€5,200 The 5k Million | 2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta

10-18-2025 17:18 UTC+1

Barakat on Piles as Lehner Flushed Out

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a pot of about 300,000 with the flop reading 5♠4♣6♠, big blind Stefan Lehner got his stack of 450,000 in the middle against Youness Barakat in middle position.

Stefan Lehner: 10♦8♥8♦7♠ All in
Youness Barakat: A♠K♣5♦3♠

Lehner had gotten it in with the nuts, but Barakat rivered his flush on 2♣2♠ to take the pot. Lehner was sent home, and Barakat ended with a stack of nearly triple the average.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	2,700,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Stefan Lehner	Busted

Tags: Stefan Lehner Youness Barakat

10-18-2025 17:09 UTC+1

Stratmeyer Among Big Stacks After Eliminating Di Nicola

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Christian Stratmeyer raised to 70,000 in the hijack. Gabi Livshitz responded with a three-bet to 240,000 in the cutoff, and Ermanno Di Nicola quickly called all in for 85,000 on the button.

Stratmeyer also obliged with a call, after which the Q♥6♣4♦ flop and 3♥ turn were checked through. Stratmeyer bet 225,000 on the 9♣ river, receiving an instant fold from his opponent.

Di Nicola stood up as he tabled K♠J♦8♥2♠, and Stratmeyer took the sizable pot with Q♣9♥8♣6♥ for queens and nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Puk Nabuurs	3,050,000 775,000	775,000
Christian Stratmeyer	1,840,000 990,000	990,000
Gabi Livshitz	1,350,000 175,000	175,000

Ermanno Di Nicola	Busted

Tags: Christian Stratmeyer Ermanno Di Nicola Gabi Livshitz

10-18-2025 17:01 UTC+1

Dieleman Declared Millionaire After Flopped Full House

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Marcus Dieleman raised to 70,000 in middle position. Bharath Janardhan was in the hijack and three-bet to 240,000, seeing Dieleman quickly call.

Dieleman checked the J♥7♦7♣ flop over to Janardhan, who announced an all-in bet. Dieleman snap-called for his stack of 260,000, and the cards were revealed.

Marcus Dieleman: K♣J♠J♣9♠ All in
Bharath Janardhan: A♥A♣Q♥5♣

Janardhan needed an ace to win the pot, but none arrived on the 4♥10♠ runout. He sighed a few times as about half his stack went Dieleman's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcus Dieleman	1,050,000 510,000	510,000
Bharath Janardhan	600,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Bharath Janardhan Marcus Dieleman

10-18-2025 16:56 UTC+1

Amot Holds With Kings

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Under the gun, Mads Amot committed his last 180,000 on the 3♠8♣J♣ flop, being check-called by Hossein Ensan.

Mads Amot: K♦K♣10♠4♥ All in
Hossein Ensan: J♥10♦9♦5♥

Ensans many outs bricked on the 2♣6♣ runout, and Amot raked in his double-up with a single pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jelle de Kroon	2,300,000 540,000	540,000

Hossein Ensan	1,490,000 690,000	690,000

Leonid Yanovski	1,275,000 225,000	225,000
Mads Amot	665,000 495,000	495,000
Sonic	610,000 370,000	370,000
Bastian Bluem	505,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Hossein Ensan Mads Amot

10-18-2025 16:49 UTC+1

Player	Chips	Progress
Gergo Nagy	Busted
Jeremy Trojand	Busted
Sterling Savill	Busted

Trojand Doubles Crumbs; Barakat Building Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jeremy Trojand limped in from the small blind, after which "Kianator" raised to 60,000 in the big blind. Trojand called, and committed his last 45,000 on the 5♠2♥3♦ flop, quickly being looked up by "Kianator".

Jeremy Trojand: 10♣9♣5♣3♠ All in
"Kianator": 9♥8♦5♦6♣

Trojand's two pair faded "Kianator"s outs on the A♣2♣ runout, doubling him up.

Meanwhile, the most recent €5K Millions winner, Youness Barakat, had chipped up significantly, sitting with around double the average stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kianator	2,655,000 745,000	745,000

Youness Barakat	1,700,000 650,000	650,000
Jeremy Trojand	230,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Jeremy Trojand Youness Barakat

Level: 14

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

10-18-2025 16:37 UTC+1

Recently Departed

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ernst Tries	Busted
Noamane Boukhari	Busted
Tomasz Krzesinski	Busted
Thilo Leifert	Busted
Tom-Aksel Bedell	Busted

10-18-2025 16:36 UTC+1

Prize Pool Confirmed

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The €5,200 Million at the PLO Grand Slam Malta attracted a field of 189 entries, narrowly missing out on the €1,000,000 guarantee.

After the standard deduction of six percent from the guarantee to cover tournament costs, €940,000 was left for the players. It will be divided across the final 23 players, with the minimum cash amounting to €10,900.

The top three finishers will take home six-figure sums, while the new champion will walk away with €218,100.

The full payout structure can be found below.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€218,100	9	€21,800
2	€148,000	10-11	€18,300
3	€100,000	12-13	€16,000
4	€80,700	14-15	€14,550
5	€64,650	16-17	€13,150
6	€50,100	18-20	€11,850
7	€37,100	21-23	€10,900
8	€27,300