2024 PLO Grand Slam
Lautaro Guerra raised to 3,500 in the cutoff and was three-bet to 12,000 by "Megas" on the button. Tina Bajric called in the small blind, as did Guerra.
Bajric then bet 25,000 on the 2♦K♥2♥ flop, which both players folded to. Bajric celebrated as she stated she was happy with the pair of deuces on the flop.
The first players have found their seats as action is underway in the €5,200 PLO Opener.
Level: 1
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
The start of the €5,200 has been slightly delayed.
Stay tuned as the action will get underway shortly.
A new challenger has appeared on the European poker circuit, and they are kicking off things with a bang. Diamond Poker Series' first-ever festival, the PLO Grand Slam, starts today at Arena Casino in Tirana, Albania. The festival features a week of mid- and high-stakes Omaha action, with buy-ins ranging from €1,100 to €25,500. Over €3,000,000 in prize pools is guaranteed across all tournaments, so huge prizes are in store for those crowned champions.
First up is the €5,200 PLO Opener, which gets cards in the air today at 5 p.m. local time. The tournament has a guarantee of €1,000,000, with two starting days and unlimited reentries providing plenty of opportunities for players to build a stack. PokerNews will also cover the €10,300 PLO Championship later on in the series, which boasts the same seven-figure guarantee. The full schedule can be found here.
Live Reporting Schedule
| Date | Starting Time (CET) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 4 Nov | 5 p.m. | €5,200 PLO Opener Day 1a |
| Tue 5 Nov | 3 p.m. | €5,200 PLO Opener Day 1b |
| Wed 6 Nov | 1 p.m. | €5,200 PLO Opener Day 2 (Final) |
| Thu 7 Nov | 3 p.m. | €10,300 PLO Championship Day 1 |
| Fri 8 Nov | 3 p.m. | €10,300 PLO Championship Day 2 |
| Sat 9 Nov | 3 p.m. | €10,300 PLO Championship Day 3 (Final) |
The €5,200 PLO Opener sits players down with a starting stack of 200,000. The first level has blinds of 500/1,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000. Day 1a will play through 11 levels of 45 minutes before the survivors bag and tag for Day 2. A 15-minute break will be had after every three levels, with a 45-minute dinner break after Level 6, around 9:45 p.m.
Unlimited options for reentry are available, and doing so can be done until the start of Day 2, which begins in Level 12: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante. However, players are incentivized to end Day 1a with a big stack as the top two stacks at the end of the night will receive a ticket to the €10,300 PLO Championship. These tickets are not deducted from the prize pool but are coming straight out of the organizers' pockets, with no strings attached.
€5,200 PLO Opener Day 1a Structure
| Level | Duration (min) | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 45 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| 3 | 45 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Break | 15 | |||
| 4 | 45 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 5 | 45 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 6 | 45 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Break | 45 | |||
| 7 | 45 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 8 | 45 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 9 | 45 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| Break | 15 | |||
| 10 | 45 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 11 | 45 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews as the live reporting team will be on the tournament floor all week to catch the Pot-Limit Omaha action during the first-ever PLO Grand Slam.
€5,200 PLO Opener
Day 1a Started