€10,300 Championship
Day 3 Completed
2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta
€10,300 Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€1,880,000
Entries
182
Level
27
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
13
Players Left
1
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Level 27
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
If there was one thing that was characteristic of Andras Nemeth's run on the third and final day of the €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Malta Championship, it was the ability to show down full houses. No fewer than seven recorded times, the eventual champion won a pot with trips plus a pair, two of which were used to take down Aku Joentausta in a short heads-up battle after the two had discussed a deal. Nemeth was awarded €407,854 for his victory, as the pair had left €65,000 to play for, while Joentausta had to make do with the €325,346 he secured in the deal, his largest-ever recorded live cash as per The Hendon Mob.
It was Nemeth's first appearance at a Diamond Poker Series event, and the established high-stakes pro who goes by "probirs" online left quite the impression as he managed to conquer the field of 182 entries at Casino Malta and take the largest slice of the €1,880,000 prize pool. Nemeth's newly acquired Diamond Poker Series trophy will be a fitting addition to his cabinet filled with the many trophies he has collected since his first live poker victory in 2011.
By being awarded the trophy, Nemeth joined Tom-Aksel Bedell and Imad Derwiche in the exclusive club of PLO Grand Slam Championship winners. The tough final table Nemeth overcame featured the likes of fellow hybrid online-live crusher Ole Schemion, 2019 WSOP Main Event winner Hossein Ensan, and Diamond Poker Series regular Filip Lovric.
€10,300 PLO Grand Slam Malta Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | €407,854* |
| 2 | Aku Joentausta | Finland | €325,346* |
| 3 | Andreas Thelin | Sweden | €197,400 |
| 4 | Ole Schemion | Germany | €161,700 |
| 5 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | €129,700 |
| 6 | Stanislav Zegal | Germany | €100,600 |
| 7 | "Sonic" | €74,400 | |
| 8 | Filip Lovric | Sweden | €54,700 |
| 9 | Aki Vihikainen | Finland | €43,600 |
*Denotes heads-up deal
Nemeth Negates Competition
Nemeth was the person to beat when Day 3 started with 13 players left, coming in with the chip lead. He quickly increased the gap with the competition further by making Danyil Zaremba (13th - €32,000) the first elimination of the day, but Joentausta took over when he knocked out Austrian poker veteran Harry Casagrande (10th - €36,700) in a massive pot on the final table bubble.
Nemeth struck back when play got seven-handed, reclaiming the lead in a pot with Schemion before eliminating the anonymous player "Sonic" (7th - €74,400) to gain a stack worth double that of anyone else. The unleashed Nemeth went on to take out Stanislav Zegal (6th - €100,600), and Schemion (4th - €161,700), going into three-handed play with about 60 percent of the available chips.
Joentausta briefly halted Nemeth's momentum by doubling up through him, gaining the chip lead while doing so. However, Nemeth quickly rebounded and took care of Andreas Thelin (3rd - €197,400), a cash game player who played his first tournament since 2019, to force the heads-up with his nemesis Joentausta, which he would start with a chip advantage of just under two-to-one.
The players instantly engaged in a deal discussion, making clear that they wanted to leave a significant sum in the middle to play for. Eventually, they settled on €65,000 left in the middle, while the rest of the prize pool was chopped according to the chip distribution. The heads-up battle only took 30 minutes to decide, with Nemeth winning the majority of the pots and eventually finishing the job with a back-to-back case of his signature full house.
After taking a quick winner picture, Nemeth grabbed his well-earned trophy and rushed out of the casino. He had stated earlier that he was unsure whether he would stay around to play the €5K Million, which had just kicked off with Day 1a, or go home to his family.
Regardless of whether Nemeth will buy in or not, PokerNews will be on the floor for Day 1b and Day 2 of the PLO Grand Slam Malta €5K Million, so tune back in on Friday for more four-card action live from the Mediterranean island of Malta.
Level 27
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Andras Nemeth potted the button for 900,000. Aku Joentausta called in the big blind before he check-called Nemeth's bets of 500,000 on the 4♥2♣2♥ flop and 2,000,000 on the 2♦ turn.
Joentausta checked again on the 7♥ river, this time seeing Nemeth move all in, putting Joentausta at risk for 6,150,000.
Joentausta went deep into the tank, spending all but one of his remaining time banks. Eventually, he slammed in a call for his tournament life.
