Main Event Day 2 | 2019 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn

02-22-2019 19:17 UTC+3

Payouts Announced

Jaxon

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The payouts have just been announced with the top 34 players guaranteed to bring home at least €2,740 or more than double the €1,100 buy-in.

The winner is slated to walk away with a massive first-place prize of €85,300. Here is a look at all of the payouts.

Place	Payout
1	€85,300
2	€57,300
3	€36,900
4	€27,600
5	€21,150
6	€15,200
7	€11,600
8	€8,460
9-10	€6,890
11-12	€5,770
13-14	€4,650
15-16	€3,560
17-24	€2,950
25-34	€2,740

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

02-22-2019 18:52 UTC+3

Break Time!

Jaxon

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Players are now on another quick break. The dealers will be racing off and coloring up the black 100-denomination chips.

02-22-2019 18:41 UTC+3

Steven Carl Arsnes' Main Event run is in the books. Mike Hansen opened up from late position before Markku Koplimaa jammed for about 20 big blinds. Arsnes called off for less and Hansen got out of the way.

Koplimaa turned over and won a flip against against his opponent. We asked Koplimaa after the hand how low he got after he was on crumbs before the break and he shared he was down to just 6,000 in chips before making a run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markku Koplimaa	95,000 10,000	10,000
Steven Carl Arsnes	Busted

Tags: Markku Koplimaa Mike Hansen Steven Carl Arsnes

02-22-2019 18:29 UTC+3

Arsnes Triples, Heikkinen Needs a Drink Too

Jaxon

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Steven Carl Arsnes jammed for 12,800 from early position. Meelis Suurorg called from one seat over before Marko Juhani Heikkinen three-bet to 28,000. The action folded back to Suurorg who folded.

Steven Carl Arsnes:
Marko Juhani Heikkinen:

Heikkinen was ahead until a king spiked the flop to give Arsnes a pair.

"Not a bad flop," Jussi Mattila, who is at the same table, said to Arsnes.

Suurorg shared he folded an ace reducing the chances of Heikkinen coming back if this is true.

Arsnes was able to double up after the came on the turn followed by the on the river.

"I would have lost the hand anyway," said Suurong after the hand.

A player asked the waitress passing by for a drink.

"I need a drink too," Heikkinen said with half a smile after losing the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Juhani Heikkinen	60,000 11,100	11,100
Steven Carl Arsnes	43,000 -29,500	-29,500

02-22-2019 18:17 UTC+3

Sey Grabs One off Adamson

Jaxon

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Julian Adamson has been on a roll and was up to about 400,000 in chips. This doesn't mean he has won every hand today and has settled back down to 350,000 which is still good for the chip lead. A few players aren't too far behind including OlyBet Team Pro Carmen-Elina Vist with 270,000.

In a recent hand, Hassan Aku Robert Sey opened up to 5,200 from early position. Adamson three-bet to 12,500 from the button and Sey called when the action folded back around to him.

Sey check-called a bet of 14,000 on the flop and check-called again, this time for 22,000, after the came on the turn.

Both players checked after the completed the board on the river. Sey shipped the pot after he turned over and Adamson throwing his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Adamson	350,000 140,000	140,000
Carmen-Elina Vist	270,000 95,000	95,000

Hassan Aku Robert Sey	185,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Hassan Aku Robert Sey Julian Adamson

02-22-2019 18:05 UTC+3

Istsenko Doubles His Short Stack

Jaxon

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Sergei Istsenko entered the day with a 15 big blind stack and hasn't been witnessed with a ton of chips throughout the day. He just got himself some breathing room in a blind on blind battle against Hassan Aku Robert Sey.

Istsenko jammed for about 10 big blinds with from the small blind and Sey called with from the big blind.

Istsenko remained ahead the entire hand as the board ran out and earned himself a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Aku Robert Sey	150,000 35,500	35,500
Sergei Istsenko	50,000 33,400	33,400

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 2,400

02-22-2019 17:56 UTC+3

Koplimaa Back in Business

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Markku Koplimaa is back in business after winning a couple of hands. Most recently he doubled up against Mike Hansen.

Hansen opened to 5,000 from late position before Koplimaa jammed for about 20 big blinds. Hansen called and turned over and was well behind the exposed by Koplimaa.

The board was a safe one for Koplimaa and he is now back in business with a stack of around 85,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Hansen	140,000 53,600	53,600
Markku Koplimaa	85,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Markku Koplimaa Mike Hansen

02-22-2019 17:36 UTC+3

Vist Soaring

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

OlyBet Team Pro Carmen-Elina Vist is thus far having a decent Day 2 and is up to 175,000 in chips.

In a recent hand, she bet 8,500 into a pot of 25,000 on the turn with the board reading . Her opponent jammed for 28,000 and Vist tanked for about three minutes.