Ali Imsirovic Leads Final Seven of Event #3, Phil Ivey Third in Chips
Day 1 of Event #4: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha from Super High Roller Series Europe is in the books. Leading the final seven players is current PokerGO Tour (PGT) leaderboard frontrunner Ali Imsirovic. Imsirovic bagged up 1,125,000 in chips and is the only player of the final seven with more than 1,000,000 entering Day 2.
Joining Imsirovic on Day 2 are Joni Jouhkimainen, Phil Ivey, Dylan Weisman, Eelis Parssinen, Iakov Onuchin, and Tomas Ribeiro.
The high-stakes PLO tournament drew 32 entries and created a $1,600,000 prize pool, with $640,000 set aside for the winner. The top five places will reach the money, meaning two players will go home empty-handed on Day 2.
The final elimination of Day 1 was Manuel Stojanovic. He was knocked out by Parssinen to hit the rail in eighth place and end play for the day. The two got the money in preflop, and it was Parssinen going on to make a full house with ace-king-four-two double suited against Stojanovic’s jack-jack-six-five.
Event #3: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Final Table
| Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
| 1 | Iakov Onuchin | Russia | 370,000 |
| 2 | Dylan Weisman | United States | 610,000 |
| 3 | Phil Ivey | United States | 965,000 |
| 4 | Joni Jouhkimainen | Finland | 980,000 |
| 5 | Ali Imsirovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,125,000 |
| 6 | Tomas Ribeiro | Portugal | 290,000 |
| 7 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 460,000 |
Imsirovic is coming off a fourth-place finish in Super High Roller Series Europe Event #3: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em when he cashed for $160,000. He also placed fifth in Event #1: $25,000 PLO for $80,000. Imsirovic took the top spot on the 2022 PGT leaderboard with an eighth-place finish in the Triton Poker Cyprus $100,000 NL Hold’em and has only extended his lead from there. Remember, Imsirovic is the defending PGT champion.
Ivey is the current leader of the Triton Poker Cyprus and Super High Roller Series Europe leaderboard, and the winner of that leaderboard will take home the series title and $25,000 bonus prize. He has cashed in four tournaments at the joint festival, winning one for $1,170,000. An in-the-money finish will earn Ivey his fifth cash and give him even more leaderboard points.
The final seven players are scheduled to return to the Merit Royal Hotel Casino & Spa in North Cyprus on Monday, April 11, for play to begin at 1 p.m. local time. Viewers from around the world can tune in to the PokerGO YouTube channel at 7 a.m. ET (4 a.m. PT) to watch the action with commentary from David Tuchman and Brent Hanks.
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End-of-Day 1 Chip Counts
With the subsequent eliminations of Daniel Dvoress and Manuel Stojanovic, the unofficial final table has been reached. The seven remaining players will play it out for the title and the $640,000 first-place prize on Monday, April 11, from 1 p.m. local time (6 a.m. ET).
Seat 1: Iakov Onuchin
Seat 2: Dylan Weisman
Seat 3: Phil Ivey
Seat 4: Joni Jouhkimainen
Seat 5: Ali Imsirovic
Seat 6: Tomas Ribeiro
Seat 7: Eelis Parssinen
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 1,125,000 |
95,000  |
| Joni Jouhkimainen | 980,000 |
55,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 965,000 |
205,000 |
| Dylan Weisman | 610,000 |
-80,000  |
| Eelis Parssinen | 460,000 | - |
| Iakov Onuchin | 370,000 |
-210,000 |
| Tomas Ribeiro | 290,000 |
-40,000 |
Manuel Stojanovic Eliminated in 8th Place
Eelis Parssinen moved all in from the big blind over a under-the-gun raise from Manuel Stojanovic. Stojanovic called.
Stojanovic: [JdJc6h5c]
Parssinen: [AhKd4h2d]
The board ran out [ThKc4sKh7h] and Parssinen hit a full house to dismiss Stojanovic in 8th place.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Eelis Parssinen | 460,000 |
180,000 |
| Manuel Stojanovic | Busted |
-250,000 |
Daniel Dvoress Eliminated in 9th Place
Joni Jouhkimainen (big blind) and Daniel Dvoress (button) went to the [Ts8s5c] flop with 170,000 in the middle. Jouhkimainen potted, Dvoress raised all in to 290,000, and Jouhkimainen called off.
Dvoress: [AcAs7c4c]
Jouhkimainen: [Kc9s5s3c]
Jouhkimainen hit a flush on the [Js] turn, eliminating Dvoress from the tournament. The [Qs] river couldn’t change anything.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Joni Jouhkimainen | 925,000 |
325,000 |
| Daniel Dvoress | Busted |
-430,000 |
Ali Imsirovic Fights Back
What started as a three-way limped pot turned into a heads-up battle between Ali Imsirovic (small blind) and Phil Ivey (big blind).
Imsirovic check-called 20,000 on the [3s3hAs] flop, where Manuel Stojanovic gave up.
Imsirovic check-called another 50,000 on the [Qc] turn.
The river was the [2h] and Imsirovic checked again. Ivey fired 100,000 and Imsirovic check-raised to 300,000. Ivey folded.
“My turn,” said Imsirovic and turned up [AxQxJx6x].
Ivey said that Imsirovic had him beat and that it was a good play either way.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 1,030,000 |
100,000 |
| Phil Ivey | 760,000 |
-280,000 |
The Heart of Phil Ivey
Ali Imsirovic completed and Phil Ivey checked. Imsirovic bet 25,000 on [5h2dQh], Ivey raised to 75,000, and Imsirovic called.
Both players checked the [7d] turn and the [3h] filled the flush draw. Imsirovic checked and Ivey cut out a bet of 200,000. Imsirovic tanked for a while but then folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Ivey | 1,040,000 |
225,000 |
| Ali Imsirovic | 930,000 |
-100,000
|
Iakov Onuchin Puts Joni Jouhkimainen to a Test
A three-way limped pot saw no action until the [4h7s6c5h] turn, where Joni Jouhkimainen and Dylan Weisman checked from the blinds. Iakov Onuchin bet 40,000 and only Jouhkimainen continued, calling.
The river fell [Ad] and Jouhkimainen checked. Onuchin bet pot, making it 150,000. Jouhkimainen had 185,000 left and opted to fold.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Iakov Onuchin | 580,000 |
150,000 |
| Joni Jouhkimainen | 185,000 |
-140,000 |
Manuel Stojanovic Hangs in There
Manuel Stojanovic (cutoff) was all in preflop for his last 105,000, facing off against Ali Imsirovic (button).
Stojanovic: [Kc7h6h4s]
Imsirovic: [AsAdAh9c]
The board ran out [5h3d4cAc2d] and Stojanovic doubled with a seven-high straight.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Imsirovic | 920,000 |
-150,000 |
| Manuel Stojanovic | 250,000 |
35,000 |
Dylan Weisman Piles on the River
In a blind-versus-blind limped pot, Joni Jouhkimainen and Dylan Weisman put in 20,000 apiece on [Td7d4c].
The turn was the [Js] and Jouhkimainen checked to Weisman, who fired a pot-sized bet of 80,000. Jouhkimainen stuck around, calling.
Jouhkimainen checked again on the [6c] river, Weisman bet 200,000, and Jouhkimainen folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Weisman | 690,000 |
150,000 |
| Joni Jouhkimainen | 325,000 |
-190,000 |
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