Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2019 Tallinn Summer Showdown
Main Event
Day: 2
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
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Finland's Tapio Vihakas bagged a chip leading stack of 560,000 in chips on Day 2 of the Tallinn Summer Showdown €1,100 Main Event at Hilton Tallinn Park and Olympic Park Casino.
Among the nearly $300,000 in cashes accumulated by the Finn is a final table appearance at the very first Summer Showdown Main Event in 2017 where he took eighth place for €3,670.
Two other Finns are on top of the chip counts with 23 players remaining in Jussi Mattila with 528,000 in chips and Day 1 chip leader Mathias Siljander with a cool 500,000 in chips. Yesterday, Mattila predicted he would end Day 1 with 137,000 in chips midway through the day and bagged exactly that. He was a little off today with his prediction of 488,000 in chips but once again close.
Day 2 Recap
The second day began with late registration open for one blind level. The field grew from 168 entrants to 195 entrants to create a €185,250 prize pool and a €46,700 top prize. This crushed the record last year when the Summer Showdown Main Event attracted 165 entrants.
Eliminations took place at a fast and furious pace throughout the day. Siljander and Vihakis had the chip lead most of the day but Estonia's Kelly Limonova also had the chip lead for a time before she eventually bagged 450,000 in chips. Regardless of how things turn out for Limonova, she will have the honor of being the last woman remaining in the Main Event.
In addition, Limonova and Andres Loiv are the last two players remaining in the Last Longer Competition hosted by Olybet Poker for its qualifiers. The last player standing will be awarded a Battle of Malta Main Event ticket valued at €555.
The day was scheduled to end after eight blind levels of an hour each. However, when the eighth blind level of the day began with 28 players remaining and 23 guaranteed a min-cash of at least €2,180, the tournament director decided that for better or for worse that players would be in the money by the end of the day.
After the tournament was down to just 24 players, players were given a short break for a redraw and were instructed they would be hand for hand the remainder of the day. However, a cooler took place to end the bubble in just one hand.
Kim Lindstrom opened and was called by Siljander before Pasi Laihinen made a sizeable three-bet. Lindstrom folded before Siljander jammed. At the time, Siljander wasn't huge on chips and if his opponent called and he lost the hand, he would have had the one of the shortest stacks in play. Laihinen did indeed called and was well ahead with pocket aces to Siljander's king-queen suited. The flop was a safe one for Laihinen but he was stunned after the board gave his opponent a runner-runner flush to send him out on the rail in 24th place.
After players bagged chips, they were invited to the casino floor for the Players Party for free drinks and to be entertained by the Finnish band Higher Ground.
Day 3 of the Main Event will kick off at 12 p.m. local time tomorrow with 14:38 remaining in Level 16 with blinds at 2,500/5,000 and a big blind ante of 5,000. After this level, blinds will increase every hour as they have been throughout the event. The plan entering the day is to play down to a final table of eight players.
As was the case the past two days, the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide complete coverage tomorrow and beyond until a winner is declared.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Markus Asikainen | Finland | 279,500 | 56 |
| 1 | 2 | Jussi Mattila | Finland | 528,500 | 106 |
| 1 | 3 | Igor Pihela Sr. | Estonia | 147,000 | 29 |
| 1 | 4 | Ranno Sootla | Estonia | 76,000 | 15 |
| 1 | 5 | Kelly Limonova | Estonia | 450,000 | 90 |
| 1 | 6 | Timo Ruuska | Finland | 135,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 7 | Algimantas Jablonskis | Lithuania | 82,500 | 17 |
| 1 | 8 | Andres Loiv | Estonia | 337,000 | 67 |
| 2 | 1 | Rain Heeringas | Estonia | 112,000 | 22 |
| 2 | 2 | Santeri Piiroinen | Finland | 181,500 | 36 |
| 2 | 3 | Jari Lahtinen | Finland | 313,500 | 63 |
| 2 | 4 | Jaakko Rajaniemi | Finland | 161,500 | 32 |
| 2 | 5 | Ahmed Ibrahimi | Morocco | 430,000 | 86 |
| 2 | 6 | Mathias Siljander | Finland | 500,000 | 100 |
