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2025 No Filter Nordic & Baltic Championship Open
€3,500 Legends of the Game
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 No Filter Nordic & Baltic Championship Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
€3,500
Prize Pool
€323,301
Entries
101
Level
26
Blinds
50,000 / 125,000
Ante
125,000
Entries
13
Players Left
1
Players Left 1 / 101
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Pasi Sormunen of Finland is no stranger to tournament glory, having racked up five recorded victories in live events, and he will return to Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn today, October 19, at noon local time leading 13 qualifiers for Day 2 of the €3,500 No Limit Hold'em No Filter Legends of the Game event, part of the 2025 No Filter Poker Series Nordic & Baltic Championship Open. (All figures courtesy of The Hendon Mob).
The event attracted a total of 101 entrants, creating a €323,301 prize pool. Play in Day 1 concluded after the bubble burst, with 13 places paid. The remaining players have locked up a minimum cash of €7,050, but all will have their sights firmly locked on the €85,400 first-place prize.
Remarkably, over half the Day 2 field hail from Finland, a nation which consistently punches above its weight on the poker stage, with Sormunen (2,025,000) leading from his fellow countryman Pasi Laihinen (1,590,000), while Duncan Horst of the United States (1,230,000) rounds out the podium places.
The event offered the opportunity for players to go to war against genuine legends of the game, with reigning World Champion Michael Mizrachi, 1998 Main Event winner Scotty Nguyen and two-time bracelet winner Juha Helppi all in the field. Unfortunately none of the legends would manage to make the Day 2 cut, but they will no doubt be back to try their luck in the Main Event and other tournaments in the packed schedule.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasi Sormunen | Finland | 2,020,000 | 81 |
| 2 | Pasi Laihinen | Finland | 1,590,000 | 64 |
| 3 | Duncan Horst | United States | 1,230,000 | 49 |
| 4 | Antti Maki-Franti | Finland | 940,000 | 38 |
| 5 | Mathias Siljander | Finland | 920,000 | 37 |
| 6 | Bengt Larsson | Sweden | 775,000 | 31 |
| 7 | Rusen Yilmaz | Sweden | 475,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Tommi Lankinen | Finland | 470,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Mikko Ylamaki | Finland | 460,000 | 18 |
| 10 | Roope Tarmi | Finland | 400,000 | 16 |
The prizes the players are playing for are set out below:-
€3,500 No Limit Hold'em No Filter Legends of the Game Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €85,400 | 7 | €14,850 | |
| 2 | €59,650 | 8 | €11,950 | |
| 3 | €40,850 | 9 | €9,451 | |
| 4 | €29,850 | 10-11 | €7,950 | |
| 5 | €22,850 | 12-13 | €7,050 | |
| 6 | €18,450 |
The players will be returning to 14 minutes left in Level 19, with blinds at 10,000/25,000, with a 25,000 big blind ante. The clock is set to 30-minute levels, and play will continue until a winner is crowned.
The action will be streamed on Olybet Poker's YouTube channel on a 30-minute delay, and our coverage will be similarly delayed to sync with the stream. A link will be available here once the stream is live.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all your coverage, as we see who can capture Legends of the Game glory.
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
| 17 | 1 | Mikko Ylamaki | Finland | 460,000 | 18 |
| 17 | 2 | Pasi Sormunen | Finland | 2,020,000 | 81 |
| 17 | 3 | Felix Seelentag | Germany | 315,000 | 13 |
| 17 | 4 | Bengt Larsson | Sweden | 775,000 | 31 |
| 17 | 5 | Roope Tarmi | Finland | 400,000 | 16 |
| 17 | 6 | Mathias Siljander | Finland | 920,000 | 37 |
| 17 | 7 | Guillermo Gordo | Spain | 235,000 | 9 |
| 18 | 2 | Tommi Lankinen | Finland | 470,000 | 19 |
| 18 | 3 | Lars Brodin | Sweden | 260,000 | 10 |
| 18 | 4 | Pasi Laihinen | Finland | 1,590,000 | 64 |
| 18 | 5 | Duncan Horst | United States | 1,235,000 | 49 |
| 18 | 6 | Antti Maki-Franti | Finland | 940,000 | 38 |
| 18 | 7 | Rusen Yilmaz | Sweden | 475,000 | 19 |
€3,500 Legends of the Game
Day 2 Started
