After a 14-hour day, the 583 entries of the €555 Championship at Kings of Tallinn: Autumn Edition were whittled down to just 16 remaining players. Rasmus Lundstrom stood atop of the counts when the day finished, having bagged a massive pile of 3,615,000 chips, more than twice the amount of his nearest contender and 90 big blinds at the start of Day 3.

Lundstrom is a regularly seen guest at Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn, with all his recorded live cashes coming from the Estonian capital. Lundstrom's first appearance happened only just over a year ago,  but he has racked up no less than four victories in that timeframe, in addition to three other final tables. Now, the Finn is poised to make a run at his fifth trophy, a remarkable feat.

Meanwhile, Turkish player Koray Korkmaz, who occupies the tenth spot on his country's all-time money list, sits in second place on the leaderboard with 1,725,000. Lundstrom's fellow Finn Thanh Doan completes the podium with a stack of 1,580,000, while Joel Haapio is only one chip behind with 1,575,000.

End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Among the six short stacks are the final ladies standing Kristiana Stauere (560,000) and Hanno Heinlo (520,000), and tenth and ninth on Estonia's all-time money list Tarmo Tammel (455,000) and Igor Pihela Sr. (280,000).

Day 2 Action

It seems eons ago, but Day 2 started with three levels of late registration still open. After everyone had their chance to fire a reentry, yesterday's €5,000 Progressive Bounty Winner Juha Helppi was among the first dozens of eliminations, along with defending champion Mikko Ylamaki. They were joined at the rail by the likes of Sebastian Whal, Touko Berndtson, Mitchell Hynam, Phil Gross, and Maximilian Sanders, who all fell outisde of the top 100.

With 71 places receiving a part of the €274,010 prize pool, the money was getting closer at that point. Roope Tarmi and Luka Sorainen were eliminated a few tables away, but ultimately it was Markku Koplimaa who went home with nothing but the unfortunate title of bubble boy.

Once in the money, Igor Pihela Jr. (54th - €1,200) and Jari Mahonen (45th - €1,200) were among the quick exits while the likes of Aleksi Naski (36th - €1,350) and Joshua Stewart (27th - €1,850) got a bit further but couldn't make it to the end of the day.

Kalle Parkkinen's elimination in 25th heralded a three-table redraw. Among the final eliminations of the night was start-of-day chipleader Theophile George (21st - €2,100) until Kristjan Maasalu got knocked in 17th for €2,700 to leave two tables remaining. They then bagged up for the third and final day.

The 16 remaining players have all guaranteed themselves €2,700, but all eyes will be on the first-place prize of €52,760. 

Remaining Payouts

The fight for that pile of cash, along with the trophy of course, will recommence tomorrow, October 24, at 1 p.m. local time when the third and final day starts. The tournament will resume with 19 minutes and 10 seconds left in Level 26: 20,000/40,000 (40,000), after which each subsequent level will last 40 minutes.

Day 3 will not stop play until a winner is crowned, so be sure to check back in tomorrow to find out who will be the newest Kings of Tallinn champion.

Level 26: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 16/583

With 16 players remaining and 19 minutes and 10 seconds left to play in Level 26, Day 2 of the €555 Championship has reached its conclusion.

Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day.

Level 26: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 17/583

Kristjan Maasalu got his last 580,000 in from the button against Juho Suutari in the cutoff and was at risk.

Kristjan Maasalu:
Juho Suutari:

Both players had a set as the was turned, but the remained free of quads, eliminating Maasalu in 17th.

He was the final player to leave the tournament area on Day 2 as the 16 remaining players started bagging up for Day 3.

Level 26: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 18/583

Kristiana Stauere on the button had Modestas Kryzanauskas all-in in the small blind for his last 150,000 chips.

Modestas Kryzanauskas:
Kristiana Stauere:

Kryzanauskas stood no chance on the runout and was eliminated by Stauere's set on the turn.

Level 26: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 18/583

Thanh Doan open-shipped his stack of 480,000 under the gun and was looked up by Tommi Lankinen in the small blind, who covered him.

