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

10-13-2025 17:49 UTC+1

Zegal Goes for Thin Value

Frank Visser

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

Stanislav Zegal had raised in the cutoff when the recently doubled Csaba Fenyvesi flicked in a three-bet to 25,000 in the small blind. Zegal called to the 10♣10♠J♦ flop, where Fenyvesi continued for 18,000.

Zegal raised to 45,000, which Fenyvesi matched after some thought. After the 5♦ turn checked through to the 9♠ river, Fenyvesi knuckled the table again.

Zegal took some time before he came out with a bet of 76,500. Fenyvesi announced a call, but he mucked his cards when Zegal showed Q♠J♠8♣3♣ for a straight to the queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Derwiche	400,000 125,000	125,000
Andreas Thelin	370,000 29,000	29,000
Stanislav Zegal	290,000 70,000	70,000

Gergo Nagy	268,000 13,000	13,000
Csaba Fenyvesi	160,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Csaba Fenyvesi Stanislav Zegal

10-13-2025 17:51 UTC+1

Ins and Outs

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry Casagrande	200,000 200,000	200,000
Sascha Wilhelm	200,000 200,000	200,000

Aaron Pahlawani	200,000 200,000	200,000
Jessica Teusl	Busted

Bernd Gleissner	Busted

Carl Bonefeld	Busted
Tomasz Kozub	Busted
Gypsy Baron	Busted
Leonid Yanovski	Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-13-2025 18:05 UTC+1

Pahlawani's Aces Survive Scary Board

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

PLO Grand Slam regular Aaron Pahlawani had just taken his seat when he three-bet an open from Daniel Birkmose to 28,500 in the cutoff. Birkmose called to the 4♠3♦6♦ board, which checked through.

Birkmose bet 30,000 on the 5♥ turn, eventually being called by Pahlawani. The players checked the Q♥ river to showdown, where Pahlawani showed a hesitant Birkmose A♠A♣8♣5♣ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pahlawani	260,000 60,000	60,000
Daniel Birkmose	100,500 129,500	129,500

Tags: Aaron Pahlawani Daniel Birkmose

10-13-2025 18:15 UTC+1

Alioto Foregoes Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a pot of 90,000, Dario Alioto bet 50,000 on the 7♠9♦J♣6♣ turn from the hijack. Sascha Wilhelm called in the cutoff for the K♦ river to complete the board.

Alioto went deep into the tank, relinquishing two time banks for checking. Wilhelm quickly checked back, with his K♠Q♠J♦9♥ winning the pot against the 10♥10♣3♣2♥ of Alioto.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	465,000 135,000	135,000

Sascha Wilhelm	320,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Sascha Wilhelm

10-13-2025 18:31 UTC+1

Bedell Busts Yankov Again

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell raised in the hijack and called when Krasimir Yankov three-bet to 34,000 in the cutoff. Bedell tossed in a call to the K♠8♥J♥ flop, which he checked over to Yankov.

Yankov bet 75,500, a large portion of his stack.

"I did not like the flop," Bedell admitted.

"Me neither," Yankov replied.

Bedell eventually decided to put Yankov at risk, and the latter quickly called off his stack of 115,000.

Krasimir Yankov: K♣Q♠Q♣6♠ All in
Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♠A♦10♣3♥

"I did not expect that," Yankov said as Bedell revealed his aces. The rockets of Bedell made a set on the A♣ turn, and Yankov was eliminated for the second time today when the 6♦ river completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonic	545,000 170,000	170,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	490,000 165,000	165,000
Krasimir Yankov	Busted

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Tom-Aksel Bedell

10-13-2025 18:33 UTC+1

Exits Stacking Up

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stian Usterud	Busted
Filip Aleksic	Busted
Filip Lovric	Busted
Alexi Skoulos	Busted
Nino Pansier	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

10-13-2025 18:48 UTC+1

Van Ravenswoud Red-Hot on Second Bullet

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Enrico Rudelitz moved his final 45,000 chips over the line on a K♠5♦10♦ flop, and was up against Carlo van Ravenswoud, who was chipleading the table.

Enrico Rudelitz: A♥Q♦6♥3♦ All in
Carlo van Ravenswoud: 10♠10♥5♥2♣

Rudelitz had plenty of outs with his draws, but none arrived on the Q♥ turn or 9♣ river. He was sent to the exit, seeing Van Ravenswoud chip up to nearly four start stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlo van Ravenswoud	780,000 580,000	580,000
Enrico Rudelitz	Busted

Tags: Carlo van Ravenswoud Enrico Rudelitz

10-13-2025 19:02 UTC+1

Trojand Takes Care of Friberg

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

From middle position, Jeremy Trojand slammed a pot-sized bet of 127,000 on the 4♦2♣9♥ flop. Erik Friberg spent some time in the tank before he called, putting himself all in for 117,500.

Erik Friberg: A♥K♦J♥6♦
Jeremy Trojand: K♠10♥Q♦9♦