Main Event Day 2 | 2019 Tallinn Summer Showdown

07-26-2019 11:22 UTC

Koplimaa Soaring

Jason Glatzer

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Amir Ben Said opened from the hijack before Antti Karkkainen three-bet from the cutoff. We caught up with the hand when Markku Koplimaa four-bet to 18,600. Said folded and Karkkainen called.

Koplimaa bet out for 12,200 after the came on the flop and got a call. He then tanked for a minute after the came on the turn before he jammed for 44,600. Karkkainen made the call and saw he had kicker problems holding to Koplimaa's .

The completed the board on the river and Koplimaa found a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Markku Koplimaa	155,000 91,000	91,000
Antti Karkkainen	80,000 54,500	54,500

Tags: Amir Ben Said Antte Karkkainen Markku Koplimaa

07-26-2019 11:32 UTC

Chip Update

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Jason Glatzer

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Siljander	265,000 23,100	23,100

Ahmed Ibrahimi	240,000 185,500	185,500
Tapio Vihakas	170,000 39,200	39,200

Santeri Piiroinen	170,000 3,200	3,200
Ranno Sootla	140,000 40,000	40,000

Jussi Mattila	130,000 7,000	7,000
Joni Mattila	130,000 52,100	52,100
Kelly Limonova	103,000 34,600	34,600
Aki Pyysing	87,000 13,000	13,000
Sebastian Wahl	70,000 30,700	30,700
Jari Hurri	65,000 21,800	21,800
Roope Tarmi	60,000 26,100	26,100
Jari Mahonen	38,000 26,200	26,200

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

07-26-2019 11:52 UTC

Sootla Celebrates Heeringas' Hold

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Rain Heeringas opened from middle position to 3,500 before Olafs Karlins three-bet to around 10,000 from one seat over. The action folded back to Heeringas who four-bet jammed to 23,600 and got a quick call from Karlins.

Rain Heeringas:
Olafs Karlins:

Ranno Sootla, who was at the same table, shouted: "Hold!"

"No!" shouted Sootla as his friend was now behind when Karlins nailed a set on the flop.

Emotions turned the other way after the came on the turn with Sootla shouting: "Yes!"

The rollercoaster of a hand was over with Karlins unable to improve to quads as the completed the board on the river.

While Sootla was emotional, both Karlins and Heeringas appeared to take the hand in stride.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olafs Karlins	55,000 25,000	25,000
Rain Heeringas	51,200 800	800

Tags: Ranno Sootla Olafs Karlins Rain Heeringas

07-26-2019 12:00 UTC

Davey with a Six

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Daragh Davey is quietly getting it done while listening to some tunes on a somewhat rowdy table including Jussi Mattila and Mathias Siljander.

Davey opened up to 3,600 from the cutoff before Siljander three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind. The action folded back to Davey who four-bet jammed for 110,000.

Siljander asked for a count before he decided it was too much. He shared he had a good hand before he tossed it away.

Davey decided to show one card and it wasn't the biggest in the deck with the getting exposed before the dealer collected his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathias Siljander	225,000 40,000	40,000

Daragh Davey	130,000 97,800	97,800

07-26-2019 12:07 UTC

Koplimaa Over 200K

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

It's been a great start of the day for Markku Koplimaa who has won pot after pot. In a recent hand, he called a bet of 19,000 from Andres Loiv with about 30,000 in the pot with the on the board.

Both players checked after the came on the river. Loiv turned over after missing his flush draw but rivering a pair. His pair wasn't good enough as Koplimaa took down the pot with a better pair after turning over .

Player	Chips	Progress
Markku Koplimaa	225,000 70,000	70,000
Andres Loiv	90,000 28,100	28,100

Tags: Andres Loiv Markku Koplimaa

07-26-2019 12:12 UTC

Day 2 Photos

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Jason Glatzer

Photos courtesy of Elena Kask / Tallinn Summer Showdown

07-26-2019 12:21 UTC

Limonova Back in Business

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Kelly Limonova is an Estonian but this tournament isn't exactly local as she has lived in Barcelona for a number of years. She is back home to both play in the Tallinn Summer Showdown and to visit some family and friends during the nice weather of the Estonian summer.

She just won a huge pot. Meelis Meliste four-bet jammed to 25,500 and got calls from Sami Pulliainen and Limonova.

Pulliainen and Limonova both checked after the came on the flop before Pulliainen check-called a bet of 10,000 after the came on the turn. Pulliainen checked after the completed the board on the river before he folded when Limonova jammed.

Limonova turned over for a full house and her opponent quickly left the table. Before the cards were shuffled, Limonova asked to see what Meliste had and the table learned it was .

Player	Chips	Progress
Kelly Limonova	250,000 147,000	147,000
Sami Pulliainen	54,000 2,500	2,500
Meelis Meliste	Busted

Tags: Kelly Limonova Sami Pulliainen

07-26-2019 12:26 UTC

Sey Eliminates Pullianen

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Jason Glatzer

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Sami Pulliainen had all his chips at risk with against Hassan Sey who had slightly more chips with .

It was looking good for Pulliainen to double up after the came on the flop. However, the came on the turn to give Sey the checkmark and Pullianen was the tournament's latest casualty.