Main Event
Day 2 Started
Main Event
Day 2 Started
Welcome to Day 2 of the Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Park Hotel located in the heart of the Estonian capital.
Players traveled from near and far to play in the Main Event with 318 entrants joining the field on Day 1. This is already 50 more than the record of 268 entrants established during last year's Kings of Tallinn Main Event. The record will be further extended with late-registration allowed until the conclusion of the first blind level of Day 2.
A total of 168 players survived yesterday's action with Lithuania's Vasilijus Piskunovas leading the way to start the day with a huge stack of 189,900 in chips. Behind him are Dutch poker player Teun Hernar Mulder in second place with 170,400 in chips and Lithuania's Alexandras Voisnis in third place with 164,600.
Also well in the mix are three of Europe's most successful poker players including Finland's Ilari Sahamies (64,200), Anton "AnteSvante" Wigg (37,000), and 2019 WSOP Europe Main Event winner Jack Sinclair (31,700). Last year's winner Juha Helppi is also still in contention with 47,300 in chips.
Additionally, four Team OlyBet members bagged chips yesterday including Dmitrijs Meless (96,000), Carmen-Elina Vist (55,900) and Raigo Aasmaa (34,600).
Day 2 of the Main Event will kick off at 12 p.m. local time with blinds at 500/1,000 and an ante of 1,000. As was the case yesterday, today will feature eight hour-long blind levels with 15-minute breaks scheduled after every two blind levels.
Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 2 Blind Structure
Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
---|---|---|---|
9 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
10 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
11 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
12 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
13 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 2,400 |
14 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
15 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
16 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
As was the case today, the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide complete coverage Day 2 and beyond until a winner is declared.
Table | Seat | Name | Chips | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Steven Carl Arsnes | 72500 | 72.5 |
1 | 5 | Eetu Sepponen | 17400 | 17.4 |
1 | 6 | Marko Juhani Heikkinen | 48900 | 48.9 |
1 | 7 | Otto Ivar Viking Lundbergh | 28300 | 28.3 |
1 | 8 | Markku Koplimaa | 29500 | 29.5 |
1 | 9 | Jussi Mattila | 158400 | 158.4 |
2 | 1 | Airidas Daksa | 25700 | 25.7 |
2 | 4 | Kaspars Butans | 86900 | 86.9 |
2 | 5 | Jami Tapani Juutila | 45200 | 45.2 |
2 | 6 | Hanno Kerem | 135000 | 13.5 |
2 | 7 | Anton Wigg | 37000 | 37 |
2 | 8 | Silver Simulask | 29100 | 29.1 |
3 | 2 | Blas Wilhemus Johannes De Laat | 22400 | 22.4 |
3 | 3 | Juho Heiska | 62700 | 62.7 |
3 | 4 | Leo Tapani Pietila | 29900 | 29.9 |
3 | 5 | Martynas Valantiejus | 27200 | 27.2 |
3 | 6 | Radovan Kakulos | 98200 | 98.2 |
3 | 7 | Kaupo Tenno | 81000 | 81 |
4 | 1 | Martynas Racinskas | 95600 | 95.6 |
