€10,300 Championship
Day 3 Started
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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2019 WSOP Main Event Champion has been a regular at the PLO Grand Slam ever since Diamond Poker Series hosted the second-ever edition in Tirana this year. He immediately made his mark by getting sixth in the marquee €5K event of the series, only to follow it up by becoming the runner-up of the same event at the next stop in Tallinn.
Continuing his form, today Ensan is just a few eliminations away from keeping his streak of final tables going, as he is one of 13 players who will return to Casino Malta at 1 p.m. local time for the final day of the €10,300 Championship, the other flagship event of the PLO Grand Slam. Ensan's stack of 3,750,000 places him fifth on the leaderboard going into Day 3, having an above-average 63 big blinds at his disposal.
The chiplead is in the hands of Andras Nemeth. Nemeth will have the best papers for conquering the top prize of €437,100 with the longtime pro coming back with 5,940,000. Others who remain from the field of 182 and are battling for the majority of the €1,880,000 prize pool include Filip Lovric, Day 1 chipleader Ole Schemion, and Austrian poker veteran Harry Casagrande
Start of Day 3 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 5,940,000 | 99 |
| 2 | Sonic | 4,580,000 | 76 | |
| 3 | Andreas Thelin | Sweden | 4,305,000 | 72 |
| 4 | Aku Joentausta | Finland | 3,780,000 | 63 |
| 5 | Hossein Ensan | Germany | 3,750,000 | 63 |
| 6 | Filip Lovric | Sweden | 2,520,000 | 42 |
| 7 | Johan Espholm | Denmark | 2,500,000 | 42 |
| 8 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 2,405,000 | 40 |
| 9 | Stanislav Zegal | Germany | 2,065,000 | 34 |
| 10 | Aki Vihikainen | Finland | 2,060,000 | 34 |
| 11 | Harry Casagrande | Austria | 1,560,000 | 26 |
| 12 | Hans Thumann | Germany | 1,325,000 | 22 |
| 13 | Danyil Zaremba | Ukraine | 1,195,000 | 20 |
The 13 remaining contenders have secured themselves a payout of €32,000 by making it to Day 3. However, with seventh place paying over double that amount, and six-figure prizes being awarded from sixth place onward, every decision today could be worth a lot of money.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €437,100 | 7 | €74,400 | |
| 2 | €296,100 | 8 | €54,700 | |
| 3 | €197,400 | 9 | €43,600 | |
| 4 | €161,700 | 10-11 | €36,700 | |
| 5 | €129,700 | 12-13 | €32,000 | |
| 6 | €100,600 |
The finale of the €10,300 Championship will begin in Level 20, with blinds at 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante. With an average stack of nearly 50 big blinds and 60-minute levels, there is a lot of play left in the tournament. A short break is scheduled after every two levels, with no set time for dinner as of yet, and Day 3 will conclude when a winner has been declared.
PokerNews will be covering the final day of the PLO Grand Slam Malta Championship from start to finish. Stay tuned for all the eliminations and other highlights as the thrilling finale is about to begin.
Level: 20
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 20
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The players have trickled into the poker room, and the chips have been unbagged.
The "shuffle up and deal" has sounded, officially marking the start of the final day of the €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship.
Level 20
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Aku Joentausta opened to 165,000 in middle position. Andreas Thelin defended his big blind, after which both players checked the 6♣7♦7♣ flop.
Thelin also checked the 4♠ turn, but Joentausta aggressed with a bet of 200,000. Thelin called to the 3♠ river, where Joentausta sized up to 650,000.
Thelin quickly check-called again. Joentauste showed A♠A♦7♠6♥ for top full house, raking in the first pot of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,885,000
1,105,000
|
1,105,000 |
|
3,230,000
1,075,000
|
1,075,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Andras Nemeth raised to 210,000 in the cutoff, and Stanislav Zegal obliged with a call on the button. Ole Schemion then three-bet to 900,000 in the small blind, getting both opponents to fold.
"Finally, a nice spot. It's been rough," a relieved Schemion said as he raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,460,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
|
||
|
2,750,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
||
|
1,900,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
||
Level 20
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Filip Lovric opened his button to 150,000. Hossein Ensan and Johan Espholm called in the blinds, and the 4♣K♠3♦ flop was fanned.
Ensan checked in flow before Espholm led out with a bet of 250,000. Initial raiser Lovric got out of the way, but Ensan announced a pot-sized raise to 1,260,000.
Espholm spent some time in the tank, announcing a fold near the end of his regular shot clock. Ensan was kind enough to table A♠A♥K♦, accompanied by the word "gamble."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,085,000
335,000
|
335,000 |
|
||
|
2,750,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
2,100,000
420,000
|
420,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The pot had swelled to about 1,500,000 when Danyil Zaremba committed his last 825,000 from the big blind on a 10♦8♣2♥ flop. Andras Nemeth quickly called in the cutoff, putting his opponent at risk.
Danyil Zaremba: K♦K♣Q♥4♣ 
Andras Nemeth: A♠J♠10♠7♣
The 5♠ turn remained safe for Zaremba's kings, but Nemeth made two pair on the 7♠ river to take down the pot and make Zaremba the first elimination of Day 3.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,700,000
1,240,000
|
1,240,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 20
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
After Andreas Thelin had three-bet from the cutoff, Hans Thumann four-bet all in from the hijack for about 1,500,000. Thelin snapped him off, and the cards were revealed.
Hans Thumann: K♠K♣10♠J♦
Andreas Thelin: A♥A♦6♠3♠
Thumann flopped a wrap on 9♠5♥Q♦, but the 9♣ turn was of no use. Neither was the 2♣ river, as Thelin's aces held to knock out Thumann in 12th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,400,000
1,170,000
|
1,170,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
In a three-bet pot worth 1,490,000, Aki Vihikainen checked under the gun to Stanislav Zegal in the cutoff. Zegal then committed his last 670,000 chips, and Vihikainen called after spending one time extension.
Stanislav Zegal: A♣K♠Q♣8♠
Aki Vihikainen: K♦K♣10♦10♣
Vihikainen's kings remained best on the 9♦ turn, but the 4♠ river completed Zegal's flush draw to grant him his double-up. Vihikainen paid off a large portion of his stack, being left with about 12 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,830,000
930,000
|
930,000 |
|
|
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|
700,000
1,360,000
|
1,360,000 |
