Dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal if they have at least three players at the table. The field currently stands at 83 players, however, this will grow in a big way with many players sharing last night they planned to late-enter the tournament.
Stacks are super deep to start the tournament with players kicking off the action with 30,000 in chips and blinds at 25/50.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Players are beginning to take their seats. The tournament director informed estimates that the tournament will begin at around 12:15 p.m. if not earlier.
Estonia's Robert Kallikorm can now play for his first-ever Kings of Tallinn cash after he turned €10 into a Main Event seat in just a few minutes time by winning back-to-back flips. While all flips require luck,
Kallikorm, holding 
seemed unlikely to win after the flop required him to hit a pair of runners with one heart on the board. However, two more hearts came on the turn and river to give him the best hand and will now get a chance to see if he can turn €10 into a five-figure payday.
A few dozen players have entered the tournament area in hopes of winning an entry into the Kings of Tallinn Main Event for just €10. Players are seated at 10-max tables and are all-in preflop. The winner of hand receives a ticket to the next round valued at €100.
A little while later, all of the players that either pony up €100 or won tickets in the previous round, will flip once again. This time the winner will walk away with a ticket valued at €1,100 to the Kings of Tallinn Main Event.
The Kings of Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino is the biggest live poker tournament festival in the Baltics and Nordics of the year. It has grown each year since its inception in 2015 with this year's edition featuring 46 action-packed events from Feb. 12-18.
The showcase of the festival, the Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event, kicks off the first of its five days of action today at 12 p.m. Some of the biggest names in poker, especially from Finland, are expected to be part of today's action including Patrik Antonius, Jani Vilmunen, Juha Helppi, Ville Wahlbeck and Theo Jorgensen.
The Main Event boasts an amazing structure with players kicking off the action with 30,000 in chips and blinds increasing every 60 minutes. Players are scheduled to play seven blind levels today and can re-enter an unlimited amount of times up until the start of Day 2.
Players bagging chips after Day 1 will compete for four more days on Feb. 15-18 until a winner is crowned. Last year, Finland's Matias Knaapinen banked €45,007 and the coveted trophy after agreeing to a three-way deal with Estonia's Roland Luik (second place - €46,667) and Finland's Kasper Mellanen (third place - €36,016).
Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 1 Blind Structure
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 50 | |
| 2 | 50 | 100 | |
| 3 | 75 | 150 | |
| 4 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 5 | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 6 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 7 | 300 | 600 | 75 |
Stay tuned as The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a champion is crowned.
€1,100 Main Event
Day 1 Started