Thanh Doan:
Tommi Lankinen:

Doan was an underdog but turned an ace on the runout to bink his three-outer and double up, trading stacks with Lankinen.

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 18/583

Hanna Heinlo jammed her button for 280,000 and was called by Joel Haapio in the small blind.

Hanna Heinlo:
Joel Haapio:

Heinlo flopped a set on and had Haapio drawing dead on the turn to secure the double-up. Haapio's rail needled him as they mockingly cheered the river, but Heinlo's double was already set in stone.

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 20/583

Andrei Mjagkov open-jammed for 400,000 in the cutoff and was called by Joakim Brochard on the button, who played 350,000.

Joakim Brochard:
Andrei Mjagkov:

Mjagkov's higher pair faced no threats on the runout and he eliminated Brochard from the tournament.

Simultaneously, Audrius Navickas was eliminated at another table.

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 21/583

Current chipleader Rasmus Lundstrom in the cutoff and start-of-day chipleader Theophile George in the big blind were heads up in a massive pot of 875,000.

Lundstrom then jammed all in on the completed board of . George let out a sigh but put his stack of 770,000 in the middle fairly quickly

Lundstrom tabled was retrieved as per the rules. George left the tournament area to collect his payout while Lundstrom's monstrous stack grew even more.

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 21/583

Joel Haapio had raised from the hijack and Modestas Kryzanauskas three-bet on the button. The action folded back to Haapio, who four-bet all in for 905,000 and received a quick call.

Joel Haapio:
Modestas Kryzanauskas: [acks}

Kryznauskas had ran ace-king into aces, but flopped some hope on . Neither the turn nor the river could bring him relief, however, and he doubled up his opponent.

Level 25: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 22/583

Koray Korkmaz raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Otto Kiiskinen called all-in for 50,000 in the big blind.

Otto Kiiskinen:
Koray Korkmaz:

Kiiskinen was in bad shape, and when Korkmaz made two pair on the runout, the Finn took his exit.

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 22/583

The 22 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Day 2 will end when 16 remain or the end of Level 26 is reached.

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 22/583

In the last hand before the break, Otto Kiiskinen raised to 65,000 in the hijack. Justus Vaiciulionis made it 175,000 to go in the cutoff before Koray Korkmaz four-bet jammed for 540,000 in the small blind.

Kiiskinen sighed but stuck in a call and Vaiciulionis got out of the way.

Koray Korkmaz:
Otto Kiiskinen:

Korkmaz needed to fade an ace to double up, and he did so when the board ran out . Kiiskinen paid off Korkmaz and was left with four big blinds.

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 23/583

Dmitri Dudakov under the gun and Mindaugas Kriauciunas in the hijack got it all in preflop, with Kriauciunas' stack of 505,000 being covered by a small margin,

Mindaugas Kriauciunas:
Dmitri Dudakov:

Kriauciunas; superior ace remained best on and he doubled up.

Dudakov was left with 75,000, which he got in next hand in the big blind against Theophile George in the hijack.

Dmitri Dudakov:
Theophile George:

Dudakov had run into Big Slick again, and again he would lose as the runout meant George's king kicker played.

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 24/583

Tommy Piiroinen open-jammed for 250,000 under the gun and was called by Igor Pihela Sr. in the hijack.

Tommy Piiroinen:
Igor Pihela Sr.:

It was looking good for Piiroinen's chances to double up, however, the turn gave Pihela a flush draw. It came in on the river, sending Piiroinen home with a sour exit.

Level 24: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 24/583

At one table, Joshua Stewart got his final chips in with preflop against and lost on the runout.

At another table, Kaius Kiidli lost a flip with against on and was also eliminated.

Kalle Parkkinen was left with no chips soon thereafter and the three-table redraw was reached.

Level 23: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 28/583

Heikki Rahikka in the hijack and Igor Pihela Sr. on the button were involved in a pot of 350,000. On a turn of , Rahikka checked to Pihela, who bet 75,000.

Rahikka raised to 175,000, after which Pihela jammed all in. Rahikka thought for but moments before he called off his stack of 400,000.

