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Our team at poker.pro is on-site at the 2026 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn at the Olympic Park Casino, covering key hands and the biggest moments from the festival, including the €1,100 Main Event with €1,000,000 guaranteed.

  • Thank You; See You Tomorrow

    Christoffer Karlén
    The 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn. Photo: Elena Kask
    Photo: Elena Kask

    Today’s live coverage here on poker.pro now comes to an end, fellow poker enthusiasts. Again, it was a light and slow start today; expect the live blog to be burning the coming days.

    One last status report from Day 1a of the €350 Mini Main Event. Late registration is still open for another hour and a half. Currently, 47 players are in, and the tournament has registered 122 entries thus far. Again, the tournament is playing down to 15% of the field, and the survivors will then bag for Day 2, all guaranteed the min-cash.

    Tomorrow, the blog will go live around 14:00, when Day 1b of the tournament kicks off. Around noon, the chip counts from Day 1a will be uploaded, as well as an intro post.

    Thanks to everyone who’s been tuning in to the blog today, and see you all tomorrow.

  • Tomorrow’s Menu

    Christoffer Karlén
    The 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn. Photo: Elena Kask
    Photo: Elena Kask

    Tomorrow is when the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn really amps up, as the top floor will open. There are eight events on tomorrow’s schedule; check it all out below.

    TimeEvent
    13:00Event #15: Freebuy Satellite to €350 Mini Main Event (Seven Seats Guaranteed)
    14:00Event #1: €350 Mini Main Event Day 1b
    14:30Event #16: €200 €200 PL T.O.R.S.E.S.
    16:00Event #17: €80 Mega Satellite to Any €555 WSOP Circuit Tallinn Event (10 Seats Guaranteed)
    16:30Event #18: €555 NLH Progressive Bounty
    18:00Event #19: €200 NLH Wih €50 Bounties
    19:00Event #20: €200 PLO4/5 Bomb Pot
    21:00Event #21: €170 Mega Target Stack Satellite to €1,500 Main Event (10 Seats Guaranteed)

  • Veli-Pekka Penttinen Wins the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event for €149,775

    Nathan Fryar
    Veli-Pekka Tapani Penttinen 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Champion
    Veli-Pekka Tapani Penttinen
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:1/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    With the elimination of Tal Barasofsky in second place, Veli-Pekka Penttinen capped off a dominant final day performance by conquering the €1,000,000 GTD 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event, taking home €149,775 after a three-way deal and securing a beautiful trophy.

    The Finn steadily built his chip stack during the early hours of the final day and entered the final table at the top of the leaderboard. Penttinen’s momentum didn’t stop here as he quickly extended his lead, which he never really gave away, except for a couple of minutes in the heads-up battle.

    Among the key moments on the final table was the elimination of Athanasios Kostouros in eighth place. The Greek had just lost a massive pot after a mistimed hero bluff against Tal Barasofsky, and Penttinen soon picked up the rest of his chips. The Finn also delivered the knockout blow to Christina Solli in seventh place. The Norwegian had started the final table second in chips but had quite a rollercoaster ride, eventually running into Penttinen’s pocket Jacks with eight-seven suited.

    Throughout the day, Penttinen used his stack to near perfection, constantly applying pressure and also finding help when needed, including a crucial river ace against Shaul Weinstein’s pocket sixes that sent him home in fourth place.

    After a three-way deal guaranteed Penttinen €113,820, Barasofsky €112,775, and Gary Fisher €97,000, the trio continued battling for the remaining €35,955 and the trophy. Fisher exited in third place, setting up a kind of fitting heads-up duel between Penttinen and Barasofsky, probably the two most aggressive and active players throughout the final table.

    In the end, a bottom pair of threes and a miss-call from Barasofskym turned the match in Penttinen’s direction, who shortly after closed it out to claim the title, walking away as the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion, €149,775 richer and with the trophy firmly in his hands.

    2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Results

    PlacePlayerPrize
    1 Veli-Pekka Penttinen€149,770 *
    2 Tal Barasofsky€112,770 *
    3 Gary Fisher€97,000 *
    4 Shaul Weinstein€60,900
    5 Alexis Lucarini€46,250
    6 Petteri Laiho€35,450
    7 Christina Solli€27,250
    8 Athanasios Kostouros€20,950
    9 Habib Brahim€16,200

    * denotes a three-way deal

  • Tal Barasofsky Eliminated in 2nd Place (€112,775)

    Nathan Fryar
    Tal Barasofsky
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:2/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    It didn’t take long for the final hand to arrive. Tal Barasofsky opened to 625,000 with A♠5♠, and Veli-Pekka Penttinen looked down at 8♥8♣. The Finn decided his snowmen were strong enough to three-bet to 2,500,000. True to his style, Barasofsky wasn’t backing down. He four-bet jammed, and Penttinen snap-called.

    With so many aces cracking pairs throughout the day, Barasofsky still had plenty of hope, but this time it would have to be some other way as the dealer spread out 8♠3♣2♠ flop, giving Penttinen top set while Barasofsky picked up a flush draw and a gutshot.

    Barasofsky was looking for one of his eleven outs, but the 7♣ on the turn wasn’t one of them. He needed a spade or a four on the river to stay alive. Instead, the river brought the 3♦, improving Penttinen to a full house and sealing the victory.

    Barasofsky finishes as runner-up, earning €112,775 from the three-way deal by far the best result of his career.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 31,000,000
    Tal Barasofsky: 0

  • Penttinen Pulls Ahead

    Nathan Fryar
    Veli-Pekka Penttinen
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:2/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Shortly after the start of heads-up play, Tal Barasofsky picked up a small pot to take the lead, but it didn’t last for long.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen opened to 500,000 with Q♣3♣, and Barasofsky defended with K♣4♦.

    The flop came 6♣9♠8♣, giving Penttinen a flush draw. Barasofsky check-called a 525,000 continuation bet.

    The turn brought the 3♥, pairing Penttinen’s three and giving him the lead. After Barasofsky checked again, the Finn fired 1.8 million into a pot of 2.3 million. Barasofsky wasn’t convinced and made the call with just King-high.

    The river was the A♥, and Barasofsky checked for a third time. Penttinen, with only a bottom pair, went for a half-pot (value) bet. It initially looked like Barasofsky might just be Hollywooding before folding, but after a long tank, he made the hero call with king-high, trying to pick off a bluff.

    Honestly, that could be the case with the Penttinen’s pair of threes, but it was still good enough to take the pot down, pushing him to nearly a 2:1 chip lead.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 20,000,000
    Tal Barasofsky: 11,000,000

  • Gary Fisher Eliminated in 3rd Place (€97,000)

    Nathan Fryar
    Gary Fisher
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:3/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    According to our own Jason Glatzer in the commentary booth, Gary Fisher told his opponents during the deal discussions that he had no problem playing three-handed, especially with decades of experience behind him. He backed it up, too, being the most active player of the trio left.

    In his final hand, Veli-Pekka Penttinen opened from the small blind to 800,000 with A♠7♦, and Fisher called with K♦8♠ after carefully dissecting down his stack.

    The flop came K♣A♦A♣. It may have looked promising from Fisher’s point of view, but he was pretty much drawing dead against Penttinen’s trip aces. Penttinen continued for 425,000, and Fisher made the call.

    The 8♦ on the turn locked up the hand for Penttinen, and the Finn bet 1,900,000 into 2,400,000, as Fisher reluctantly called again.

    The river brought the 8♥, giving Fisher a full house of his own, but unfortunately, second best. With so much already in the middle, Penttinen moved all-in. Fisher made the call, though he didn’t look pleased about it. Penttinen tabled the superior full house, and Fisher’s run came to an end.

    Fisher finishes in third place, earning €97,000 from the three-way deal.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 16,000,000
    Gary Fisher: 0

    We are now heads-up between Veli-Pekka Penttinen and Tal Barasofsky for the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event title. Barasofsky begins with a slight chip disadvantage, but with plenty of chips in play, it’s still anyone’s game.

    And just as a reminder: although both players have already locked up their payouts through the deal, they are still battling for an additional €35,955 and the prestigious Main Event trophy.

  • Penttinen Gets It Back

    Nathan Fryar
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:3/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The same duo tangled again shortly after. Gary Fisher min-raised from the button with 8♦7♦, and Veli-Pekka Penttinen defended his big blind.

    The flop came 8♠3♥7♣, giving Fisher two pair, while Penttinen picked up an open-ended straight draw. Penttinen check-called a 400,000 bet from the Englishman.

    The turn paired the board with the 3♣, and both players checked. The river brought the 4♣, completing Penttinen’s straight. The only question was how much value he could extract. The Finn decided on 1,400,000 as a number.

    The sizing proved perfect, as Fisher made a quick call, only to be shown the bad news.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 12,000,000
    Gary Fisher: 6,800,000

  • Fisher Fires Big Three-Handed

    Nathan Fryar
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:3/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Gary Fisher had already secured his payday, but made it clear during the deal-making that he came to battle three-handed. He opened to 3x from the button with A♠10♠, and Veli-Pekka Penttinen defended his big blind with K♣4♣.

    The flop came 5♠6♣K♠, delivering plenty of action. Penttinen flopped top pair, while Fisher picked up the nut flush draw. A setup that could see the pot going either way. Fisher continued for 675,000, and Penttinen made the call.

    The turn brought the 8♥. After Penttinen checked, Fisher moved all-in for 5.7 million. The shove sent Penttinen deep into the tank, but in the end, he decided to let it go as Fisher’s big bluff got through.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 10,000,000
    Gary Fisher: 8,500,000

  • Three-Handed Deal Reached

    Nathan Fryar
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:3/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The final three players have agreed to a deal.

    Chip leader Veli-Pekka Penttinen (12,200,000) will lock up €113,820. Second in chips, Tal Barasofsky, secured €112,775, while Gary Fisher, sitting on 6,950,000, took home €97,000.

    The trio will now play on for an additional €35,955 and the title of 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion, so there is still plenty left to fight for.

    Congratulations to all three players and good luck!

    PlacePlayerChipsAfter a Deal
    1 Veli-Pekka Penttinen12,200,000€113,820
    2 Tal Barasofsky11,850,000€112,775
    3 Gary Fisher6,950,000€97,000
    Still left to play: €35,955

  • Shaul Weinstein Eliminated in 4th Place (€60,900)

    Nathan Fryar
    Petteri Laiho
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:4/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen raised to 625,000 on the button with A♥7♠, applying pressure to the blinds with a larger raise. Shaul Weinstein looked down at 6♥6♣ and wasted no time moving all-in. Penttinen just needed a quick count before making the call. It wasn’t a classic coin flip, but it was an exciting showdown nonetheless.

    The flop came Q♠4♥9♣, missing both players. The 9♦ on the turn though added three queens as additional outs for Penttinen.

    The river delivered the inevitable: an A♣, sending Weinstein to the rail in heartbreaking fashion.

    Still, fourth place in the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event marks Weinstein’s best result to date, and one he can be proud of after an impressive performance in the tournament.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 12,000,000
    Shaul Weinstein: 0

  • Alexis Lucarini Eliminated in 5th Place (€46,250)

    Nathan Fryar
    Petteri Laiho
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:5/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    This one was decided in the blinds, as Shaul Weinstein moved all-in from the small blind with J♣3♣, putting pressure on Alexis Lucarini. The two had almost identical stacks, making the ICM implications massive. Lucarini, however, snap-called after looking down at A♦Q♣, putting Weinstein at immediate risk.

    The flop came 9♥K♠3♦, pairing Weinstein’s three and propelling him into the lead. The Frenchman was now looking for an ace or a queen to avoid being crippled.

    The 10♠ on the turn changed nothing, and the river brought a blank 4♠. Weinstein secured the double-up, while Lucarini was left with just a chip and a chair.

    Shaul Weinstein: 3,500,000
    Alexis Lucarini: 50,000

    Alexis Lucarini was automatically all-in from the small blind with 9♦5♣. Three players came along, looking to ensure the Frenchman’s exit.

    It was a quick check around on all three streets, and in the end, it was Gary Fisher’s 4♣3♥ that did it on the 2♦6♣K♦3♦2♠ runout. A strong run for Lucarini comes to an end as he finishes the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event in fifth place, collecting €46,250.

    Gary Fisher: 7,500,000
    Alexis Lucarini: 0

  • Petteri Laiho Eliminated in 6th Place (€35,450)

    Nathan Fryar
    KOT2026 - Main Event (Final Day) - 037 - Petteri Laiho - [Credit - Elena Kask]
    Petteri Laiho
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:6/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The eliminations are coming quickly now and players are dropping like flies. Gary Fisher started the action with an open from the early position to 475,000 with 7♥7♣. Petteri Laiho, now the new shortest stack at the final table, moved all-in for 1,400,000 from the small blind holding A♠K♣.

    But the action wasn’t over. Tal Barasofsky looked down at 10♥10♣ in the big blind and had a decision to make. The Israeli opted to isolate, three-betting to 3,000,000. Fisher quickly folded, and we were off to the races.

    The flop came 4♠Q♦6♦, offering no help to the Finn. The Q♥ on the turn changed nothing, leaving Laiho with six outs heading to the river.

    The river bricked out, and Laiho’s run came to an end in sixth place for €35,450.

    Tal Barasofsky: 10,000,000
    Petteri Laiho: 0

  • €1,100 Main Event Final Day Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Nathan Fryar
    KOT2026 - Main Event (Final Day) - 029 - Christina Jorgensen Solli - [Credit - Elena Kask]
    Christina Solli

  • Christina Solli Eliminated in 7th Place (€27,250)

    Nathan Fryar
    KOT2026 - Main Event (Final Day) - 029 - Christina Jorgensen Solli - [Credit - Elena Kask]
    Christina Solli
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:7/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The action began with Tal Barasofsky opening from the early position with A♥6♥ and chip leader Veli-Pekka Penttinen three-bet to 1,400,000 with J♥J♦. Christina Solli, with the shortest stack at the table, looked down at 8♣7♣ in the big blind. With two blinds already invested in the pot, she took a moment before deciding that was reason enough to move all-in. Barasofsky quickly folded, and the cards were tabled.

    The flop came 3♠8♥9♣, pairing Solli’s eight and giving her hope. The 10♣ on the turn dramatically increased her equity, adding an open-ended straight flush draw for a total of 15 outs.

    The river brought a black card, but the wrong one in the 5♠. With that, had to say her goodbyes as seventh place finisher of the Main Event, pocketing €27,250 for her efforts.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 10,000,000
    Christina Solli: 0

  • Athanasios Kostouros Eliminated in 8th Place (€20,950)

    Nathan Fryar
    Athanasios Kostouros
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:8/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Probably the most interesting hand of the day to that point went to a thriller between Athanasios Kostouros and Tal Barasofsky.

    Barasofsky opened to 350,000 from under the gun with J♠J♣, and Kostouros defended his big blind, calling 200,000 more with Q♣10♣.

    The flop of 6♦10♦4♥ already spelled trouble, giving Kostouros top pair, but still trailing Barasofsky’s overpair. Kostouros decided to lead out for 375,000, Barasofsky raised to 1 million, and Kostouros casually snap-called.

    On the 9♠ turn, Kostouros checked as he stared down Barasofsky in the process. The Israeli fired another million, and once again Kostouros called, as the pot rose to 4.9 million.

    The river brought the K♥, and Kostouros moved all-in for 2.6 million. It was a massive decision for Barasofsky, for his tournament life, but he didn’t need long to throw in a chip, making a great call that left Kostouros with almost no chips

    Tal Barasofsky: 9,200,000
    Athanasios Kostouros: 425,000

    The final nail in the coffin came shortly after, as Athanasios Kostouros pushed his remaining chips into the middle with K♠9♦. Both blinds came along to see the flop, Veli-Pekka Penttinen with Q♣9♣ and Gary Fisher with K♥J♣.

    The 6♠4♣5♥ flop was checked around, which offered a glimmer of hope for Kostouros. However, the Q♥ on the turn changed everything. Penttinen bet 350,000, Fisher quickly folded, and Kostouros was left needing one of the three remaining kings to stay alive.

    The river bricked out, and Kostouros’ run came to an end. He exits the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event in eighth place for €20,950.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 8,400,000
    Athanasios Kostouros: 0

  • Habib Brahim Eliminated in 9th Place (€16,200)

    Nathan Fryar
    Habib Brahim 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table
    Habib Brahim
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Alexis Lucarini opened to 900,000 from under the gun with A♥Q♠, leaving himself just 500,000 behind, effectively committing himself. On the button, Habib Brahim looked down at Q♥Q♦ and moved all-in, covering the Frenchman, who called off his remaining chips.

    A brutal ace appeared right on the flop as the dealer opened 4♥A♦6♠. No one-outer arrived on the turn or river, and Brahim was left with 1,300,000 after the hand.

    Alexis Lucarini: 3,200,000
    Habib Brahim: 1,300,000

    Just a couple of hands later, Brahim shoved from the hijack with 2♠2♥, and Shaul Weinstein reshoved with A♦J♥, slightly covering the Swede.

    Brahim was still ahead on the flop of Q♦4♣8♠, but the turn brought the A♣, putting Weinstein in front. The river offered no help, and Brahim was eliminated in ninth place for €16,200 as the first casualty of the final table.

    Shaul Weinstein: 3,200,000
    Habib Brahim: 0

  • Chip Counts After a Break

    Nathan Fryar
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000
    PlacePlayerChipsBig Blinds
    1 Veli-Pekka Penttinen8,200,00054 BB
    2 Gary Fisher4,900,00032 BB
    3 Tal Barasofsky4,300,00028 BB
    4 Athanasios Kostouros3,900,00026 BB
    5 Habib Brahim2,700,00018 BB
    6 Petteri Laiho2,500,00016 BB
    7 Christina Solli1,600,00010 BB
    8 Shaul Weinstein1,500,00010 BB
    9 Alexis Lucarini1,500,00010 BB

  • Barasofsky Punches Back

    Nathan Fryar
    Tal Barasofsky
    Level 32:50,000/125,000 (125,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The two were at it again as Christina Solli opened from the early position with A♥Q♥ and Tal Barasofsky responded by moving all-in for a total of 2,000,000.

    Unlike her quick decisions in previous hands, Solli took about a minute this time before making the call, only to discover it was a mirror situation from moments earlier, with Barasofsky holding the better ace with A♠K♥.

    The board ran out A♦4♣2♥10♠7♦, and Barasofsky secured the double-up to win his chips back.

    Tal Barasofsky: 4,300,000
    Christina Solli: 1,900,000

  • Solli Doubles Through Barasofsky

    Nathan Fryar
    Christina Solli
    Level 32:50,000/125,000 (125,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Christina Solli min-raised from the hijack with A♣K♣, and Tal Barasofsky looked down at A♥Q♦ in the small blind. No slow play this time as Barasofsky three-bet to 900,000. Solli quickly moved all-in for 1,800,000 total, and after a slight grimace, Barasofsky made the call.

    The flop came 10♥J♥7♠, keeping Solli firmly in the lead while Barasofsky was left searching for a king or running cards.

    After the 7♦ turn, Solli needed to dodge just a King on the river to double up, and that’s what she did as the 8♥ hit the table.

    Christina Solli: 3,900,000
    Tal Barasofsky: 2,000,000

  • Solli Runs Into Aces Again

    Nathan Fryar
    Christina Solli
    Level 32:50,000/125,000 (125,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen opened to 250,000 from the middle position with A♠A♥, and Christina Solli defended her big blind, calling 125,000 more with 9♦9♣.

    On the flop of K♠10♦2♥ Solli check-called a small continuation bet of 150,000 from Penttinen. The J♦ on the turn slowed things down a bit as both players checked.

    The river paired the board with the J♠, and Solli checked once more. Penttinen went for some value, betting 375,000 into a pot of 975,000. Solli made the call, only to be shown the bad news.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 9,000,000
    Christina Solli: 1,900,000

    The final table is not going as planned for the Norwegian. She started the day just behind Penttinen in chips but has now dropped to 15 big blinds. On the other hand, Penttinen continues to extend his lead, with Gary Fisher next in line with 4,900,000.

  • Flush on the Turn Saves Brahim

    Nathan Fryar
    Habib Brahim
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Christina Solli opened with a min-raise from the early position holding 4♥4♦. Habib Brahim, the shortest stack at the table, just called on the button with A♠A♦. The blinds folded, and the two went heads-up to the flop.

    And what a flop it was. 3♠K♠4♠ as Solli hit middle set, but Brahim still had plenty of outs. Solli checked, and the Swede made a small bet of 100,000. Solli quickly raised to 400,000, and Brahim responded by moving all-in for 1,400,000. After counting it out, Solli made the call.

    Brahim needed either a spade or an ace to survive, and the 9♠ immediately rolled off on the turn, giving him the flush. Solli was now trailing and needed the board to pair on the river to fill up or hit quads. Instead another spade appeared on the river, and Brahim doubled up with his slowplayed Aces, while Solli lost about a third of her stack.

    Christina Solli: 3,300,000
    Habib Brahim: 3,000,000

  • The Rich Get Richer

    Nathan Fryar
    Veli-Pekka Penttinen
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The first big pot of the final table played out between two Finns. Petteri Laiho opened to 200,000 from the middle position with A♥J♥, and chip leader Veli-Pekka Penttinen three-bet to 675,000 on the button with A♠K♥. The action folded back to Laiho, who made the call.

    The dealer spread 2♠10♦5♠. Laiho checked, and Penttinen made a continuation bet of 400,000 into a pot of 1,600,000. Laiho called.

    The turn paired the board with the 10♣, and both players checked. The river brought the K♠, giving Penttinen a check mark. After Laiho checked once more, Penttinen fired a value bet of 650,000. Laiho gave it some thought but ultimately let it go. Penttinen extends his chip lead and now holds nearly a quarter of all the chips in play.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 7,400,000
    Petteri Laiho: 2,000,000

  • Sankala Falls in 10th as the Final Table Is Set

    Nathan Fryar
    Miro Sankala 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event
    Miro Sankala
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:10/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Miro Sankala on the button, who pushed all-in for just under 10 big blinds. Athanasios Kostouros in the big blind took a minute, as the shove was for a big chunk of his own stack. After about a count of two, the Greek made the call with A♠8♠, while Sankala tabled K♥10♦.

    The flop came K♠9♣3♣, pairing Sankala’s king and sending him into the lead. He now only had to dodge an ace or running cards to secure his seat at the final table.

    The turn brought the 3♠, giving Kostouros additional outs with a flush draw. The river was the case 9♠, improving Kostouros to a flush and eliminating Sankala in 10th place for €12,800.

    Athanasios Kostouros: 2,100,000
    Miro Sankala: 0

    2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table
    2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table

    With Sankala’s elimination, the final table of nine is now set. Veli-Pekka Penttinen leads the way and sits in pole position for the €169,500 first-place prize, followed closely by Christina Solli in second.

    You can watch the final table livestream on the OlyBet Poker or PokerPro World channels with a 30-minute delay.

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    2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

    PlacePlayerChips
    1 Veli-Pekka Penttinen5,750,000
    2 Christina Solli5,270,000
    3 Tal Barasofsky4,450,000
    4 Petteri Laiho3,475,000
    5 Athanasios Kostouros3,225,000
    6 Gary Fisher2,975,000
    7 Alexis Lucarini2,250,000
    8 Shaul Weinstein1,975,000
    9 Habib Brahim1,625,000

    2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Payouts

    PlacePrize
    1€169,500
    2€112,900
    3€77,150
    4€60,900
    5€46,250
    6€35,450
    7€27,250
    8€20,950
    9€16,200

  • Barasofsky Takes From Solli

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tal Barasofsky
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:10/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Tal Barasofsky opened to 200,000 UTG. Chip leader Christina Solli decided to make the call.

