Kings of Tallinn: Noah Rogers Secures Second Title, Main Event with €500,000 GTD Sees First Advancers

Norwegian Noah Rogers emerged as a key figure in the current Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition. Within a few days, he claimed two trophies, securing the second after a remarkable comeback in the final of the €555 NLH Championship.

From Short Stack to Ultimate Victory

The final day of the €555 NLH Championship saw the last 16 players battle it out from an original 319 entries. Heading into the decisive phase, Rogers was sitting in seventh position with a stack of 640,000 chips, which meant just 16 big blinds at the time. Leading the pack was Sweden's Dennis Zetterman with 1,390,000 chips.

However, Rogers managed to completely turn his disadvantage around, progressing to heads-up against the local favorite, Alger Pissarev. Even the Estonian’s home-field advantage wasn’t enough in the end. Rogers dominated the final duel, clinching the trophy and a top prize of €30,005. Pissarev took home €20,290 for second place, while the initial chipleader Zetterman finished third with €14,830.

Final Results of the €555 NLH Championship:

#	Player	Country	Stack
1.	Mikael Haapaniemi	Finland	256,000
2.	Tiiu Naar	Estonia	242,800
3.	Sander Leigri	Estonia	230,500
4.	Stanislav Smeljov	Estonia	202,900
5.	Siim Suviste	Estonia	189,900
6.	Johan Creutz	Sweden	174,000
7.	Rasmus Sepping	Estonia	168,000
8.	David Marfil	Spain	160,000
9.	Feliciano	Lithuania	138,400
10.	Adam Szalay	Hungary	126,600

Victory in the Championship wasn't Rogers's first success of the current edition. On October 11th, he also captured the €200 NLH Turbo, earning €1,868. In just a few days, the Norwegian secured two wins and a total of €31,873 from these tournaments.

Main Event Kicks Off Battle for €500,000 Minimum

Following Rogers's triumph, the spotlight shifted to the Main Event with a €1,100 buy-in. It boasts a €500,000 guarantee and already featured two initial flights, bringing in 172 entries and 57 advancing players. Day 1A recorded 124 registrations, with 38 moving forward. The evening’s Day 1B added 48 entries and 19 more qualifiers.

Leading the opening phase was Finland's Mikael Haapaniemi, advancing with 256,000 chips, narrowly surpassing the local duo of Tiiu Naar and Sander Leigri. Among those progressing is Johan Creutz, winner of the 2016 Kings of Tallinn Main Event (174,000). Continuing in the competition are also Roope Tarmi, Rohan Oberoi, and Dmitri Dudakov, who won The Hendon Mob Championship twice in recent months.

Poker legend Scotty Nguyen also made his way to Tallinn

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