Cards are in the air, and we have well over 100 players already seated at the tables, with a long queue still snaking back from the registration desk.
Among those already in possession of a starting stack are Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi, EPT Barcelona runner up Kimmo Kurko, and former Unibet Open champions Dmitry Varlamov and Peter Harkes.
In other news, one gentleman has already managed to lose his entire stack. We didn’t catch his name, but we understand that the unfortunate player busted out on the very first hand of the tournament with a straight against Vytautas Kačerauskas’ higher straight. The unfortunate bustee’s €1,100 got him just under three minutes’ play and he now gets four full days to enjoy the sights of Tallinn. We understand that the mediaeval centre of the city is very beautiful, there is a world-famous zoo, the nightlife is varied and fun, and should you manage to exhaust the entertainment possibilities of the city, Helsinki is a two hour ferry ride away.
