind to Bernard Larabi in the cutoff. Larabi fired 50,000 into a 130,000 pot on a K♦J♣9♠Q♣ board and was instantly raised to 155,000.

Larabi called, seeing the 4♦ hit the river. He was quickly put all-in by Ertural, putting him in the tank. Ultimately, he made the call for his tournament life.

Ertural tabled A♠Q♠10♥8♦ for the nut straight. Larabi mucked his Q♥Q♦5♣4♥ for a set of queens at first but it was turned over by the dealer as he took his leave.

At another table €5,200 Opener runner-up Pavel Izotov fell short of his second cash of the series.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harun Ertural	3,900,000 525,000	525,000

Bernard Larabi	Busted
Pavel Izotov	Busted

11-08-2024 19:22 UTC+1

Dinner Break

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The 19 remaining players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break.

The soft bubble is expected to continue around 8:05 p.m. local time.

11-08-2024 19:37 UTC+1

Break Counts (full)

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Harun Ertural	3,550,000 350,000	350,000

Lautaro Guerra	2,800,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Vadim Zakharyan	2,600,000 900,000	900,000
Phil Ejri	2,260,000 460,000	460,000

Alex Livingston	2,195,000 135,000	135,000

Appie	2,125,000 175,000	175,000
Pie Sie	2,050,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Dimitrios Amoiridis	1,700,000 650,000	650,000
Diego Armando	1,430,000 390,000	390,000
Aaron Pahlawani	1,390,000 210,000	210,000
Stefan Polster	1,245,000 470,000	470,000
Vasil Medarov	1,075,000 225,000	225,000
Nikolaos Lampropoulos	895,000 295,000	295,000

Chris Dowling	610,000 160,000	160,000
Ka Kwan Lau	575,000 75,000	75,000

Benjamin N	540,000 340,000	340,000
Belarmino De Souza	395,000 705,000	705,000
Daniel Montagnolli	325,000 175,000	175,000
Gergo Nagy	190,000 40,000	40,000

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