Heikki Rahikka:
Igor Pihela Sr.:

Rahikka made the wrong read and needed to hit a nine to stay in the tournament. The river brought the instead, eliminating him and seeing Pihela chip up to a massive stack.

Level 23: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 29/583

Tommy Piiroinen made it 100,000 to go in the small blind, leaving only 10,000 behind. Otto Kisskinen called in the big blind, and the pair checked through the board.

Piiroinen tabled for a jack kicker, while Kiiskinen lost the pot with for a ten kicker.

Level 23: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 31/583

Mantas Stikelis open-jammed his last 165,000 from middle position and was called by Thanh Doan in the small blind.

Mantas Stikelis:
Thanh Doan:

Doan made a set on the runout to eliminate Stikelis in 31st.

Level 23: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 31/583

Hanna Heinlo got her stack of 150,000 in from the small blind against Koray Korkaz under the gun.

Hanna Heinlo:
Koray Korkmaz:

Heinlo's dominating hand held on the runout and she doubled up, much to her delight.

Level 22: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 32/583

Big blind Heikki Rahikka bet 50,000 into a pot of 205,000 on a turn of . Modestas Kryzanauskas put in a modest raise to 105,000 in the cutoff, which folded out Koray Korkmaz on the button.

Rahikka called to the river, where both players checked. Rahikka tabled for a pair of queens, but Kryzanauskas had better with for a pair of kings and raked in the pot.

Level 22: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 32/583

Level 22: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 35/583

The action was caught on a turn of . With around 200,000 in the pot, Aleksi Naski went all in for 125,000 from the small blind. Tommy Piiroinen called in the hijack, as did Igor Pihela Sr. in the cutoff.

Piiroinen check-folded to Pihela's bet of 100,000 on the river, and a showdown was ordered. Naksi tabled for a pair of queens, but it was no good against the of Pihela, who had flopped two pair and eliminated Naksi.

Level 22: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 41/583

It folded to Andrejs Kovalovs in the small blind, who jammed all in for 155,000. Pasi Laihinen asked for a count and made the call with a slightly covering stack.

Andrejs Kovalovs:
Pasi Laihinen:

Laihinen's ace-high remained best on the board and he sent Kovalovs to the rail in 41st.

Level 22: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 44/583

Frederico Alves jammed all in for 230,000 from middle position. Kristjan Maasalu called on the button before the blinds got out of the way.

Frederico Alves:
Kristjan Maasalu:

Maasalu's aces had Alves' jacks dead on the turn. Alves took his leave as the river rolled off and Maasalu chipped up to nearly one million.

Level 20: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 46/583

The players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Level 21: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 47/583

Algirdas Saveikis made an open-raise of 24,000 in early position. Nils Linden then three-bet all-in for 103,000 in the hijack. Small blind Haresh Thaker called before Saveikis rejammed, covering Thaker's stack of 308,000.

Thaker spent some time in the tank but eventually put his opponent on ace-king and folded his cards.

Nils Linden:
Algirdas Saveikis:

Thaker had made the right read. Saveikis paired his ace on the flop. Linden already stood up, but the turn gave him a flush draw.

However, the river did not bring it, and Linden quickly headed to the payout desk.

Level 21: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 51/583

Hanna Heinlo had gotten her stack of 88,000 in from the big blind against Koray Korkmaz in early position.

Hanna Heinlo:
Koray Korkmaz:

Heinlo won the flip when she paired her ace on the board. 

"It's time to play, boys," she stated as she raked in her newly acquired chips.

Level 21: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)
Entries: 55/583

Frederico Alves had gone all in from the small blind for 46,000 and was looked up by Timo Ruuska in the cutoff and Audrius Navickas on the button.

Frederico Alves:
Audrius Navickas:
Timo Ruuska:

"Come, come, my lady," Alves uttered. He got what he wanted, as the brought him a queen to triple up.

"So stupid," concluded Ruuska after he had paid his part of the pot.

Level 20: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 62/583

Mantas Stikelis got his last 75,000 or so in from the cutoff against Aleksi Naski in the hijack.

