€1,100 Main Event | 2025 No Filter Nordic & Baltic Championship Open

10-22-2025 12:34 UTC+2

Torsti Kettula Eliminated in 14th Place (€4,650)

Richard Hayes

Level 25 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mikael Haapaniemi opened from the button to 60,000 and Joel Torres Jimenez called in the small blind with 4♥4♣, along with Torsti Kettula in the big blind.

On the J♣9♥9♣ flop, action was checked to Kettula, who moved all in for 260,000. Haapaniemi called and Torres Jimenez folded.

Torsti Kettula: Q♠J♠ All in
Mikael Haapaniemi: A♥A♣

Kettula had top pair but he was crushed versus Haapniemi's rockets, and the 9♠ turn left him drawing dead, the 10♠ river completing the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikael Haapaniemi	1,800,000 160,000	160,000
Joel Torres Jimenez	1,600,000 100,000	100,000
Torsti Kettula	Busted

Tags: Joel Torres Jimenez Mikael Haapaniemi Torsti Kettula

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

10-22-2025 12:12 UTC+2

Jonatan Fors Eliminated in 15th Place (€4,650)

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Kai Lehto opened to 50,000 from the hijack, and was met with a three-bet to 155,000 from Jonatan Fors in the cutoff.

Action folded back to Lehto, who took some time for thought before four-bet jamming with the covering stack. Fors quickly got his 575,000 total stack into the middle.

Jonatan Fors: Q♣Q♥ All in
Kai Lehto: K♦K♣

In a cooler, Fors had run queens into kings, and there was no escape on the J♠7♠2♥6♣4♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kai Lehto	1,540,000 610,000	610,000
Jonatan Fors	Busted

Tags: Jonatan Fors Kai Lehto

10-22-2025 12:11 UTC+2

Shamoun Doubles via Suhonen

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

In the next hand, Elias Suhonen opened to 50,000 from middle position, and called a three-bet jam from Jamil Shamoun from the button of 240,000.

Jamil Shamoun: A♦5♣ All in
Elias Suhonen: A♣K♠

Shamoun was in trouble, but he hit trips on the K♥5♦5♠ flop, and Suhonen could not alter matters on the 4♣ turn or J♣ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alnd Shamoun	540,000 300,000	300,000
Elias Suhonen	260,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Elias Suhonen Jamil Shamoun

10-22-2025 12:10 UTC+2

Ly Leaves Shamoun Short

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

With 200,000 in the middle on a board of A♦9♦3♣Q♠, Jamil Shamoun check-called in the small blind, in the face of a bet of 135,000 from Quoc Ly under the gun.

The J♠ river completed the board, and Shamoun checked once more. Ly fired out a bet of 200,000, and Shamoun quickly called.

Ly tabled Q♥9♥ for the turned two pair, and Shamoun mucked with more than a hint of frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quoc Ly	1,675,000 755,000	755,000
Alnd Shamoun	240,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Jamil Shamoun Quoc Ly

10-22-2025 11:59 UTC+2

Double for Stankevics

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Krisjanis Stankevics opened to 50,000 from early position, and was faced with a three-bet jam from chip leader Jae Kim in the big blind.

Stankevics promptly got his 1,200,000 stack into the middle.

Krisjanis Stankevics: Q♥Q♦ All in
Jae Kim: K♣4♥

Stankevics was in great shape, and his double-up was confirmed by the 7♦6♣3♥7♠10♦ runout, although he had a sweat versus Kim's gutshot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jae Kim	3,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Krisjanis Stankevics	2,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Jae Kim Krisjanis Stankevics

10-22-2025 11:56 UTC+2

Life Outside Poker: Mounir Tajiou Brings No Filter to Life w/ Scotty Nguyen, Michael Mizrachi & Juha Helppi

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 35th episode, Connor talks with No Filter Poker Series founder Mounir Tajiou about growing up in Sweden, working as a high court judge, playing professional soccer, making a deep run in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and the new No Filter Poker Series, which values fun at the table over poker strategy.

We also hear from 1998 Main Event champion Scotty Nguyen, reigning WSOP champ Michael Mizrachi and Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi about their involvement with the No Filter Poker tour.

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10-22-2025 11:48 UTC+2

Johan Karlsson Eliminated in 16th Place (€4,100)

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jae Kim opened to 50,000 from the cutoff with K♠2♠, and was met with a three-bet jam from Johan Karlsson from the button to 430,000.

Krisjanis Stankevics was in the big blind, and he rejammed for 405,000, forcing out Kim.

Johan Karlsson: 5♠5♥ All in
Krisjanis Stankevics: A♣K♥

It was a flip, but Stankevics hit the front after the A♦9♥7♣ flop, and Karlsson could not reverse the position on the 7♠ turn or 9♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jae Kim	4,400,000 35,000	35,000

Krisjanis Stankevics	1,300,000 535,000	535,000
Johan Karlsson	Busted

Tags: Jae Kim Johan Karlsson Krisjanis Stankevics

10-22-2025 11:40 UTC+2

Ly and Kiiskinen Clash Again

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Richard Hayes

Level 24 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Quoc Ly opened to 50,000 under the gun, and Otto Kiiskinen defended the big blind.

On the A♥Q♥2♠ flop, Kiiskinen check-called in the face of a bet of 50,000 from Ly.

The 6♦ turn was checked to the Q♠ river, where Kiiskinen check-called a bet of 100,000 from Ly.

Ly tabled K♦Q♦ for trip queens, and Kiiskinen let out an expletive in frustration when he saw his A♣ had been rivered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Otto Kiiskinen	1,090,000 355,000	355,000
Quoc Ly	920,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Otto Kiiskinen Quoc Ly

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000