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

10-13-2025 19:18 UTC+1

Limped Pot Leads to Double Elimination

Frank Visser

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

Several people had limped in when Imad Derwiche made it 24,000 in the big blind. Gergo Nagy called in the hijack, and Andreas Thelin did so on the button.

Derwiche bet the pot of 84,000 on the 5♣7♠K♣ flop. Nagy called all-in for 47,500, and Thelin bought a turn as well. Derwiche then jammed his stack of 160,000 in on the 9♣ turn, being snap-called by Thelin.

Gergo Nagy: A♥K♠Q♠5♠ All in
Imad Derwiche: K♥J♥10♣7♣ All in
Andreas Thelin: A♣J♦8♣3♦

Thelin had turned the nut flush. Derwiche and Nagy still had outs to a full house, but the A♠ river did not pair the board, eliminating them both just before dinner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Thelin	775,000 405,000	405,000
Imad Derwiche	Busted
Gergo Nagy	Busted

Tags: Andreas Thelin Gergo Nagy Imad Derwiche

10-13-2025 19:20 UTC+1

Remaining Oustings

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Onur Gur	Busted
Nikolaos Lampropoulos	Busted

Marcus Dieleman	Busted
Amir Mozaffarian	Busted

10-13-2025 19:24 UTC+1

Dinner Time

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Frank Visser

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

The 39 remaining players have been sent on a dinner break, which has been reduced to 60 minutes due to the late start.

The action will resume around 9:25 p.m. local time.

10-13-2025 19:30 UTC+1

The Bounty Hunters Are Coming For Mizrachi | PokerNews Podcast #920

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Frank Visser

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

In the 920th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are all at Level 9 Studios in Las Vegas to talk a little but about WSOP champ and the most recent member of the Poker Hall of Fame Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, who actually sat down with Chad at the Venetian to talk about his new "Grinder's Game" cash game and the upcoming World Tournament of Slots (WTOS).

They then discuss David Coleman winning the Poker Masters purple jacket, Jason Koon's bad beat, Shaun Deeb capturing his WSOP bracelet, and other winners from the WSOP Europe. Speaking of winners, Jeremy Gaubert took down the RGPS Grand Prix New Orleans, Josh Arieh and Nick Palma both won online bracelets, and Bridget Johnson was victorious in the RPT Tri-State Poker Championship.

Finally, Chad reveals another code word for this year's NAPT Gold Pass giveaway valued at $10,000, and goes one-on-one with Chris Bilinsky, a Gold Pass winner who's already booked his ticket to Las Vegas. There are not many up for grabs this year, so you won't want to miss out on this limited opportunity to win one just by listening to the PokerNews Podcast and MSPT Podcast Presented By PokerNews.

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Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

10-13-2025 20:23 UTC+1

Entering After Dinner

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Bastian Blum	200,000
Corel Theuma	200,000

10-13-2025 20:33 UTC+1

Assorted Chip Counts

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Frank Visser

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonic	1,000,000 455,000	455,000
Carlo van Ravenswoud	725,000 55,000	55,000
Johan Espholm	515,000 305,000	305,000
Corel Theuma	370,000 170,000	170,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	275,000 215,000	215,000
Christian Stratmeyer	210,000 10,000	10,000
Imad Derwiche	200,000 200,000	200,000

10-13-2025 20:39 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Suarez	1,400,000 720,000	720,000
Hokyiu Lee	65,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Anton Suarez Hokyiu Lee

10-13-2025 20:51 UTC+1

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Myrmo	855,000 655,000	655,000
Harry Casagrande	715,000 515,000	515,000
Maxi Lehmanski	220,000 177,500	177,500
Sebestyen Balint	173,000 47,000	47,000
Florian Kraft	51,500 148,500	148,500
Youness Barakat	Busted

Tags: Espen Myrmo Maxi Lehmanski Youness Barakat

10-13-2025 20:55 UTC+1

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	200,000 200,000	200,000
Gergo Nagy	200,000 200,000	200,000
Sebestyen Balint	Busted
Tom-Aksel Bedell	Busted
Pasquale Fiorillo	Busted
Dirk Rehbronn	Busted
Mark Berente	Busted
Daniel Birkmose	Busted
Sascha Wilhelm	Busted