€5,200 The 5k Million | 2025 PLO Grand Slam Tallinn

04-10-2025 20:47 UTC+2

Vihikainen Hits the Last Ace to Double Off Bedell

David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Yusuf Kumtepe raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Tom-Aksel Bedell called on the button. Aki Vihikainen then reraised to 340,000 in the big blind and both opponents called.

The flop came 6♣4♠4♦ and Vihikainen bet 260,000. Kumtepe called, but Bedell then raised all in. Vihikainen called for 1,240,000 and Kumtepe got out of the way.

Aki Vihikainen: A♥A♣K♣4♥ All in
Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♠Q♥4♣2♠

"Come on, spades," Bedell pleaded as both he and Vihikainen showed trip fours, but Vihikainen spiked the A♦ on the turn to make a full house.

"How is that possible," Bedell lamented as the Q♠ completed the board on the river, earning Vihikainen a double up.

"Bye, bye," Bedell said as his chips were pushed across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aki Vihikainen	3,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	2,300,000 900,000	900,000
Yusuf Kumtepe	950,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Aki Vihikainen Tom-Aksel Bedell Yusuf Kumtepe

04-10-2025 20:50 UTC+2

Jonas Klausen Eliminated in 22nd Place (€10,440)

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Leonid Yanovski raised to 140,000 in early position, Jonas Klausen. moved all in for 420,000 in the hijack, and Yanovski called.

Jonas Klausen: K♦K♣9♥2♣ All in
Leonid Yanovski: A♥A♠J♦10♥

"Nice hand," Klausen said after seeing Yanovski's aces.

"Don't say that. Wait for the runout," Yanovski replied, but Klausen got no help on the 9♣4♦4♥6♦J♠ board and was eliminated in 22nd place.

A few hands earlier, Yanovski had doubled up for 475,000 when his A♣Q♠4♦4♣ hit trips on a A♦2♣K♠Q♥A♠ board against Andriy Lyubovetskiy's J♥J♦7♥7♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Yanovski	1,200,000 700,000	700,000
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	1,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Jonas Klausen	Busted

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Jonas Klausen Leonid Yanovski

04-10-2025 20:54 UTC+2

Anh Do Eliminated in 21st Place (€10,440)

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Anh Do bet 200,000 from the hijack on a flop of A♣J♥9♠ and Aki Vihikainen called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 6♠ and Do bet 485,000, leaving himself 5,000 behind. Vihikainen called and the 8♥ fell on the river.

Do checked to Vihikainen who moved all in, and Do paused for a moment before calling off his last chip. Vihikainen showed 10♠9♦8♣7♦ for a rivered straight and Do tossed A♠K♥4♠3♠ into the muck on his way to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aki Vihikainen	4,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Anh Do	Busted

Tags: Aki Vihikainen Anh Do

04-10-2025 21:01 UTC+2

Korhs, Kasper Double

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Stefan Lehner bet 125,000 from the big blind on a board of 4♥8♠7♦10♥ and Amir Mozaffarian raised to 740,000 under the gun. Vitalijs Korhs then moved all in for 965,000 on the button, Lehner folded, while Mozaffarian called.

Korhs showed Q♣J♠9♥9♣ for a straight, while Mozaffarian had K♠J♦J♣10♦. The river was the 8♥ and Korhs doubled up.

At another table, Henri Kasper was all in for 320,000 from the big blind and up against Alexander Petersen under the gun.

Henri Kasper: A♥K♠K♣8♠ All in
Alexander Petersen: Q♥Q♠8♣5♠

Both players ended up with trips on the 6♣J♦8♦8♥3♠ board, but Kasper had the ace-kicker to win the pot and double up.

"I run so bad. I've lost every hand since the break," Petersen joked, as on the contrary he had built up his stack to nearly 6,000,000 since dinner mostly at the expense of Youness Barakat who is down to around 2,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Petersen	5,800,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Vitalijs Korhs	2,200,000 1,605,000	1,605,000
Youness Barakat	2,000,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Amir Mozaffarian	1,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Henri Kasper	650,000 25,000	25,000
Stefan Lehner	350,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Alexander Petersen Amir Mozaffarian Henri Kasper Stefan Lehner Vitalijs Korhs

04-10-2025 21:07 UTC+2

Aku Joentausta Eliminated in 20th Place (€11,390)

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aku Joentausta raised to 125,000 under the gun and Filip Lovric called in the big blind.

The flop came 10♥9♦3♣ and Joentausta potted to 310,000. Lovric then moved all in and Joentausta called for 600,000.

