Day 1c of the €555 Championship added 209 more entries to the field to bring the total up to 451 entries with still Day 1d yet to kick off at 9 p.m. The field will get even larger tomorrow with late registration open for the first three blind levels of Day 2.
Sweden's Bengt-Anders Johnsson not only performed the best on Day 1c but also is currently the only player above 200,000 in chips after bagging up 212,600.
Bulgaria's Presiyan Tsvetanov was near the top of the leaderboard throughout the day ended in second place on Day 1c with 179,200 with the Finnish duo of Juhana Konttinen (155,500) and Luka Sorainen not too far behind.
Meanwhile, 2005 Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion and 2023 WSOPC Tallinn ring winner Ranno Sootla was unable to get anything going today as was the case with high-roller Paul Newey and local favorite Rauno "Estonian Jesus" Tahvonen (pictured below).
Check out the chip counts of the 102 survivors below:
| Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
| Bengt-Anders Johnsson | SWE | 212,600 | 177 |
| Presiyan Tsvetanov | BGR | 179,200 | 149 |
| Juhana Konttinen | FIN | 166,600 | 139 |
| Luka Sorainen | FIN | 159,300 | 133 |
| Christian Rysgaard | DNK | 158,400 | 132 |
| Daniel Smith | GBR | 149,500 | 125 |
| Haukur Bodvarsson | ISL | 148,300 | 124 |
| Oscar Peleg | SWE | 130,800 | 109 |
| Simon Persson | SWE | 125,000 | 104 |
| Christian Fuglholt | DNK | 123,700 | 103 |
| Sebastian Wahl | FIN | 116,600 | 97 |
| Santtu Leinonen | FIN | 110,300 | 92 |
| Anna-Mari Hursti | FIN | 109,000 | 91 |
| Dangiras Kuzulis | LTU | 108,600 | 91 |
| Sander Leigri | EST | 107,700 | 90 |
| Tarmo Anton | EST | 93,700 | 78 |
| Risto Parnat | EST | 90,500 | 75 |
| Maher Mahmoud | SWE | 90,000 | 75 |
| Sultans Ertinhajevs | LVA | 88,000 | 73 |
| Viktor Chaikin | LVA | 85,600 | 71 |
| Christopher Ekvall | SWE | 82,200 | 69 |
| Hans Erlandsson | SWE | 80,500 | 67 |
| Eldars Sadih-Zade | LVA | 78,000 | 65 |
| Michael Ibba | ITA | 77,900 | 65 |
| Wissam Polus | SWE | 77,500 | 65 |
| Mikko Ylamaki | FIN | 77,300 | 64 |
| Ridas Bitauskas | LTU | 76,700 | 64 |
| Jethro Rostedt | FIN | 75,300 | 63 |
| Ignas Navickas | LTU | 75,100 | 63 |
| Marcin Niedzwiecki | POL | 74,800 | 62 |
| Glen Kolmer | EST | 73,900 | 62 |
| Moya Guinot | ESP | 72,300 | 60 |
| Priit Vanem | EST | 71,000 | 59 |
| Viktor Eriksson | SWE | 69,600 | 58 |
| Viktorija Ignataviciene | LTU | 68,300 | 57 |
| Kaspars Burka | LVA | 64,300 | 54 |
| Riku Hanninen | FIN | 62,200 | 52 |
| Angel Rodriguez | ESP | 61,000 | 51 |
| Grigory Zima | 60,300 | 50 | |
| Tuomas Jalonen | FIN | 59,200 | 49 |
| Mart Tammoja | EST | 59,200 | 49 |
| Inigo Robles | ESP | 58,900 | 49 |
| Sakari Setala | FIN | 58,200 | 49 |
| Tanel Tammela | EST | 56,500 | 47 |
| Vytautas Laurinaitis | LTU | 56,000 | 47 |
| Mindaugas Kriauciunas | LTU | 55,700 | 46 |
| Thomas Haverstad | NOR | 55,500 | 46 |
| Jon Martinez | ESP | 54,500 | 45 |
| Gustaf Soderholm | SWE | 53,900 | 45 |
| Kasper Mellanen | FIN | 52,300 | 44 |
| Boris Smolianskii | ISR | 51,100 | 43 |
| Adria Comas I Roura | ESP | 50,300 | 42 |
| Markus Pohjola | FIN | 49,600 | 41 |
| Vasilijus Piskunovas | LTU | 49,400 | 41 |
| Oskar Ojaveer | EST | 48,500 | 40 |
| Jordi Baixas | ESP | 47,700 | 40 |
