PLO Grand Slam Tallinn | Ensan, Bedell, and Derwiche return to the four-card poker pinnacle with a €2.5 million guarantee.
International newsThe 2026 PLO Grand Slam is returning to Tallinn, Estonia. The Diamond Poker Series will be held from September 15th to 22nd at Bombay Club, featuring an 8-day Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with a total guaranteed prize pool of €2.5 million, headlined by two flagship events each with a guaranteed prize pool of €1 million. With the series about to begin, several familiar faces from the PLO high-stakes scene have confirmed their return, including former PLO Grand Slam champions Tom-Aksel Bedell and Imad Derwiche, and 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan, who is still chasing his first Grand Slam title. The 8-day, €2.5 million guaranteed prize pool, headlined by two flagship events each with a guaranteed prize pool of €1 million, will be held at Bombay Club from September 15th to 22nd. The entire series has a guaranteed minimum prize pool of €2,500,000. The two core events are: €5,200 5k Million (September 17-20), €1,000,000 PLO Championship (September 20-22), and €1,000,000 PLO Championship (September 20-22). These two events will form the main competitive axis of this Tallinn event. Tom-Aksel Bedell aims for his second PLO Grand Slam title. Norwegian star Tom-Aksel Bedell is no stranger to the PLO Grand Slam. In January 2025, he earned a €10,000 Championship spot through freeroll at the Tirana event, ultimately defeating a field of 191 players and winning the €438,000 champion prize in the Heads-Up. Bedell described that Tirana trip as his favorite event to date. Now returning to the PLO Grand Slam, his goal is clear: to win his second series title. Imad Derwiche returns to Tallinn, the venue of his 2025 victory. Derwiche holds special memories for Tallinn. In April 2025, he achieved a major breakthrough at Bombay Club, emerging victorious from a field of 148 players in the €10,300 PLO Championship. Derwiche attributes that victory to two factors: discipline and luck. He believes that when both are present, any player becomes extremely difficult to defeat. Returning to the venue where he once won, Derwiche is naturally considered one of the most anticipated defending champions. Hossein Ensan remains...
