Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
The 15 remaining players have been sent on their 45-minute dinner break.
The action will resume at 8:55 p.m. local time.
2025 PLO Grand Slam
€5,200 PLO Opener
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 PLO Grand Slam
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€5,200
Prize Pool
€1,057,500
Entries
225
Level
26
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
68
Players Left
1
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Level 18
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
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Level: 19
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,250,000
2,050,000
|
2,050,000 |
|
8,510,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
||
|
4,325,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
||
|
3,940,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
||
|
2,890,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,795,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
|
||
|
2,510,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
2,270,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
2,265,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
2,055,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
1,940,000
540,000
|
540,000 |
|
1,310,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
675,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
365,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
305,000
720,000
|
720,000 |
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♦ 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,150,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
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|
|
Busted | |
Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
The action was caught on a turn of A♦K♣2♥3♣, where Christos Argyriadis check-called Fabian Ribau-Schmithals' bet of 120,000.
The 6♠ then fell on the river, where Riebau-Schmithals sized up to 480,000. Argyriadis spent one time bank before calling.
Riebau-Schmithals could only show J♠10♠8♦4♣ for pure air, while Argyriadis had called with K♠10♦4♠6♥ for kings and sixes.
Some hands before, Maksim Shuts had doubled twice in a row to get to a seven-figure stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
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|
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2,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
1,235,000
|
1,235,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,000,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
8,575,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,200,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,600,000
1,335,000
|
1,335,000 |
|
|
3,500,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,380,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,150,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
1,925,000
615,000
|
615,000 |
|
|
1,900,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
|
1,710,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
1,475,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
In the last hand of the previous level, Harry Casagrande limped in under the gun before Nino Pansier made it 270,000 to go in the hijack. It folded back to Casagrande, who called to the 8♦K♠6♦ flop.
Pansier put out a continuation-bet of 250,000. Casagrande check-called before he checked the 5♣ turn as well.
Pansier put in 1,190,000, almost enough to cover Casagrande. Casagrande gave it some thought but folded once his shot clock neared zero seconds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,430,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
1,415,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Hossein Ensan opened the action with a raise to 240,000 as first to act. "Lion King" called on the button and Maksim Shuts defended his big blind.
Ensan then continued for 240,000 on the Q♣5♥Q♠ flop, folding out "Lion King" but getting check-called by Shuts.
Both players checked the 7♠ turn to the K♦ river, where Shuts checked once more. Ensan did not, however, as he slid in a bet of 475,000.
Shuts went deep into the tank, spending two time banks before slamming in a call for around half his stack.
Ensan tabled A♠Q♥7♥4♦ for queens full of sevens and saw Shuts toss his cards into the muck in defeat.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,340,000
1,140,000
|
1,140,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,500,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
425,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
