2018 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info

2018 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€62,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€254,600
Entries
268
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Nejad Doubles Off Helppi

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Shahin Shirazi Nejad
Shahin Shirazi Nejad

Arto Ilmari Loikkanen opened with {4-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} from under the gun to 65,000 and got a call from Juha Helppi with {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} from the hijack. Shahin Shirazi Nejad, who entered the final table as a short stack and hasn't yet been active, thought for a moment before jamming his 322,000 stack with {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

Loikkanen quickly folded and Helppi called but didn't seem that thrilled about doing so.

The {5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} board was unable to help Helppi and Nejad gets the double-up he was talked about he needed before the final table began.

Player Chips Progress
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen fi
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen
1,300,000
-100,000
-100,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
1,000,000
-400,000
-400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Shahin Shirazi Nejad se
Shahin Shirazi Nejad
786,000
439,000
439,000

Tags: Arto Ilmari LoikkanenJuha HelppiShahin Nejad

Henri Kasper Wins Event #9

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Henri Kasper
Henri Kasper

Throughout the day we will bring you the results of some of the 46 side events to take place during the 2018 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn.

Estonia's Henri Kasper was one of the early winners of the poker festival taking down Event #9: €110 NLHE Hyper Turbo Bounty Freezeout for €1,800.

The other player to haul down a four-figure cash in the event was Finland's Nemo Rafael Vilpponen who took the runner-up prize of €1,260.

Tags: Nemo Rafael VilpponenHenri Kasper

Chip Count Updates

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Despite not being involved in any big pots, Totti Matias Arosuo has extended his chip lead early on the final table. Meanwhile, Quang Thanh Doan hasn't been active and his starting stack of the day has been cut in half.

Player Chips Progress
Totti Matias Arosuo fi
Totti Matias Arosuo
2,400,000
441,000
441,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen fi
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen
1,200,000
-100,000
-100,000
Arunas Garunkstis lt
Arunas Garunkstis
1,200,000
-100,000
-100,000
Shahin Shirazi Nejad se
Shahin Shirazi Nejad
774,000
-12,000
-12,000
Arto Antero Lehtonen fi
Arto Antero Lehtonen
616,000
-10,000
-10,000
[Removed:174] lt
[Removed:174]
475,000
-172,000
-172,000
Quang Thanh Doan fi
Quang Thanh Doan
281,000
-362,000
-362,000

Helppi Barrels to Steal a Pot

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

The action folded around to chip leader Totti Matias Arosuo who limped with {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}. Juha Helppi raised it to 100,000 with {k-}{10-} and Arosuo called.

Arosuo checked the {3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop before Helppi barrelled for 100,000. Arosuo checked again when the {8-Spades} appeared on the turn and Helppi barrelled again this time with a bet of 235,000.

After thinking for a minute, Arosuo let go of his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Totti Matias Arosuo fi
Totti Matias Arosuo
2,200,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
1,200,000
200,000
200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Juha HelppiTotti Matias Arosuo

Break Time

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day. When the action resumes, the blinds will be 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Action Resumed

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Play has resumed with blinds at 20,000/40,000 with an ante of 5,000. The average stack went down from 33 to 25 big blinds with the blinds increase.

[Removed:174] Getting Close to a Million

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Arunas Garunkstis and [Removed:174]
Arunas Garunkstis and [Removed:174]

[Removed:174] was down to under 500,000 in chips but chipped up a bit since then. More recently, the Lithuanian helped himself to some chips from Juha Helppi's stack.

Helppi opened up with {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} to 80,000 from early position. Tamasauskas called from the button with {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} and the players in the blinds folded.

Helppi checked the {j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop and quickly folded after Tamasauskas bet 75,000.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
1,200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
[Removed:174] lt
[Removed:174]
943,000
468,000
468,000

Tags: Juha Helppi

Doan Doubles Short Stack Off Arto Ilmari Loikkanen

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Quang Thanh Doan
Quang Thanh Doan

Quang Thanh Doan was down to just over four big blinds regained some life back into his stack.

Arto Ilmari Loikkanen raised from early position to 80,000 with {a-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Doan jammed all-in for 171,000 with {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}. Loikkanen quickly called when the action folded back around to him.

Doan's advantage was extended when a king spiked the {k-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop and clinched the double after the {5-Hearts} appeared on the turn. The {q-Hearts} on the river made the double up official with the dealer sending a pile of chips Doan's way.

Player Chips Progress
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen fi
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen
850,000
-350,000
-350,000
Quang Thanh Doan fi
Quang Thanh Doan
442,000
161,000
161,000

Tags: Arto Ilmari LoikkanenQuang Thanh Doan

Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk Wins Sviten Special Side Event for €3,100

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk
Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk

Sweden's Martin von Zweigbergk, otherwise known as Franke to his many friends has done it once again by winning his fifth ever Sviten Special tournament after shipping Kings of Tallinn Event #15 for €3,100.

Von Zweigbergk, who is the Co-Founder of the Cash Game Festival, isn't a one trick pony at the Kings of Tallinn as he also won an open-face Chinese event during last year's festival.

Tags: Martin von Zweigbergk