Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2019 Tallinn Summer Showdown
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Tallinn Summer Showdown
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€185,250
Entries
195
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Tapio Vihakas Leads Final Table of Tallinn Summer Showdown
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The penultimate day of the Tallinn Summer Showdown €1,100 Main Event was fast and furious with the 23 returning players battling down to a final table of just eight players in a little more than three hours.
There is a massive gap between the top of the field and the rest. Finland's Tapio Vihakas will enter tomorrow with a chip leading stack of 1,659,000. He will be closely followed by countrymates Mathias Siljander with 1,590,000 and Jussi Mattila with 1,581,000.
The rest of the final eight don't even have one-quarter of the chips of any player in this Finnish trio with Estonia's Toomas Polli (342,000), Morocco's Ahmed Ibrahimi (285,000), Finland's Kim Lindstrom (178,000), Finland's Aki Pyysing (148,000), and Lithuania's Algimantas Jablonskis (83,000) all entering the day with shorter stacks.
Day 3 action
With the money bubble breaking on the last hand of Day 2, all 23 returning players on Day 3 were guaranteed at least a €2,180 payout. Rain Heeringas was eliminated on the first hand of the day with Marius Morel following him to the cashier shortly after before blinds went up.
The first full blind level of the day witnessed many players hit the rail including Timo Ruuska, Jaakko Rajaniemi, Markku Koplimaa, and Ranno Sootla.
Blinds increased again and the eliminations didn't slow down the next hour with Kelly Limonova, Dmitrijs Kornevs, Peter Warfvinge, Andres Loiv, Jari Lahtinen, and Tarmo Tammel all leaving their seats. Loiv was the last remaining player in the field that qualified at Olybet Poker and won a seat to the Battle of Malta €555 Main Event in October for winning a contest hosted by the online poker room.
The blinds increased again and for the only time today there was no player eliminated for the first 30 minutes of the level. Pandemonium then broke loose with three players going out in succession to end the day including Markus Asikainen (11th - €3,800), Igor Pihela Sr. (10th - €3,810), and Santeri Piiroinen (ninth - €4,440).
Final Table Seat Draw
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds (Level 19) | Big Blinds (Level 20) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algimantas Jablonskis | Lithuania | 83,000 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Toomas Polli | Estonia | 342,000 | 34 | 29 |
| 3 | Ahmed Ibrahimi | Morocco | 285,000 | 29 | 24 |
| 4 | Jussi Mattila | Finland | 1,581,000 | 158 | 132 |
| 5 | Tapio Vihakas | Finland | 1,659,000 | 166 | 138 |
| 6 | Mathias Siljander | Finland | 1,590,000 | 159 | 133 |
| 7 | Aki Pyysing | Finland | 178,000 | 18 | 15 |
| 8 | Kim Lindstrom | Finland | 248,000 | 25 | 21 |
*3:53 remaining with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000
The action kicks off tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time with 3:53 minutes remaining in Level 19 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000. All of the returning players are guaranteed a payout of at least €5,130 and with their eyes on the top prize of €46,700.
We will be covering all the action of the final table on a 30-minute delay and you will also be able to watch with hole cards at PokerNews by clicking on the Live Stream tab that will appear in our coverage when it is live.
*Images courtesy of Elena Kask / Tallinn Summer Showdown.
Day 3 Photos
Photos courtesy of Elena Kask / Tallinn Summer Showdown.
