€10,300 The 10k Championship Day 1 | 2025 PLO Grand Slam Tallinn

04-11-2025 20:30 UTC+2

Joentausta Holds to Double Off Haraldstad

David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joachim Haraldstad bet 18,000 from the button on a flop of A♠J♦8♠ and Hossein Ensan called in the small blind. Aku Joentausta then raised to 110,000 in the big blind and Haraldstad moved all in.

Ensan tanked for a minute before folding, while Joentausta quickly called for 138,000.

Aku Joentausta: J♣J♥10♥6♥ All in
Joachim Haraldstad: K♠K♦J♠6♣

Joentausta showed a set of jacks and needed to dodge Haraldstad's flush draw. The 5♥ turn was safe, while the river was the 2♣ and Joentausta doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	400,000 100,000	100,000

Aku Joentausta	350,000 350,000	350,000
Joachim Haraldstad	150,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Aku Joentausta Hossein Ensan Joachim Haraldstad

04-11-2025 20:23 UTC+2

Dieleman Pots the River on Kruse

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Max Kruse raised to 16,000 on the button, Marcus Dieleman reraised to 53,000 in the small blind, and Kruse called.

Both players checked the K♣Q♣9♣ flop. Dieleman then bet 35,000 on the 5♦ turn and Kruse called.

The river was the A♠ and Dieleman announced pot to 186,000, covering Kruse's remaining stack. Kruse took a few seconds before tossing his cards away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcus Dieleman	700,000 100,000	100,000
Max Kruse	170,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Marcus Dieleman Max Kruse

04-11-2025 20:15 UTC+2

"Gypsy Baron" Tells the Truth on His Way to Busting Guerra

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Lautaro Guerra and "Gypsy Baron" were heads-up on the turn with the board showing 9♦5♣9♥3♥. Guerra then moved all in from the cutoff for 214,000.

"What do you have?" Guerra asked him.

"Pair of tens," "Gypsy Baron" replied.

"Pair of tens, come on," Guerra added, pretending to toss his cards away and take in the pot. "Gypsy Baron," though, eventually called.

"Gypsy Baron" did have a pair of tens, but he also had [AhAs10s1c0] with it. Guerra showed 10♥8♥7♣6♣ for a straight draw but missed the A♣ river as "Gypsy Baron" filled up to send Guerra to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gypsy Baron	730,000 730,000	730,000
Lautaro Guerra	Busted

Tags: Lautaro Guerra Gypsy Baron

04-11-2025 20:07 UTC+2

"This Is Illegal"; Aleksic Continues to Cruise

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Pavel Izotov raised to 17,000 in the hijack and Dario Alioto called in the cutoff, as did Filip Aleksic on the button.

Action checked to Aleksic on the J♦2♦4♥ flop and he bet 30,000. Izotov then moved all in for 120,000, Alioto folded, while Aleksic quickly called.

Pavel Izotov: K♠Q♦J♥8♠ All in
Filip Aleksic: A♦K♥J♣8♦

"What is this? This is illegal," Alioto said as Aleksic turned over top pair with the nut flush draw to leave Izotov at risk. The board ran out 6♠5♣ and Aleksic scored another knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filip Aleksic	1,620,000 120,000	120,000

Dario Alioto	230,000 60,000	60,000

Pavel Izotov	Busted

Tags: Dario Alioto Filip Aleksic Pavel Izotov

04-11-2025 19:58 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Filip Aleksic	1,500,000 800,000	800,000

Vivian Saliba	700,000 170,000	170,000

Florian Kraft	699,000 499,000	499,000
Anton Suarez	650,000
Curtis Muller	646,000 96,000	96,000
Maksim Shuts	620,000 501,000	501,000
Aaron Pahlawani	605,000 45,000	45,000
Marcus Dieleman	600,000 100,000	100,000
Stanislau Melhui	560,000 60,000	60,000
Lautaro Guerra	515,000 335,000	335,000

Hossein Ensan	500,000 300,000	300,000

Jonas Kronwitter	500,000 50,000	50,000
Gergo Nagy	361,000 161,000	161,000
Max Kruse	350,000 100,000	100,000

Aki Vihikainen	320,000 65,000	65,000
Ruslan Nazarenko	320,000
Dario Alioto	290,000 130,000	130,000

Nikolaos Lampropoulos	272,000 72,000	72,000

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals	250,000 20,000	20,000
Seyed Dezfooli	220,000 20,000	20,000
Erik Bystrom	210,000 30,000	30,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	210,000 10,000	10,000

Anh Do	205,000 45,000	45,000
Jaagup Luhakooder	195,000 15,000	15,000
Pavel Izotov	160,000 90,000	90,000

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04-11-2025 19:55 UTC+2

Derwiche Takes Out Zaremba

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Imad Derwiche bet 46,000 from the button on a flop of Q♣5♠6♠ and Danyil Zaremba moved all in for 64,000 in the big blind. Amir Mozaffarian called in the hijack, as did Derwiche.

The turn was the A♦ and Derwiche moved all in for 232,000. Mozaffarian had around 120,000 behind and took more than a minute before folding.

Zaremba showed J♠10♠10♦5♦, while Derwiche had Q♠9♠8♦7♠ for a pair and straight draw. The river was the 2♦ and Derwiche took the pot to send Zaremba to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Imad Derwiche	400,000 80,000	80,000
Amir Mozaffarian	120,000 120,000	120,000

Danyil Zaremba	Busted

Tags: Amir Mozaffarian Imad Derwiche

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

04-11-2025 18:48 UTC+2

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players are going on a 60-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 8:50 p.m. local time.

The tournament clock currently shows 73 entries, with 41 players remaining.

04-11-2025 18:47 UTC+2

Nazarenko Picks Off Derwiche to Double

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ruslan Nazarenko bet 15,000 from the big blind on a flop of A♦6♣K♥ and Imad Derwiche called under the gun.

The turn was the 5♣ and Nazarenko bet 50,000. Derwiche again called and the 8♥ fell on the river.

Nazarenko slowed down and checked as Derwiche moved all in. "I'll show two," Derwiche told him as Nazarenko took a minute. He eventually called for 78,000.

"You probably win," Derwiche said. Nazarenko turned over A♣J♥10♠9♥ for a pair of aces and Derwiche's cards quickly hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruslan Nazarenko	320,000 120,000	120,000
Imad Derwiche	320,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Imad Derwiche Ruslan Nazarenko

04-11-2025 18:37 UTC+2

Riebau-Schmithals Spikes the River to Double

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David Salituro

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals bet 50,000 from the small blind on a flop of 10♣Q♠7♥, Erik Bystrom moved all in on the button, and Riebau-Schmithals called for 88,000.

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: K♥K♣Q♦8♣ All in
Erik Bystrom: 7♦7♠5♥4♦

Bystrom was ahead with a set of sevens as the A♥ fell on the turn, but the J♠ river improved Riebau-Schmithals to a straight and earned him a double up.