2024 PLO Grand Slam

€5,200 PLO Opener
Day: 1b
Event Info

2024 PLO Grand Slam

Event Info
Buy-in
€5,200
Prize Pool
€1,000,000
Entries
116
Players Left
39
Average Chip Stack
594,872
Total Chips
23,200,000
Level Info
Level
2
Blinds
1,000 / 1,500
Ante
1,500
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
21
Players Left
20

Second Chance for Omaha Enthusiasts as Day 1b of €5,200 PLO Grand Slam Opener Begins At 3 PM

Diamond Poker Series
Diamond Poker Series

Diamond Poker Series' first-ever PLO Grand Slam is well on its way to reaching its first of two €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pools. After Day 1a of the €5,200 Opener attracted 95 entries to Arena Casino in Tirana, Albania, slightly less than half of what is needed to reach the guarantee.

Today, at 3 p.m. local time, those who were not part of the crew of 19 survivors get to take another shot to build a stack as Day 1b kicks off. Day 1b is the second and final starting flight of the tournament, but even if the guarantee will not be met today, late registration remains open until the start of Day 2 for those wanting to take a last shot.

Yesterday, Norway's high roller regular Tom-Aksel Bedell expanded his starting stack of 200,000 tenfold, securing the chip lead with a stack of 2,165,000. Sergio Martinez Gonzalez was the only other player to do so and came in second with 2,010,000. Bracelet winner Max Kruse, meanwhile, also secured a top ten spot with 1,170,000.

Tom-Aksel Bedell and Sergio Martinez Gonzalez
Tom-Aksel Bedell and Sergio Martinez Gonzalez

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountDay 2 Big Blinds
1Tom-Aksel BedellNorway2,165,000144
2Sergio Martinez GonzalezSpain2,010,000134
3"Tony" 1,780,000119
4Pavel IzotovBelarus1,575,000105
5Christoforos ChrysochoidisGreece1,195,00080
6Max KruseGermany1,170,00078
7Dimitri SteinfeuerGermany1,090,00073
8Grzegorz DerkowskiGermany1,075,00072
9Lautaro GuerraSpain940,00063
10Borislav BogdanovBulgaria810,00054

All players who register today will receive the same 200,000 in chips, with blinds starting at 500/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. The day is played until the end of Level 11: 6,000/12,000 (12,000), after which the remaining players bag up for Day 2, which starts tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time.

A 15-minute break is scheduled after every three of the 45-minute levels, with a 45-minute dinner break after Level 6, around 7:45 p.m. local time. For the unlucky ones who bow out early, unlimited reentry options are available throughout the entire day.

€5,200 PLO Opener Day 1b Structure

LevelDuration (min)Small BlindBig BlindBig Blind Ante
1455001,0001,000
2451,0001,5001,500
3451,0002,0002,000
Break15   
4451,0002,5002,500
5451,5003,0003,000
6452,0004,0004,000
Break45   
7452,0005,0005,000
8453,0006,0006,000
9454,0008,0008,000
Break15   
10455,00010,00010,000
11456,00012,00012,000

Stay tuned to PokerNews as Day 1b promises to provide another day of explosive four-card poker action.

Tags: Borislav BogdanovChristoforos ChrysochoidisDimitri SteinfeuerGrzegorz DerkowskiLautaro GuerraMax KrusePavel IzotovSergio Martinez GonzalezTom-Aksel Bedell