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Kai Lehto Looking for Further Success on Estonian Soil as WSOPC Tallinn Final Table Commences
In 2023, Kai Lehto was crowned champion in the Kings of Tallinn Main Event, one of the premier tournament series at the Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel & Olympic Park Casino. Today, he finds himself on the verge of further glory, having made the final table of the prestigious WSOP Circuit Tallinn €1,500 Main Event, the other flagship tournament in the Estonian capital. Were Lehto to win, he would win the first-place prize of €200,100, nearly double that of his previous victory.
With 3,400,000, worth around 23 big blinds, Lehto starts in sixth on the leaderboard as eight other players are still in contention for the biggest prizes of the €1,253,002 prize pool, courtesy of the record-breaking field of 977 entries. Egidijus Matonis will begin the final table as chipleader after a stellar Day 3, having 12,325,000 to his name. At this venue, Matonis made the final table of the OlyBet Showdown just a couple of months ago, but by making the WSOPC Main Event final table, the Lithuanian player has already secured the largest prize of his career, according to The Hendon Mob.
Final Table Seating
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy van der Reijnst | Netherlands | 2,975,000 | 20 |
| 2 | Mateusz Dabkowski | Poland | 3,800,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Fehim Hajdari | Denmark | 6,050,000 | 40 |
| 4 | Julian Selinger | Germany | 6,500,000 | 43 |
| 5 | Kai Lehto | Finland | 3,400,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Valentin Imperatore | France | 1,400,000 | 9 |
| 7 | Feras Abid | Finland | 1,800,000 | 12 |
| 8 | Egidijus Matonis | Lithuania | 12,325,000 | 82 |
| 9 | David Marfil | Spain | 10,600,000 | 71 |
Similar to Matonis, Spain's David Marfil starts with an eight-figure stack while already having locked up a new high score. Day 2 chipleader Julian Selinger sits in third at a considerable distance, closely followed by Danish grinder Fehim Hajdari. Mateusz Dabkowski popped the final table bubble on Day 3, returning with 25 big blinds, while Roy van der Reijnst, Feras Abid, and Valentin Imperatore are the short stacks, all coming back with fewer than 20 big blinds.
The final table will start at noon local time, with 14 minutes left to play in Level 28: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 big blind ante. All subsequent levels will be 60 minutes long, with a break after every two levels. Day 4 will be the final day of the WSOP Circuit Tallinn festival, meaning the Main Event will play down to a winner today. The final table will also be streamed by OlyBet Poker. The exact delay is not yet known, but is expected to be between 60 and 30 minutes at the start. PokerNews will adhere to the same delay to prevent spoilers.
The final nine contenders have secured themselves a payout of €15,657. Every elimination will bring a pay jump, with eighth place getting €20,300. As usual, the pay jumps get steeper with every elimination, meaning the eventual heads-up duo will each walk away with six-figure sums.
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €210,000 |
| 2 | €140,500 |
| 3 | €96,950 |
| 4 | €68,575 |
| 5 | €49,300 |
| 6 | €36,050 |
| 7 | €26,810 |
| 8 | €20,300 |
| 9 | €15,657 |
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