€10,300 PLO Championship
Día 2 completado
2024 PLO Grand Slam
€10,300 PLO Championship
Día 2
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2024 PLO Grand Slam
Buy-in
€10,300
Bolsa de premios
€1,203,200
Entries
128
Nivel
27
Ciegas
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
69
Jugadores vivos
11
Nivel 17
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
After an action-packed day of four-card poker, 11 players remain in the €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship, organized by Diamond Poker Series at Arena Casino Tirana. Day 2 started with 37 returning players from 96 entries on Day 1, but across the two levels of late registration, 32 new entries would be made to crush the €1,000,000 guarantee and set a prize pool of €1,203,200.
Bagging biggest after the eight levels of Day 2 was the anonymous player under the moniker of "Phil Ejri". He amassed 5,925,000 over the course of the day and took nearly 100 big blinds to Day 3. Meanwhile, Bulgaria's Vasil Medarov sits in second with a stack of 3,705,000. Medarov is an Omaha specialist, with all his recorded cashes, including two six-figure ones, from the past few years stemming from PLO tournaments. If Medarov takes down the tournament, he will win the second trophy of his career and boost his lifetime earnings to more than one million.
Greek player Dimitrios Amoiridis possibly had the swingiest day as he traded seven-figure pots back and forth. He ultimately ended up in third on the leaderboard with 3,365,000. His fellow countryman and bracelet winner Nikolaos Lampropoulos sits in fourth with 2,660,000, while Day 1 chipleader Harun Ertural and Canadian crusher Alex Livingston also made it through to Day 3, albeit with shorter stacks than they had hoped for as they were among the top for a large part of the day before losing significantly near the end.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Phil Ejri" | 5,925,000 | 99 | |
| 2 | Vasil Medarov | Bulgaria | 3,705,000 | 62 |
| 3 | Dimitrios Amoiridis | Greece | 3,365,000 | 56 |
| 4 | Nikolaos Lampropoulos | Greece | 2,660,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 2,150,000 | 36 |
| 6 | Harun Ertural | Germany | 1,800,000 | 30 |
| 7 | "Benjamin N" | 1,425,000 | 24 | |
| 8 | Stefan Polster | Austria | 1,240,000 | 21 |
| 9 | Belarmino De Souza | Brazil | 1,220,000 | 20 |
| 10 | Aaron Pahlawani | Austria | 1,075,000 | 18 |
| 11 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 1,050,000 | 18 |
Day 2 Action
Late registration was open for the first two levels of the day, but bracelet winners Amir Mozaffarian, Cesar Garcia, who fired seven bullets in total, and Oleksii Kovalchuk decided to call it quits early and forwent their option for a maximum late entry after busting early in the day.
The eliminations came in rapidly once registration had been closed. Within half an hour, the 40 remaining players had been dwindled down to just 25. Among the early casualties were Aku Joentausta, who took the crown for most entries at eight, of which six on Day 2. €5,200 Opener final tablers Hristo Bogdanov, Giorgos Tsoupras, and Youness Barakat failed to make their second cash of the series as they were also found among the early departures.
The play slowed down at the final three tables as the bubble came in sight with 17 places paid. Nordic poker legends Joni Jouhkimainen and Tom-Aksel Bedell would not make it that far, and neither would €5,200 Opener runner-up Pavel Izotov. After Gergo Nagy's departure in 19th, Daniel Montagnolli became the bubble boy when he got his aces cracked against "Phil Ejri".
One would expect the bust-outs to roll in after the pressure of the bubble had dissipated, but the opposite turned out true. For two and a half hours, an improbable number of 20 double-ups in a row took place. All-in 21 saw the at-risk "Diego Armando" get two-outed for a massive pot, however, and Chris Dowling busted simulteanously at another table as the two players picked up their min-cash of €19,000
As if a curse had been broken, four more knockouts followed in the final level of the night. After two anonymous players received €20,000 for finishing in 15th and 14th, Ka Kwan Lau added his remaining chips to "Phil Ejri"s big stack as he fell in 13th, while Vadim Zakharyan was the final elimination of the night in 12th.
