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€10,300 The 10k Championship
Day 2 Completed
2025 PLO Grand Slam Tallinn
€10,300 The 10k Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 PLO Grand Slam Tallinn
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€1,410,000
Total Entries
148
Level
25
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
74
Players Left
10
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Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Tom-Aksel Bedell joined the field as a late entry on Day 2 of the Diamond Poker Series PLO Grand Slam Tallinn €10,300 Championship decked out in regal gold. The defending champion of this event then proceeded to remind his opponents who was the reigning king.
Bedell bagged up the chip lead over the remaining 10 players with 8,110,000 as he chases his second consecutive win in this event after taking the title in Tirana in January. The Norwegian high-stakes regular seemingly won every hand at his table in the moments approaching the money bubble. “It’s impossible to win nine out of 10 pots,” Martin Kabrhel observed. Bedell ended the night in style, hitting a flush on the river to crack Jonas Christensen’s aces as Christensen was the last to fall on Day 2.
Behind him is Gergo Nagy, who had his own meteoric rise during the day. Nagy began his ascent when he doubled in a set-over-set cooler against Hans Thumann. He then busted Thumann by hitting a straight on the river. Once the bubble burst, Nagy scored a double knockout of Andriy Lyubovetskiy and Gruffudd Pugh-Jones as he ended the night with 5,750,000.
Final 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 8,110,000 | 135 |
| 2 | Gergo Nagy | Hungary | 5,750,000 | 96 |
| 3 | Imad Derwiche | France | 5,550,000 | 93 |
| 4 | Gypsy Baron | 2,545,000 | 42 | |
| 5 | Fredrik Lindstrom | Finland | 2,145,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 2,095,000 | 35 |
| 7 | Aaron Pahlawani | Austria | 1,470,000 | 25 |
| 8 | Filip Aleksic | Netherlands | 1,445,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Vivian Saliba | Austria | 690,000 | 12 |
| 10 | Erik Bystrom | Sweden | 575,000 | 10 |
Imad Derwiche was the one to silence the loqacoious Kabrhel, showing down two kings in a massive pot as Kabrhel had a pair with straight and flush draws going to the river but couldn’t connect and busted two off the money. Derwiche rounds out the top three with 5,550,000.
The player known only as “Gypsy Baron” (2,545,000), Fredrik Lindstrom (2,145,000), Lautaro Guerra (2,095,000), and Aaron Pahlawani (1,470,000) are in the middle of the pack, Lindstrom going for his third final table appearance of this series after finishing in third during the €2,200 Million Opener and eighth in the €5,200 Million. Start-of-day chip leader Filip Aleksic slid down the leaderboard and found himself nursing a short stack near the bubble, but he managed to rebound and finish with 1,445,000. Vivian Saliba found a double up with kings on the last hand of the night to bag up 690,000, while Erik Bystrom is the short stack with 575,000.
The 34 survivors from Day 1 were joined by 40 new and returning players through the two levels of late registration at the beginning of the day, creating a total field of 148 entries. Only the top 20 would finish in the money, and Farid Jattin, €5,200 Million champion Youness Barakat, Jonas Kronwitter, and Joni Jouhkimainen all fell short of the bubble. Danyil Zaremba was knocked down to just 20,000 by Nagy on the bubble and managed to double up twice, but Gypsy Baron finished him off a few hands later.
A flurry of eliminations followed the bursting of the money, with six players falling in rapid succession. Eran Carmi (18th), Filip Lovric (14th), and 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan (13th) were among those to make a trip to the payout desk.
The ten returning players will gather tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time as the venue switches to the exclusive Bombay Club down the street from the Chesterfield Poker Club. Everyone left is guaranteed €28,200, with the champion earning €338,370. The action picks up on Level 19 with blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante. The final table will be streamed on the Diamond Poker Series’ official YouTube and Twitch channels.
PokerNews will be on hand tomorrow inside the Bombay Club as the 10 finalists battle to determine the next PLO master.
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,110,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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5,750,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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5,550,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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2,545,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
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2,145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
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2,095,000
245,000
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245,000 |
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1,470,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
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1,445,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
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690,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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575,000
25,000
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25,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Day 2 has ended with 10 players remaining on the final table bubble. They'll return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time inside the Bombay Club to play down to a champion.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Vivian Saliba potted in the small blind, then got her last 200,000 in the middle on a flop of 4♦Q♣6♠ as Lautaro Guerra called in the big blind.
Vivian Saliba: K♣K♥8♠6♥ 
Lautaro Guerra: J♦8♣7♦6♣
Saliba was ahead with her kings, while Guerra had a pair and straight draw. The 3♥ turn was safe for Saliba, while the river was the 10♣ and she doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,850,000
950,000
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950,000 |
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900,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Gergo Nagy raised to 175,000 in the cutoff and "Gypsy Baron" reraised to 600,000 on the button. Filip Aleksic then potted to 2,025,000 in the small blind, Nagy folded, but "Gypsy Baron" called for 1,200,000.
"Gypsy Baron": A♠K♣K♦4♣
Filip Aleksic: A♦A♣8♠5♥
"Gypsy Baron" tossed his cards into the middle of the table and got up from his seat as soon as Aleksic showed down his aces. The flop came 4♠5♣Q♥, but "Gypsy Baron" spiked the 4♦ on the turn to make trips.
The river was the 9♦ and Aleksic handed over the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,400,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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1,300,000
900,000
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900,000 |
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Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Jonas Christensen moved all in for 250,000 from the hijack and Tom-Aksel Bedell called in the big blind.
Jonas Christensen: A♥A♣Q♥Q♠
Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♦K♣J♣8♦
Christensen was ahead with his aces as the flop came 6♣2♦3♣, giving Bedell a flush draw. The turn was the K♥, but Bedell spiked the 2♣ on the river to make his flush and send Christensen to the rail in 11th place.
At the same time, Florian Kraft was all in for 400,000 from under the gun with A♥Q♦J♦4♣ and up against Lautaro Guerra's 10♥8♦7♦6♠ in the big blind.
Guerra finished with two pair on a board of 4♥8♥4♦2♦5♥ to win the pot as Kraft was eliminated in 12th.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,000,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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2,800,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Hossein Ensan raised to 150,000 in the cutoff, Fredrik Lindstrom reraised to 525,000 on the button, and Ensan called.
Ensan then moved all in for 350,000 on the J♠Q♦5♣ flop and Lindstrom called.
Hossein Ensan: Q♦J♣8♣7♦
Fredrik Lindstrom: A♠K♦Q♣8♦
Ensan had flopped top two pair, but the A♣ turn gave Lindstrom aces and queens. The river was the 3♥ and Ensan was eliminated in 13th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,000,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Filip Lovric moved all in for 300,000 in the hijack and Filip Aleksic called on the button.
Filip Lovric: J♣10♣10♦2♦
Filip Aleksic: K♦K♣J♠8♣
Lovric had run into Aleksic's kings and needed help to stay alive, but he couldn't connect with the A♣8♠Q♠2♠3♠ board and was sent to the rail in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,200,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Erik Bystrom moved all in for 300,000 on the button and Lautaro Guerra put him at risk in the big blind.
Erik Bystrom: A♠Q♥J♠9♦
Lautaro Guerra: K♦K♠5♠2♠
"How can this lose?" Bystrom said about his hand once the cards were revealed. Guerra hit top set on the K♣Q♦8♠ flop, but Bystrom made a straight on the 10♦ turn. The river was the 9♠ and Bystrom doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,500,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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600,000
100,000
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100,000 |
