Main Event Day 1 | 2019 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn

02-21-2019 14:32 UTC+3

Wigg Joins the Field

Jason Glatzer

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Among the players to join the action is Anton Wigg.

Wigg is one of Sweden's most successful poker players with almost $2.6 million in live cashes according to The Hendon Mob and nearly $8.1 million in online cashes according to PocketFives.

Other players to join the action include Olybet Team Pro Markus Ylanne, Sebastian Wahl, and Peter Pihlstrom.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Wigg	30,000 30,000	30,000

Markus Ylanne	30,000 30,000	30,000

Peter Pihlstrom	30,000
Sebastian Wahl	30,000

Tags: Anton Wigg Peter Pihlstrom Sebastian Wahl

02-21-2019 14:21 UTC+3

Field Climbs to 130 Entrants

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Jason Glatzer

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

The blinds have just gone up to 50/100. The room is more full than when the event started with the field growing to 130 entrants.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

02-21-2019 14:20 UTC+3

Heikkinen Off to a Good Start with Big Slick

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Jason Glatzer

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Marko Juhani Heikkinen tossed out a single 5,000 yellow chip with about 7,000 already in the pot with the on the board. Edvinas Urnikis paused for a minute before he made the call.

Heikkinen turned over and his top pair with the top kicker was good enough as Urnikis tossed his hand into the muck.

Meanwhile, at the same time on another table we heard a seat open and learned that Vasilij Barna hit the rail after his trips were no good against the straight held by Sergey Sukhov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Sukhov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Marko Juhani Heikkinen	40,000 40,000	40,000
Edvinas Urnikis	20,000 20,000	20,000
Vasilij Barna	Busted

02-21-2019 14:09 UTC+3

Jonnson First Player Eliminated

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Jason Glatzer

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	60,000
Lars Anders Ove Jonsson	Busted

Tags: Andrius Kaziukonis Lars Anders Ove Jonsson

02-21-2019 13:50 UTC+3

Abakanov Wins an Early Pot From Urbonas

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Jason Glatzer

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

A few months ago, Lithuania's Mantas Urbonas notched his biggest live tournament score with a fourth-place finish in the Battle of Malta Main Event for €121,500.

Urbonas is among the early entries in the field and is off to a slow start. In a recent hand, Andres Abakanov bet 1,650 into a pot of around 3,000 with the board reading and quickly got a call from Urbonas.

Abakanov turned over for two-pair and Urbonas looked like he was going to toss his hand face down into the muck. Instead, he showed the table he wasn't light after turning over for a lower two-pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Abakanov	35,000 35,000	35,000
Mantas Urbonas	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Andres Abakanov Mantas Urbonas

02-21-2019 13:29 UTC+3

Helppi and Alakorva Seated

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Jason Glatzer

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Last year's King's of Tallinn Main Event winner Juha Helppi came back to the Estonian capital to defend his title. He is among the players that are in their seats from the opening hand along with his teammate in the Team Challenge Veli-Pekka Alakorva.

Olybet Team Pros Carmen-Elina Vist and Dmitrijs Meless also started the day early as have Janar Kokk and Arunas Garunkstis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Veli-Pekka Alakorva	30,000 30,000	30,000
Juha Helppi	30,000 30,000	30,000

Carmen-Elina Vist	30,000 30,000	30,000

Dmitrijs Meless	30,000 30,000	30,000

Janar Kokk	30,000

Arunas Garunkstis	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Arunas Garunkstis Dmitrijs Meless Janar Kokk Juha Helppi Carmen-Elina Vist

02-21-2019 13:20 UTC+3

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Jason Glatzer

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal if they have at least three players at the table. Stacks are super deep to start the tournament with players kicking off the action with 30,000 in chips and blinds at 25/50.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

02-21-2019 13:13 UTC+3

Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews My Stack App!

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Jason Glatzer

PokerNews has activated the My Stack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

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