Main Event Day 1 | 2019 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn

02-22-2019 00:56 UTC+3

Vasilijus Piskunovas Bags the Day 1 Chip Lead in the OlyBet Kings of Tallinn Main Event

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Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The fifth edition of the OlyBet Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event hosted by Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park was a huge success with 318 entrants ponying up the €1,100 buy-in.

This already crushes last year's record field of 268 entrants by 50. The record will be further extended with many players sharing they plan to enter for the first-time or re-enter before the late registration period ends at the conclusion of the first blind level of Day 2 tomorrow.

Players began today's deep-stacked action with 30,000 in chips and battled it out for eight hour-long blinds levels.

More than half of today's field survived today's action with Lithuania's Vasilijus Piskunovas leading the way among the 168 survivors with 189,900 in chips.

Also finishing the day in great shape was Dutch poker player Teun Hernar Mulder with 170,400 in chips. Mulder also felted OlyBet Team Pro Carmen-Elina Vist early on in the day when his pocket eights held against ace-queen. Vist reentered and bagged a healthy stack of 87,900.

Others bagging top five chip stacks included Lithuania's Alexandras Voisnis (third - 164,600), Finland's Jussi Mattila (fourth - 158,400), and Turkey's Bahadir Hatipoglu (fifth - 157,900).

In addition to Vist, three other OlyBet Team Pros entered today's field and bagged chips including Raigo Aasmaa (77,800), Dmitrijs Meless (61,500), and Markus Ylanne (43,300).

A number of big name pros also bagged chips including Finland's Ilari Sahamies (64,200), Anton "AnteSvante" Wigg (37,000), who PokerNews interviewed on Facebook Live today and 2019 WSOP Europe Main Event winner Jack Sinclair (31,700) who promised PokerNews an interview on Facebook tomorrow.

Day 2 of the Main Event will kick off at 12 p.m. local time tomorrow with blinds at 500/1,000 and a big blind ante of 1,000. We will post starting seat assignments before the action resumes.

As was the case today, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be back on the floor to provide complete coverage tomorrow and beyond until a winner is declared.

_{*Images courtesy of Rene Velli/Kings of Tallinn.}

Tags: Anton Wigg Bahadir Hatipoglu Dmitrijs Meless Ilari Sahamies Jack Sinclair Jussi Mattila Raigo Aasmaa Teun Hernar Mulder Vasilijus Piskunovas

02-21-2019 21:29 UTC+3

Barna Wins a Big Race Against Jorstad

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Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Espen Uhlen Jorstad was all-in for 38,000 against Vasilij Barna who had his opponent covered.

Jorstad turned over and was racing against Barna's .

It wasn't looking good after his opponent paired the flop. To add insult to injury, Barna improved to a full house after kings came on both the turn and river.

Jorstad was deciding whether to reenter again today or early tomorrow on Day 2. When he saw there was about 50 minutes left on the clock he made his decision and heading to the tournament desk to reenter today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasilij Barna	90,000	90,000
Espen Uhlen Jorstad	30,000	-5,000

Tags: Espen Uhlen Jorstad Vasilij Barna

02-21-2019 18:02 UTC+3

Anton Wigg Discusses Kings of Tallinn and More During Break

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Level 5 : 150/300, 300 ante

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02-21-2019 16:54 UTC+3

Touko Berndtson Wins Event #5: €330 Turbo Championship

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Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

We will share some of the winners of the side events throughout our coverage. Touko Teivonpoika Berndtson was among the early side event winners after he outlasted a field of 81 entrants to win the €330 No Limit Hold'em Turbo Championship for €7,450. Here is a look at the final table results.

Berndtson will attempt to repeat his success in the Main Event seated at Table 5 with a stack of approximately 25,000.

Place	Name	Player Country	Prize
1	Touko Teivonpoika Berndtson	Finland	€7,450
2	Alen Coralic	Sweden	€4,900
3	Aleksi Mikael Naski	Finland	€3,300
4	Mika Hautakangas	Finland	€2,200
5	Teppo Joentausta	Finland	€1,610
6	Jevgeni Bogatõrjov	Estonia	€1,180
7	Roope Tarmi	Finland	€915
8	Roni Antti Myllymäki	Finland	€810
9	Kristopher Kuusk	Estonia	€720

Player	Chips	Progress
Touko Teivonpoika Berndtson	25,000	25,000

Tags: Touko Berndtson

02-21-2019 16:40 UTC+3

First Olybet Team Pro Vist Out

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Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

The day has come to an early end for Olybet Team Pro Carmen-Elina Vist. She shared during break nothing was going her way and that didn't improve after the break either.

