€3,500 Legends of the Game Day 1 | 2025 No Filter Nordic & Baltic Championship Open

10-18-2025 16:25 UTC+3

Double-Up for Bolinder

Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Each of Hans Bolinder under the gun, Jyri Merivirta in middle position, Ridvan Kilincaslan in the cutoff and Kai Lehto on the button had put in 12,000 pre to see a flop of 10♣3♠2♠.

Bolinder jammed for 37,500, and after Merivirta folded, Kilincaslan rejammed for around 120,000, forcing out Lehto.

Hans Bolinder: 9♠9♦ All in
Ridvan Kilincaslan: 5♠4♣

Bolinder was in good shape with second pair versus Kilincaslan's up and down draw, and although Kilincaslan found a pair on the 4♠ turn, he could not improve further on the K♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Bolinder	123,000 73,000	73,000
Ridvan Kilincaslan	80,000 5,000	5,000
Jyri Merivirta	72,000 72,000	72,000
Kai Lehto	70,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Hans Bolinder Jyri Merivirta Kai Lehto Ridvan Kilincaslan

10-18-2025 16:16 UTC+3

Yilmaz Good at Showdown

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Richard Hayes

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jack Markus limped under the gun, and called a raise to 5,500 from Rusen Yilmaz in the next seat.

On the A♦J♦10♦ flop, Markus led out with a bet of 6,500, and Yilmaz called.

The 7♠ turn was checked to the 4♥ river, where Markus checked once more. Yilmaz fired out a bet of 9,000, and Markus made a quick call.

Yilmaz tabled A♥Q♥ for a pair of aces, and Markus mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Markus	249,000 21,000	21,000
Rusen Yilmaz	246,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Jack Markus Rusen Yilmaz

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

10-18-2025 15:57 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	285,000 22,000	22,000

David Marfil	283,000 183,000	183,000
Jack Markus	270,000 170,000	170,000
Rohan Oberoi	235,000 235,000	235,000
Paul Mizrachi	235,000 5,000	5,000
Xoan Miguez	230,000 130,000	130,000
Bengt Larsson	228,000 228,000	228,000
Rusen Yilmaz	225,000 87,000	87,000
Pasi Sormunen	185,000 85,000	85,000

Jon Vallinas Santos	180,000 180,000	180,000
Luka Sorainen	175,000 75,000	75,000

Break Time

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The players have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

10-18-2025 15:39 UTC+3

Nguyen Caught with Hand in Cookie Jar

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A pot of 12,000 had developed by the turn on a board of K♦9♥8♠7♦, in a hand between Scotty Nguyen on the button and Davis Daugavins in the small blind.

Daugavins check-called a bet of 8,000 from Nguyen to see the K♠ river.

Daugavins checked once more, and Nguyen fired out a bet of 20,000. Daugavins thought it through for a moment, but made the call.

"Nice call baby" said Nguyen, who hesitated to show his cards, and mucked when Daugavins tabled A♠9♣ for two pair, kings and nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davis Daugavins	110,000
Scotty Nguyen	65,000 30,300	30,300

Tags: Davis Daugavins Scotty Nguyen

10-18-2025 15:29 UTC+3

Set for Helppi to Double

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Igor Pihela is back in the field, and was on the receiving end of another cooler in this hand.

There was around 22,000 in the pot on a flop of 8♦7♣3♦, and Juha Helppi's stack of 120,500 was making its way into the middle after a round of betting. Pihela was smiling and made the call almost before Helppi's chips were over the line.

Juha Helppi: 7♦7♠ All in
Igor Pihela: A♦A♣

Pihela sighed when he saw he had fallen victim to another two-outer, and the 6♦ turn and 10♥ river confirmed Helppi's double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	263,000 76,200	76,200

Igor Pihela	10,500 10,500	10,500

Tags: Igor Pihela Juha Helppi

10-18-2025 15:22 UTC+3

Set for Mattila

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Jussi Mattila opened to 3,200 from middle position, and was met with a three-bet to 13,000 from Rimon Yousef in the next seat.

Action folded back to Mattila, who said "I don't like to fold", before making the call.

On the A♠9♦6♦ flop, Mattila check-called in the face of a bet of 13,000 from Yousef.

The 4♦ turn was quickly checked to the Q♠ river. Mattila led out with a bet of 29,000, and Yousef made a quick call.

Mattila tabled 6♥6♠ for a set of sixes, and Yousef mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jussi Mattila	125,000
Rimon Yousef	34,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Jussi Mattila Rimon Yousef

10-18-2025 15:18 UTC+3

Mizrachi Busts Pihela in Brutal Hand

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Richard Hayes

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A murmur of noise went up from Table 12, as Paul Mizrachi was saying "Unbelievable hand, sorry", to his opponent Igor Pihela.

Mizrachi had jammed the river with Q♦Q♠ on a board of J♥10♠10♦6♥Q♣ after rivering the nut full house.

Pihela had made the call with J♦10♣, having flopped a full house, Mizrachi finding a brutal two-outer on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Mizrachi	240,000 140,000	140,000
Igor Pihela	Busted

Tags: Igor Pihela Paul Mizrachi

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500