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€1,500 Main Event
Day 2 Completed
2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn
€1,500 Main Event
Day: 2
Players Left 24 / 977
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Level 23
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
An action-packed Day 2 of the WSOP Circuit Tallinn €1,500 Main Event saw the 147 returning players be whittled down to just 24 contenders at breakneck speed. All those who sat down today at the Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel & Olympic Park Casino had already earned a minimum of €3,000 from the massive €1,253,002 prize pool, courtesy of the record-breaking 977 entries, but only the two dozen that remain still have a shot at capturing the €210,000 first-place prize.
German native Julian Selinger leads the field after a dominant display during the final few levels of the evening. To finish off his strong performance, he knocked out Spanish regular Guillermo Gordo in 25th place to mark the end of play. Selinger crossed the five-million mark by winning that hand, ending Day 2 with 5,170,000, worth over 100 big blinds when the tournament restarts.
Gordo's fellow countryman David Marfil did make it through to Day 3, with the 4,435,000 he collected during the eight and a half hours of play netting him second place on the leaderboard. Meanwhile, Dutchman Roy van der Reijnst continued his strong performance in the WSOPC Tallinn Main event, bagging 3,800,000 for a back-to-back podium finish. Kristjan-Jaan Kosk became the highest-placed Estonian, bluffing Luka Sorainen on his way to a 3,055,000 stack for fourth place. No harm, no foul, as Sorainen regained some chips near the end of the night, bagging 1,600,000.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Julian Selinger | Germany | 5,170,000 | 103 |
| 2 | David Marfil | Spain | 4,435,000 | 89 |
| 3 | Roy van der Reijnst | Netherlands | 3,800,000 | 76 |
| 4 | Kristjan-Jaan Kosk | Estonia | 3,055,000 | 61 |
| 5 | Egidijus Matonis | Lithuania | 3,040,000 | 61 |
| 6 | Martin Studzinski | Norway | 2,800,000 | 56 |
| 6 | Sampo Ryynanen | Finland | 2,800,000 | 56 |
| 8 | Jussi Julkunen | Finland | 2,700,000 | 54 |
| 8 | Valentin Imperatore | France | 2,700,000 | 54 |
| 10 | Timmy Anker | Denmark | 2,400,000 | 48 |
Ignacio Garrido won the Main Event at the inaugural edition of the WSOPC Tallinn in 2023, and with 1,200,000 in his bag, he is still in contention for his second title in four years. Rasmus Lundström won a ring in Tallinn a year later in a Mystery Bounty event, and like Garrido, will be looking for his second ring as he ended Day 2 with 705,000.
Bracelet winner Sander Ostlyngen (1,100,000) also bagged, although he had to look on as his partner and Ladies Event champion Vilde Ekren (42nd - €4,840) was eliminated by Johan Karlsson in a three-way all-in as the best-placing woman, crushing any dreams of the duo getting heads up. Karlsson, on the other hand, did make it through with 1,300,000
Other players eliminated throughout the day include mixed game specialist Thor Morstol (137th - €3,000), online crusher Casimir Seire (125th - €3,000), UK's sole representative David Docherty (73rd - €3,310), Finnish Olympic Casino regular Mathias Siljander (68th - €3,520), and poker millionaire Aliaksandr Shylko (35th - €5,610).
The 24 remaining players will return on August 1 at noon local time for Day 3 of the WSOPC Tallinn Main Event. The blinds will restart with eight minutes left to play in Level 23: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 big blind ante, after which each subsequent level will be 60 minutes long, with a break after every two levels. Day 3 will play down to a final table of nine players, who will then bag and come back the next day for the final day of the tournament.
Those who are left have secured themselves the same payout as Gordo for making it this far, that being €6,620. A pay jump to €7,980 is only one elimination away, while five-figure payouts will start from 11th place.The final table of nine is guaranteed at least €15,657, while the eventual heads-up opponents will each walk away with six-figure sums.
Remaing Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €210,000 | 10-11 | €12,270 | |
| 2 | €140,500 | 12-15 | €9,800 | |
| 3 | €96,950 | 16-23 | €7,980 | |
| 4 | €68,575 | 24 | €6,620 | |
| 5 | €49,300 | |||
| 6 | €36,050 | |||
| 7 | €26,810 | |||
| 8 | €20,300 | |||
| 9 | €15,657 |
PokerNews will continue its live report of the WSOPC Tallinn Main Event at the start of Day 3, so make sure to tune back in then to not miss any of the Estonian poker action.
Level 23
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Some chip counts are rounded as per the WSOP LIVE app.
Level 23
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Day 2 has ended with 24 players remaining. They will return at noon tomorrow for the penultimate day of the tournament.
Stay tuned for the chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 23
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
On what turned out to be the final hand of Day 2, Guillermo Gordo shoved in his stack of 660,000 on the button, and Julian Selinger called in the big blind.
Guillermo Gordo: J♠10♠ 
Julian Selinger: A♠9♥
Selinger flopped top pair on K♥7♥A♦, but Gordo remained in contention with a gutshot. He was down to just four outs on the 4♥ turn, which did not arrive on the 4♣ river.
Gordo was eliminated in 25th place, and the remaining 24 players were immediately handed bags as Day 2 had concluded.
Level 23
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Lulei Hu jammed all in for 250,000 in the hijack. Martin Studzinski was interested, and he called in the big blind.
Lulei Hu: A♣K♣
Martin Studzinski: 10♥10♣
The board ran out 8♣6♠Q♠6♥4♠, losing Hu the flip to mark his elimination.
Over at another table, Luka Sorainen doubled with pocket kings against pocket sixes to get back to a seven-figure stack.
Level 23
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Luka Sorainen made it 100,000 to go as first to act. It folded to Kristjan-Jaan Kosk in the big blind, who three-bet to 250,000. Sorainen called to the 4♦8♥8♦ flop, where he called Kosk's continuation-bet of 175,000 as well.
Kosk doubled his sizing to 350,000 on the K♥ turn. Sorainen stuck around with a call, seeing his opponent move all in for 610,000 on the 6♠ river.
Sorainen spent some time in the tank, but ultimately concluded a fold was best. Kosk wiped the sweat off his brow as he tabled A♥J♥ for an ace-high bluff, and Sorainen admitted he had folded a pocket pair.
Level 23
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Fehim Hajdari open-raised on the button. Hugo Loustau responded with a three-bet jam in the big blind, and Hajdari quickly called off his stack of 855,000.
Fehim Hajdari: Q♦Q♣
Hugo Loustau: A♣9♦
Loustau paired on the 9♥J♠5♦ flop. The 10♦ turn and 8♦ river brought no further help, however, and Hajdari doubled to an average stack.
Level 23
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Kristaps Sipols was down to 390,000, which he got in preflop against Tomi Hietala.
Kristaps Sipols: 5x5x
Tomi Hietala: 6♠6♣
Sipols was severely dominated, and the 4♥Q♠10♠10♥4♦ runout was unable to save him from going under. Almost at the same time, Albert Ostrovskij departed from another table to leave 26 contenders remaining.
Level 23
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
In a three-way pot on the 3♦A♣3♣ flop, Iiro Elomaa raised all in for 450,000 from the big blind. David Marfil looked him up on the button after the third player had folded.
Iiro Elomaa: 10♣8♣
David Marfil: A♠Q♣
The K♥ turn and 10♠ river remained devoid of clubs, spelling the end of the Day 1e chipleader's tournament.
