Day 1a attracted 200 entries with 26 players advancing to Day 2 in the money. Lithuania's Stanislovas Norkus had a day to remember as he managed to catapult his 20,000 starting stack into a whopping pile of 352,000 in chips to end Day 1a with the chip lead.
Igor Pihela Sr. (329,000), Dan Korsunskyy (314,000), and Kjetil Hanstvedt also will head to Day 2 with more than 300,000 in chips.
Day 1b kicked off at 4 p.m. and we will update tonight the vital stats, ending chip counts, and a Day 2 seat draw for this as well. In the meantime, check out the full chip counts from the end of Day 1a below:
Player | Chips |
Stanislovas Norkus | 352,000 |
Igor Pihela Sr. | 329,000 |
Dan Korsunskyy | 314,000 |
Kjetil Hanstvedt | 306,000 |
Kaur Ajamaa | 296,000 |
Andres Leppik | 241,000 |
Juho Harkonen | 236,000 |
Nils Kollandsrud | 176,000 |
Martin Piik | 175,000 |
Tanel Merida | 161,000 |
Artur Kulanurk | 130,000 |
Topi Palenius | 126,000 |
Martin Sedlak | 118,000 |
Matti Lasanen | 117,000 |
Joonas Kulli | 114,000 |
Maksim Piipponen | 113,000 |
Jarkko Suokas | 106,000 |
Igor Pihela Jr. | 101,000 |
Sebastian Wahl | 99,000 |
Mairo Tori | 87,000 |
Viktor Magi | 77,000 |
Ville Lonngren | 68,000 |
Marek Selgeveer | 65,000 |
Stefan Bittger | 60,000 |
Priit Brikker | 34,000 |
Johan Alen | 30,000 |
Welcome to the coverage of the third of 12 WSOP Circuit Tallinn ring events in Event #3: €555 No-Limit Hold'em.
The event boasts two opening flights on Sunday, Sept. 17 with each flight playing down to just 13 percent of the field. Surviving players will return to battle for one final day until a winner is crowned on Monday, Sept. 18 already in the money.
This event features not only one of the cheapest buy-ins you will find anywhere for a ring event but also a quick structure with players starting with 20,000 in chips and blinds increasing every 20 minutes on both opening flights and Day 2.
Our coverage will fully begin when cards are in the air for Day 2 on Monday at noon. However, we will provide vital stats and chip counts for both of the opening flights before then.
Best of luck to all of the players in their quest to claim a coveted WSOP gold ring in Event #3.