Free Travel and Accommodation Offered During €3M PLO Grand Slam Festival
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Albania may not be the first country you link to high-stakes Pot-Limit Omaha action, but it will be once the Diamond Poker Series PLO Grand Slam concludes in Tirana, the Albanian capital. The Diamond Poker Series is throwing everything at the PLO Grand Slam to ensure it is a roaring success, including offering free travel and accommodation while guaranteeing over €3 million across the week-long PLO festival.
Those who frequent the European Poker Tour (EPT) and Triton Super High Roller events will see some familiar faces dealing and running the show. Nick O'Hara is the PLO Grand Slam's tournament director, ensuring everything goes off without a hitch. Additionally, poker industry veteran Tarkan Karadas and respected German businessman Christian Stratmeyer are the brains behind the operation, founding the Diamond Poker Series.
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Free Travel and Accommodation Offered to €5K and €10K Players
Players participating in the €5,200 PLO Grand Slam Opener and the €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship won't have to worry about where to rest their weary heads once the grind ends. The Diamond Poker Series is providing free accommodation for these players at the 5-Star Tirana Marriott Hotel or other 5-Star hotels within walking distance of the Arena Complex Center, where the festival occurs.
Additionally, all players heading to the PLO Grand Slam festival are invited to a free flight on a private Boeing 737-800 plane from Hamburg to Tirana on November 3. Contact Rasti (+420 728 808 005) or Richi (+420 725 543 607) at your earliest convenience, and book your free travel and accommodation Championship!
Will You Become the PLO Grand Slam Championship Champion?
The festival shuffles up and deals on November 4 with a €550 satellite to the €5,200 PLO Grand Slam Opener. Four seats are guaranteed; you'll want to use yours on Day 1A later that day if you secure one. Why? Because the top two stacks on Day 1A of the €5,200 PLO Grand Slam Opener, which comes with €1 million guaranteed, receive a free €10,300 seat in for the PLO Grand Slam
That PokerNews' industry-leading live reporting team will cover the PLO Grand Slam Championship and the PLO Grand Slam Opener, so you'll never miss any of the action. The €10,300 event runs from November 7-9, and at least €1 million will be won.
- €10,300 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha event
- 200,000 starting stack with blinds starting at 500/1,000 and a 1,000 big blind ante
- Day 1 lasts nine 45-minute levels
- Late registration remains open until Level 11, the second level on Day 2
- Levels last 60 minutes on Day 2 onward
- Day 2 ends when 16 players remain
- €1,000,000 guaranteed
Anyone with deep pockets is invited to the huge €25,000 PLO Grand Slam High Roller One Day event on November 11. €500,000 is guaranteed, but there's every chance the prize pool will be far greater.
Diamond Poker Series PLO Grand Slam Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 4 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | €550 Satellite to €5K PLO Grand Slam Opener | 4 seats |
| 5:00 p.m. | €5,200 PLO Grand Slam Opener Day 1A | €1,000,000 | |
| Tue 5 Nov | 12:00 p.m. | €550 Satellite to €5K PLO Grand Slam Opener | 4 seats |
| 3:00 p.m. | €5,200 PLO Grand Slam Opener Day 1B | €1,000,000 | |
| Wed 6 Nov | 1:00 p.m. | PLO Grand Slam Opener Final Day | €1,000,000 |
| 4:00 p.m. | €3,300 5-Card PLO Bounty Day 1 | €200,000 | |
| 8:00 p.m. | €1,100 Satellite to €10K PLO Grand Slam Championship | 4 seats | |
| Thu 7 Nov | 12:00 p.m. | €1,100 Satellite to €10K PLO Grand Slam Championship | 4 seats |
| 3:00 p.m. | €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship Day 1 | €1,000,000 | |
| Fri 8 Nov | 12:00 p.m. | €1,100 Last Cance Satellite to €10K PLO Grand Slam Championship | 4 seats |
| 3:00 p.m. | €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship Day 2 | €1,000,000 | |
| 4:00 p.m. | €2,200 PLO Turbo | €100,000 | |
| Sat 9 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | €5,200 PLO One Day | €300,000 |
| 3:00 p.m. | PLO Grand Slam Championship Final Day | €1,000,000 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | €1,100 Double Board 5-Card PLO | €30,000 | |
| Sun 11 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | €25,000 PLO Grand Slam High Roller One Day | €500,000 |
| 4:00 p.m. | €2,200 PLO 4/5/6-Card Mix | €50,000 |
The First of Many Diamond Poker Series Events
The Diamond Poker Series plans at least six stops in different locations throughout 2025. Although the tour hasn't publicly released information about the upcoming year, PokerNews has it on good authority there are some superb destinations on the calendar. Watch this space!
