Markku Koplimaa just doubled up from the big blind to around 50,000 in chips against a hand involving Andres Loiv who was under the gun. The hand got exciting on the turn when Koplimaa was at risk with about 18,000 remaining with the 
on the board.
Koplimaa held 
for two pair and just needed to fade an ace to survive and double with his opponent holding 
. He won the hand after the safe 
completed the board on the river.
We will be interviewing Estonian poker pro Ranno Sootla live on Facebook at the next break in approximately 20 minutes to learn about how his summer has been and, of course, about how the Main Event has treated him thus far.
A pair of well-known Finns, especially here in Tallinn, have entered the field in Jari Hurri and Jussi Matilla. While Hurri is only known for tournaments, Mattila is known also for cash games.
Mattila has had several final tables in events but he is often seen playing mid and high stakes cash games as was the case last night.
Renta Eline Kris Gatos checked with the 
on the board with about 12,000 in chips in the middle. Ermo Kosk bet 10,000 and Gatos grabbed a huge stack of yellow 5,000-denominated chips and made a raise more than covering the 20,000 to 25,000 Kosk had left in his stack.
Kosk thought for a minute before he made the call and got the bad news. Gatos turned over 
for quads and before Kosk left the tournament area he showed the table he had a pretty good hand himself with 
for a full house sixes over kings.
Masse Mirza opened to 1,100 from the cutoff and Linda Lahdenpaa called from the button. Jukka Koskela three-bet to 5,100 from the small blind and got a call from Mirza and a fold from Lahdenpaa.
Koskela bet 3,500 after the 
came on the flop and got a call from Mirza. Both players checked after the 
came on the turn and again after the 
completed the board on the river.
Koskela turned over 
and was ahead until Mirza paired the river as he turned over 
.
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
A player opened to 700 before two other players called behind. Sami Pulliainen three-bet to 3,300 from the cutoff before Aleksandr Kuperman jammed for about 9,000 from the big blind. The action folded back to Pulliainen, who made a snap-call.
Aleksandr Kuperman:
Sami Pulliainen: 
The race was on when the chips got into the pot but Kuperman took a big lead after he paired the 
flop. Pulliainen got no relief the rest of the way with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river completing the board.
Linda Lahdenpaa bet 7,500 into a pot of around 10,000 with the 
on the board. Matthias Tikerpe tanked for several minutes and at least twice grabbed his cards appearing he was about to toss them away while shaking his head.
He shook his head one last time before he made the call.
"Nice call," Lahdenpaa said to her opponent as she turned over 
in the knowledge her bluff didn't work.
Tikerpe called with 
and has one of the bigger stacks in the room midway through Day 1.
The field is up to 133 entrants including two local heroes who just joined the action in Markku Koplimaa and Ranno Sootla.
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