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

Oct 18, 2025

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.

Tags: Hans Bolinder Jyri Merivirta Kai Lehto Ridvan Kilincaslan

Oct 18, 2025

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.

Tags: Jack Markus Rusen Yilmaz

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Oct 18, 2025

Top Counts at First Break

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Richard Hayes

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

Oct 18, 2025

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.

Oct 18, 2025

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.

Tags: Davis Daugavins Scotty Nguyen

Oct 18, 2025

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.

Tags: Igor Pihela Juha Helppi

Oct 18, 2025

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.

Tags: Jussi Mattila Rimon Yousef

Oct 18, 2025

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.

Tags: Igor Pihela Paul Mizrachi

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500