| Anton Pereyaslov | EST | 47,200 | 39 |
| Matias Knaapinen | FIN | 47,000 | 39 |
| Aaron Kulomaa | FIN | 45,800 | 38 |
| Steponas Venckus | LTU | 43,500 | 36 |
| Artjoms Skvarkovskis | LVA | 42,000 | 35 |
| Roi Gibstein | DEU | 41,900 | 35 |
| Kevin Karenius | FIN | 41,800 | 35 |
| Kaarel Vohandu | EST | 41,400 | 35 |
| Juho Heiska | FIN | 39,800 | 33 |
| Alberto Gonzalez | ESP | 38,600 | 32 |
| Lucas Cravero | ITA | 38,500 | 32 |
| Aleksandr Kuperman | EST | 38,000 | 32 |
| Per Engstrom | SWE | 37,900 | 32 |
| Mats Forss | SWE | 37,600 | 31 |
| Robert Schiffbauer | USA | 37,600 | 31 |
| Kristian Kostiander | FIN | 35,500 | 30 |
| Benjamin Gros | FRA | 35,200 | 29 |
| George Sandford | GBR | 35,100 | 29 |
| Jani Tuovinen | FIN | 34,300 | 29 |
| Ari Varonen | FIN | 34,300 | 29 |
| Andrejs Perederejevs | LVA | 33,900 | 28 |
| Karri Uusi-Aijo | FIN | 32,400 | 27 |
| Maksim Petrov | EST | 31,800 | 27 |
| Andrei Silencov | MDA | 31,100 | 26 |
| Nils Burman | SWE | 29,700 | 25 |
| Svetozar Marinov | BGR | 28,700 | 24 |
| Denis Rebouh | FRA | 28,100 | 23 |
| Klavs Garselis | LVA | 27,400 | 23 |
| Tero Kilkanen | FIN | 27,300 | 23 |
| Jonathan Walker | GBR | 26,800 | 22 |
| Nils Butevics | LVA | 26,700 | 22 |
| Kaspars Mamons | LVA | 26,500 | 22 |
| Hans Bergstrom | SWE | 25,800 | 22 |
| Bengt Blad | SWE | 24,300 | 20 |
| Audrius Navickas | LTU | 23,600 | 20 |
| Arto Lehtonen | FIN | 23,500 | 20 |
| Johan Palokangas | FIN | 23,400 | 20 |
| Dennis Zetterman | SWE | 21,000 | 18 |
| Andre Al-Khabbaz | SWE | 19,200 | 16 |
| Dmitri Dudakov | EST | 19,000 | 16 |
| Elias Vaaraniemi | FIN | 18,600 | 16 |
| Kent Wulff | SWE | 16,500 | 14 |
| Antonios Onoufriou | CYP | 16,000 | 13 |
| Heiko Hinkelmann | DEU | 15,400 | 13 |
| Allan Arjut | EST | 9,200 | 8 |
The clock has been stopped at 12:14 remaining in Level 9 and the dealers at each table have been asked to finish the hand they are on and then deal three more hands.
Players surviving these final hands will bag their stacks into tomorrow's Day 2 kicking off at Noon. In the meantime, players can still try to earn a big stack into Day 2 through tonight's final opening flight with Day 1d kicking off at 9 p.m.
We will update the final chip counts of the €555 Championship in about an hour. We will also update with the final Day 1d chip counts later in the evening along with a Day 2 seat draw shortly after.
Level 9: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 112/209
Kasper Mellanen checked the 
board. Santtu Leinonen (picture below from 2023 WSOPC Tallinn) bet 10,000 into a pot of around 25,000.
Mellanen went into the tank before he effectively jammed his big stack. Leinonen called off for less than 25,000 soon after and turned over the 
for a straight. Mellanen was strong as well but not strong enough as he turned over the 
for trips to double Leinonen.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santtu Leinonen |  |
75,000 | 45,000 |
| Kasper Mellanen | |
50,000 | 20,000 |
Level 9: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 113/209
WSOPC Tallinn ring champion and WSOP bracelet winner Ranno Sootla won the first-ever Kings of Tallinn when neither was really well-known yet internationally. Now both Sootla and the Kings of Tallinn are both on the global stage.