| 2 | 7 | Dmitrijs Kornevs | Latvia | 184,000 | 37 |
| 3 | 1 | Aki Pyysing | Finland | 401,000 | 80 |
| 3 | 2 | Marius Morel | Estonia | 57,500 | 12 |
| 3 | 3 | Tarmo Tammel | Estonia | 171,500 | 34 |
| 3 | 4 | Markku Koplimaa | Estonia | 150,000 | 30 |
| 3 | 5 | Tapio Vihakas | Finland | 560,000 | 112 |
| 3 | 6 | Kim Lindstrom | Finland | 337,500 | 68 |
| 3 | 7 | Toomas Polli | Estonia | 175,000 | 35 |
| 3 | 8 | Peter Warfvinge | Sweden | 77,300 | 15 |
*Photos courtesy of Elena Kask / Tallinn Summer Showdown
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
||
|
528,500
188,500
|
188,500 |
|
500,000 | |
|
||
|
450,000 | |
|
430,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
401,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
|
337,500
-32,500
|
-32,500 |
|
337,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
313,500
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
|
279,500
213,400
|
213,400 |
|
184,000
103,900
|
103,900 |
|
181,500
-28,500
|
-28,500 |
|
175,000
150,200
|
150,200 |
|
171,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
161,500
51,100
|
51,100 |
|
150,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
147,000
-183,000
|
-183,000 |
|
|
135,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
112,000
-158,000
|
-158,000 |
|
82,500
500
|
500 |
|
77,300
-172,700
|
-172,700 |
|
76,000
-104,000
|
-104,000 |
|
||
|
57,500
-22,500
|
-22,500 |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
First hand on the bubble was a sick one. Kim Lindstrom opened for 11,000 from early position and Mathias Siljander called from the button. Pasi Laihinen three-bet to 55,000 from the big blind and Lindstrom folded.
Siljander then jammed for about 270,000, which covered the 210,000 Laihinen had behind. Laihinen snap-called and looked to be in good shape to double.
Pasi Laihinen: 
Mathias Siljander: 
The 
flopped seemed like a good one for Laihinen. A crowd gathered around after the tabled oohed and ahhed when the 
came on the turn to give Siljander a flush draw.
The 
spiked the river to give Siljander the flush and Laihinen bubbled the Main Event with aces in 24th place.
After the hand, bags were passed around. Stay tuned at PokerNews for full chips counts, a table draw, and a recap of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The unscheduled break has ended and players are now hand-for-hand on the bubble.
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Kelly Limonova opened for 12,000 from early position before she called a jam of around 60,000 from Mikael Andersson from middle position.
Mikael Andersson: 
Kelly Limonova:
Limonova had a flush draw after the 
flop and Andersson was drawing dead to her flush after the 
came on the turn. The 
completed the board on the river and Andersson was eliminated.
After the hand, the tournament director paused the clock for a quick redraw. Players will be taking a short break and come back on the bubble playing hand for hand with 24 players remaining and 23 guaranteed at least a €2,180 min-cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Johan Palokangas jammed for about 15 big blinds from early position with 
before Kim Lindstrom over-jammed with 
from one seat over for more than 20 big blinds.
An ace spiked the 
flop and Palokangas couldn't get back into the hand after the 
came on the turn followed by the on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Jari Lahtinen opened from the hijack to 11,000 and got a call from Mathias Siljander from the button. Lahtinen bet 10,000 after the 
came on the flop and got a quick call from Siljander.
The action slowed a bit after the came on the turn. Lahtinen eventually checked and Siljander fired out for nearly the pot for 45,000. Lahtinen went into the tank for a couple of minutes.
"Do you want me to show if you fold?" asked Siljander.
Lahtinen eventually folded and Siljander turned over 
, which whiffed the board, as he collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
330,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The VIP party will begin at 9 p.m. Not only will there be free drinks for all Summer Showdown players but amazing music as well with High Ground performing.
The band consists of former X-Factor performer Ella Tepponen singing, Jarkko Rantala on drums, Tuomas "Gary" Keskinen on guitar, Jukka Korpela on bass, and Unto Luoto on keyboard.
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000