In case you have not noticed, it is time to take Matthias Eibinger very seriously as a Pot Limit Omaha crusher.
The 33-year-old Austrian pro built his legacy as a No Limit Holdem end boss, but he only started playing the four-card game when the Triton Poker Series went to the Bahamas in December 2025. He immediately won the first PLO event he ever played.
Now in Jeju, South Korea, Matthias Eibinger has secured an even bigger payday. He conquered the massive Triton Poker Series $100,000 PLO Main Event to take home a staggering $1.787 million first-place prize. He is now the third player in history to win two Triton Main Events in different disciplines, pushing his career Triton earnings to nearly $20 million.
The Mindset Shift: Printing EV Without The Stress
Watching Matthias Eibinger play Holdem is a masterclass in intense focus and discipline. But in PLO, he admits to taking a completely different approach to the game.
“When I played PLO here, I really felt no pressure at all,” Eibinger said. “In Holdem, this is what I have done for 10 years, I try to be very serious. I would say I am one of the slower players. But in PLO I really want to do the opposite. I play fast, quick, talk a little bit, not be too serious, and let us just see what happens.“
He credits a piece of advice from Ben Tollerene for keeping his mindset sharp during the brutal variance of the final table. After losing his chip lead and facing elimination, he focused purely on staying positive and evaluating his exact big blind count.
The Bubble Tension and A Strange Table Draw
The $100K PLO Main Event attracted 65 entries from 34 unique players, generating a massive $6.5 million prize pool.
When the tournament reached its final 12 players, the organizers conducted a random redraw. In an insane statistical anomaly, the top six chip stacks landed on the same table, while the bottom six stacks all ended up on the other.
With a $163,000 minimum cash looming, nobody wanted to bust. Four players slipped below 10 big blinds and refused to commit chips. Matthias Eibinger used his massive chip lead to absolutely run over the table during this phase.
The bubble finally burst when Artur Martirosian clashed with Eelis Parssinen. Parssinen opened from the button holding A♦️K♥️7♣️5♥️. Martirosian three bet from the big blind with a double suited A♣️Q♣️J♠️9♠️. Parssinen four bet jammed, and Martirosian called for his tournament life. The board ran out Q♦️3♦️K♦️6♠️8♣️. The pocket kings of Parssinen held and secured the knockout.
The Pre-Final Table Bloodbath
The attrition continued rapidly. David Wang, Punnat Punsri, Ben Lamb, and Isaac Haxton fell in 11th through 8th place. They all secured six-figure paydays, but Haxton ultimately surrendered his chance to retain the PLO Main Event title he won in September.
The final seven players bagged their chips with Matthias Eibinger holding a massive 82 big blind lead. He was followed by Patrik Antonius, Richard Gryko, Eelis Parssinen, Nino Junior Pansier, Dan Dvoress, and short stack Klemens Roiter.
The Final Table: Coolers and Cracked Aces
Nino Junior Pansier has recently risen to prominence in the high-stakes world, and making this final table in only his second Triton event was a massive achievement. However, his run ended in seventh place for $312,000. Down to 13 blinds, he opened A♠️7♠️K♦️9♦️. Dan Dvoress woke up with a single suited A♣️A♦️Q♣️3♠️ in the small blind and three bet. Pansier called, leaving one blind behind, and the rest went in on a 2♣️3♣️10♠️ flop. The 4♦️ turn and 7♥️ river changed nothing, and the aces held.
Then came an explosive hand of the tournament. Eelis Parssinen had 17 blinds and raised under the gun with A♦️A♦️7♦️2♦️. Richard Gryko held 20 blinds in the small blind and three bet his double-suited A♣️K♦️10♦️6♣️. Parssinen jammed, Gryko called, and the dealer spread a board of 7♦️2♠️K♣️K♥️K♠️. Parssinen flopped bottom two pair and rivered kings full of aces. But the case king on the board gave Gryko quads. It was a brutal, unavoidable cooler that sent Parssinen out in sixth place for $396,000.
The battle for survival forced Patrik Antonius to clash with Klemens Roiter. Roiter raised with A♣️K♦️5♠️3♠️, and Antonius called the big blind with J♦️T♦️8♠️7♥️. On a 7♠️6♣️3♦️ flop, Antonius shoved his last eight blinds with top pair, a gutshot, overcards, and a backdoor flush draw. Roiter called with a pair, a gutshot, and bigger overcards. The Q♦️ turn was safe for Antonius, but the K♥️ on the river gave Roiter the better pair. Antonius exited in fifth place for $507,000.
Dan Dvoress became the next victim of Roiter. Gryko limped the button, Dvoress raised A♠️A♦️Q♣️9♦️ from the small blind, and Roiter three bet his double-suited K♦️Q♦️Q♥️8♥️. Dvoress shoved his 16 blinds, Roiter called, and the board ran out 2♣️3♦️3♠️Q♠️5♠️. Roiter spiked a queen on the turn to crack the aces, eliminating Dvoress in fourth place for $640,000.
Three Handed Chaos
The chip lead bounced between all three remaining players. Richard Gryko scored a massive double-up against Roiter by trapping.
Klemens Roiter found himself at risk against Matthias Eibinger on a 10♠️Q♠️J♦️ flop. Both players held straights, but Roiter held A♠️J♦️9♠️8♠️ for the higher end against the A♥️9♣️8♣️7♣️ of Eibinger. The board completed with a K♦️ and a 7♦️, giving Roiter the double.
After several more massive swings, Roiter finally ran out of chips. Holding 10 blinds, he called a raise from Gryko with T♦️8♦️8♥️7♦️. The flop came 3♦️K♥️K♦️ with a flush draw. Gryko bet, Roiter shoved, and Gryko snap called with K♠️8♠️2♠️2♥️ for trips. The A♥️ turn and 2♣️ river gave Gryko a full house. Klemens Roiter played brilliantly but exited in third place for 833,000.
The Heads Up Battle
Richard Gryko started heads-up play with a 39 to 16 big blind advantage. Matthias Eibinger quickly fell to just eight blinds, but the Austrian refused to die and doubled up twice back-2-back.
The final hand saw Eibinger hold Q♠️8♠️4♠️4♦️ against the 7♣️6♠️5♣️2♠️ of Gryko. The 4♣️8♠️7♦️ flop gave Gryko a straight and Eibinger bottom set. Both players checked. The 3♥️ turn changed nothing, Gryko bet, and Eibinger called. The 3♥️ river paired the board, giving Eibinger a full house. Gryko bet pot, Eibinger shoved, and Gryko called off the rest of his stack.
Richard Gryko took home $1.27 million for an incredible runner-up performance. But the day belonged to Matthias Eibinger, who proved once again that he is an absolute monster at the Pot Limit Omaha tables.
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