Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 137/583

The action was picked up on a turn of . With a pot of 46,500 in between Artturi Hannula in the big blind and Erik Byhlin under the gun, Hannula made a bet of 22,000. 

Byhlin called after some thinking time and the rolled off on the river. Hannula announced his all-in for roughly 80,000. Byhlin passed his cards to the dealer and forfeited the large pot to his neighbor.

Level 15: 1,500/3,000 (3,000)
Entries: 143/583

Jyri Merivirta had raised to 6,500 in early position. Maximilian Sanders called in the seat next to him before Kristaps Renga also came along in the small blind. 

Renga checked to Merivirta on the flop. He bet 6,000, Sanders called, and Renga got out of the way. Merivirta sized up to 10,000 on the turn, after which Sanders put him all-in for 63,000 total.

Merivirta spent around 30 seconds in the tank before putting in a call for his tournament life.

Jyri Merivirta:
Maximilian Sanders:

"Good luck," Sanders said to Merivirta. Maybe he was he had not wished his opponent luck, however, as the river elicited some whines from Sanders. 

Merivirta had hit a better pair to double up, leaving Sanders with a stack of 25 big blinds.

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 147/583

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 153/583

Marco Dittmann had gone all in for his final 15,000 in middle position and was called by Sargon Esfendiyari in the hijack.

Marco Dittmann:
Sargon Esfendiyari:

Dittman dominated Esfendiyari. The flop changed nothing, but the turn gave Esfendiyari two pair to take a massive lead.

The river could not save Dittmann, who quickly took his exit.

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 155/583

Arturri Hannula had raised to 5,000 under the gun. Jose Larios Domene then three-bet to 15,000 on the button, after which Hannula jammed all in for 46,000.

Larios snap-called and the cards went open.

Arturri Hannula:
Jose Larios Domene:

Hannula faded the aces and kings in the deck on the runout and resultingly doubled up.

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 161/583

Level 14: 1,000/2,500 (2,500)
Entries: 168/583

The 583 entries have created a prize pool of €274,010. A min-cash of €1,100 is guaranteed for the top 71 finishers, while the first-place prize is a staggering €52,760.

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 180/583

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 183/583

Maciej Komorowski had put in his stack of 20,000 from the hijack and was looked up by Niclas Mjelstad in the small blind.

Maciej Komorowski:
Niclas Mjelstad:

Komorowski was poised to win the flip after the flop, but the runout made Mjelstad a straight to rake in the pot and knock his opponent out.

Niclas Mjelstad

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 193/583

Mantas Ungulaitis had jammed all in for 19,000 under the gun. Hijack Kristaps Renga reshoved, after which Jyri Merivirta in the small blind called all-in for 31,000 as well.

Mantas Ungulaitis:
Jyri Merivirta:
Kristaps Renga:

Renga had a good chance to knock out two players, but Merivirta hit a set on the flop to take a massive lead. The turn left Ungulaitis drawing dead, while the river made Marivirta quads to nearly triple up.

Level 13: 1,000/2,000 (2,000)
Entries: 220/583

With 220 players seated of the total 583 who registered, Level 13 has begun and so has the live reporting.

German player Phil Gross has known many a success at Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn. In fact, all but one cashes on his Hendon Mob come from the Estonian capital. His largest-ever score is his runner-up finish in the Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown Main Event for €72,000, while his first-ever live tournament victory came with a ring when he was victorious in the €555 Event. 

Now, he has set himself up for more glory as Gross bagged one of the biggest stacks across the three starting flights of the €555 Championship at the inaugural Kings of Tallinn: Autumn Edition. With 260,000 in his bag, he started Day 2 today at noon with 217 big blinds, having only the Frenchman Theophile George in front of him, who began with 273,700 chips. Estonian crusher Tarmo Tammel, who sits in tenth place on the hosting country's all-time money list, completes the podium with a stack of 229,400.

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

In total, 194 players out of the 447 entries made it through to Day 2. However, late registration remains open until the start of Level 12 at 2:20 p.m. local time. The starting stack of 30,000 will be worth 15 big blinds at that point, and the live reporting is set to start at the same time. Day 2 is scheduled to play down to the final 16 players, and with 40-minute levels throughout, a long day is ahead for those who run deep.

Stay tuned as the action from Day 2 of the €555 Championship, as well as the prize pool and payout information, will be brought live to you in just one hour.