€1,100 Main Event Day 2 | 2020 Kings of Tallinn

02-21-2020 17:23 UTC

Zitting Eliminates Koplimaa

Jaxon

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

Renato Messina opened up for 20,000 from early position. Markku Koplimaa called off his stack of 19,500 in the small blind before Kristian Zitting three-bet to 70,000 from the big blind.

Messina quickly folded and players turned over their cards.

Markku Koplimaa:
Kristian Zitting:

"Good game," Koplimaa said to the table as the ran out on the board to send him to the rail before the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renato Messina	340,000 10,000	10,000

Kristian Zitting	230,000 40,000	40,000
Markku Koplimaa	Busted

Tags: Markku Koplimaa Renato Messina Kristian Zitting

02-21-2020 17:10 UTC

Koplimaa on Crumbs

Jaxon

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

Markku Koplimaa called a three-bet jam with from Masoud Mirza with for about 12 big blinds.

The board ran blanks for both players and Mirza doubled up with his stronger kicker to go along with his ace.

After the hand, Koplimaa was left to about six big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masoud Mirza	75,000 -55,000	-55,000
Markku Koplimaa	17,000 -76,400	-76,400

Tags: Markku Koplimaa Masoud Mirza

02-21-2020 16:49 UTC

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Hoivold	150,000 150,000	150,000

Antti Karkkainen	100,000 8,200	8,200
Touko Laakkonen	10,000 -22,100	-22,100

Marius Popescu jammed for about 10 big blinds from middle position before Milo Zandi jammed for a little bit more from one seat over. Kristian Zitting called them both and players turned over their cards.

Marius Popescu:
Milo Zandi:
Kristian Zitting:

"You run good," someone said to Zitting at the table after the came on the flop to give him an almost unbeatable full house.

Zandi had some small hope after the came on the turn needing another queen on the river. Instead, he hit the rail alongside Popescu after the completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristian Zitting	190,000 137,100	137,100
Milo Zandi	Busted
Marius Popescu	Busted

Tags: Marius Popescu Kristian Zetting Milo Zandi

02-21-2020 16:34 UTC

Knaapinen Last Hope for a Two Time Champ

Jaxon

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

Four previous Kings of Tallinn Main Event winners entered this year's Main Event including Ranno Sootla (2015 - €37,730), Matias Knaapinen (2017 - €45,007), Juha Helppi (2018 - €62,000), and Vitalijs Zavorotnijs (2019 - €85,300).

Sootla, Helppi, and Zavorotnijs were all eliminated before the money, leaving only Knaapinen as the last hope for a two-time champion of the Kings of Tallinn Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matias Knaapinen	265,000 137,200	137,200
Ranno Sootla	Busted
Juha Helppi	Busted

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	Busted

Tags: Juha Helppi Matias Knaapinen Ranno Sootla Vitalijs Zavorotnijs

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

02-21-2020 16:24 UTC

Extended Break

Jaxon

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

The break clock has been stalled with 48 seconds remaining. Action will resume shortly.

02-21-2020 16:05 UTC

Break Time!

Jaxon

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

Players are on their final 15-minute break of the day. There will be three more blind levels before surviving players bag and tag their chips.

02-21-2020 16:04 UTC

Messina Ousts Ellingsberg

Jaxon

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

Renato Messina was the chip leader to start Day 2 and has built on his already strong stack.

Messina three-bet an opponent for 14,500 with before he called a four-bet jam to 45,000 from Erling Ellingsberg with .

The ran out on the board and Messina eliminated Ellingsberg.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renato Messina	330,000 105,800	105,800

Erling Ellingsberg	Busted

Tags: Renato Messina Erling Ellingsberg

02-21-2020 15:47 UTC

Eight Kicker Good for Mirza

Jaxon

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

Masoud Mirza opened from early position to 5,000. Erling Ellingsberg three-bet to 15,000 from the button and Mirza called.

Mirza check-called a bet of 10,000 after the came on the flop.

Both players checked after the came on the turn followed by the came on the river.

Ellingsberg turned over for a pair of aces. Mirza paused for a few moments before he turned over a pair of aces with and won the hand with a better kicker.