2025 Kings of Tallinn – Event #7: €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship

The second day of the €555 Kings of Tallinn Championship saw a record-breaking 710 entries after the late registration had closed. After a long day of battling, only 24 remained to be in contention for the title and the trophy. Leading the bunch is Ahmet Canatan from Denmark. This marks Canatan’s first-ever cash at a Kings of Tallinn event, and he is in prime position for a shot at the first-place prize of €66,050. Canatan started the day with just 15,000, half a starting stack, but worked his way up to a massive stack of 2,135,000 when all was said and done, good for 71 big blinds when play resumes for the final day.

Following Canatan closely is Yurii Zabrodotskyi from Ukraine. Unlike Canatan, Zabrodotskyi was one of the chip leaders at the start of the day and held that momentum all day to end up with 2,125,000. Norwegian Morten Norland completes the top three and is the only other player to cross the two-million mark. Meanwhile, Siim Nikopensius sits in fourth with a stack of 1,845,000, while start-of-day big stacks Michel Karim and Stanislav Smeljov also navigated their way to another top rank.

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Ahmet Canatan	Denmark	2,135,000	71
2	Yurii Zabrodotskyi	Ukraine	2,125,000	71
3	Morten Norland	Norway	2,005,000	67
4	Siim Nikopensius	Estonia	1,845,000	62
5	Michel Karim	Sweden	1,515,000	51
6	Tommy Piiroinen	Finland	1,425,000	48
7	Martin Kabrhel	Czechia	1,320,000	44
8	Stanislav Smeljov	Estonia	965,000	32
9	Jonas Silfver	Sweden	930,000	31
10	Per Engstrom	Sweden	860,000	29

The name sticking out most by far is that of Czechian high roller Martin Kabrhel, however. Kabrhel’s divisive table antics could be heard throughout the day, to the amusement of some and the frustration of others. Kabrhel’s fellow high-stakes regular Paul Newey also made it through with a stack of 515,000, while Hanna Heinlo is looking for back-to-back final tables in this event with her short stack of 350,000.

Day 2 Action

The day started with 244 players returning from the 516 entries made during the starting flights. However, with four more levels of late registration to go, those numbers would soon be left in the dust. At the end of late registration, 710 entries had been made, creating the largest-ever field for the €555 Championship. An eye-watering prize pool of €330,150 accompanied that number, and 87 players would receive a piece.

Such fortunes were not in store for the likes of Robbie Schiffbauer, Ranno Sootla, Ilari Sahanies, Michael Dwyer, and Espen Sandvik, as they were eliminated shortly after the late registration had been closed. Mathias Siljander, Jyri Merivirta, Robert Kaggerud, Aleksi Naski, and Roope Tarmi bowed out before the field was brought down to double digits as well, with Blaz Zerjav, Sondre Stormyr, Elias Suhonen, and Juha Helppi departing with just a few tables to go. Eventually, Roman Isaienko became the bubble boy in 88th place, locking up the min-cash of €1,100 for the rest of the field.

Many more eliminations were needed before the end of the night would be reached, however. Henri Kasper, Joonas Helin, and Renan Bruschi quickly picked up their min-cash, while the likes of Benjamin Gros, Georgios Tsouloftas, Tarmo Tammel, and Tommi Lankinen reached a small pay jump. Kristiana Staure‘s dream of consecutive final tables was crushed in 42nd place for €1,400, while Kasper Mellanen (33rd – €1,600) and Henri Ojala (32nd – €1,600) bowed out around the final four tables.

Meanwhile, the tournament staff had announced that the day would end once 24 players were reached. Eventually, Bernt Wetten bluffed off the remainder of his chips and ended in 25th, marking the end of the night. The remaining 24 players bagged up and will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time to crown a champion.

The tournament will resume with 29 minutes and 35 seconds to play in Level 26: 15,000/30,000 (30,000). All levels will remain 40 minutes in length and the night will not conclude before a winner is crowned. All players have secured themselves €1,800 for their efforts, but all eyes will be on the €66,050 reserved for first place.

Remaining Payouts

The live reporting will be back bright and early tomorrow, so tune back in then to not miss any of the action from the €555 Kings of Tallinn Championship.

The final three tables have been reached, signaling the end of the night. The 24 remaining players will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time to play out the rest of the tournament, starting with 29:35 on the clock in Level 26.

Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of Day 2.

Bernt Wetten had raised in the cutoff and saw Tommy Piiroinen defend his big blind. Piiroinen check-called Wetten’s bet of 125,000 on the 4♥10♥4♦ flop before Wetten moved in for 250,000 or so on the Q♦ turn.

