Janar Kokk Leads the Way Entering Day 3 of the Kings of Tallinn Main Event
Welcome to Day 3 of the 2019 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event at the Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Park Hotel.
The field has been trimmed down from 375 entrants to just 49 to start the day with Estonia's Janar Kokk leading the way with 622,000. Also near the top of the chip counts are Slovakia's Vladimir Bednar (second - 517,000), Denmark's Peter Jaksland (453,000), United Kingdom's Julian Adamson (435,000), and Denmark's Morten Mortensen (fifth - 422,000).
Three OlyBet Team Pros are also in the mix including Dmitrijs Meless (202,000), Raigo Aasmaa (81,000), and Carmen-Elina Vist (70,000). In addition, Estonian poker pro Markku Koplimaa bagged an above average stack of 248,000 in chips.
The day will play deep into the money today and will end when the final table is reached. A total of 34 players will cash the Main Event for at least €2,740 with the winner tomorrow slated to walk home with €85,300.
Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 3 Blind Structure
| Level | Small blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| 18 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 19 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 20 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 21 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 22 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 23 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 |
| 24 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
As was the case the past two days, the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide complete coverage Day 3 and beyond until a winner is declared.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Raigo Aasmaa | Estonia | 81,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | Silver Simulask | Estonia | 103,000 | 17 |
| 1 | 3 | Yaniv Peretz | Latvia | 404,000 | 67 |
| 1 | 4 | Dmitrijs Meless | Latvia | 202,000 | 34 |
| 1 | 5 | Aleksandras Rusinovas | Lithuania | 277,000 | 46 |
| 1 | 7 | Jacqueline Cachia | Malta | 199,000 | 33 |
| 1 | 8 | Kaupo Tenno | Estonia | 119,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 1 | Vasilijus Piskunovas | Lithuania | 157,000 | 26 |
| 2 | 2 | Timo Kamphues | Germany | 48,000 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 | Jakub Zbignew Wojtas | Germany | 397,000 | 66 |
| 2 | 4 | Luca Sebastiani | Italy | 96,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 6 | Vladislav Rusnak | Estonia | 130,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 7 | SergeI Sukhov | Russia | 92,000 | 15 |
| 2 | 8 | Janar Kokk | Estonia | 622,000 | 104 |
| 3 | 1 | Jussi Mattila | Finland | 190,000 | 32 |
| 3 | 2 | Meelis Vist | Estonia | 105,000 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | Hassan Aku Robert Sey | Finland | 176,000 | 29 |
| 3 | 5 | Kevin Kõre | Estonia | 336,000 | 56 |
| 3 | 6 | Henri Schalin | Finland | 218,000 | 36 |
| 3 | 7 | Paulius Jucys | Lithuania | 235,000 | 39 |
| 3 | 8 | Neklin Tuukka | Finland | 48,000 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | Martin Korman | Slovakia | 233,000 | 39 |
| 6 | 3 | Edgaras Kancaitis | Lithuania | 370,000 | 62 |
| 6 | 4 | Toomas Polli | Estonia | 111,000 | 19 |
| 6 | 5 | Andrejs Punka | Latvia | 293,000 | 49 |
| 6 | 6 | Viktor Chaykin | Latvia | 81,000 | 14 |
| 6 | 7 | Jari Ailo Juhani Saviaho | Finland | 320,000 | 53 |
| 6 | 8 | Martynas Racinskas | Lithuania | 350,000 | 58 |
| 7 | 1 | Pauls Vebers | Latvia | 143,000 | 24 |
| 7 | 2 | Jarko Lipp | Estonia | 170,000 | 28 |
| 7 | 3 | Edvinas Urnikis | Lithuania | 163,000 | 27 |
| 7 | 4 | Leo Tapani Pietila | Finland | 184,000 | 31 |
| 7 | 5 | Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 241,000 | 40 |
| 7 | 6 | Andrei Volodtsenkov | Estonia | 184,000 | 31 |
| 7 | 7 | Julian Andersson | UK | 435,000 | 73 |
| 8 | 1 | Ari Toivo Kalevi Varonen | Finland | 211,000 | 35 |
| 8 | 2 | Jari Mikka Mähönen | Finland | 106,000 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | Vladimir Bednar | Slovakia | 517,000 | 86 |
| 8 | 4 | Bahadir Hatipoglu | Turkey | 201,000 | 34 |
| 8 | 5 | Tarmo Tammel | Estonia | 313,000 | 52 |
| 8 | 6 | Mike Hansen | Denmark | 85,000 | 14 |
| 8 | 8 | Juho Heiska | Finland | 385,000 | 64 |
| 9 | 1 | Vitalijs Zavorotnjs | Latvia | 398000 | 66 |
| 9 | 2 | Carmen-Elina Vist | Estonia | 70000 | 12 |
| 9 | 3 | Peter Jaksland | Denmark | 453000 | 76 |
| 9 | 5 | Kristian Matias Zitting | Finland | 97,000 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | Morten Mortensen | Denmark | 422,000 | 70 |
| 9 | 7 | Teun Hernar Mulder | Netherlands | 276,000 | 46 |
| 9 | 8 | Peter Pihlström | Sweden | 290,000 | 48 |
and it was off to the races after Jaksland turned over 
.
board ran all blanks for Aasmaa and he was eliminated short of the money.
and Lipp turned over 
.
flop. The 
on the turn and the 
on the river were unable to save Lipp and he was eliminated on the bubble.
and was in a bit of trouble against Pietila's 
came on the turn to give his opponent a full house. Zitting did wind up with a flush after the 
completed the board on the river but this was not enough to save him.
. Vladislav Rusnak was next to go in 26th place.
came on the turn and the 
and saw Tenno turn over 
ran out on the board and Meless was eliminated in 22nd place for €2,950.
flop. Mortensen was unable to get back into the hand with the 
appearing on the turn followed by the 
from late position before Mortensen got the rest of his 58,000 chip stack in the middle. Pihlstrom called and it was off to the races again.
