2025 PLO Grand Slam

€5,200 PLO Opener
Day: 2
Event Info

2025 PLO Grand Slam

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a955
Prize
€234,200
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,200
Prize Pool
€1,057,500
Entries
225
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
68
Players Left
1

Vogelsang Grabs Lead By Three-Betting Barakat

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

Youness Barakat sat in the hijack and raised it up to 375,000. It folded to Tom Vogelsang in the big blind, who defended.

Vogelsang check-called Barakat's continuation-bet of 325,000 on the Q5K flop before both players checked through the 7 turn.

The 9 then fell on the river, prompting Vogelsang to make a bet of 600,000. Barakat responded with a raise to 1,700,000, which Vogelsang clicked back to 3,500,000.

Barakat was seemingly caught with his hand in the cookie jar as he instantly mucked his cards and forfeited the pot. Vogelsang raked in the chips and ended up as the only player with an eight-figure stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Vogelsang
11,650,000
3,450,000
3,450,000
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Youness Barakat
7,550,000
1,750,000
1,750,000
Day 1A Chip Leader

Tags: Tom VogelsangYouness Barakat

Rafael Likes Deuces

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

In the final hand of the previous level, Sean Rafael raised his button to 425,000. Youness Barakat and Nino Pansier called in the blinds, after which the three players checked through the 672 flop.

Barakat then bet 475,000 on the 2 turn, folding out Pansier. Rafael, however, moved in for 2,425,000. Barakat asked for a count but decided to proceed no further and mucked his cards, surrendering the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Youness Barakat
9,300,000
1,875,000
1,875,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
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Nino Pansier
6,400,000
1,100,000
1,100,000
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Sean Rafael
4,300,000
1,075,000
1,075,000

Tags: Nino PansierSean RafaelYouness Barakat

Level: 23

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

Andrew Ige Eliminated in 9th Place (€23,700)

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

Andrew Ige put in his last 750,000 preflop and was looked up by Tom Vogelsang.

Andrew Ige: KK109 All in
Tom Vogelsang: AKQ6

Vogelsang hit his ace on the 6A4 flop to take a big lead over Ige's kings. The 6 turn and J river brought no relief for Ige, who was consequently the first player to be eliminated from the final table.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Vogelsang
8,200,000
900,000
900,000
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Andrew Ige
Busted

Tags: Andrew IgeTom Vogelsang

Casagrande Doubles Through Ige's Bluff

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

Harry Casagrande in the small blind, Andrew Ige in the big blind, and Fabian Riebau-Schmithals in early position checked through a limped flop of 3610.

It checked to Riebau-Schmithals again on the 6 turn, and this time he bet 200,000. Casagrande called before Ige raised to 600,000.

Riebau-Schmithals got out of the way but Casagrande stuck around with a call after some thinking time.

The river brought the 2. Casagrande checked to Ige again, who put him all-in for 1,225,000. Casagrande snapped it off and tabled AJ106 for a full house.

Ige sheepishly showed his 10853 for a missed bluff and was left with around six big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Fabian Riebau-Schmithals
5,300,000
625,000
625,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Harry Casagrande
4,275,000
2,275,000
2,275,000
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Andrew Ige
750,000
2,225,000
2,225,000

Tags: Andrew IgeFabian Riebau-SchmithalsHarry Casagrande

Final Table Seat Draw

Level 22 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Hossein EnsanGermany3,850,00031
2Sean RafaelUnited States3,225,00026
3Youness BarakatItaly11,175,00089
4Nino PansierNetherlands7,500,00060
5Ronald KeijzerNetherlands2,350,00019
6Harry CasagrandeAustira2,000,00016
7Andrew IgeUnited States2,975,00024
8Tom VogelsangNetherlands7,300,00058
9Fabian Riebau-SchmithalsGermany5,925,00047
Player Chips Progress
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Youness Barakat
11,175,000
475,000
475,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
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Nino Pansier
7,500,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
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Tom Vogelsang
7,300,000
200,000
200,000
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Fabian Riebau-Schmithals
5,925,000
3,550,000
3,550,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Hossein Ensan
3,850,000
3,325,000
3,325,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner
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Sean Rafael
3,225,000
475,000
475,000
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Andrew Ige
2,975,000
325,000
325,000
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Ronald Keijzer
2,350,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Harry Casagrande
2,000,000
300,000
300,000

"Lion King" Eliminated in 10th Place (€21,100)

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

Simultaneously with the other all-in, "Lion King" got his final few blinds in preflop against chipleader Youness Barakat.

"Lion King": A983 All in
Youness Barakat: AK103

Barakat hit a pair of tens on the 8107Q5 board, which was enough to take down the pot and instantly burst the final table bubble.

Player Chips Progress
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Youness Barakat
10,700,000
200,000
200,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
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Lion King
Busted

Tags: Lion KingYouness Barakat

Espen Myrmo Eliminated in 11th Place (€21,100)

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

Espen Myrmo got his final 1,000,000 chips in the middle preflop against Nino Pansier.

Espen Myrmo: AK63 All in
Nino Pansier: 10996

Pansier flushed Myrmo out of the tournament on 68A8Q, leaving the final Norwegian stranded in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Nino Pansier
6,500,000
800,000
800,000
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Espen Myrmo
Busted

Tags: Espen MyrmoNino Pansier

Ige Holds With Aces

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

Andrew Ige and Espen Myrmo got their stacks in the middle preflop, with Ige's 1,550,000 being the lesser amount.

Andrew Ige: AA72 All in
Espen Myrmo: AQQ9

Ige's aces faced little resistance on the J4256 board as he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrew Ige
3,300,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
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Espen Myrmo
1,050,000
1,750,000
1,750,000

Tags: Andrew IgeEspen Myrmo

RIebau-Schmithals Doubles Blind-on-Blind

Level 22 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals raised his small blind to 300,000, after which "Lion King" made it 925,000 in the big blind. Riebau-Schmithals then shipped it in for 1,125,000 total and "Lion King" instantly called.

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: AJ94 All in
"Lion King": AQ76

Riebau-Schmithals made two pair on the 2J4 flop and hit his flush draw on the 106 river to lock up the pot and double up.

"Lion King", meanwhile was left with just a few big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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Fabian Riebau-Schmithals
2,375,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Day 1B Chip Leader
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Lion King
800,000
850,000
850,000

Tags: Fabian Riebau-Schmithals