Despite now focusing on cash games, Sootla always comes to Olympic Park Casino to battle in tournaments whenever there is a big festival in town. Today was no different as he late-entered Day 1c of the €555 Championship.
Sootla is a legend of the game and one of the nicest guys you will meet on the tournament circuit. We wish the local hero success this week at the Kings of Tallinn. Perhaps he will become the first two-time champion? It won't be easy with many equally hungry players standing in his way, but he has shown time and time again he has the skills to get the job done.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranno Sootla |  |
45,000 | 15,000 |
Level 9: 600/1,200 (1,200)
Entries: 116/209
The floor just announced with the change of the blind level that this is the final blind level of Day 1c. The clock will stop with about 10 minutes (give or take) left on the clock when each table will be asked to finish the hand they are on before playing out a random amount of hands.
Those with no luck so far, can enter the final Day 1d flight at 9 p.m. This flight differs from the rest of the event, as it is a turbo-charged affair with 25-minute blind levels.
The €350 NLH Progressive Bounty is off to a hot start with 101 entries during the early parts of Level 2.
Players will enjoy 20-minute blind levels and can re-enter until their hearts are content before the start of Level 10.
Last night's 8-Game runner-up Andres Abakanov, Kert Hallik (pictured below), Juuso Kauppi, Modestas Kryzanauskas, and Jari Porkka were among the players noticed in the poker room battling it out during the early blind levels.
Good luck to all of the bounty players!
It has been many years since Estonia's Rauno Tahvonen, affectionately known as Estonian Jesus from the time he had very long hair, has graced his presense at Olympic Park Casino for an international festival.
He was in Tallinn visiting for a few months from his new home in British Columbia, Canada and now is hungry for a trophy.
It didn't work out for Estonian Jesus in the €555 Championship on Day 1c today as he was seen chilling outside the poker room.
"I am playing heads-up now against myself," joked Estonian Jesus.
"Will you get back into Day 1c or Day 1d?" we asked.
"No, I will go home to rest," said Estonian Jesus. "I plan to play the PLO satellite tonight as I would really like to play the PLO Championship tomorrow."
The satellite Estonian Jesus is referring to is the €80 satellite guaranteeing five tickets to the €1,100 Omaha Championship on Tuesday. Estonian Jesus will have plenty of time to rest, as this satellite is a late-night affair kicking off at 11 p.m.
Best of luck this week to Estonian Jesus in finding gold at the 2024 Kings of Tallinn powered by OlyBet.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rauno Tahvonen | |
0 | 0 |
This author (Jason Glatzer) hosted a podcast earlier in the week alongside Kings of Tallinn tournament director Teresa Nousiainen and long-time poker players Kelly Limonova and Anne Bezdek.
This was the initial launch of a new podcast and has lots of cool information about the history of the Kings of Tallinn, what to expect during the festival, along with many other fun tidbits.
Check out the podcast below:
Level 8: 500/1,000 (1,000)
Entries: 135/203
Just before the blinds increased, we noticed Allan Arjut taking a break from mixed games to play some two-card fun at his table. As we joked that he can ask if he could buy in twice so he could play with more cards, he got a laugh but shortly after the next hand was dealt which resulted in Bartosz Wesolek delivering a bad beat to Adria Comas I Roura (pictured below from the 2023 Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown)
Comas I Roura opened for a min-raise from middle position before Wesolek jammed for 7,200 from the cutoff. Roi Gibstein asked about the jam-sizing before he opted to fold from the big blind with Comas I Roura snap-calling moments later.
Adria Comas I Roura: 
Bartosz Wesolek: 
Comas I Roura seemed to take it well when his cowboys were defeated by Wesolek's full house after the 
ran out on the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartosz Wesolek |  |
16,500 | 13,500 |
| Adria Comas I Roura | |
13,000 | 17,000 |
As we mentioned earlier in the coverage, Joonas Helin bought all nine seats in the €150 Flip & Go Mystery Bounty with a total price tag of €1,350.
What we didn't mention, is that this flip was run out. Fellow Finns Jari Hurri and Heikki Piira followed the same route as Helin, although they decided not to bother even running the flip.
