€5,200 PLO Opener | 2025 PLO Grand Slam

01-26-2025 22:28 UTC+1

Maksim Shuts Eliminated in 13th Place (€17,400)

Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Maksim Shuts got his final 650,000 in on a flop of A♦6♥9♥ from the big blind. Youness Barakat was his opponent under the gun and called with the covering stack.

Maksim Shuts: K♥Q♣6♣4♥ All in
Youness Barakat: J♠J♥8♠8♥

Barakat faded Shuts' outs on the A♠ turn and 4♠ river, seeing his jacks hold up to eliminate the Belarusian in 13th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	9,000,000 425,000	425,000

Maksim Shuts	Busted

Tags: Maksim Shuts Youness Barakat

01-26-2025 22:08 UTC+1

Eran Carmi Eliminated in 14th Place (€15,900)

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Eran Carmi raised to 280,000 in the cutoff, leaving himself around 300,000 behind. Small blind Espen Myrmo was his only caller, and the dealer dealt a flop of 8♥6♥9♠.

Myrmo put Carmi all-in and a quick call followed.

Eran Carmi: A♦Q♠9♣3♠ All in
Espen Myrmo: K♣Q♣10♥9♦

Both players had flopped top pair, but the 7♥ turn gave Myrmo a straight to lock up the pot. Carmi said his goodbyes as the J♦ river was dealt, finishing in 14th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Myrmo	3,260,000 1,110,000	1,110,000
Eran Carmi	Busted

Tags: Eran Carmi Espen Myrmo

01-26-2025 21:05 UTC+1

Leonid Yanovski Eliminated in 15th Place (€15,900)

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Frank Visser

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

Leonid Yanovski got his 300,000 remaining chips in a preflop clash against Tom Vogelsang.

Leonid Yanovski: A♥A♦A♣7♦ All in
Tom Vogelsang: K♥Q♠Q♦6♥

Vogelsang was not happy when he saw his opponent's hand, but he spiked a set on the 3♠2♥9♠Q♣10♣ to crack the aces of Yanovski and eliminate him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Vogelsang	3,150,000 355,000	355,000

Leonid Yanovski	Busted

Tags: Leonid Yanovski Tom Vogelsang

01-26-2025 19:41 UTC+1

"Appie" Eliminated in 16th Place (€14,800)

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Frank Visser

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

Nino Pansier raised to 175,000 from the cutoff. "Appie" sat in the small blind and three-bet to 575,000, around half his stack. Pansier quickly put in the rest and "Appie" called off for his tournament life.

"Appie": K♠K♦Q♣5♠ All in
Nino Pansier: A♠A♦7♦4♠

"Appie" remained hopeful preflop, and even when the 10♠10♥7♥ flop hit he held a positive outlook.

However, the 3♥ river had him stand up, and the 6♦ river indeed could not save his kings against the wrath of Pansier's aces, leaving him stranded in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nino Pansier	7,200,000 600,000	600,000
Appie	Busted

Tags: Nino Pansier

01-26-2025 19:31 UTC+1

"Dima" Departs Before Final Two Tables

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Frank Visser

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

"Dima" and Leonid Yanovski got their stacks in preflop, with "Dima"s 450,000 being barely covered by Yanovski.

"Dima": K♣8♣6♦3♦ All in
Leonid Yanovski: A♦A♣5♥4♥

"Dima" received some help on the 2♥4♠6♠ flop, but his pair would not improve on the 9♦J♠ runout as he left the tournament in 17th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Yanovski	1,025,000 505,000	505,000
Dima	Busted

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01-26-2025 19:22 UTC+1

Riebau-Schmithals Hits Nuts as Two More Depart

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Frank Visser

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

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals had opened from the cutoff and Christos Argyriadis had defended his big blind when Riebau-Schmithals continued with a bet of 175,000.

Argyriadis check-called before both players checked the 7♠ turn. The J♣ then hit the river, seeing Argyriadis check again. Riebau-Schmithals put in a hefty bet of 700,000, which Argyriadis called after some deliberation.

Riebau-Schmithals showed A♠K♦10♣9♠ for the nut straight, winning the pot and crossing the five-million mark.

Just before the hand, Andre Cruz and Fahredin Mustafov were eliminated from the tournament in 19th and 18th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals	5,200,000 800,000	800,000

Christos Argyriadis	2,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000
Andre Cruz	Busted
Fahredin Mustafov	Busted

Tags: Andre Cruz Christos Argyriadis Fabian Riebau-Schmithals Fahredin Mustafov

01-26-2025 19:09 UTC+1

Valakos Left With Nothing

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Frank Visser

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

Spyridon Valakos got his stack of 700,000 in from the big blind against Tom Vogelsang on the button, who had the covering stack.

Spyridon Valakos: A♦Q♥Q♣7♦ All in
Tom Vogelsang: A♠A♥9♦6♣

Vogelsang's aces faced little trouble on the 4♥8♥K♣ flop and 6♦ turn. The A♣ river gave him the final ace in the deck to make top set and eliminate Valakos in 20th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Vogelsang	2,350,000 850,000	850,000

Spyridon Valakos	Busted

Tags: Spyridon Valakos Tom Vogelsang

01-26-2025 19:01 UTC+1

"Dima" Doubles, Others Not as Lucky

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Frank Visser

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

Harry Casagrande, Nino Pansier, and "Dima" went three-way to a flop of 9♥4♥3♣, which they all checked.

"Dima" then shoved the 5♦ turn, putting his stack of 480,000 into the pot of 600,000. Casagrande asked for a count and called it off before Pansier quickly moved out of the way.

"Dima": A♥K♦10♣2♥ All in
Harry Casagrande: 8♦6♦5♣4♦

"Dima" had a straight and flush draw to leave Casagrande drawing slim. The A♠ river did not bring Casagrande a higher straight, doubling up "Dima" to nearly 40 big blinds.

On other tables, Ismael Bojang and Dario Alitio waved off in 21st and 20th respectfully.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nino Pansier	6,600,000 200,000	200,000
Harry Casagrande	1,600,000 1,860,000	1,860,000
Dima	1,560,000 860,000	860,000
Ismael Bojang	Busted

Dario Alioto	Busted

01-26-2025 18:45 UTC+1

Riebau-Schmithals Puts Pressure on Mustafov; Cowen Calls It a Night

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Frank Visser

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

The action was caught on a turn of 3♦10♠9♣10♥, where Fahredin Mustafov checked from the small blind to Fabian Riebau-Schmithals on the button.

With 550,000 in the pot, Riebau-Schmithals fired a bet of 250,000. Mustafov made the call and the 5♠ river rolled off.

Mustafov checked again before Riebau-Schmithals put him all-in for 775,000. Mustafov spent one of his time extensions before letting his hand go, leaving himself with less than 20 big blinds.

Shortly before, Robert Cowen busted in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	7,425,000 525,000	525,000

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals	4,400,000 15,000	15,000

Christos Argyriadis	3,400,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Lion King	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
Maksim Shuts	1,000,000 590,000	590,000
Fahredin Mustafov	775,000 595,000	595,000
Ismael Bojang	300,000 35,000	35,000

Robert Cowen	Busted