Piiroinen mulled it over momentarily before deciding to call with the covering stack.

Bernt Wetten: 8♥7♦
Tommy Piroinen: 10♦8♦

“Dead,” muttered Wetten as the 4♠ river indeed could not save him. Wetten’s bluff left him without chips in 25th place, signaling the end of Day 2.

Tommy Piroinen – 1,425,000
Bernt Wetten – 0

Yurii Zabrodotskyi raised to 50,000 in middle position. Erik Polluveer made it 135,000 to go in the cutoff before Harri Karenius called all-in for 115,000 in the big blind.

Zabrodotskyi put in a tiny four-bet to 250,000 once the action folded back to him, which was enough to force Polluveer out of the pot.

Harri Karenius: 8♦6♠
Yurii Zabrodotskyi: A♥A♦

The 4♥7♠8♠ flop brought Karenius plenty of outs, but the K♦ turn and Q♥ river bricked off to secure his knock-out.

Yurri Zabrodotskyi – 2,100,000
Erik Polluveer – 450,000
Harri Karenius – 0

Morten Olsen raised to 55,000 under the gun, after which Henri Ojala called all-in for 15,000 on the button. Big blind Tommy Piiroinen defended before he and Olsen checked the 2♥Q♦10♣ flop.

Olsen then fired 55,000 on the K♥ turn, which quickly got rid of Piiroinen and forced a showdown.

Henri Ojala: 5♠5♥
Morten Olsen: K♦Q♦

Ojala needed a five to stay alive, but the river brought the 2♠ instead, eliminating him.

Moeten Olsen – 475,000
Tommy Piiroinen – 300,000
Henri Ojala – 0

Martin Kabrhel got his stack of 245,000 in preflop from the small blind against Henri Ojala in the big blind.

Martin Kabrhel: K♦10♥
Henri Ojala: A♠8♠

Ojala remained ahead throughout the 7♥Q♣2♦6♠ flop and turn, but the K♦ river decided the pot in Kabrhel’s favor. He doubled up to just over 20 big blinds while Ojala was left with less than two of them.

Martin Kabrhel – 515,000
Henri Ojala – 40,000

Siim Nikopensius was seen making a bet of 90,000 from the small blind on a turn of 6♠8♣8♥5♦. Maikel Homin called in early position, after which the 3♦ river completed the board.

Nikopensius put in his entire stack, covering the 210,000 chips of Homin. Homin spent about five minutes in the tank before he folded under the pressure of the clock that had been called on him.

Siim Nikopensius – 1,130,000
Maikel Homin – 210,000

Martin Kabrhel raised to 50,000 from middle position, being three-bet to 125,000 by Marius Hakonsen in the cutoff. Max Rotko then spent some time on the button before announcing his all-in for 435,000.

Kabrhel asked for a count but folded once the clock was called on him. Hakonsen also took some time to think, but he let go of his cards without the need for external pressure.

Max Rotko – 660,000
Marius Hakonsen – 480,000
Martin Kabrhel – 285,000

Thomas Haapaniemi had tossed in his final 30,000 or so preflop from the hijack and was called by Kyosti Isberg and Erik Polluveer in the blinds. Isberg and Polluveer then each put in 25,000 on the 8♥5♥7♦ flop before the 10♦ turn was checked through.

Isberg picked up the aggression again on the 10♠ river, betting 75,000. Polluveer spent some time in the tank before electing to call, creating a three-way showdown.

Isberg had been caught bluffing with his K♦9♥. Polluveer tabled 7♣2♥ for two pair, beating the A♦6♥ of Haapaniemi as well, who was subsequently sent to the rail.

Erik Polluveer – 1,240,000
Kyosti Isberg – 300,000
Thomas Haapaniemi – 0

The players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the night. When they return, they will play three more levels of 40 minutes or until 24 remain, whichever comes first.

Martin Kabrhel had made it 76,000 to go in the small blind and called when big blind Yurii Zabrodotskyi made it 165,000. Kabrhel only had 55,000 behind, which were put in on the 7♠9♠J♠ flop after some thinking time.

Martin Kabrhel: Q♠Q♥
Yurii Zobrodotskyi: A♦Q♥

Zobrodotskyi was drawing slim against the queens of Kabrhel, and he doubled up the Czech high roller when the 6♦7♣ runout brought him no relief.

Yurri Zobrodotskyi – 1,430,000
Martin Kabrhel – 435,000

Dimitrios Siantikos had committed his final few blinds preflop and was looked up by Gisle Olsen.

