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

Apr 10, 2025

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

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.

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Vitalijs Korhs

Level: 18

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

Apr 10, 2025

Barakat Finally Gets the Better of Petersen

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David Salituro

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

Alexander Petersen raised to 125,000 in the cutoff and Youness Barakat called on the button.

Petersen continued for 100,000 on the 10♠10♦6♦ flop and Barakat called. The turn was the K♠ and Petersen bet another 375,000. Barakat again called.

Petersen slowed down and checked the Q♦ river, and Barakat announced pot. Petersen didn't even wait for the amount before folding.

"Finally got one through. My life is complete. Cash me out," Barakat said.

"I want to talk hands with you so much after the tournament, but for now I hate you," Barakat added.

Tags: Alexander Petersen Youness Barakat

Apr 10, 2025

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.

Tags: Filip Lovric Henri Kasper

Apr 10, 2025

Yanovski Shoves on Ensan

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David Salituro

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

Leonid Yanovski bet 125,000 from the hijack on a flop of 10♥9♦4♣ and Hossein Ensan called in the big blind.

The turn was the K♦ and Ensan led out for 230,000. Yanovski called and the 4♥ fell on the river.

Ensan slowed down and checked, and Yanovski then moved all in for 490,000. Ensan tossed his cards away and Yanovski showed 10♠10♦ for a full house as he took the pot.

Tags: Hossein Ensan Leonid Yanovski

Apr 10, 2025

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.

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

Apr 10, 2025

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.

Tags: Amir Mozaffarian Dominykas Karmazinas Gergo Nagy Hossein Ensan Leonid Yanovski

Apr 10, 2025

Yanovski Shoves on Nagy

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David Salituro

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

Heads-up on a board of 8♦9♦Q♣4♦, Leonid Yanovski bet 360,000 from the cutoff and Gergo Nagy called in the big blind.

The river was the 5♣ and Yanovski moved all in for 725,000. Nagy burned through two time banks before folding.

"Show the bluff. I had four diamonds," Alexander Petersen said to Yanovski.

"I had five diamonds," Yanovski replied.

Tags: Gergo Nagy Leonid Yanovski

Level: 19

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

Apr 10, 2025

Bedell Pots the Flop

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David Salituro

Level 19 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell limped in from under the gun and Filip Lovric raised to 200,000 in the small blind. Bedell called and they went heads-up to the 10♥4♠3♠ flop.

Lovric led out for another 200,000 and Bedell announced pot. Lovric instantly flung his cards away and Bedell raked in the pot.

Tags: Filip Lovric Tom-Aksel Bedell