€5,200 PLO Opener | 2024 PLO Grand Slam

11-07-2024 00:40 UTC+1

Giorgos Tsoupras Eliminated in 7th Place (€37,500)

Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Pavel Izotov raised his small blind to 600,000 and Giorgos Tsoupras three-bet all in for 1,825,000. Izotov asked for a count and then made the call.

Giorgos Tsoupras: K♠K♦8♥5♥ All in
Pavel Izotov: Q♥J♦10♦5♦

Izotov made a full house on the 2♦10♠9♦5♠10♥ board to crack kings twice in a row and send the Greek home in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Izotov	16,800,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Giorgos Tsoupras	Busted

Tags: Giorgos Tsoupras Pavel Izotov

11-07-2024 00:32 UTC+1

Hristo Bogdanov Eliminated in 8th Place (€27,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Hristo Bogdanov raised to 700,000 in early position. Pavel Izotov made the call in the big blind and the flop fell 3♥3♠2♦. Izotov checked before Bogdanov bet 350,000.

Izotov then put his opponent all-in for 2,000,000 and received a snap-call.

Hristo Bogdanov: A♣K♠K♦9♠ All in
Pavel Izotov: 6♦5♠4♥4♦

Izotov made a straight on the A♥ turn to crack Bogdanov's kings. The 8♣ did not give a full house to Bogdanov, who took his exit in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Izotov	14,700,000 2,850,000	2,850,000
Hristo Bogdanov	Busted

Tags: Hristo Bogdanov Pavel Izotov

11-07-2024 00:16 UTC+1

Kraft's Stack Next in Line to Be Doubled

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Florian Kraft and Aaron Pahlawani had created a pot of over 1,000,000 chips blind-on-blind. Kraft then bet 225,000 on the 9♦K♠Q♠ flop and called all-in for 950,000 once Pahlawani had put in the raise.

Florian Kraft: K♦Q♦9♠6♠ All in
Aaron Pahlawani: A♦J♦10♣4♠

Pahlawani had flopped a straight but Kraft locked up the pot on the J♠ turn. The 3♣ river did not change anything as Kraft doubled up with his flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pahlawani	9,100,000 -1,400,000	-1,400,000
Florian Kraft	2,900,000 950,000	950,000

Tags: Aaron Pahlawani Florian Kraft

Level: 23

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

11-07-2024 00:10 UTC+1

Simsek's Time to Double

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Aaron Pahlawani limped in from middle position. Hristo Bogdanov followed suit on the button before Burak Simsek made it 750,000 to go in the small blind.

Pahlawni spent a time bank but decided to fold. Bogdanov, however, put Simsek all-in for 1,675,000 and received a swift call.

Burak Simsek: K♥K♣10♠10♦ All in
Hristo Bogdanov: A♠Q♣5♠5♣

Bogdanov flopped an ace on 3♣8♠A♥ to take the lead, but Simsek quickly retaliated as he made two sets on the 10♥K♦ runout and secured his double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pahlawani	10,500,000 -500,000	-500,000
Hristo Bogdanov	5,000,000 -900,000	-900,000
Burak Simsek	3,800,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Aaron Pahlawani Burak Simsek Hristo Bogdanov

11-07-2024 00:03 UTC+1

Izotov Keeps Expanding

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Youness Barakat in early position and Pavel Izotov in the cutoff had each put 500,000 in preflop when a flop of J♦7♦7♠ was spread. Barakat check-called Izotov's bet of 500,000, after which the 9♠ hit the turn.

Izotov sized up to 1,100,000 after another check from Barakat, seeing him check-fold and taking down another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Izotov	11,850,000 2,150,000	2,150,000
Youness Barakat	4,200,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000

Tags: Pavel Izotov Youness Barakat

11-06-2024 23:56 UTC+1

Melhui Doubles Up

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Hristo Bogdanov limped in under the gun. Stanislau Melhui then raised to 675,000 in middle position, more than half his stack. It folded back to Bogdanov, who put in a call.

Bogdanov put Melhui all-in for 500,000 on the 4♦9♥Q♦ flop and was quickly called.

Stanislau Melhui: A♣K♥K♦6♣ All in
Hristo Bogdanov: Q♣J♠8♠8♦

Melhui was ahead with his kings and improved to a set on the 2♠K♣ runout to rake in the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hristo Bogdanov	5,900,000 -350,000	-350,000
Stanislau Melhui	2,725,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Hristo Bogdanov Stanislau Melhui

11-06-2024 23:39 UTC+1

Izotov Inches Closer to Pahlawani

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 75,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Pavel Izotov raised to 325,000 under the gun. Youness Barakat called on the button, as did Aaron Pahlawani in the big blind.

Pahlawani checked to Izotov on the 2♦6♣10♥ flop, who continued for 525,000. Barakat quickly folded but Izotov stuck around and called.

The 10♣ turn and 7♠ river were then checked through. Pahlawanai showed A♥K♦9♦7♥ for tens and sevens, but Izotov won the pot with A♠A♦8♦4♣ for aces and tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pahlawani	11,000,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Pavel Izotov	9,700,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Youness Barakat	5,500,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Aaron Pahlawani Pavel Izotov Youness Barakat

Level: 22

Blinds: 75,000/150,000

Ante: 150,000

11-06-2024 23:18 UTC+1

Simsek in Dire Straits After Paying Off Izotov

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/125,000, 125,000 ante

A four-way limped pot reached the 8♣10♠7♣5♠ turn. Pavel Izotov bet 325,000 from the small blind and found one caller in Burak Simsek in early position.

Izotov sized up to 500,000 on the 7♠ river and saw Smisek put in another quick call.

Izotov showed 8♥7♦6♣4♠ for a full house and Simsek's cards flew into the muck.