Four other players punch their ticket to the final day on March 3 when a top €10,000 mystery bounty prize will be on the line. Josh Stewart, 2024 €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup champion Sven Omland (pictured below), and Mart Antikainen all ran pure and advanced on their first try, while Henri Antikainen also advanced with only two bullets.
The prize pool in the €555 Championship has reached €202,400 with 198 entries in the mix thus far on Day 1c growing the field to 432 entries and counting.
The final opening flight in Day 1d kicks off today at 9 p.m. and players can still get into the mix with late registration and re-entries open during the first three blind levels of Tuesday's Day 2.
Iceland's Haukur Bodvarsson has made his second Day 1c bullet count as he has already amassed 135,000 in chips from his 30,000 starting stack at the second break.
In other news, France's Benjamin Gros (pictured below) is back and ready to defend his title. He is off to a hot start and was among the chip leaders at the break.
Check out below some of the top stacks from around the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haukur Bodvarsson |  |
135,000 | 105,000 |
| Presiyan Tsvetanov |  |
131,600 | 101,600 |
| Bengt-Anders Johnsson |  |
125,000 | 95,000 |
| Daniel Smith |  |
120,300 | 90,300 |
| Oscar Peleg |  |
95,000 | 65,000 |
| Benjamin Gros |  |
92,000 | 62,000 |
| Dominik Ostrowski | |
90,000 | 60,000 |
| Viktor Eriksson | |
90,000 | 60,000 |
| Ridas Bitauskas |  |
88,000 | 58,000 |
Players are on their second and final 15-minute break. We will update the top stacks from around the room shortly after the action resumes for three more blind levels until surviving players bag their stacks into tomorrow's Day 2.
Famous poker streamer Scott "PokerBrahs" Kenyon was busy checking up on his friend and fellow streamer Oskar "DeckFlow" Ojaveer after he busted the €150 NLH/PLO4/PLO5 event.
"I was thinking of re-entering, but decided that wasn't the best plan," Kenyon shared. "I plan to instead take a break before I enter the €250 Pot-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw at 7 p.m."
This event is a staple in Tallinn but not run anywhere else as far as we know. There was even a €555 WSOP Circuit ring event on tap during the inaugural World Series of Poker Circuit in Tallinn. This was also the first-ever for a WSOP Circuit ring event.
"Where else can you get a pot-limit deuce-to-seven triple draw tournament?" Kenyon asked rhetorically. "I have to play it."
We agreed with Kenyon's assessment and wish him the best of luck in winning a trophy in this unique event starting at 7 p.m.
As we mentioned earlier in the coverage, the second and final day of the €150 OlyBet Flip & Go Mystery Bounty helps conclude the Kings of Tallinn on Sunday, March 3 when at least a €10,000 top mystery bounty prize is guaranteed.
This is unlike most other mystery bounty events as players will need to flip their way into the money in one-hand flips. The flips will run all week long starting on the first break after Level 3.
Finland's Joonas Helin (pictured below at the 2023 Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown) had a different approach during the last break where he decided to remove all variance and buy all nine spots. Kings of Tallinn founder Teresa Nousiainen explained the backstory.
"Joonas came up to me yesterday and said: 'I never have won a flip during the Flip & Go before," Nousiainen began. "He asked if he could buy out the table and automatically advance. I confirmed that this was within the rules and he took pride in advancing to Day 2 for the first time in a Flip & Go Mystery Bounty tournament at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park.
It is worth dropping by the flips table whether you plan to flip or not as they always provide tons of excitement and drama. Best of luck if you decide to flip away in advancing to Day 2.
Level 6: 300/600 (600)
Entries: 144/180
Just before the blinds increased, Ralf Mikk committed his stack of around 10,000 with the 
on the board after the flop and was up against Jethro Rostedt.
Ralf Mikk: 
Jethro Rostedt: 
Mikk was behind but things got worse on the turn. Despite holding a flush draw, he was drawing dead to Rostedt's full house. The river completed the board and Mikk will need to re-enter if he wishes to advance to Day 2 via the Day 1c opening flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jethro Rostedt | |
50,000 | 20,000 |
| Ralf Mikk | |
0 | 0 |
Event #19: €150 NLH/PLO4/PLO5 puts hold'em and Omaha lovers against each other in a poker battle that changes between three games.
