Day 1b of €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship Provides Second Chance at Stack-Building
At 3 p.m. local time today, Casino Malta will once again be filled to the brim with some of the best PLO players from around the world for Day 1b of the €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship. On day 1a, 79 entries were made in the flagship event of the Diamond Poker Series, of which 21 made it through to Day 2. With the guaranteed prize pool set at €2,000,000, many of the eliminated players will be enticed to try again on Day 1b, expected to be joined by some fresh faces.
The chiplead on Day 1a ended up in the hands of German high-stakes poker veteran Ole Schemion, who increased the starting stack of 200,000 to a whopping 1,829,000 over the course of ten levels. Other big stacks included Andras Nemeth, Stanislav Zegal, Espen Myrmo, Gergo Nagy, and Dario Alioto.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Schemion | Germany | 1,829,000 | 183 |
| 2 | Harry Casagrande | Austria | 1,383,000 | 138 |
| 3 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | 1,350,000 | 135 |
| 4 | Anh Do | Czechia | 1,316,000 | 132 |
| 5 | Stanislav Zegal | Germany | 1,117,000 | 112 |
| 6 | Espen Myrmo | Norway | 1,015,000 | 102 |
| 7 | Gergo Nagy | Hungary | 919,000 | 92 |
| 8 | Anton Suarez | Sweden | 810,000 | 81 |
| 9 | Andre Plaza Marcano | United States | 789,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Dario Alioto | Italy | 722,000 | 72 |
Players who have taken their seats as the first hand is being dealt will receive 20,000 chips on top of their starting stack of 200,000, while everyone who registers during the first level, 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante, gets a bonus of 10,000.
Day 1b will follow the same structure as Day 1a. Ten levels of 45 minutes will be played, with a dinner break of 60 minutes scheduled after Level 6, around 7:50 p.m. local time. Late registration will remain open throughout the day, and two more levels on Day 2, during which unlimited reentries are permitted. A 30-second shot clock is also in play.
€10,300 Championship Day 1b 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 | 20 | |||
| 4 | 45 | 1,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 |
| 5 | 45 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 6 | 45 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| Dinner Break | 60 | |||
| 7 | 45 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 8 | 45 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| Break | 20 | |||
| 9 | 45 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 10 | 45 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
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