2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn
Chip Counts
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
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In a single-raised pot to the 4♥6♦K♥ flop, Veiko Aava checked from the small blind to Kaapo Tapio in the hijack, who fired a bet of 1,700. Aava called to the 4♠ turn, where he check-called again as Tapio barreled for 5,500.
Aava checked a third time on the 3♦ river. Tapio completed his triple-barrel with a bet of 13,500, quickly being looked up by his opponent.
Tapio could not help but smile as he showed 9♦8♦ for just nine-high. Aava, meanwhile, had called him down with 5♠5♥, and his pair of fives was good enough to rake in the sizable pot.
In a blind-on-blind battle, Romans Malehotko got his stack of 43,000 in from the small blind, which Johan Creutz covered in the big blind.
Romans Malehotko: Q♥Q♣
Johan Creutz: A♥A♣
Creutz found top set on the 10♥A♦8♥ flop, leaving Malehotko drawing dead on the 4♣ turn. The meaningless 2♦ river was dealt as Malehotko departed the tournament area.
In the 997th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, which is sponsored by FanDuel Poker, Chad Holloway, Mike Holtz, and Ben Ludlow are at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas and joined by Nacho Cuesta of Master Poker Tells.
Cuesta's greatest strength has always been the observation of patterns and details under pressure. For more than five years, he has systematically studied how decisions are physically executed in live poker. While much of modern poker study focused on solvers, ranges, and theoretical optimization, he has focused on a far less structured dimension: the physical execution of actions.
In live poker, the mind decides. The body executes. And when cognitive load increases, repeatable patterns appear. That is where micro tells and macro tells are born.
Not since Mike Caro, the "Mad Genius of Poker," has there been someone so devoted to live tells in poker. In this episode, he offers a trio of hands that really drives the point home.
Master Poker Tells highlights "74 Unique Poker Tells Most Elite Players Still Don't Recognize." They have been validated as universal tells across six categories:
- 10 Check Tells
- 20 Betting Tells
- 13 Eye Tells
- 10 Verbal Tells
- 11 Body Language Tells
- 10 All-In Tells
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Siim Suviste raised an earlier open-raise to 4,800 in the cutoff. Kristian Lauvdal cold-called in the big blind, and the initial raiser called as well. The trio checked through the 4♠2♠6♦ flop, prompting Lauvdal to bet 9,800 on the 7♦ turn.
Only Suviste called to the 7♠ river, which Lauvdal checked to him. Suviste then jammed in his stack of 41,500, and Lauvdal looked him up after some thought.
Suviste showed A♠K♠ for the nut flush, leaving the J♠J♦ of Lauvdal in the dust to double up.
Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000