The event has already attracted 69 entries but there are just 62 players remaining early on Level 2.
Norway's Jorg Blu and his partner Tove Kristiansen both love poker and hopped into the event. So far so good for Kristiansen, but Blu will need to re-enter as he was one of the seven players to already hit the rail.
There is still plenty of time to hop into this event with nine levels of late registration and a 20-minute clock. Best of luck to all of the €150 NLH/PLO4/PLO5 players.
Level 5: 200/500 (500)
Entries: 144/172
Paul Newey (pictured below) is a well-known poker aficionado who has played the highest-stakes tournaments in the world including one with a seven-figure buy-in.
We are honored to have him both yesterday and today competing for his spot in Kings of Tallinn history in the €555 Kings of Tallinn Championship. He is at a table with the 'yoga stretching' Rauno "Estonian Jesus" Tahvonen, who is back to Tallinn for a visit after moving from Estonia to Canada many years ago.
While Tahvonen was busy with a few-minute stretching exercise, Newey was busy winning chips against Nicolas Courbin.
Newey jammed about half a starting stack with the 
on the board after the turn and was called by Courbin.
Paul Newey: 
Nicolas Courbin:
Newey was ahead with a full house but had to sweat a three outer.
"Nice hand," Courbin genuinely said to Newey after the river completed the board to further improve him to a lesser full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Newey | |
45,000 | 15,000 |
| Nicolas Courbin | |
17,000 | 13,000 |
| Rauno Tahvonen | |
16,000 | 14,000 |
Level 5: 200/500 (500)
Entries: 147/172
There were 5 players in the pot with 8,700 in the pot when four players checked. Anton Pereyaslov fired out a small bet of 1,500 which got three players to fold with American poker globetrotter Robbie Schiffbauer the only player to call.
Both players checked the turn before Schiffbauer bet 3,500 on the river. Pereyaslov tanked for about 20 seconds before he called. Schiffbauer turned over the 
for a set of snowmen and won the pot after Pereyaslov mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robbie Schiffbauer |  |
55,000 | 25,000 |
| Anton Pereyaslov | |
50,000 | 10,000 |
Level 4: 200/400 (400)
Entries: 145/165
WSOPC Tallinn poker commentator George Sandford (pictured below) is back in Tallinn. This time as a player at the 2024 Kings of Tallinn. He made a deep run yesterday in the €555 Pot-Limit Omaha 4 & 5 Cards PKO but hit the rail before the money and now is trying to see if he can have a better result playing with two cards.
While Sandford is primarily known as a PLO cash game beast, he also has had some success in tournaments (even in hold'em) over the years. He is off to a decent start when he got his stack in the middle in the following hand.
There was already nearly 10,000 in chips in the pot when both Mikko Ylamaki and Sandford checked the flop. Ylamaki fired out for 3,500 on the turn which results in a snap-call by Sandford.
Ylamaki bet 5,500 after the 
river completed the board. Sandford jammed for 19,500 about 30 seconds later. Ylamaki paused for a few moments before giving up on the hand to send Sandford back above a starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Sandford | |
41,000 | 11,000 |
| Mikko Ylamaki |  |
35,000 | 5,000 |
Level 4: 200/400 (400)
Entries: 139/156
Poker streamer Oskar Ojaveer wasn't able to get much going on Day 1c and was recently on the rail.
"This isn't a good place for you to be," we said when Ojaveer was standing in front of the media desk.
Ojaveer appeared confused by the statement, so we reassured him that standing in front of the media desk was fine, but him being out of Day 1c early wasn't the best one could hope for.
"Are you re-entering?" we asked.
"I am not sure yet," replied Ojaveer with a huge smile. "I am recharging, then we will see."
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskar Ojaveer | |
0 | 0 |
Level 4: 200/400 (400)
Entries: 137/152
Maksim Petrov bet 3,500 into a pot of around double that with the 
on the board after the turn and was called by Roman Jezov.
Both players checked the river. Petrov turned over the 
for a bricked gutshot straight draw with his ten and eight still also alive on the river. Jezov showed the 
which was good enough to win the pot with two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Jezov | |
35,000 | 5,000 |
| Maksim Petrov | |
25,000 | 5,000 |
Check out the video highlights below from Day 3 of the 2024 Kings of Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino and the adjoining Hilton Tallinn Park.
