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

Quang Thanh Doan Eliminated in 8th Place (€6,200)

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

The action folded around to Finland's Quang Thanh Doan on the button. Doan jammed 352,000 with {q-Spades}{10-Hearts} and got chip leader Totti Matias Arosuo to fold with {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}.

Juha Helppi woke up with {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} and quickly called. Helppi was well ahead after the flop came {5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. His lead became a little less with flush draws opening for Doan when the {8-Spades} appeared on the turn.

Doan's tournament life ended when the {2-Hearts} completed the board on the river and collected the eighth-place prize of €6,200. Meanwhile, Helppi became the second player to surpass the 2 million chip count.

All remaining players moved up the payout ladder with everyone remaining now guaranteed to walk away with at least €8,500.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
2,100,000
900,000
900,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Quang Thanh Doan fi
Quang Thanh Doan
Busted

Tags: Juha HelppiQuang Thanh DoanTotti Matias Arosuo

Arto Antero Lehtonen Eliminated in 7th Place (€8,500)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Arto Antero Lehtonen
Arto Antero Lehtonen

Arto Ilmari Loikkanen opened to 80,000 from under the gun with {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and got called by Totti Matias Arosuo with {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} from one seat over and Arto Antero Lehtonen with {j-Hearts}{9-Spades} from the big blind.

The {J-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop gave Lehtonen two-pair, however, Arosuo had him dominated with a set. Both Lehtonen and Loikkanen checked before Arosuo bet 105,000.

Lehtonen jammed for 516,000. Loikkanen quickly folded and Arosuo as quickly called. Lehtonen was a huge underdog and unable to catch up after the {3-Spades} on the turn and the {4-Spades} on the river completed the board.

Lehtonen collected €8,500 for seventh-place and all remaining players are guaranteed a healthy five-figure payout of at least €10,800.

Player Chips Progress
Totti Matias Arosuo fi
Totti Matias Arosuo
2,600,000
400,000
400,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Arto Antero Lehtonen fi
Arto Antero Lehtonen
Busted

Tags: Arto Antero LehtonenArto Ilmari LoikkanenTotti Matias Arosuo

Arosuo Correctly Lays Down a Full House

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Totti Matias Arosuo
Totti Matias Arosuo

Juha Helppi opened from early position with {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}, [Removed:174] called with {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} from late position before Totti Matias Arosuo called from the big blind with {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}.

The {8-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} gave both Helppi and Arosuo, who had the two biggest stacks on the table, sets. Arosuo and Tamasauskas checked before Helppi bet 120,000. Arosuo raised to 295,000 and Tamasauskas got out of the way.

Helppi went into the tank before he called. Arosuo led out for 335,000 after the {7-Spades} paired the board on the turn and Helppi called.

Arosuo led out again, this time for 635,000 when the {j-Clubs} completed the board on the river. Helppi went into the tank before he declared himself all-in.

Arosuo went into deep thought for more than five minutes before he eventually laid down a full-house. After the hand, Helppi became the overwhelming chip leader despite the fact if Arosuo didn't make the sick fold he would have half the chips in play.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
3,600,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Totti Matias Arosuo fi
Totti Matias Arosuo
1,200,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
Day 4 Chip Leader

Tags: Juha HelppiTotti Matias Arosuo

Level: 26

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Shahin Shirazi Nejad Eliminated in 6th Place (€10,800)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Shahin Shirazi Nejad
Shahin Shirazi Nejad

Sweden's Shahin Shirazi Nejad opened with {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades} to 105,000 and was called by Arto Ilmari Loikkanen with {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} from the big blind.

Loikkanen checked the {j-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop. Nejad bet 125,000 with top pair and Loikkanen jammed to 630,000.

Nejad called and needed help. The {3-Clubs} on the turn and the {10-Hearts} on the river didn't improve the Swede's hand and he was eliminated in sixth place for €10,800.

Player Chips Progress
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen fi
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen
1,200,000
350,000
350,000
Shahin Shirazi Nejad se
Shahin Shirazi Nejad
Busted

Tags: Arto Ilmari LoikkanenShahin Nejad

Garunkstis Cracks Arosuo's Aces

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Totti Matias Arosuo and Silver Nommik
Totti Matias Arosuo and Silver Nommik

Totti Matias Arosuo opened from the button with {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} to 105,000. Arunas Garunkstis peeled from the big blind with {j-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Garunkstis opened jammed for 311,000 after he hit a piece of the {10-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{q-Diamonds} flop and needed help after Arosuo snap-called. The {6-Hearts} on the turn didn't improve the Lithuanian's hand, however, Garunskstis got the help he needed after the {10-Hearts} completed the board on the river.

Arosuo, meanwhile, after making a huge laydown against Helppi and losing a bad beat against Garunskstis has seen himself fall from chip leader to a short stack in the manner of minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Arunas Garunkstis lt
Arunas Garunkstis
882,000
-318,000
-318,000
Totti Matias Arosuo fi
Totti Matias Arosuo
530,000
-670,000
-670,000
Day 4 Chip Leader

Tags: Arunas GarunkstisTotti Matias Arosuo

Totti Matias Arosuo Eliminated in 5th Place (€15,200)

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Totti Matias Arosuo
Totti Matias Arosuo

Totti Matiask Arosuo began the day as chip leader but after making a huge laydown to Juha Helppi and losing a bad beat to Arunas Garunkstis, he found himself short on chips.

Helppi opened to 100,000 with {8-}{8-} and Arosuo jammed for 500,000 with {k-}{q-}. Helppi didn't waste too much time to call.

The {J-}{j-}{4-} flop didn't help Arosuo, however, the {10-} on the turn opened up more outs with an open-ended straight-draw. However, the {8-} river was didn't help Arosuo and gave Helppi a full house and he was eliminated in fifth place for €15,200.

Helppi now has more than half of the chips in play with a stack of 4,600,000 in chips.

Players are now on a break. The action will be back in 15 minutes with blinds at 30,000/60,000 with an ante of 5,000 with all players now guaranteed a payout of €19,800.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
4,600,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Totti Matias Arosuo fi
Totti Matias Arosuo
Busted
Day 4 Chip Leader

Level: 27

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 5,000

Chip Counts After Break

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Kings of Tallinn Final Table
Kings of Tallinn Final Table

Juha Helppi had more than half the chips coming off the break. The other three players are bunched together, each around 1 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
4,400,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen fi
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen
1,300,000
450,000
450,000
[Removed:174] lt
[Removed:174]
1,200,000
257,000
257,000
Arunas Garunkstis lt
Arunas Garunkstis
1,000,000
118,000
118,000

Tamasauskas Loses a Huge Flip

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 5,000 ante
Arunas Garunkstis and [Removed:174]
Arunas Garunkstis and [Removed:174]

Vincas Tamasauckas finished in seventh place last year and vowed anything less than a win this year would be a "huge disaster."

Arto Ilmari Loikkanen opened with {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} to 120,000 from under the gun and Juha Helppi called with {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. Tamasauskas jammed all-in for 1,200,000 with {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}. Loikkanen quickly called and Helppi just as quickly tossed his hand into the muck.

Tamasauckas was down to 155,000 in chips after he couldn't win the classic flip after the board ran out {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. Meanwhile, Loikkanen's stack passes 2 million in chips for the first time in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen fi
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen
2,100,000
800,000
800,000
[Removed:174] lt
[Removed:174]
155,000
-1,045,000
-1,045,000