Marek Kaldaäär Wins Opening Event (€6,120 + €1,100 Main Event Seat)
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The €220 Opening Event on Tuesday, July 23 was a big success with 147 entrants bringing a nice start to the festival.
Marek Kaldaäär won the event for €6,120 and an added €1,100 Main Event seat after besting Jani Touvinen in heads-up play. Before that happened, the duo made a deal which guaranteed Touvinen a healthy prize of €6,980.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marek Kaldaäär | Estonia | €6,120* + €1,100 Main Event Seat |
| 2 | Jani Tuovinen | Finland | €6,980* |
| 3 | David Sofio | Spain | € 3,400 |
| 4 | Marko Paukkunen | Finland | € 2,400 |
| 5 | Aleksi Naski | Finland | € 1,780 |
| 6 | Michael Andersson | Finland | € 1,280 |
| 7 | Andres Heinsoo | Estonia | € 1,020 |
| 8 | Rain Heeringas | Estonia | € 820 |
| 9 | Risto Olkkola | Finland | € 700 |
*Reflects heads-up deal.