Juha Helppi in the Lead to Start Day 3 of the OlyBet Kings of Tallinn Main Event
Welcome to Day 3 of the 2018 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event at the Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Park Hotel.
The field has been trimmed down from 268 entrants to just 60 to start the day with Finnish poker superstar Juha Helppi leading the way with 316,500. Just behind him are a pair of Lithuanians [Removed:174] (second place - 313,000) and Arunas Garunkstis (third place - 282,000).
Also in the mix are two Team OlyBet pros in Raigo Aasmaa (139,500) and Dmitrijs Meless (131,500). Estonia's Kelly Limonova is fairing a bit better than the two Team OlyBet pros bringing forth a stack of 278,000. Her story will be interesting to watch as she was down to just 4,000 in chips yesterday before winning hand after hand to bring her chip stack up to as high as 380,000.
Seven one-hour blind levels will be played today and festival organizers expect players that bag chips to earn at least a minimum cash of €2,120 with 31 players getting paid. Of course, all eyes are on who will win the trophy and the top prize of €62,000 which will be determined on the final day on Sunday.
Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 3 Blind Structure
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 500 |
| 16 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 500 |
| 17 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 500 |
| 18 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 |
| 19 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 |
| 20 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 |
| 21 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 2,000 |
As was the case the past two days, the PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the floor to provide complete coverage Day 3 and beyond until a winner is declared.