Gaming

Ossi “Monarch” Ketola vs. Wiktor Malinowski | 9.9.2026

📚 Main topics

Ketola wins a major pot with pocket kingsKetola’s kings held up against Malinowski’s ace-queen after a queen hit the turn. Malinowski called Ketola’s river shove with top pair, top kicker, and Ketola took a pot worth nearly $2 million. 1:01
Another big clash with two pairKetola moved all in after Malinowski raised with pocket tens, and Malinowski called. Ketola showed king-ten for top two pair and won a $1.8 million pot. 5:38
Malinowski takes the lead with ace-queenMalinowski four-bet shoved with ace-queen suited, and Ketola called with queen-nine suited. Ketola was dominated, but a nine on the turn gave him a winning hand in a $3.3 million pot. 8:46

✨ Key takeaways

Big hands turned into large all-insThe match featured several high-stakes decisions where strong but vulnerable hands faced major bets, including Malinowski’s call with top pair and his later shove with ace-queen suited. 2:34
Ketola’s traps paid offKetola’s checking and small bets helped conceal the strength of his hands, setting up large pots when he later put in raises or shoves. 5:07

🧠 Lessons learned

A strong hand can still be in troubleMalinowski thought the queen on the turn improved his position, but it gave Ketola’s pocket kings a set; Malinowski then faced a difficult river decision with top pair. 1:31
A gamble can reverse the matchKetola’s call with queen-nine suited was risky and initially looked disastrous, but the nine on the turn brought him a huge pot and kept the match close. 9:17

🏁 Conclusion/next steps

The players consider another matchAfter the dramatic swings, Malinowski suggested a rematch and Ketola agreed, though he said he was exhausted. 10:50

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Transcript excerpt

0:00 is if you're playing against like weak passive players that aren't professionals, you can just relentlessly block bet and then not expect to get raised. And we are going to get some re-raising for sure. 200,000 from Ossi to the little pocket kings. Limitless has got ace queen. Another kind of almost good enough to four bet hand, but Limitless is going to stick to the plan and keep these pots manageable. >> Yeah, not in this configuration will he

0:30 be four betting. 8 7 deuce rainbow. That's an over pair for Ketola. Is he going to follow through or will he continue to play this flop checking strategy as the aggressor? >> Yeah, wouldn't mind to see a check. Checking and inviting a small bet from Malinowski's low pairs is reasonable. If I'm betting, I'd go for about half pot. This is 40%. >> $165,000. >> Very hard for Malinowski to do anything but call.

1:01 Could still be ahead of weaker ace high. King queen. >> My heart is racing for him. Ace queen. >> Couple gulps. I think Malinowski's feeling it a little bit. Biggest pot of this second match. >> There's $730,000 in there. We're going to the turn card. It's the queen of hearts and Malinowski is going to likely lose all of the chips

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