Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2019 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn
Buy-in
€1,100
Entries
375
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
50,000
Jari Saviaho Advances to the Kings of Tallinn Main Event in the Chip Lead
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Finnish small business owner and poker aficionado Jari Saviaho heads to the eight-max televised final table of the 2019 Kings of Tallinn Main Event at Olympic Park Casino in the lead with 2,630,000 in chips.
Closely on Saviaho's tail are fellow Finn Jussi Mattila with 2,585,000 and Italy's Luca Sebastiani with 2,245,000. After the trio there is a more than 1 million chip gap to the next closest competitor going into the final day. Among the shorter stack survivors was Estonia's Andrei Volodtsenkov with a sixth-place stack of 775,000. Volodtsenkov can be a zero to hero story as he has advanced to the final table after qualifying to the tournament at OlyBet Poker for just €3.30.
The day began with 49 hopefuls looking to make the money and beyond. The bubble broke after Estonia's Jarko Lipp was eliminated in 35th place on a bad beat when his queens could hold against the pocket fives held by Sweden's Peter Pihlstrom. The remaining 34 players were each guaranteed a payday of at least €2,740 or more than double the €1,100 buy-in.
Three OlyBet Team Pros advanced to the penultimate day. However, two of them in Carmen-Elina Vist and Raigo Aasmaa fell shy of the money. Dmitrijs Meless was able to outperform his fellow team members by finishing in 22nd place for €2,940 after his pocket eights couldn't get there against the queens held by Estonia's Kaupo Tenno. Meless also advanced the furthest last year among OlyBet Team Pros when he took 13th place for €3,560.
Other notable players finishing the day in the money included Norway's Morten Mortensen (20th - €2,940), United Kingdom's Julian Adamson (19th - €2,940), Latvia's Yaniv Peretz (18th €2,940), and Day 2 chip leader from Estonia Janar Kokk (12th - €5,770).
The penultimate day of the tournament ended after Latvia's Andrejs Punka jammed his short-stack with ten-eight suited and couldn't win a flip against the pocket threes held by Saviaho. This was despite flopping a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw. Instead of coming back tomorrow, Punka took home the ninth place prize of €6,890.
2019 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn Final Table Seat Assignment
| Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Bednar | Slovakia | 970,000 | 24 |
| 2 | Jussi Mattila | Finland | 2,585,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Kaupo Tenno | Estonia | 635,000 | 16 |
| 4 | Luca Sebastiani | Italy | 2,245,000 | 56 |
| 5 | Jari Saviaho | Finland | 2,630,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Andrei Volodtsenkov | Estonia | 775,000 | 19 |
| 7 | Vitalijs Zavorotnijs | Latvia | 240,000 | 6 |
| 8 | Bahadir Hatipoglu | Turkey | 1,170,000 | 29 |
The action kicks off tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time with 15 minutes remaining in Level 25 with blinds at 20,000/40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000. All of the returning players are guaranteed a payout of at least €8,460 and with their eyes on the top prize of €85,300.
We will be covering all the action of the final table on a 30-minute delay and you will also be able to watch with hole cards at PokerNews by clicking on the Live Stream tab that will appear in our coverage when it is live.
*Photos courtesy of Rene Velli/Kings of Tallinn.
Final Day 3 Chip Counts
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,630,000 | |
|
2,585,000 | 485,000 |
|
2,245,000 | 5,000 |
|
1,170,000 | -270,000 |
|
970,000 | 110,000 |
|
775,000 | -165,000 |
|
635,000 | 65,000 |
|
240,000 |
Andrejs Punka Eliminated in 9th Place (€6,890)
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The penultimate day of the Kings of Tallinn Main Event is now in the books with Andrejs Punka eliminated in ninth place for €6,890.
Punka jammed 225,000 with 
from under the gun and was called by Jari Saviaho from the cutoff with 
.
The 
flop wasn't a terrible one for Punka as he flopped both a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw. In addition, his ten and eight were both live as well.
However, none of the cards Punka needed came with the 
hitting the turn followed by the 
on the river.
The remaining eight players will come back tomorrow at 1 p.m. EET to battle down to a winner. Each of the final eight are guaranteed a payout of at least €8,460 with the winner slated to receive €85,300 and the trophy.
Stay tuned at PokerNews as we provide final chip counts of the final eight and the recap of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,630,000 | 30,000 |
|
Busted |
Zavorotnjs Gets Short
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs opened from under the gun to 85,000 with 
and got a call from Jari Saviaho called from the big blind with 
.
Flop: 
Zavorotnijs flopped top pair but was well behind the set held by Saviaho. Saviaho check-called a bet of 65,000 before both players checked after the 
paired the board on the turn.
Saviaho checked again after the 
completed the board on the river. Zavorotnjs bet 185,000, leaving himself just 240,000 left in his stack. Saviaho shoved and Zavorotnijs folded after going into the tank for several minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,600,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
240,000 | -961,000 |
Saviaho Takes the Lead
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Jari Saviaho opened from early position with 
and got calls from Jussi Mattila in the small blind with 
and from Kaupo Tenno in the big blind with 
.
The action checked around to Saviaho after the flop came 
and he bet 90,000. Mattila called and Tenno folded.
Both players checked after the paired Saviaho. Mattila then fired out for 170,000 after the 
came on the river and got a snap-call from Saviaho.
After the hand, Saviaho took the chip lead on the unofficial final table with 2,300,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | 875,000 |
|
|
2,100,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
570,000 | -205,000 |
Big Prize Pool in the High Roller
Level 25
: 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Late registration is closed in the two-day €3,000 High Roller. The tournament attracted 68 players to generate a huge €184,000 prize pool
Level: 25
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
Unofficial Final Table Photos
Photos courtesy of Rene Velli/Kings of Tallinn
Volodtsenkov Makes Final Table for €3.30
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Andrei Volodtsenkov qualified for the Kings of Tallinn online at OlyBet Poker for just €3.30 and is now on the unofficial final table with a guaranteed a payday of €5,770.
In a recent hand, he opened with 
from late position. Jussi Mattila three-bet to 110,000 with 
. Volodtsenkov shoved for about 745,000 and Mattila folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000 | -330,000 |
|
|
940,000 | 225,000 |