€5,200 PLO Opener | 2025 PLO Grand Slam

01-27-2025 00:28 UTC+1

Rafael Likes Deuces

Frank Visser

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 6♣7♣2♥ 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
Youness Barakat	9,300,000 1,875,000	1,875,000

Nino Pansier	6,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Sean Rafael	4,300,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Tags: Nino Pansier Sean Rafael Youness Barakat

01-27-2025 00:37 UTC+1

Vogelsang Grabs Lead By Three-Betting Barakat

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Frank Visser

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

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 Q♦5♣K♥ 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
Tom Vogelsang	11,650,000 3,450,000	3,450,000

Youness Barakat	7,550,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Tags: Tom Vogelsang Youness Barakat

01-27-2025 01:00 UTC+1

Vogelsang Extends Lead

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Frank Visser

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

Hossein Ensan had raised from early position, after which the action folded to Tom Vogelsang in the big blind. He put in a call to the A♣8♥7♠ flop, where he check-called Ensan's bet of 700,000.

Ensan sized up to 2,300,000 on the 2♣ turn, but, undeterred, Vogelsang kept calling.

The pair then checked down on the 3♣ river, with Vogelsang tabling A♥J♠6♥5♠ for the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Vogelsang	15,500,000 3,850,000	3,850,000

Youness Barakat	8,125,000 575,000	575,000

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals	6,150,000 850,000	850,000

Nino Pansier	5,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Sean Rafael	3,800,000 500,000	500,000
Harry Casagrande	3,000,000 1,275,000	1,275,000
Ronald Keijzer	2,200,000 150,000	150,000

Hossein Ensan	2,000,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Tags: Hossein Ensan Tom Vogelsang

Level: 24

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

01-27-2025 01:18 UTC+1

Harry Casagrande Eliminated in 7th Place (€39,600); Ronald Keijzer Eliminated in 8th Place (€28,700)

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Nino Pansier raised his button to 700,000. Ronald Keijzer then three-bet to 2,300,000 in the small blind, leaving only 350,000 back. Harry Casagrande sat in the big blind and got involved with a four-bet jam for 3,300,000.

Pansier snap-called and Keijzer quickly threw in his final few chips as well.

Ronald Keijzer: K♠K♦6♠5♥ All in
Harry Casagrande: K♥K♣Q♦8♥ All in
Nino Pansier: A♦A♣J♣8♣

It was a dream spot for Pansier, who got his aces in against two pair of kings. Both of his opponents made straight draws on the 9♣2♦J♥ flop and 3♣ turn, but the 3♠ river paired the board as Pansier's aces held.

The stacks were carefully counted to determine who would get eight- and seventh-place money, whereafter the chips were shipped to Pansier and play continued six-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nino Pansier	10,800,000 5,600,000	5,600,000
Ronald Keijzer	Busted

Harry Casagrande	Busted

Tags: Harry Casagrande Nino Pansier Ronald Keijzer

01-27-2025 01:25 UTC+1

Ensan Rockets to Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Hossein Ensan raised to 700,000 in the cutoff and was put all-in for 1,675,000 by Youness Barakat in the small blind. Ensan quickly called off the rest of his chips as the cards hit their backs.

Hossein Ensan: A♥A♦8♥6♦ All in
Youness Barakat: A♣Q♥Q♣J♥

Ensan's aced were unthreatened by the 7♣5♠10♦10♣2♦ board and thus doubled him up to nearly 20 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	6,100,000 2,025,000	2,025,000

Hossein Ensan	3,850,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Tags: Hossein Ensan Youness Barakat

01-27-2025 01:40 UTC+1

Vogelsang Pots on Riebau-Schmithals

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals raised to 700,000 under the gun. It then folded to Tom Vogelsang in the big blind who defended. The 9♠4♠4♦ flop checked through to the Q♥ turn, where Vogelsang placed a bet of 850,000.

RIebau-Schmithals put in a call, but quickly folded once Vogelsang announced a pot-sized bet on the J♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Vogelsang	16,200,000 700,000	700,000

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals	4,600,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Tags: Fabian Riebau-Schmithals Tom Vogelsang

01-27-2025 01:50 UTC+1

Hossein Ensan Eliminated in 6th Place (€54,300)

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Sean Rafael was first to act and put in a raise to 700,000. Nino Pansier called in the cutoff, as did Hossein Ensan in the big blind.

The flop fell 2♦4♣Q♥, where Ensan led out for the pot of 2,400,000, leaving only 375,000 behind. Rafael then shoved all in, Pansier folded, and Ensan quickly called.

Hossein Ensan: Q♦J♦10♦6♣ All in
Sean Rafael: A♥A♣3♥2♣

Ensan took the lead by hitting two pair on the 10♠ turn, but the 4♥ river brought Rafael aces and fours to best the queens and tens of Ensan, whose run ended in sixth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Rafael	11,600,000 7,800,000	7,800,000
Nino Pansier	8,500,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Tags: Hossein Ensan Nino Pansier Sean Rafael

01-27-2025 01:51 UTC+1

Nightly Break

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The players have been sent on a late-night 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Vogelsang	16,750,000 550,000	550,000

Sean Rafael	11,400,000 200,000	200,000
Nino Pansier	9,250,000 750,000	750,000
Youness Barakat	6,700,000 600,000	600,000

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals	2,500,000 2,100,000	2,100,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000