2016 888Live Tallinn

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2016 888Live Tallinn

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
€9,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€400
Prize Pool
€28,800
Entries
80
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Urmo Velvelt Wins the 2016 888Live Tallinn $30,000 Guaranteed Main Event

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Urmo Velvelt
Urmo Velvelt

After two days of play, Estonia's Urmo Velvelt finished on top of the 80 players to win the 2016 888Live Tallinn $30,000 Guaranteed Main Event.

Many notable players entered and exited the $440/€400 on Day 1 including 888poker Ambassador Kara Scott, Estonia's Maret Komarova, and PokerNews qualifier Cristian Placinta.

Scott, who on top of playing in both the Main Event and the $5,000 Bounty Freeroll, loved Tallinn and particpated in both the welcome drinks and the city tour.

"Tallinn is a beautiful city," shared Scott. "It's my first visit to Estonia and I've been excited to get here ever since the 888Live event was announced! For me, the format of playing a bit of poker somewhere new and interesting, while also getting to do some site seeing or group activities is perfect. Poker is a great way to travel! We had a city tour on one of the days, which meant we were able to listen to all the history of the city while also trying out some local delicacies like moose sausage, breakfast beer, and schnapps."

Despite no success on the felts, Scott also enjoying the action. "I had a lot of fun in the main tournament although I was out fairly quickly. I played in the freeroll bounty event as well and that's always a bit of fun." Scott explained. "It's a turbo but the prizes are good, so although everyone is laughing and having a good time, they also have one very serious eye on taking the top spot with added money."

Cash Game Festival co-founder Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk was the first player eliminated on Day 2 after his {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} was unable to outflip Rauno Tahvonen's {K-}{J-} after a king spiked the flop. Tahvonen, however, was also unable to make it to the final table and eventually exited the tournament in 16th place.

Also out early was another Cash Game Festival co-founder Enri Orav, who began Day 2 in second place. However, the Cash Game Festival co-founders did have reason to celebrate as they announced that 888poker is going to sponsor their second stop in London this year at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City from September 28 to October 2.

The final table was reached after Andrey Belokopytov was eliminated in tenth place when his {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} was unable to hold against Kristjan Rausberg's {K-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. However, Belokopytov didn't walk away empty handed as 888poker awarded him a GoPro for being eliminated on the official bubble.

Fredrik Zitting (9th - €1,300) and Dmitri Gaškov (8th - €1,600) were both eliminated within 10 minutes of the final table beginning. However, after this it was an hour before the next players were eliminated with Dennis Lindmark (7th - €1,600) losing a flip when his {9-}{9-} was unable to beat Eduard Kruglov's {a-}{j-} and Vjacheslav Kovaljov (6th - €1,900) exiting when his {k-}{j-} was unable to outgun Viacheslav Novoselov's {Q-}{Q-}.

Another hour went by when Viacheslav Novoselov, who was low on chips, went out in fifth place for €2,300 when his {6-Spades}{5-Clubs} was unable to improve against the {k-}{9-Hearts} held by Kristjan Rausberg.

Rausberg was the next to exit in fourth place for €2,800, after he found himself low on chips and got it in with {j-}{7-} against two players holding high pocket pairs.

At this point, the action went back and forth for awhile before Eduard Kruglov was eliminated in third place for €3,800 when his {A-Hearts}{3-Clubs} didn't get there against Urmo Velvelt who was holding {A-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Heads-up play began fast and furious with both Urmo Velvelt and Sergei Oganesjan starting about even in chip stacks. It didn't stay that way for long, as the duo was all-in. Velvelt with {K-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} was able to pair up and win the hand against Oganesjan who held {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} after the board ran out {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}.

Not too long after that, Velvelt eliminated Oganesjan when his {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} was able to hold against Oganesjan's {Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. Velvelt shared that he was really happy about the win. He also credited the {K-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} winning when slightly behind and then shared, "I got really lucky and all my flips held."

Final Result

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize
1Urmo VelveltEstonia€9,000
2Sergei OganesjanEstonia€5,200
3Eduard KruglovEstonia€3,700
4Kristjan RausbergEstonia€2,800
5Viacheslav NovoselovRussia€2,300
6Vjacheslav KovaljovEstonia€1,900
7Dennis LindmarkSweden€1,600
8Dmitri GaškovUkraine€1,300
9Fredrik ZittingFinland€1,000

This rounds up the PokerNews coverage of the 888Live Tallinn $30,000 Guaranteed Main Event.

Tags: 888LiveAndrey BelokopytovCristian PlacintaEduard KruglovEnri OravFredrik ZittingKara ScottMartin "Franke" von ZweigbergkUrmo Velvelt

Sergei Oganesjan Eliminated in 2nd Place (€5,200)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Sergei Oganesjan
Sergei Oganesjan

Sergei Oganesjan went all-in for his remaining five big blinds with {Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} against Urmo Velvlt's {7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}. The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{a-Hearts}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts} to eliminated Oganesjan in second place for €5,200.

Urmo Velvelt was crowned the winner of the 2016 888Live Tallinn $30,000 Guaranteed Main Event to win the trophy and the top prize of €9,000.

A full recap of the two day's of action will be coming shortly.

