€10,300 The 10k Championship Day 1 | 2025 PLO Grand Slam Tallinn

Apr 11, 2025

Joentausta Holds to Double Off Haraldstad

David Salituro

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

Joachim Haraldstad bet 18,000 from the button on a flop of A♠J♦8♠ and Hossein Ensan called in the small blind. Aku Joentausta then raised to 110,000 in the big blind and Haraldstad moved all in.

Ensan tanked for a minute before folding, while Joentausta quickly called for 138,000.

Aku Joentausta: J♣J♥10♥6♥ All in
Joachim Haraldstad: K♠K♦J♠6♣

Joentausta showed a set of jacks and needed to dodge Haraldstad's flush draw. The 5♥ turn was safe, while the river was the 2♣ and Joentausta doubled up.

Tags: Aku Joentausta Hossein Ensan Joachim Haraldstad

Apr 11, 2025

Dieleman Pots the River on Kruse

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David Salituro

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

Max Kruse raised to 16,000 on the button, Marcus Dieleman reraised to 53,000 in the small blind, and Kruse called.

Both players checked the K♣Q♣9♣ flop. Dieleman then bet 35,000 on the 5♦ turn and Kruse called.

The river was the A♠ and Dieleman announced pot to 186,000, covering Kruse's remaining stack. Kruse took a few seconds before tossing his cards away.

Tags: Marcus Dieleman Max Kruse

Apr 11, 2025

"Gypsy Baron" Tells the Truth on His Way to Busting Guerra

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David Salituro

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

Lautaro Guerra and "Gypsy Baron" were heads-up on the turn with the board showing 9♦5♣9♥3♥. Guerra then moved all in from the cutoff for 214,000.

"What do you have?" Guerra asked him.

"Pair of tens," "Gypsy Baron" replied.

"Pair of tens, come on," Guerra added, pretending to toss his cards away and take in the pot. "Gypsy Baron," though, eventually called.

"Gypsy Baron" did have a pair of tens, but he also had [AhAs10s1c0] with it. Guerra showed 10♥8♥7♣6♣ for a straight draw but missed the A♣ river as "Gypsy Baron" filled up to send Guerra to the rail.

Tags: Lautaro Guerra Gypsy Baron

Apr 11, 2025

"This Is Illegal"; Aleksic Continues to Cruise

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David Salituro

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

Pavel Izotov raised to 17,000 in the hijack and Dario Alioto called in the cutoff, as did Filip Aleksic on the button.

Action checked to Aleksic on the J♦2♦4♥ flop and he bet 30,000. Izotov then moved all in for 120,000, Alioto folded, while Aleksic quickly called.

Pavel Izotov: K♠Q♦J♥8♠ All in
Filip Aleksic: A♦K♥J♣8♦

"What is this? This is illegal," Alioto said as Aleksic turned over top pair with the nut flush draw to leave Izotov at risk. The board ran out 6♠5♣ and Aleksic scored another knockout.

Tags: Dario Alioto Filip Aleksic Pavel Izotov

Apr 11, 2025

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

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

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Apr 11, 2025

Derwiche Takes Out Zaremba

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David Salituro

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

Imad Derwiche bet 46,000 from the button on a flop of Q♣5♠6♠ and Danyil Zaremba moved all in for 64,000 in the big blind. Amir Mozaffarian called in the hijack, as did Derwiche.

The turn was the A♦ and Derwiche moved all in for 232,000. Mozaffarian had around 120,000 behind and took more than a minute before folding.

Zaremba showed J♠10♠10♦5♦, while Derwiche had Q♠9♠8♦7♠ for a pair and straight draw. The river was the 2♦ and Derwiche took the pot to send Zaremba to the rail.

Tags: Amir Mozaffarian Imad Derwiche

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Apr 11, 2025

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

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

Players are going on a 60-minute dinner break. Action should resume around 8:50 p.m. local time.

The tournament clock currently shows 73 entries, with 41 players remaining.

Apr 11, 2025

Nazarenko Picks Off Derwiche to Double

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David Salituro

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

Ruslan Nazarenko bet 15,000 from the big blind on a flop of A♦6♣K♥ and Imad Derwiche called under the gun.

The turn was the 5♣ and Nazarenko bet 50,000. Derwiche again called and the 8♥ fell on the river.

Nazarenko slowed down and checked as Derwiche moved all in. "I'll show two," Derwiche told him as Nazarenko took a minute. He eventually called for 78,000.

"You probably win," Derwiche said. Nazarenko turned over A♣J♥10♠9♥ for a pair of aces and Derwiche's cards quickly hit the muck.

Tags: Imad Derwiche Ruslan Nazarenko

Apr 11, 2025

Riebau-Schmithals Spikes the River to Double

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David Salituro

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

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals bet 50,000 from the small blind on a flop of 10♣Q♠7♥, Erik Bystrom moved all in on the button, and Riebau-Schmithals called for 88,000.

Fabian Riebau-Schmithals: K♥K♣Q♦8♣ All in
Erik Bystrom: 7♦7♠5♥4♦

Bystrom was ahead with a set of sevens as the A♥ fell on the turn, but the J♠ river improved Riebau-Schmithals to a straight and earned him a double up.

Tags: Erik Bystrom Fabian Riebau-Schmithals