Jae Kim Leads 16 Qualifiers into Final Day of No Filter Nordic & Baltic Championship Open Main Event
A tremendous week of poker draws to a close today at Olympic Park Casino, Tallinn, as the €1,100 buy-in No Filter Nordic & Baltic Championship Open Main Event heads into its final day.
The tournament attracted a total of 358 entrants, creating a €340,100 prize pool, with the first-place prize money of €75,000 being topped up by €25,000 by Olybet, as per the tournament guarantee.
Only 16 players will return for Day 3 at noon local time, all chasing the €100,000 first-place prize, and it is Jae Kim of Norway who has put himself in prime position to land the six-figure score, after he caused carnage in the final session of Day 2.
Kim knocked out four opponents after the field was reduced to 24 players to amass a huge stack of 4,365,000, over 200 big blinds. He holds a significant lead over his closest challengers, Mikael Haapaniemi (1,640,000) and Otto Kiiskinen (1,575,000), both of Finland.
Kim and Kiiskinen would appear to have already secured career-best results, while Haapaniemi is targeting his second No Filter Poker Series title, having secured victory in a progressive bounty event at the inaugural No Filter Poker Series festival in June. (All figures courtesy of The Hendon Mob).
There are numerous talented players waiting in the wings to strike, including two Kings of Tallinn Main Event winners, 2023 victor Kai Lehto of Finland (930,000), and 2020 champion Johan Karlsson of Sweden (540,000), while Guillermo Gordo (1,495,000) will also be a dangerous opponent.
Start of Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jae Kim | Norway | 4,365,000 | 218 |
| 2 | Mikael Haapaniemi | Finland | 1,640,000 | 82 |
| 3 | Otto Kiiskinen | Finland | 1,575,000 | 79 |
| 4 | Joel Torres Jimenez | Spain | 1,500,000 | 75 |
| 5 | Guillermo Gordo | Spain | 1,495,000 | 75 |
| 6 | Kai Lehto | Finland | 930,000 | 47 |
| 7 | Tomas Graham | New Zealand | 880,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Ville Mesiranta | Finland | 835,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Jamil Shamoun | Sweden | 820,000 | 41 |
| 10 | Krisjanis Stankevics | Latvia | 765,000 | 38 |
All players have secured a minimum payday of €4,100, and the remaining payouts are listed below.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €100,000 | 8 | €8,750 |
| 2 | €45,900 | 9 | €7,450 |
| 3 | €29,750 | 10-11 | €6,350 |
| 4 | €20,350 | 12-13 | €5,450 |
| 5 | €15,350 | 14-15 | €4,650 |
| 6 | €12,450 | 16 | €4,100 |
| 7 | €10,250 |
The players will return with six minutes left in Level 23, with blinds at 10,000/20,000, with a 20,000 big blind ante, with the clock set to 40-minute levels.
Play will continue until a winner is crowned, and the final day action will be streamed with a 30-minute delay on OlyBet Poker's YouTube channel. Our coverage will be similarly delayed to sync with the stream, and a link will be available here in due course.
Stay tuned to PokerNews, as we see who can land the No Filter Nordic & Baltic Championship Open Main Event title and huge first-place prize.