Mantas Stikelis:
Aleksi Naski:

Stikelis just needed to fade an ace, and he did so on the board to secure a double-up.

Level 20: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 63/583

Otto Kiiskinen had open-jammed from under the gun for 113,000 and had been called by Rasmus Lundstrom in the cutoff.

Otto Kisskinen:
Rasmus Lundstrom:

"No paint!" yelled Lundstrom. Only one picture appeared on the runout, and Kisskinen doubled up with his pair of fives.

Level 20: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 64/583

Big blind Juho Suutari bet 50,000 into a pot of 110,000 on a turn of . Justas Vaiciulionis called in the hijack before the fell on the river.

Suutari jammed all in for 64,000, sending Vaiciulionis in the tank for a minute or two. Eventually, he put in a call. Suutari tabled for a straight to the seven, narrowly beating Vaiciulionis, who had for a straight to the six.

Juho Suutari

Level 20: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 72/583

Markku Koplimaa had gotten his stack of 148,000 in preflop from the hijack against Gonzalo Perez under the gun.

Markku Koplimaa: 
Gonzalo Perez:

Koplimaa was dominated. He needed a jack to avoid becoming the bubble boy, but the deck had none in store on the board.

Perez's queens held and Koplimaa departed the tournament in 72nd as the last player without a cash.

Markku Kooplimaa

Level 20: 5,000/10,000 (10,000)
Entries: 72/583

Joel Haapio had raised under the gun when Jyri Merivarta went all in for 52,000 in the hijack. Haapio made a quick call once the action had folded back to him, and the cards were tabled.

Jyri Merivarta:
Joel Haapio:

Neither player improved on the runout, meaning that Merivarta doubled up and the bubble continued.

Level 19: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 72/583

A pot of 75,000 had been brewed between Tommi Lankinen under the gun and Timo Ruuska in the cutoff. A turn of was on the table when Lankinen checked.

Ruuska bet 60,000, seeing Lankinen call. The river completed the board, on which Lankinen checked agin. Ruuska put him all-in for 100,000, sending Lakinen into the tank.

After five minutes or so, Ruuska called the clock. With ten seconds left in his countdown, Lankinen made the fold. Ruuska victoriously tabled for a stone-cold bluff and was awarded the pot.

Meanwhile, Kevin Karenius departed in 73rd as the tournament arrived on the stone bubble and hand-for-hand play began.

Timo Ruuska

Level 19: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 75/583

Hassan Sey raised to 16,000 under the gun and Evert Tanel three-bet to 40,000 in cutoff. Joakim Brochard then four-bet jammed for 173,000. 

Sey thought for a bit before also going all in, with the covering stack. Tanel sighed as he folded his face-up and the remaining pair showed down.

Joakim Brochard:
Hassan Sey:

Sey had one out left in the deck, and he did not find it on the runout. He doubled up Brochard but was left with a healthy stack.

Level 19: 4,000/8,000 (8,000)
Entries: 76/583

Modestas Kryzanauskas had raised from early position and the action folded to Miika Toyras in the big blind. He jammed all in for 133,000 and received a quick call from his opponent.

Miika Toyras:
Modestas Kryzanauskas:

Toyras pleaded for a lady, and he got one on the river. 

"River masterclass," he excitedly exclaimed as he raked in his double-up.

Level 18: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 79/583

The players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break.

They will come back around 7:55 p.m. local time as the bubble is in sight.

Level 18: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 80/583

Igor Pihela Jr. had raised from the button when Juho Suutari three-bet jammed for 124,000 in the big blind. Pihela asked for a count and then made the call with the covering stack.

Juho Suutari:
Igor Pihela Jr.:

Suutari's higher kicker remained in play on the runout, securing his double-up nine spots away from the money.

Level 18: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 83/583

In a pot worth 60,000, Igor Pihela Sr. checked from the small blind to Kevin Karenius on the button. 

Karenius fired a bet of 25,000, which Pihela min-raised to 50,000. Karenius complied with a call, after which he also called the 33,000 Pihela put in on the river.

