Feras Abid Kicks off Day 2 of the Kings of Tallinn Main Event in the Lead
Welcome to Day 2 of the King's of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Park Hotel located in the heart of the Estonian capital.
Players traveled from near and far to play in the Main Event with 241 entrants joining the field on Day 1. This is just six entrants shy of a Kings of Tallinn Main Event record of 247 entrants established last year. This year's Main Event will easily establish a new record with re-entries and late-registration allowed until the start of Day 2.
A total of 156 players survived yesterday's action with Finland's Feras Abid leading the way to start the day with a huge stack of 137,700 in chips. Behind him are Estonia's Tonis Viik in second place with 119,000 and Finland's Henri Vaisanen in third place with 118,300.
Also well in the mix is one of Europe's most successful poker players Juha Helppi bringing forth a healthy stack of 112,200 in chips. Additionally, three Team OlyBet members bagged chips yesterday including Dmitrijs Meless (96,000), Carmen-Elina Vist (55,900) and Raigo Aasmaa (34,600).
Day 2 of the Main Event will kick off at 12 p.m. local time with blinds at 400/800 and an ante of 100. We will have updated chip counts for all of the players before the action resumes. Similar to yesterday, Day 2 will play out seven 60-minute blind levels with 15-minute breaks scheduled after every two blind levels.
Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 2 Blind Structure
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 9 | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 10 | 600 | 1,200 | 200 |
| 11 | 800 | 1,600 | 200 |
| 12 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 300 |
| 13 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 300 |
| 14 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 400 |
As was the case today, the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide complete coverage Day 2 and beyond until a winner is declared.