Dimitrios Siantikos: A♣5♣
Gisle Olsen: K♥K♦

It was looking bleak for Siantikos after the 10♣Q♦7♥ flop, but the 3♣8♣ runout made him the nut flush to crack Olsen’s kings and double up.

Dimitrios Siantikos – 235,000
Gisle Olsen – 135,000.

Per Persson’s stack of 400,000 was shipped in the middle against Yurii Zabrodotskyi, one of the chipleaders.

Per Persson: A♠K♦
Yurii Zabrodotskyi: K♥K♠

Persson needed an ace to survive, although he turned some more outs on 2♦4♠7♠3♣. The 7♣ river brought him neither an ace nor a straight, however, sending him to the rail just before the clock struck midnight.

Yurii Zabrodotskyi – 1,725,000
Per Persson – 0

Day 2 of the €555 Championship will wrap up once Level 26 has been completed or 24 players have been reached, whichever comes first.

Dimitrios Siantikos was seen firing 50,000 from the big blind on a turn of J♦8♦7♠4♣. Bohdan Hyshko made the call in the hijack, leading to the 5♠ appearing on the river.

Siantikos bet another 50,000, but this time he was raised to 125,000 by Hyshko. Siantikos spent some minutes in the tank before finding a fold and forfeiting the pot to his opponent.

Bohdan Hyshko – 375,000
Dimitrios Siantikos – 260,000

In a limped pot blind-on-blind, Panagiotis Mavritsakis got his final 50,000 chips in on a flop of 3♠3♥9♣ against Kyosti Isberg.

Panagiotis Mavritsakis: 9♥7♥
Kyosti Isberg: J♥J♣

Isberg locked up the pot on the J♠, rendering the K♦ river meaningless and sending his neighbor to the rail.

Kyosti Isberg – 445,000
Panagiotis Mavritsakis – 0

On a flop of A♦9♠7♣, Tommy Piiroinen checked from the big blind to Angel Alonso in the cutoff. Alonso made a bet of 18,000, which Piiroinen min-raised to 36,000.

Alonso stuck in a call to the 8♣, where Piiroinen sized up to 125,000 after some thought. Alonso deliberated for some moments before shaking his head and mucking his A♣ face-up.

Tommy Piiroinen – 645,000
Angel Alonso – 245,000

Arriving on a turn of 10♠J♥8♣7♦, Marek Zigel on the button made a bet of 35,000, which was check-called by Maikel Homin under the gun.

The [invalid notations] then hit the river, seeing Zigel size up to 75,000. Homin spent some minutes in the tank before eventually finding a fold. Zigel wiped some sweat off his brow before tabling 5♥4♦ for a stone-cold bluff, much to the amusement of the table.

Marek Zigel – 515,000
Maikel Homin – 350,000

Kyosti Isberg raised to 20,000 in the cutoff, which Panagiotis Mavritsakis three-bet to 47,000 on the button. Small blind Stavros Petychakis then moved in for 118,000, which was called only by Mavritsakis.

Stavros Petychakis: A♠K♠
Panagiotis Mavritsakis: A♦4♦

Petychakis’ superior ace remained best on the 6♣J♠3♦Q♦3♠ board, seeing him double up and leaving his fellow Greek with just over seven big blinds.

Kyosti Isberg – 370,000
Stavor Petychakis – 276,000
Panagiotis Mavritsakis – 75,000

Mikko Harmaa raised his button to 20,000. Jakub Matusiak three-bet all-in for 66,000 from the small blind and was quickly called once Harmaa had paid for his drink.

Jakub Matusiak: A♦9♣
Mikko Harmaa: K♣J♦

The pair traded some outs on the 7♠10♠8♣ flop, with the 8♠ and 2♥ river not changing anything, seeing Matusiak double up.

Jakub Matusiak – 152,000
Mikko Harmaa – 90,000

The players have been sent on a break of 15 minutes.

Ulf Grahs had gone all in from middle position for 70,000 or so and was called by Joonas Helin on the button.

Ulf Grahs: 8♥8♣
Joonas Helin: K♠Q♣

Helin flopped best on J♦Q♦6♠ and made a straight on the 10♣A♦ runout to secure the pot. Grahs was sent to the rail and was one of many players in line to pick up their min-cash.

Joonas Helin – 290,000
Ulf Grahs – 0

Roman Isaienko had been put automatically all-in in the big blind, after which Sauli Haapaniemi and Kasper Mellanen checked through the board of Q♦6♦10♥9♥7♣.