Player Chips Progress
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Urmo Velvelt
1,945,000
295,000
295,000
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Sergei Oganesjan
Busted

Tags: 888LiveSergei OganesjanUrmo Velvelt

Eduard Kruglov Eliminated in 3rd Place (€3,700)

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Eduard Kruglov
Eduard Kruglov

After some small pots with chips going back and forth, Eduard Kruglov's day just ended after he raised all-in with {a-Hearts}{3-Spades} and was called by Urmo Velvelt, who was holding {A-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Velvet had a flush on the turn and his opponent drawing dead on the river with the board running out {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Kruglov, eliminated in third place, collected €3,700.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergei Oganesjan
1,145,000
445,000
445,000
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Urmo Velvelt
800,000
185,000
185,000
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Eduard Kruglov
Busted

Kristjan Rausberg Eliminated in 4th Place (€2,800)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Kristjan Rausberg
Kristjan Rausberg

Kristjan Rausberg was all-in with {J-}{7-} against both Eduard Kruglov who held {Q-}{Q-Clubs} and Sergei Oganesjan who held {10-}{10-}. On a king-high board the action checked around on the flop, turn, and river with Kruglov shipping the pot.

Rausberg was eliminated in fourth place for €2,800 and the action is now three-handed.

Player Chips Progress
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Kristjan Rausberg
Busted

Tags: Eduard KruglovKristjan RausbergSergei Oganesjan

Viacheslav Novoselov Eliminated in 5th Place (€2,300)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Viacheslav Novoselov
Viacheslav Novoselov

The very next hand, Viacheslav Novoselov was all-in for his less than one big blind stack with {6-Spades}{5-Clubs}. The action folded around to Kristjan Rausberg who had no choice to stick around with {k-}{9-Hearts}.

Neither player improved their hands with the board running out {3-Spades}{8-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

Viacheslav Novoselov ended his day in fifth place to collect €2,300. Here is a look at the remaining payouts.

  • 1st - €9,000
  • 2nd - €5,200
  • 3rd - €3,700
  • 4th - €2,800
Player Chips Progress
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Viacheslav Novoselov
Busted

Tags: Kristjan RausbergViacheslav Novoselov

Vjacheslav Kovaljov Eliminated in 6th Place (€1,900)

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Vjacheslav Kovaljov
Vjacheslav Kovaljov

Within five minutes of the seven players returning from break, two player are now on a permanent break. Vjacheslav Kovaljov was all-in with {K-Spades}{J-Hearts} and was called by Sergei Oganesjan who showed {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}. The board ran out {6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} giving Kovaljov top pair. However, this was still able to beat pocket-queens and Kovaljov was eliminated in sixth place for €1,900.

The remaining five players are guaranteed at €2,300 payday.

Player Chips Progress
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Vjacheslav Kovaljov
Busted

Tags: Kristjan RausbergVjacheslav Kovaljov

Dennis Lindmark Eliminated in 7th Place (€1,600)

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Dennis Lindmark
Dennis Lindmark

Dennis Lindmark went all in with {A-}{J-} and was called by the chip leader Eduard Kruglov who held {9-}{9-}. The queen-high board wasn't of any help to either player and Lindmark was eliminated in seventh place for €1,600.

Meanwhile Kruglov extends his massive chip lead to 725,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Eduard Kruglov
725,000
154,000
154,000
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Dennis Lindmark
Busted

Dmitri Gaškov Eliminated in 8th Place (€1,300)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Dmitri Gaškov
Dmitri Gaškov

From under the gun, Dmitri Gaškov went all in for 35,000 with {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}. It folded around to Urmo Velvelt in the big blind who called with {9-Hearts}{3-Spades}.

Gaškov was way behind after the {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop gave his opponent top pair. The {A-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} completed the board sending Gaškov off to the cashier to collect the eighth place prize of €1,300.

The remaining seven players are now on a 30 minute dinner break. We will have updated chip counts for the remaining players when play is resumed.

Player Chips Progress
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Dmitri Gaškov
Busted

Tags: Dmitri GaškovUrmo Velvelt

Fredrik Zitting Eliminated in 9th Place (€1,000)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Fredrik Zitting
Fredrik Zitting

Fredrik Zitting jammed from mid position with {A-}{7-Clubs} for 110,000 and was called by Vjacheslav Kovaljov holding {A-}{K-}. Despite three clubs appearing on the flop, Zitting was unable to get any of the 12 outs he needed to improve his hand on the turn and river and was eliminated in ninth place to collect €1,000.

The remaining eight players are each guaranteed at €1,300 payday.

Player Chips Progress
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Vjacheslav Kovaljov
250,000
3,500
3,500
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Fredrik Zitting
Busted

Tags: Fredrik ZittingVjacheslav Kovaljov

Andrey Belokopytov Eliminated in 10th Place

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Andrey Belokopytov
Andrey Belokopytov

Andrey Belokopytov was just all-in with {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} against Kristjan Rausberg holding {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs}. Belokopytov was ahead on the {Q-}{10-}{X-} flop, however, when his tournament ended when his opponent hit a straight on the {A-} turn and was unable and the river was unable to improve his hand to a full-house.

Belokopytov didn't walk away empty handed, as 888poker awarded him a GoPro for being eliminated on the official bubble.

All remaining players are guaranteed a payout of at least €1,000 with the winner being awarded €9,000. Players agreed to play through the blind level for another 10 minutes before taking a break. Some players are trying to make the dinner break shorter, but it is uncertain whether all players will agree.

Player Chips Progress
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Andrey Belokopytov
Busted

Tags: Andrey BelokopytovKristjan Rausberg