    Solli check-called a 175,000 bet from Barasofsky on the J♣3♥6♦ flop. Action repeated itself on the 10♣ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Barasofsky now was 325,000. Solli completed the check trifecta on the Q♣ river, and Barasofsky fired an impressive 800,000. Solli made the call rather swiftly.

    Tal Barasofsky: K♦9♠
    Christina Solli: 9♥8♥

    With a superior straight, Barasofsky won a decent pot against big-stacked Solli.

    Christina Solli: 5,275,000
    Tal Barasofsky: 4,450,000

  • Newey Out; Final Table Bubble

    Christoffer Karlén
    Paul Newey
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:10/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to short-stacked Paul Newey, who moved all in for 550,000. Alexis Lucarini re-shoved from the Small Blind, and after Christina Solli swiftly folded her Big Blind, the two contestants tabled their holdings.

    Paul Newey: 7♠5♠
    Alexis Lucarini: K♣J♥

    Lucarini took a solid lead on the J♦3♦9♣ flop. The 8♠ turn gave Newey a straight draw, but the A♦ ultimately ended his tournament life. The tournament is now on the final table bubble.

    Alexis Lucarini: 2,200,000
    Paul Newey: 0

  • Gordo Out Shortly After the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Guillermo Gordo
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:11/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Guillermo Gordo, who moved all in for 1,175,000 from the Button. Alexis Lucarini made the call from the Small Blind; he didn’t have to worry about chip leader Christina Solli, who was sitting out her Big Blind.

    Guillermo Gordo: K♠7♣
    Alexis Lucarini: A♥J♦

    No help for Gordo as the board spelled out 2♠Q♥8♦3♦5♣, and “GGordo” was eliminated in twelfth place for €10,750.

    Alexis Lucarini: 2,700,000
    Guillermo Gordo: 0

  • Chip Counts After the First Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Christina Solli
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:12/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The remaining players have returned after the first 20-minute break of the day. Below are the current chip counts.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Christina SolliNorway5,825,00058
    2 Petteri LaihoFinland3,555,00036
    3 Tal BarasofskyIsrael3,240,00032
    4 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland2,690,00027
    5 Gary FisherEngland2,625,00026
    6 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael1,825,00018
    7 Athanasios KostourosGreece1,490,00015
    8 Miro SankalaFinland1,475,00015
    9 Alexis LucariniFrance1,325,00013
    10 Habib BrahimSweden1,300,00013
    11 Guillermo CifuentesSpain1,175,00012
    12 Paul NeweyEngland1,050,00011

  • Margolin’s Shortstack Run Ends in 13th

    Nathan Fryar
    Lev Margolin
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:13/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Lev Margolin had been nursing a short stack for most of the day at the featured table, doing his best to survive. He was pleased to look down at A♣5♦ on the button and moved all-in for just over three big blinds. Unfortunately for him, Paul Newey woke up with a stronger ace in the big blind and made the quick call after the small blind got out of the way.

    The flop came 2♣4♥6♥, giving the Israeli a gutshot straight draw along with his five as an out. The turn 7♥ took a couple of outs away, leaving Margolin needing a non-heart three or eight to stay alive.

    The river brought the 2♥, completing Newey’s flush and eliminating Margolin in 13th place for €10,750.

    Paul Newey: 1,600,000
    Lev Margolin: 0

  • Zarins Bids Farewell

    Christoffer Karlén
    Girts Zarins
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:13/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    After three minutes’ worth of pondering UTG, Girts Zarins eventually moved all in for 850,000. After receiving the county, Sweden’s Habib Brahim re-shoved for 1,125,000 from the Hi-jack. The remaining players folded, and the contestants were soon given the green light to turn over their cards.

    Girts Zarins: 7♥7♠
    Habib Brahim: 9♦9♠

    No help for Zarins on the 8♥3♠K♠K♥A♦ runout, and he was eliminated in fourteenth place for €8,950.

    Habib Brahim: 2,175,000
    Girts Zarins: 0

  • Keränen Busts Against Kostouros

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ville-Matti Keränen
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:14/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Ville-Matti Keränen, who open-shoved for 790,000 from the Cut-off. After receiving the count, Athanasios Kostouros made the call from the Big Blind.

    Ville-Matti Keränen: A♥7♦
    Athanasios Kostouros: A♣Q♦

    Keränen was trailing, and he wasn’t able to extend his tournament life as the board spelled out 10♥10♠8♦4♥K♠. As such, he became the first Day 4 casualty from the outer table, cashing for €8,950.

    Athanasios Kostouros: 3,100,000
    Ville-Matti Keränen: 0

  • Dwyer First Casualty of the Day

    Nathan Fryar
    John Dwyer 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event
    John Dwyer
    Level 29:30,000/60,000 (60,000)
    Entries:16/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    More than an hour into the Final Day of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event, we have the first elimination of the day.

    John Dwyer opened to 130,000 from the early position with A♥7♣, and Gary Fisher called from the big blind with 10♥9♥ for 70,000 more.

    The dealer opened a truly action-packed flop of A♦J♥7♥, giving Dwyer two pair, while Fisher flopped a gutshot straight flush draw for 11 outs. Fisher checked to Dwyer, who continued for 70,000. Fisher then check-raised to 400,000. Dwyer quickly announced all-in, and Fisher almost beat him into the pot with the call.

    With 2,300,000 chips in the middle, the turn brought the 3♥, completing Fisher’s flush. Only an ace or a seven on the river could save Dwyer with a full house. The river did pair the board, but it was the J♣, sending Dwyer to the rail in 16th place for €7,750.

    Gary Fisher: 2,500,000
    John Dwyer: 0

  • TV Table Soon Going Live

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:16/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The live-streamed TV Table, with Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund and Jason Glatzer on comms, will go live in roughly 20 minutes. It can be seen through the player above.

  • Let’s Dance

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:16/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    This is it, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the final day of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. This poker.pro live reporter had issues sleeping, feeling like a twelve-year-old the night before Christmas.

    The remaining 16 €1,100 Main Event players have just taken their seats, and their first goal is to reach the nine-handed final table. Below is the seat draw. Let’s dance.

    TableSeatPlayerEnglandChipsBig Blinds
    151 Gary FisherEngland1,955,00039
    152 Paul NeweyEngland1,965,00039
    153 Guillermo GordoSpain3,915,00078
    154 John DwyerIreland1,540,00031
    155 Alexis LucariniFrance1,055,00021
    156 Christina SolliNorway760,00015
    157 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael1,920,00038
    158 Lev MargolinIsrael725,00015
    201 Tal BarasofskyIsrael3,015,00060
    202 Athanasios KostourosGreece1,890,00038
    203 Girts ZarinsLatvia845,00017
    204 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland2,595,00052
    205 Habib BrahimSweden2,700,00054
    206 Miro SankalaFinland1,310,00026
    207 Ville-Matti KeränenFinland2,120,00042
    208 Petteri LaihoFinland2,695,00054

  • The Stage is Set for a Raffling Main Event Conclusion

    Christoffer Karlén
    Guillermo Cifuentes

    After a 12-hour marathon session, Day 3 of the €1,100 Main Event reached its conclusion. The remaining 16 players bagged their chips, and they will return at 12:00 on Sunday, February 15, and resume the fight for the €169,500 first-place payout, the coveted trophy, and, most importantly, the prestigious title.

    What a tournament this has been so far; of course, it was to be expected. The 2026 Kings of Tallinn has lived up to its expectations, and it has once again proven why it’s the biggest live poker festival in Northern Europe. The Main Event was always destined to be the flagship tournament, and with a €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, the massive turnout was no surprise. When late registration closed after the first four levels of Day 2, a whopping 1,033 entries could be confirmed. Shaul Weinstein eventually eliminated Patrik Falk in one-hundred-thirty-sixth place, and the remaining competitors were then all guaranteed a €2,000 min-cash.

    Shaul Weinstein

    The knockout secured Weinstein the chip lead going into Day 3. The day kicked off with short stacks busting at a rapid pace. There were some recognizable names in the penultimate flight, including Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi, inaugural Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion Ranno Sootla, experienced Brit Gary Fisher, and Swedish poker guru Johan Storåkers, to name a few. Day 3 offered some staggering action with some very entertaining – and frankly astonishing – hands, especially on the live-streamed TV table.

    It was eventually communicated that play would wrap up when 16 players remained, or at the end of Level 28. It would be the first scenario; French poker icon Mathieu Choffardet bid farewell in seventeenth place, and the remaining 16 players went to get some well-deserved rest before tomorrow’s finale.

    The poker.pro live coverage will commence at 12:00, focusing on the outer table. All enthusiasts can follow the TV table on the live stream, with poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer and Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund on comms.

    Below are the chip counts. Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow, it’ll all wrap up in stellar fashion.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Guillermo CifuentesSpain3,915,000
    2 Tal BarasofskyIsrael3,015,000
    3 Habib BrahimSweden2,700,000
    4 Petteri LaihoFinland2,695,000
    5 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland2,595,000
    6 Ville-Matti KeränenFinland2,120,000
    7 Paul NeweyEngland1,965,000
    8 Gary FisherEngland1,955,000
    9 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael1,920,000
    10 Athanasios KostourosGreece1,890,000
    11 John DwyerIreland1,540,000
    12 Miro SankalaFinland1,310,000
    13 Alexis LucariniFrance1,055,000
    14 Girts ZarinsLatvia845,000
    15 Christina SolliNorway760,000
    16 Lev MargolinIsrael725,000

  • Choffardet Bids Farewell; Play has Concluded

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mathieu Choffardet
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:17/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Paul Newey opened to 100,000 from the Hi-jack, before Mathieu Choffardet raised to 700,000, leaving himself with a mere 40,000 behind. As if the action wasn’t already spicy enough, Petteri Laiho four-bet to 1,790,000, leaving 400,000 behind. Newey was visibly troubled, and he contemplated his decision for three minutes before folding. Choffardet made the call for his tournament life, and he went to showdown with Laiho.

    Petteri Laiho: J♠J♦
    Mathieu Choffardet: A♥Q♦

    Laiho maintained his lead on the 8♦5♣10♥ flop, and he improved even further on the J♣ turn. No straight for Choffardet on the 5♥ river, and as he was eliminated in seventeenth play, Day 3 officially came to an end.

    Petteri Laiho: 2,695,000
    Mathie Choffardet: 0

    It was quite the marathon flight, and now, the sixteen survivors can get a good night’s rest. Tomorrow at noon, they’ll resume the fight for the title, the trophy, and the €169,500 first-place payout.

    That also wraps up today’s live coverage here on poker.pro. The blog will go live tomorrow when Day 4 commences. Before we leave you, the editorial office will upload the chip counts prior to tomorrow’s finale, as well as a small recap of today’s action. In the meantime, please enjoy today’s results.

    €1,100 Main Event – Day 3 Results

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    17 Mathieu ChoffardetFrance€7,750
    18 Johan StoråkersSweden€6,750
    19 Egidijus MatonisLithuania€6,750
    20 Magnus PukkEstonia€6,750
    21 Paulius KisieliusLithuania€5,900
    22 Davis MihelsonsLatvia€5,900
    23 Yevhen SukhovUkraine€5,900
    24 Antoine VrankenNetherlands€5,100
    25 Nikolaos OikonomouGreece€5,100
    26 Arturs DaugisLatvia€5,100
    27 Christoffer BeringDenmark€5,100
    28 Anthon BurvallSweden€4,450
    29 Deividas DaubarisLithuania€4,450
    30 Vidar AssersenNorway€4,450
    31 Oleh PritsakUkraine€4,450
    32 Ville MyllymäkiFinland€3,850
    33 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€3,850
    34 Deividas ButnorasLatvia€3,850
    35 Kristoffer WIntersteinSweden€3,850
    36 Alberto GonzalezSpain€3,850
    37 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden€3,850
    38 Bernd ReichGermany€3,850
    39 Henry-Jörgen RautitsEstonia€3,850
    40 Peer ZahlNorway€3,350
    41 Jari NikunlassiFinland€3,350
    42 Antti RaasuFinland€3,350
    43 Justas VaiciulionisLithuania€3,350
    44 Risto PärmatEstonia€3,350
    45 Luka SorainenFinland€3,350
    46 Marks SerginsLatvia€3,350
    47 Vu VuongFinland€3,350
    48 Otto PukkEstonia€3,350
    49 Rauno KivilooEstonia€3,350
    50 Sebastian WahlFinland€3,350
    51 Kauno JäppinenFinland€3,350
    52 Helge BjorlowNorway€3,350
    53 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€3,350
    54 Joel JimenezSpain€3,350
    55 Christian HoffmannGermany€3,350
    56 Benny HagbergSweden€2,900
    57 Ionel SerbuRomania€2,900
    58 Ridas BitauskasLithuania€2,900
    59 Aigars PetrovsLatvia€2,900
    60 Christopher VernonEngland€2,900
    61 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania€2,900
    62 Rudolfs SadrinsLatvia€2,900
    63 Eduards RakussLatvia€2,900
    64 Baptiste CaimFrance€2,900
    65 Pekka IkonenFinland€2,900
    66 Linas BulksasLithuania€2,900
    67 Elvijs KergalvisLatvia€2,900
    68 Glen KeoghIreland€2,900
    69 Peter JakslandDenmark€2,900
    70 Sander LeigriEstonia€2,900
    71 Emil JägerFinland€2,900
    72 Joel HolmbergFinland€2,550
    73 Stanislovas VinicenkaLithuania€2,550
    74 James WynneIreland€2,550
    75 Antti PietarinenFinland€2,550
    76 Leo PietiläFinland€2,550
    77 Henri PiironenFinland€2,550
    78 Oskar OjaveerEstonia€2,550
    79 Paavo KorkkaEstonia€2,550
    80 Ishak NoyanSweden€2,550
    81 Andres AllsaluEstonia€2,550
    82 Kevin WhelanEngland€2,550
    83 Arkadiusz LiszewskiPoland€2,550
    84 Maksim PetrovEstonia€2,550
    85 Juha NikkolaFinland€2,550
    86 Martin PiikEstonia€2,550
    87 Seppo ParkkinenFinland€2,550
    88 Marius BareisisLithuania€2,550
    89 Ranno SootlaEstonia€2,550
    90 Wouter BeltzNetherlands€2,550
    91 Eli Danielsson BarcaSweden€2,550
    92 Hassan HalilCyprus€2,550
    93 Remy MägiEstonia€2,550
    94 Vladas BurneikisLithuania€2,550
    95 Aleksandras RusinovasLithuania€2,550
    96 Aleksi NaskiFinland€2,200
    97 Vladyslav TaranUkraine€2,200
    98 Linda NguyenNorway€2,200
    99 Martin ZobelDenmark€2,200
    100 Michael RoltENgland€2,200
    101 Yaniv PeretzIsrael€2,200
    102 Henri SchalinFinland€2,200
    103 Ole HovNorway€2,200
    104 Meelis AhmanEstonia€2,200
    105 Vegard NygaardNorway€2,200
    106 Jari KurikkaFinland€2,200
    107 Juha HelppiFinland€2,200
    108 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€2,200
    109 Gintautas DanileviciusLithuania€2,200
    110 Jonatan ForsFinland€2,200
    111 Lars OttesenDenmark€2,200
    112 Ismo BärlundFinland€2,200
    113 Juho SuutariFinland€2,200
    114 Jukka MoisioFinland€2,200
    115 Stephen WoodheadEngland€2,200
    116 Perttu KvistFinland€2,200
    117 Andreas WernerSweden€2,200
    118 Totti ArosuoFinland€2,200
    119 Dmitri DamaskinEstonia€2,200
    120Michal ZagrodnikPoland€2,000
    121 Even RislovNorway€2,000
    122 Janis VasiljevsLatvia€2,000
    123 Frode AlfredsenNorway€2,000
    124 Martin “Franke” von ZweigbergkSweden€2,000
    125 Samuli HietalaFinland€2,000
    126 Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland€2,000
    127 Viacheslav SultanovUkraine€2,000
    128 Joonas HaapalaFinland€2,000
    129 Eimantas AdomaviciusLithuania€2,000
    130 Carl FalkSweden€2,000
    131 Miika TöyräsFinland€2,000
    132 Mairo ToriEstonia€2,000
    133 Sami PulliainenFinland€2,000
    134 Erik FribergSweden€2,000
    135 Martynas MockeviciusLithuania€2,000

  • Storåkers Comes up Short

    Christoffer Karlén
    Shaul Weinstein
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:17/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Shaul Weinstein, who min-raised to 100,000 from the Button. Swedish poker legend Johan Storåkers decided to defend his Big Blind.

    After an initial check from Storåkers on the A♠2♠7♦ flop, Weinstein bet 50,000. Storåkers then raised to 180,000, and Weinstein wasted no time before forcing his opponent all in for 365,000 in total. Storåkers seemed concerned, but, in the end, he deemed he needed to make the call.

    Shaul Weinstein: A♥2♥
    Johan Storåkers: A♦5♥

    Storåkers sighed when he saw what he was up against. The 3♥ brought some hope, but the Q♣ river ultimately ended his tournament life.

    Shaul Weinstein: 1,900,000
    Johan Storåkers: 0

  • Matonis Next One to go

    Christoffer Karlén
    Egidijus Matonis
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:18/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Athanasios Kostouros opened to 100,000 from the Hi-jack. Egidijus Matonis moved all in for 725,000 from the Small Blind, and Kostouros made the call.

    Egidijus Matonis: J♣J♦
    Athanasios Kostouros: A♥K♣

    Kostouros immediately improved on the 4♦4♣K♠ flop, and the 10♣10♥ runout didn’t help Matonis. He was eliminated in nineteenth place.

    It has now been declared that today’s play will conclude once 16 players remain, or at the end of Level 28.

    Athanasios Kostouros: 2,170,000
    Egidijus Matonis: 0

  • Kisielius is Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Paulius Kisielius
    Level 27:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:20/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Girts Zarins opened to 100,000 UTG. When action came to Paulius Kisielius, he raised to 250,000, leaving himself with one sole 25,000 chip behind. Zarins clicked him all in, and, naturally, Kisielius made the call.

    Girts Zarins: A♥K♥
    Paulius Kisielius: J♠J♣

    It was a classic coin flip situation, but the fishhooks stood the test of the 10♦2♥5♣Q♦8♥. As such, Kisielius became the next victim.

    Girts Zarins:
    Paulius Kisielius: 0

  • Sankala Gets Lucky on the Turn

    Christoffer Karlén
    Magnus Pukk
    Level 27:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:23/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The last Estonian player in the field, Magnus Pukk, opened to 80,000. Miro Sankala then moved all in for 460,000 from the Big Blind. After receiving the count, Pukk made the call.

    Miro Sankala: Q♠J♥
    Magnus Pukk: A♦J♠

    Sankala was in rough shape. Pukk maintained his lead on the 2♦4♠2♠ flop, but the Q♥ turn saw Sankala claiming the driver’s seat. No dice for Pukk on the 8♠ runout, and he lost the bigger chunk of his stack to Sankala.

    Miro Sankala: 860,000
    Magnus Pukk: 460,000

  • Margolin Doubles Through Brahim; Remembers Fisher’s Wife

    Christoffer Karlén
    Lev Margolin
    Level 27:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:24/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Habib Brahim opened to 100,000 from the Lo-jack, and Lev Margolin made the call from the Button.

    Brahim fired a 175,000 continuation bet on the 3♠6♥3♦ flop, and Margolin decided to move all in for roughly 500,000. Brahim decided he was priced in and made the call.

    Lev Margolin: 8♥8♣
    Habib Brahim: A♦Q♥

    Brahim didn’t improve his hand as the board completed with 5♣9♥, and he doubled through Brahim. “I told you; indestructible,” Gary Fisher congratulated Margolin, referring to how many times he’s managed to survive today. “I remember when we played at EPT many years ago,” Margolin reminisced. “I remember you and your wife,” he continued, and the players shared a laugh.

    Lev Margolin: 1,300,000
    Habib Brahim: 1,250,000

  • More Players Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 27:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:24/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below are the latest results.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    25 Nikolaos OikonomouGreece€5,100
    26 Arturs DaugisLatvia€5,100
    27 Christoffer BeringDenmark€5,100
    28 Anthon BurvallSweden€4,450
    29 Deividas DaubarisLithuania€4,450
    30 Vidar AssersenNorway€4,450
    31 Oleh PritsakUkraine€4,450
    32 Ville MyllymäkiFinland€3,850
    33 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€3,850
    34 Deividas ButnorasLatvia€3,850
    35 Kristoffer WIntersteinSweden€3,850
    36 Alberto GonzalezSpain€3,850

  • Godfather

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ville-Matti Keränen
    Level 25:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:25/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Ville-Matti Keränen, who moved all in for 300,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Paul Newey really considered a call before folding.

    Paying homage to the late “Godfather of Poker,” Doyle Brunson, Keränen revealed his 10♠2♦ holdings.

    Paul Newey: 1,150,000
    Ville-Matti Keränen: 360,000

  • Third Batch of €1,100 Main Event Day 3 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Aces Galore

    Christoffer Karlén
    Veli Penttinen
    Level 25:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:27/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Sweden’s Anthon Burvall made it 60,000 from the Lo-jack and was faced with a 230,000 three-bet from Veli-Pekka Penttinen (Small Blind). Burvall then moved all in for what this poker.pro live reporter estimated to be 800,000, and Penttinen had an easy decision on his hands.

    Anthon Burvall: 10♦10♠
    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: A♥A♣

    Unfortunate for Burvall, and he didn’t manage to crack aces on the 3♥7♠9♠7♣4♦ board. That’s one less Swedish flag in the Main Event; Habib Brahim and Johan Storåkers are still battling it out on the tables, trying to claim yet another trophy for Sweden during the 2026 Kings of Tallinn.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 1,550,000
    Anthon Burvall: 0

  • Barasofsky Current Chip Leader

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tal Barasofsky
    Level 25:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:29/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The sole lady left in the field, Christina Solli, opened to 60,000 from the Small Blind. Tal Barasofsky decided to defend his Big Blond.

    Both players checked the 10♠6♥5♣ flop and the 4♥ turn. Solli bet 65,000 on the 10♦ river, and Barasofsky folded.

    Barasofsky could afford to lose the small pot. This poker.pro live reporter earlier reported him winning a big hand with Ace-Queen against Ace-Jack. After that, he won another humongous pot (of which we unfortunately have no details). He is the current chip leader.

    Tal Barasofsky: 3,450,000
    Christina Solli: 740,000

  • Sukhov Picks up the Goods

    Christoffer Karlén
    Yevhen Sukhov
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:31/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Christoffer Bering, who was the chip leader after the dinner break, opened to 50,000 UTG. Yevhen Sukhov three-bet to 150,000 from the Button, and Bering then forced his opponent all in for 805,000 in total. Sukhov called without hesitation.

    Christoffer Bering: A♣Q♣
    Yevhen Sukhov: A♠A♦

    The board spelled out 9♠6♠7♦K♦4♥, and Sukhov’s aces were good. He put a huge dent in Bering’s stack.

    Yevhen Sukhov: 1,670,000
    Christoffer Bering: 1,150,000

  • Recent Batch of Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:36/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below is another batch of victims.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    37 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden€3,850
    38 Bernd ReichGermany€3,850
    39 Henry-Jörgen RautitsEstonia€3,850
    40 Peer ZahlNorway€3,350
    41 Jari NikunlassiFinland€3,350
    42 Antti RaasuFinland€3,350
    43 Justas VaiciulionisLithuania€3,350
    44 Risto PärmatEstonia€3,350
    45 Luka SorainenFinland€3,350
    46 Marks SerginsLatvia€3,350

  • Blind VS Blind-Elimination

    Christoffer Karlén
    Bernd Reich
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:36/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Tal Barasofsky, who made it 75,000 from the Small Blind. Germany’s Bernd Reich decided to make it 200,000 from the Big Blind. Barasofsky wasn’t done yet; he four-bet to 500,000. After perhaps 30 seconds’ worth of consideration, Reich moved all in for 930,000. Barasofsky made the call.