At showdown, Mellanen tabled K♥7♥ for a pair of sevens, taking down the pot against Haapaniemi’s K♣4♥ and Isaienko’s unfortunate 3♦2♥, making the later the official bubble of the €555 Championship.

The 87 remaining players all secured themselves €1,100 as play swiftly continued.

Sauli Haapaniemi – 190,000
Kasper Mellanen – 185,000
Roman Isaienko – 0

In a blind-on-blind battle, Totti Arosuo put Martin Kabrhel all-in for 280,000 effectively.

Martin Kabrhel: 9♥9♦
Totti Arosuo: A♠4♥

The K♥5♥5♠6♣2♥ board provided no help for Arosuo, seeing Kabrhel’s nines hold for the pot of over 70 big blinds.

Martin Kabrhel – 568,000
Totti Arosuo – 290,000

Mounir Tajiou had pushed his stack of 73,000 from the hijack and had been locked up by Roberts Leia on the button.

Mounir Tajiou: A♦A♣
Roberts Leia: 9♥9♣

The Q♥8♥K♣8♦5♣ did not provide much of a sweat for Tajiou’s aces, doubling him up on the bubble.

Roberts Leia – 165,000
Mounir Tajiou – 166,000

Bernt Wetten raised his small blind to 13,000 before he called off big blind Morten Norland’s three-bet jam for 86,000.

Morten Norland: A♦10♥
Bernt Wetten: 7♣5♣

Norland’s pair of aces won the pot on the [invalid notations] runout doubling him up a few spots from the money.

Bernt Wetten – 380,000
Morten Norland – 178,000

The action was caught on a turn of 2♠4♦3♦6♣, where big blind Serhii Chalap moved his last 60,000 into a pot of 110,000. He was snap-called by Serhii Leonov in the hijack, who had the covering stack.

Serhii Chalap: A♦A♣
Serhii Leonov: 9♦5♥

Chalap could only look on in disbelief as he was drawing dead to a chop. The 7♦ river could not save his chips, sending him to the rail shortly before the money.

Serhii Leonov – 640,000
Serhii Chalap – 0

Paulo Barbosa three-bet jammed for 92,000 from the big blind and was looked up by Bernt Wetten in the cutoff.

Paulo Barbosa: A♥10♣
Bernt Wetten: Q♦J♦

The 6♥K♣A♠ flop provided a sweat for Barbosa, but the 9♣A♦ turn and river remained clean for his double-up.

“That is €1,000,” he commented as de field was left 8 spots away from reaching the money.

Bernt Wetten – 290,000
Paulo Barbosa – 193,000

Karol Bogusz had raised to 10,000 under then when Benjamin Gros three-bet to 25,000 from middle position. It folded back to Bogusz, who put on the pressure with a four-bet jam, covering Gros’ stack of 96,000.

Gros snap-called, however, and the cards hit their backs.

Benjamin Gros: A♥A♦
Karol Bogusz: A♣6♠

The 6♦10♦2♥ flop provided Bogusz with some outs, but his miracle card did not arrive on the K♠Q♠ runout as Gross doubled up a dozen spots away from the money.

Karol Bogusz – 375,000
Benjamin Gros – 204,000

Mauri Dorbek pushed in his stack of 82,000 from the big blind and was looked up by Blaz Zerjav on the button.

Mauri Dorbek: A♠Q♥
Blaz Zerjav: K♠J♥

Both players made a pair on the A♣7♠J♠3♥9♣ board. Dorbek had the highest one, thus doubling him up and leaving Zerjav with 14 big blinds.

Mauri Dorbek – 171,000
Blaz Zerjav – 70,000

Shortly after dinner, Arto Lehtonen tossed in his final few blinds preflop and was looked up by Kari Martikainen.

Arto Lehtonen: A♠5♣
Kari Martikainen: A♦K♦

Martikainen’s Big Slick faced no issues on the 4♠Q♣8♦9♥J♠ board, eliminating his neighbor from the tournament.

Kari Martikainen – 115,000
Arto Lehtonen – 0

Michel Karim – 675,000
Marius Hakonsen – 590,000
Vytautas Baltrusaitis – 575,000
Henri Kasper – 570,000
Taago Tamm – 465,000
Pekka Ikonen – 430,000
Yurri Zabrodotskyi – 420,000

The players have been sent on a dinner break of 60 minutes.

Raigo Vaikma raised to 8,000 in the hijack and was met with a three-bet to 25,000 by Urmas Lepik in the cutoff. The action folded back to Vaikma, who asked for a count and then quickly called.

