Main Event Day 3 | 2019 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn

02-23-2019 22:27 UTC+3

Kokk Doubles Off Bednar

Jaxon

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Janar Kokk opened from the button to 55,000 and Vladimir Bednar defended from the big blind.

Bednar three-bet shoved the flop, more than covering Kokk's stack of around 650,000 and Kokk called.

Vladimir Bednar:
Janar Kokk:

Kokk's two pair held up with the coming on the turn and the appearing on the river and is now back among the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Janar Kokk	1,400,000 660,000	660,000

Vladimir Bednar	400,000 -750,000	-750,000

Tags: Janar Kokk Vladimir Bednar

02-23-2019 22:39 UTC+3

Peter Pihlstrom Eliminated in 13th Place (€4,650)

Jaxon

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

The action folded to Peter Pihlstrom, who jammed from the button for 255,000. Vladimir Bednar three-bet jammed for a bit more from the small blind and Jari Saviaho folded in the big blind.

Peter Pihlstrom:
Vladimir Bednar:

Bednar was ahead the entire way with the appearing on the board. Pihlstrom collected €4,650 for finishing in 13th place and the remaining 12 players are all guaranteed to be paid at least €5,770.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vladimir Bednar	650,000 250,000	250,000
Peter Pihlstrom	Busted

Tags: Jari Saviaho Peter Pihlstrom Vladimir Bednar

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

02-23-2019 22:58 UTC+3

Janar Kokk Eliminated in 12th Place (€5,770)

Jaxon

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Janar Kokk lost some of his chips before he lost the rest. In his final hand, Luca Sebastiani opened to 65,000 from under the gun and Kokk called from one seat over.

Both players checked after the came on the flop. The action then picked up. Sebastiani bet 95,000 after the came on the turn and Kokk shoved for 603,000.

Sebastiani went into the tank for a couple of minutes before he made the call.

"Nice hand," said Kokk before either player showed their cards.

Kokk then turned over and was behind the top pair of Sebastiani holding .

The was unable to save Kokk and he was eliminated in 12th place for €5,770.

Action will pause for the day when there are eight players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luca Sebastiani	1,600,000 721,000	721,000
Janar Kokk	Busted

Tags: Janar Kokk Luca Sebastiani

02-23-2019 23:04 UTC+3

Mattila in the Chip Lead

Jaxon

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

While all of the eliminations have been on the side table which we have been following closely, there must also be some big action taking place on the televised feature table as Jussi Mattila has heaps of chips. His stack has grown to 2.4 million since the dinner break and he is easily in the chip lead with 11 remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jussi Mattila	2,400,000 1,051,000	1,051,000

Tags: Jussi Mattila

02-23-2019 23:14 UTC+3

Juho Heiska Eliminated in 11th Place (€5,770)

Jaxon

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Bahadir Hatipoglu jammed his massive stack of about 1.7 million in the small blind and Juho Heiska called off for his remaining stack of around 300,000 in the big blind.

Hatipoglu turned over and was ahead of Heiska's .

Heiska was never able to catch up as the board ran out and he was eliminated in 11th place for €5,770. The remaining 10 players are now each guaranteed a payout of €6,890.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bahadir Hatipoglu	2,100,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Juho Heiska	Busted

Tags: Bahadir Hatipoglu Juho Heiska

02-23-2019 23:18 UTC+3

Leo Tapani Pietila Eliminated in 10th Place (€6,890)

Jaxon

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Over on the feature table, Jussi Mattila opened up from the cutoff to 80,000 with . Kaupo Tenno called from the small blind with before Leo Tapani Pietila called from the big blind with .

Mattila bet 80,000 after the action checked to him on the flop. Tenno snap-folded and Kaupo went into the tank for two minutes before he jammed for 255,000.

Mattila insta-called and won the hand after the came on the turn followed by the on the river.

Pietila collected €6,890 and the players have gone on break while the unofficial final table is being set-up. As the rest of the play will be on stream, we will report on a 30-minute delay for the rest of the tournament. Today's action will conclude after one more player is eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jussi Mattila	2,730,000 330,000	330,000
Kaupo Tenno	775,000 -4,000	-4,000
Leo Tapani Pietila	Busted

Tags: Jussi Mattila Leo Tapani Pietila

02-24-2019 00:08 UTC+3

Unofficial Final Table

Jaxon

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chips
1	1	Vladimir Bednar	Slovakia	860,000
1	2	Jussi Mattila	Finland	2,730,000
1	3	Kaupo Tenno	Estonia	775,000
1	4	Luca Sebastiani	Italy	2,240,000
1	5	Jari Saviaho	Finland	1,425,000
1	6	Andrei Volodtsenkov	Estonia	715,000
1	7	Vitalijs Zavorotnjs	Latvia	650,000
1	8	Bahadir Hatipoglu	Turkey	1,440,000
1	9	Andrejs Punka	Latvia	415,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jussi Mattila	2,730,000
Luca Sebastiani	2,240,000 640,000	640,000
Bahadir Hatipoglu	1,440,000 -660,000	-660,000
Jari Saviaho	1,425,000 25,000	25,000

Vladimir Bednar	860,000 210,000	210,000
Kaupo Tenno	775,000
Andrei Volodtsenkov	715,000 346,000	346,000
Andrejs Punka	650,000 -116,000	-116,000

02-24-2019 00:32 UTC+3

Volodtsenkov Makes Final Table for €3.30

Jaxon

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.