€5,200 PLO Opener | 2024 PLO Grand Slam

11-06-2024 23:10 UTC+1

Pahlawani Survives Shaky River

Frank Visser

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

Florian Kraft checked from the small blind on a turn of A♣3♦Q♠4♦. Aaron Pahlawani then added 900,000 to the pot of 1,200,000 in the big blind, after which the 5♦ river was dealt.

Both players quickly checked. Kraft tabled A♠6♥5♥4♠ for aces and fives, but Pahlawani took down the pot with A♥Q♥9♦3♠ for aces and queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pahlawani	12,100,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Florian Kraft	3,150,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000

Tags: Aaron Pahlawani Florian Kraft

11-06-2024 23:04 UTC+1

Barakat Check-Raises Kraft

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Frank Visser

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

Youness Barakat limped in from the small blind before Florian Kraft raised to 375,000 in the big blind. Barakat called to the 3♥J♣4♠ flop, on which he checked.

Kraft then bet 300,000, which Barakat raised to 1,775,000. Kraft mulled it over momentarily but ultimately decided to fold and grant the pot to Barakat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Youness Barakat	5,100,000 600,000	600,000
Florian Kraft	4,500,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Tags: Florian Kraft Youness Barakat

11-06-2024 22:56 UTC+1

Izotov Plays It Tricky, Shows

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Frank Visser

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

Aaron Pahlawani limped in from middle position and Pavel Izotov followed suit in the hijack. It then folded to Stanislau Melhui in the big blind, who raised to 550,000.

Pahlawani called before Izotov decided to back-raise to 2,250,000. Both opponents mucked their cards and Izotov tabled A♠A♣ as he dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pahlawani	9,500,000 -1,325,000	-1,325,000
Pavel Izotov	6,500,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Stanislau Melhui	2,400,000 -900,000	-900,000

Tags: Aaron Pahlawani Pavel Izotov Stanislau Melhui

11-06-2024 22:49 UTC+1

Barakat Limp-Pots

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Frank Visser

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

Youness Barakat limped in from the hijack before being met with a pot-sized raise to 550,000 from Florian Kraft in the cutoff.

The action folded back to Barakat, who three-bet the pot. He got a quick fold from Kraft and took down the pot without the need for a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Kraft	5,500,000 -500,000	-500,000
Youness Barakat	4,500,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Florian Kraft Youness Barakat

Level: 21

Blinds: 50,000/125,000

Ante: 125,000

11-06-2024 22:32 UTC+1

"Dima" Eliminated in 9th Place (€22,500)

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

"Dima" made a raise to 200,000 in middle position. Pavel Izotov three-bet to 575,000 in the hijack, after which the action folded back to "Dima". He put in the call before the Q♠8♠4♠ flop was checked through.

"Dima" bet 500,000 before the 7♥ turn even hit the felt. Izotov put him all-in for around double that and was snap-called.

"Dima": Q♦Q♣J♥3♠ All in
Pavel Izotov: A♠A♦7♠6♥

Izotov's flush remained best as the 2♣ river did not pair the board. "Dima" waved goodbye with his set as the first elimination of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavel Izotov	4,800,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Dima	Busted

Tags: Pavel Izotov

11-06-2024 22:22 UTC+1

Final Table Underway

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The final nine players have taken their seats as the cards are in the air for the final table of the €5,200 PLO Opener.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
5	1	Aaron Pahlawani	Austria	10,825,000	108
5	2	Dima		1,675,000	17
5	3	Pavel Izotov	Belarus	3,000,000	30
5	4	Giorgos Tsoupras	Greece	3,500,000	35
5	5	Hristo Bogdanov	Bulgaria	5,275,000	53
5	6	Burak Simsek	Germany	4,975,000	50
5	7	Stanislau Melhui	Mexico	3,300,000	33
5	8	Youness Barakat	Italy	4,200,000	42
5	9	Florian Kraft	Germany	5,275,000	53

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Pahlawani	10,825,000 -175,000	-175,000
Hristo Bogdanov	5,275,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Florian Kraft	5,275,000 -545,000	-545,000
Burak Simsek	4,975,000 3,390,000	3,390,000
Youness Barakat	4,200,000 2,770,000	2,770,000
Giorgos Tsoupras	3,500,000 300,000	300,000

Stanislau Melhui	3,300,000 550,000	550,000
Pavel Izotov	3,000,000 -1,310,000	-1,310,000
Dima	1,675,000 -25,000	-25,000

11-06-2024 22:08 UTC+1

Break Before Final Table

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The last nine players have been sent on a 15-minute break before the final table commences.

11-06-2024 22:07 UTC+1

Emanuel Singer Eliminated in 10th Place (€19,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

"Dima" raised to 350,000 in the cutoff. Emanuel Singer was down to just 200,000, which he called off in the small blind.

Emanuel Singer: A♠10♦9♠4♥ All in
"Dima": J♥J♦7♥5♣

"Dima"s remained best on the Q♣5♠10♥6♥8♣ board to eliminate Singer as the final table bubble boy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dima	1,700,000 150,000	150,000
Emanuel Singer	Busted

Tags: Emanuel Singer

11-06-2024 22:05 UTC+1

Daniel Zaremba Eliminated in 11th Place (€19,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Cutoff Daniel Zaremba had already put most of his 1,000,000 stack in the middle when he committed his final 300,000 on the A♥Q♣5♥ flop against Aaron Pahlawani in the hijack.

Daniel Zaremba: A♦Q♥J♠6♦ All in
Aaron Pahlawani: A♠10♠8♣7♣