4 | 2 | Martin Mänd | 18800 | 18.8 |
4 | 3 | Bahadir Hatipoglu | 157900 | 157.9 |
4 | 4 | Mairo Tori | 53400 | 53.4 |
4 | 5 | Jorma Kalevi Nuutinen | 66000 | 66 |
4 | 6 | Andrejs Punka | 51700 | 51.7 |
4 | 7 | Kestutis Gecevicius | 80000 | 80 |
4 | 9 | Andreas Lindberg | 27400 | 27.4 |
5 | 2 | Vanckus Steponas | 95500 | 95.5 |
5 | 3 | Sami Samuli Havia | 30000 | 30 |
5 | 4 | Mantas Urbonas | 54100 | 54.1 |
5 | 5 | Jahn Eric Chruickashank | 95700 | 95.7 |
5 | 7 | Peter Pihlström | 69400 | 69.4 |
5 | 9 | Joni Seppo Juhani Rantamaki | 64800 | 64.8 |
6 | 1 | Kevin Põld | 56100 | 56.1 |
6 | 3 | Viktor Sahhatski | 88600 | 88.6 |
6 | 5 | Ilari Sahamies | 64200 | 64.2 |
6 | 6 | Henri Käsper | 30600 | 30.6 |
6 | 7 | KIM JAE HAN | 123400 | 123.4 |
6 | 8 | Tarmo Tammel | 78500 | 78.5 |
6 | 9 | Jarko Lipp | 62500 | 62.5 |
7 | 3 | Jurai Picek | 22500 | 22.5 |
7 | 4 | Jacqueline Cachia | 63400 | 63.4 |
7 | 5 | Teemu Aukusti Toikkanen | 36400 | 36.4 |
7 | 6 | Ari Toivo Kalevi Varonen | 91300 | 91.3 |
7 | 7 | Santtu Kalevi Leinonen | 104100 | 104.1 |
7 | 9 | Anders Flem Hagen | 79600 | 79.6 |
8 | 1 | Dmitrijs Meless | 61500 | 61.5 |
8 | 3 | Sergei Istsenko | 16600 | 16.6 |
8 | 4 | Kasso Laasik | 13300 | 13.3 |
8 | 5 | Hassan Aku Robert Sey | 114500 | 114.5 |
8 | 7 | Ilmari Kontulainen | 16700 | 16.7 |
8 | 8 | Maksim Petrov | 40600 | 40.6 |
9 | 1 | Sergey Sukhov | 59600 | 59.6 |
9 | 2 | Jari-pekka Juhola | 59700 | 59.7 |
9 | 3 | Espen Uhlen Jorstad | 19200 | 19.2 |
9 | 5 | Sooaar Siim | 18300 | 18.3 |
9 | 6 | Simen Kind Gulbrandsen | 135800 | 135.8 |
9 | 9 | Joel Lehtinen | 43200 | 43.2 |
10 | 1 | Airin Pindis | 39100 | 39.1 |
10 | 2 | Kasperi Juho Olavi Mellanen | 40500 | 40.5 |
10 | 3 | Vytenis Salickas | 77600 | 77.6 |
10 | 4 | Alexandras Voisnis | 164600 | 164.6 |
10 | 6 | Igor Pihela Jun | 35200 | 35.2 |
10 | 9 | Lasse Enojärvi | 40100 | 40.1 |
11 | 1 | Robert Gustafsson | 29800 | 29.8 |
11 | 2 | Anne Meri | 58900 | 58.9 |
11 | 4 | Matas Budginis | 60100 | 60.1 |
11 | 6 | Paulius Jucys | 60400 | 60.4 |
11 | 7 | Kevin Kõre | 67700 | 67.7 |
11 | 8 | Antti Kalevi Karkkainen | 43100 | 43.1 |
11 | 9 | Floyd Rossen | 69400 | 69.4 |
12 | 2 | Aki Pyysing | 19200 | 19.2 |
12 | 3 | Henri Schalin | 49700 | 49.7 |
12 | 4 | Peretz Yaniv | 82900 | 82.9 |
12 | 5 | Kristian Matias Zitting | 85700 | 85.7 |
12 | 6 | Lars Kamphues | 8100 | 8.1 |
12 | 8 | Audrius Navickas | 81800 | 81.8 |
12 | 9 | Lasse Antero Laukkarinen | 97900 | 97.9 |
13 | 1 | Jaakko Mikael Hokkanen | 50600 | 50.6 |
13 | 2 | Tero Petteri Kilkanen | 35600 | 35.6 |
13 | 3 | Aleksei Smirnov | 79300 | 79.3 |
13 | 4 | Vasilijus Piskunovas | 189900 | 189.9 |
13 | 5 | Peter Jaksland | 62700 | 62.7 |
13 | 6 | Deividas Kvaselis | 21000 | 21 |
14 | 1 | Jarkko Juhani Satta | 32600 | 32.6 |
14 | 2 | Mike Hansen | 86400 | 86.4 |
14 | 3 | Jari Juhani Lahtinen | 82200 | 82.2 |
14 | 4 | Luca Sebastiani | 41000 | 41 |
14 | 6 | Vitalijs Zavorotnjs | 130500 | 130.5 |
14 | 7 | Jack Sinclair | 31700 | 31.7 |
14 | 8 | Antoine Degiorgio | 43200 | 43.2 |
15 | 1 | Teemu Kalevi Leppälahti | 50200 | 50.2 |
15 | 3 | Tomas Krchnak | 27000 | 27 |
15 | 4 | Julian Andersson | 76400 | 76.4 |
15 | 5 | Raigo Aasmaa | 77800 | 77.8 |
