€10,300 The 10k Championship | 2025 PLO Grand Slam Tallinn

Apr 13, 2025

Lindstrom Doubles Back

David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Fredrik Lindstrom raised to 700,000 under the gun and "Gypsy Baron" reraised to 2,400,000 in the cutoff. Aaron Pahlawani in the big blind gave it some thought but eventually folded A♠K♠Q♦9♦, while Lindstrom quickly called for 1,400,000.

Fredrik Lindstrom: Q♠7♠6♥4♥ All in
"Gypsy Baron": K♦K♣5♠5♣

Lindstrom needed to improve against "Gypsy Baron"'s kings as the flop came 10♠6♠5♦, giving him straight and flush draws. The 3♥ turn gave him a straight, while the 2♠ river also improved him to a flush as Lindstrom doubled up.

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Apr 13, 2025

"Gypsy Baron" Doubles Off Lindstrom

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Fredrik Lindstrom raised to 700,000 on the button, "Gypsy Baron" moved all in for 1,800,000 in the small blind, and Lindstrom called.

"Gypsy Baron": A♦K♥Q♣J♦ All in
Fredrik Lindstrom: Q♥J♣9♥3♣

Lindstrom picked up a straight draw going to the river on a board of 10♦4♦5♥8♣, but he missed the 2♣ river as "Gypsy Baron" won the pot with ace-high to double up.

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Apr 13, 2025

Lindstrom Bluffs Out "Gypsy Baron"

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In another limped pot between the blinds, "Gypsy Baron" bet 350,000 on a flop of 8♦6♦2♠ and Fredrik Lindstrom called with K♠10♣9♦7♥.

Both players checked the Q♣ turn. The river was the 3♥ and Lindstrom led out for 450,000 with king-high and missed straight draw. "Gypsy Baron" quickly mucked 10♠9♣7♦5♣.

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Apr 13, 2025

Derwiche Has the Higher Flush

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

In a limped pot between the blinds, Imad Derwiche led out for 200,000 on the Q♠8♥5♥ flop and Aaron Pahlawani called.

Both players checked the A♥ turn. Derwiche then bet 500,000 on the 4♥ river and Pahlawani quickly called.

Derwiche showed K♣10♥3♥2♦ for a flush and Pahlawani tossed J♠9♥6♥2♠ into the muck for a lower flush.

Tags: Aaron Pahlawani Imad Derwiche

Apr 13, 2025

Lindstrom Gets a Shove Through

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Fredrik Lindstrom raised to 700,000 in the cutoff with A♣K♣J♥8♦ and Imad Derwiche called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♣9♣3♥ and Lindstrom moved all in for 1,100,000. Derwiche took 30 seconds before folding A♦K♦7♠6♠.

Tags: Fredrik Lindstrom Imad Derwiche

Apr 13, 2025

Tom-Aksel Bedell Eliminated in 6th Place (€78,960)

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David Salituro

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Five players went to a flop of Q♠6♦5♠ in a limped pot where Imad Derwiche bet 1,200,000 on the button.

Aaron Pahlawani and Fredrik Lindstrom folded in the blinds, while Tom-Aksel Bedell spent a few moments counting out his stack before moving all in for 1,900,000 under the gun. "Gypsy Baron" folded in the hijack, while Derwiche quickly called.

Tom-Aksel Bedell: 8♦7♣5♣4♦ All in
Imad Derwiche: 9♠9♥8♠5♥

The 4♥ turn gave Bedell a straight and left him poised for a double up, but Derwiche caught the 7♠ on the river to make a flush.

"Why does it always have to be on the river?" Bedell lamented as the defending champion had his run at a repeat end in sixth place.

Tags: Aaron Pahlawani Fredrik Lindstrom Gypsy Baron Imad Derwiche Tom-Aksel Bedell

Level: 24

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Apr 13, 2025

Gergo Nagy Eliminated in 7th Place (€59,220)

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Imad Derwiche raised to 350,000 in early position and Gergo Nagy reraised to 1,400,000 in the cutoff. Derwiche called and the flop came J♦10♠7♥.

Derwiche then moved all in and Nagy called for 1,400,000.

Gergo Nagy: A♠A♣8♦6♦ All in
Imad Derwiche: A♦K♣10♦5♦

Nagy was ahead with his aces, but Derwiche hit two pair on the K♠ turn to move in front. The river was the 4♦ and Derwiche scored a knockout for the second straight hand, sending the Hungarian high roller to the rail in seventh place.

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Apr 13, 2025

Lautaro Guerra Eliminated in 8th Place (€43,710)

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Imad Derwiche raised to 375,000 in middle position and Lautaro Guerra moved all in for 1,300,000 on the button. Derwiche paused for a moment but eventually called to put Guerra at risk.

Lautaro Guerra: A♦Q♦J♥9♠ All in
Imad Derwiche: A♥9♥7♥7♦

The 10♣8♦2♣ flop gave both players a straight draw, but it was Derwiche who ended up making it as the board ran out 3♠6♠. Guerra, who's made the final table of this event each of the three Diamond Poker Series stops, had to settle for eighth place this time as Derwiche controlled more than half the chips in play.

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Apr 13, 2025

Misclick Proves Costly For Bedell

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Gergo Nagy limped in from early position as action went on Tom-Aksel Bedell in the cutoff. He attempted to also call but put in too many chips and was forced to raise to 300,000.

Imad Derwiche then reraised to 1,100,000 in the big blind with A♥Q♥Q♣5♦. "I have to pay for my mistake," Bedell said as he called, while Nagy got out of the way.

The flop came A♦8♥4♠ and Derwiche moved all in. Bedell folded 10♠9♥7♠4♦ and Derwiche took the pot.

Tags: Gergo Nagy Imad Derwiche Tom-Aksel Bedell