2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta
Level: 9
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Krasimir Yankov limped in from the cutoff, Aki Vihikainen followed suit on the button, and "NoNeedMoney" raised to 30,000 in the small blind.
Yankov quickly mucked his cards, but Vihikainen bought a trip to the 6♠J♦2♦ flop. Both players checked to the 5♥ turn, which "NoNeedMoney" also checked.
Vihikainen then bet 35,000, seeing "NoNeedMoney" call. Vihikianen put "NoNeedMoney" all in on the K♥ river, sending him into the tank. Eventually, he called off his stack of 111,000.
Vihikainen turned over K♠K♣7♣4♣ for a rivered set. "NoNeedMoney" walked away from the table, leaving the dealer to flip up his K♦10♥9♣8♥.
Csaba Fenyvesi got his stack of 140,000 in on a J♠8♣4♣ flop against Lucas van den Belt, who had the covering stack.
Csaba Fenyvesi: Q♦Q♣7♦6♣
Lucas van den Belt: A♣K♣6♥5♥
The 2♠ turn and 4♥ river were of no use to Van den Belt, who doubled up Fenyvesi and was left with ten big blinds.
Aki Vihikainen raised to 21,000 in the cutoff. Jeremy Trojand made it 69,000 to go in the small blind, which Vihikainen called.
Trojand moved his remaining 137,000 in on the J♠7♦6♦ flop, instantly being looked up by Vihikainen.
Jeremy Trojand: A♣Q♦Q♣6♠
Aki Vihikainen: K♠J♦8♣7♠
It was looking like Vihikianen would score another knockout after the 9♥ turn, but the 6♣ river bailed out Trojand, giving him trips to secure his double-up.
On the button, Christian Stratmeyer moved his last 61,000 in on the J♥2♠5♣ flop. Jeremy Trojand looked him up in the big blind as the players went to showdown.
Christian Stratmeyer: J♦9♠8♥6♠
Jeremy Trojand: 7♦6♥5♥3♠
Trojand made two pair on the 7♣ turn, enough to win the pot as the river came the K♦. Stratmeyer said his goodbyes while, over at another table, Filip Aleksic appeared to have lost a big pot to Bharath Janardhan, with the latter obtaining a big chip lead.
Level: 10
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Lauri Varonen committed his final 99,000 on a Q♠5♣2♦ flop from the small blind, being looked up by Jelle de Kroon in the cutoff.
Lauri Varonen: A♠A♣7♠7♥
Jelle de Kroon: K♣Q♥9♣8♦
Varonen found top set on the A♦ turn to lock up the pot, rendering the 10♣ river meaningless. De Kroon was left with about 40 big blinds, but he nonetheless busted not much later.