Players are on their first break. The €150 OlyBet Flip & Go Mystery Bounty opening flights consisting of one-hand flips will begin on the break.
We recommend checking out the action whether you plan to play or not as players typically have fun flipping away creating memorable moments and a fun vibe.
Level 3: 100/300 (300)
Entries: 126/139
There was already a bit of action preflop when Kim Lindstrom committed his stack of 6,000. Juhana Kontinen raised to 29,000. Per Engstrom tanked for several minutes before he folded and forfeited the 4,000 in chips that were in front of him while Evert Andersson came to a similar conclusion a short while later.
Kim Lindstrom:
Juhana Kontinen: 
Lindstrom was ahead after both the 
flop and the turn. However, the 
spiked the river to push Kontinen ahead with a better pair and Lindstrom was out of chips instead of doubling his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vygerdas Jonikas | |
75,000 | 45,000 |
| Juhana Konttinen | |
55,000 | 25,000 |
| Per Engstrom | |
40,000 | 10,000 |
| Kim Lindstrom | |
0 | 0 |
Level 3: 100/300 (300)
Entries: 124/134
Day 1c is officially the largest opening flight thus far in the €555 Kings of Tallinn Championship with 134 entries in the mix before the first break.
Day 1a was the previous largest opening flight with 133 entries.
Feras Abid, Kim Lindstrom, Aki Nevalainen, poker streamer Oskar Ojaveer (pictured below), Henri Schalin, Sebastian Wahl, and Tero Kilkainen are among the players recently noticed in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feras Abid | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Sebastian Wahl | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Tero Kilkainen | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Henri Schalin | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Kim Lindstrom | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Oskar Ojaveer | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Aki Nevalainen | |
30,000 | 0 |
Level 2: 100/300 (300)
Entries: 120/127
Sweden's Gia Carnestrom (pictured below playing the Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown Queens of Tallinn event has been active in the poker community for decades both as a player and reporter. Although she mostly retired from reporting, she pitched in during last year's Kings of Tallinn for one day as pinch relief. We appreciate everything she has contributed to the poker community over the years.
It hasn't been the hottest of starts for Carnestrom but she just won a smaller pot against Jari Karkkainen as follows.
Carnstrom fired out for about half the pot with a bet of 2,000 on the 
flop and was snap-called by Karkkainen. Both players checked the turn before both players checked against after the paired the board.
Karkkainen turned over the 
. Carnestrom didn't connect with the board either, but her 
was good enough to take down the pot and win back some chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gia Carnestrom | |
23,000 | 7,000 |
| Jari Karkkainen | |
20,000 | 10,000 |
Level 2: 100/200 (200)
Entries: 110/115
The second and final day of the €150 OlyBet Flip & Go Mystery Bounty takes place on the final day of the Kings of Tallinn on Sunday, March 3 when at least a €10,000 top mystery bounty prize is guaranteed.
This isn't like any other mystery bounty event as players will need to flip their way into the money in one-hand flips. The flips will run all week long starting on the first break after Level 3.
It is worth dropping by the flips table whether you plan to flip or not as they always provide tons of excitement and drama. Best of luck if you decide to flip away in advancing to Day 2.
Level 2: 100/200 (200)
Entries: 99/102
The century mark has been achieved for Day 1c with now all three opening flights thus far attracting at least 100 entries.
Antonios Onoufriou, Andrius Bielskis (picture below from 2023 Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown), Roope Holma, and Kestutis Jungevicius are among the newer entries.
Meanwhile, Aleksander Lattikas hit the rail during Level 2 and has yet to re-enter. However, Iceland's Haukur Bodvarsson opted to get right back in after busting earlier this level with a fresh stack of 30,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kestutis Jungevicius | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Roope Holma | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Andrius Bielskis | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Antonios Onoufriou | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Haukur Bodvarsson | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Aleksander Lattikas | |
0 | 0 |
Level 2: 100/200 (200)
Entries: 87/89
Day 1c lost its first player in Ingmar Ivask just before the blinds increased. Iceland's Haukur Bodvarsson, who was sitting on a short stack before also losing his stack as well, recapped the action.
