Throughout the day we will bring you the results of some of the 46 side events to take place during the 2018 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn.
Estonia's Henri Kasper was one of the early winners of the poker festival taking down Event #9: €110 NLHE Hyper Turbo Bounty Freezeout for €1,800.
The other player to haul down a four-figure cash in the event was Finland's Nemo Rafael Vilpponen who took the runner-up prize of €1,260.
Arto Ilmari Loikkanen opened with 
from under the gun to 65,000 and got a call from Juha Helppi with 
from the hijack. Shahin Shirazi Nejad, who entered the final table as a short stack and hasn't yet been active, thought for a moment before jamming his 322,000 stack with 
.
Loikkanen quickly folded and Helppi called but didn't seem that thrilled about doing so.
The 
board was unable to help Helppi and Nejad gets the double-up he was talked about he needed before the final table began.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
1,000,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
|
786,000
439,000
|
439,000 |
Estonia's Silver Nommik was waiting for a spot to get his small stack in and his stack was down to 196,000 in chips.
He jammed all-in with 
from the cut-off and was called by Arunas Garunkstis from the big blind with 
.
Nommik was a 2:1 underdog before the flop and was in a world of hurt after his opponent paired the 
needing a pair of runners for a save. The on the turn wasn't one of them and Nommik's fate was sealed.
The Estonian was officially eliminated in ninth place for €5,200 after the 
completed the board on the river and the title will not stay in home soil.
Currently left in the field are five Finns, two Lithuanians and a Swede. Players are now all guaranteed a payout of at least the €6,200 slated for eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
429,000
|
429,000 |
|
Busted |
Photos compliments of Rene Velli.
![Arunas Garunkstis and [Removed:174]](https://s.pnimg.net/7FNgqr5HMEnJqnTkifI8aQDnb0oqor2hTN5sXE6cXwk/pr:reporting-gallery-thumbnail/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTU3Lzc0L3g3YjVj/OTA4MjI1LmpwZw.webp)
![[Removed:174], Arto Antero Lehtonen and Arto Ilmari Loikkanen](https://s.pnimg.net/zGNbwWvUrytmu1Hdzh8LWOtZhwmMEC61pKKpumNmlwU/pr:reporting-gallery-thumbnail/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTU3Lzc0L3gzOWRj/N2ZjZWViLmpwZw.webp)
![[Removed:174], Arto Antero Lehtonen and Arto Ilmari Loikkanen](https://s.pnimg.net/BmKpFkrVZaKmgqjx86NRNZbUlc_mH-Ovi3Vd2L8cZTw/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTU3Lzc0L3g4NDZi/YjI1ODYzLmpwZw.webp)
As we earlier mentioned, [Removed:174] was eliminated in seventh-place on last year's OlyBet Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table after losing a huge chip-leader pot with pocket fives.
He shared that he learned a lot and wasn't planning to place himself in a similar situation this year. Either to remind him or to have a laugh - or both - he is wearing a t-shirt with two giant playing cards representing pocket fives.
The two-day €3,000 is now on the money bubble with seven players left and six getting paid at least a minimum cash of €6,800. The tournament attracted 43 entrants and boasts a top prize of €41,100.
2018 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn Final Seven
| Seat | Name | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthias Tikerpe | Estonia | 401,000 |
| 2 | Aki Pyysing | Finland | 88,000 |
| 3 | Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 127,000 |
| 4 | Espen Uhlen Jorstad | Norway | 250,500 |
| 5 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 385,500 |
| 6 | Igor Piheza Jr. | Estonia | 151,000 |
| 7 | Rauno Kiviloo | Estonia | 104,500 |
OlyBet is hosting €100 freerolls every two hours starting at 3 p.m. EET today. You can learn the password by watching the stream. The final table commentator Kristijan Laas confirmed he will be among the players in action.
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,000
On the second hand of the final table, Arto Ilmari Loikkanen raised to 50,000 with 
from early position. it folded to Arunas Garunkstis in the small blind who three-bet to 132,000 with .
Loikkanen four-bet to 260,000 and Garunkstis thought and called.
Garaunkstis checked the 
flop and Loikkanen led out for 200,000. Garunkstis tanked for a minute before he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
263,000
|
263,000 |
|
|
871,000
-118,000
|
-118,000 |
Cards are now in the air. Blinds are 12,000/24,000 with a 3,000 ante.