Vaikma also snap-called when Lepik fired 40,000 on the 5♥Q♥K♠ flop, but quickly folded when Lepik pushed in his stack of 110,000 on the A♠ As turn.

Raigo Vaikma – 330,000
Urmas Lepik – 250,000

Benjamin Gros open-jammed for 30,000 or so from middle position and was called by Sondre Lunde in middle position, who only played 10,000 or so.

Sondre Lunde: 9♠9♣
Benjamin Gros: A♥6♠

Lunde’s nines remained ahead through the Q♥2♥Q♠4♦ flop and turn, but “Barry” came looking on the A♦ river to decide the pot in Gros’ favor, eliminating Lunde from the event.

Benjamin Gros – 45,000
Sondre Lunde – 0

Catching the tail end of a hand between Ole Roulund in the big blind and Dmitri Damaskin in the cutoff, Roulund checked the completed board of 5♠8♦10♥K♣J♥ over to his opponent.

Damaskin then shoved all in for 65,500, with the pot amounting to roughly the same size. After confirming the count, Roulund sighed and made the call. Damaskin showed K♦J♠ for top two pair, besting the 10♦9♣ of Roulund, whose third pair was not enough.

Dmitri Damaskin – 195,000
Ole Roulund – 160,000

Steinn Karlsson had raised from the cutoff when Morten Olsen made it 20,000 to go in the big blind. Karlsson then clicked it back to 40,000, which Olsen called.

The flop came 5♠4♦5♥, on which Karlsson continued for 25,000. Olsen then put Karlosson all-in for 101,500, which he called after some thinking time.

Steinn Karlsson: A♣K♦
Morten Olsen: 9♥9♣

Karlsson failed to pair his hole cards on the Q♥3♠ runout, resulting in the end of his €555 Championship run.

Morten Olsen – 525,000
Steinn Karlsson – 0

Thuy Anh Dao pushed in her stack of 71,500 from the hijack and was quickly looked up by Kari Martikainen on the button.

Thuy Anh Dao: A♠3♥
Kari Martikainen: 10♠10♣

Dao had made a move preflop but remained unrewarded when Martikainen made three of a kind on the 10♦8♠4♠2♥J♦ board to win the pot and score a knock-out.

Kari Martikainen – 250,000
Thuy Anh Dao – 0

Joergen Andersen opened to 7,500 in the hijack, being three-bet to 23,000 by Martin Zobel on the button. Panagiotis Mavritsakis then four-bet to 56,000 from the small blind, which quickly forced Andersen out of the pot.

Zobel took some thinking time and then shoved all in. Mavritsakis asked for a count, which ended up being 164,000. After some minutes had passed, Mavritsakis let go of his cards as another five-bet pot headed to Zobel without showdown.

Joergen Andersen – 245,000
Martin Zobel -233,500
Panagiotis Mavritsakis – 195,000

Big blind Yurii Zabrodotskyi was seen with a bet of 12,000 in front of him on a flop of K♣8♥8♣. Mark Clifford then raised to 26,000 in the hijack, which Zabrodotskyi called.

The 4♠ fell on the turn and saw Zabrodotskyi lead out for 15,000. Clifford gave it some good thought but ultimately decided to let go of his cards and surrender the pot.

Yurii Zabrodotskyi – 420,000
Daniel Clifford – 100,000

The 710 entries have created a prize pool of €330,150, which will be divided among the top 87 finishers. The min-cash is €1,1000, while the eventual victor will walk away with €66,050

It folded to Frederink Brink in the small blind, who put big blind Joakim Fjar all-in for his final 25,000 or so chips. Fjar put in a quick call and the cards were tabled.

Joakim Fjar: A♣J♣
Frederik Brink: 8♥8♦

Fjar could not improve on the 6♣4♦2♥Q♥8♠ runout. Brink made a set on the end to lock up the pot and send Fjar out of the tournament.

With only 26,500 in the middle, Jarkko Ruohoniemi put in his stack of 49,500 on a completed board of 9♦4♥J♥A♣Q♠. His opponent was Henri Kasper, who spent some minutes in the tank before flicking in a calling chip.

Ruohoniemi turned over A♦K♥ for top pair, but it was no good against the Q♦J♠ of Kasper, who had called correctly with two pair. Kasper was awarded with a stack worth nine starting stacks, while Ruohoniemi had no option but to join the rail.

