2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta

€10,300 Championship
Day: 1b
1a1b23
Event Info
2025 PLO Grand Slam Malta
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk74
Prize
€407,854
Event Info
Buy-in
€10,300
Prize Pool
€1,880,000
Total Entries
182
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
67
Players Left
22
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Lampropoulos Wins After Reentry

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Marcus Dieleman, Nikolaos Lampropoulos, and Erik Friberg were involved in a 30,000 pot on the 103Q7 turn. Dieleman bet 20,000 from the big blind, and was called by Lampropoulos in the cutoff and Friberg on the button.

The trio then checked through the K river. Lampropoulos tabled KQ73 for the winning two pair, and the remaining eight cards in play were added to the muck.

Tags: Erik FribergMarcus DielemanNikolaos Lampropoulos

Full Break Counts

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

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Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Entries and Exits

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Diamonds are Yanovski's Worst Friend

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Leonid Yanovski
Leonid Yanovski

In a pot of 45,000, Leonid Yanovski raised all in from the hijack on the 3Q58 turn for about 200,000. Small blind Shamil Patel snapped him off, putting Yanovski at risk.

Leonid Yanovski: AJ53 All in
Shamil Patel: QQ106

Yanovski's flush draw did not come in on the 4 river, seeing Patel's top set hold for the knockout.

Tags: Leonid YanovskiShamil Patel

Gleissner Falls in Ensan's Trap

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Bernd Gleissner
Bernd Gleissner

Hossein Ensan had limp-raised under the gun when Bernd Gleissner moved in his stack of 78,000 from the small blind. Ensan instantly called, putting Gleissner at risk.

Bernd Gleissner: 5544 All in
Hossein Ensan: AAJ3

Ensan flopped top set on A27. Gleissner had a straight draw to work with, but the 97 runout did not provide him with a wheel, sending him to an early exit.

Tags: Bernd GleissnerHossein Ensan

Amot Dusts Dieleman

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mads Amot raised to 7,000 in the hijack. Marcus Dieleman fired a three-bet to 24,000 on the button, and Amot put his opponent all-in for about 60,000.

Dieleman quickly called off, and the players tabled their cards.

Marcus Dieleman: K10108 All in
Mads Amot: AQQJ

Amot made a set on the QKA flop to increase his lead. The 6 turn changed nothing, and the A river sealed Dieleman's fate, making Amot a full house.

Tags: Mads AmotMarcus Dieleman

Barakat Comes Back With Vegeance, Busts Vihikainen

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

"Gypsy Baron" opened to 7,000 in the hijack. Aki Vihikainen flat-called in the cutoff before Youness Barakat piled in a three-bet to 31,000 on the button.

"Gypsy Baron" quickly released his cards, but Vihikainen wanted to see a flop and called. Barakat bet 75,000 on the 810J flop, and Vihikainen check-raised all in for not much more. Barakat instantly called, revealing the cards.

Aki Vihikainen: 9765 All in
Youness Barakat: AAQ9

Barakat had flopped the nut straight against Vihikainen's second nuts. The remaining runout could not save Vihikainen, who became the second player to exit on Day 1b.

Tags: Aki VihikainenYouness Barakat