€10,300 Championship Day 2 | 2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta

Oct 16, 2025

Aces Hold for Vihikainen

Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ole Schemion limped in from the hijack, and "Sonic" followed suit on the button. Aki Vihikainen then raised to 250,000 in the small blind, getting Schemion to come along.

"Sonic" spent one time bank before three-betting to 600,000, after which Vihikainen quickly moved all in for 985,000. This forced Schemion out of the pot, while "Sonic" tossed in a swift call.

Aki Vihikainen: A♥A♣9♣4♥ All in
"Sonic": K♥K♦Q♥7♥

Vihikainen faced no sweat as the 3♣A♠9♥ flop gifted him top set. "Sonic" was drawing dead after the 2♠ turn, and the 6♥ river was only dealt as a formality.

Tags: Aki Vihikainen Ole Schemion

Oct 16, 2025

Joentausta Three-Bets River

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Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Aku Joentausta and Danyil Zaremba had checked a limped pot to the 9♥3♠3♦K♣Q♦ river. Joentausta then bet, and Zaremba raised to 400,000.

Joentausta clicked it back to 1,050,000, sending Zaremba into the tank. After a couple of time banks, Zaremba laid his hand down, forfeiting the pot to Joentausta.

Tags: Aku Joentausta Danyil Zaremba

Level: 19

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Oct 16, 2025

Marcus Dieleman Eliminated in 18th Place (€23,700)

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aku Joentausta opened for the pot of 140,000 under the gun. It folded to Marcus Dieleman in the big blind, who committed his final 175,000. Joentausta quickly threw in the extra chips.

Marcus Dieleman: A♠Q♣J♦9♠ All in
Aku Joentausta: A♥K♦7♥5♠

Dieleman took the lead on the 7♦Q♥2♦ flop. The 10♦ turn brought both players some outs, but the 5♥ river only helped Joentausta, making him two pair to eliminate the final representative of the Dutch delegation.

Tags: Aku Joentausta Marcus Dieleman

Oct 16, 2025

Nemeth takes It Without Showdown

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Andras Nemeth opened to 140,000 under the gun. "Sonic" called in the small blind before Aki Vihikainen three-bet to 560,000 in the big blind.

Nemeth then moved all in, folding out "Sonic" and putting Vihikainen into the tank. After several time extensions, Vihikainen found a fold, leaving himself with about 23 big blinds in his stack.

Tags: Aki Vihikainen Andras Nemeth

Oct 16, 2025

Thumann Doubles in Big Cooler

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Harry Casagrande checked the 6♦K♥10♠ flop from the small blind to Hans Thumann in the hijack, who fired a pot-sized bet of 415,000.

Casagrande then moved all in, and Thumann quickly called off for hit total stack of 890,000.

Hans Thumann: K♦K♣Q♥5♦ All in
Harry Casagrande: 10♥10♣Q♣9♠

Casagrande was down to one out after the 6♣ turn, but the final ten did not arrive on the 4♣ river, doubling up Thumann.

Tags: Hans Thumann Harry Casagrande

Oct 16, 2025

Schemion Flops Joint to Double Up

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ole Schemion raised to 140,000 in the hijack. "Sonic" called on the button before big blind Andras Nemeth squeezed in a three-bet to 580,000. Schemion slid in calling chips before "Sonic" decided to get out of the way.

Nemeth inquired after Schemion's stack before putting him all in for 1,260,000 on the J♥8♥7♠ flop. Schemion snap-called, and the cards were revealed.

Ole Schemion: K♦Q♥10♣9♦ All in
Andras Nemeth: A♦A♣J♠5♦

Schemion won the pot when the 9♠ turn left Nemeth drawing dead, and he celebrated his big double-up when as the 2♥ river completed the board.

Tags: Andras Nemeth Ole Schemion

Oct 16, 2025

Lucas van den Belt Eliminated in 19th Place (€23,700)

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Lucas van den Belt raised the pot to 140,000 as first to act. "Sonic" called in the small blind, and the two went heads up to a flop of J♣A♦10♣.

Van den Belt bet 360,000, this time quickly calling all in for not much more when "Sonic" check-raised him.

Lucas van den Belt: A♠K♦9♥8♦ All in
"Sonic": J♠J♦9♠8♥

Van den Belt turned some hope on the A♥, but the 7♠ river did not improve him to a full house. "Sonic" finished the job after taking most of Van den Belt's chips, eliminating him in 19th place.

Tags: Lucas van den Belt

Oct 16, 2025

"Sonic" Puts Van den Belt to the Test

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

"Sonic" raised to 120,000 under the gun. Lucas van den Belt upped the ante to 420,000 in the cutoff, which "Sonic" called after a bit of debate.

Van den Belt continued for 200,000 on the 8♦7♥A♦ flop, but instantly mucked his cards when "Sonic" check-raised all in, leaving himself with about 14 big blinds.

Tags: Lucas van den Belt

Oct 16, 2025

Tomasz Krezisnki Eliminated in 20th Place (€23,700)

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Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Tomasz Krzesinski moved his last 225,000 over the line in early position, and was looked up by Aki Vihikainen in the small blind.

Tomasz Krzesinski: J♦J♣10♦7♠ All in
Aki Vihikainen: A♥K♠K♦4♠

The 9♠10♠Q♥ flop brought Krzesinski some outs, but the Q♦ turn and Q♣ river turned Vihikainen's aces into queens full of aces, besting the jacks full of queens of Krzezinski and sending him to the rail.

Tags: Aki Vihikainen Tomasz Krzesinski