    Bernd Reich: A♣J♥
    Tal Barasofsky: A♥Q♠

    Barasofsky was extremely pumped and cheered for his hand to hold. The Poker Gods heard his prayers; the board spelled out 6♣2♥8♥10♣A♦, and as Barasofsky sent Reich to the rail, his stack surpassed the two million mark.

    Tal Barasofsky: 2,100,000
    Bernd Reich: 0

  • Weinstein Eliminates Zahl

    Christoffer Karlén
    Peer Zahl
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:39/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Peer Zahl, who opened to 50,000 from the Hi-jack. Shaul Weinstein then three-bet to 175,000 from the Small Blind. Zahl moved all in for what looked to be roughly 600,000, and Weinstein snap-called.

    Peer Zahl: A♦5♦
    Shaul Weinstein: J♠J♥

    No case ace or any other help for Zahl as the board spelled out 10♥9♥K♥6♣4♦, and he became the first casualty after the dinner break.

    Shaul Weinstein: 1,830,000
    Peer Zahl: 0

  • Dinner Break Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:40/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The remaining 40 players are still enjoying their dinner break. Below are the top 10 biggest stacks.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Christoffer BeringDenmark1,955,00078
    2 Arturs DaugisLatvia1,555,00062
    3 Davis MihelsonsLatvia1,395,00056
    4 Egidijus MatonisLithuania1,315,00053
    5 Yevhen SukhovUkraine1,315,00053
    6 Oleh PritsakUkraine1,245,00050
    7 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael1,125,00045
    8 Antoine VrankenNetherlands1,120,00045
    9 Alexis LucariniFrance1,090,00044
    10 Bernd ReichGermany1,005,00040

  • Margolin Survives Scare; Dinner Time

    Christoffer Karlén
    Lev Margolin
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:40/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen opened to 40,000 from UTG+1. Habib Brahim called from the Button, before short-stacked Lev Margolin moved all in for 50,000 from the Small Blind. Antoine Vranken made the call from the Big Blind, and so did Penttinen and Brahim.

    After an initial check from Vranken on the J♦A♠K♠ flop, Penttinen bet 75,000. Brahim folded, but Vranken made the call. Both players checked the 5♥ turn, and Penttinen then folded to a 175,000 bet from Vranken on the 3♣ river.

    Lev Margolin: J♠J♣
    Antoine Vranken: K♣10♠

    Margolin quadrupled up with a set of Jacks; perhaps, it was to the great displeasure of the rest of the players, seeing as they’re on a €500 payjump.

    After the hand, the remaining 40 players went on a 60-minute dinner break.

    Antoine Vranken: 1,160,000
    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 880,000
    Lev Margolin: 240,000

  • Vaiciulionis Bids Farewell

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:41/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Alberto Gonzalez, who min-raised to 40,000 from the Button. “Aces, one time,” short-stacked Justas Vaiciulionis said as he peeked at his hole cards from the Big Blind. “No aces,” he uttered, disappointed. Yet, he made the call.

    Vaiciulionis proceeded with checking the 4♥10♣J♦ flop. Gonzalez forced his Lithuanian opponent all in for his last 65,000, and Vaiciulionis snap-called.

    Alberto Gonzalez: A♦K♥
    Justas Vaiciulionis: J♠7♣

    Vaiciulionis was ahead, but his tournament life came to an end as the 5♦Q♦ runout saw Gonzalez improving to a straight.

    Alberto Gonzalez: 625,000
    Justas Vaiciulionis: 0

  • More €1,100 Main Event Day 3 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Last Batch of Victims

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:46/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below is the latest batch of victims.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    47 Vu VuongFinland€3,350
    48 Otto PukkEstonia€3,350
    49 Rauno KivilooEstonia€3,350
    50 Sebastian WahlFinland€3,350
    51 Kauno JäppinenFinland€3,350
    52 Helge BjorlowNorway€3,350
    53 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€3,350
    54 Joel JimenezSpain€3,350
    55 Christian HoffmannGermany€3,350
    56 Benny HagbergSweden€2,900
    57 Ionel SerbuRomania€2,900
    58 Ridas BitauskasLithuania€2,900
    59 Aigars PetrovsLatvia€2,900
    60 Christopher VernonEngland€2,900
    61 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania€2,900
    62 Rudolfs SadrinsLatvia€2,900
    63 Eduards RakussLatvia€2,900
    64 Baptiste CaimFrance€2,900
    65 Pekka IkonenFinland€2,900
    66 Linas BulksasLithuania€2,900
    67 Elvijs KergalvisLatvia€2,900
    68 Glen KeoghIreland€2,900
    69 Peter JakslandDenmark€2,900
    70 Sander LeigriEstonia€2,900
    71 Emil JägerFinland€2,900
    72 Joel HolmbergFinland€2,550
    73 Stanislovas VinicenkaLithuania€2,550

  • Sankala Stacks Serbu

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ionel Serbu
    Level 23:10,000/15,000 (15,000)
    Entries:52/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Seated UTG, Ionel Serbu moved all in for 225,000. Action folded to Miro Sankala, who also shoved from the Cut-off. His stack looked to be similar to Serbu’s; it was unclear at this point which player was at risk.

    Ionel Serbu: K♣Q♣
    Miro Sankala: 10♥10♠

    Sankala’s tens were good on the A♣6♥2♠9♦3♦ flop. The dealer counted out the stacks, and would you believe it: both players had exactly 225,000.

    Miro Sankala: 485,000
    Ionel Serbu: 0

  • Bering Takes From Reich

    Christoffer Karlén
    Bernd Reich
    Level 23:10,000/15,000 (15,000)
    Entries:55/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Bernd Reich opened to 30,000 from the Lo-jack, and then called a 75,000 raise from Christoffer Bering (Button).

    Reich check-called Bering’s 100,000 continuation bet on the 3♥7♥2♠ flop, followed by both players checking the 9♠ turn. Reich bet 100,000 on the 6♠ river, and Bering made the call faster than the speed of lightning.

    Bernd Reich: 5♥5♣
    Christoffer Bering: J♥J♠

    The superior pocket pair saw Bering securing the pot.

    Christoffer Bering: 1,380,000
    Bernd Reich: 625,000

  • Big Stacks at the Second Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 23:10,000/15,000 (15,000)
    Entries:58/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    It’s the second break of the day in the €1,100 Main Event. Below are the 10 biggest stacks at this point.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Arturs DaugisLatvia1,790,000119
    2 Oleh PritsakUkraine1,165,00078
    3 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland1,155,00077
    4 Christoffer BeringDenmark1,085,00072
    5 Anthon BurvallSweden1,085,00072
    6 Egidijus MatonisLithuania1,040,00069
    7 Ville-Matti KeränenFinland925,00062
    8 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael925,00062
    9 Alexis LucariniFrance915,00061
    10 Peer ZahlNorway860,00057

  • Small One Goes to Zarins

    Christoffer Karlén
    Arturs Daugis
    Level 21:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:59/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Arturs Daugis opened to 25,000 UTG. Girts Zarins called from the Button, and Vu Vuong joined the fun from the Big Blind.

    All three players checked the 8♣9♥A♣ flop. After a check from Vuong on the 3♣ turn, Daugis dipped his toes in the waters with a 27,000 bet. Zarins made the call before Vuong mucked. Both Daugis and Zarins checked the A♦ river.

    Arturs Daugis: 5♥5♦
    Girts Zarins: 6♥6♦

    By the smallest of margins, Zarins claimed the pot. This poker.pro live reporter was wrong in his previous statement, calling Oleh Pritsak the current chipleader; chances are good it is Daugis.

    Arturs Daugis: 1,510,000
    Girts Zarins: 582,000

  • Biggest Pot of the Tournament?

    Christoffer Karlén
    Oleh Pritsak
    Oleh Pritsak
    Level 21:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:62/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Seated UTG, Aigars Petrovs min-raised to 24,000. Action folded all the way to Oleh Pritsak, who three-bet to 122,000 from the Big Blind. Petrovs made the call.

    Pritsak continued the aggression with a 80,000 continuation bet on the 3♣4♥6♠ flop, and Petrovs made the call. The dealer revealed the 2♣ turn, and Pritsak now decided to move all in for a hefty 260,000. This sent Petrovs deep, deep into the tank; a small crowd gathered around the table to watch the enormous pot unfold. Ultimately, Petrovs made the call, and with 942,000 in the middle, the players tabled their holdings.

    Oleh Pritsak: K♥K♠
    Aigars Petrovs: Q♣J♣

    Pritsak was ahead with the Cowboys, and as Petrovs didn’t hit his flush on the A♥ river, Pritsak claimed the pot that was just shy of the million. Chances are good Pritsak is the current chip leader.

    Oleh Pritsak: 942,000
    Aigars Petrovs: 258,000

  • The Petrovs Pressure

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aigars Petrovs
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:65/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    After a 20,000 opening from Oleh Pritsak UTG+1, Aigars Petrovs contemplated his decision for maybe two minutes before making the call from the Lo-jack. Jari Nikunlassi also came along for the ride from the Big Blind, and the dealer dealt the 5♦7♠Q♠ flop. Action was checked to Petrovs, who bet 45,000, and Pritsak made the call.

    Pritsak checked the 8♥ turn and, perhaps somewhat to his surprise, Petrov immediately moved all in. Pritsak looked concerned; there were 165,000 in the middle, and he was forced to commit his 350,000 stack if he wanted to call. After two, maybe three minutes’ worth of pondering, he folded, revealing the Q♥. “I have better,” Petrovs said, and threw his cards into the muck as the dealer pushed the pot his way.

    Aigars Petrovs: 567,000
    Oleh Pritsak: 350,000

  • Keogh’s Cowboys Cracked

    Christoffer Karlén
    Vu Vuong
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:67/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Vu Vuong min-raised to 20,000 UTG. Glen Keogh then raised to 50,000 from the Lo-jack. When action came back to Vuong, he forced Keogh all in for roughly 150,000 in total. Keogh made the call faster than you could say “Yeehaw, Cowboys!”

    Vu Vuong: A♦K♣
    Glen Keogh: K♥K♦

    Keogh was looking good for a double-up, but there’s always an ace on the flop, isn’t it? Vuong took a commanding lead on the 6♠A♠7♣ flop, and the 6♥5♥ runout ended Keogh’s tournament life.

    Vu Vuong: 490,000
    Glen Keogh: 0

  • More Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:73/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below is another batch of casualties.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    74 James WynneIreland€2,550
    75 Antti PietarinenFinland€2,550
    76 Leo PietiläFinland€2,550
    77 Henri PiironenFinland€2,550
    78 Oskar OjaveerEstonia€2,550
    79 Paavo KorkkaEstonia€2,550
    80 Ishak NoyanSweden€2,550
    81 Andres AllsaluEstonia€2,550
    82 Kevin WhelanEngland€2,550
    83 Arkadiusz LiszewskiPoland€2,550
    84 Maksim PetrovEstonia€2,550
    85 Juha NikkolaFinland€2,550
    86 Martin PiikEstonia€2,550
    87 Seppo ParkkinenFinland€2,550
    88 Marius BareisisLithuania€2,550
    89 Ranno SootlaEstonia€2,550
    90 Wouter BeltzNetherlands€2,550
    91 Eli Danielsson BarcaSweden€2,550
    92 Hassan HalilCyprus€2,550
    93 Remy MägiEstonia€2,550
    94 Vladas BurneikisLithuania€2,550
    95 Aleksandras RusinovasLithuania€2,550
    96 Aleksi NaskiFinland€2,200
    97 Vladyslav TaranUkraine€2,200
    98 Linda NguyenNorway€2,200
    99 Martin ZobelDenmark€2,200
    100 Michael RoltENgland€2,200
    101 Yaniv PeretzIsrael€2,200
    102 Henri SchalinFinland€2,200
    103 Ole HovNorway€2,200
    104 Meelis AhmanEstonia€2,200
    105 Vegard NygaardNorway€2,200
    106 Jari KurikkaFinland€2,200

  • Sybirtsev Improves Stack

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:73/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Oleksandr Sybirtsev opened to 20,000 from UTG+1. Rudolfs Sadrins (Small Blind) and Miro Sankala (Big Blind) both joined in on the fun.

    Action was checked to Sybirtsev on the 2♣10♦2♦ flop, and he fired a 22,000 continuation bet. Sadrins made the call before Sankala bid farewell. Sadrins check-called a 33,000 bet from Sybirtsev on the Q♥ turn. The dealer revealed the 3♣ on the turn, and Sadrins now took the initiative with a 20,000 bet. It’s an educated guess it didn’t work according to plan, seeing as he folded to a 124,000 shove from Sybirtsev.

    Oleksandr Sybirtsev: 330,000
    Rudolfs Sadrins: 215,000

  • Chip Counts at the First Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:80/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The remaining 80 players in the €1,100 Main Event have just returned after the first 20-minute break of the day. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Arturs DaugisLatvia1,083,000108
    2 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael874,00087
    3 Magnus PukkEstonia835,00084
    4 Veli-Pekka Tapani PenttinenFinland784,00078
    5 Aigars PetrovsLatvia765,00077
    6 Egidijus MatonisLithuania750,00075
    7 Deividas ButnorasLithuania708,00071
    8 Mathieu ChoffardetFrance673,00067
    9 Christina SolliNorway673,00067
    10 Helge BjorlowNorway643,00064

  • Impressive Call From Bering

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 19:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:83/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Christoffer Bering, who min-raised to 16,000 from the Button. Kevin Whelan decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Whelan check-called an 18,000 bet from Bering on the 6♦4♠K♣ flop. Action went check-check on the K♦ turn, and Whelan put out a 42,000 bet on the 6♣ river, fast and deliberate. This sent Bering into the tank; he spent perhaps three minutes contemplating his decision before making the call.

    Kevin Whelan: 8♣7♣
    Christoffer Bering: A♣10♥

    An impressive call from Bering, and he took a large chunk out of the Whelan stack.

    Christoffer Bering: 540,000
    Kevin Whelan: 102,000

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 3 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Everyone Loves a Chopped Pot

    Christoffer Karlén
    Vu Vuong
    Level 19:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:87/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Glen Keogh made it 16,000 from UTG+1, and Vu Vuong decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Vuong check-called a 12,000 continuation bet from Keogh on the 10♦K♠A♥ flop. Vuong checked again on the Q♦ turn, and Keogh fired 17,000. Vuong then fancied a raise to 55,000, an amount that Keogh decided to call.

    Vuong wasted little time before moving all in for 210,000 on the J♣ turn. Keogh snap-called, and everyone realised what was going to happen.

    Vu Vuong: J♠8♠
    Glen Keogh: Q♣Q♥

    Vuong was a little disappointed it was a split pot, but, on the other hand, his straight wasn’t out on deep water against a full house.

    Glen Keogh: 695,000
    Vu Vuong: 290,000

  • Silfver Uses Both Hands

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 19:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:93/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Jonas Eriksson Silfver opened to 16,000 from UTG+1. Seated in the Cut-off, Bernd Reich was the sole caller.

    Eriksson Silfver dipped his toes in the waters with a 22,000 bet on the J♣8♥4♥ flop, and Reich made the call. On the 8♣, Eriksson Silfver check-called a 38,000 bet from his opponent. The dealer revealed the 9♠ on the turn, and Eriksson Silfver utilized both of his fists to put out an 85,000 bet. Reich shared a look of confusion before folding. Eriksson Silfver told his opponent that he had a full house; we’ll never know what he had.

    Bernd Reich: 570,000
    Jonas Eriksson Silfver: 465,000

  • Updated List of Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Juha Helppi
    Level 18:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:106/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below is the recent batch of victims. Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi is one of the early Day 3 eliminations.

    107 Juha HelppiFinland€2,200
    108 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€2,200
    109 Gintautas DanileviciusLithuania€2,200
    110 Jonatan ForsFinland€2,200
    111 Lars OttesenDenmark€2,200
    112 Ismo BärlundFinland€2,200
    113 Juho SuutariFinland€2,200
    114 Jukka MoisioFinland€2,200
    115 Stephen WoodheadEngland€2,200
    116 Perttu KvistFinland€2,200
    117 Andreas WernerSweden€2,200
    118 Totti ArosuoFinland€2,200
    119 Dmitri DamaskinEstonia€2,200
    120Michal ZagrodnikPoland€2,000

  • Barasofsky Tripple-Barrels

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:107/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Tal Barasofsky opened to 13,000 UTG. Vegard Nygaard (Hi-jack), Rudolfs Sadrins (Cut-off), and Luka Sorainen (Small Blind) all made the call.

    After an initial check from Sorainen on the 2♦10♣9♦ flop, Barasofsky continued for 18,000. Nygaard made the call before the remaining contestants mucked. Barasofsky continued on the aggressive path with a 35,000 bet on the J♣ turn; again, Nygaard decided to stick around.

    Barasofsky found a third barrel on the 6♥ river; he moved all in for 80,000, and after some consideration, Nygaard mucked his hand. “You want to see?” Barasofsky offered his opponent, but the Norwegian declined the kind offer.

    Tal Barasofsky: 310,000
    Vegard Nygaard: 85,000

  • Catch up on Yesterday’s Action

    Christoffer Karlén
    Teele Viira and Glenn Brown
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:110/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below, you can read the recap of yesterday’s Kings of Tallinn action, courtesy of poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer.

  • Watch the Live-Streamed TV Table

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:112/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    In the player above, you can watch the live broadcast TV table, commented on by Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund and Finnish prominent player Rasmus Sihvonen (poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer will join the booth around 1400).

  • First Batch of Victims

    Christoffer Karlén
    Frode Alfredsen
    Frode Alfredsen
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:126/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below is the first batch of victims from this hectical Day 3.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    121 Even RislovNorway€2,000
    122 Janis VasiljevsLatvia€2,000
    123 Frode AlfredsenNorway€2,000
    124 Martin “Franke” von ZweigbergkSweden€2,000
    125 Samuli HietalaFinland€2,000
    126 Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland€2,000
    127 Viacheslav SultanovUkraine€2,000
    128 Joonas HaapalaFinland€2,000
    129 Eimantas AdomaviciusLithuania€2,000
    130 Carl FalkSweden€2,000
    131 Miika TöyräsFinland€2,000
    132 Mairo ToriEstonia€2,000
    133 Sami PulliainenFinland€2,000
    134 Erik FribergSweden€2,000
    135 Martynas MockeviciusLithuania€2,000

  • Sultanov Amongst Early Victims

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:126/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Right from the get-go, short stacks have been busting left and right from the tournament, as was somewhat predicted.

    Edvinas Balciunas opened to 10,000 UTG. Sebastian Wahl made the call from UTG+1, and Viacheslav Sultanov was automatically all-in from the Big Blind for a mere 4,000.

    Balciunas check-called a 11,000 bet from Wahl on the 3♠10♠4♣ flop. Balciunas took the commando with an 18,000 bet on the K♣ turn, and Wahl folded.

    Viacheslav Sultanov: J♠5♠
    Edvinas Balciunas: A♠Q♠

    The 9♦ meant that Sultanov became one of the early eliminations.

    Edvinas Balciunas: 395,000
    Viacheslav Sultanov: 0

  • Penultimate Showdown Kicks Off

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:135/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Welcome, fellow poker enthusiasts, to today’s live coverage from the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. Today’s coverage will focus on the exciting Day 3 of the €1,100 Main Event. One hundred thirty-five players are returning after yesterday’s Day 2, and they are just resuming the fight for the €169,500 first-place payout.

    The floor has just drawn for the Button, which will be played in Seat 7. This is it, folks; let’s get ready to rumble.

  • Shaul Weinstein Leads Final 135 in 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event

    Christoffer Karlén

    Shaul Weinstein bagged the chip lead at the end of Day 2 of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event, taking 795,000 into Day 3 as the field narrowed to 135 players. He sealed the top spot in brutal fashion on the stone bubble, busting Patrik Falk and officially putting the entire remaining field in the money.

    Everyone is now guaranteed €2,000, with €169,500 up top, and the plan is to play down to a final table. The live stream fires up at 12:30 with a 30-minute delay on OlyBet Poker and PokerPro World YouTube channels.