Henri Kasper – 270,000
Jarkko Ruohoniemi – 0

The players have been sent on a 25-minute break. This also marks the final moments to (re-)enter as the late registration will have been closed when they return.

Samuel Richards had already gone all in at a prior moment in the hand for only a few big blinds when Michel Leibgorin pushed in his last 51,500 on the Q♥8♦J♠10♥ turn. Mauri Dorbek looked him up with the covering stack and all three players showed down.

Samuel Richards: 7♠7♣
Michel Leibgorin: K♠J♥
Mauri Dorbek: A♥Q♦

Dorbek had the best hand, and although the 7♥ river made Richards a set to win the main pot, the humongous side pot was awarded to Dorbek, eliminating Leibgorin during the final few hands for reentry.

Mauri Dorbek – 150,000
Samuel Richards – 25,500
Michel Leibgorin – 0

Three-way to a turn of 6♠7♦J♣A♥, the action was checked to Niklavs Zindulis in the cutoff. He made a bet of 30,000 into the sizable pot of 57,000, after which small blind Mindaugas Murauskas jammed all in for 50,500.

Aleksi Naski quickly mucked in middle position before Zindulis committed the extra chips required for a call.

Mindaugas Murauskas: J♥8♥
Niklavs Zindulis: A♦J♠

Murauskas had no outs remaining agaisnt the top two pair of Zindulis, who was officially awarded the pot on the Q♣ river, knocking out his opponent.

Niklavs Zindulis – 305,000
Aleksi Naski – 90,000
Mindaugas Murauskas – 0

Martin Zobel raised to 3,000 in the hijack, which Panagiotis Mavritsakis three-bet to 11,000 in the cutoff. Annemar Rimmel sat in the small blind and pondered for a a while before tossing in 25,000 for another reraise.

Zobel quickly mucked his cards and Mavritsakis eventually followed suit, seeing Rimmel chip up preflop.

Martin Zobel – 19,000
Annemar Rimmel – 83,000
Panagiotis Mavritsakis – 235,000

Czech high roller Martin Kabrhel was spotted at a table, being involved in a hand against Per-Thorben Kasten. Kabrhel checked from the small blind on a flop of Q♦3♠5♦ before he was met with a bet of 3,000 by Kasten.

Kabrhel put in a raise to 7,000, which Kasten quickly called. The 10♣ turn slowed down Kabrhel as he checked to Kasten again. Kasten piled in his remaining 13,000 chips, which Kabrhel called after asking for a count.

Per-Thorben Kasten: A♥A♣
Martin Kabrhel: K♥10♠

Kasten’s aces were in great shape against Kabrhel, but the K♦ made the latter two pair to crack the rockets and knock Kasten out.

Martin Kabrhel – 60,000
Per-Thorben Kasten – 0

The action was caught on a turn of A♠3♦K♥4♦, where Elias Jalovaara in early position checked to Darius-Valentin Neagoe in the cutoff. Naegoe fired 25,500, which Jalovaara called after some thinking time.

The Q♥ river then completed the board. Jalovaara checked again, after which he was put all-in for roughly 70,000 by Neagoe. After some time in the tank, Jalovaara slammed in a call. Neagoe turned over J♣10♣ for the rivered nuts, sending Jalovaara to the rail.

Darius-Valentin Neagoe – 250,000
Elias Jalovaara – 0

In a pot of roughly 25,000, Henri Kasper checked under the gun to Justas Vaiciulionis in the hijack. Vaiciulionis then made a bet of 8,500 on the A♥J♠4♥ flop, which Kasper quickly called.

The 8♣ turn saw Vaiciulionis size up to 22,500, this time folding out his Estonian opponent and taking down the pot.

Henri Kasper – 115,000
Justas Vaiciulionis – 115,000

The second day of the €555 Kings of Tallinn Championship saw a record-breaking 710 entries after the late registration had closed. After a long day of battling, only 24 remained to be in contention for the title and the trophy. Leading the bunch is Ahmet Canatan from Denmark. This marks Canatan’s first-ever cash at a Kings of Tallinn event, and he is in prime position for a shot at the first-place prize of €66,050. Canatan started the day with just 15,000, half a starting stack, but worked his way up to a massive stack of 2,135,000 when all was said and done, good for 71 big blinds when play resumes for the final day.

Following Canatan closely is Yurii Zabrodotskyi from Ukraine. Unlike Canatan, Zabrodotskyi was one of the chip leaders at the start of the day and held that momentum all day to end up with 2,125,000. Norwegian Morten Norland completes the top three and is the only other player to cross the two-million mark. Meanwhile, Siim Nikopensius sits in fourth with a stack of 1,845,000, while start-of-day big stacks Michel Karim and Stanislav Smeljov also navigated their way to another top rank.

