This post contains live updates from day two, levels 11 and 12 of the PokerStars Baltic Festival in Tallinn.
At the level's start, 85 players remained from a starting field of 307. The entire chip counts originally of the extent can be found at the chip counts page. Approximate counts will appear here updated inside the level. A WHOLE breakdown of the prize structure is at the prize structure page.
Blinds:Level 12: 1,000-2,000 (200 ante)Level 11: 800-1,600 (200 ante).
4.25pm: Afternoon tea DinnerWith that, we're off to dinner. There are 45 players left as we continue to slice in the course of the field. I'm fairly sure that it's Claus Bek Nielsen still responsible nowadays with with regards to 200,000, although he's lost just a little from his high point. A WHOLE chip count is currently being undertaken, to be able to appear at the chip count page once it's done.
Back in a couple of minutes. Well, 60.
4.20pm: Double upNice time to double up for Jari Karkkainen. He was the overnight short stack with only 6,900, but now he has with regards to 60,000 after the latest hand. I BELIEVE they got all of it in pre-flop - him and Eric Brix that may be - and Brix had 9♦9♠ to Karkkainen's A♣J♠. The board was kind to the Finn: it ran K♠3♦T♦4♠Q♥ for the straight.
Brix is all the way down to about 20,000.
4.05pm: Dinner preparationsThere are QUARTER-HOUR until the dinner break, and a few will enjoy their meal greater than others. As an example Katja Thater and Imre Leibold could be savouring it: the Team PokerStars Pro has now risen to around 95,000, while Leibold, after despatching JC Alvarado, is getting somewhere close. Also they are neighbours on table 13.
Similarly closely positioned are Natasha Ellis and Thomas Partridge. They're sitting within the two and 3 seat of table 12, and every have around 80,000. They've also discovered that they're two of about four British players within the field. For once in Tallinn, British journalists don't outnumber players!
3.55pm: Alvarado downedThe Team PokerStars Pro JC Alvarado has endured an afternoon today that may be almost the flipside of his opener. Back then, he soared as regards to the chip lead, but now he's out having never gained any traction at any point. His elimination hand appeared to be standard. He was all the way down to not up to about 18,000 and when Imre Leibold opened to 5,000, Alvarado called in his big blind but then shoved instantly at the flop of 9♦K♠6♣. Most observers, including Leibold, could see that this was pre-meditated, and Leibold instantly called with J♥J♣. Alvarado's pocket threes weren't good enough.
The pro from Mexico is now free to concentrate on this evening's High Roller event, that's starting at 5.30pm.
3.50pm: Oh, I should probably tell youWe're now into level 12, where the blinds are as much as 1,000-2,000 (200 ante) and there are 53 players left. We've already undergone about half the field, but there's still a way to go.
3.45pm: Ace-king goodTwo hands played out simultaneously on neighbouring tables, with A-K the winner both times. "No diamond, no diamond!" came the cry from Kimmo Kurko on table 23, who was considering a three-way coup. He had A♥K♥, Einar Olafsson had A♦K♠ however the player really in danger was Dmitriy Michnik with 8♠8♥. The flop was out, with two diamonds on it and an ace. Michnik's prospects were looking bleak, and Olafsson had the danger to make a backdoor flush to win an enormous pot. Because it turned out the diamonds didn't come, and neither did an eight, meaning Olafsson and Kurko chopped Michnik's chips between them.
There was a great deal of fists thumped on tables a couple of metres to the left. There, Madis Ormisson and Sami Toivonen got all their chips in pre-flop, Ormisson with 9♥9♣ and Toivonen with A♥K♠. Once the K♥ flopped the fist pumping began and it didn't end until Ormisson was sent packing.
3.30pm: Take me for your new chip leaderClaus Bek Nielsen, who have been looking somewhat alien-esque in his pointed hood and black shades, is now a runaway chip leader here. "He had a set," explained a media representative with characteristic verbosity. However he managed it, he's as much as about 250,000.
3.25pm: Video, videoHere's the Danish tennis star Kenneth Carlsen, and the Norwegian comedian Morten Ramm, having a natter.
3.15pm: Leader to rail in three levelsBo Erichsen, the overnight chip leader, is now out. It had seemed that perhaps Peter Eastgate may well be his assassin, since Erichsen have been moved to his right, nevertheless it seems that the chance was lurking at the other side, within the shape of Michael Fardan. Erichsen raised under-the-gun and Fardan called within the big blind with K♦Q♦. The flop came T♠9♣7♦ and Fardan checked. Erichsen bet -- he had pocket eights -- and Fardan called. The turn came J♦ which was a monster for Fardan, giving him the nut straight and the second-nut flush draw. The 9♦ at the river only improved matters for Fardan.
Erichsen was crippled, all the way down to about 4,000, and that went in at the next hand. Out.
3pm: Ellis at the upNatasha Ellis was seeking to get out to look the Tallinn Old Town since day one, but her continued participation here has thus far scuppered any sight-seeing. She ground through an unexciting day 1a, finishing with about 22,000 after stealing blinds late on, after which headed to the bar within the Swissotel for a nightcap. Day 1b, the scheduled day for tourism, was largely spent recovering from that nightcap, and now today she is back on the tables - and thriving. After a slow couple of levels, she found kings to double up through a couple of tens. And now she has just knocked out Marja Suonvieri, a PokerStars qualifier from Finland, in a classic queens against A-K duel. On this event, Ellis' Q♦Q♠ beat Suonvieri's A♥K♠ all in pre-flop. Ellis took the 15,000 and is now past 50,000. The Old Town will still be there next week.
2.45pm: Nice catch for KatjaAt the last break (a question of QUARTER-HOUR ago), Katja Thater had 16,000. She now has greater than 50,000, way to a flopped set of sevens to crack kings. Nice catch.
Johan Nilsson has also had a crushing QUARTER-HOUR. He's as much as 140,000 now. In other tournament news, the overnight chip leader Bo Erichsen has just been moved to the unenviable seat immediately to Peter Eastgate's right.
It's been a gentle day for Erichsen up to now: he has about 58,000 still, slightly fewer than his starting total, but still healthy. Eastgate is becoming concerned in just about every pot, though, so Erichsen's stack could begin to move in either direction very soon.
2.35pm: Leader"Is it possible that a player called Yet Sang Wong may have 111,000 chips?" asked chip counter, media co-ordinator, surrogate mother to 500 poker players around the world, Mad Harper. It was possible, and it was the reality. On the end of the last level, the Dutchman had edged prior to even Peter Eastgate and Johan Nilsson. I dropped by to look how he'd done it and located Wong in a pot against Sigurd Eskeland. The flop was K♦K♥4♦ and Wong checked, Eskeland bet 4,500 and now Wong raised to 13,800. Called by Eskeland. The turn was 6♣ and this time Wong led out, making it 22,500.
Eskeland folded this time, but proved that yes, it's possible that he is gone from 31,000 overnight to greater than 110,000.
2.25pm: Chips!The full chip counts at the moment are in. Take a look at the chip count page for the entire info.
2.20pm: ReturnPlayers have returned from their break and we're off again. We took an official chip count on the break, the findings of so that it will be at the chip count page once possible. This man, Johan Nilsson, could be near the top.
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