    Day 3 Chip Counts

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael795,000159
    2 Magnus PukkEstonia723,000145
    3 Deividas ButnorasLithuania648,000130
    4 Arturs DaugisLatvia639,000128
    5 Oleh PritsakUkraine629,000126
    6 Christina SolliNorway610,000122
    7 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland595,000119
    8 Glen KeoghIreland591,000118
    9 Mathieu JChoffardetFrance589,000118
    10 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania545,000109
    11 Kauno JäppinenFinland522,000104
    12 Kristoffer WintersteinSweden501,000100
    13 Aigars PetrovsLatvia495,00099
    14 Guillermo CifuentesSpain486,00097
    15 Paul NeweyEngland477,00095
    16 Egidijus MatonisLithuania473,00095
    17 Petteri LaihoFinland472,00094
    18 Rauno KivilooEstonia468,00094
    19 Alexis LucariniFrance445,00089
    20 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden443,00089
    21 Linas BulksasLithuania441,00088
    22 Helge BjorlowNorway405,00081
    23 Nikolaos OikonomouGreece400,00080
    24 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania399,00080
    25 Sebastian WahlFinland389,00078
    26 Eli Danielsson MalcaSweden370,00074
    27 Arkadiusz LiszewskiPoland362,00072
    28 Bernd ReichGermany355,00071
    29 John DwyerIreland336,00067
    30 Hans HagbergSweden332,00066
    31 Christoffer Overgaard BeringDenmark320,00064
    32 Antoine VrankenNetherlands312,00062
    33 Christian HoffmannGermany310,00062
    34 Paulius KisieliusLithuania309,00062
    35 Jari NikunlassiFinland308,00062
    36 Emil JägerFinland307,00061
    37 Anthon BurvallSweden306,00061
    38 James WynneIreland306,00061
    39 Johan StoråkersSweden303,00061
    40 Ville-Matti KeränenFinland301,00060
    41 Elvijs KergalvisLatvia296,00059
    42 Rudolfs SadrinsLatvia286,00057
    43 Vidar AssersenNorway280,00056
    44 Martin PiikEstonia277,00055
    45 Baptiste CaimFrance269,00054
    46 Henry-Jörgen RautitsEstonia259,00052
    47 Marks SerginsLatvia251,00050
    48 Otto PukkEstonia246,00049
    49 Henri PiironenFinland243,00049
    50 Martin “Franke” von ZweigbergkSweden238,00048
    51 Eduards RakussLatvia235,00047
    52 Ionel SerbuRomania230,00046
    53 Marius BareisisLithuania225,00045
    54 Alberto GonzalezSpain218,00044
    55 Luka SorainenFinland218,00044
    56 Yevhen SukhovUkraine218,00044
    57 Paavo KorkkaEstonia217,00043
    58 Vladas BurneikisLithuania214,00043
    59 Linda NguyenNorway212,00042
    60 Vegard NygaardNorway212,00042
    61 Joel JimenezSpain211,00042
    62 Pekka IkonenFinland208,00042
    63 Justas VaiciulionisLithuania208,00042
    64 Girts ZarinsLatvia205,00041
    65 Meelis AhmanEstonia201,00040
    67 Seppo ParkkinenFinland196,00039
    67 Kevin WhelanEngland192,00038
    68 Juha HelppiFinland185,00037
    69 Leo PietiläFinland185,00037
    70 Christopher VernonEngland183,00037
    71 Habib BrahimSweden181,00036
    72 Lev MargolinIsrael172,00034
    73 Oskar OjaveerEstonia169,00034
    74 Peer ZahlNorway165,00033
    75 Ville MyllymäkiFinland158,00032
    76 Miika TöyräsFinland155,00031
    77 Ridas BitauskasLithuania153,00031
    78 Aleksi NaskiFinland149,00030
    79 Jari KurikkaFinland144,00029
    80 Ishak NoyanSweden144,00029
    81 Martynas MockeviciusLithuania142,00028
    82 Yaniv PeretzIsrael141,00028
    83 Hassan HalilCyprus134,00027
    84 Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland132,00026
    85 Martin ZobelGermany130,00026
    86 Jukka MoisioFinland129,00026
    87 Andreas WernerSweden121,00024
    88 Gary FisherEngland118,00024
    89 Eimantas AdomavičiusLithuania111,00022
    89 Gintautas DanileviciusLithuania110,00022
    91 Risto PärnatEstonia110,00022
    92 Antti RaasuFinland110,00022
    93 Peter JakslandDenmark107,00021
    94 Ismo BärlundFinland106,00021
    95 Michael RoltEngland106,00021
    96 Ranno SootlaEstonia105,00021
    97 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine105,00021
    98 Athanasios KostourosGreece104,00021
    99 Janis VasiljevsLatvia99,00020
    100 Wouter BeltzNetherlands95,00019
    101 Lars OttesenDenmark93,00019
    102 Stephen WoodheadEngland93,00019
    103 Even RislovNorway92,00018
    104 Ole HovNorway90,00018
    105 Juha NikkolaFinland90,00018
    106 Joonas HaapalaFinland88,00018
    107 Henri SchalinFinland88,00018
    108 Joel HolmbergFinland85,00017
    109 Vu VuongFinland85,00017
    110 Davis MihelsonsLatvia80,00016
    111 Maksim PetrovEstonia80,00016
    112 Sami PulliainenFinland77,00015
    113 Andres AllsaluEstonia72,00014
    114 Miro SankalaFinland72,00014
    115 Mairo ToriEstonia72,00014
    116 Remy MägiEstonia70,00014
    117 Vladyslav TaranUkraine68,00014
    118 Samuli HietalaFinland67,00013
    119 Viacheslav SultanovUkraine67,00013
    120 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania65,00013
    121 Tal BarasofskyIsrael62,00012
    122 Perttu KvistFinland60,00012
    123 Frode AlfredsenNorway58,00012
    124 Aleksandras RusinovasLithuania56,00011
    125 Dmitri DamaskinEstonia51,00010
    126 Carl FalkSweden51,00010
    127 Jonatan ForsFinland50,00010
    128 Erik FribergSweden50,00010
    129 Antti PietarinenFinland47,0009
    130 Juho SuutariFinland46,0009
    131 Totti ArosuoFinland43,0009
    132 Deividas DaubarisLithuania37,0007
    133 Sander LeigriEstonia36,0007
    134 Stanislovas VinicenkaLithuania25,0005
    135 Michal ZagrodnikPoland24,0005

    Payouts for the Final 135

    PositionPayout
    1€169,500
    2€112,900
    3€77,150
    4€60,900
    5€46,250
    6€35,450
    7€27,250
    8€20,950
    9€16,200
    10-11€12,800
    12-13€10,750
    14-15€8,950
    16-17€7,750
    18-20€6,750
    21-23€5,900
    24-27€5,100
    28-31€4,450
    32-39€3,850
    40-55€3,350
    56-71€2,900
    72-95€2,550
    96-119€2,200
    120-135€2,000

  • Bubble Bursts in Dramatic Fashion; Play Concludes for Today

    Christoffer Karlén
    Athanasios Kostouros
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:135/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The bubble has burst in quite a dramatic fashion.

    When the tournament got down to 1336 players, the floor asked the dealers to finish the current hand, so hand-for-hand could be announced. However, there were still two all-in and call situations.

    First on Table 17, Athanasios Kostouros raised to 20,000 from the Small Blind. Henry-Jörgen Rautits moved all in for 127,000, and Kostouros made the call.

    Henry-Jörgen Rautits: A♣9♠
    Athanasios Kostouros: A♦Q♦

    As if Rautits wasn’t already in rough shape, the 7♦2♦2♥ flop made Kostouros an 81 percent favorite to win the hand. Sick things tend to happen on the bubble, though; the board completed with 9♦2♣, which saw Rautits doubling up with a full house.

    Patrik Falk

    Everyone turned their attention to Table 12, where the chip leader Shaul Weinstein had opened to 11,000. Patrik Falk, who came second in the €200 Mini Main Event in the early days of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn, raised to 50,000 from the Small Blind. Weinstein forced his Swedish opponent all in for 103,000 in total, and Falk made the call.

    Shaul Weinstein: A♥A♣
    Patrik Falk: A♠J♠

    “One time!” Falk urged not only the Poker Gods, but all Gods in general. The K♦J♥10♥ brought some excitement to the table, but as the board completed with 4♣K♣, Day 2 officially came to an end. Falk became the unfortunate bubble boy, while Weinstein added to his already impressive stack.

    And that, fellow poker enthusiasts, wraps up today’s live coverage here at poker.pro. The editorial office will soon return with the chip counts going into tomorrow’s Day 3, which is scheduled to kick off at 12:00. That is also when the live coverage will commence, and with all players now being guaranteed a €2,000 min cash, tomorrow’s flight should be off to a rapid start.

    Shaul Weinstein: 795,000
    Henry-Jörgen Rautits: 259,000
    Athanasios Kostouros: 104,000
    Patrik Falk: 0

  • More €1,100 Main Event Day 2 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Matonis Takes From Cifuentes

    Christoffer Karlén
    Egidijus Matonis
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:138/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The temperature is rising in the Main Event.

    Guillermo Cifuentes opened to 10,000 from the Hi-jack, and was faced with a 35,000 three-bet from Egidijus Matonis from the Button. Cifuentes calmly calculated out a four-bet to 70,000, and Matonis made the call after some consideration.

    Cifuentes dipped his toes in the waters with a 20,000 bet on the wet 8♠6♠7♣ flop. After spending two minutes in the tank, Matonis raised to 90,000. Cifuentes made the fold faster than the speed of lightning.

    Matonis won a decent-sized pot at a very crucial stage, seeing as only three more players will have to go out before the remaining competitors are in the money.

    Guillermo Cifuentes: 450,000
    Egidijus Matonis: 325,000

  • Petrovs Scores Double Knockout

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aigars Petrovs
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:142/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Seyed Tabaei limped the 5,000 Big Blind from UTG. Rene Cifuentes moved all in for 31,000, and the decision eventually came to Aigars Petrovs in the Big Blind. Petrovs counted out Tabaei’s stack, and after spending perhaps two minutes in the tank, he moved all in. Despite being at risk, Tabaei snap-called.

    Rene Cifuentes: A♦K♦
    Aigars Petrovs: A♥9♦
    Seyed Tabaei: K♠K♥

    Tabaei was thrilled to see that his sneaky move had paid off, and it was even better for him that both of his opponents held an ace. He maintained his lead on the 4♥5♣9♥ flop. “One time!” he urged to the Poker Gods as Petrovs picked up a flush draw on the 3♥ turn.

    Poker can be a brutal game. The A♣ river saw Petrovs improving to a two-pair, and considering he had both of his opponents covered, he scored a double elimination. The bubble is approaching at a rapid pace.

    Aigars Petrovs: 400,000
    Seyed Tabaei: 0
    Rene Cifuentes: 0

  • Big Stacks at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:154/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The Main Event players have resumed play after yet another break. Below are 15 of the biggest stacks as of now.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael643,000129
    2 Arturs DaugisLatvia619,000124
    3 Deividas ButnorasLithuania538,000108
    4 Magnus PukkEstonia523,000105
    5 Christina SolliNorway505,000101
    6 Marius BareisisLithuania493,00099
    7 Petteri LaihoFinland465,00093
    8 Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland430,00086
    9 Christoffer BeringDenmark425,00085
    10 Alexis LucariniFrance420,00084
    11 Sebastian WahlFinland410,00082
    12 Rauno KivilooEstonia407,00081
    13 Kristoffer WintersteinSweden400,00080
    14 Paulius KisieliusLithuania380,00076
    15 Kauno JäppinenFinland304,00061

  • Zarins Wins From Sukhov

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 17:2,000/4,000 (4,000)
    Entries:157/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Yevhen Sukhov min-raised to 8,000 from the Button. Seated in the Big Blind, Girts Zarins was the sole caller.

    Zarins check-called a 7,500 bet from Sukhov on the 8♦K♣6♣ flop. He then overtook the aggressive lead with an 11,000 bet on the 5♠ turn. Sukhov made the call, and the dealer revealed the 9♦ river. Zarins now sized up to 15,000, and after some consideration, Sukhov decided to fold.

    Girts Zarins: 170,000
    Yevhen Sukhov: 165,000

  • Bitauskas Bets Big

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ridas Bitauskas
    Level 17:2,000/4,000 (4,000)
    Entries:172/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Jari Nikunlassi opened to 8,000 from UTG+1. Ridas Bitauskas made the call from the Hi-jack, and Miro Sankala came along for the ride from the Big Blind.

    Action was checked to Bitauskas on the 8♥6♣7♣ flop, and he bet 10,000. Sankala made the call as fast as lightning, and Nikunlassi folded just as fast.

    Action went check-check on the 8♣ turn. Sankala bet 27,000 on the Q♦ river, and was faced with a 66,000 raise from Bitauskas. After contemplating his decision for a minute or two, Sankala let his hand to with a heavy sigh.

    Ridas Bitauskas: 247,000
    Miro Sankala: 136,000

  • Rautits Takes From Shcherba

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 16:1,500/3,000 (3,000)
    Entries:176/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Vitalii Shcherba opened to 6,000 from UTG+1, and Henry-Jörgen Rautits made the call from the Lo-jack.

    Action went check-check on the J♣10♦3♦ flop. Shcherba check-called a 7,000 bet from Rautits on the 7♥ turn. After another check from Shcherba on the 2♦ river, Rautits bet 15,000. Shcherba ultimately made the call.

    Rautits turned over A♥10♣, a hand Shcherba couldn’t beat as his hand hit the muck.

    Henry-Jörgen Rautits: 304,000
    Vitalii Shcherba: 34,000

  • Chip Counts at the Third Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Christina Solli
    Level 16:1,500/3,000 (3,000)
    Entries:187/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Play recently resumed after the third break of the day. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Christina SolliNorway590,000
    2 Linda NguyenNorway412,000
    3 Glen KeoghIreland392,000
    4 Arturs DaugisLatvia375,000
    5 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael361,000
    6 Alexis LucariniFrance360,000
    7 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden357,000
    8 Ziga KlopcicSlovenia354,000
    9 Ionel SerbuRomania354,000
    10 Rauno KivilooEstonia338,000

  • Tabaei Picks up the Goods

    Christoffer Karlén
    Pekka Ikonen
    Level 15:1,000/2,500 (2,500)
    Entries:196/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Seated UTG, Pekka Ikonen opened to 5,000. Seyed Tabaei made it 11,500 from the Hi-jack, and Ikonen made the call.

    Ikonen checked the K♠3♥9♠ flop, and within a split second, Tabaei moved all in for 74,000. Ikonen leaned back in his chair and contemplated his decision. “I was hoping for a smaller bet,” he chuckled, before eventually letting his hand go.

    Being a good sport, Tabaei revealed his A♥A♦ holdings.

    Seyed Tabaei: 153,000
    Pekka Ikonen: 75,000

  • Kiviloo Flops the Goods

    Christoffer Karlén
    Rauno Kiviloo
    Level 15:1,000/2,500 (2,500)
    Entries:200/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Henry-Jörgen Rautits, who opened to 5,500. Rauno Kiviloo decided to defend his Big Blind.

    After an initial check from Kiviloo on the 6♥9♠5♥ flop, Rautits continued for 6,000. Kiviloo raised to 16,000, and Rautits made the call.

    The dealer revealed the 4♦ on the turn, and Kiviloo put out a 21,000 bet. Rautits contemplated his decision as a small crowd gathered around the table. Eventually, he made the call. Somewhat anticlimactic, both players checked the J♥ river. Kiviloo turned over 8♦7♥ for a flopped straight, and Rautits acknowledged the winning hand.

    Rauno Kiviloo: 375,000
    Henry-Jörgen Rautits: 68,000

  • Nguyen Reaches 400,000

    Christoffer Karlén
    Linda Nguyen
    Level 15:1,000/2,500 (2,500)
    Entries:208/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    As if Table 16 wasn’t already competent enough, prominent Norwegian player Linda Nguyen is now in Seat 4. She opened to 5,000 from the Lo-jack, then called a 15,000 three-bet from Klaudijus Bajors (Button). Nguyen check-called a 10,000 continuation bet on the 2♠Q♣8♠ flop. Action went check-check on the 3♦ turn, and on the 9♦ river, Nguyen fired a 20,000 bet. This was enough to get a fold out of Bajors, and if this poker.pro live reporter can count, Nguyen now plays more than 400,000. She is the biggest stack at the star-spangled table.

    Reigning Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion, Kaspars Butans, was seated at the table earlier, but he’s now been eliminated from the tournament.

    Linda Nguyen: 440,000
    Ranno Sootla: 233,000
    Johan Storåkers: 203,000
    Klaudijus Bajoras: 77,000

  • Payouts Confirmed

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 15:1,000/2,500 (2,500)
    Entries:219/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The payouts have been confirmed for the €1,100 Main Event. The top 135 players will all be guaranteed a €2,00 min-cash. Up top is a juicy €169,500 waiting for the winner.

    PositionPayout
    1€169,500
    2€112,900
    3€77,150
    4€60,900
    5€46,250
    6€35,450
    7€27,250
    8€20,950
    9€16,200
    10-11€12,800
    12-13€10,750
    14-15€8,950
    16-17€7,750
    18-20€6,750
    21-23€5,900
    24-27€5,100
    28-31€4,450
    32-39€3,850
    40-55€3,350
    56-71€2,900
    72-95€2,550
    96-119€2,200
    120-135€2,000

  • Good Turn for Barna

    Christoffer Karlén
    Vasilij Barna
    Level 14:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:228/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Leino Piller opened to 2,000 from the Lo-jack. Vasilij Barna (Small Blind) and Vytautas Semaska (Big Blind) both made the call.

    Action went check-check-check on the 10♣Q♥K♣ flop. After a check from Barna on the 4♦ turn, Semaska bet 10,000, and both of his opponents made the call. It was then Barna who bet 25,000 on the 3♠ flop. Semaska considered his options for two minutes before folding, while Piller called rather quickly.

    Barna turned over 4♥4♣ for a turned set, and Piller recognized the winning hand.

    Vasilij Barna: 346,000
    Leino Piller: 97,000
    Vytautas Semaska: 76,000

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 2 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Nygaard Applies Pressure

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aigars Petrovs
    Level 14:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:243/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    With late registration closed, the pots have become so much more crucial, and one can feel that the players have entered focus mode.

    Norway’s Vegard Nygaard opened to 4,000 from the Lo-jack; Romperto Koskinidis (Cut-off) and Aigars Petrovs (Big Blind) both made the call.

    After an initial check from Petrovs on the 9♣A♣5♦ flop, Nygaard continued for 6,000. Koskinidis swiftly mucked before Petrovs made the call. Petrovs then check-called a 13,000 bet from Nygaard on the Q♣ turn. Petrovs completed the check trifecta on the 2♥ river, and Nygaard fired a third bullet. The 25,000 sent Petrovs deep into the tank, and he contemplated his decision for roughly three minutes before letting his hand go.

    Aigars Petrovs: 315,000
    Vegard Nygaard: 243,000

  • Wynne Wins

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 14:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:271/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Sebastian Wahl opened to 4,500 from the Button, and James Wynne decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Wynne check-called a 7,000 bet from Wahl on the 7♦4♦10♥ flop. Action repeated itself on the 4♣ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Wahl now was 18,000. Both players checked the J♣ river; Wahl was a little disappointed to see the Q♠10♠ holdings of Wynne. Perhaps, he was thinking that a big bet could scare a ten away.

    James Wyne: 250,000
    Sebastian Wahl: 82,000

  • Registration Closed; Big Stacks at the Second Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    dealers
    Level 14:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:282/1,030
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Late registration has closed for the €1,100 Main Event, and the floor is currently confirming the numbers. Speaking of numbers, here are some of the biggest stacks identified while the players are on yet another 20-minute break.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Arturs DaugisLatvia394,000197
    2 Rauno KivilooEstonia382,000191
    3 Aigars PetrovsLatvia380,000190
    4 Glen KeoghIreland368,000184
    5 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden365,000183
    6 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael358,000179
    7 Ziga KlopcicSlovenia356,000178
    8 Miro SankalaFinland349,000175
    9 Paul NeweyEngland348,000174
    10 Michael RoltEngland345,000173

  • Chip And a Chair

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ruslan Stserbjuk
    Level 13:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:254/989
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Bernd Reich opened to 4,00 from the Lo-jack before Tarmo Tammel moved all in for 25,000 from the Hi-jack. After peeking at his hole cards, Ruslan Stserbjuk also moved all in from the Big Blind, from what looked to be roughly the same amount. Reich folded, and the two contestants tabled their holdings.

    Tarmo Tammel: A♥Q♥
    Ruslan Stserbjuk: A♦J♦

    Tammel’s ticker played as the board ran out 8♥7♠8♠9♥K♣. The dealer counted out the stacks, and it turned out that Stserbjuk survived with one sole 1,000 chip.

    Tarmo Tammel: 57,000
    Ruslan Stserbjuk: 1,000

  • Farmers, Unite!

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 13:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:247/965
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Petteri Laiho min-raised to 4,000 from the Hi-jack. Ernestat Stalemekas (Small Blind) and Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk (Big Blind) both made the call.

    After an initial check from Stalemekas on the 7♣5♥J♦ flop, it was Franke who took the aggressive lead with a 7,000 bet. Laiho made the call, whilst Stalemekas mucked. Franke put the pedal to the metal on the 8♥ turn with an 11,000 bet, and Laiho made the call.

    The farmer slowed down and checked the 4♣ river. Laiho bet 20,000, and Franke called.

    “I’m such a fish,” Franke said as his opponent tabled 6♦5♦ for a rivered straight. Franke revealed to this poker.pro live reporter that he had 8♠3♠.

    Petteri Laiho: 165,000
    Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk: 83,000

  • Tarmi Triples Up

    Christoffer Karlén
    Roope Tarmi
    Level 13:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:257/963
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    James Wynne limped the 2,000 Big Blind from the Hi-jack, and Oleh Pritsak made the call from the Button. Prominent Finnish player Roope Tarmi then moved all in for 14,400 from the Big Blind, and both of his opponents made the call.

    Wynen and Pritsak checked all three streets on the 8♦K♦A♦7♥6♠ board.

    Roope Tarmi: K♠7♠
    James Wynne: Q♣J♠
    Oleh Pritsak: 3♥3♣

    Tarmi trippled up, and if he can get a big stack going, he’ll be a serious contender for a €1,100 Main Event deep run.

    James Wynne: 226,000
    Oleh Pritsak: 160,000
    Roope Tarmi: 41,000

  • We Will Never Know

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tomi Arponen
    Level 12:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:267/958
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Athanasios Kostouros opened to 4,000 from the Button, and Tomi Arponen decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Arponen check-called a 5,500 bet from Kostouros on the 4♠7♣A♣ flop. The Finn checked again on the 3♠ turn, and Kostouros now bet 11,000. Arponen then decided to make it 24,000; after counting his stack, Arponen made the call.

    The dealer revealed the 9♥ river, and Arponen now bet 22,500. Kostouros shared a look of confusion before making the call. Arponen immediately mucked his hand, and he shared a laugh with some of the other players at the tables.

    Athanasios Kostouros: 170,000
    Tomi Arponen: 20,000

  • The Star-Spangled Table 16

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ranno Sootla
    Level 12:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:283/951
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Linas Bulksas opened to 3,000 from UTG+2. Action folded to the first-ever Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion, Ranno Sootla, who made it 11,000 from the Big Blind. Bulksas made the call.

    Sootla checked the 8♠2♦10♥ flop, and Bulksas bet 6,000. Perhaps, this was according to Sootla’s plan; he raised to 16,000, and Bulksas decided to let his hand go.

    Table 16 is quite the star-spangled table. Seated right next to Sootla is the reigning Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion, Kaspars Butans. Swedish poker legend Johan Storåkers is also on the table.

    Ranno Sootla: 160,000
    Johan Storåkers: 73,000
    Kaspars Butans: 55,000
    Linas Bulksas: 32,000

  • Former Main Event Champions

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 12:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:295/947
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    A few days ago, this poker.pro live reporter posted a breakdown of the former Kings of Tallinn Main Event champions. Here it comes again; let’s remember the legendary winners, as another contestant will join the Hall of Fame in just a couple of days.

    FestivalEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Kaspars ButansLatvia€182,0001181€1,098,330
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Edgaras KausinisLithuania€120,910914€859,160
    2023 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Priit ParmastoEstonia€97,400716€673,040
    2022 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Adam KharmanAustralia€64,280328€308,320
    2021 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Claudio Di GiacomoItaly€58,440298€280,120
    2020 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Johan KarlssonSweden€126,900674€640,300
    2019 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Vitalijs ZavorotnijsLatvia€85,300375€356,250
    2018 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Juha HelppiFinland€62,000268€254,600
    2017 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Matias KnaapinenFinland€45,007247€234,650
    2016 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Johan CreutzSweden€52,200198€240,100
    2015 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Ranno SootlaEstonia€37,730140€137,200

  • Thank You; See You Tomorrow

    Christoffer Karlén
    The 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn. Photo: Elena Kask
    Photo: Elena Kask

    Today’s live coverage here on poker.pro now comes to an end, fellow poker enthusiasts. Again, it was a light and slow start today; expect the live blog to be burning the coming days.

    One last status report from Day 1a of the €350 Mini Main Event. Late registration is still open for another hour and a half. Currently, 47 players are in, and the tournament has registered 122 entries thus far. Again, the tournament is playing down to 15% of the field, and the survivors will then bag for Day 2, all guaranteed the min-cash.

    Tomorrow, the blog will go live around 14:00, when Day 1b of the tournament kicks off. Around noon, the chip counts from Day 1a will be uploaded, as well as an intro post.

    Thanks to everyone who’s been tuning in to the blog today, and see you all tomorrow.

  • Tomorrow’s Menu

    Christoffer Karlén
    The 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn. Photo: Elena Kask
    Photo: Elena Kask

    Tomorrow is when the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn really amps up, as the top floor will open. There are eight events on tomorrow’s schedule; check it all out below.

    TimeEvent
    13:00Event #15: Freebuy Satellite to €350 Mini Main Event (Seven Seats Guaranteed)
    14:00Event #1: €350 Mini Main Event Day 1b
    14:30Event #16: €200 €200 PL T.O.R.S.E.S.
    16:00Event #17: €80 Mega Satellite to Any €555 WSOP Circuit Tallinn Event (10 Seats Guaranteed)
    16:30Event #18: €555 NLH Progressive Bounty
    18:00Event #19: €200 NLH Wih €50 Bounties
    19:00Event #20: €200 PLO4/5 Bomb Pot
    21:00Event #21: €170 Mega Target Stack Satellite to €1,500 Main Event (10 Seats Guaranteed)

  • A General Update to Round Off Today’s Coverage

    Christoffer Karlén

    Play is still bust at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel during this second day of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn.

