€5,200 The 5k Million Day 1b | 2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta

10-17-2025 19:08 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolaos Lampropoulos	850,000 390,000	390,000

Ermanno Di Nicola	615,000 130,000	130,000

Jelle de Kroon	530,000 330,000	330,000

Philip Pearson	485,000 204,000	204,000
Hans Thumann	400,000 200,000	200,000
Stanislav Zegal	350,000 265,000	265,000

Benjamin Ozer	300,000 75,500	75,500
Mark Vella	200,000 200,000	200,000
Espen Myrmo	200,000 200,000	200,000
Didi	Busted
Salvatore Incardona	Busted

No Bluffs for Lehner

Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 30,000 ante

Stefan Lehner open-raised to the maximum of 10,500 in the cutoff. Hossein Ensan defended his big blind and check-called Lehner's bet of 13,000 on the 4♣A♥Q♠ flop.

Lehner checked behind Ensan on the 2♠ turn, prompting the latter to stab at the pot with a bet of 5,000 on the J♠ river. Lehner announced a pot-sized raise of 65,500, and Ensan let his hand go after little thought.

"Never bluff," Lehner said with a smile as he showed A♠9♠ for the nuts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	500,000 100,000	100,000

Stefan Lehner	268,000 82,000	82,000

Tags: Hossein Ensan Stefan Lehner

10-17-2025 18:49 UTC+2

Two In, One Out

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Hausen	200,000
Jelle de Kroon	200,000

Espen Myrmo	Busted

10-17-2025 18:48 UTC+2

"Sonic" Back in Business

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 30,000 ante

Francesco Canzonieri raised to 10,500 in the hijack. Pavel Izotov flat-called in the button before "Sonic", who had lost the majority of his big stack, three-bet to 46,500 from the big blind.

Canzonieri reluctantly folded, but Izotov called after spending one time bank. "Sonic" then moved all in for 70,000, which received a quick fold from Izotov to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlo van Ravenswoud	375,000 35,000	35,000
Francesco Canzonieri	340,000 150,000	150,000
Bharath Janardhan	335,000 260,000	260,000
Tomasz Krzesinski	232,000 12,000	12,000
Pavel Izotov	225,000 65,000	65,000
Alessandro Cislaghi	195,000 172,000	172,000
Sonic	178,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Francesco Canzonieri Pavel Izotov

10-17-2025 18:34 UTC+2

Second Bullet Done for Dieleman

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 30,000 ante

Marcus Dieleman in the hijack was the only caller of Alexi Skoulos's three-bet to 33,000 in the big blind.

Skoulos checked the 9♣8♠6♥ flop over to Dieleman, who bet 20,000. Skoulos then moved all in for 161,000, and Dieleman snap-called.

Alexi Skoulos: A♥A♦10♣6♠ All in
Marcus Dieleman: Q♣10♠6♣4♠

The board double-paired on the 8♥9♥ runout, meaning Skoulos' aces held for the double-up. Dieleman was left with just two big blinds, which he lost not much later to immediately reenter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexi Skoulos	392,500 165,000	165,000
Marcus Dieleman	200,000

Tags: Alexi Skoulos Marcus Dieleman

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 30,000

10-17-2025 18:23 UTC+2

More Additions

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Thumann	200,000
Andre Scerri	200,000
Luigi D'Alterio	200,000

10-17-2025 18:19 UTC+2

Izotov Stops "Sonic" in Their Tracks

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads up to a 7♠4♥10♦7♣ turn, Pavel Izotov fired 28,000 into a pot of 86,500 from middle position. "Sonic" called in the cutoff during the last second of his shot clock.

Izotov slammed his fist on the table on the K♣ river for a check. "Sonic" quickly checked behind, much to the disappointment of Izotov, who raked in the pot with A♠9♥7♦4♠ for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonic	505,000 45,000	45,000
Pavel Izotov	290,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Pavel Izotov

10-17-2025 18:08 UTC+2

Room Filling Up

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelo Vietti	200,000
Salvatore Incardona	200,000

10-17-2025 18:06 UTC+2

Nielsen to the Rail for Second Time

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

It checked to Martin Nielsen on the button in a four-way pot to the A♣A♠6♥ flop. Nielsen added 8,000 to the pot of 57,000 with a bet, folding out everyone but Davide Iannaco, who raised to 36,000.

Nielsen called to the 4♥ turn, where he was put all-in for 95,000 by Iannaco. Nielsen quickly called off to put his second bullet of the day at risk.

Martin Nielsen: A♥K♥K♦J♦ All in
Davide Iannaco: A♦8♠8♣6♣