Pihela tabled for top full house. Karenius took a few seconds to process the hand and then added his cards to the muck in defeat, being left with just over three big blinds.

Level 18: 3,000/6,000 (6,000)
Entries: 86/583

Bartlomiej Kijak had raised to 13,000 in middle position and received a call from Algirdas Saveikis in the hijack when cutoff Enea Subashi jammed all in for 57,000.

Kristjan Maasalu sat in the small blind and called before the other two players got out of the way.

Enea Subashi:
Kristjan Maasalu:

Subashi was behind but flopped a straight on to take the lead. The turn and river did not pair the board, securing the double-up for Subashi.

Level 17: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 94/583

Tommi Lankinen was all-in for 67,000 under the gun and was looked up by both Kari Martikainen in the hijack and Harri Karenius on the button.

Tommi Lankinen:
Kari Martikainen:
Harri Karenius:

Lankinen's queens flopped a set on , and although his opponents flopped a gutshot, he locked up the pot when he filled up on the turn. The river did not matter anymore as Lankinen raked in the pot and left both his opponents short.

Level 17: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 101/583

Quang Thanh Doan had raised form early position when Dmitri Damaskin pushed his 50,000 in the middle from the big blind. Doan called and the cards were flipped up.

Dmitri Damaskin:
Quang Thanh Doan:

Doan paired up on the flop and the runout could not save Damaskin from his demise.

Level 17: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 104/583

Jose Koistinen went all in for 44,000 in the hijack. Miika Toyras spent a few minutes tanking in the big blind but ultimately made the call.

Jose Koistinen:
Miika Toyras:

Toyras vaulted ahead on the flop, and the turn remained safe. The river saw Koistinen rebink the better pair, however, as he stayed in contention.

Level 17: 2,000/5,000 (5,000)
Entries: 107/583

On a completed board of , small blind Joshua Stewart had put enough chips in the middle to put Maximilian Sanders all-in in the cutoff.

Sanders had 40,000 remaining, and eventually made the call into the pot of 50,000. Stewart turned over for top pair, leaving Sanders' for ace-high in the dust.

Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 117/583

Big blind Veikka Keto-Tokoi was seen betting 15,000 on a turn of . Roope Tarmi called under the gun before cutoff Rasmus Lundstrom came along as well.

The river was checked to Lundstrom, who fired 60,000. Keto-Tokoi quickly folded but Tarmi tossed in a quick call. Lundstrom showed for a flush and raked in the pot as Tarmi's cards hit the muck.

Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 123/583

Teemu Toikkanen raised to 8,000 in early position and was called by Kaius Kiidli in the seat next to him. The rest of the table folded and the flop appeared.

Toikkanen checked to Kiidli, who bet 7,000. Toikkanen took some time before tossing in a call. The subsequent turn and river were checked down.

Toikkanen surprisingly tabled for a set of aces. He won the small pot, putting a small dent in Kiidli's stack.

Level 16: 2,000/4,000 (4,000)
Entries: 126/583

Kristaps Sipols had open-raised from the hijack when big blind Sami Starck tossed in his stack of 44,000. Sipols made a quick call and the cards were tabled.

Sami Starck:
Kristaps Sipols:

Sipols failed to improve on the runout and doubled up Starck. He was left with just over nine big blinds.

Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 131/583

The 131 remaining players have been sent on a 20-minute break. Below are some of the latest exits in the €555 Championship.

Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 134/583

Phil Gross had raised to 7,500 under the gun when Kalle Parkkinen made it 21,000 to go in the seat next to him. The action folded back to Gross, who instantly called.

Gross check-called bets of 10,000 on the flop and 28,500 on the turn before the fell on the river.

After a third check from Gross, Parkkinen shoved all in for 47,000. "Call for a chop," Gross said as he tossed in a calling chips.

However, nothing would be chopped as Parkkinen played for an overpair, doubling up against the of Gross.

Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 137/583

The action was picked up on a turn of . With a pot of 46,500 in between Artturi Hannula in the big blind and Erik Byhlin under the gun, Hannula made a bet of 22,000. 