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Ahmet Canatan	Denmark	2,135,000	71
2	Yurii Zabrodotskyi	Ukraine	2,125,000	71
3	Morten Norland	Norway	2,005,000	67
4	Siim Nikopensius	Estonia	1,845,000	62
5	Michel Karim	Sweden	1,515,000	51
6	Tommy Piiroinen	Finland	1,425,000	48
7	Martin Kabrhel	Czechia	1,320,000	44
8	Stanislav Smeljov	Estonia	965,000	32
9	Jonas Silfver	Sweden	930,000	31
10	Per Engstrom	Sweden	860,000	29

The name sticking out most by far is that of Czechian high roller Martin Kabrhel, however. Kabrhel’s divisive table antics could be heard throughout the day, to the amusement of some and the frustration of others. Kabrhel’s fellow high-stakes regular Paul Newey also made it through with a stack of 515,000, while Hanna Heinlo is looking for back-to-back final tables in this event with her short stack of 350,000.

Day 2 Action

The day started with 244 players returning from the 516 entries made during the starting flights. However, with four more levels of late registration to go, those numbers would soon be left in the dust. At the end of late registration, 710 entries had been made, creating the largest-ever field for the €555 Championship. An eye-watering prize pool of €330,150 accompanied that number, and 87 players would receive a piece.

Such fortunes were not in store for the likes of Robbie Schiffbauer, Ranno Sootla, Ilari Sahanies, Michael Dwyer, and Espen Sandvik, as they were eliminated shortly after the late registration had been closed. Mathias Siljander, Jyri Merivirta, Robert Kaggerud, Aleksi Naski, and Roope Tarmi bowed out before the field was brought down to double digits as well, with Blaz Zerjav, Sondre Stormyr, Elias Suhonen, and Juha Helppi departing with just a few tables to go. Eventually, Roman Isaienko became the bubble boy in 88th place, locking up the min-cash of €1,100 for the rest of the field.

Many more eliminations were needed before the end of the night would be reached, however. Henri Kasper, Joonas Helin, and Renan Bruschi quickly picked up their min-cash, while the likes of Benjamin Gros, Georgios Tsouloftas, Tarmo Tammel, and Tommi Lankinen reached a small pay jump. Kristiana Staure‘s dream of consecutive final tables was crushed in 42nd place for €1,400, while Kasper Mellanen (33rd – €1,600) and Henri Ojala (32nd – €1,600) bowed out around the final four tables.

Meanwhile, the tournament staff had announced that the day would end once 24 players were reached. Eventually, Bernt Wetten bluffed off the remainder of his chips and ended in 25th, marking the end of the night. The remaining 24 players bagged up and will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time to crown a champion.

The tournament will resume with 29 minutes and 35 seconds to play in Level 26: 15,000/30,000 (30,000). All levels will remain 40 minutes in length and the night will not conclude before a winner is crowned. All players have secured themselves €1,800 for their efforts, but all eyes will be on the €66,050 reserved for first place.

Remaining Payouts

The live reporting will be back bright and early tomorrow, so tune back in then to not miss any of the action from the €555 Kings of Tallinn Championship.

The final three tables have been reached, signaling the end of the night. The 24 remaining players will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time to play out the rest of the tournament, starting with 29:35 on the clock in Level 26.

Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap of Day 2.

Bernt Wetten had raised in the cutoff and saw Tommy Piiroinen defend his big blind. Piiroinen check-called Wetten’s bet of 125,000 on the 4♥10♥4♦ flop before Wetten moved in for 250,000 or so on the Q♦ turn.

Piiroinen mulled it over momentarily before deciding to call with the covering stack.

Bernt Wetten: 8♥7♦
Tommy Piroinen: 10♦8♦

“Dead,” muttered Wetten as the 4♠ river indeed could not save him. Wetten’s bluff left him without chips in 25th place, signaling the end of Day 2.

Tommy Piroinen – 1,425,000
Bernt Wetten – 0

Yurii Zabrodotskyi raised to 50,000 in middle position. Erik Polluveer made it 135,000 to go in the cutoff before Harri Karenius called all-in for 115,000 in the big blind.

Zabrodotskyi put in a tiny four-bet to 250,000 once the action folded back to him, which was enough to force Polluveer out of the pot.