15 | 7 | Kristi Kirs | 81800 | 81.8 |
15 | 8 | Simonas Slukinas | 14000 | 14 |
16 | 1 | Andres Abakanov | 31700 | 31.7 |
16 | 2 | Ant Gokcek | 77700 | 77.7 |
16 | 4 | Vytautas Semaska | 56000 | 56 |
16 | 6 | Vladimir Bednar | 20600 | 20.6 |
16 | 7 | Totti Matias Arosuo | 42000 | 42 |
16 | 9 | Andrus Sonts | 38000 | 38 |
17 | 1 | Mart Tammoja | 58000 | 58 |
17 | 2 | Aleksandras Rusinovas | 92800 | 92.8 |
17 | 4 | Jari Mikka Mähönen | 92300 | 92.3 |
17 | 6 | Boris Smuskevicius | 12100 | 12.1 |
17 | 8 | Jan Mikael Juhani Kesanen | 63300 | 63.3 |
17 | 9 | Meelis Vist | 70500 | 70.5 |
18 | 1 | Oskars Silins | 47000 | 47 |
18 | 2 | Martin Korman | 120600 | 120.6 |
18 | 3 | Jens Erik Ostergard | 24800 | 24.8 |
18 | 5 | Yurki Olavi Lampinen | 37400 | 37.4 |
18 | 6 | Antti Tapani Tuomi | 20600 | 20.6 |
18 | 7 | George Jason Ranke | 20000 | 20 |
18 | 8 | Pauls Vebers | 79200 | 79.2 |
18 | 9 | Alius Riškevicius | 71900 | 71.9 |
19 | 1 | Morten Mortensen | 23700 | 23.7 |
19 | 2 | Mathis Henrik Siljander | 61600 | 61.6 |
19 | 3 | Helge Stjernvang | 44400 | 44.4 |
19 | 4 | Alexandru Papazian | 35500 | 35.5 |
19 | 6 | Mario Liimann | 32000 | 32 |
19 | 7 | Edvinas Urnikis | 31200 | 31.2 |
19 | 8 | Kaspars Renga | 20400 | 20.4 |
19 | 9 | Toni Westerholm | 29000 | 29 |
20 | 1 | Algirdas Saveikis | 71900 | 71.9 |
20 | 2 | Juha Ilmari Helppi | 47300 | 47.3 |
20 | 3 | Ermo Kosk | 101300 | 101.3 |
20 | 6 | Matias Manuel Knaapinen | 47800 | 47.8 |
20 | 7 | Roope Tarmi | 50200 | 50.2 |
20 | 9 | Tiit Piller | 18200 | 18.2 |
21 | 2 | Sami Aleksi Pulliainen | 47600 | 47.6 |
21 | 3 | Raimondas Zilenas | 37800 | 37.8 |
21 | 4 | Tommi Petteri Lankinen | 91000 | 91 |
21 | 5 | Antti Ventelainen | 66200 | 66.2 |
21 | 6 | Arto Almari Loikkianen | 86400 | 86.4 |
21 | 8 | Veli-Pekka Antero Alakorva | 103500 | 103.5 |
21 | 9 | Ladva Ottomar | 39000 | 39 |
22 | 1 | Kimmo Matias Kurko | 43100 | 43.1 |
22 | 2 | Meelis Suurorg | 51000 | 51 |
22 | 3 | Margus Koppel | 57700 | 57.7 |
22 | 4 | Agnetha Johnsen | 41000 | 41 |
22 | 5 | Kristjan Maasalu | 40700 | 40.7 |
22 | 7 | Madis Herkül | 72300 | 72.3 |
22 | 8 | Jüri Roots | 33200 | 33.2 |
22 | 9 | Niko Palonen | 56400 | 56.4 |
23 | 1 | Nicholas Willem Bernard Van Der Marel | 65200 | 65.2 |
23 | 2 | Juho Hokkanen | 11300 | 11.3 |
23 | 4 | Markus Ylänne | 43300 | 43.3 |
23 | 5 | Gintarė Rudeliavičiūtė | 12600 | 12.6 |
23 | 6 | Carmen-Elina Vist | 87900 | 87.9 |
23 | 7 | Seppo Paavo Parkinnen | 15000 | 15 |
23 | 8 | Urmo Einard | 15900 | 15.9 |
23 | 9 | Vladislav Rusnak | 60100 | 60.1 |
24 | 1 | Teeranan Chuennirun | 29300 | 29.3 |
24 | 2 | KAROLIS SEREIKA | 14500 | 14.5 |
24 | 3 | Jorn Are Solen | 51300 | 51.3 |
24 | 4 | Miika Juhani Kettunen | 75200 | 75.2 |
24 | 5 | Touko Teivonpoika Berndtson | 78200 | 78.2 |
24 | 6 | Tuomas Ranta | 69800 | 69.8 |
24 | 7 | Teun Hernar Mulder | 170400 | 170.4 |
25 | 1 | Jari Tapio Kärkkäinen | 58000 | 58 |
25 | 2 | Matias Alanko | 63800 | 63.8 |
25 | 3 | Vallo Maidla | 37600 | 37.6 |
25 | 4 | Tom Vogelsong | 114800 | 114.8 |
25 | 6 | Jari Pekka Hurri | 28000 | 28 |
25 | 7 | Siim Pindis | 21900 | 21.9 |
