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12.40pm: The Jonsson show
More almost belligerent raising from Kjartan Bergur Jonsson, who has nearly finished his first beer of the day, although technically speaking, and using a strict 24 hour clock, that may not be strictly true. He opened again from the hijack for 14,500 which Lari Sihvo called from the big blind for a flop of [jd][kc][9s]. Sihvo then checked to Jonsson who lumped in 23,500 more, which Sihvo called.
On the [qc] turn both players checked before the [js] river card. Sihvo checked again and watched Jonsson assemble a clumsy looking 35,500. Clumsy it may have been but it was still too much for Sihvo, who passed.
Jonsson removed his headphones and sat up straight, blinking heavily while looking around, like he'd just emerged from a night in a tent. He started on 270,000, and is now up to around 350,000. - SB
12.35pm: Double up for Apicella
The last remaining Italian, Vicenzo Apicella, moved all in from early position for his last 72,500. It was folded to Vojtech Ruzicka in the small blind, who seemed to be pondering a marginal call. Eventually he did call and the big blind folded, but then it became evident that Ruzicka had primarily been pondering how to get his neighbour involved in the pot as well.
Ruzicka tabled [qh][qc]. However, that wasn't good enough. Apicella had found [kh][kc] and the board blanked to double up the Italian. -- HS
12.40pm: Partying +EV for Jonsson?
A number of the final 24 players attended the EPT Season 8 party last night but none so enthusiastically took part as Kjartan Bergur Jonnson. Throwing caution to the wind the Icelander started celebrating his EPT win a couple of nights early so much so that he's nursing a not-so-good-morning beer right now.
One glass to the good, Jonsson is not letting the exuberance of last night slow him down, if anything it's getting him moving. Head bouncing, headphones leaking music Jonsson defended his big blind from a 12,000 Laris Sohvo raise. Sihvo c-bet 13,000 into the [7d][6d][7c] flop. Jonsson in reply snatched at a pile of yellow 5,000 chips and slammed them forward for a 55,000 check-raise. Sihvo made the call.
The [ac] hit the turn and Jonsson wasted no time in announcing that he was all-in for around 200,000. As Sihvo sat riffling chips and looking at the board Jonsson lifted his beer and took a swig.
"It may be my last beer in Tallinn," said Jonsson.
Sihvo eventually passed. Last orders is yet to be called on Jonsson, he's up to350,000. -- RD
12.30pm: Vuolle's adventure ends with €7,700 booty
The EPT Tallinn Adventure of Petri Vuolle is over as he becomes the latest player to fall at the hands of Ronny Kaiser. Vuolle shoved for his last 59,000 with [ks][9c] and was looked up by Kaiser and his [kd][qh]. Kaiser's hand stayed good through flop, turn and river.
Vuolle, however, has no reason to feel dejected. He is the man who has parlayed a €2 investment through countless satellites, both on PokerStars and live here in Tallinn, to book his spot in his first major tournament.
He heads back to Finland with €7,700 at the end of a very profitable adventure indeed. -- HS
12.20pm: Sodcasting
He may not realise it, but Kjartan Bergur Jonsson has been 'sodcasting' a lot in the main event - playing music loud enough for everyone to hear. It wasn't actual sodcasting, it coming though his headphones, rather than being broadcast deliberately for everyone to hear. But Jonsson has his music turned up so loud that the noise comes through anyway. Yesterday something poppy, today something more classical.
Either way that, and the beer he's drinking, has taken nothing away from his focus. He opened on the button for 14,500 which Johan Van Til called from the small blind for a flop of [5d][3s][ad]. He then checked to Jonsson who bet another 31,500. Van Til called without fuss for a [7c] turn card before checking again. A final blast of 57,000 from Jonsson was enough to force Van Til to pass. - SB
12.15pm: Sihvo starts it, someone else finishes it
On table three Lari Sihvo min-raised two hands in a row, first getting a call from Konstantinov Aleksandr Valerevish and Kjartan Bergur Jonsson. On a board of [ts][8s][qd][5d] Valerevish raised to force the others out. In the second Raigo Aasmaa moved all-in from the cut-off. Sihvo asked for a count - 123,500 in total - but passed. - SB
12.10pm: Graydon smashed by Kaiser, king gets richer
Look out: the world. Ronny Kaiser has just won another pot close to a million, knocking out Michael Graydon within the first orbit of the day. They got it all in pre-flop, Graydon with pocket kings, Kaiser with ace-king. But when you're hot, you're hot. Kaiser rivered a straight to send Graydon out in 24th and his entire 455,000 stack to Kaiser. -- HS
12.05pm: At it straight away
No one ever really thought there would be a sedate opening to the day, but any doubt has already been laid to rest. On table two, it was folded to Ronny Kaiser on the button, who raised to 12,000. Grzegorz Cichocki, to his left in the small blind, three bet to 26,000 and Kaiser called. The flop was [jh][5c][10d] and Cichocki led for 33,000. Kaiser folded. It can be done.
On a neighbouring table, Stefan Jedlicka raised to 12,500 from early position, Jani Sointula three bet to 38,000 and that was enough. -- HS
11.55am: Morning
Howdy everyone. It's day four of EPT Tallinn, the day we trim a field of 24 to the eight that will constitute our final table. Progress has been remarkably smooth so far, slicing a field of 281 to the last three tables in barely 18 levels.
Today's table draw is available by clicking that link, where you'll find the new that the two tournament leaders, Ronny Kaiser and Grzegorz Cichocki sitting beside one another.
Ronny Kaiser, at the centre of attention

The two dominant stacks on table three are two of the internet's most fearsome campaigners: Sami "Lars_Luzak" Kelopuro and Johan "busto_soon" Van Til. Neither looks like busting any time soon and are angling for their first EPT final table.
Play is due to begin at noon, so join us on the very stroke of ten past for the first action.
Reporting team in Tallinn: Stephen Bartley, Marc Convey, Rick Dacey and Howard Swains


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