Mirko Romeo Wins PLO Championship (€5,150)

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May 16, 2023 · 1 minutes to read

Mirko Romeo defeated Sami Pulliainen heads-up in the €250 PLO Championship to win the €5,150 top prize. The event attracted 75 entries for a healthy €16,200 prize pool.M

It was a fun event with many interesting players at the table including runner-up Sami Pulliainen, who used to call Malta his home, Dutch poker beast and all-around good guy Sander van Wesemael, Coolbet streamer Ylva Thorsrud, and Juuso Pariainen all at the final table and Malta Poker Fish Admin Antoine Degiorgio, friend of The Festival Series Bjorne Lindberg, and Kristian Bodingh also finishing in the money.

Meanwhile, The Festival Series Founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk likely created the most entertainment. He disappeared for a while with a big stack once the final table began. He eventually did come back to the table but not after a few jokes were made.

“This was the best final table performance I have seen by Franke,” commented Sami Pullianen.

“His plan appears to be to win a few big hands, leave the table, and come back to repeat the process,” shared Sander van Wesemael.”

“I am guessing Franke will come back to battle with just three players remaining,” added Coolbet streamer Ylva Thorsrud.

Franke did come back to the table when there were just six players left and perhaps Thorsrud was onto something as Franke did eventually bow out in third place for another impressive performance during The Festival Series Malta.