€5,200 PLO Opener | 2025 PLO Grand Slam

01-26-2025 22:08 UTC+1

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

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 22:16 UTC+1

Casagrande Gets Vital Double-Up

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Frank Visser

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

Harry Casagrande was down to 430,000 chips, which he got in from the hijack against Espen Myrmo on the button.

Harry Casagrande: K♦K♣10♠3♠ All in
Espen Myrmo: A♣Q♣J♣10♣

Casagrande made a full house with his side cards on the 10♦3♦8♣3♥8♦ runout, securing him the pot and doubling up to around 12 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Myrmo	2,950,000 310,000	310,000
Harry Casagrande	980,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Espen Myrmo Harry Casagrande

Level: 21

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

01-26-2025 22:28 UTC+1

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

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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 22:35 UTC+1

Vogelsang Rivers Huge Double-Up Against Pansier

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Frank Visser

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

Tom Vogelsang had open-raised preflop and saw Nino Pansier defend his big blind. Pansier then led out for 260,000 on the 6♦5♦10♥ flop, which Vogelsang called.

The 8♠ turn saw Pansier size up to 800,000, after which Vogelsang jammed all in for 2,675,000. Pansier snap-called and the cards went on their backs.

Tom Vogelsang: J♣9♦8♦5♣ All in
Nino Pansier: 9♠9♣7♦5♥

Pansier had turned the nuts, leaving Vogelsang drawing to a flush or higher straight. The Q♥ river brought him said straight, doubling him up and nearing Pansier in the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nino Pansier	7,030,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Tom Vogelsang	6,400,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

Tags: Nino Pansier Tom Vogelsang

01-26-2025 22:54 UTC+1

Keijzer Hits Huge Flop to Double Up

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Frank Visser

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

Ronald Keijzer open-raised to 350,000 in the hijack and was met with a three-bet to 1,200,000 by Fabian Riebau-Schmithals on the button. The action folded back to Keijzer, who called with only 375,000 back.

He then check-called all-in on the 4♥K♦K♥ flop as the cards were revealed.

Ronald Keijzer: K♣9♠8♠7♣ All in
Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: A♦10♠10♥2♠

Riebau-Schmithals needed to hit a ten to knock Keijzer out, but he failed to do so on the 2♦8♣ runout, doubling up the Dutchman instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Keijzer	3,400,000 1,020,000	1,020,000

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals	1,600,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Tags: Fabian Riebau-Schmithals Ronald Keijzer

01-26-2025 23:04 UTC+1

Ensan's Lead Leaves "Lion King" Short

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Frank Visser

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

"Lion King" raised to 250,000 as first to act. Youness Barakat called on the button and Hossein Ensan defended his big blind.

The 6♦3♠K♦ flop was checked to "Lion King", who continued for 300,000. Barakat quickly got out of the way, but Ensan stuck in a call.

The 5♣ appeared on the turn, prompting Ensan to put his opponent all-in for 875,000. "Lion King" spent some time in the tank but ultimately decided to muck his cards and leave himself with just under nine big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	8,850,000 150,000	150,000

Hossein Ensan	7,950,000 2,610,000	2,610,000

Lion King	875,000 625,000	625,000

Tags: Hossein Ensan Youness Barakat

01-26-2025 23:12 UTC+1

Christos Argyriadis Eliminated in 12th Place (€17,400)

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Frank Visser

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

The short-stacked Christos Argyriadis raised his small blind to 300,000. Youness Barakat called in the big blind and quickly called once Argyriadis tossed in his final 450,000 on the 5♥7♠2♣ flop.

Christos Argyriadis: A♣K♣9♦6♠ All in
Youness Barakat: A♠7♥5♠3♠

Barakat flopped two pair, and although Argyriadis turned a flush draw on the J♣, the 6♥ river saw Barakat's hand hold up to secure the knock-out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	9,500,000 650,000	650,000

Christos Argyriadis	Busted

Tags: Christos Argyriadis Youness Barakat

01-26-2025 23:13 UTC+1

Break Time

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Frank Visser

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

The 11 remaining players have been sent on a small 15-minute break.

01-26-2025 23:13 UTC+1

Flashback: Four-Way Deal at First-Ever Diamond Poker Series PLO Grand Slam Championship

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Frank Visser

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

Back in November, a champion was crowned the first Diamond Poker Series €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship. The player who went by the nickname "Benjamin N" secured himself the largest part of the €1,203,200 prize pool in a four-way deal before finishing in style by shipping the trophy and the extra €20,000, totaling his winnings to €219,200.

He defeated another anonymous player, nicknamed "Phil Ejri", during a short, jovial, and volatile heads-up. "Phil Ejri" took home €166,500 for his efforts, while fourth-place finisher Nikolaos Lampropoulos and bronze medalist Lautaro Guerra walked away with €190,800 and €170,700 respectively.

Day 1 chipleader Harun Ertural and two-time bracelet winner Alex Livingston were eliminated from the final table before the deal discussions began.

€10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	"Benjamin N"		€219,200*
2	"Phil Ejri"		€166,500*
3	Lautaro Guerra	Spain	€170,700*
4	Nikolaos Lampropoulos	Greece	€190,800*
5	Dimitrios Amoiridis	Greece	€89,000
6	Harun Ertural	Germany	€70,000
7	Alex Livingston	Canada	€54,000
8	Vasil Medarov	Bulgaria	€41,000
9	Belarmino De Souza	Brazil	€30,000

* Denotes four-way deal

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