Whilst ordering a delicious club sandwich during the break, I was approached by Kjartan Bergur Jonsson who joked that he hated poker but then told me that he has a flight booked to take him to Spain. His dilemma is that his plane actually leaves Tallinn in a little over two hours time!
Jeff Sarwer had a great last level as he doubled his stack over the course of a few hands. Hi stack has slid back to 315,000 though, this level.
He raised from the hijack and was only called Erlend Melsom in the next seat. The flop came 
and Sarwer saw his 33,000 c-bet raised up to 75,000 from Melsom. Call.
The turn fell as the 
and Sawer checked to face 92,000 bet. He asked how much Melsom had back (226,000) and looked like he was going to call but he folded instead.
Local player Raigo Aasmaa has just picked up a pot after betting out of position on the river. Johan van Til opened the betting with a min-raise to 20,000 from under the gun and Aasmaa called in the big blind. Both players checked the 
flop and again when the 
landed on the turn. There was no such passivity on the river though as Aasmaa lead out for 30,000 when the 
made an appearance.
Van Til smirked, nodded and folded his hand.
Ronny Kasier may have an enormous chip lead but that did not deter Arvi Vainionkulma from taking him on over on Table 2.
Kaiser raised to 20,000 under the gun and when the action folded to Vainionkulma in the big blind, he paused for 30 seconds or so before three-betting to 47,000. Kaiser asked how many chips the Finn had in his stack and when he saw how many he had, he made the call.
The dealer put out the 
flop and both players checked. The on the turn was greeted by a bet of 35,000 from Vainionkulma and a call from Kaiser. The river was the 
and Vainionkulma bet 130,000, leaving himself 190,000 behind. Kaiser went into the tank for almost two minutes before mucking his hand.
The tournament is down to two tables after the elimination of the lively Kjartan Bergur Jonsson.
Jonsson, who can now make his 5pm flight to Spain, moved all-in for 240,000 and was called by Lari Sihvo to create a heads-up showdown,
Jonsson: 
Sihvo: 
The flop came 
and Jonsson knew how bad that was for his hand and vented his frustration by saying, "Damn you, boy!"
The 
turn and river didn't help the Icelander and he checked his watch and probably jumped straight in a taxi.
with the Finn. Melsom checked quickly but Sointula took a few minutes before moving all-in and Melsom snap-folded.
and everyone checked. The turn was the and Kaiser led for 35,000. Cichocki folded and Vainionkulma made the call. The river brought us the 
and Kaiser checked to Vainionkulma who bet 55,000 and after a long think Kaiser folded.
Johan van Til's stack has slowly been eroding away all afternoon but he is back in business after doubling up through Sami Kelopuro in an explosive hand.
Erlend Melsom opened with a 20,000 bet from middle position and the action folded to Kelopuro in the small blind. He took a moment to stop eating his Caesar salad and raised to 56,000. Van Til was in the big blind and he waited for a count of 20 before announcing he was all in, for what turned out to be 219,000. Melsom quickly folded but Kelopuro snap-called.
Kelopuro: 
van Til: 
The 
flop hit both players hard but Kelopuro the hardest as it gifted him a set and it looked like van Til could have been on his way to the sidelines. But, and it's a big but, the turn was the improving both players to a full house but van Til had the bigger boat of the two. The river was the 
and van Til doubled up and Kelopuro went back to eating his lunch.
| Table | Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 1 | 1 | Stuart Fox | 151,000 |
| 2 | Rolands Norietis | 237,000 | |
| 3 | Sami Kelopuro | 550,000 | |
| 4 | Johan van Til | 475,000 | |
| 5 | Konstantinov Aleksandr Valerevish | 387,000 | |
| 6 | Jeff Sarwer | 315,000 | |
| 7 | Erlend Melsom | 480,000 | |
| 8 | Jani Sointula | 586,000 | |
| Table 2 | 1 | Lari Sihvo | 550,000 |
| 2 | Oleg Epp | 190,000 | |
| 3 | Arvi Vainionkulma | 345,000 | |
| 4 | Vojtech Ruzicka | 723,000 | |
| 5 | Raigo Aasmaa | 295,000 | |
| 6 | Ronny Kaiser | 2,080,000 | |
| 7 | Grzegorz Cichocki | 655,000 | |
| 8 | Vicenzo Apicella | 150,000 |
Stuart Fox moved all-in on the button for 151,000 and both blinds folded.
