€10,300 Championship | 2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta

10-16-2025 14:46 UTC+1

Joentausta Approaching Eight Figures

Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

In a four-way limped pot to the 8♥10♥10♠ flop, it checked to Aku Joentausta on the button. The chipleader fired a bet of 175,000, finding small blind Hossein Ensan as the only caller.

Ensan check-called again when the 5♣ appeared on the turn, this time for the amount of 600,000. The 2♥ river was then quickly checked to showdown.

Ensan showed A♠Q♠J♣10♦ for trips, but Joentausta had rivered a better hand with 9♥9♣7♥6♣, raking in the chips with his flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aku Joentausta	9,970,000 1,130,000	1,130,000
Hossein Ensan	3,925,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Tags: Aku Joentausta Hossein Ensan

10-16-2025 14:40 UTC+1

Filip Lovric Eliminated in 8th Place (€54,700)

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Hossein Ensan limped in from middle position. Ole Schemion completed his small blind, and Filip Lovric checked his option in the big blind.

Schemion led for 400,000 on the 8♠3♦2♦ flop, after which Lovric moved all in for around 1,250,000. Ensan folded before Schemion quickly called.

Filip Lovric: K♠6♥5♦4♦ All in
Ole Schemion: 10♦8♣4♠3♠

Lovric had a plethora of outs with a wrap and a flush draw. However, the J♠ turn and 7♥ river completed neither his flush nor his straight as Schemion's two pair sent him to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	5,050,000 150,000	150,000

Ole Schemion	5,035,000 1,405,000	1,405,000

Filip Lovric	Busted

Tags: Filip Lovric Hossein Ensan Ole Schemion

Level: 22

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

10-16-2025 14:16 UTC+1

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

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10-16-2025 14:10 UTC+1

Small Break

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The final table has been sent on a quick break of 15 minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aku Joentausta	8,840,000 285,000	285,000
Andras Nemeth	7,325,000 200,000	200,000

Sonic	5,950,000 25,000	25,000
Hossein Ensan	4,895,000 445,000	445,000

Andreas Thelin	3,970,000 30,000	30,000
Ole Schemion	3,630,000 610,000	610,000

Stanislav Zegal	1,945,000 240,000	240,000

Filip Lovric	1,430,000 795,000	795,000

10-16-2025 13:59 UTC+1

Nemeth Rivers Boat

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stanislav Zegal limped in from early position. It folded to Andras Nemeth in the cutoff, who raised to 360,000 in the cutoff. Zegal quickly came along, after which the duo checked through the Q♣5♠6♠ flop and Q♥ turn.

Zegal put in his third check on the 10♠ river, but Nemeth fired a bet of 725,000. Zegal confirmed the amount, raised his eyebrows, and tossed in a call.

"Full house," Nemeth declared as he tabled A♥10♦10♣2♥. Zegal's cards hit the muck in defeat, and the pot was shipped Nemeth's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	7,525,000 975,000	975,000

Sonic	5,975,000 1,075,000	1,075,000
Hossein Ensan	4,450,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Andreas Thelin	4,000,000 700,000	700,000
Ole Schemion	3,020,000 180,000	180,000

Filip Lovric	2,225,000 365,000	365,000
Stanislav Zegal	2,185,000 1,565,000	1,565,000

Tags: Andras Nemeth Stanislav Zegal

10-16-2025 13:41 UTC+1

Aki Vihikainen Eliminated in 9th Place (€43,600)

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Aki Vihikainen raised to 240,000 in the small blind. Stanislav Zegal was in the big blind and three-bet to 720,000, which Vihikainen called.

Vihikainen's remaining 580,000 flew in on the 8♥4♣Q♣ flop, putting him at risk of becoming the first elimination of the final table.

Aki Vihikainen: A♦J♠10♣9♠ All in
Stanislav Zegal: A♠A♥9♦2♥

The 3♣ was of no help to Vihikainen, and the A♣ river brought the last ace in the deck to secure the pot in favor of Zegal's rockets, eliminating his neighbor in ninth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislav Zegal	3,750,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Aki Vihikainen	Busted

Tags: Aki Vihikainen Stanislav Zegal

10-16-2025 13:37 UTC+1

Final Table Draw

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Hossein Ensan	Germany	5,600,000	70
2	Andras Nemeth	Hungary	6,550,000	82
3	"Sonic"		4,900,000	61
4	Andreas Thelin	Sweden	3,300,000	41
5	Ole Schemion	Germany	3,200,000	40
6	Filip Lovric	Sweden	1,860,000	23
7	Aki Vihikainen	Finland	1,200,000	15
8	Stanislav Zegal	Germany	2,550,000	32
9	Aku Joentausta	Finland	9,125,000	114

Player	Chips	Progress
Aku Joentausta	9,125,000 275,000	275,000
Andras Nemeth	6,550,000 175,000	175,000

Hossein Ensan	5,600,000 400,000	400,000

Sonic	4,900,000 200,000	200,000
Andreas Thelin	3,300,000 150,000	150,000
Ole Schemion	3,200,000 125,000	125,000

Stanislav Zegal	2,550,000 375,000	375,000

Filip Lovric	1,860,000 135,000	135,000
Aki Vihikainen	1,200,000 850,000	850,000

10-16-2025 13:28 UTC+1

Harry Casagrande Eliminated in 10th Place (€36,700)

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

In a multi-way limped pot to the 4♦5♦9♥ flop, Harry Casagrande led out for 300,000 in the small blind. Big blind Aku Joentausta raised to 1,000,000, forcing the other players out of the pot.

Casagrande weighed his options before he jammed all in for 1,805,000, and Joentausta immediately called with the covering stack.

Harry Casagrande: 10♥6♦3♦2♥ All in
Aku Joentausta: K♥9♠9♣7♦

Casagrande missed his draws on the 8♣ turn, and the 9♦ river graced Joentausta with quads to burst the final table bubble in style.

Casagrande said his goodbyes to the table as his nine former opponents converged on the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aku Joentausta	8,850,000 2,900,000	2,900,000
Harry Casagrande	Busted

Tags: Aku Joentausta Harry Casagrande

10-16-2025 13:12 UTC+1

Vihikainen Doubles Without Realizing It

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Big blind Aki Vihikainen pushed his last 405,000 into a pot of 800,000 on the A♣3♣4♥ flop. Andras Nemeth swiftly called under the gun, putting Vihikainen at risk of becoming the final table bubble.

Aki Vihikainen: Q♣6♣5♦4♦ All in
Andras Nemeth: A♠J♦9♦9♣