"Kings," Nemeth announced as he tabled K♥K♦7♦4♦ for deuces full of kings.
"Kings is good," Joentausta replied, and he showed [jdh9d4c] for deuces for nines as the losing hand.
The two players shook hands before Joentausta was escorted to the payout desk to pick up the largest-ever recorded cash in his career of 14 years.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,875,000
8,725,000
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8,725,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 27
: Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante
Andras Nemeth opened his button to 900,000, and Aku Joentausta defended in the big blind. Joentausta called Nemeth's continuation-bet of 700,000 on the J♣9♠Q♠ flop before the 10♥ turn checked through.
Joentausta asked for the size of the pot before he bet 3,000,000 on the J♥ river.
Nemeth snapped him off, catching Joentausta bluffing with A♣10♠9♦7♦. Nemeth played J♠9♥8♠5♦ for jacks full, taking in the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,150,000
4,700,000
|
4,700,000 |
|
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|
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8,725,000
4,700,000
|
4,700,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 300,000
Level 26
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Andras Nemeth raised his button to 700,000, and Aku Joentausta called in the big blind.
The duo checked through the 6♣10♦A♦ flop and 7♥ turn for Joentausta to bet 600,000 on the 9♣ river.
Nemeth tossed in a quick call, and his A♠9♠5♠4♣ bested the A♣7♠4♥4♦ of Joentausta at showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,450,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
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|
|
13,425,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
The players have taken back their seats after they agreed to the following deal, leaving a hefty €65,000 and the Diamond Poker Series trophy to play for.
| Player | Prize | Left to Play |
|---|---|---|
| Andras Nemeth | €342,854 | |
| Aku Joentausta | €325,346 | |
| €65,000 |
Level 26
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Amid the riffling of chips, shuffling of cards, and occasional shouts of “all in” and “pot,” one voice stood apart back in April.
Imad Derwiche likes to have fun at the poker table. He’s not short for table talk, even holding his own against Martin Kabrhel when the two loquacious players shared a table. When he wants to make a pot-sized bet, he usually gives his opponent a “discount.” When he puts another player to a decision, he cautions them to exercise “discipline.”
That fun-loving, casual approach to the game worked wonders, and it didn’t help that Derwiche went on the run of a lifetime to emerge victorious in a field of 148 of the best Pot-Limit Omaha players from Europe and across the world in the Diamond Poker Series PLO Grand Slam Tallinn €10,300 Championship.
“I’m proud of me because I know that the field was exceptional. Many professionals from over Europe. I’m very proud because, you see, poker is a hobby for me. I’m a businessman. I spend my hobby to play poker," Derwiche said after claiming the trophy and €338,370 first prize. "For me to win this tournament, Omaha, with the best players in Europe, for me is exceptional. It’s fantastic. I’m very proud."
Diamond Poker Series PLO Grand Slam Tallinn €10,300 Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imad Derwiche | France | €338,370 |
| 2 | "Gypsy Baron" | n/a | €230,540 |
| 3 | Erik Bystrom | Sweden | €152,280 |
| 4 | Aaron Pahlawani | Austria | €125,490 |
| 5 | Fredrik Lindstrom | Finland | €100,820 |
| 6 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | €78,960 |
| 7 | Gergo Nagy | Hungary | €59,220 |
| 8 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | €43,710 |
| 9 | Vivian Saliba | Austria | €33,840 |
Level 26
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Andras Nemeth and Aku Joentausta are taking a brief break from playing as they are discussing what to do with the remaining prize pool.
Level 26
: Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Andras Nemeth made it 875,000 on the button. Small blind Andreas Thelin three-bet to 2,875,000. Nemeth clarified the correct number before he called.
Thelin took a few moments before he jammed all in for 4,000,000 on the 10♠9♣7♣ flop. Nemeth wished his opponent good luck as he quickly called.
Andreas Thelin: K♠K♥Q♥6♦ 
Andras Nemeth: A♠Q♠J♥3♦
Thelin's kings were not threatened by the 5♥ turn, but the K♦ river completed Nemeth's straight draw for an unlucky exit.
Thelin, who only has one recorded cash on his name and admitted to be playing his first "real" tournament, missed the heads-up but walked away with €197,400 as a consolation prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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23,300,000
8,975,000
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8,975,000 |
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14,575,000
1,425,000
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1,425,000 |
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Busted | |