Aku Joentausta: A♥K♥J♠7♠ All in
Filip Lovric: Q♥Q♦J♣3♠

Both players had a straight draw, while Lovric was ahead with his queens. The 9♠ turn was no help to Joentausta, while he also missed the 5♣ river and was eliminated in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filip Lovric	3,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Aku Joentausta	Busted

Tags: Aku Joentausta Filip Lovric

04-10-2025 21:12 UTC+2

Andriy Lyubovetskiy Eliminated in 19th Place (€11,390)

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Andriy Lyubovetskiy raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and Vitalijs Korhs reraised to 340,000 in the small blind. Lyubovetskiy then moved all in for 1,000,000 and Korhs called.

Andriy Lyubovetskiy: A♦A♥7♦2♥ All in
Vitalijs Korhs: A♣10♥8♣7♥

Lyubovetskiy showed down aces as the flop came 10♣K♥3♣. The 5♦ turn kept him in the lead, but Korhs spiked two pair on the 8♠ river to win the pot and bust Lyubovetskiy in 19th place.

"At this table you have to play every hand, blind," Hossein Ensan added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitalijs Korhs	3,800,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Hossein Ensan	2,000,000 400,000	400,000

Andriy Lyubovetskiy	Busted

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Vitalijs Korhs

04-10-2025 21:22 UTC+2

Henri Kasper Eliminated in 18th Place (€11,390)

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Filip Lovric raised to 125,000 in the cutoff, Henri Kasper moved all in for 410,000 in the big blind, and Lovric called.

Henri Kasper: K♠K♥J♣5♠ All in
Filip Lovric: A♠J♠9♣3♥

Lovric hit two pair on the 9♥5♣3♠ flop to take the lead, while the rest of the board ran out 6♥2♣ and Kasper was eliminated in 18th place.

"You're a lucky boy. Must be nice," Youness Barakat said to Lovric.

Player	Chips	Progress
Filip Lovric	3,400,000 400,000	400,000
Henri Kasper	Busted

Tags: Filip Lovric Henri Kasper

04-10-2025 21:38 UTC+2

Stefan Lehner Eliminated in 17th Place; Yusuf Kumtepe Eliminated in 16th Place (€12,820)

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Stefan Lehner raised to 175,000 under the gun, leaving just 30,000 behind, as Amir Mozaffarian reraised to 600,000 in the hijack. The rest of the table got out of the way and Lehner tossed in his last chips.

Stefan Lehner: A♠8♠7♣5♣ All in
Amir Mozaffarian: A♣A♦9♦5♥

Lehner needed to improve against Mozaffarian's aces, but the 2♦3♦3♣8♥6♣ board was no help and Lehner was sent to the rail in 17th place.

At the same time at another table, Yusuf Kumtepe moved all in for 245,000 from the small blind on a board of 9♦8♣6♦2♣ and Tom-Aksel Bedell called in the big blind. Aki Vihikainen then reraised to 1,400,000.

"What do I do? My life depends on this," Bedell said as he tanked for a minute before folding.

Kumtepe had J♥8♦7♥2♥ for two pair and needed to hold against Vihikainen's A♣Q♣10♥8♥, but the 9♣ fell on the river to give Vihikainen the nut flush and send Kumtepe to the rail in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aki Vihikainen	5,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Amir Mozaffarian	3,100,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	1,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Stefan Lehner	Busted

Yusuf Kumtepe	Busted

Tags: Aki Vihikainen Amir Mozaffarian Stefan Lehner Tom-Aksel Bedell Yusuf Kumtepe

04-10-2025 21:57 UTC+2

Ensan Picks Off Nagy; Dominykas Karmazinas Eliminated in 15th Place (€14,240)

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David Salituro

Level 18 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Leonid Yanovski raised to 140,000 in early position and was called by Gergo Nagy on the button and big blind Hossein Ensan.

Action checked to the river on a board 7♦5♠3♠J♣Q♣ when Nagy bet 250,000. Only Ensan called.

Nagy instantly mucked and Ensan showed A♠Q♥ as he took the pot.

At the same time as the double knockout earlier, Dominykas Karmazinas was also eliminated by Amir Mozaffarian. As recounted by Alexander Petersen, Karmazinas raised in early position and Mozaffarian called.

The flop came Qx9x2x with two diamonds and Karmazinas potted. Mozaffarian called and they got the rest of Karmazinas' chips in the middle on another deuce on the turn.

Karmazinas had two kings, but Mozaffarian had two aces to win the pot and send Karmainzas to the rail.

"You can quote me and write he played it very badly," Petersen said.