After getting low in chips, the very next hand the action folded to [Removed:174] in the small blind who went all-in for 150,000 with . Arto Ilmari Loikkanen, in the big blind, snap-called with .
The board was unable to improve Tamasauskas' hand and he was eliminated in fouth place for €19,080. The three remaining players are each guaranteed a cool €25,000.
On Valentine's Day, the Kings of Tallinn poker festival got creative with a mystery event for Event #16. It turned out the event featured a €110 buy-in and the queen of hearts was wild whether in a hand or on the board.
Aki Pavel Vartinen managed to win this unique event for a healthy first-place prize of €1,800 along with a trophy. Behind Vartinen, three were three more Finns to take up the top four spots in the tournament including Mikael Anton Ilmari Niemela (second - €1,280), Jarkko Juhani Suokas (third - €850) and Jani Kristjan Rasinen (fourth - €530).
The hand began with Arunas Garunkstis raising to 130,000 from the button with and Juha Helppi calling with .
Both players checked on the flop before Helppi fired out for 140,000 after the appeared on the turn. Garunstis called and the came on the river to complete Helppi's flush.
Helpii fired out again for 370,000 and Garunstis called again and his stack was down to just 375,000.
Juha Helppi opened from the button with and Arunas Garunkstis jammed for 370,000 with from the small blind and Arto Ilmari Loikkanen folded from the big blind.
Helppi snap-called and was a little behind and still so on the flop. He caught up on the turn to give him a pair and Garunkstis was eliminated in third place for €25,000 after the completed the board on the river.
Players are now on a 10-minute unscheduled break with Helppi holding a more than 2:1 chip advantage in the battle of the Finns against Loikkanen when the action resumes. Players are now guaranteed €41,000 with the top prize paying €61,000. It would be shocking to see a deal made since Helppi has gone on record in the past how he prefer to play tournaments out to their completion.
Juha Helppi opened to 150,000 with and Arto Ilmari Loikkanen defended with .
Helppi nailed middle-pair on the flop and bet 150,000 after the action was checked to him and Loikkanen called.
The turn gave Loikkanen a straight. He opted to check and Helppi checked behind. Loikkanen tried to get valued after the completed the board on the river with a bet of 120,000. However, Helppi gave up on the hand and Loikkanen's stack went over 3 million for the first time.
Eelis Parssinen had a 9:1 chip advantage over Igor Pihela Jr. heads-up in the €3,000 High Roller. He just snagged the rest of the chips and the title after calling with and all-in from his opponent's 10 big blind shove with .
The board ran out and Parssinen won the trophy. The €41,100 top prize Parssinen will be the second biggest prize during the festival after the Main Event has ended.
Juha Helppi opened for 200,000 with and Arto Ilmari Loikkanen three-bet to 550,000 with . Helppi four-bet shoved covering Loikkanen's remaining 2,200,000 in chips and got a call.
Helppi's hand was still ahead on the flop. A flush draw opened up for Loikkanen after the appeared on the turn. However, the appeared on the river to eliminate Loikkanen in second place for €41,000.
Meanwhile, Helppi got his first big win in a tournament with over 200 players and capped off an amazing week of high-stakes cash games and a win in the Main Event for €62,000.
PokerNews will interview Helppi shortly on Facebook live and a recap of the event will follow.
. Arto Ilmari Loikkanen, in the big blind, snap-called with 
.
board was unable to improve Tamasauskas' hand and he was eliminated in fouth place for €19,080. The three remaining players are each guaranteed a cool €25,000.
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and Juha Helppi calling with 
.
flop before Helppi fired out for 140,000 after the 
appeared on the turn. Garunstis called and the 
came on the river to complete Helppi's flush.
and Arunas Garunkstis jammed for 370,000 with 
from the small blind and Arto Ilmari Loikkanen folded from the big blind.
flop. He caught up on the 
turn to give him a pair and Garunkstis was eliminated in third place for €25,000 after the 
and Arto Ilmari Loikkanen defended with 
turn gave Loikkanen a straight. He opted to check and Helppi checked behind. Loikkanen tried to get valued after the 
and all-in from his opponent's 10 big blind shove with 
.
and Parssinen won the trophy. The €41,100 top prize Parssinen will be the second biggest prize during the festival after the Main Event has ended.
. Helppi four-bet shoved covering Loikkanen's remaining 2,200,000 in chips and got a call.
flop. A flush draw opened up for Loikkanen after the 
appeared on the river to eliminate Loikkanen in second place for €41,000.