The 11 remaining players will return to the arena tomorrow, November 10, at 3 p.m. local time to play down to a winner. The blinds will restart in Level 18: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big blind ante, and all levels will remain 60 minutes in length. They have all secured themselves €25,000 already, but the eye-watering first-place prize of €302,200 will be all that matters to most of them.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €302,200 |
| 2 | €203,000 |
| 3 | €132,000 |
| 4 | €110,000 |
| 5 | €89,000 |
| 6 | €70,000 |
| 7 | €54,000 |
| 8 | €41,000 |
| 9 | €30,000 |
| 10-11 | €25,000 |
Tune back in to PokerNews tomorrow as you do not want to miss the thrilling finale of the first-ever €10,200 PLO Grand Slam Championship
Nivel 17
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 2 | 1 | Stefan Polster | Austria | 1,240,000 | 21 |
| 2 | 2 | Harun Ertural | Germany | 1,800,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 3 | "Phil Ejri" | 5,925,000 | 99 | |
| 2 | 4 | Belarmino De Souza | Brazil | 1,220,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 5 | "Benjamin N" | 1,425,000 | 24 | |
| 2 | 6 | Nikolaos Lampropoulos | Greece | 2,660,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 7 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | Aaron Pahlawani | Austria | 1,075,000 | 18 |
| 4 | 2 | Vasil Medarov | Bulgaria | 3,705,000 | 62 |
| 4 | 3 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 1,050,000 | 18 |
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | 2,150,000 | 36 |
| 4 | 7 | Dimitrios Amoiridis | Greece | 3,365,000 | 56 |
| 4 | 8 |
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
5,925,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
|
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|
3,705,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
3,365,000
735,000
|
735,000 |
|
2,660,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
||
|
2,150,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,425,000
965,000
|
965,000 |
|
1,240,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
1,220,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,075,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
1,050,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
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Nivel 17
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Both tables have finished play and the 11 players are bagging up their chips.
Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of the day.
Nivel 17
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Lautaro Guerra checked to Stefan Polster on a flop of 10♣8♥3♥. WIth 650,000 in the pot, Polster jammed all in for 310,000 and was snap-called.
Stefan Polster: A♣K♣7♥2♥ 
Lautaro Guerra: J♥9♦9♣8♣
Polster's flush draw came in on the A♥ turn to earn him the checkmark. the 9♥ river mattered little as Polster survived during the final hands of Day 2.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,450,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,270,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
Nivel 17
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Day 2 will conclude after each of the two tables have completed their last three hands.
Nivel 17
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Lautaro Guerra raised to 150,000 in the hijack. It folded to Belarmino De Souza in the big blind, who defended. Guerra continued for another 150,000 on the 10♥A♥2♦ flop, wich De Souza check-called.
The 3♥ turn went check-check before De Souza checked the 10♠ river as well. Guerra then made a pot-sized bet of 625,000. De Souza threw in some time extensions but ended up folding relatively quickly.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,725,000
1,935,000
|
1,935,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,120,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Nivel 17
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Vadim Zakharyan raised to 150,000 in the cutoff and saw big blind Nikolaos Lampropoulos defend. Lampropoulos put Zakharyan all-in on the 2♦J♦8♥ flop and Zakharyan called off for 450,000.
Vadim Zakharyan: A♥K♦Q♣J♥
Nikolaos Lampropoulos: Q♠10♦10♣4♦
Lampropoulos hit his flush on the A♦ turn. The 9♣ river did not bring Zakharyan a full house, and he took his exit in 12th place.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,900,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
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|
Eliminado | |
Nivel 17
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
"Phil Ejri" raised to 100,000 in the cutoff. The short-stacked Ka Kwan Lau then three-bet all in for 255,000 before Harun Ertural called in the big blind. "Phil Ejri" also called, and Ertural and "Phil Ejri" checked down the 2♣3♠2♦ flop and 7♦ turn.
The 5♥ river saw Ertural check again, but "Phil Ejri" decided to bet 200,000. Ertural gave it some thought but ultimately decided to fold.
Lau showed down K♠J♠J♣9♥ for jacks and deuces, but it was no good against the A♦10♣6♦4♥ of "Phil Ejri", who had rivered a straight and subsequently eliminated Lau.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,400,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,125,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
|
|
||
|
Eliminado | |
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|
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Nivel 17
: 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
"Pie Sie" got his final 700,000 chips in on a turn of 7♣2♥5♠K♥ from the big blind against Vasil Medarov in the hijack.
"Pie Sie": 9♠7♥5♦6♦
Vasil Medarov: A♠K♣7♠6♥
Medarov's two pair remained best on the 3♥ river, eliminating "Pie Sie" in 14th place.
| Jugador | Fichas | Progreso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