Ivask fired out on the turn with both a jack coming on the flop and a queen on the turn before Marko Harkonen (pictured below at the 2023 Kings of Tallinn Sumer Showdown) jammed his stack. Ivask called with 
and needed a three outer to survive with Harkonen tabling the 
. No miracle came and Ivask was out the door. Bodvarsson subsequently lost his short stack after the blind level increased at the same table leaving a couple of early big stacks on Table 6.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marko Harkonen | |
65,000 | 35,000 |
| Anton Pereyaslov | |
60,000 | 30,000 |
| Ingmar Ivask | |
0 | 0 |
| Haukur Bodvarsson | |
0 | 0 |
Level 1: 100/100 (100)
Entries: 77/77
Viktorija Ignataviciene (pictured below) checked the 
board before Tomi Arponen fired out for 6,000 into a pot of a few chips more.
The mental gears were visibly churning for Ignataviciene who tanked for a couple of minutes before she found a call.
"Your good, nice call," said Arponen who was trying to steal the pot with .
He knew this wasn't going to be good enough for most calls but many others at the table echoed 'nice call' after Ignataviciene tabled the 
.
Ignataviciene did a respectful quiet fist pump into the air and is off to a hot start on Day 1c.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viktorija Ignataviciene | |
45,000 | 15,000 |
| Tomi Arponen | |
18,000 | 12,000 |
Level 1: 100/100 (100)
Entries: 69/69
Many players (and some staff) have recently arrived in the last couple of days with more to come from Paris where the EPT was taking place.
While poker legend Barny Boatman won the Main Event, Sweden's Hans Erlandsson also had a reason to celebrate as he notched his largest live poker cash with a 14th-place finish worth €63,550. Erlandsson was one of the players to recently arrive from the EPT and is now ready to battle for Kings of Tallinn glory as he was one of the early players in the Day 1c field.
The flight has nearly doubled in size from its opening bell with 69 entries in the mix already midway through Level 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Erlandsson | |
30,000 | 0 |
Level 1: 100/100 (100)
Entries: 35/35
Tomi Arponen, Hanna Heinlo, Vygerdas Jonikas, Anna-Mari Hursti (pictured below winning a hand during the 2024 WSOPC Tallinn Main Event), Aleksandr Kuperman, and Jonathan Walker are among the early players in the field at the start of Day 1c.
Best of luck to this crew and everyone else in accumulated a massive stack for Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Walker | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Aleksandr Kuperman | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Anna-Mari Hursti | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Vygerdas Jonikas | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Hanna Heinlo | |
30,000 | 0 |
| Tomi Arponen | |
30,000 | 0 |
Level 1: 100/100 (100)
Entries: 35/35
Cards are in the air to start Day 1c of the €555 Championship after preliminary announcements by the Kings of Tallinn founder Teresa Nousiainen about important information about the day. The opening flight began with 35 players in their seats with many more to come throughout the nine blind levels of the day.
Welcome back to the 2024 Kings of Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino from Feb. 23 to March 3. The first three days have been through the roof with many records expected to be shattered during the 10-day festival.
Our live reporting coverage will be brought to you by Jason Glatzer in English while we will also be hosting local coverage in both Estonian and Finnish.
The coverage resumes with Day 1c of the €555 Championship Event with us providing a recap and final chip counts of tonight's Day 1d. Tonight we will also know the initial seat draw for tomorrow's Day 2. So far, the event is ahead of pace to set a new record for this event with 242 entries already getting into the mix.
The €555 Championship boasts four opening flights. Most of the tournament boasts 40-minute blind levels outside of tonight's Day 1d which features a faster structure with 25-minute levels. Each opening flight boasts nine blind levels with re-entries and late registrations allowed for the first three blind levels on Tuesday's Day 2 before closing at the start of Level 13.
Players start with 30,000 in chips with Monday featuring the final two opening flights with Day 1c at 12 p.m. and Day 1d at 9 p.m.
Last year, France's Benjamin Gros dazzled the crowd at the 2023 Kings of Tallinn €555 Championship after defeating a banner crowd of 559 entries to win the €55,500 top prize. So far, Ukraine's Myhailo Mikhalov leads the 108 players advancing through the first two opening flights with 180,800 in chips.
Our coverage will resume when cards are in the air for Day 1c at noon. Stay tuned to follow along the action until a winner is crowned.
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