2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta
Tomasz Krzesinski fired a pot-sized bet of 105,000 on a completed board of J♣6♥4♦A♥3♥. His opponent was Ole Schemion, who responded with a raise to 335,000.
Krzesinski spent a while in the tank before he called off. Schemion revealed K♥9♦6♦5♥ for the nuts, and Krzesinski's cards hit the muck.
Schemion raked in the chips as the start-of-day chipleader got on even footing with table chipleader Hans Thumann.
Dario Alioto opened his button to 35,000. Andras Nemeth three-bet to 115,000 in the big blind, which Alioto instantly repotted to 355,000. Nemeth just called before he led out on the 8♠9♣J♦ flop.
Alioto had been put all-in for his final 144,000, and he quickly called for his tournament life.
Andras Nemeth: Q♠10♣7♠5♣
Dario Alioto: A♦Q♥K♠3♥
Nemeth's flopped nuts remained best on the J♥4♦ runout, taking Alioto out of the running.
Nino Pansier was all in for about 150,000 under the gun, at risk against Danyil Zaremba in the big blind.
Nino Pansier: A♠Q♥Q♣J♣
Danyil Zaremba: A♣K♥K♣5♣
Both players paired their ace on the 4♥8♠A♥ flop, but Zaremba's kicker won him the pot on the 4♠3♠ runout, sending Pansier home for the final time.
Robert Cowen, Youness Barakat, and Bharath Janardhan all put in 90,000 preflop. Barakat then tossed his final 14,000 in on the 8♠Q♦3♠ flop, which both opponents called.
Cowen and Janardhan checked the 2♥ turn and A♥ river to showdown. Barakt tabled Q♥Q♣J♦6♥ for a set of queens, winning him the vital pot.
Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Mads Amot raised to 42,000 in the hijack. Goran Urumovic three-bet the pot to 144,000, which Amot called after inquiring about his opponent's remaining chips.
Urumovic announced a pot-sized bet again on the Q♥6♣7♠ flop, to which Amot check-folded after some thought.
Tomasz Krzesinski raised to 42,000 in the hijack. Tomasz Kozub three-bet to 132,000 in the big blind, which Krzezisnki called.
Kozub then put his opponent all in on the 4♠10♦3♠ flop, and Krzezinski quickly called off his 263,000 remaining chips.
Tomasz Krzesinski: K♥J♠10♠3♥
Tomasz Kozub: A♥A♦A♣Q♥
Krzesinski earned the checkmark on the 2♠ turn. His flush officially won the pot on the 5♦ river, and doubling him up.