    Day 1c of the €200 Mini Main Event is on Level 6; with 215 entries and counting, it’s turning out to be the tournament one dreamt of.

    Thirteen players are remaining in the €200 PLO 5 Hi/Lo, battling for a €4,650 first-place payout. Latvia’s Deniss Lebedevs is the current chip leader with roughly 600,000, with Swede Thomas Grähs chasing his tail.

    Eleven players will be paid in the €555 NLH. Currently, 22 players are still in, including Mounir Tajiou, Taago Tamm, and Roope Tarmi. The winner will receive an impressive €11,480.

    The €200 Badeucy/Badacey is still going on, and the Mixed Games players are having the time of their lives. Word on the street is poker.pro CEO got busted by Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk. Who would’ve thought!

    Last but far from least, the first starting-day flight of the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup is currently on Level 5. Good friend of poker.pro Rasmus Lundström is one of the players trying to secure a big stack for Day 2.

    That, my friends, wraps up today’s live coverage here on poker.pro. The live update frequency has been a little slower on account of several starting-day flights and a few satellites. Tomorrow, though, the plan is different. The live coverage will kick off around 13:00, when everything will kick off with a description of the general atmosphere in the room. The poker.pro editorial office will then keep on providing updates from the various events, before shifting focus to the conclusion of the Mini Main Event, from the bubble and onwards.

    What can’t be said enough, though, is that the 2026 Kings of Tallinn is living up to its expectations, just after the first two days. It’s a poker fiesta that can’t be compared to anything else, and there’s a lot more fun to follow.

    Thanks to everyone who’s been following along with today’s action; we’ll see you again tomorrow.

  • Baducey, Badacey, Barocketsciencey

    Christoffer Karlén

    This poker.pro journalist just took a stroll by the Sydney room, where the €200 Baducey/Badacey is now in full flare. It’s not the easiest game for a newbie to pick up, but one thing’s for sure: the participants are having the time of their lives. Scott Kenyon, Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk, Jason Glatzer, Eva “Chic” Jivetorn, Riku Kouvirunne… the list of Mixed Games enthusiasts in the field can be made long, and it’s going to be an entertaining journey to the title.

  • €200 Mini Main Event Day 1b Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Danila Slabov
    Giuseppe Bondi
    Hanna Heinlo
    Ilja Ksenzovs
    Jevgenijs Sapronenko
    Jevgenijs Sapronenko
    Johan Kohl
    Kevin Karenius
    Lawrence Cook
    Maksim Belomestnoi
    Martin Sejer
    Meelis Ahman
    Mirjam Jalak
    Nicolai Austad
    Pascal Pfeiffer
    Paulo Do Vale Sa Barbosa
    Paulo Do Vale Sa Barbosa
    Paulo Do Vale Sa Barbosa
    Peer Zahl
    Ram Krishan
    Ram Krishan
    Robert Kallikorm
    Robert Kallikorm
    Sam Toosi
    Sam Toosi
    Sergej Sivcov
    Sergej Sivcov
    Siim Nikopensius
    Stefan Olofsson
    Sven Bevacqua

  • €200 Mini Main Event Day 1b Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    PositionNameCountryChips
    1 Jukka-Pekka NordmanFinland475,000
    2 Michael BrautigamUnited States193,500
    3 Lars Weinitz CarlssonSweden179,500
    4 Alger AviEstonia160,500
    5 Mart KaljuEstonia149,500
    6 Kalle SuviEstonia143,500
    7 Audrius NavickasLithuania141,000
    8 Ville KrankkalaFinland137,500
    9 Sam ToosiSweden135,500
    10 Gonzalo GarridoSpain125,000
    11 Heikki-Aleksi OksanenFinland124,000
    12 Jon Ofte JakobsenNorway123,500
    13 Dmitri GaskovEstonia117,000
    14 Toni NiinivaaraFinland108,500
    15 Even RislovNorway108,500
    16 Espen BrukstuenNorway107,000
    17 Romperto KoskinidisGreece107,000
    18 Rene CifuentesSpain104,000
    19 Arturs PutninsLatvia103,500
    20 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine103,500
    21 Paulius GaidulevičiusLithuania102,000
    22 Igor PihelaEstonia98,500
    23 Arturas ZukovasLithuania98,500
    24 Michal Jakub GoralPoland94,500
    25 Johan KöhlSweden93,500
    26 Eemeli SärkiniemiFinland89,000
    27 Tay HuynhFinland88,000
    28 Mindaugas GrigaitisLithuania86,000
    29 Nicolai AustadNorway85,000
    30 Ari MustonenFinland84,000
    31 Kimmo RoininenFinland83,500
    32 Anton LarssonSweden83,000
    33 Marek SelgeveerEstonia80,500
    34 Mikael SkantzeSweden80,000
    35 Tahsin MajumderGermany79,000
    36 Dainis SibirjanovsLatvia74,000
    37 Meelis SiimsonEstonia73,500
    38 Kaur AjamaaEstonia71,000
    39 Hanna HeinloEstonia69,500
    40 Maksim PetrovEstonia69,500
    41 Jesse KarhuFinland69,000
    42 Mairo ToriEstonia68,500
    43 Sven BevacquaSweden68,000
    44 Georgijs VinogradovsLatvia67,000
    45 Yaniv PeretzIsrael66,500
    46 Carl HalvarssonSweden66,000
    47 Daniels VorobjovsLatvia65,000
    48 Aapo PelkonenFinland63,000
    49 Romans KrasinsLatvia62,500
    50 Sergej SivcovLithuania62,500
    51 Lars HallqvistSweden59,000
    52 Ahmet CanatanDenmark58,000
    53 Maksims AzarjancsLatvia57,500
    54 Oskar OjaveerEstonia57,500
    55 Esa TolonenFinland57,500
    56 Peer ZahlNorway56,500
    57 Lauri RaadikEstonia54,000
    58 Magnus PukkEstonia52,500
    59 Toomas MäkikokkoFinland52,000
    60 Artjoms HromovsLatvia48,000
    61 Toni-Pekka KettunenFinland47,500
    62 Sebastian WahlFinland47,000
    63 Mats ForsSweden46,500
    64 Jussi PohjanharjuFinland45,500
    65 Paraw SafariSweden45,000
    66 Nico KumpulainenFinland44,500
    67 Atle LarsenNorway44,000
    68 Maksim BelomestnõiEstonia43,000
    69 Fabio DandreaItaly42,500
    70 Athanasios KostourosGreece42,500
    71 Kenneth SvendsenNorway42,500
    72 Sergej BabincevLithuania41,500
    73 Jan MaeckelburgGermany40,000
    74 Niko SavinenFinland38,500
    75 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania38,500
    76 Alari KünnapuuEstonia38,000
    77 Petter RichardsenNorway38,000
    78 Siim NikopensiusEstonia35,500
    79 Ismael DominguezSpain33,500
    80 Janek MerimetsEstonia33,000
    81 Madis OrmissonEstonia33,000
    82 Kaspars TeraudsLatvia33,000
    83 Ole WangNorway32,000
    84 Anna AstahhovaEstonia31,000
    85 Bernd ReichGermany30,500
    86 Ott JaaksonEstonia29,500
    87 Matts JakobssonSweden29,000
    88 Iļja KsenzovsEstonia29,000
    89 Andrius MazeikaLithuania28,000
    90 Teemu PetterssonFinland28,000
    91 Joonas KarppinenFinland27,000
    92 Kevin KareniusFinland26,000
    93 Sven TislerEstonia25,000
    94 Danil DokukinEstonia24,000
    95 Andrew DurkanIreland24,000
    96 Arash Aryan NikSweden23,500
    97 Christel PillerEstonia23,000
    98 Andris RasinsLatvia20,500
    99 Harri KareniusFinland18,500
    100 Joel JimenezSpain17,000
    101 Jevgenijs SapronenkoLatvia16,500
    102 James NoonanIreland14,500
    103 Gonzalo SorianoSpain11,000
    104 Niklavs ZindulisLatvia11,000
    105 Danila SlabovLithuania7,500

  • Immense Action in €555 NLH

    Christoffer Karlén
    Johan Karlsson 2025 Kings of Tallinn The Royal Showdown Win
    Johan Karlsson

    The field is looking strong in the one-day event that is the €555 NLH. Currently, 36 warriors are competing for the title, including – but not limited to – three recognizable Swedish warriors.

    PlayerCountryComment
    Mounir TajiouSwedenFounder of the No Filter Poker Series, runner-up in the 2025 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event
    Johan KarlssonSwedenWinner of the 2020 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event
    Jan RisbergSwedenRunner-up of the inaugural 2025 No Filter Poker Series €1,100 Main Event

  • Day 1b is Done; 1c is Next

    Christoffer Karlén

    Day 1b of the €200 Mini Main Event has wrapped up. The tournament registered 228 entries, and 107 players advanced to Day 2. The poker.pro editorial office will soon return with the chip counts.

    Day 1c will begin in roughly 30 minutes. It’s the third and final starting-day flight, but keep in mind that late registration will be open during the first few levels of tomorrow’s Day 2 flight (i.e., the final day).

  • €200 PLO 4/5 Hi/Lo Shaping Up Nicely

    Christoffer Karlén
    Riku Koivurinne

    With roughly one hour of late registration left in the €200 PLO 4/5 Hi/Lo tournament, more and more prominent players are entering the field. One of them is Riku Koivurinne, who’ll be a strong contender in the various Mixed Games during the 2026 Kings of Tallinn.

    While he doesn’t have a Kings of Tallinn trophy to his name yet, Koivurinne has three WSOP Circuit Tallinn titles (two of them being ring-certified events). Below is his resumé of Mixed Games titles, and it wouldn’t be surprising if he were to catch another one within 10 days.

    FestivalEventFirst-Place PayoutEntriesTotal Prize Pool
    2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn€350 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple 3-Handed€5,14058€16,198
    2025 Asian Poker Tour Taipei CityNT$ 15,000 Dealer’s Choice 7-Max$5,61647$17,886
    2025 Irish Poker Open€350 Open-Face Chinese Championship€8,265128€35,665
    2024 WSOP Circuit Tallinn€250 PL Sviten 6-Handed€6,330127€21,542
    2024 WSOP Circuit Tallinn€1,100 PLO 4/5€41,200281€190,980
    2022 Irish Poker Open€250 NLH Shortdeck€4,78253€16,020

  • €200 Main Event Day 1b Second Break Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    The players in Day 1b of the €200 Mini Main Event are returning from the second break (resuming play with Blinds 500/1,000 and an Ante of 1,000), and the eight biggest stacks should belong to the following players.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Mart KaljuEstonia185,000185
    Audrius NavickasLithuania159,000159
    Ville KrankkalaFinland122,000122
    Kevin KareniusFinland115,000115
    Dmitri GaskovEstonia108,000108
    Johan KöhlSweden101,000101
    Arturs PutninsLatvia93,50094
    Kimmo RoininenFinland91,00091

  • €200 Mini Main Event Ticket Winners

    Christoffer Karlén

    Today’s Freebuy Satellite to the €200 Mini Main Event scored 151 entries, meaning 14 tickets were up for grabs. Finland’s Jani Lehto captured the €69 fifteenth-place consolation prize. Below are those 14 who claimed the tickets.

    PlayerCountry
    Christel PillerEstonia
    Viktor SnõtkoEstonia
    Ilja NaparjinEstonia
    Timo TenhunenFinland
    Ardo TsukkerEstonia
    David O’ConnorIreland
    Anti ReinthalEstonia
    Madis OrmissonEstonia
    Roberto ScadutoItaly
    Mart KaljuEstonia
    Samuli VesiojaFinland
    Athanasios KostourosGreece
    Jurijs MaciksLatvia
    Timo KoivuniemiFinland

  • Everything You Need to Know About The €200 PL Badeucy/Badacey Tournament

    Christoffer Karlén

    Below is everything the players need to know about tonight’s €200 PL Badeucy/Badacey tournament.

    Lowball Hand (Split Pot)

    • Badeucy: Uses 2-7 Lowball rules. The best hand is 2-3-4-5-7 (not a flush).
    • Badacey: Uses A-5 Lowball rules. The best hand is A-2-3-4-5 (a wheel).

    Aces

    • Badeucy: Aces are high.
    • Badacey: Aces are low.

    Straights/Flushes

    • Badeucy: Straights and flushes count against you.
    • Badacey: Straights and flushes do not count against you.

  • 2026 Kings of Tallinn Streaming Schedule

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jason Glatzer, Andreas Hoglund 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table
    Jason Glatzer, Andreas Hoglund

    Four days of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn will be live-streamed. Andreas Höglund will be the main commentator, joined in the booth by poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer – and, perhaps, the other occasional guest. See the TV schedule below.

    DateTimeEvent
    February 1012:00€555 NLH Championship Final Day
    February 1215:20€3,000 PLO 4/5
    February 1412:00€1,100 Main Event Day 3
    February 1512:00€1,100 Main Event Day 4 (Final Day)

  • €200 PLO5 Hi/Lo in Full Swing

    Christoffer Karlén
    The 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn
    Scott Kenyon

    In the main lobby area, the €200 PLO5 Hi/Lo is up and running; 42 players are currently battling it out on the third blind level, with a good two and a half hours left of late registration to go.

    Scott “Pokerbrahs” Kenyon is one of the players currently in the tournament. Kenyon is chasing his first Kings of Tallinn trophy; he’s come close before. Last year, he finished second in the €200 PLO Hi/Lo, and during the 2024 Kings of Tallinn, he came third in the €350 PLO 4/5 Progressive Bounty. Time will tell whether this proves to be Kenyon’s year.

  • A Trip Down Memory Lane: Last Year’s Winners

    Christoffer Karlén

    The 2025 Kings of Tallinn broke all kinds of records. Let’s take a trip down memory lane and see which players wrote eternal poker history during last year’s festival.

    EventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    €200 NLH Opening Event Timo TamminenFinland€10,260319€50,434
    €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup Stanislav SmeljovEstonia€26,100555€131,176
    €150 PLO 4/5/6 6-Handed Andreas BacklundFinland€5,228209€25,268
    €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Benyamin CanatanDenmark€66,050710€330,150
    €200 Open-Face Chinese Artem BerliandUkraine€4,03587€13,755
    €200 NLH Progressive BountyN/AN/A€2,920221€17,260
    €200 PLO 4/5 Olaf LarssenNorway€6,880204€32,252
    €350 H.O.R.S.E. Antti SuominenFinland€7,51089€25,659
    €200 NLH Deepstack Cato VonheimNorway€6,895224€35,414
    €200 PL 7-Card Stud/7-Card Stud Hi/Lo Jason GlatzerLithuania€3,01056€8,854
    €200 NLH Progressive Bounty Henri SchalinFinland€3,070230€17,963
    €350 Dealer’s Choice Olli HuuskonenFinland€6,94977€22,199
    €350 8-Game Niko HeikkinenFinland€8,30098€28,253
    €555 NLH Deepstack Mystery Bounty Robert KaggerudNorway€9,045197€42,355
    €200 NLH Deepstack Estonian Independence Day Special Elias JalovaaraFinland€10,840338€53,438
    €200 NLH/PLO 4/5 Sebastian WahlFinland€4,27592€145,435
    €1,100 NLH Main Event Kaspars ButansLatvia€182,0001,181€1,098,330
    €350 Open-Face Chinese Deepstack Siarhei NarozhnyBelarus€8,979106€30,559
    €150 NLH Turbo Aleksi RoineFinland€5,470212€25,631
    €200 PL Razz Blaz ZerjavSlovenia€3,19067€10,593
    €200 NLH The Royal Challenge Vilius ZabarauskasLithuania€10,610330€52,173
    €5,000 NLH High Roller Kestutis JungeviciusLithuania€90,38058€264,480
    €200 NLH Progressive Bounty Juho SuutariFinland€4,650384€29,990
    €1,100 PLO 4/5 Championship Gisle OlsenDenmark€52,280271€252,030
    €200 PL Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Elias SuhonenFinland€3,31770€11,067
    €200 NLH 8-Handed Samuel SaariahoFinland€6,680273€43,161
    €350 PLO 4/5/6 Progressive Bounty Tarjei ForusNorway€6,210191€35,965
    €200 PL Sökö Lo/5-Card Stud Lo Ville MesirantaFinland€3,33077€12,174
    €555 NLH Henri KettunenFinland€13,645115€53,475
    €200 NLH Progressive Bounty Meelis AhmanEstonia€4,360359€28,038
    €555 PL Sviten Championship Espen SandvikNorway€12,16589€41,385
    €1,100 NLH Deepstack Progressive Bounty Panagiotis MavritsakisGreece€16,100167€88,510
    €200 PLO Hi/Lo Marek SelgeveerEstonia€5,350136€21,502
    €150 NLH Queens Ladies Event Monica ThingbotNorway€3,25699€12,226
    €3,000 NLH 6-Handed Theodoros AmpelikiotisGreece€51,20065€172,900
    €200 NLH Max RotkoFinland€11,910379€59,920
    €750 PLO 4/5 Mystery Bounty Roi GibsteinGermany€10,115150€48,465
    €150 PLO 4/5/6 Progressive Bounty Turbo Bradley WhitehouseEngland€1,685111€8,980
    €200 NLH Mini Main Event Samuel SaariahoFinland€5,610152€24,031

  • Big Stacks at the First Break

    Christoffer Karlén

    It’s the first break for the €200 Mini Main Event Day 1b players. As they soon will resume play with Blinds 200/500 and a 500 Ante, here are four of the biggest stacks in the room.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Audrius NavickasLithuania113,500227
    Alger AviEstonia88,000176
    Gary FisherEngland84,000168
    Peer ZahlNorway79,000158

  • Notable Names in the Field

    Christoffer Karlén

    Day 1b of the €200 Mini Main Event is off to a stellar start, with 137 entries and counting. It’s destined to be a great tournament, and considering this is only the start of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn, it’s safe to say this is going to be an intense 10 days.

    One notable name in the field thus far is Sebastian Wahl, who won the €200 NLH/PLO 4/5 event during the 2025 Kings of Tallinn. Perhaps, he’ll claim his second Kings of Tallinn trophy this year.

  • February 5 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Viacheslav Martynenko
    Viacheslav Martynenko
    Vadim Guk
    Tomi Tapani Arponen
    Tom Henry Backman
    Tom Henry Backman
    Tahsin Majumder
    Sven Reimaa
    Sirkka-Liisa Seppälä
    Sergio Chinchilla Frailes
    Sergio Chinchilla Frailes
    Sandra Marie Lundin
    Sandra Marie Lundin
    Sandra Marie Lundin
    River Uiboupin
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    Rene Lazaro Cifuentes
    Raul Kaupmees
    Ram Krishan
    Ralf Rogov
    Raivo Pinsel
    Phil Gross
    Phenporn Laatikainen
    Petri Mikael Härkönen
    Petri Mikael Härkönen
    Paulo Victor Do Vale Sa Barbosa
    Paulo Victor Do Vale Sa Barbosa
    Pasi Petteri Sallinen
    Oskars Rolovs
    Oskars Rolovs
    Onni Ensio Huttunen
    Omer Shalhin
    Olivier Franceschi
    general, Niko Kari Matti Savinen, Edgar Skripnikov
    Niko Kari Matti Savinen, Edgar Skripnikov
    Niko Kari Matti Savinen, Edgar Skripnikov
    Michael George Brautigam
    Michael George Brautigam
    Markus Antero Papinkivi
    Maksim Fedossejev
    Kristi Amberg, Risto Raal
    Klaus Erik Grönberg,Fernando Ballesteros
    Duque, Aare Sepp
    Kari Petri Martikainen
    Kari Petri Martikainen
    Jörgen Roosaar
    Jorgen Dyhrberg Andersen
    Jim Varhaug
    Jim Varhaug
    general, Jesse Karhu, Onni Hermanni Laakso
    Indrek Stranberg
    Ilja Naparjin
    Igor Pihela Sen
    lan-Erik Valge
    Hanno Kerem
    Gonzalo Maroto Garrido
    Gonzalo Maroto Garrido
    Frederick Louis Higgins
    Erik Spanggaard
    Eric Rodenberg
    Enea Subashi
    Egidijus Matonis
    Dmitri Dudakov
    Danil Dokukin
    Daniel Vasser
    Daniel Vasser
    Christoffer
    Karlen
    Athanasios Kostouros
    Artur Külanurk
    Armo Hiie
    Anu Kristiina Lilja
    Anton Bzhelenko
    Anton Bzhelenko
    Anssi Petteri Huovinen
    Anna Kaminarova
    Alger Avi
    Alex Reza Gholiha
    Alex Reza Gholiha
    Aleksei Gontsar, Stanislav Smeljov
    Alari Künnapuu
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  • OlyBet Grill Opening Hours

    Christoffer Karlén
    Niko Kari Matti Savinen, Edgar Skripnikov

    During break, players will be able to enjoy hot, fresh food at the OlyBet Grill, located on the second floor of the Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel. The buffet will be open daily between 16:00-18:00 and 19:00-21:00.

  • Baducey/Badacey on Today’s Schedule

    Christoffer Karlén
    2026 Kings of Tallinn

    One of the biggest strengths of Kings of Tallinn is its very diversified schedule. While flagship affairs such as the €1,100 Main Event and the €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup are destined to be superb Texas NLH tournaments, there are multiple Mixed Games on the schedule. The 2026 Kings of Tallinn is designed to satisfy all poker players, no matter one’s preferred discipline.

    Today, one of the more niche games will commence at 19:30. The €200 PL Baducey/Badacey will be an interesting affair, and if this poker.pro live reporter has done his research, this is the first-ever tournament of its kind during Kings of Tallinn. It will indeed be exciting to see the tournament unfold.

  • The Calm Before the Storm

    Christoffer Karlén

    The live blog is about to ramp up here on poker.pro. While another freebuy satellite to the €200 Mini Main Event kicked off at 12:00, the dealers are starting to arrive at the main tournament room, preparing for Day 1b of the Mini Main Event.

    Stay tuned to take part of the photos from yesterday, captured by the superb event photographer Elena Kask.

  • Welcome to the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Live Coverage

    Christoffer Karlén
    Photo: Elena Kask

    Good Friday morning, all poker enthusiasts. It’s only February, but one of the undisputed highlights of the 2026 poker year is already running in Tallinn. Welcome, all, to the 2026 Kings of Tallinn.

    Northern Europe’s biggest live poker festival has quite a noble history. The inaugural edition was held in 2015, and since then, it’s only grown bigger and better. It’s an impeccable event, and all poker players are in for a whopping 11 days of unparalleled entertainment and action.

    The poker.pro editorial office is beyond pleased to be a part of the media coverage team. Live reporter Christoffer Karlén will be on-site throughout the festival and responsible for most of the content shared on the live blog. Crucial information, entertaining moments, big hands, tournament results, chip counts, player interviews…Karlén will do his very best to cover every nook and cranny at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel. The CEO of poker.pro, Jason Glatzer, will be commentating on the various live-streams, and poker media icon Glenn Brown will host the festival together with Teele Viira. It’s a well-oiled team that will strive to deliver a top-notch experience to all followers.

    Glenn Brown (left) and Christoffer Karlén (right) during their most recent Tallinn visit. Photo: Elena Kask

    The trio arrived last night, and even though the live coverage will commence today around noon, the team had to pay the casino a visit and take in the atmosphere during the festival’s first day. It did not disappoint; the freebuy satellite to the €200 Mini Main Event attracted a whopping 206 entries. The guarantee of 10 tickets was shattered; 25 lucky contestants got their hands on a ticket, and a €92 conzellation prize was awarded to the twenty-sixth-place finisher.

