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Omar Eljach limped in from middle position, Aleksei Vandyshev raised to 360,000 from the button, Aku Joentausta called from the big blind, and Eljach called.
The flop came A♣10♦5♥ and actio0n checked around to Vandyshev, who bet 300,000. Both opponents called.
The three players checked the 2♦ turn, leading to the Q♥ river. Action then checked around to Vandyshev, who bet 2,100,000. Joentausta folded, and Eljach went into the tank, using two time extensions before calling.
"I have it" Vandyshev announced, tabling K♥J♠8♦4♦ to take down the massive pot.
Veselin Karakitukov was all-in preflop from middle position for a bit less than 1,500,000, and up against Aku Joentausta, who covered him from the big blind.
Veselin Karakitukov: A♣J♠8♦7♣
Aku Joentausta: 10♣8♣7♥6♥
The board ran out A♥7♠9♠2♠J♥, giving Joentausta a straight to send Karakitukov to the rail.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | € 218,550 |
| 2 | € 148,050 |
| 3 | € 98,700 |
| 4 | € 80,840 |
| 5 | € 64,860 |
| 6 | € 50,290 |
| 7 | € 37,220 |
| 8 | € 27,350 |
| 9 | € 21,810 |
Last month at the PLO Grand Slam Malta €5,200 Millions, Gabi Livshitz was crowned the champion at Casino Malta. Livshitz had a lively rail, with many of his friends cheering him on as he dragged pots left and right. Livshitz took home €218,100 for conquering the field of 189 entries and winning his first-ever Diamond Poker Series event, the largest share of the €940,000 prize pool.
Despite having won many tournaments since his first The Hendon Mob recorded live cash in 2014, this marks Livshitz's maiden live pot-limit Omaha victory. However, Livshitz had already proven his four-card prowess by winning an online bracelet in the variant when the world was in lockdown in 2021, and his PLO Grand Slam trophy will form a nice addition to his trophy cabinet.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabi Livshitz | Israel | €218,100 |
| 2 | Jelle de Kroon | Netherlands | €148,000 |
| 3 | Aki Vihikainen | Finland | €100,000 |
| 4 | "LuxonTrustWallet" | €80,700 | |
| 5 | Filip Lovric | Sweden | €64,650 |
| 6 | Carlo van Ravenswoud | Netherlands | €50,100 |
| 7 | "NoNeedMoney" | €37,100 | |
| 8 | "Plato" | €27,300 | |
| 9 | Espen Myrmo | Norway | €21,800 |
Veselin Karakitukov opened to 225,000 from under the gun, and Cesar Garcia called from the small blind.
Both players checked the 10♣9♠5♠ flop, leading to the 5♥ turn. Garcia checked, Karakitukov bet 225,000, Garcia check-raised to 800,000, and Karakitukov used two time extensions before calling.
Garcia fired another bet for 1,100,000 on the 4♠ river, and Karakitukov mucked.
Level: 22
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
With the board reading 7♥10♠5♣7♠ and around 2,000,000 in the middle, Juha Helppi checked from middle position, Cesar Garcia bet 625,000 from the cutoff, and Helppi called.
On the K♣ river Helppi check-called a 1,250,000 bet from Garcia. Helppi tabled K♥K♦10♦9♠ for top boat.
"So sick. Nice river," Helppi commented as he mucked his hand, while the sizable pot was pushed to Garcia.
Omar Eljach opened to 210,000 from early position, and Carlo van Ravenswoud raised to 600,000 from middle position, enough to put Eljach all-in. Eljach called, putting his tournament life at risk.
Omar Eljach: A♥A♠Q♠2♥
Carlo van Ravenswoud: K♦K♣Q♣3♠
The 3♣4♦2♦8♠7♥ runout kept Eljach's aces in front, and he doubled up his short stack.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlo van Ravenswoud | Netherlands | 3,055,000 | 51 |
| 2 | Aleksei Vandyshev | Russian Federation | 8,235,000 | 137 |
| 3 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 6,055,000 | 101 |
| 4 | Aku Joentausta | Finland | 3,005,000 | 50 |
| 5 | Cesar Garcia | Spain | 5,085,000 | 85 |
| 6 | Sampo Ryynanen | Finland | 4,455,000 | 74 |
| 7 | Veselin Karakitukov | Bulgaria | 3,325,000 | 55 |
| 8 | Sebestyen Balint | Hungary | 3,300,000 | 55 |
| 9 | Omar Eljach | Sweden | 525,000 | 9 |