Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
The action is still two players away from the money. The plan is still to play until the money even though the ninth and final blind level has nine minutes left on the clock.
Markku Koplimaa, holding , jammed for about seven big blinds on a board with about the same in the middle and was called by an opponent with .
The table remained silent after the came on the turn before exploding after the on the river gave Koplimaa the nut straight.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Markku Koplimaa | 160,000 | -40,000 |
Teemu Salminen jammed for 11 big blinds from the button. Nils Harstad tanked for a minute before he made the call.
Teemu Salminen:
Nils Harstad:
Salminen was ahead the entire way with the running out on the board and earned himself a double-up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nils Harstad | 320,000 | 46,000 |
Teemu Salminen | 160,000 | 15,000 |
Johnny Lindroos was the first player over 1 million in chips. This didn't last long as he was just delivered a small bad beat by Aki Oskari Virtanen.
Virtanen open jammed for less than 10 big blinds from late position before Lindroos fired out a bet size that had the entire table covered. The rest of the table folded and Virtanen got out of his seat when he saw his was in big trouble against the held by Lindroos.
Virtanen got back in his seat after the flop gave him a set. He doubled up after the on the turn followed by the on the river were unable to get his opponent back in the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Johnny Lindroos
|
940,000 | 344,000 |
Aki Oskari Virtanen
|
170,000 | -115,000 |
The tournament has entered its final blind level of Day 2 with blinds at 4,000/8,000 and a big blind ante of 8,000. The bubble will break during this level as all players that bag chips to the final day will already be in the money regardless of how long it takes according to Main Event Tournament Director Sarah Dumbleton.
Level: 18
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Ranno Sootla four-bet jammed sixes for about 40 big blinds and got called by Erik Lovgren with queens. The board ran blanks and Sootla is out near the money bubble despite being in the chip lead not so long ago.
"I thought I found a good spot," Sootla said to PokerNews. "I thought he was bluffing, apparently not. Maybe not the best move when we are seven spots away from the money."
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Erik Lövgren | 800,000 | 220,000 |
Ranno Sootla | Busted |
Rough beat for Ottomar Ladva with the bubble looming. He got it all in for about 25 big blinds with against the held by Per Andreas Erikkson.
Two aces came on the flop and Ladva didn't hit a king on the turn or river and was eliminated in 57th place or nine spots shy of the money with 48 players getting paid at least a min-cash of €1,050.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Per Andreas Erikkson | 685,000 | 151,000 |
Ottomar Ladva | Busted |
Adam Shriki jammed from early position for nine big blinds before Rain Molderkivi jammed from the small blind for three times more. Ranno Sootla in the big blind called both players to set-up a big pot.
Adam Shriki:
Rain Molderkivi:
Ranno Sootla:
Shriki already got up out of his seat before any card hit the board. But the ran out on the board to give him the straight and he fist pumped a friend before retaking his seat. Meanwhile, Sootla, who was once in the chip lead, took a big dent to his stack with his big slick also losing a side pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Rain Mölderkivi | 250,000 | 217,100 |
Ranno Sootla | 250,000 | -180,000 |
Adam Shriki | 161,000 | 76,300 |