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Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Cards are now in the air on Day 2 of the Main Event. Blinds will be 500/1,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000. After this level, there will be a 15-minute break at which time late-registration and the reentry period will be closed for the event.
Arunas Garunkstis was among the players to reenter to start the day. He has already doubled up.
Tomas Krchnak raised from early position before Garunkstis three-bet jammed for around 30,000. Krchnak called and turned over and was an overwhelming underdog against the held by Garunkstis.
The flop opened up a gutshot straight draw for Krchnak. The came on the turn to make it a double gutter.
However, Garunkstis was able to hold on after the appeared on the river to double up and send Krchnak to the rail.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Arunas Garunkstis |
59,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
Tomas Krchnak
|
Busted |
Espen Uhlen Jorstad was down to 10 big blinds and seemingly found a good spot to get them in.
He jammed from late position and was called by Simen Kind Gulbrandsen in the big blind with . The board ran smoothly for Jorstad until a spiked the river to give his opponent a pair.
Jorstad shared that he was going to immediately reenter and get back into the action with a 30 big blind stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Simen Kind Gulbrandsen |
150,000
14,200
|
14,200 |
Espen Uhlen Jorstad |
30,000
10,800
|
10,800 |
An announcement was made before the day started that the field has grown to almost 350 entrants. With players lining up to reenter it appears this number has been passed despite the big board reading the 318 entrants that entered on Day 1.
Another big name in poker, Morten Mortensen, has hit the rail on Day 2 but we might see him reenter as there is still time to do so.
Mortensen open-jammed for 13 big blinds with from early position before Jyrki Olavi Lampinen over-jammed from the button with for what looked like to be for around 60,000.
Mortensen had a sweat after the flopped opened a flush draw. However, no help was given with the coming on the turn followed by the on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jyrki Olavi Lampinen
|
75,000
37,600
|
37,600 |
Morten Mortensen | Busted |
Finnish poker sensation Ilari Sahamies three-bet the button to 6,000 against the opening raise of Kevin Pold.
Pold check-called a bet of 6,000 from Sahamies after the came on the flop. Both players then checked after the came on the turn.
The paired the board on the river and Pold bet 5,000. Sahamies paused for a minute before he made the call. Pold turned over , which was good enough after Sahamies tossed his hand into the muck.
After the hand, Sahamies was down to near a starting stack and saw a member of the tournament floor walk by.
"How many levels can I reenter?" asked Sahamies.
He was told that he can reenter only until the end of the blind level which was slightly more than halfway in the books by the end of the hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kevin Põld
|
95,000
38,900
|
38,900 |
Ilari Sahamies |
35,000
-29,200
|
-29,200 |