Who Will Make the Final Table at First Ever PAPC?
At noon, 20 players will return for the penultimate day of the €1,500 Patrik Antonius Poker Challenge Main Event. Each of them is guaranteed a money finish of at least €2,820, but one of them will walk away with the first-place prize of €57,200 and the honor of becoming the first-ever PAPC Main Event champ.
Yesterday, it was all about one man: Joris Ruijs. In the span of nearly eight hours, he bagged up a monster lead worth 1,242,000, miles ahead of his nearest challengers Kasper Mellanen (423,000), Ville Jantunen (410,000), and Henri Schalin (365,000). A win in Estonia would put the 27-old from the Netherlands over the $1.7M in lifetime winnings, but he still needs to overcome 19 challengers in order to make it happen.
Play today is scheduled with levels of 60 minutes each, playing down to the final eight. Blinds will resume in level 16 with 3,000/6,000 and a big blind ante of 6,000. Follow along with PokerNews as we bring you all the action live from the Olympic Park Casino in the Hilton Tallinn.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sebastian Wahl | Germany | 58,500 |
| 1 | 2 | Kasper Mellanen | Finland | 423,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Julius Schamburg | Germany | 119,500 |
| 1 | 4 | Kaupo Tenno | Estonia | 229,500 |
| 1 | 5 | Jari Mähönen | Finland | 34,500 |
| 1 | 6 | Hassan Sey | Finland | 58,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Tarmo Tammel | Estonia | 270,500 |
| 2 | 1 | Henri Schalin | Finland | 365,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Paul Fowler | United Kingdom | 108,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Matias Arosuo | Finland | 309,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 200,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Pasi Sormunen | Finland | 274,500 |
| 2 | 6 | Andrejs Punka | Latvia | 250,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Marvin Hannemann | Germany | 205,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Martin Berge | Germany | 96,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Roope Tarmi | Finland | 61,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Joris Ruijs | Netherlands | 1,242,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Santtu Leinonen | Finland | 77,500 |
| 3 | 5 | Ville Jantunen | Finland | 410,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Aki Pyysing | Finland | 44,000 |
flop. Neither the 
on the turn nor the 
on the river were able to save Leinonen and he was eliminated in 18th place for €2,820.
and Pyysing was gone in 17th.
came on the flop before Koplimaa fired out a continuation bet of 12,500. Berge tanked for two minutes before he raised to 28,500.
on the turn and the 
on the river were blanks and Berge headed to the cashier to collect his payout.
flopped in the window, followed by 
to have Ruijs once again eliminate another hopeful.
to end his bid in 11th place.
flop.