We watched Gatis Reigass play two hands and both times he wound up with a set or better. In the most recent hand, he raised to 2,200 from under the gun and got a call from Tony Pham on the button.
Both players checked on the flop. Reigass fired out for 2,100 after the appeared on the turn and got a call. Both players then checked when the completed the board on the river. Reigass won a small pot after he turned over for a set, while Pham's hand hit the muck.
At the same table, we noticed the seat of Janar Kokk empty and the table confirmed that his stack got low before he hit the rail.
The Kings of Tallinn was established in 2015 and every year since then the size of the Main Event has grown. The trend continues once again with 268 entrants generating a massive €254,600 prize pool.
While many of the players with short-stacks have been filing out in masses from the tournament field, some others are standing pat or accumulating chips.
Latvia's Gatis Reigass shared with PokerNews before Day 2 began that he late registered the tournament today because he couldn't make it up in time for the event yesterday. Reigass, who is primarily a recreational player, is often at the bigger events in the Baltics playing cash games.
So far so good for the Latvian in the early-goings in Day 2. He just got in a hand with another player with a short-stack Andres Abakanov.
Abakanov started the day with with a tiny stack but before the hand began he had around 50,000 in chips. Reigass opened up from mid-position and Abakanov defended from the blinds.
Reigass fired out a continuation-bet of 2,700 after the action was checked to him on the and got a call from his opponent. Abakanov checked again after the appeared on the turn. Reigass then fired a second bullet for 3,100 and called a small check-raise of his opponent to 6,200.
The completed the board on the river and Abakanov tried to show strength with a bet of 11,000. Reigass snap-called and Abakanov knew he was in trouble after turning over . Reigass then quickly turned over for a full house and his stack soared to 65,000 in chips.
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At the end of yesterday players had the option of voiding their stacks if they weren't happy with the amount of chips they bagged and re-enter for €1,100 with a fresh stack.
Finland's Arttu Markus Isakka and Estonia's Tonu Koiv both voided their small stacks of 4,900 and 9,500 respectfully and started today with 30,000 in chips.
It didn't take long for the first elimination to take place. Over on Table 7. Matis Martens opened and was called by Lukas Rutkauskas.
Rene Eller, who had about nine big blinds before the hand, jammed all-in with ace-queen for under 10,000. Martens called with ace-jack and Rutkauskas tossed his hand in the muck.
Although Metsla was ahead before the flop, a jack appeared on the board to send him to the rail very early on Day 2.
On the same table Kristian Matias Zitting and Samir Akram Mawlod, both with short stacks, hit the rail quickly after.
Martens had the chip lead after the hand, but this can change quickly with many of the players with smaller stacks sharing before the start of the day that they were looking to double up or call it an early day.
flop. Reigass fired out for 2,100 after the 
appeared on the turn and got a call. Both players then checked when the 
completed the board on the river. Reigass won a small pot after he turned over 
for a set, while Pham's hand hit the muck.
and got a call from his opponent. Abakanov checked again after the 
appeared on the turn. Reigass then fired a second bullet for 3,100 and called a small check-raise of his opponent to 6,200.
. Reigass then quickly turned over 
for a full house and his stack soared to 65,000 in chips.