    The second and final event of the first day was Day 1a of the aforementioned Mini Main Event. One hundred ninety-eight entries were impressive numbers to say the least, and it’s an educated guess that it will be one of the most entertaining tournaments of the festival. All and all, it was a busy room from the get-go, and keep in mind it was all played inside the casino; imagine the atmosphere tomorrow and onwards, when the second floor of the Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel will roll out the red carpet for all players. This is, without a doubt, going to be a festival for the ages.

    Today’s schedule features a smorgasbord of different events. There are four satellites to various events, through which players can try to secure tickers for a cheaper buck. The final two starting-day flights of the Mini Main Event will also kick off; it’s worth mentioning that late registration will be open during the first few levels of Day 2 (which is scheduled to commence Saturday, February 7, at 13:00). What’s more, Day 1a of the €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup should also be a popular event amongst the competitors. The schedule also features two Mixed Games events and a €555 NLH; it’s a diversified tournament schedule, and all players should be able to find a tournament of their liking.

    2026 Kings of Tallinn – February 6 Tournament Schedule

    TimeEvent
    12:00Event #3: FREEBUY NLH Satellite, €20 Rebuys & Add-On, 7 x €200 Mini-Main Event Seats GTD!
    13:00Event #2: €200 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Flight 1B, Plays 10 Levels Day 1
    14:30Event #4: €20 NLH Satellite, €20 Rebuys & Add-On, 7 x €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup Seats GTD!
    15:00Event #5: €200 PLO5/ PLO5 HI-LO, Button Round Each, 8-handed
    17:00Event #6: €555 NLH
    19:00Event #2: €200 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Flight 1C, Plays 10 Levels Day 1
    19:30Event #7: €200 PL Baducey/ Badacey, Button Round Each, 6-handed
    19:30Event #8: €80 PLO5 Satellite to €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 DeepStack Mystery Bounty, 5 x €1,100 SEATS GTD! 8-handed
    20:00Event #9: €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Flight 1A, Plays 10 Levels Day 1
    22:00Event #10: €80 NLH Mega-Satellite to €555 Kings of Tallinn Championship, 10 x €555 SEATS GTD!

    It’s great to be here in the Estonian capital; 11 days in poker heaven await. Good luck to all the players, and poker.pro hope that everyone will enjoy the content here on the live blog. Again, today’s coverage will commence around noon; see you all then.

  • Learn Why You Shouldn’t Miss Opening Weekend at Kings of Tallinn

    poker.pro Team
    Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park

    The 2026 Kings of Tallinn starts today, kicking off two weeks of poker action at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park from February 5-16. With 70+ tournaments on the schedule, early trophies up for grabs during the opening weekend, and the €1,000,000 GTD €1,100 Main Event looming, Northern Europe’s flagship poker festival is once again ready to deliver nonstop excitement.

    The poker.pro media team will be on the floor from Friday, February 6, providing live updates, results, and stories straight from Tallinn as the action unfolds.

    READ MORE HERE

  • Throwback: Kaspars Butans Wins 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event

    poker.pro Team
    Kaspars Butans 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Winner
    Kaspars Butans 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Winner

    Last year’s Kings of Tallinn delivered a finale worthy of the festival’s 10th anniversary, as Latvia’s Kaspars Butans etched his name into history by conquering the record-breaking €1,100 Main Event. Entering the final day as chip leader, Butans kept his composure through a stacked final table packed with elite talent before sealing the deal heads-up against Sweden’s Mounir Tajiou. Butans pocketed €182,000 for his win, while Tajiou had to settle for €115,000.

    2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Results

    PlacePlayerPrize
    1 Kaspars Butans€182,000
    2 Mounir Tajiou€115,000
    3 Pasi Laihinen€80,000
    4 Igor Pihela Jr.€61,000
    5 Anton Bergström€47,000
    6 Eldars Sadih-Zade€36,500
    7 Benyamin Canatan€28,000
    8 Priit Parmasto€21,800
    9 Chris Da Silva€16,800
    READ THE FULL RECAP HERE

  • To be Continued

    Christoffer Karlén

    Fellow readers, with the last photo dump, the poker.pro editorial office will have to wrap up today’s live coverage. It’s gonna be a late finish – approximately 4:30 a.m. – and there’s a big day tomorrow. Don’t you worry, though; poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer will deliver a fresh recap tomorrow, where all readers can catch up on the €200 Mini Main Event conclusion.

    Tomorrow’s live coverage will commence around 14:00, when late registration closes for the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup. The live coverage will focus on that specific event, but there will also be some general updates about what’s going on at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel.

    This has been a blockbuster of a day; the 2026 Kings of Tallinn is living up to the hype. Tomorrow won’t be any different, and it’s time to get some well-needed rest prior to yet another day of unparalleled poker action.

    Thanks to everyone who’s been following along today, and see you all tomorrow.

  • €200 Mini Main Event Day 2 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Updated List of Results

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 26:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:35/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    Below is the updated list of results.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    36Jussi KivekäsFinland€580
    37Carl SonessonSweden€580
    38Frederick HigginsEngland€580
    39Karita KoppinenFinland€580
    40Jon JakobsenNorway€520
    41Arturs PutninsLatvia€520
    42Joel JimenezSpain€520
    43Tuomo KoranderFinland€520
    44Arasch MirzaiSweden€520
    45Lauri RaadikEstonia€520
    46Onni KuusimäkiFinland€520
    47Jukka-Pekka MoilanenFinland€520
    48Joel HolmbergFinland€520
    49Lars Weinitz CarlssonSweden€520
    50Samuli HietalaFinland€520
    51Anna KaminarovaRussia€520
    52Georgijs VinogradovsLatvia€520
    53Simonas JuocysLithuania€520
    54Dmitri DudakovEstonia€520
    55Kalju RaapEstonia€520
    56Espen BrukstuenNorway€460
    57Ole WangNorway€460
    58Linus MatssonSweden€460
    59Andrius MazeikaLithuania€460
    60Victor AmatSpain€460
    61Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€460
    62Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€460
    63Espen Hagen€460
    64Gints OzolsLatvia€460
    65Sami TuomaalaFinland€460
    66Igor Pihela SrEstonia€460
    67Soren JuhlDenmark€460
    68Kari MartikainenFinland€460
    69Ville KrankkalaFinland€460
    70Omer ShalhinIsrael€460
    71Lars HallqvistSweden€460
    72Ralf RogovEstonia€420
    73Jouni KnuutinenFinland€420
    74Svajunas PrismantasLithuania€420
    75Tomas BulksasLithuania€420
    76Kalle SuviEstonia€420
    77Maksim PaponovEstonia€420
    78Niko PenttinenFinland€420
    79Ahmet CanatanDenmark€420
    80Alf HjärtbergSweden€420
    81Linda KinhultSweden€420
    82Ralf HamburgEstonia€420
    83Vili TurunenFinland€420
    84Fernando DuqueSpain€420
    85Henri SchalinFinland€420
    86Hassan HalilCyprus€420
    87Heikki-Aleksi OksanenFinland€420
    88Elchai TovIsrael€420
    89Michal ZagrodnikPoland€420
    90Marko KolulaFinland€420
    91Kasperi PitkäkangasFinland€420
    92Kyee BrowneEngland€420
    93Tomi ArponenFinland€420
    94Kristian HagevikNorway€420
    95Mats ForssSweden€420
    96Andrei MjagkovEstonia€380
    97Ardo PinnaEstonia€380
    98Silver SimulaskEstonia€380
    99Simon HassanSweden€380
    100Mika HellmanFinland€380
    101Audrius SiaulysLithuania€380
    102Urmas MõttusEstonia€380
    103Ari MustonenFinland€380
    104Dainis SibirjanovsLatvia€380
    105Jake MarstonEngland€380
    106Ante HallbergSweden€380
    107Meelis SiimsonEstonia€380
    108Audrius NavickasLithuania€380
    109Alari KünnapuuEstonia€380
    110Johan KöhlSweden€380
    111Tanel TammelaEstonia€380

  • Weinitz Carlsson Bids Farewell

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:49/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    Carl Sonesson opened to 40,000 from the Lo-jack. Jukka-Pekka Nordman then made it 75,000, before Lars Weinitz Carlsson moved all in for 455,000 from the Big Blind. After some consideration, Sonesson folded. Nordman, though, made the call within a split second.

    Lars Weinitz Carlsson: A♣Q♥
    Jukka-Pekka Nordman: 6♦6♠

    The board spelled out K♥4♦8♥K♠4♣; having a superior two-pair, Nordman stacked Weinitz Carlsson.

    Jukka-Pekka Nordman: 1,500,000
    Lars Weinitz Carlsson: 0

  • Speech Play

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:49/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    Action folded all the way to Carl Sonesson, who made it 45,000 from the Small Blind. After 10 seconds’ worth of pondering, Klavs Garselis moved all in for roughly 500,000. “Du kör den, alltså,” Sonesson sighed, which is Swedish for “So you pull off that move, huh?” He double-checked his holdings and continued his speech, “Where are you from? If you say Finland, I call”. The table shared a laugh before Sonesson decided to muck his hand, revealing A♦J♦.

    Carl Sonesson: 600,000
    Klavs Garselis: 545,000

  • Juocys Gets Lucky

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:61/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    The very first hand after the dinner break, Simonas Juocys moved all in for 110,000 UTG. Big stacked Jukka-Pekka Nordman made the call from the Small Blind.

    Simonas Juocys: 7♥5♥
    Jukka-Pekka Nordman: A♦3♥

    Nordman was ahead by the slightest of margins, and the odds were still in his favor as both players improved to a pair on the 5♦2♠A♥ flop. He maintained his lead on the Q♠ turn, but the fortunate 7♠ river saw Juocys surviving. “Lucky,” he said as he raked in the chips. Nordman is still quite healthy.

    Jukka-Pekka Nordman: 1,200,000
    Simonas Juocys: 260,000

  • Dinner Break Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:61/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    The poker.pro live reporter was able to identify some of the bigger stacks during the dinner break. The players will resume the tournament in roughly one hour.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Jukka-Pekka NordmanFinland1,300,00065
    Georgios TsouloftasGreece1,250,00063
    Toomas MäkikokkoFinland1,200,00060
    Petter RichardsenNorway1,140,00057
    Jani LehtoFinland1,140,00057
    Artur KülanurkEstonia1,000,00050
    Jevgenijs ZotovsLatvia925,00046
    Jussi KivekäsFinland800,00040
    Andreas LervikNorway800,00040
    Edgar PöhjametsEstonia760,00038

  • Updated List of Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Martin Sejer
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:61/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    Below is an updated list of all results in the €200 Mini Main Event thus far.

    62Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€460
    63Espen HagenNorway€460
    64Gints OzolsLatvia€460
    65Sami TuomaalaFinland€460
    66Igor PihelaEstonia€460
    67Soren JuhlDenmark€460
    68Kari MartikainenFinland€460
    69Ville KrankkalaFinland€460
    70Omer ShalhinIsrael€460
    71Lars HallqvistSweden€460
    72Ralf RogovEstonia€420
    73Jouni KnuutinenFinland€420
    74Svajunas PrismantasLithuania€420
    75Tomas BulksasLithuania€420
    76Kalle SuviEstonia€420
    77Maksim PaponovEstonia€420
    78Niko PenttinenFinland€420
    79Ahmet CanatanDenmark€420
    80Alf HjärtbergSweden€420
    81Linda KinhultSweden€420
    82Ralf HamburgEstonia€420
    83Vili TurunenFinland€420
    84Fernando DuqueSpain€420
    85Henri SchalinFinland€420
    86Hassan HalilCyprus€420
    87Heikki-Aleksi OksanenFinland€420
    88Elchai TovIsrael€420
    89Michal ZagrodnikPoland€420
    90Marko KolulaFinland€420
    91Kasperi PitkäkangasFinland€420
    92Kyee BrowneEngland€420
    93Tomi ArponenFinland€420
    94Kristian HagevikNorway€420
    95Mats ForssSweden€420
    96Andrei MjagkovEstonia€380
    97Ardo PinnaEstonia€380
    98Silver SimulaskEstonia€380
    99Simon HassanSweden€380
    100Mika HellmanFinland€380
    101Audrius SiaulysLithuania€380
    102Urmas MõttusEstonia€380
    103Ari MustonenFinland€380
    104Dainis SibirjanovsLatvia€380
    105Jake MarstonEngland€380
    106Ante HallbergSweden€380
    107Meelis SiimsonEstonia€380
    108Audrius NavickasLithuania€380
    109Alari KünnapuuEstonia€380
    110Johan KöhlSweden€380
    111Tanel TammelaEstonia€380

  • Back and Forth

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 23:10,000/15,000 (15,000)
    Entries:63/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    Seated in the Lo-jack, Luka Potocnik opened to 32,000. Jevgenijs Zotovs was the sole caller, as he decided to defend his Big Blind.

    After an initial check from Zotovs, Potocnik fired a 20,000 continuation bet on the J♣9♠4♦ flop. Zotovs snap-called, and the dealer revealed the 2♥ turn. Action now went check, check, and on the 3♠ river, Zotovs took over the aggression with a 65,000 bet. “Not in my house,” Potocnik must’ve been thinking, as he raised to 150,000. A rather swift fold from Zotovs saw Potocnik secure the pot, roughly 10 minutes before the next scheduled break.

    Jevgenijs Zotovs: 790,000
    Luka Potocnik: 760,000

  • In the Club

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 22:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:71/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    Action folded to Klavs Garselis, who moved all in for 152,000 from the Cut-off. After peeking at his hole cards, Remy Nestor re-shoved for roughly 400,000 from the Small Blind. Oleksandr Sybirtsev surrendered his Big Blind, and the two contestants tabled their holdings.

    Klavs Garselis: A♣J♥
    Remy Nestor: Q♥Q♦

    Nestor was ahead, but Garselis picked up additional outs on the 5♣3♣7♣ flop. He improved to the nut flush on the 2♣ turn, and, just for good measure, he secured a six-card flush on the 8♣ river. He doubled up at the expense of Nestor, and his tournament life continues.

    Klavs Garselis: 324,000
    Remy Nestor: 255,000

  • All Eliminations so far

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 22:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:84/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    Below is a list of all those players who’ve been eliminated since making the money.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    85Henri SchalinFinland€420
    86Hassan HalilCyprus€420
    87Heikki-Aleksi OksanenFinland€420
    88Elchai TovIsrael€420
    89Michal ZagrodnikPoland€420
    90Marko KolulaFinland€420
    91Kasperi PitkäkangasFinland€420
    92Kyee BrowneEngland€420
    93Tomi ArponenFinland€420
    94Kristian HagevikNorway€420
    95Mats ForssSweden€420
    96Andrei MjagkovEstonia€380
    97Ardo PinnaEstonia€380
    98Silver SimulaskEstonia€380
    99Simon HassanSweden€380
    100Mika HellmanFinland€380
    101Audrius SiaulysLithuania€380
    102Urmas MõttusEstonia€380
    103Ari MustonenFinland€380
    104Dainis SibirjanovsLatvia€380
    105Jake MarstonEngland€380
    106Ante HallbergSweden€380
    107Meelis SiimsonEstonia€380
    108Audrius NavickasLithuania€380
    109Alari KünnapuuEstonia€380
    110Johan KöhlSweden€380
    111Tanel TammelaEstonia€380

  • Chip Counts After the Bubble

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 21:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:109/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    The players have returned after the 15-minute break that followed the bubble. Below are some of the biggest stacks in the room.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Petter RichardsenNorway1,000,000100
    Arasch MirzaiSweden806,00081
    Jevgenijs ZotovsLatvia795,00080
    Victor AmatSpain763,00076
    Georgios TsouloftasGreece692,00069
    Alger AviEstonia668,00067
    Jussi KivekäsFinland608,00061

  • €200 Mini Main Event Bubble Burst in Dramatic Fashion; Buckle up

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 21:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:109/903
    Prizes:€142,764

    The bubble has burst in the €200 Mini Main Event, and the remaining 109 players are now all in the money. This means that the live reporting will now focus on the Mini Main Event until a winner is crowned; expect more frequent updates, including but not limited to crucial hands.

    It all went down in dramatic fashion. Action folded to Alger Avi on the Button, who opened to 17,000 on Blinds 4,000/8,000. Linas Bulksas then three-bet to 60,000 from the Small Blind, before Toomas Mäkikokko moved all in for 196,000 from the Big Blind. Action back to Avi, who re-shoved for 379,000. As if things couldn’t get any crazier, Bulksas committed his 334,000 stack to make the call. Three-way to the flop then, with Avi having both his opponents covered.

    Toomas Mäkikokko: A♥K♥
    Alger Avi: A♦K♣
    Linas Bulksas: J♥J♣

    What a sick hand. Bulksas must’ve been pleased to see that his two opponents were blocking each other. Bulksas maintained his lead on the 7♣10♣Q♥ flop, but he wasn’t too excited over the K♦ river. No help for Bulksas on the Q♣ river; this resulted in him becoming the unfortunate bubble boy, while Mäkikokko and Avi both improved their stacks.

    Alger Avi: 668,000
    Toomas Mäkikokko: 260,000
    Linas Bulksas: 0

    Before hand-for-hand play commenced, there was still an ongoing situation at Table 17. Jerry Johannesson limped the 8,000 Big Blind from the Hi-jack. Kasperi Pitkäangas made the call from the Cut-off, and so did Sakari Setälä from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Dainis Sibirjanovs was already forced all in, as he only played 6,000, three-quarters of a Big Blind.

    All three players checked the J♦8♣8♦ flop, and the action repeated itself on the J♣ turn. Setälä bet 12,000 on the 2♦ river, and his competitors folded their hands. Eventually, it was time for Setälä and Sibirjanovs to table their holdings.

    Dainis Sibirjanovs: J♥2♠
    Sakari Setälä: J♠6♠

    Sibirjanovs had not looked at his hand; it’s an educated guess that he didn’t have high hopes when he saw Setälä’s hand. When he turned over his hole cards and saw that he too had a full house, players and spectators were flabbergasted, as they shared a laugh. Sibirjanovs’ reaction could not be mistaken for anything other than pure joy, as he survived the bubble in the most improbable fashion.

    Sakari setälä: 172,000
    Dainis Sibirjanovs: 12,000

  • The Noble History of Open-Face Chinese During Kings of Tallinn

    Christoffer Karlén

    Open-Face Chinese has been a part of the Kings of Tallinn ever since the inaugural edition back in 2015. The buy-in may have varied over the year, and it wasn’t always played as Pineapple, but the history is noble. Finland’s Henri Antikainen is so far the only two-time champion; Finland overall has the most titles.

    Last year’s event – the €350 edition – has scored the biggest field so far with 106 entries. The ongoing tournament currently has 70 entries scored, with a good 40 minutes left of late registration. Below is a breakdown of all Open-Face Chinese events since the birth of the Kings of Tallinn.

    FestivalEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€200 Open-Face Chinese Artem BerliandUkraine€4,03587€13,755
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€350 Open-Face Chinese Deepstack Siarhei NarozhnyBelarus€8,979106€30,559
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€150 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple Valerii KrhapalFinland€2,52071€8,676
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€350 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple Henri AntikainenFinland€4,75052€15,397
    2023 Kings of Tallinn€350 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple Henri AntikainenFinland€4,63541€12,140
    2022 Kings of Tallinn€350 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple Kevin WoodScotland€3,43529€8,587
    2021 Kings of Tallinn€330 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple Risto PonnioFinland€4,63447€13,254
    2020 Kings of Tallinn€550 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple Antti VeteläinenFinland€8,87055€25,125
    2019 Kings of Tallinn€330 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple Tuomas NurmiFinland€9,17599€28,125
    2018 Kings of Tallinn€330 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple Johnny JohansenNorway€5,80067€19,095
    2017 Kings of Tallinn€550 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple Martin “Franke” von ZweigbergkSweden€9,10049€24,010
    2016 Kings of Tallinn€550 Open-Face Chinese Joakim GarpSweden€5,92020€10,290
    2015 Kings of Tallinn€550 Open-Face Chinese Jonas PohjonenFinland€5,05732€15,680

  • €200 Mini Main Event Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    Below are some big stacks the poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén was able to identify during the most recent break. Play has resumed with Blinds 2,000/5,000 (5,000).

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Andrius MazeikaLithuania580,000116
    Jani LehtoFinland495,00099
    Alger AviEstonia470,00094
    Ahmet CanatanDenmark455,00091
    Scott KenyonËngland402,00080
    Igor PihelaEstonia395,00079
    David O’ConnorIreland364,00073
    Artur KülanurkEstonia348,00070
    Jouni KnuutinenFinland345,00069
    Espen BrukstuenNorway336,00067
    Vili TurunenFinland328,00066

  • “Torsk på Tallinn” Leading the Team Challenge

    Christoffer Karlén

    One of the coolest, most unique features of Kings of Tallinn is the Team Challenge. Until Friday, February 13, 12:00 local time, players can create teams of four. The better finishing position in the various tournaments, the more points will be collected for the team. Two percent of all Kings of Tallinn tournament prize pools go to the Team Challenge prize pool; there is a lot of dough up for grabs.

    Much thanks to Thomas Grähs’ win in yesterday’s €200 PLO5/PLO5 Hi/Lo, “Torsk på Tallinn” is currently leading the Team Challenge. Of course, there’s a lot more to go; it’s not going to be a cakewalk maintaining the lead, but they’re off to a great start.

    “Torsk på Tallinn” references a Swedish comedy-drama movie from 1999. It’s a fun watch.

  • A Man With a Plan

    Christoffer Karlén

    Just to make things clear, the plan for today’s live coverage is to laser-focus on the €200 Mini Main Event from the bubble and onwards. Crucial hands, assorted chip counts, notable names in the field… every nook and kranny will be covered. Up until the bubble, though, there’ll be some more general updates on everything going on at the Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel.

  • €200 Mini Main Event Payouts

    Christoffer Karlén

    Below are the payouts for the €200 Mini Main Event. The top 111 players will all be guaranteed a €380 min-cash; the winner will take home €25,570.

    PositionPayout
    1€25,570
    2€17,060
    3€12,230
    4€9,050
    5€6,550
    6€5,040
    7€3,840
    8€2,960
    9€2,244
    10-11€1,740
    12-13€1,380
    14-15€1,220
    16-17€1,060
    18-20€940
    21-23€840
    24-27€740
    28-31€660
    32-39€580
    40-55€520
    56-71€460
    72-95€420
    96-111€380

  • Notable Names in OFC

    Christoffer Karlén
    Fabian Bartuschk

    The €350 Open-Face Chinese is up and running, with roughly three hours left of late registration. There are many prominent names in the field, such as Fabian Bartuschk and Riku Koivurinne. In fact, the two of them were heads-up in the same tournament a few months ago during the 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn. It wouldn’t be surprising to see the two of them making deep runs; only time will tell how the tournament unfolds.

  • Astonishing Numbers

    Christoffer Karlén

    Late registration has closed for the €200 Mini Main Event; it’s safe to say the numbers are rather impressive. A total of 903 entries has yielded a €142,764 prize pool; while the payouts are yet to be confirmed, the eventual winner should expect a decent ROI on the €200 buy-in.

  • Chip Counts at the First Break

    Christoffer Karlén

    The €200 Mini Main Event players are soon returning from the break. Below are some of the biggest stacks poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén was able to identify.

    The real question is whether Scott “Pokerbrahs” Kenyon is considering surrendering his stack and jumping into the €350 Open-Face Chinese.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Espen HagenNorway353,000177
    Anton LarssonSweden321,000161
    Jon JakobsenNorway305,000153
    Scott KenyonEngland235,000118
    Artjoms HromovsLatvia230,000115
    Albert OstrovskijLithuania223,000112
    Andreas LervikNorway210,000105
    Alf HjärtbergSweden188,00094
    Thomas QuaadeDenmark188,00094

  • Mini Main Conclusion, Open-Face Chinese And Much More on the Plate

    Christoffer Karlén

    Good afternoon, fellow poker enthusiasts, and welcome to the third day of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. It’s destined to be another day in poker paradise, and today’s schedule is filled to the brim with golden nuggets.

    In terms of coverage, poker.pro will today focus a tad more on the €200 Mini Main Event. The tournament is approaching the end of late registration, and it should land somewhere around 850 entries. Not too bad for the first weekend, eh?

    That being said, there will still be some general updates regarding everything else that’s going on at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel today. As can be seen below, it’s a smorgasbord; buckle up for the ride.

    TimeEvent
    12:00Event #2: €200 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Final Day, Late Reg. Closing at 13:50
    13:00Event #11: €350 Open-face Chinese Pineapple, 3-handed, Final 4 Play with One Sitting out
    14:30Event #9: €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Flight 1B, Plays 10 Levels Day 1
    17:00Event #12: €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 DeepStack Mystery Bounty Day 1, Button Round Each, Mystery Envelopes Introduced Day 2, 8-handed
    17:30Event #13: €80 NLH Mega-Satellite to €555 Kings of Tallinn Championship, 10 x €555 SEATS GTD!
    19:00Event #14: €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Flight 1A, Plays 9 Levels Day 1
    19:00Event #15: €200 PL 2-7 Triple Draw, 6-handed
    20:00Event #9: €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Flight 1C, Plays 10 Levels Day 1
    22:00Event #16: €200 NLH Turbo

  • Learn Why You Shouldn’t Miss Opening Weekend at Kings of Tallinn

    poker.pro Team
    Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park

    The 2026 Kings of Tallinn starts today, kicking off two weeks of poker action at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park from February 5-16. With 70+ tournaments on the schedule, early trophies up for grabs during the opening weekend, and the €1,000,000 GTD €1,100 Main Event looming, Northern Europe’s flagship poker festival is once again ready to deliver nonstop excitement.

    The poker.pro media team will be on the floor from Friday, February 6, providing live updates, results, and stories straight from Tallinn as the action unfolds.

    READ MORE HERE

  • Throwback: Kaspars Butans Wins 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event

    poker.pro Team
    Kaspars Butans 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Winner
    Kaspars Butans 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Winner

    Last year’s Kings of Tallinn delivered a finale worthy of the festival’s 10th anniversary, as Latvia’s Kaspars Butans etched his name into history by conquering the record-breaking €1,100 Main Event. Entering the final day as chip leader, Butans kept his composure through a stacked final table packed with elite talent before sealing the deal heads-up against Sweden’s Mounir Tajiou. Butans pocketed €182,000 for his win, while Tajiou had to settle for €115,000.

    2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Results

    PlacePlayerPrize
    1 Kaspars Butans€182,000
    2 Mounir Tajiou€115,000
    3 Pasi Laihinen€80,000
    4 Igor Pihela Jr.€61,000
    5 Anton Bergström€47,000
    6 Eldars Sadih-Zade€36,500
    7 Benyamin Canatan€28,000
    8 Priit Parmasto€21,800
    9 Chris Da Silva€16,800
    READ THE FULL RECAP HERE

  • Kristaps Sipols Wins the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup for €26,940

    Christoffer Karlén
    Kristaps Sipols
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:1/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Kristaps Sipols is crowned the winner of the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup after eliminating Patrik Falk heads-up.

    That wraps up today’s live coverage. The blog will go live tomorrow around 15:00.

    €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup – Full Results

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    1 Kristaps SipolsLatvia€26,940
    2 Patrik FalkSweden€20,720
    3 Ionel SerbuRomania€12,920
    4 Mairo ToriEstonia€9,300
    5 Kristian HagevikNorway€6,810
    6 Paulius GaiduleviciusLatvia€5,350
    7 Albert OstrovskijLatvia€4,300
    8 Sebastian HjärtbergSweden€3,630
    9 Urmo VelveltEstonia€3,028
    10 Vegard NygaardNorway€2,610
    11 Omer ShalhinIsrael€2,610
    12 Sami PeisanenFinland€2,200
    13 Shadi JamilFinland€2,200
    14 Miika TöyräsFinland€1,850
    15 Samuli HietalaFinland€1,850
    16 Baptiste CaimFrance€ 1,560
    17 Daniel LakkaFinland€ 1,560
    18 Sergejs PiratovsLatvia€1,340
    19 Siim SiimsonEstonia€1,340
    20 Madis OrmissonEstonia€1,340
    21 Sebastian Von ToperczerGermany€1,190
    22 Vidar AssersenNorway€1,190
    23 Arasch MirzaiSweden€1,190
    24 Thuy DaoVietnam€1,060
    25 Gatis PopovsLatvia€1,060
    26 Rohan OberoiSweden€1,060
    27 Dennis ZettermanSweden€1,060
    28 Krisjanis StankevicsLatvia€950
    29 Kauno JäppinenFinland€950
    30 Jussi JulkunenFinland€950
    31 Leo PietiläFinland€950
    32 Jarkko SuokasFinland€850
    33 Adam MilewskiPoland€850
    34 Rasmus LundströmFinland€850
    35 Mikko YlämäkiFinland€850
    36 Kari MartikainenFinland€850
    37 Rokas ŠermukšnisLithuania€850
    38 Semi RantanenFinland€850
    39 Maksim PaponovEstonia€850
    40 Sandra LundinSweden€760
    41 Martin MändEstonia€760
    42 Simon HassanSweden€760
    43 Jere HedmanFinland€760
    44 Robert KallikormEstonia€760
    45 Jan RisbergSweden€760
    46 Matias KnaapinenFinland€760
    47 Torben BeltzGermany€760
    48 Daniel KannerstedtSweden€760
    49 Karita KoppinenFinland€760
    50 Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine€760
    51 Roman JezovEstonia€760
    52 Vilius ZabarauskasLithuania€760
    53 Audrius NavickasLithuania€760
    54 Andre MägiEstonia€760
    55 Laur SiboldEstonia€760
    56 Nathan RuellBelgium€760
    57 Gonzalo SorianoSpain€760
    58 Steinn KarlssonIceland€760
    59 Daniel VasserEstonia€760
    60 Urmo LinntamEstonia€760
    61 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€760
    62 Harry NilssonSweden€760
    63 Lars TungelSweden€760

  • Patrik Falk Eliminated in 2nd Place (€20,720)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Patrik Falk
    Level 36:150,000/300,000 (300,000)
    Entries:1/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    A while ago, Kristaps Sipols reclaimed the chip lead (this live reporter seems to have lost the hand; must be tired). After that, he moved all in from the Button, putting Patrik Falk at risk. Falk utilized his 4,325,000 stack to make the call from the Big Blind for his tournament life.

    Kristaps Sipols: 7♦7♣
    Patrik Falk: 2♦2♥

    Falk was in rough shape, and no help for his ducks as the board spelled out 5♣10♣10♠K♠5♦. He was eliminated in second place and secured €20,720 after the deal.

    Kristaps Sipols: 15,570,000
    Patrik Falk: 0

  • Chip Counts at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 36:150,000/300,000 (300,000)
    Entries:2/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Patrik Falk and Kristaps Sipols are now enjoying a short break before resuming the heads-up on Level 36. Below are the current chip counts.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    Patrik FalkSweden8,425,00028
    Kristaps SipolsLatvia7,145,00024

  • A Deal Has Been Made

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:2/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    At the start of the heads-up, Patrik Falk and Kristaps Sipols agreed to an ICM deal.

    Sipols has locked up €21,940.

    Falk has locked up €20,720.

    They continue to play for €5,000 and the trophy.

  • Sipols Takes a Firm Lead

    Christoffer Karlén
    Kristaps Sipols
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:2/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    The board read Q♣A♥Q♠K♥ with perhaps 4,000,000 in the middle. Kristaps Sipols (Big Blind) bet 1,500,000, and Patrik Falk forced his opponent all in for 3,375,000 in total. Sipols sighed, but made the call rather swiftly.

    Patrik Falk: A♣6♦
    Kristaps Sipols: Q♦2♥

    Sipols was ahead with trips, and the 8♦ river didn’t help Falk. Sipols won a humongous pot and now has a solid chip lead.

    Kristaps Sipols: 11,670,000
    Patrik Falk: 3,900,000

  • Falk Wins a Considerable One

    Christoffer Karlén
    Patrik Falk
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:2/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Kristaps Sipols made it 500,000 from the Button, and Patrik Falk made the call from the Big Blind.

    Falk check-called a 400,000 continuation bet from Sipols on the J♥7♠A♣ flop. Action went check-check on the 2♥ turn, and on the 6♥ river, Falk put out 1,500,000. After some consideration, Sipols made the call.

    Falk turned over 7♦6♣ for two-pair, and was awarded the pot.

    Patrik Falk: 8,770,000
    Kristaps Sipols: 6,800,000

  • Mairo Tori Eliminated in 4th Place (€9,300); Ionel Serbu Eliminated in 3rd Place (€12,920)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ionel Serbu
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:2/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Seated UTG, Mairo Tori moved all in for roughly 1,700,000. Ionel Serbu then re-shoved for 2,575,000 from the Cut-off. As if things couldn’t get any crazier, Kristaps Sipols also moved all in from the Button, having both of his opponents covered. Patrik Falk folded his Big Blind, and it was time for a three-way showdown.

    Mairo Tori: 8♥8♦
    Ionel Serbu: A♦Q♣
    Kristaps Sipols: 9♥9♣

    The Poker Gods didn’t want this to be any more exciting; Sipols hit quads on the 5♠9♦9♠ flop, and the 5♥Q♥ runout was just something pretty to look at. Since Serbu had Tori covered, he received the €12,920 for third place, while Tori had to settle for a €9,300 cash prize for his fourth-place finish.

    The stage is now set for a heads-up clash between Sipols and Falk.

    Kristaps Sipols: 9,650,000
    Patrik Falk: 5,925,000
    Ionel Serbu: 0
    Mairo Tori: 0

  • Kristian Hagevik Eliminated in 5th Place (€6,810)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Kristian Hagevik
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:4/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Patrik Falk opened to 500,000 UTG. Action folded to Kristian Hagevik in the Big Blind; he peeked at his hole cards, sighed, then moved all in for 725,000 from the Big Blind. Naturally, Falk made the call.

    Kristian Hagevik: J♦3♠
    Patrik Falk: A♦10♥

    No dice for Hagevik as the board spelled out 9♠K♥6♥4♦K♦. Hagevik was eliminated in fifth place for €6,810, and Falk became the new chip leader.

    Patrik Falk: 6,325,000
    Kristian Hagevik: 0

  • Falk Wins Massive Double

    Christoffer Karlén
    Patrik Falk
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:5/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    In an attempt to put maximum ICM pressure on the other players, chip leader Kristaps Sipols moved all in UTG. Seated on the Button, Patrik Falk committed his 2,450,000 stack to make the call.

    Kristaps Sipols: J♥9♦
    Patrik Falk: A♥K♣

    Fortune would turn out to favor the brave, as Big Slick was good on the 3♥3♦8♠2♥A♦ board. Falk won a massive double and has now closed the gap to Sipols’ chip lead.

    Kristaps Sipols: 5,200,000
    Patrik Falk: 5,100,000

  • Falk Doubles Through the Chip Leader

    Christoffer Karlén
    Patrik Falk
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:5/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Patrik Falk moved all in for 1,530,000 from the Cut-off. After receiving the count, chip leader Kristaps Sipols made the call from the Big Blind.

    Patrik Falk: A♥8♣
    Kristaps Sipols: 2♠2♥

    It was a flip, and Falk took the lead on the 10♦K♠Q♥ flop. Sipols wasn’t able to catch up on the 8♥4♣, and Sipols doubled through the chip leader.

    Kristaps Sipols: 7,700,000
    Patrik Falk: 3,300,000

  • Serbu Doubles Through Tori

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mairo Tori
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:5/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Seated on the Hi-jack, Ionel Serbu opened to 1,000,000, leaving himself with 25,000 behind. Action folded to Mairo Tori in the Big Blind, who raised his opponent all in. Naturally, Serbu made the call.

    Mairo Tori: A♠K♦
    Ionel Serbu: A♦J♠

    Tori had his opponent in rough shape, but Serbu took the lead on the 3♣2♣J♣ flop. He secured victory on the J♦ turn, and after dealing the K♣ river, the dealer pushed the chips over to Serbu.

    Ionel Serbu: 2,125,000
    Mairo Tori: 1,000,000

  • Massive Pot Sees Sipols Extend Chip Lead

    Christoffer Karlén
    Kristaps Sipols
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:5/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Chip leader Kristaps Sipols opened to 300,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, Ionel Serbu was the sole caller.

    Action went check-check on the 9♥10♦4♠ flop. Serbu checked again on the 4♣ turn, and Sipols bet 500,000. Faster than the speed of lightning, Serbu raised to 1,125,000. After a minute’s worth of consideration, Sipols made the call.

    Serbu continued on the aggressive path with an 800,000 bet on the 5♠ river, leaving himself with 1,200,000 behind. After perhaps 30 seconds, Sipols made the call.

    Ionel Serbu: 6♥5♥
    Kristaps Sipols: Q♥9♣

    “You try to bluff me?” Sipols nodded to Serbu as he raked in the massive pot. “Why not?” Serbu replied. “ICM?” Sipols said, who now has more than half of the chips in play.

    Kristaps Sipols: 8,400,000
    Ionel Serbu: 1,200,000

  • Paulius Gaidulevicius Eliminated in 6th Place (€5,350)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Paulius Gaidulevicius
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:5/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Sadly, no details, but Paulius Gaidulevicius was eliminated in sixth place for €5,350, at the expense of chip leader Kristaps Sipols.

    Kristaps Sipols: 6,400,000
    Paulius Gaidulevicius: 0

  • Hagevik Survives

    Christoffer Karlén
    Kristian Hagevik
    Level 32:60,000/120,000 (120,000)
    Entries:6/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Ionel Serbu min-raised to 240,000 UTG, before Kristian Hagevik moved all in for 835,000 from the Cut-off. After receiving the count, Serbu made the call.

    Kristian Hagevik: A♦Q♠
    Ionel Serbu: 5♦5♠

    Serbu’s small pocket pair was ahead until the river. The 8♠7♥K♣J♣A♣ runout ultimately extended Hagevik’s tournament life.

    Ionel Serbu: 3,300,000
    Kristian Hagevik: 1,970,000

  • Albert Ostrovskij Eliminated in 7th Place (€4,300)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Albert Ostrovskij
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:6/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    No details, but Albert Ostrovskij went out in seventh place for €4,300.

    Albert Ostrovskij: 0

  • Sebastian Hjärtberg Eliminated in 8th Place (€3,630)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Sebastian Hjärtberg
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:7/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Action folded to Sebastian Hjärtberg on the Small Blind, who moved all in for 1,400,000. Seated in the Big Blind, chip leader Kristaps Sipols made the call without hesitation.

    Sebastian Hjärtberg: K♠J♣
    Kristaps Sipols: A♥K♣

    No help for Hjärtberg on the Q♠7♠9♠10♥7♦ board, and he went out in eighth place for €3,630.

    Kristaps Sipols: 6,180,000
    Sebastian Hjärtberg: 0

  • Falk Doubles Through Tori

    Christoffer Karlén
    Patrik Falk
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:8/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Patrik Falk opened to 180,000 from the Lo-jack, before Mairo Tori three-bet to 480,000 on the Button. This sent Falk deep into the tank; after perhaps two minutes’ worth of pondering, he was called the clock upon. With only a few seconds left on his countdown, Falk made the call.

    First to act, Falk checked the 5♣3♣Q♠ flop. Tori fired a 900,000 continuation bet, and Falk immediately moved all in for perhaps 1,200,000 in total. Being priced in, Tori made the call.

    Patrik Falk: A♦Q♦
    Mairo Tori: A♠K♠

    “One time,” Falk cheered for his top pair to hold. The Poker Gods heard his prayers; the board completed with 5♦8♦, and he received a very crucial double-up.

    Patrik Falk: 3,200,000
    Mairo Tori: 1,070,000

  • Urmo Velvelt Eliminated in 9th Place (€3,028)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:8/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Urmo Velvelt moved all in for roughly 800,000 from the Lo-jack. Mairo Tori re-shoved for 1,500,000 from the Hi-jack, and soon enough, the two contestants were heads-up to the flop.

    Urmo Velvelt: K♠10♠
    Mairo Tori: A♥A♣

    A good time for Tori to pick up the goods. Aces were not cracked on the 9♣9♥Q♥10♠2♦ flop, and Velvelt was eliminated in ninth place for €3,028.

    Mairo Tori: 2,350,000
    Urmo Velvelt: 0

  • Gaidulevicius Doubles Through Sipols

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:9/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Chip leader Kristaps Sipols min-raised to 160,000 from UTG+1. Action eventually came to Paulius Gaidulevicius, who moved all in for 660,000 from the Hi-jack. After doing the maths, Sipols decided to make the call.

    Paulius Gaidulevicius: Q♠Q♥
    Kristaps Sipols: K♣6♣

    Gaidulevicius was on the course for a full double-up, and his dream came true, as the board spelled out J♥5♠2♠A♦8♠.

    Kristaps Sipols: 4,750,000
    Paulius Gaidulevicius 1,520,000

  • Final Table Seat Draw & Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:9/519
    Prizes:€149,628
    SeatPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Mairo ToriEstonia1,105,00014
    2 Ionel SerbuRomania2,115,00026
    3 Sebastian HjärtbergSweden1,555,00019
    4 Kristaps SipolsLatvia5,410,00068
    5 Kristian HagevikNorway1,535,00019
    6 Patrik FalkSweden1,690,00021
    7 Paulius GaiduleviciusLithuania660,0008
    8 Albert OstrovskijLithuania625,0008
    9 Urmo VelveltEstonia880,00011

  • Nygaard Out in Tenth; Final Table is Set

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:9/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Vegard Nygaard opened to 160,000 from the Cut-off. After some consideration, Kristaps Sipols moved all in, putting Nygaard and his 2,200,000 stack at risk. Nygaard chuckled before making the call; this was a massive pot.

    Kristaps Sipols: 8♠8♦
    Vegard Nygaard: A♣K♦

    Nygaard wasn’t able to connect with anything on the 2♣4♥5♥J♦9♠ board. As such, he was eliminated, and the final table is now set. The players are enjoying a 10-minute break before play resumes. Sipols has earned himself great presumptions for a very deep run; the poker.pro editorial office will soon be back with the final table chip counts.

    Kristaps Sipols: 5,410,000
    Vegard Nygaard: 0

  • Three-way Pot Sees Shalhin Hit the Rail

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 29:30,000/60,000 (60,000)
    Entries:10/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Seated on the Button, Ionel Serbu opened to 125,000. Omer Shalhin (Small Blind) committed his 105,000 stack to make the call, and Sebastian Hjärtberg came along from the ride, seated in the Big Blind.

    Action went check-check on the 6♠8♥9♦ flop. Hjärtberg bet 90,000 on the J♣ turn, and Serbu made the call. Both players checked the 10♠ river.

    Omer Shalhin: K♦J♦
    Sebastian Hjärtberg: 10♣4♣
    Ionel Serbu: 7♣7♦

    Serbu claimed the pot with a straight, and Shalhin was eliminated in eleventh place.

    Ionel Serbu: 2,550,000
    Sebastian Hjärtberg: 2,100,000
    Omer Shalhin: 0

  • Hjärtberg Survives Scare

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 29:30,000/60,000 (60,000)
    Entries:11/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Action folded to Sebastian Hjärtberg, who min-raised to 120,000 on the Button. Mairo Tori (Big Blind) moved all in, effectively forcing Hjärtberg all in for 1,005,000. Hjärtberg relieved a heavy sigh before making the call.

    Mairo Tori: 3♥3♠
    Sebastian Hjärtberg: A♦K♠

    Hjärtberg immediately took the lead on the A♥9♣5♦ flop, and no case three for Tori as the board completed with 10♠4♠. “Now you can breathe,” compatriot Patrik Falk congratulated Hjärtberg. “No, my pulse is way too high,” Hjärtberg sighed. Funny enough, “Hjärtberg” would translate to “Heart Mountain”. Falk and Hjärtberg are keeping the Swedish flag alive in the tournament.

    Sebastian Hjärtberg: 2,100,000
    Mairo Tori: 920,000

  • Nygaard Sees Off Jamil

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:13/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Short-stacked Shadi Jamil moved all in for 410,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, Vegard Nygaard made the call.

    Shadi Jamil: 7♣7♥
    Vegard Nygaard: J♣J♥

    A smooth board for the fishhooks as the board spelled out 3♦2♠A♦9♥8♣, and Jamil became the next casualty.

    Vegard Nygaard: 1,680,000
    Shadi Jamil: 0

  • Serbu Eliminates Töyräs

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:13/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Miika Töyräs moved all in for 317,000 from the Hi-jack. After receiving the count, Ionel Serbu made the call from the Big Blind.

    Miika Töyräs: 5♦5♠
    Ionel Serbu: K♥Q♦

    Serbu wasted little time taking the lead on the Q♥6♦J♥ flop, and Töyräs wasn’t able to catch up on the Q♥6♦J♥K♣7♥ runout.

    Ionel Serbu: 1,880,000
    Miika Töyräs: 0

  • Peisanen Doubles Through Ostrovskij

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:14/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Sami Peisanen open-shoved 515,000 UTG. Action folded all the way to Albert Ostrovskij, who made the call from the Big Blind without hesitation.

    Sami Peisanen: K♥K♦
    Albert Ostrovskij: A♥J♠

    Peisanen extended his lead with a set on the 6♠A♦K♠ flop. He improved to a full house on the 6♥8♥ runout, and he received a full double-up.

    Albert Ostrovskij: 1,150,000
    Sami Peisanen: 1,035,000

  • Chip Counts at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:14/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    The remaining 14 players are soon resuming play after a 15-minute break. Below are the current chip counts.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Kristaps SipolsLatvia3,655,00073
    2 Ionel SerbuRomania1,770,00035
    3 Mairo ToriEstonia1,700,00034
    4 Albert OstrovskijLithuania1,540,00031
    5 Sebastian HjärtbergSweden1,260,00025
    6 Urmo VelveltEstonia1,250,00025
    7 Patrik FalkSweden845,00017
    8 Shadi JamilFinland635,00013
    9 Omer ShalhinIsrael630,00013
    10 Vegard NygaardNorway515,00010
    11 Miika TöyräsFinland495,00010
    12 Kristian HagevikNorway470,0009
    13 Paulius GaiduleviciusLithuania425,0009
    14 Sami PeisanenFinland385,0008

  • Updated List of Eliminations

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 27:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:17/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Below is the updated list of eliminations.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    18 Sergejs PiratovsLatvia€1,340
    19 Siim SiimsonEstonia€1,340
    20 Madis OrmissonEstonia€1,340
    21 Sebastian Von ToperczerGermany€1,190
    22 Vidar AssersenNorway€1,190
    23 Arasch MirzaiSweden€1,190
    24 Thuy DaoVietnam€1,060
    25 Gatis PopovsLatvia€1,060
    26 Rohan OberoiSweden€1,060
    27 Dennis ZettermanSweden€1,060
    28 Krisjanis StankevicsLatvia€950
    29 Kauno JäppinenFinland€950
    30 Jussi JulkunenFinland€950
    31 Leo PietiläFinland€950
    32 Jarkko SuokasFinland€850
    33 Adam MilewskiPoland€850
    34 Rasmus LundströmFinland€850
    35 Mikko YlämäkiFinland€850
    36 Kari MartikainenFinland€850
    37 Rokas ŠermukšnisLithuania€850
    38 Semi RantanenFinland€850
    39 Maksim PaponovEstonia€850
    40 Sandra LundinSweden€760
    41 Martin MändEstonia€760
    42 Simon HassanSweden€760
    43 Jere HedmanFinland€760
    44 Robert KallikormEstonia€760
    45 Jan RisbergSweden€760
    46 Matias KnaapinenFinland€760
    47 Torben BeltzGermany€760
    48 Daniel KannerstedtSweden€760
    49 Karita KoppinenFinland€760
    50 Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine€760
    51 Roman JezovEstonia€760
    52 Vilius ZabarauskasLithuania€760
    53 Audrius NavickasLithuania€760
    54 Andre MägiEstonia€760
    55 Laur SiboldEstonia€760
    56 Nathan RuellBelgium€760
    57 Gonzalo SorianoSpain€760
    58 Steinn KarlssonIceland€760
    59 Daniel VasserEstonia€760
    60 Urmo LinntamEstonia€760
    61 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€760
    62 Harry NilssonSweden€760
    63 Lars TungelSweden€760

  • Big Pot to Serbu

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 27:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:17/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    The board read J♥K♣5♥K♥2♦ with what looked to be 1,000,000 in the middle. Ionel Serbu (Small Blind) bet 230,000, leaving himself with a mere 150,000 behind. After a few minutes’ worth of pondering, Mairo Tori (Big Blind) eventually let his hand go. With his newly won chips, Serbu is now one of the biggest stacks in the tournament.

