888Live Tallinn Kicks Off on August 27

Right around the corner, the 888Live series is hitting the Baltics for four days of exciting poker action at the Olympic Casino in Tallinn, Estonia from August 25-28.

The highlight of the poker festival is the two-day 888Live Tallinn Main Event, where for just a $440/€400 buy-in players will be competing for at least a share of the $30,000 guaranteed prize pool. Among the big names planning to participate in this event is none other than 888poker Ambassador Kara Scott.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to cover the 888Live Tallinn Main Event, which kicks off on Friday, August 26 at 16:00 with players starting off with 25,000 chips and blinds increasing every 30 minutes. Surviving players returning for a second and final day of action on Saturday, August 27 at 12:00. Players who are eliminated early in the tournament will have the opportunity to reenter once during the late registration period.

Last year, local Estonian poker pro Ranno Sootla outlasted a field of 116 players to win the first-place prize of €12,000 after beating Finland’s Kalle Aberg in heads-up play.

Sootla, who now boasts $253,234 placing him in eighth place on The Hendon Mob Estonia All-Time Money List, shared his enjoyment of the event and the overall experience with PokerNews after his …

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