2025 PLO Grand Slam Prague
In a preflop confrontation, Fabian Riebau-Schmithals was all-in for exactly 200,000 from early position, having max-late registered. He was up against the covering stack of Bernhard Haider, who was under the gun on his direct right.
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: A♦K♦10♥7♦
Bernhard Haider: A♥K♣K♥8♦
The board ran out 6♣10♦2♥J♦Q♦, giving Riebau-Schmithals the nut-flush to double up through Haider.
Level: 14
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Players are on another 15-minute break with the field currently at 175 entries and 45 players remaining.
Late registration will close at the conclusion of the break.
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In a preflop confrontation, Michail Karapanos was all-in from the button for around 150,000, Aki Vihikainen was all-in from the big blind for 176,000, and they were up against the covering stack of Ying Kan in the cutoff.
Michail Karapanos: K♠K♦10♦6♣
Aki Vihikainen: Q♥Q♦J♠8♥
Ying Kan: A♦K♥5♠3♠
The board ran out 7♣A♠Q♣2♠3♦. Vihikainen was best with a set of queens to earn nearly a full triple up, while Karapanos was sent to the rail.
Level: 13
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Players are now on a 15-minute break. The field is up to 157 entries, with 42 players remaining. Late registration will remain open for one more level when players come back.
Alexander Petersen opened to 35,000 from the cutoff, and Jose Scarano defended from the big blind.
The flop came Q♣6♣3♦, and Scarano check-called a 40,000 bet from Petersen.
Both players checked the J♦ turn, leading to the K♥ river. Scarano checked, Petersen bet 115,000, and Scarano called.
Petersen tabled 10♥9♠8♥2♠ for a straight to take the pot from the start-of-day chip leader, who is down to less than half of what he started the day with.