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

04-11-2025 02:26 UTC+2

Ensan Takes Five-Way Pot

David Salituro

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

Five players went to the Q♠8♠A♥ flop in a limped pot as action checked to Youness Barakat who bet 250,000 in the cutoff. Only Hossein Ensan in the small blind called.

Both players checked the 2♠ turn. Ensan then led out for 350,000 on the J♥ river and Barakat quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	14,500,000 300,000	300,000
Hossein Ensan	8,500,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Hossein Ensan Youness Barakat

04-11-2025 02:22 UTC+2

Yanovski Scares Away Vihikainen With Small Bet

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David Salituro

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

Leonid Yanovski limped in from the hijack and Aki Vihikainen raised to 600,000 in the small blind. Yanovski called and they went heads-up to the K♠K♣8♥ flop.

Vihikainen continued for 300,000 and Yanovski called. Vihikainen then checked the 2♦ turn and Yanovski asked how much was in the pot before tossing in 200,000. Vihikainen quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aki Vihikainen	4,000,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Leonid Yanovski	3,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Aki Vihikainen Leonid Yanovski

04-11-2025 02:14 UTC+2

Ensan Bets Big

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David Salituro

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

Youness Barakat raised to 375,000 under the gun and Hossein Ensan reraised to 1,350,000 in the hijack. Tom-Aksel Bedell called on the button, while Barakat also called.

The flop came A♠5♦2♦ and Ensan bet 2,050,000. Both opponents quickly folded and Ensan took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	14,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Hossein Ensan	7,500,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,200,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Hossein Ensan Tom-Aksel Bedell Youness Barakat

04-11-2025 02:12 UTC+2

Bedell Wins With Three Pair

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David Salituro

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

Youness Barakat raised to 375,000 in middle position as Tom-Aksel Bedell and Leonid Yanovski came along from the blinds.

All three players checked the J♣8♦5♣ flop. Yanovski then bet 375,000 on the 9♠ turn and only Bedell called.

The Q♣ river was checked down. "Lots of pairs," Bedell said, showing K♦Q♦9♦5♠ as Yanovski mucked.

"Tom, you were drawing dead before the flop. I can't believe you won," Barakat said.

"Neither can I," Bedell replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	16,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	6,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Leonid Yanovski	2,500,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Leonid Yanovski Tom-Aksel Bedell Youness Barakat

04-11-2025 02:00 UTC+2

Korhs Picks Up Aces to Double Off Ensan

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David Salituro

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

Hossein Ensan raised to 400,000 under the gun and Tom-Aksel Bedell called in the hijack. Vitalijs Korhs moved all in for 950,000 on the button, Ensan potted, and Bedell got out of the way.

Vitalijs Korhs: A♣A♥6♦2♣ All in
Hossein Ensan: K♠10♥9♥9♠

Ensan picked up a pair on the turn as the board came 6♥5♠3♠K♦, but he missed the 7♥ river as Korhs' aces stayed in the lead to earn him a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	4,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Vitalijs Korhs	2,200,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Hossein Ensan Vitalijs Korhs

04-11-2025 01:57 UTC+2

"I Hate This Game"; Bedell Pays Off Barakat

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David Salituro

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

Youness Barakat raised to 525,000 under the gun and Tom-Aksel Bedell called on the button.

Both players checked the K♣10♥9♥ flop. Barakat then bet 1,100,000 on the 8♣ turn and Bedell called.

The river was the J♣ and Barakat bet 1,800,000. "Mama mia, why did you put that river? Worst card in the deck. I hate this game," Bedell muttered to himself as he tanked for several minutes.

He eventually called and Barakat showed A♣8♥5♥2♣ for the nut flush. "Look at this," Bedell said, tossing A♦Q♣J♠6♦ across the table and into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	17,500,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	5,000,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Tags: Tom-Aksel Bedell Youness Barakat

04-11-2025 01:52 UTC+2

Ensan Gets Some Back

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David Salituro

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

Hossein Ensan raised to 375,000 in the cutoff and Leonid Yanovski, sitting with his feet up on the chair and crouched over, called in the big blind.

"Do you have a video tutorial of how to sit in a chair?" Youness Barakat joked with a tournament official.

"It's coming," the official answered.

"He needs it now," Barakat added.

Both players checked the Q♥6♣8♠ flop. Yanovski then bet 625,000 on the 4♣ turn and Ensan called.

The J♦ river was also checked down and Ensan showed K♠Q♦J♥4♦ for two pair as Yanovski mucked A♣7♣7♠2♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hossein Ensan	5,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Leonid Yanovski	3,400,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Leonid Yanovski Hossein Ensan

Level: 23

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

04-11-2025 01:29 UTC+2

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

The remaining seven players are going on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	13,400,000 600,000	600,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	8,000,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Aki Vihikainen	5,800,000 200,000	200,000
Leonid Yanovski	4,600,000 600,000	600,000
Hossein Ensan	4,100,000 100,000	100,000

Tomasz Krzesinski	3,300,000 400,000	400,000
Vitalijs Korhs	1,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

04-11-2025 01:29 UTC+2

Bedell Cracks Aces to Double

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell raised to 350,000 under the gun and Vitalijs Korhs called in the hijack, as did Youness Barakat in the cutoff. Hossein Ensan then reraised to 1,375,000 in the small blind.

"I'm so tired," Bedell said as he called. Korhs folded to Barakat, who paused for a moment to consider the decision.

"Are you tired too?" Korhs joked with him, and Barakat eventually mucked. The flop came 10♠7♦5♥ and Ensan moved all in. Bedell called for 1,950,000.

Tom-Aksel Bedell: A♥7♠6♥4♠ All in
Hossein Ensan: A♦A♠8♣2♦