The Diamond Poker Series has quickly established itself as the premier poker tour for Pot-Limit Omaha specialists, and today the festival rolls into Tallinn for the first time as 41 players return for Day 2 of the €2,200 The Million Opener.
Featuring a €960,000 guaranteed prize pool, the first four starting flights attracted a total of 326 entries. There are also 90 players currently registered for the turbo Day 1e flight that is ongoing. All survivors return for Day 2 beginning at 5 p.m. local time at the Chesterfield Poker Club in the Estonian capital.
Local player Taago Tamm takes the chip lead into Day 2 with 3,870,000, followed by Danyil Zarembia (3,545,000), Robin Palm (3,290,000), and WSOP bracelet winner Amir Mozaffarian (2,995,000). Other players returning include Kasparas Klezys (2,895,000), Joachim Haraldstad (1,950,000), Andriy Lyubovetskiy (1,405,000), Dario Alioto (1,390,000), Gergo Nagy (1,000,000), Jerry Odeen (865,000), and poker commentator Henry Kilbane (715,000).
Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taago Tamm | Estonia | 3,870,000 |
| 2 | Danyil Zarembia | Ukraine | 3,545,000 |
| 3 | Robin Palm | Sweden | 3,290,000 |
| 4 | Amir Mozaffarian | Germany | 2,995,000 |
| 5 | Kasparas Klezys | Lithuania | 2,895,000 |
| 6 | Mirza Masoud | Estonia | 2,650,000 |
| 7 | Mihkel Vitsur | Estonia | 2,010,000 |
| 8 | Joachim Haraldstad | Norway | 1,950,000 |
| 9 | Pavel Izotov | Belarus | 1,455,000 |
| 10 | Andriy Lyubovetskiy | Ukraine | 1,405,000 |
Day 2 picks up on the earliest level a Day 1 flight ended, with 20 minutes remaining in Level 15 with blinds of 10,000-25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. All remaining players are in the money, with the official prize pool to be announced shortly after play resumes. The final day begins at 2 p.m. tomorrow as the field plays down to a champion.
Stay tuned as PokerNews provides all the action from another edition of the Diamond Poker Series.
