2019 The Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge

€1,500 Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 The Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
103
Prize
€57,200
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,500
Prize Pool
€217,280
Entries
160
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
15,000

Molderkivi Chips Up

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

There was already 5,000 in the pot before {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{j-Spades} flop. Two players checked before Veli-Pekka Alakorva bet 2,075. Rain Molderkivi three-bet to 8,300 before Alakorva and Bahadir Hatipoglu, who made a name for himself by appearing at the Kings of Tallinn Main Event final table in February, was the only player to call.

Hatipoglu checked after the {j-Hearts} came on the turn and Molderkivi bet 6,100. Hatipoglu paused for two minutes before he folded.

Player Chips Progress
Rain Molderkivi ee
Rain Molderkivi
40,000
Bahadir Hatipoglu tr
Bahadir Hatipoglu
20,500

Tags: Bahadir HatipogluRain Molderkivi

"YoH_Viral" Takes His Time

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Martin Berge & Johan Guilbert
Martin Berge & Johan Guilbert

On a {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop, Martin Berge checked, Johan "YoH_Viral" Guilbert bet 1,800, Jurijs Binklers folded, and Berge called.

The turn brought the {2-Hearts} and Berge checked. Guilbert bet 3,800 and Berge countered with a check-raise to 8,800. This prompted a deep tank from Guilbert, who took several minutes before sliding in a call.

On the {a-Spades} river, Berge bet 11,175 and once again, the French professional took ages to come to a decision. It took him the better part of five minutes, spent between seizing up Berge, chatting up his opponent and looking confused at the board, to finally give it up.

"Sorry guys," Guilbert apologetically said to his table mates in regard to the timeframe.

Johan Guilbert
Martin Berge, Johan Guilbert & Lena Evans
Player Chips Progress
Martin Berge de
Martin Berge
50,000
15,000
15,000
Johan Guilbert fr
Johan Guilbert
27,025
-12,975
-12,975

Tags: Johan GuilbertMartin Berge

Can Jussi Mattila Make it Four?

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Jussi Mattila
Jussi Mattila

Finland's Jussi Mattila has just joined the field and has been making a name for himself in tournaments despite him previously being better known for playing big cash games.

Mattila has played three live tournaments this year and final tabled all three including a fourth place finish in the MPNPT Tallinn Main Event, a third place finish in the Kings of Tallinn Main Event, and most recently a runner-up performance in last night's PAPC €550 PLO event.

Before the tournament began, Mattila shared with PokerNews: "I got a fourth, third, and second. I might save my next tournament to the WSOP Main Event when I am playing over the summer. I am bound to finish first, right?"

Mattila will no doubt be thrilled with a win here as he has been chasing a trophy after some final table finishes last year as well. Time will tell if Mattila's impressive final table streak will continue.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Mattila fi
Jussi Mattila
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Jussi Mattila

Berndtson Doubles Starting Stack

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Touko Berndtson
Touko Berndtson

Feras Abid opened to 400 from early position before Touko Berndtson called from middle position. Dan Michaeli called from middle position as did Abid.

Abid checked the {2-Spades}{10-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} flop. Berndtson fired out a continuation bet of 1,000 before Michaeli raised to 2,500. Abid folded and Berndtson called.

Berndtson check-called a bet of 3,000 after the {k-Spades} came on the turn. Berndtson checked again after the {4-Clubs} completed the board on the river and Michaeli bet 3,400. A minute passed by before Berndtson made the call.

Michaeli tabled {3-Spades}{3-Clubs} and the pot went over the Berndtson who subsequently turned over {a-Spades}{10-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Touko Berndtson fi
Touko Berndtson
63,000
Dan Michaeli
Dan Michaeli
32,000
-1,000
-1,000

Tags: Dan MichaeliFeras AbidTouko Berndtson

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Sootla Joins the Field

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Ranno Sootla
Ranno Sootla

Ranno Sootla is among the players to join the field. He was already well-known as a fierce competitor in Estonia thanks to winning the Estonian Championship of Poker Main Event in 2014 and other decent results.

He made a bigger name for himself on the worldwide stage last summer when he was runner-up in a WSOP gold bracelet.

Player Chips Progress
Ranno Sootla ee
Ranno Sootla
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Ranno Sootla

Sey Gets Some Value

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Hassan Sey
Hassan Sey

Hassan Sey is a well-known sight here in the Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn, and he got some traction in the early stages at the expense of Joakim Wickstrom. The board was completed with {7-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and Sey bet 10,000, which Wickstrom called.

Sey turned over {9-Spades}{6-Spades} for trip nines and Wickstrom mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Hassan Sey fi
Hassan Sey
38,000
38,000
38,000
Joakim Wickstrom se
Joakim Wickstrom
26,000

Tags: Hassan SeyJoakim Wickstroem

First Bullet Dusted for Alakorva

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Veli-Pekka Alakorva
Veli-Pekka Alakorva

Veli-Pekka Alakorva, also known in Finland as just VP, just dusted off his first bullet and is onto his second.

In the last hand of his first bullet he cold-called a three-bet from Tanel Evert and another player also came along to the flop.

Evert and Alakorva went back and forth on the {a-}{q-}{7-} flop before Alakorva's stack was committed. Alakorva was in trouble with {q-}{8-} against Evert's {a-}{k-}.

Alakorva blanked the turn and the river and headed to the registration desk with a handful of cash ready to re-enter.

Player Chips Progress
Tanel Evert ee
Tanel Evert
50,000
50,000
50,000
Veli-Pekka Alakorva fi
Veli-Pekka Alakorva
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Tanel EvertVeli-Pekka Alakorva