Final Table Seat Draw & Chip Counts
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algimantas Jablonskis | Lithuania | 83,000 | 8 |
| 2 | Toomas Polli | Estonia | 342,000 | 34 |
| 3 | Ahmed Ibrahimi | Morocco | 285,000 | 29 |
| 4 | Jussi Mattila | Finland | 1,581,000 | 158 |
| 5 | Tapio Vihakas | Finland | 1,659,000 | 166 |
| 6 | Mathias Siljander | Finland | 1,590,000 | 159 |
| 7 | Aki Pyysing | Finland | 178,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Kim Lindstrom | Finland | 248,000 | 25 |
*3:53 remaining with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,659,000 | 259,000 |
|
1,590,000 | -10,000 |
|
1,581,000 | -19,000 |
|
342,000 | -358,000 |
|
285,000 | 35,000 |
|
248,000 | -37,000 |
|
178,000 | -22,000 |
|
83,000 | -51,000 |
Santeri Piiroinen Eliminated in 9th Place (€4,440)
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The redraw never happened as Santeri Piiroinen was eliminated in ninth place for €4,440 at the other table just after Igor Pihela Jr. hit the rail.
Ahmed Ibrahimi opened from early position to 20,000 and got calls from Jussi Mattila in middle position and Santeri Piiroinen from the big blind.
Ibrahimi kbet 22,000 after the action folded to him on the 
flop. Piiroinen three-bet 58,000 and got a call from Mattila and a fold from Ibrahimi.
Piiroinen jammed for 150,000 after the 
came on the turn and got a quick call from Mattila. Mattila turned over the nuts with 
and Piiroinen was drawing dead with 
.
The 
completed the board on the river and Piiroinen was eliminated in ninth place for €4,440.
A seat draw for tomorrow will take place soon. Stay tuned for the final chip counts, the table draw, and the Day 3 recap of the Tallinn Summer Showdown Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000 | 453,000 |
|
Busted |
Igor Pihela Sr. Eliminated in 10th Place (€3,840)
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Mathias Siljander opened from early position to 25,000 and Igor Pihela Sr. defended from the big blind.
Pihela Sr. open-jammed for about 100,000 after the 
came on the flop and Siljander snap-called.
Igor Pihela Sr.: 
Mathias Siljander: 
Pihela Sr. was unable to hit his gutshot straight draw or otherwise improve over his opponent's rooks. He did ladder up to 10th place for €3,840.
The tournament director announced there would be a redraw after the other table finished.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000 | 500,000 |
|
Busted |
Markus Asikainen Eliminated in 11th Place (€3,300)
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Markus Asikainen opened the button for 20,000 and was called by Tapio Vihakas in the big blind. Vihakas bet 20,000 after the 
came on the flop called a raise from Asikainen to 70,000.
Vihakas led out again for 80,000 after the 
came on the turn. Asikainen jammed for about 200,000 and Vihakas made the snap call. Asikainen was drawing dead with 
to his opponent's 
. The 
completed the hand on the river and Asikainen was eliminated in 11th place for €3,300.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000 | 268,000 |
|
Busted |
Straight for Siljander
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Aki Pyysing opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and got a call from Mathias Siljander from the big blind.
Siljander checked the 
flop before Pyysing bet 25,000. Siljander raised to 85,000 and Pyssing three-bet to 135,000.
Siljander called and both players checked after the 
came on the turn. Siljander then fired out for 225,000 on the river and Pyysing called.
"Nice hand," Pyysing said after he saw Siljander turn over 
for the straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000 | 350,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -363,000 |
Piiroinen Doubles Blind Vs. Blind
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Santeri Piiroinen was down to three big blinds but now has a healthier stack.
He first called down bets on all streets including a 15 big blind shove on the river with 
on the board. Toomas Polli held 
and Piiroinen tossed his hand into the muck and was on crumbs. Piironen then doubled one hand later to bring his stack up to 66,000 in chips.
Piiroinen's second double came after he jammed with 
from the small blind and got a call from Ahmed Ibrahimi in the big blind with 
.
Piiroinen took the lead in the hand after the 
hit the flop and was back up to 14 big blinds after the on the turn and the 
on the river didn't get Ibrahimi back into the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000 | 374,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -317,000 |
|
|
142,000 | -104,000 |
Photos From Last Night's Party
Photos courtesy of Elena Kask / Tallinn Summer Showdown.
