€10,300 Championship Day 1a | 2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta

Oct 13, 2025

Casagrande Drills Turn to Do Away With Lehmanski

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Three-way to the 10♠3♠7♥ flop, the action checked to Harry Casagrande on the button, who bet 30,000. Maxi Lehmanski then raised the pot to 152,500 in the big blind, forcing Espen Myrmo, who was under the gun, out of the pot.

Casagrande needed some time to think, eventually shoving all in after spending one time bank. Lehmanski chuckled before he called off, putting himself at risk for about 350,000.

Maxi Lehmanski: K♠J♠8♣7♣ All in
Harry Casagrande: A♠J♦8♠8♥

The 2♠ turn locked up the pot for Casagrande. The players shook hands as the 3♥ river rolled off, and Lehmanski took his leave from the tournament area not long after.

Tags: Espen Myrmo Harry Casagrande Maxi Lehmanski

Oct 13, 2025

"Sonic" Duels Derwiche

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Imad Derwiche made the minimum raise to 10,000 under the gun. "Sonic" upped the ante to 37,500 in middle position, finding Derwiche as the only caller.

Derwiche check-called "Sonic"'s bet of 45,000 on the 9♦4♠Q♣ flop, but he quickly gave up when a pot-sized bet followed on the 3♥ turn.

Tags: Imad Derwiche

Oct 13, 2025

Two Reentries

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Oct 13, 2025

Casagrande Crosses Seven Figures

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Harry Casagrande checked from the big blind to Anton Suarez on a 6♣7♠A♣2♥ turn. Suarez bet 75,000 into a pot of around 100,000. Casagrande had five seconds left on his shot clock before he suddenly called.

The 4♦ river was quickly checked to showdown. Casagrande showed 6♠5♠3♥4♣ for a rivered straight, and a dismayed Suarez saw some his chips being shipped to his opponent.

Tags: Anton Suarez Harry Casagrande

Level: 8

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Oct 13, 2025

Three More Bust-Outs in Level 7, Birkmose Goes Again

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Oct 13, 2025

Espholm Thinks Long, Thinks Wrong

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Corel Theuma had bet the pot of 120,000 on a completed board of 9♦K♦J♦9♠K♥. Johan Espholm was on the button and deep in the tank.

After a couple of time extensions, Espholm called. Theuma tabled K♠Q♦J♥3♦ for a rivered boat, and Espholm sent his cards into the muck.

Meanwhile, the recently reentered Imad Derwiche had more than tripled his stack since the short time he sat back down.

Tags: Corel Theuma Johan Espholm

Oct 13, 2025

Field Thinned Further as Barakat and Nagy Fire Again

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Oct 13, 2025

Barakat Busts With Cracked Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Picking up the action on an 8♠10♠5♥ flop, Espen Myrmo placed a bet from the big blind, after which Youness Barakat announced his all-in under the gun. Maxi Lehmanski folded in the small blind before Myrmo snap-called.

Youness Barakat: A♥A♣J♦7♦ All in
Espen Myrmo: K♥10♥10♦4♠

Barakat let out an expletive, and he was right to do so as the J♣3♦ runout did not improve his hand. The Tallinn €5K Million winner was sent to the rail while Myrmo eclipsed four starting stacks.

Tags: Espen Myrmo Maxi Lehmanski Youness Barakat

Oct 13, 2025

Suarez on Piles as Lee Sends Huge Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Small blind Anton Suarez and Hokyiu Lee in the cutoff arrived on a completed board of 9♦10♥J♠3♣7♣. Suarez checked to Lee, who fired a pot-sized bet of 280,000.

Suarez wasted no time in calling, instantly flicking in a chip. Lee could only show two pair with Q♥Q♣J♦3♥ as Suarez showed K♥Q♠10♦7♠ for the nut straight.

Tags: Anton Suarez Hokyiu Lee