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

10-13-2025 16:18 UTC+1

Van Ravenswoud and Myrmo on Bullet Two

Frank Visser

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

Tomasz Kozub raised to 7,000 in middle position. It folded to Carlo van Ravenswoud, who three-bet to 22,000. Kozub called to the 8♦Q♦3♥ flop, where Van Ravenswoud bet the pot of 47,000.

Kozub needed two time banks before he called. Van Ravenswoud moved in his last 27,500 chips on the 7♥ turn. Kozub needed a lot less time with his decision, snap-calling to put Van Ravenswoud at risk.

Carlo van Ravenswoud: A♠A♥7♣3♣ All in
Tomasz Kozub: 8♥6♥5♣4♣

Van Ravenswoud's two pair was in the lead, but the 9♥ river made Kozub a flush to leave Van Ravenswoud without chips.

Van Ravenswoud immediately headed to the reentry desk to fire another shot, joining Espen Myrmo in doing so.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Kozub	281,000 61,000	61,000
Carlo van Ravenswoud	200,000 57,000	57,000
Espen Myrmo	200,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Carlo van Ravenswoud Espen Myrmo Tomasz Kozub

10-13-2025 16:37 UTC+1

No One Steals Bedell's Big Blind, Except Usterud

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Frank Visser

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

Stian Usterud raised to 7,000 in early position, seeing Carl Bonefeld three-bet to 24,000. Tom-Aksel Bedell, who won this event in Tirana in 2025, was in the big blind.

"Well, I already have two in, I call. No one steals my big blind," he quipped as he called.

Usterud also came along, and the flop fell K♦7♥Q♥. Bedell checked in flow, but Usterud promptly led all in for 66,000. Bonefeld swiftly folded, after which Bedell went into the tank.

After spending two time banks, he decided to call to put his fellow Norwegian at risk.

Stian Usterud: A♥Q♠9♥7♠ All in
Tom-Aksel Bedell: K♥10♣9♦8♣

Usterud turned a flush on the 8♥, and the 6♠ river did not provide Bedell with a full house.

"You need [the] chips," Bedell teasingly said as he tossed some of his stack Usterud's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom-Aksel Bedell	325,000 75,000	75,000
Carl Bonefeld	238,000 22,000	22,000
Stian Usterud	216,000 116,000	116,000

Tags: Carl Bonefeld Stian Usterud Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-13-2025 16:39 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Pasquale Fiorillo	200,000 200,000	200,000
Marcus Dieleman	200,000 200,000	200,000
Patrick Rasmussen	Busted

Cowen Busts Before Break

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Frank Visser

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

Puk Nabuurs, Maxi Lehmanski, and Robert Cowen headed to a flop of 5♥6♠5♣. Nabuurs checked from the big blind, and Lehmanski followed suit in middle position.

Cowen then bet 14,000, which only Lehmanski called. Lehmanski kept check-calling when Cowen sized up to 42,000 on the 2♣ turn, and did so again when Cowen moved all his 110,500 chips over the line on the 6♦ river.

Cowen tabled K♥K♦Q♦4♥ for an overpair, but Lehmanski had the best hand with A♣Q♣7♠5♠. His trips eliminated Cowen mere seconds before the field was sent on a break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxi Lehmanski	397,500 187,500	187,500
Puk Nabuurs	211,500 8,500	8,500
Robert Cowen	Busted

Tags: Maxi Lehmanski Puk Nabuurs Robert Cowen

10-13-2025 16:48 UTC+1

Break Time

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Frank Visser

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

The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

10-13-2025 16:48 UTC+1

Flashback: Imad Derwiche Wins PLO Grand Slam Tallinn €10,300 Championship

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Frank Visser

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

Amid the riffling of chips, shuffling of cards, and occasional shouts of “all in” and “pot,” one voice stood apart back in April.

Imad Derwiche likes to have fun at the poker table. He’s not short for table talk, even holding his own against Martin Kabrhel when the two loquacious players shared a table. When he wants to make a pot-sized bet, he usually gives his opponent a “discount.” When he puts another player to a decision, he cautions them to exercise “discipline.”

That fun-loving, casual approach to the game worked wonders, and it didn’t help that Derwiche went on the run of a lifetime to emerge victorious in a field of 148 of the best Pot-Limit Omaha players from Europe and across the world in the Diamond Poker Series PLO Grand Slam Tallinn €10,300 Championship.

“I’m proud of me because I know that the field was exceptional. Many professionals from over Europe. I’m very proud because, you see, poker is a hobby for me. I’m a businessman. I spend my hobby to play poker," Derwiche said after claiming the trophy and €338,370 first prize. "For me to win this tournament, Omaha, with the best players in Europe, for me is exceptional. It’s fantastic. I’m very proud."

Diamond Poker Series PLO Grand Slam Tallinn €10,300 Championship Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Earnings
1	Imad Derwiche	France	€338,370
2	"Gypsy Baron"	n/a	€230,540
3	Erik Bystrom	Sweden	€152,280
4	Aaron Pahlawani	Austria	€125,490
5	Fredrik Lindstrom	Finland	€100,820
6	Tom-Aksel Bedell	Norway	€78,960
7	Gergo Nagy	Hungary	€59,220
8	Lautaro Guerra	Spain	€43,710
9	Vivian Saliba	Austria	€33,840

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Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

10-13-2025 17:10 UTC+1

Early Birds Flying High

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	680,000 460,000	460,000
Imad Derwiche	457,000 67,500	67,500
Andras Nemeth	450,000 240,000	240,000

Lucas van den Belt	430,000 210,000	210,000
Hossein Ensan	420,000 200,000	200,000

Sonic	375,000 155,000	155,000
Dirk Rehbronn	364,000 164,000	164,000
Dario Alioto	361,500 118,000	118,000

Tomasz Kozub	346,000 65,000	65,000
Andreas Thelin	341,000 121,000	121,000
Tobias Hausen	200,000 200,000	200,000
Krasimir Yankov	200,000 200,000	200,000

10-13-2025 17:20 UTC+1

Amot Gets Shove Through

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a three-bet pot worth 52,000, Mads Amot placed a contiuation-bet of 25,500 on the 2♥8♠J♥ flop. Dirk Rehbronn called in the cutoff, and did so too when Amot sized up to 45,000 on the 2♣ turn.

The 3♦ river saw Amot move all in for 101,000. Rehbronn weighed his options for a few moments before he settled on a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mads Amot	294,000 97,000	97,000
Dirk Rehbronn	270,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Dirk Rehbronn Mads Amot

10-13-2025 17:33 UTC+1

Derwiche Up to Usual Antics

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Imad Derwiche in the hijack and Csaba Fenyvesi in the cutoff each put in 38,000 preflop, after which the 3♠2♣6♣ flop appeared on the table. Derwiche bet 25,000, and Fenyvesi quickly called.

Derwiche asked what the size of the pot was before he bet 130,000 on the 9♠ turn, slightly less than the 139,500 he received as an answer.

"Keep your chips," Derwiche told Fenyvesi as the latter went into the tank. "If you fold, you can choose two," Derwiche stated and put his cards in front of Fenyvesi.

Fenyvesi did find a fold after spending a time bank, but he politely declined Derwiche's offer, seeing the Frenchman's cards returned to the muck face down.