Harri Karenius: 8♦6♠
Yurii Zabrodotskyi: A♥A♦

The 4♥7♠8♠ flop brought Karenius plenty of outs, but the K♦ turn and Q♥ river bricked off to secure his knock-out.

Yurri Zabrodotskyi – 2,100,000
Erik Polluveer – 450,000
Harri Karenius – 0

Morten Olsen raised to 55,000 under the gun, after which Henri Ojala called all-in for 15,000 on the button. Big blind Tommy Piiroinen defended before he and Olsen checked the 2♥Q♦10♣ flop.

Olsen then fired 55,000 on the K♥ turn, which quickly got rid of Piiroinen and forced a showdown.

Henri Ojala: 5♠5♥
Morten Olsen: K♦Q♦

Ojala needed a five to stay alive, but the river brought the 2♠ instead, eliminating him.

Moeten Olsen – 475,000
Tommy Piiroinen – 300,000
Henri Ojala – 0

Martin Kabrhel got his stack of 245,000 in preflop from the small blind against Henri Ojala in the big blind.

Martin Kabrhel: K♦10♥
Henri Ojala: A♠8♠

Ojala remained ahead throughout the 7♥Q♣2♦6♠ flop and turn, but the K♦ river decided the pot in Kabrhel’s favor. He doubled up to just over 20 big blinds while Ojala was left with less than two of them.

Martin Kabrhel – 515,000
Henri Ojala – 40,000

Siim Nikopensius was seen making a bet of 90,000 from the small blind on a turn of 6♠8♣8♥5♦. Maikel Homin called in early position, after which the 3♦ river completed the board.

Nikopensius put in his entire stack, covering the 210,000 chips of Homin. Homin spent about five minutes in the tank before he folded under the pressure of the clock that had been called on him.

Siim Nikopensius – 1,130,000
Maikel Homin – 210,000

Martin Kabrhel raised to 50,000 from middle position, being three-bet to 125,000 by Marius Hakonsen in the cutoff. Max Rotko then spent some time on the button before announcing his all-in for 435,000.

Kabrhel asked for a count but folded once the clock was called on him. Hakonsen also took some time to think, but he let go of his cards without the need for external pressure.

Max Rotko – 660,000
Marius Hakonsen – 480,000
Martin Kabrhel – 285,000

Thomas Haapaniemi had tossed in his final 30,000 or so preflop from the hijack and was called by Kyosti Isberg and Erik Polluveer in the blinds. Isberg and Polluveer then each put in 25,000 on the 8♥5♥7♦ flop before the 10♦ turn was checked through.

Isberg picked up the aggression again on the 10♠ river, betting 75,000. Polluveer spent some time in the tank before electing to call, creating a three-way showdown.

Isberg had been caught bluffing with his K♦9♥. Polluveer tabled 7♣2♥ for two pair, beating the A♦6♥ of Haapaniemi as well, who was subsequently sent to the rail.

Erik Polluveer – 1,240,000
Kyosti Isberg – 300,000
Thomas Haapaniemi – 0

The players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the night. When they return, they will play three more levels of 40 minutes or until 24 remain, whichever comes first.

Martin Kabrhel had made it 76,000 to go in the small blind and called when big blind Yurii Zabrodotskyi made it 165,000. Kabrhel only had 55,000 behind, which were put in on the 7♠9♠J♠ flop after some thinking time.

Martin Kabrhel: Q♠Q♥
Yurii Zobrodotskyi: A♦Q♥

Zobrodotskyi was drawing slim against the queens of Kabrhel, and he doubled up the Czech high roller when the 6♦7♣ runout brought him no relief.

Yurri Zobrodotskyi – 1,430,000
Martin Kabrhel – 435,000

Dimitrios Siantikos had committed his final few blinds preflop and was looked up by Gisle Olsen.

Dimitrios Siantikos: A♣5♣
Gisle Olsen: K♥K♦

It was looking bleak for Siantikos after the 10♣Q♦7♥ flop, but the 3♣8♣ runout made him the nut flush to crack Olsen’s kings and double up.

Dimitrios Siantikos – 235,000
Gisle Olsen – 135,000.

Per Persson’s stack of 400,000 was shipped in the middle against Yurii Zabrodotskyi, one of the chipleaders.

Per Persson: A♠K♦
Yurii Zabrodotskyi: K♥K♠

Persson needed an ace to survive, although he turned some more outs on 2♦4♠7♠3♣. The 7♣ river brought him neither an ace nor a straight, however, sending him to the rail just before the clock struck midnight.

Yurii Zabrodotskyi – 1,725,000
Per Persson – 0