€1,500 Main Event Day 1 | 2019 The Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge

04-04-2019 18:08 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Paolo Bortolon	95,000	-1,000
Bahadir Hatipoglu	70,000	18,000
Jussi Mattila	66,000	-1,000
Micha Hoedemaker	44,000	12,000
Robert Mizrachi	32,000	32,000
Audrius Navickas	31,000	31,000
Maya Gellar	31,000
Teun Mulder	30,000	30,000
Lena Evans	21,000	-2,000
Noah Boeken	19,200	19,200

Tarmi Takes One Out

Jaxon

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

Roope Tarmi opened to 1,000 from the button and one of his opponents jammed for 7,400 from the small blind.

Tarmi snap-called and turned over and was in good shape after his opponent turned over .

Tarmi's opponent was out the door after the board was unable to help and said "nice call" to Tarmi on the way out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roope Tarmi	65,000	12,000

Tags: Roope Tarmi

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

04-04-2019 17:45 UTC+3

Very Romantic Hand

Jaxon

Level 5 : 150/300, 300 ante

Not the biggest hand of the day, but one that was enjoyed by the table. Except maybe by Kevin Hox.

Hox was down to five big blinds and jammed with from middle position. Andres Allsalu made the call with .

It appeared like Hox's short stack would double up after the paired him up and with his opponent needing a pair of runners.

However, the came on the turn followed by the on the river and Allsalu improved to two pair.

After the hand, someone at the table, "Ohhh, sixty-nine!"

"Very romantic," Allsalu said which got a big laugh from the entire table before he added, "Maybe it's because I'm French."

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Allsalu	48,000	27,000
Kevin Hox	Busted

Tags: Andres Allsalu Kevin Hox

04-04-2019 17:31 UTC+3

"Do You Need Something to Drink?"

Jaxon

Level 5 : 150/300, 300 ante

Veli-Pekka Alakorva bet 2,500 into a pot of a bit more after the came on the flop and got a call from Karl-Joonatan Mets.

Alakorva, who is known for his table talk, said loudly: "No Diamond!"

No diamond came on the turn as it was the and Alakorva fired out for 6,000. Mets paused for 40 seconds before he called.

A diamond came next with the completing the board on the river. Alakorva fired out 17,000 which barely covered Mets.

"Do you need something to drink?" Alakorva asked in jest after his opponent appeared to be thinking about whether to call off.

"I put on my sunglasses," Alakorva said a few moments later.

"I don't think I can fold," Mets said to Alakorva.

"So call," Alakorva said.

"You don't mind?" Mets asked before he added "I can't fold."

Mets called and turned over for two-pair which beat Alakorva's top pair with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Karl-Joonatan Mets	57,000	57,000
Veli-Pekka Alakorva	20,200	-23,800

Tags: Karl-Joonatan Mets Veli-Pekka Alakorva

04-04-2019 17:25 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Paolo Bortolon	96,000
Jari Mahonen	82,000	35,000
Ville Jantunen	80,000	-11,000
Jari Hurri	62,000	12,000
Bahadir Hatipoglu	52,000	22,000
Jurijs Binklers	45,000
Veli-Pekka Alakorva	44,000	14,000
Joris Ruijs	40,000	11,200
Krisztina Polgar	19,500	-9,700
Tommie Janssen	17,000	-13,000

Do You Have a Set?

Jaxon

Level 5 : 150/300, 300 ante

Feras Abid checked and Ville Jantunen bet 1,200 into a pot of around 2,000 after the came on the flop. Hassan Sey called before Abid raised to 3,500.

Both players called and the came on the turn. Abid checked before Jantunen bet 4,500. Both players took a little time before they called.

Abid checked after the completed the board on the river and Jantunen was counting his chips before he decided on a bet size of 12,500. Sey counted his chips as well before he folded.

"Do you have a set?" Abid asked his opponent twice.

"I have to call," said Abid.

Jantunen did indeed have the set which he nailed down on the river as he tabled . Abid knocked on the table after he mucked his cards and Jantunen was among the chip leaders after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ville Jantunen	91,000
Feras Abid	53,000	-14,000
Hassan Sey	20,500	-13,500

Tags: Ville Jantunen Hassan Sey Feras Abid

04-04-2019 16:58 UTC+3

Sebastian Wahl has become a regular at Olympic Park Casino ever since he won the Coolbet Open in May 2018 for €50,100. He was relatively unheard of at the moment and shared with PokerNews at the time that right before his win was when he decided to become a poker pro.

In September he notched his biggest win to date after shipping the Fennia Grand Slam for €100,931.

Wahl didn't have much luck in February during the Kings of Tallinn Main Event as he entered after an all-night cash game session. He seems more alert today and has entered the PAPC Main Event.

"I am a little tired as I got up early to make sure I arrived in Tallinn by noon," shared Wahl.

Wahl was also asking on the break about whether the Main Event would be live streamed which we informed him would be the case during the final two days of action.

When Wahl learned that instead nosebleed cash games would be streamed he said: "Well that makes a lot of sense as the action should be good."

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Wahl	30,000

Tags: Sebastian Wahl

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 300

04-04-2019 16:36 UTC+3

Hurri Ousts Loikkanen

Jaxon

Level 4 : 100/200, 200 ante

On the last hand before the break, Arto Loikkanen opened to 425. Jari Hurri jacked it up to 1,700 before another player four-bet to 3,800.

Loikkanen five-bet jammed for about 17,000 before Hurri six-bet jammed for what appeared to be near a starting stack. The other player got out of the way and the hand was set-up for a classic flip situation.

Arto Loikkanen:
Jari Hurri:

Hurri took the lead on the flip once the flop gave him two pair. The didn't improve Loikkanen's odds and the sealed his fate giving Hurri a full house.