Vist three-bet shoved for her remaining stack of almost 8,000.

"I want to gamble," Teun Hernar Mulder, who was the opening raiser said. "I call."

Vist looked in good shape to double after she paired up the flop. A blank came on the turn.

Fate wasn't on Vist's side throughout the day and this final hand was no different as the spiked the river to give her opponent a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Hernar Mulder	55,000
Carmen-Elina Vist	Busted

Tags: Carmen-Elina Vist Teun Hernar Mulder

02-21-2019 15:12 UTC+3

Wahl Hits a Wall

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Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Sebastian Wahl hit the rail before the first break. The action was recapped for us after we saw his seat was open.

Wahl was all-in for about 25,000 with a flush-draw on the turn into the two pair held by Mart Tammoja. The river did not complete his flush and Wahl was down to crumbs. The rest of his chips unsuccessfully got in the middle the next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mart Tammoja	53,000
Sebastian Wahl	Busted

Tags: Mart Tammoja Sebastian Wahl

02-21-2019 14:09 UTC+3

Jonnson First Player Eliminated

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Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Lars Anders Ove Jonsson was just the first player eliminated from the Kings of Tallinn Main Event. He can reenter an unlimited amount of times until the late-registration period closes at the end of first blind level of Day 2.

We learned about the early big hand as the chips were being stacked by his opponent Andrius Kaziukonis. Jonnson opened up from early position and Kaziukonis flatted from the button.

Jonnson fired out a continuation bet on a flop and got a call from his opponent.

The action picked up in a big way after the appeared on the turn. Jonnson three-bet jammed his stack and got a quick call from Kaziukonis.

Jonnson turned over for an overpair and was behind the two pair held by his opponent with Kaziukonis turning over . A blank hit the river to send Jonnson out of the tournament unless he decides to reenter and give Kaziukonis an early chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrius Kaziukonis	60,000	60,000
Lars Anders Ove Jonsson	Busted

Tags: Andrius Kaziukonis Lars Anders Ove Jonsson

02-21-2019 11:55 UTC+3

Welcome to Day 1 of the 2018 Kings of Tallinn Main Event

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The Kings of Tallinn at the Hilton Tallinn Park and Olympic Park Casino is the biggest live poker tournament festival in the Baltics and Nordics of the year. Attendance has grown each year since its inception in 2015 with this year's fifth edition featuring 40 action-packed events from Feb. 18-24.

The highlight of the festival, the Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event, kicks off the first of its four days of action today at 12 p.m EET.

The Main Event boasts an amazing structure with players kicking off the action with 30,000 in chips and blinds increasing every 60 minutes and utilizes the latest trend of the single big blind ante.

Players are scheduled to play eight blind levels today and can re-enter an unlimited amount of times up until the late-registration period closes at the conclusion of the first blind level of tomorrow's Day 2.

Last year, Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi outlasted a field of 268 players to win the 2018 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event for €62,000. Helppi will is back in Tallinn and will attempt to become the first-ever King's of Tallinn Main Event champion.

Helppi isn't the only poker legend in the house as he has joined forces with the team challenge with other Finnish poker superstars including Joel Lehtinen, Veli-Pekka Alakorva, and Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies. The star-studded team is the early favorite to win the challenge with almost $10 million in combined winnings.

For the second straight year, Patrik Antonius is in attendance and expected to play cash games on the casino floor.

Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 1 Blind Structure

Level	Small blind	Big blind	Ante
1	25	50
2	50	100
3	75	150
4	100	200	200
5	150	300	300
6	200	400	400
7	300	600	600
8	400	800	800

Many side events are also taking place today including the €165 Archie at 3 p.m. EET, the €110 No Limit Hold'em at 5 p.m. EEST, the €330 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha at 9 p.m. EET, and the €110 Hyper Turbo Bounty at 11 p.m. EET. The second and final day of the Kings Of Tallinn €550 Championship resumes at 9 p.m. and will also play down to a winner.

Stay tuned as The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action until a champion is crowned.

Tags: Ilari Sahamies Joel Lehtinen Juha Helppi Kings of Tallinn Patrik Antonius

Level	Small blind	Big blind	Ante
1	25	50
2	50	100
3	75	150
4	100	200	200
5	150	300	300
6	200	400	400
7	300	600	600
8	400	800	800

Level	Small blind	Big blind	Ante
1	25	50
2	50	100
3	75	150
4	100	200	200
5	150	300	300
6	200	400	400
7	300	600	600
8	400	800	800

Level	Small blind	Big blind	Ante
1	25	50
2	50	100
3	75	150
4	100	200	200
5	150	300	300
6	200	400	400
7	300	600	600
8	400	800	800