2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta

€10,300 Championship
Day: 1b
1a1b23
Event Info
2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk74
Prize
€407,854
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€1,880,000
Total Entries
182
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
67
Players Left
22
Players Left 1 / 182

Barakat Comes Back With Vegeance, Busts Vihikainen

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

"Gypsy Baron" opened to 7,000 in the hijack. Aki Vihikainen flat-called in the cutoff before Youness Barakat piled in a three-bet to 31,000 on the button.

"Gypsy Baron" quickly released his cards, but Vihikainen wanted to see a flop and called. Barakat bet 75,000 on the 810J flop, and Vihikainen check-raised all in for not much more. Barakat instantly called, revealing the cards.

Aki Vihikainen: 9765 All in
Youness Barakat: AAQ9

Barakat had flopped the nut straight against Vihikainen's second nuts. The remaining runout could not save Vihikainen, who became the second player to exit on Day 1b.

Tags: Aki VihikainenYouness Barakat