Byhlin called after some thinking time and the rolled off on the river. Hannula announced his all-in for roughly 80,000. Byhlin passed his cards to the dealer and forfeited the large pot to his neighbor.

Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 143/583

Jyri Merivirta had raised to 6,500 in early position. Maximilian Sanders called in the seat next to him before Kristaps Renga also came along in the small blind. 

Renga checked to Merivirta on the flop. He bet 6,000, Sanders called, and Renga got out of the way. Merivirta sized up to 10,000 on the turn, after which Sanders put him all-in for 63,000 total.

Merivirta spent around 30 seconds in the tank before putting in a call for his tournament life.

Jyri Merivirta:
Maximilian Sanders:

"Good luck," Sanders said to Merivirta. Maybe he was he had not wished his opponent luck, however, as the river elicited some whines from Sanders. 

Merivirta had hit a better pair to double up, leaving Sanders with a stack of 25 big blinds.

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 147/583

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 153/583

Marco Dittmann had gone all in for his final 15,000 in middle position and was called by Sargon Esfendiyari in the hijack.

Marco Dittmann:
Sargon Esfendiyari:

Dittman dominated Esfendiyari. The flop changed nothing, but the turn gave Esfendiyari two pair to take a massive lead.

The river could not save Dittmann, who quickly took his exit.

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 155/583

Arturri Hannula had raised to 5,000 under the gun. Jose Larios Domene then three-bet to 15,000 on the button, after which Hannula jammed all in for 46,000.

Larios snap-called and the cards went open.

Arturri Hannula:
Jose Larios Domene:

Hannula faded the aces and kings in the deck on the runout and resultingly doubled up.

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 161/583

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 168/583

The 583 entries have created a prize pool of €274,010. A min-cash of €1,100 is guaranteed for the top 71 finishers, while the first-place prize is a staggering €52,760.

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 180/583

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 183/583

Maciej Komorowski had put in his stack of 20,000 from the hijack and was looked up by Niclas Mjelstad in the small blind.

Maciej Komorowski:
Niclas Mjelstad:

Komorowski was poised to win the flip after the flop, but the runout made Mjelstad a straight to rake in the pot and knock his opponent out.

Niclas Mjelstad

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 193/583

Mantas Ungulaitis had jammed all in for 19,000 under the gun. Hijack Kristaps Renga reshoved, after which Jyri Merivirta in the small blind called all-in for 31,000 as well.

Mantas Ungulaitis:
Jyri Merivirta:
Kristaps Renga:

Renga had a good chance to knock out two players, but Merivirta hit a set on the flop to take a massive lead. The turn left Ungulaitis drawing dead, while the river made Marivirta quads to nearly triple up.

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 220/583

With 220 players seated of the total 583 who registered, Level 13 has begun and so has the live reporting.

German player Phil Gross has known many a success at Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn. In fact, all but one cashes on his Hendon Mob come from the Estonian capital. His largest-ever score is his runner-up finish in the Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown Main Event for €72,000, while his first-ever live tournament victory came with a ring when he was victorious in the €555 Event. 

Now, he has set himself up for more glory as Gross bagged one of the biggest stacks across the three starting flights of the €555 Championship at the inaugural Kings of Tallinn: Autumn Edition. With 260,000 in his bag, he started Day 2 today at noon with 217 big blinds, having only the Frenchman Theophile George in front of him, who began with 273,700 chips. Estonian crusher Tarmo Tammel, who sits in tenth place on the hosting country's all-time money list, completes the podium with a stack of 229,400.

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

In total, 194 players out of the 447 entries made it through to Day 2. However, late registration remains open until the start of Level 12 at 2:20 p.m. local time. The starting stack of 30,000 will be worth 15 big blinds at that point, and the live reporting is set to start at the same time. Day 2 is scheduled to play down to the final 16 players, and with 40-minute levels throughout, a long day is ahead for those who run deep.

Stay tuned as the action from Day 2 of the €555 Championship, as well as the prize pool and payout information, will be brought live to you in just one hour.