In a little over one hour, 198 players from all over the world will take their seats on the 6th floor of the Swissotel to continue their quest for EPT glory.
Leading the pack will be Oscar Lima who bagged up 132,000 chips yesterday. Just behind Lim are Jani Sointula (123,950), Anatolii Ozhenilok (108,125) and day 1a chip leader Maksim Kolosov (102,725).
Other notables still in the field trying to claw their way to the top prize of €275,000 are Roberto Romanello (83,175), European Poker Tour award winner Martin Jacobson (74,650), Praz Bansi (73,975) and reigning champion Kevin Stani (19,750). PokerStars are well represented with Team Pros Ville Wahlbeck (52,675), JP Kelly (52,450), Richard Toth (37,325), Dario Minieri (34,425) and Arnaud Mattern (20,225) joined by Team Online Pro Anders Berg (62,675) and SportsStar Pro Fatima Moreira de Melo (58,325).
So make sure you are here with us to follow all of the action at noon, Estonian time!
Christopher Ulsrud and Nicolo Calia were the first two players eliminated today. They both lasted less than five minutes of play. News of a bigger-name elimination coming right up.
Table 12 is our official Table of Doom, being the home to Mathew Frankland, Team PokerStars Pro Ville Wahlbeck, the man second in chips Jani Sointula, Praz Bansi and a short-stacked Johan van Til, but those sitting there now can breathe a little easier as Wahlbeck has just been eliminated.
He entered a preflop raising war with Russian Kirill Zapletin that resulted in Wahlbeck being all in and at risk of elimination.
Wahlbeck:
Zapletin:
The board ran out and with that Wahlbeck's tournament was over and done with.
David Sonelin started the day with 52,000 chips but as got off to the worst possible start. He raised to 1,350 from middle position and Pokerstars Qualifier Guido Meacci three-bet to his direct left making it 3,100 to play. Everyone folded around to the young Swede and he made the call.
Flop:
Sonelin checked to his opponent Meacci who bet 2,200. Action back to Sonelin and he check-raised to 6,200 and after some consideration Meacci called.
Turn:
Sonelin maintained his aggression with a lead of 9,750. Meacci went into the tank, never once setting eyes upon Sonelin, and when he had thought enough he pumped the pot up to 25,000 and Sonelin mucked his hand.
Spain's Jorge Borau started today with a stack of 21,375 but he has just doubled up on the very first hand he played, thanks to being dealt pocket rockets.
Jens Kläning opened the betting with a raise to 1,300 from middle position and when the action folded to Borau in the cutoff he wasted very little time in making it 3,500 to play. Everyone folded back around to Kläning who asked how many chips his opponent had and when he was told "around 20" he moved all in. Borau snap-called and the cards were turned onto their backs.
Kläning:
Borau:
The flop gave Kläning a glimmer of hope as he picked up a gutshot straight and the on the river increased his chances of winning from tiny to just extremely slim! The on the river was not what he needed and Borau doubles up to close to 50,000 chips.
Romanian, Anton Ionel has had an amazing 2011 raking in $1,827,850 in tournament winnings. EPT Tallinn Day 2 is going well for him as well as he's just doubled-up to more to 75,000.
He raise-called a three-bet from Georgios Kapalas to see a flop. He then went on to check-raise Kapalas' 5,500 c-bet up to 12,300. The Greek thought for a minute before setting Ionel all-in for 34,250 - who snap called.
Martin Jacobson has just taken a substantial hit over on Table 3 after a clash with Pierre-Olivier Jandaud.
Jacobson opened with a raise from early position to 1,300 and after Tim Ludwig had folded, Jandaud made the call. The rest of the players at the table folded and it was heads up to the flop. Jacobson sat motionless for 30 seconds before betting 1,300, a bet that Jandaud called relatively quickly.
The dealer put the out on the turn and Jacobson spent another 30 seconds thinking before tapping the table and checking. Jandaud picked up 2,800 worth of chips and placed then in a neat tower in the centre of the table. After staring at his opponent for 15 seconds of so, Jacobson asked Jandaud how many chips he had and the Frenchman simply moved his arms so Jacobson could count for himself. Shortly afterwards the EPT online Qualifier of the Year check-raised to 8,300. Jandaud made the call and it was off the the river.
The river was the and Jacobson went into his trademark pose for 30 seconds before betting 14,300. Jandaud instantly called and turned over , which beat Jacobson as he quickly mucked.
Jacobson is not in any immediate danger but he has slipped to 47,400 chips.
A total of 17 players have fallen in the first level . Here's who we have loved:
Andrea Benelli
Juri Merivirta
Phidias Georgiou (PokerStars qualifier)
Timo Jussila
Christopher Ulsrud
Nicolo Calia
Ville Wahlbeck (Team PokerStars Pro)
Andrea Bulgaria
Ciprian Hrisca
Sami Moilanen (PokerStars qualifier)
Felix Fridolin
Christoph Ritz (PokerStars qualifier)
Henri Kasper
Jyrki Satukangas (PokerStars qualifier)
Antonius de Greef
David Foldy
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and with that Wahlbeck's tournament was over and done with.
flop gave Kläning a glimmer of hope as he picked up a gutshot straight and the 
on the river was not what he needed and Borau doubles up to close to 50,000 chips.
and Ionel leapt in delight.
