An anonymous player who went by the nickname “Benjamin N” was crowned the Diamond Poker Series €10,300 PLO Grand Slam Champion at Arena Casino Tirana following three days of four card poker.
“Benjamin N” claimed the largest portion of the €1,203,200 prize pool in a four-way deal and would go on to claim the trophy as well as the extra €20,000 which the players had reserved for first place, escalating his total winnings to €219,200.
“It feels amazing to win the trophy,” the player said following victory (h/t Poker News). “I came here for the great guarantees. There are not many 5K and 10K events around out there, so it looked nice.”
He also talked about pot-limit Omaha, and his passion for the game – “That’s what I play. I love PLO tournaments. It’s just fun. It’s been an amazing venue and an amazing city. I’ll be back.”
It came down to a battle of anonymous players as “Benjamin N” defeated another player nicknamed “Phil Ejri” and “Phil Ejri” took home €166,500 for his showing.
€10,300 PLO Grand Slam Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Benjamin N” | €219,200* | |
| 2 | “Phil Ejri” | €166,500* | |
| 3 | Lautaro Guerra | Spain | €170,700* |
| 4 | Nikolaos Lampropoulos | Greece | €190,800* |
| 5 | Dimitrios Amoiridis | Greece | €89,000 |
| 6 | Harun Ertural | Germany | €70,000 |
| 7 | Alex Livingston | Canada | €54,000 |
| 8 | Vasil Medarov | Bulgaria | €41,000 |
| 9 | Belarmino De Souza | Brazil | €30,000 |
* Denotes four-way deal
