€5,200 PLO Opener Day 1a | 2025 PLO Grand Slam

01-25-2025 00:59 UTC+1

Barakat Can Not Be Stopped, Cracks Aces of "Appie"

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

"Appie" had got his stack of 180,000 in from the cutoff against tournament chipleader Youness Barakat on the button.

"Appie": A♠A♦6♥3♥ All in
Youness Barakat: A♣Q♦6♣5♦

The 4♦3♦K♦ flop left "Appie" drawing thin, and Brakat's flush locked up the pot oon the 5♥ turn. The 8♣ river was rendered meaningless as Barakat chipped up even further, ending up with a stack of roughly 350 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	3,500,000 900,000	900,000

Appie	Busted

Tags: Youness Barakat

01-25-2025 00:51 UTC+1

Bedell Busts In Hunt for Ticket

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Tom-Aksel Bedell, who fired a few bullets already on Day 1a, was back down to a stack of 180,000, which he got in the middle on a flop of 9♠7♥6♥ against Bernard Larabi.

Tom-Aksel Bedell: K♥J♥5♥4♣ All in
Bernard Larabi: A♣10♣8♦4♠

Larabi had flopped the nuts and won the pot when Bedell did not improve on the A♦7♠ runout.

Bedell immediately headed back to the reentry desk as the two players with the most reentries on Day 1a will be awarded a ticket to the €10,300 Championship from the tournament organizers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernard Larabi	775,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	Busted

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01-25-2025 00:18 UTC+1

Further Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fahredin Mustafov	Busted
Alakazam	Busted
HansImperator	Busted
Kasparas Klezys	Busted

Tom-Aksel Bedell	Busted
Stanislau Melhui	Busted

01-25-2025 00:16 UTC+1

"Appie" Can Not Find Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

"Appie" had been put all-in preflop by Lautaro Guerra in the big blind, and he called off their stack of 155,000 once it had folded back to him on the button.

"Appie": A♦K♣10♣9♥ All in
Lautaro Guerra: K♠K♦5♥4♠

The 3♣Q♦6♣ flop gave "Appie" a flush draw, while the 9♠ turn paired him up for even more outs. However, the 8♦ river stopped improving his hand and he was sent out late on Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lautaro Guerra	1,325,000 225,000	225,000

Appie	Busted

Tags: Lautaro Guerra

01-25-2025 00:05 UTC+1

Valakos Nearly Triples Up, Eliminates Cowen

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Tina Bajric raised to 20,000 as first to act, after which Robert Cowen three-bet to 70,000 in the hijack. Big blind Spyridon Valakos then four-bet to 238,000, which Bajric called.

Cowen called all-in for 170,000 total, after which Valakos shoved his remaining 96,000 in before he had seen the flop. It came K♣10♥5♥, and Bajric called off after some deliberation.

Robert Cowen: K♦Q♠8♠7♦ All in
Spyridon Valakos: A♥A♠J♣4♥ All in
Tina Bajric: Q♦8♦7♠5♦

Valakos locked up the pot on the 9♥ turn, improving his flush a little bit on the 7♥ river. He took in the enormous pot while Cowen, who was among the big stacks throughout the majority of the day, left empty-handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tina Bajric	1,750,000 250,000	250,000
Spyridon Valakos	842,000
Robert Cowen	Busted

Tags: Robert Cowen Spyridon Valakos Tina Bajric

01-24-2025 23:45 UTC+1

Casagrande Continues Surge, Eliminates Pansier

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Nino Pansier had put in his final 83,000 on a flop of 9♥J♠10♥ on the button and was called by Harry Casagrande and "HansImperator" in the blinds.

Casagrande and "HansImperator" then checked through the 4♥ turn before the 10♣ fell on the river. Casagrande made a bet of 150,000, folding out "HansImperator" and forcing a showdown.

Casagrande showed A♠J♥J♦7♦ for a full house, besting the flush of Pansier, who headed to the reentry desk with A♥9♦5♠5♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry Casagrande	1,250,000 270,000	270,000
HansImperator	780,000 270,000	270,000
Nino Pansier	Busted

Tags: Harry Casagrande Nino Pansier

01-24-2025 23:32 UTC+1

Assorted Counts and Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	2,600,000 860,000	860,000

Andrew Ige	1,600,000 1,030,000	1,030,000
Tina Bajric	1,500,000 116,000	116,000
Lautaro Guerra	1,100,000 925,000	925,000

Harry Casagrande	980,000 375,000	375,000
Manuel Fischer	775,000 24,000	24,000
Aaron Pahlawani	700,000 160,000	160,000

Ronald Keijzer	660,000 120,000	120,000

Fahredin Mustafov	570,000 200,000	200,000
Eran Carmi	200,000 500,000	500,000
Robert Cowen	110,000 90,000	90,000

Gergo Nagy	Busted
Diego Armando	Busted
Amir Mozaffarian	Busted

Dren Ukella	Busted
Stanislav Zegal	Busted

Blaz Zerjav	Busted

Daniel Tordjman	Busted

01-24-2025 23:11 UTC+1

Hueber Heads Out

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Harry Casagrande and Thomas Hueber were facing off on a turn of Q♦4♣4♥J♦. Casagrande checked from the small blind to Hueber on the button, who bet 50,000 into the pot of 97,000.

Casagrande then put in a small raise to 110,000, after which Hueber moved in for 200,000 or so total.

Casagrande snap-called with the covering stack and the cards were revealed.

Thomas Hueber: A♥K♠10♣4♦ All in
Harry Casagrande: Q♠Q♣8♣5♦

Hueber needed the last four in the deck to survive, but the river brought the 2♥ instead, eliminating him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harry Casagrande	605,000 605,000	605,000
Thomas Hueber	Busted

Tags: Harry Casagrande Thomas Hueber

01-24-2025 21:48 UTC+1

Recently Departed

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
E. Britos	Busted
Hueseyin Oezal	Busted
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Vlado Banicevic	Busted

01-24-2025 21:28 UTC+1

Keijzer Keeps Climbing, Kicks Out Noja

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Aaron Pahlawani raised to 14,000 on the button and Ronald Keijzer called in the small blind after some consideration. Danielle Noja then three-bet to 56,000 in the big blind, which only Keijzer called.

Keijzer checked to Noja on the 6♥6♠10♠ flop, after which the latter moved in for 79,000. Keijzer made a quick call and the cards were tabled.

Danielle Noja: A♦K♦K♣8♥ All in
Ronald Keijzer: A♠10♣8♦7♠