Level: 11
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
2020 Kings of Tallinn
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Big Slick Good for Makela
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A player opened before Antti Makela three-bet to 5,200 from the cutoff. Juhani Piira four-bet to 15,500. Makela tanked for a minute before he called.
Makela check-called a bet of 8,000 after the 
came on the flop and both players checked after the 
came on the turn.
Makela led out for a small bet of 6,000 after the 
came on the river and Piira called. Makela turned over 
, which was good enough as Piira tossed his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
|
85,000 |
Klezys Eliminates Carrasco
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
David Comeron Carrasco jammed for about 20 big blinds from the button with 
and was called by Kasparas Klezys in the big blind with 
.
The 
ran out on the board and Carrasco was one of the latest casualties of the Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | -26,800 |
|
Busted |
Live Stream Begins
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The Kings of Tallinn Main Event is now streaming a feature table with commentating by Kristjan Laas.
You can check out the action by clicking on the Live Streaming tab in our coverage or by heading to the Olympic Poker Club Twitch channel.
Big Slick Holds for Grzegorzek
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Juha Kaitanen jammed for about 13,000 from the hijack. Anton Ruzanov called from the button before Jakub Grzegorzek jammed for about 65,000 from the small blind.
Ruzanov tanked for about two minutes before he folded. He showed the table he folded 
and the other two players were asked to turn over their cards for a showdown.
Juha Kaitanen:
Jakub Grzegorzek:
Grzegorzek's big slick held up and Kaitanen was sent packing after the 
came out on the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 | -30,000 |
|
95,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Ruzanov Ousts Two
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Timo Laiho and Janis Berzins were both short on chips and both were at risk against Anton Ruzanov in a pot of around 80,000.
Timo Laiho: 
Janis Berzins: 
Anton Ruzanov: 
Ruzanov's big slick was ahead when the chips were committed. Both Berzins and Laiho were eliminated after they bricked the 
board, while Ruzanov grew his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000 | 86,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Third Biggest Prize Pool in Estonian History
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Late registration is closed and the big board is reading 674 entrants including 83 that entered during the first blind level of Day 2.
This brings the total prize pool up to €640,300, which is third all-time in Estonia, just behind the two EPTs that took place about a decade ago.
Here is a look at the previous Kings of Tallinn Main Event prize pools and winners:
| Year | Entrants | Prize Pool | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 140 | € 137,200 | Ranno Sootla | Estonia | € 37,730 |
| 2016 | 245 | € 240,100 | Johan Creutz | Sweden | € 52,200 |
| 2017 | 247 | € 234,650 | Matias Knaapinen | Finland | € 45,007 |
| 2018 | 268 | € 254,600 | Juha Helppi | Finland | € 62,000 |
| 2019 | 375 | € 356,250 | Vitalijs Zavorotnijs | Latvia | € 85,300 |
| 2020 | 674 | € 640,300 | ? | ? | ? |
Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Final Three Hands of Level 9
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
The tournament director announced for dealers to deal three more hands after which players will go on their first break of the day.
Players can still re-enter or late register during the break. They can also forfeit their stack and re-enter with a fresh one if they so choose.
There are currently 664 entrants in the field including 73 entrants from Day 2 alone with 313 players remaining.
Lazauninkas Takes Out Two
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Kaupo Tenno jammed from under the gun for 12,000. Gytis Lazauninkas called from one seat over before David Carrasco jammed from the cutoff for around 60,000.
Lazauninkas had his opponent covered and quickly called.
Gytis Lazauninkas:
Kaupo Tenno: 
David Carrasco:
Everyone stayed in their seats as the 
came on the flop. Both Tenno and Carrasco stood up after the came on the turn as they were both drawing dead to their opponent's flush.
The 
finalized the hand on the river and Lazauninkas eliminated two of his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 80,400 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |