2024 WSOPC Tallinn Day 8: Paul Koppe Leads Final 68 in Main Event

The action was hot and heavy of Day 7 of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino and the adjoining Hilton Tallinn Park. While there were no ring winners on Friday, there was a new record established for the biggest prize pool in Olympic Tallinn Park history with 812 entries getting into the mix in the 2024 WSOP Circuit Tallinn €1,500 Main Event to create a €1,052,352 prize pool

Estonia’s Paul Koppe leads the final 68 players in this event in hopes for his first WSOP Circuit gold ring.

Meanwhile, the two-day Event #8: €1,100 Mystery Bounty attracted 218 entries to create a €209,280 prize pool. The opening day played down to the money with the top 27 players locking up at least a €1,150 min-cash going into Saturday’s final day when the exciting mystery bounties will be pulled. One player will go home with a WSOP Circuit gold ring, an invite to the $1 million guaranteed 2025 WSOP Tournament of Champions bracelet event, the €21,430 top prize, and any mystery bounties collected along the way. OlyBet.tv will be live reporting this event, including the mystery bounty pulls, once cards are back in the air at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Meanwhile, a handful of players also won side event trophies on Friday. Netherlands’s Thomas Aalbers won Event #44: €250 NLH & PLO 4 & 5 Mix for €6,413. Finland’s Justus Kursi shipped Event #46: €250 NLH Turbo for €5,468.

Meanwhile, Riku Koivurinne continued his hot run. On Thursday, he won a gold ring after winning Event #7: €1,100 PLO 4&5 for €41,200. He added a trophy to his festival collection the following day after defeating a field of 102 players in Event #45: €250 Sviten Special for €6,330.

Paul Koppe in the Driver’s Seat for Main Event Gold

Day 2 of the 2024 WSOP Circuit €1,500 Main Event made history at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park on Friday. A total of 119 new entries came into the mix before late registration closed on Day 2, bringing the field up to 812 entries. The €1,052,352 prize pool crushed the €1,000,000 guarantee and set a new record for the largest event in Olympic Tallinn Park history.

The action played well past the money bubble, which paid the top 103 entries at least a €3,000 min-cash for double the €1,500 buy-in after Estonian poker hero Igor Pihela Jr. delivered a bad beat with ace-jack vs. ace-king on an ace-high board to eliminate Finland’s Nemo Israel emptyhanded.

Estonia’s Paul Koppe leads the way with 1,660,000, with Greece’s Enea Subashi just a chip behind with 1,655,000. Meanwhile, Eriks Krumins, who already won a WSOP Circuit gold ring this festival in Event #1: €250 NLH, is looking for their most prestigious ring, ending Day 2 in third place with 1,595,000. Fellow Latvian Rubens Akopjancs (fourth – 1,490,000) and Estonia’s Kaspar Kaisel (1,465,000).

WSOP Circuit Tallinn Day 9 Schedule (July 27)

The Main Event gets hot and serious on Friday, with Day 3 kicking off at noon with a live stream at OlyBet.tv. We will also report the action on OlyBet.tv on our live reporting blog. Day 2 of the €1,100 Mystery Bounty will also provide tons of excitement with envelope pulls beginning at the start of the day.

A new ring event in the two-day Event #8: €1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty begins on Friday at 5 p.m. and will play down to the money. The following day of this event becomes even more exciting as mystery bounty envelopes are pulled.

Two more ring events kick off on Saturday, including the €3,000 NLH 6-max at Noon and the on-day €350 Online Ring Event at OlyBet Poker at 8 p.m.

This is in addition to the plethora of side events, satellites, a freeroll for the ladies, and cash games throughout the day and evening. So get ready for an action-packed day.

Head to OlyBetEvents.com for the full schedule of the 2024 WSOP Circuit Tallinn, and check out Saturday’s schedule below: