Tomasz Kozub raised to 3,500 under the gun. Krasimir Yankov upped the ante to 12,000 in the cutoff, which Nino Pansier reraised to 41,000 on the button.
Kozub quickly got out of the way, but Yankov decided to call. The pair then checked through the 9♦Q♦4♦ flop and 2♦ turn. Yankov bet 31,000 on the 8♥ river, getting a quick fold from Pansier to take the pot.
Pavel Izotov raised to 2,500 in the cutoff. Bernd Gleissner called on the button, and Hossein Ensan and Tobias Hausen came along in the blinds.
The 9♦3♣7♥ flop was checked by the quartet, and the Q♥ turn was checked to Gleissner as well. He bet 5,000, only getting Ensan along to the 4♥ river.
The remaining duo quickly checked to showdown. Both players were reluctant to show their hand, but eventually Gleissner tabled K♠Q♠3♠2♦ to take down the pot.
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At 3 p.m. local time today, Casino Malta will once again be filled to the brim with some of the best PLO players from around the world for Day 1b of the €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship. On day 1a, 79 entries were made in the flagship event of the Diamond Poker Series, of which 21 made it through to Day 2. With the guaranteed prize pool set at €2,000,000, many of the eliminated players will be enticed to try again on Day 1b, expected to be joined by some fresh faces.
The chiplead on Day 1a ended up in the hands of German high-stakes poker veteran Ole Schemion, who increased the starting stack of 200,000 to a whopping 1,829,000 over the course of ten levels. Other big stacks included Andras Nemeth, Stanislav Zegal, Espen Myrmo, Gergo Nagy, and Dario Alioto.
Ole Schemion
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Day 2 Big Blinds
1
Ole Schemion
Germany
1,829,000
183
2
Harry Casagrande
Austria
1,383,000
138
3
Andras Nemeth
Hungary
1,350,000
135
4
Anh Do
Czechia
1,316,000
132
5
Stanislav Zegal
Germany
1,117,000
112
6
Espen Myrmo
Norway
1,015,000
102
7
Gergo Nagy
Hungary
919,000
92
8
Anton Suarez
Sweden
810,000
81
9
Andre Plaza Marcano
United States
789,000
79
10
Dario Alioto
Italy
722,000
72
Players who have taken their seats as the first hand is being dealt will receive 20,000 chips on top of their starting stack of 200,000, while everyone who registers during the first level, 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante, gets a bonus of 10,000.
Day 1b will follow the same structure as Day 1a. Ten levels of 45 minutes will be played, with a dinner break of 60 minutes scheduled after Level 6, around 7:50 p.m. local time. Late registration will remain open throughout the day, and two more levels on Day 2, during which unlimited reentries are permitted. A 30-second shot clock is also in play.
€10,300 Championship Day 1b Structure
Level
Duration (min)
Small Blind
Big Blind
Big Blind Ante
1
45
500
1,000
1,000
2
45
1,000
1,500
1,500
3
45
1,000
2,000
2,000
Break
20
4
45
1,000
2,500
2,500
5
45
1,500
3,000
3,000
6
45
2,000
4,000
4,000
Dinner Break
60
7
45
2,000
5,000
5,000
8
45
2,500
5,000
5,000
Break
20
9
45
3,000
6,000
6,000
10
45
4,000
8,000
8,000
PokerNews will be back on the tournament floor to report the four-card action live, so keep your eyes on this page for all the updates from the PLO Grand Slam Malta.