    Ionel Serbu: 1,380,000
    Mairo Tori: 500,000

  • Cooler for Von Toperczer

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 26:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:20/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Kristaps Sipols and Sebastian Von Toperczer clashed all in on a A♠J♠Q♦ flop, with Von Toperczer being the player at risk.

    Kristaps Sipols: Q♥Q♣
    Sebastian Von Toperczer: A♦Q♠

    Von Toperczer sighed heavily once he saw what he was up against. Sipols secured the win as the board completed 4♦8♥, and by eliminating Toperczer, he is now, most likely, the chip leader.

    Kristaps Sipols: 1,790,000
    Sebastian von Toperczer: 0

  • Updated List of Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:24/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    The tournament is now down to the three final tables. Below is an updated list of all eliminations.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    25 Gatis PopovsLatvia€1,060
    26 Rohan OberoiSweden€1,060
    27 Dennis ZettermanSweden€1,060
    28 Krisjanis StankevicsLatvia€950
    29 Kauno JäppinenFinland€950
    30 Jussi JulkunenFinland€950
    31 Leo PietiläFinland€950
    32 Jarkko SuokasFinland€850
    33 Adam MilewskiPoland€850
    34 Rasmus LundströmFinland€850
    35 Mikko YlämäkiFinland€850
    36 Kari MartikainenFinland€850
    37 Rokas ŠermukšnisLithuania€850
    38 Semi RantanenFinland€850
    39 Maksim PaponovEstonia€850
    40 Sandra LundinSweden€760
    41 Martin MändEstonia€760
    42 Simon HassanSweden€760
    43 Jere HedmanFinland€760
    44 Robert KallikormEstonia€760
    45 Jan RisbergSweden€760
    46 Matias KnaapinenFinland€760
    47 Torben BeltzGermany€760
    48 Daniel KannerstedtSweden€760
    49 Karita KoppinenFinland€760
    50 Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine€760
    51 Roman JezovEstonia€760
    52 Vilius ZabarauskasLithuania€760
    53 Audrius NavickasLithuania€760
    54 Andre MägiEstonia€760
    55 Laur SiboldEstonia€760
    56 Nathan RuellBelgium€760
    57 Gonzalo SorianoSpain€760
    58 Steinn KarlssonIceland€760
    59 Daniel VasserEstonia€760
    60 Urmo LinntamEstonia€760
    61 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€760
    62 Harry NilssonSweden€760
    63 Lars TungelSweden€760

  • Zetterman Bids Farewell

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:26/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Seated on the Button, Mairo Tori min-raised to 50,000. Dennis Zetterman moved all in for 150,000 from the Big Blind, and Tori made the call without hesitation.

    Dennis Zetterman: K♥J♥
    Mairo Tori: A♥7♦

    Zetterman had a pretty hand, but he couldn’t connect on the 8♠6♥2♣3♦10♥ board. Ace high was good for Tori, and Zetterman was eliminated in twenty-seventh place for €1,060.

    Mairo Tori: 1,240,000
    Dennis Zetterman: 0

  • Stankevics Doubles Through Assersen

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:31/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Vidar Assersen open-shoved for 185,000 from the Lo-jack. Latvia’s Krisjanis Stankevics moved all in for roughly 250,000 from the Small Blind, and the two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

    Vidar Assersen: A♠7♦
    Krisjanis Stankevics: A♥Q♠

    Assersen was out on deep water, and things didn’t look any brighter on the J♣2♥A♣ flop. “Seven’s always coming,” Assersen’s Norwegian friend told him from the rail. Said and done, Assersen improved to two-pair on the 7♣ turn, and the 9♣ river didn’t see Stankevics reclaim the lead. As such, Assersen received a full double-up, taking the larger chunk out of Stankevics’ stack.

    Vidar Assersen: 410,000
    Krisjanis Stankevics: 70,000

  • Jevgenijs Zotovs Wins 2026 Kings of Tallinn Mini Main Event for €25,570

    poker.pro Team
    Jevgenijs Zotovs

    Saturday at the 2026 Kings of Tallinn was nothing short of explosive at Olympic Park Casino, with record fields, four champions crowned, and the €200 Mini Main Event smashing expectations before crowning Latvia’s Jevgenijs Zotovs. From mixed-game battles to turbo fireworks and marquee events building momentum, the festival is now fully in gear as the biggest titles still lie ahead. Dive into the full recap, results, and what’s coming next in Tallinn.

    READ THE FULL RECAP HERE

  • 60-Minute Dinner Break; Full Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:40/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    The remaining 40 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Below are the full chip counts.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Mairo ToriEstonia1,170,00059
    2 Ionel SerbuRomania990,00050
    3 Gatis PopovsLatvia750,00038
    4 Sami PeisanenFinland725,00036
    5 Kristaps SipolsLatvia655,00033
    6 Paulius GaiduleviciusLithuania650,00033
    7 Rohan OberoiSweden610,00031
    8 Rasmus LundströmFinland605,00030
    9 Patrik FalkSweden565,00028
    10 Shadi JamilFinland555,00028
    11 Albert OstrovskijLithuania500,00025
    12 Vegard NygaardNorway470,00024
    13 Sebastian HjärtbergSweden440,00022
    14 Sergejs PiratovsLatvia430,00022
    15 Sebastian Von ToperczerGermany415,00021
    16 Omer ShalhinIsrael410,00021
    17 Urmo VelveltEstonia405,00020
    18 Miika TöyräsFinland380,00019
    19 Kristian HagevikNorway365,00018
    20 Thuy DaoVietnam345,00017
    21 Arasch MirzaiSweden330,00017
    22 Sandra LundinSweden295,00015
    23 Siim SiimsonEstonia280,00014
    24 Krisjanis StankevicsLatvia275,00014
    25 Baptiste CaimFrance260,00013
    26 Maksim PaponovEstonia240,00012
    27 Rokas ŠermukšnisLithuania240,00012
    28 Mikko YlämäkiFinland225,00011
    29 Dennis ZettermanSweden225,00011
    30 Kauno JäppinenFinland220,00011
    31 Madis OrmissonEstonia220,00011
    32 Samuli HietalaFinland180,0009
    33 Semi RantanenFinland175,0009
    34 Daniel LakkaFinland170,0009
    35 Leo PietiläFinland150,0008
    36 Vidar AssersenNorway130,0007
    37 Jussi JulkunenFinland130,0007
    38 Kari MartikainenFinland115,0006
    39 Adam MilewskiPoland115,0006
    40 Jarkko SuokasFinland100,0005

  • Close But no Cigar

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 23:10,000/15,000 (15,000)
    Entries:40/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Action folded all the way to Paulius Gaidulevicius on the Cut-off. After he opened to 35,000, Robert Kallikorm moved all in for 111,000 from the Small Blind. When the decision came back to Gaidulevicius, he made the call.

    Robert Kallikorm: A♠J♣
    Paulius Gaidulevicius: K♥10♠

    “I have only looked at one card,” Kallikorm said as he revealed his holdings. He was already ahead, but he wasn’t bummed to see he had a jack to go with it. That being said, Gaidulevicius claimed the pot as the board ran out K♣Q♥6♦8♠9♣.

    Paulius Gaidulevicius: 720,000
    Robert Kallikorm: 0

  • First Batch of Eliminations

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 23:10,000/15,000 (15,000)
    Entries:45/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Below is the first batch of victims of the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    49 Karita KoppinenFinland€760
    50 Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine€760
    51 Roman JezovEstonia€760
    52 Vilius ZabarauskasLithuania€760
    53 Audrius NavickasLithuania€760
    54 Andre MägiEstonia€760
    55 Laur SiboldEstonia€760
    56 Nathan RuellBelgium€760
    57 Gonzalo SorianoSpain€760
    58 Steinn KarlssonIceland€760
    59 Daniel VasserEstonia€760
    60 Urmo LinntamEstonia€760
    61 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€760
    62 Harry NilssonSweden€760
    63 Lars TungelSweden€760

  • Mänd Survives

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 22:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:49/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    After a min-raise to 24,000 from Sebastian Hjärtberg from the Hi-jack, Martin Mänd moved all in for 83,000 from the Button. Action eventually folded back to Hjärtberg, who made the call.

    Martin Mänd: K♠K♦
    Sebastian Hjärtberg: A♥J♥

    Things got even scarier for Mänd as Hjärtberg improved to a pair on the J♣3♦7♠ flop, but the 7♣9♦ runout secured Mänd a full double-up.

    Sebastian Hjärtberg: 395,000
    Martin Mänd: 206,000

  • Flush Versus Flush; Sibold is Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 22:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:49/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    Finland’s Sami Peisanen opened to 25,000 UTG. Arasch Mirzai made the call from the Button, and fairly short-stacked Laur Sibold decided to defend his Big Blind.

    After an initial check from Sibold, Peisanen put out a 35,000 continuation bet on the 6♦2♥6♥ flop. Mirzai made the call, and Sibold then swiftly moved all in for 43,000 in total. Naturally, both of his opponents made the call.

    The action went check-check on the 7♦ turn. Peisanen bet 60,000 on the J♥ river, and Mirzai made the call.

    Laur Sibold: 6♣3♣
    Sami Peisanen: A♥Q♥
    Arasch Mirzai: 10♥9♥

    Peisanen secured the pot with the nut flush, and Sibold was eliminated.

    Sami Peisanen: 555,000
    Arasch Mirzai: 450,000
    Laur Sibold: 0

  • The Bubble has Burst; Prominent Players Left

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mounir Tajiou
    Level 22:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:63/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    The founder of the No Filter Poker Series, Mounir Tajiou, became the unfortunate bubble boy of the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup. The poker.pro editorial office was unable to capture the details of the hand, but nonetheless, the remaining 63 players are now all guaranteed a €700 min-cash.

    Below is a list of the four players with the most lifetime earnings (according to The Hendon Mob) still left in the field.

    PlayerCountryTotal Live Earnings (THM)Biggest Live Cash (THM)
    Urmo VelveltEstonia$1,249,686$854,000 (runner-up of the €10,350 Main Event during the WSOP Europe Rozvadov)
    Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine$1,033,704$412,187 (runner up of the $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty during the 2025 WSOP)
    Matias KnaapinenFinland$962,308€93,000 (winner of the €1,100 Main Event during the 2010 European Masters of Poker II Barcelona)
    Algirdas SaveikisLithuania$412,187 (runner-up of the $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty during the 2025 WSOP)€172,850 (winner of the €500 Main Event during the 2022 Euro Poker Million Rozvadov)

  • Chip Counts in the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 21:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:66/519
    Prizes:€149,628

    As the bubble is approaching in the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup, the live reporting will focus more on that tournament from now onwards. The players resumed play 10 minutes after a break; here were the chip counts when play resumed.

    PositionNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1Mairo ToriEstonia662,00066
    2Kristaps SipolsLatvia652,00065
    3Lars Ake TungelSweden630,00063
    4Ionel SerbuRomania525,00053
    5Omer ShalhinIsrael510,00051
    6Sami PeisanenFinland503,00050
    7Albert OstrovskijLithuania434,00043
    8Alf HjärtbergSweden421,00042
    9Madis OrmissonEstonia420,00042
    10Gatis PopovsLatvia412,00041
    11Rohan OberoiSweden400,00040
    12Sebastian Von ToperczerGermany398,00040
    13Arasch MirzaiSweden380,00038
    14Rasmus LundströmFinland368,00037
    15Paulius GaiduleviciusLithuania356,00036
    16Krisjanis StankevicsLatvia342,00034
    17Patrik FalkSweden314,00031
    18Sandra LundinSweden303,00030
    19Maksim PaponovEstonia294,00029
    20Shadi JamilFinland282,00028
    21Jussi JulkunenFinland273,00027
    22Mikko YlämäkiFinland270,00027
    23Jere HedmanFinland250,00025
    24Leo PietiläFinland231,00023
    25Laur SiboldEstonia225,00023
    26Miika TöyräsFinland225,00023
    27Semi RantanenFinland224,00022
    28Baptiste CaimFrance206,00021
    29Rokas ŠermukšnisLithuania198,00020
    30Urmo VelveltEstonia193,00019
    31Adam MilewskiPoland190,00019
    32Thuy DaoVietnam181,00018
    33Siim SiimsonEstonia181,00018
    34Urmo LinntamEstonia173,00017
    35Jan RisbergSweden169,00017
    36Martin MändEstonia168,00017
    37Sergejs PiratovsLatvia157,00016
    38Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine152,00015
    39Kauno JäppinenFinland147,00015
    40Kristian HagevikNorway146,00015
    41Mounir TajiouSweden144,00014
    42Robert KallikormEstonia143,00014
    43Torben BeltzGermany136,00014
    44Simon HassanSweden131,00013
    45Samuli HietalaFinland123,00012
    46Algirdas SaveikisLithuania123,00012
    47Daniel VasserEstonia123,00012
    48Vilius ZabarauskasLithuania120,00012
    49Matias KnaapinenFinland118,00012
    50Roman JezovEstonia111,00011
    51Daniel KannerstedtSweden110,00011
    52Dennis ZettermanSweden110,00011
    53Daniel LakkaFinland108,00011
    54Gonzalo SorianoSpain105,00011
    55Vidar AssersenNorway100,00010
    56Jarkko SuokasFinland96,00010
    57Audrius NavickasLithuania95,00010
    58Nathan RuellBelgium88,0009
    59Karita KoppinenFinland86,0009
    60Harry NilssonSweden85,0009
    61Vegard NygaardNorway83,0008
    62Kari MartikainenFinland76,0008
    63Steinn KarlssonIceland74,0007
    64Kimmo RoininenFinland72,0007
    65Matias KokkoFinland72,0007
    66Andre MägiEstonia60,0006

  • The Noble History of the Kings of Tallinn Ladies Event

    Christoffer Karlén

    Some kind of ladies’ event has been a part of the Kings of Tallinn ever since 2019. The festival has played an important role in poker equality, and it’s only increased its commitment over the years. In 2023, the first edition of the Queens of Tallinn was held, a poker festival for women only.

    Below is a breakdown of all the ladies’ events during the earlier Kings of Tallinn events.

    FestivalEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€150 NLH Queens Ladies Event Monica ThingbotNorway€3,25699€12,226
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€150 NLH Queens of Tallinn Mystery Bounty Indrė MartovičiūtėLithuania€1,56089€5,407
    2023 Kings of tallinn€120 NLH Queens of Tallinn Ingrid PallEstonia€1,78095€9,120
    2022 Kings of Tallinn€60 NLH Ladies Event Giedre ValgemaeEstonia€1,07672€3,456
    2021 Kings of Tallinn€60 NLH Ladies Event Maarja MetsheinFinland€54428€1,344
    2020 Kings of Tallinn€60 NLH Queens of Tallinn Ladies Event Linda TanoEstonia€1,01062€2,945
    2019 Kings of Tallinn€110 NLH Ladies Kairit LeiboldEstonia€1,10034€3,230

  • €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Chip Cup Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    The players in the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup are currently on a 20-minute break. poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén was able to identify some of the biggest stacks during the break.

    PlayerCountryChipsBig Blind
    Oaulius GaiduleviciusLithuania554,000111
    Ionel SerbuRomania508,000102
    Sebastian HjärtbergSweden319,00064
    Rasmus LundströmFinland287,00057
    Arasch MirzaiSweden261,00052

  • Prominent Mixed Games Players in T.O.R.S.E.

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aki Pyysing
    Aki Pyysing during the 2025 Kings of Tallinn

    The €350 T.O.R.S.E. kicked off roughly two hours ago, and it should be one of the most appreciated tournaments by the Mixed Games players. Combining Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, Omaha Hi/Lo, Razz, Seven-Card Stud, and Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo, a player would need a very diversified skillset to be a contender in this action-packed tournament.

    There are many prominent names in the field, such as Finnish legend Aki Pyysing, streamer Scott “Pokerbrahs” Kenyon, Mixed Games virtuoso Riku Koivurinne, and The Festival founder Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk. It’ll be very exciting to see how the tournament unfolds.

  • Interview With €200 PLO5/PLO5 Hi/Lo Winner Thomas Grähs

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player

    Sweden’s Thomas Grähs emerged victorious in the €200 PLO5/PLO5 Hi/Lo, claiming the €4,650 first-place payout and the trophy. He conquered a field that consisted of 115 entries. poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén had a small chat with Grähs after his win.

  • €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Payouts

    Christoffer Karlén

    The players in the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup are battling it out for top dollar. Below are the payouts of the tournament.

    PositionPayout
    1€28,880
    2€19,780
    3€12,920
    4€9,300
    5€6,810
    6€5,350
    7€4,300
    8€3,630
    9€3,028
    10-11€2,610
    12-13€2,200
    14-15€1,850
    16-17€1,560
    18-20€1,340
    21-23€1,190
    24-27€1,060
    28-31€950
    32-39€850
    40-55€760
    56-63€700

  • Big Bounties Pulled

    Christoffer Karlén

    Another event that finished yesterday was the €1,100 PLO 4/5 Mystery Bounty. Finland’s Henri Antikainen won the tournament, defeating a field of 45 entries. Not only did he claim the first-place payout, but he also secured four mystery envelopes. He just opened them by the TV table in the main tournament room, with the host Glenn Brown following the action.

    Antikainen pulled €4,000, €3,000, €2,500, and €6,000, adding up to a total of €15,500 in addition to what he got from winning the tournament; not bad for two days’ work. Next up was runner-up Marcis Zeltmanis; he had one envelope to pull, and he found a €4,000 mystery prize to go along with his second-place earnings.

    €1,100 PLO 4/5 Mystery Bounty Results

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    1 Henri AntikainenFinland€22,100
    2 Marcis ZeltmanisLatvia€8,250
    3 Viljami SalakariFinland€3,100
    4 Kristaps RengaLatvia€5,300
    5 Danila SlabovLithuania€1,750
    6 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael€1,350

  • The Prestige of the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup

    Christoffer Karlén

    The €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup was introduced during the 2024 Kings of Tallinn schedule and has proven very popular among players. The 171 players currently in this tournament’s edition are fighting for a €28,880 first-place payout.

    Below is a breakdown of the earlier editions of the event.

    FestivalEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€350 NLH Kings of Tallinn CupStanislav SmeljovEstonia€26,100535€131,176
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€350 NLH Kings of Tallinn CupSven OmlandNorway€19,200237€92,680

  • Zotovs Claimed €200 Mini Main Event Win

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jevgenijs Zotovs

    The €200 Mini Main Event was the first multi-day event of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. The tournament wrapped up last night, with Jevgenijs Zotovs claiming the trophy and the €25,570 first-place payout.

    It’s Zotovs’ biggest live cash by far; in fact, it’s more than his total live earnings on The Hendon Mob. Zotovs was a worthy winner of the tournament; he displayed great skills throughout, and he’s off to a stellar start in the 2026 Kings of Tallinn.

    For a more thorough recap of yesterday’s action, read the catch-up article written by poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer.

    Read more: Jevgenijs Zotovs Wins 2026 Kings of Tallinn Mini Main Event (€25,570)

    €200 Mini Main Event Results

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    1 Jevgenijs ZotovsLatvia€25,570
    2 Athanasios KostourosGreece€17,060
    3 Andreas LervikNorway€12,230
    4 Petter RichardsenNorway€9,050
    5 Sergej SivcovLithuania€6,550
    6 Ismael DominguezSpain€5,040
    7 Thomas QuaadeDenmark€3,840
    8 Edgar PõhjametsEstonia€2,960
    9 Eemeli SärkiniemiFinland€2,244
    10 Georgios TsouloftasCyprus€1,740
    11 Artjoms HromovsLatvia€1,740
    12 Kevin KareniusFinland€1,380
    13 Jukka-Pekka NordmanFinland€1,380
    14 David BrightUnited Kingdom€1,220
    15 Luka PotocnikSlovenia€1,220
    16 Harri KareniusFinland€1,060
    17 Artur KülanurkEstonia€1,060
    18 Jani LehtoFinland€940
    19 Vitalii ShcherbaUkraine€940
    20 Ville HeiskanenFinland€940
    21 Jerry JohannessonSweden€840
    22 Toomas MäkikokkoFinland€840
    23 Alens JansonsLatvia€840
    24 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€740
    25 Remy NestorEstonia€740
    26 Danil DokukinEstonia€740
    27 Rene CifuentesSpain€740
    28 Matte KarjalainenFinland€660
    29 Albert OstrovskijLithuania€660
    30 Jevgenijs SapronenkoLatvia€660
    31 Alger AviEstonia€660
    32 Arttu KoskinenFinland€580
    33 Sakari SetäläFinland€580
    34 Mikael SkantzeSweden€580
    35 Klavs GarselisLatvia€580
    36 Jussi KivekäsFinland€580
    37 Carl SonessonSweden€580
    38 Frederick HigginsUnited Kingdom€580
    39 Karita KoppinenFinland€580
    40 Jon JakobsenNorway€520
    41 Arturs PutninsLatvia€520
    42 Joel JimenezSpain€520
    43 Tuomo KoranderFinland€520
    44 Arasch MirzaiSweden€520
    45 Lauri RaadikEstonia€520
    46 Onni KuusimäkiFinland€520
    47 Jukka-Pekka MoilanenFinland€520
    48 Joel HolmbergFinland€520
    49 Lars CarlssonSweden€520
    50 Samuli HietalaFinland€520
    51 Anna KaminarovaRussia€520
    52 Simonas JuocysLatvia€520
    53 Simonas JuocysLithuania€520
    54 Dmitri DudakovEstonia€520
    55 Kalju RaapEstonia€520
    56 Espen BrukstuenNorway€460
    57 Ole Martin WangNorway€460
    58 Linus MatssonSweden€460
    59 Andrius MazeikaLithuania€460
    60 Victor Prior Fernandez AmatSpain€460
    61 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€460
    62 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€460
    63 Espen HagenNorway€460
    64 Gints OzolsLatvia€460
    65 Sami TuomaalaFinland€460
    66 Igor Pihela Sr.Estonia€460
    67 Soren JuhlDenmark€460
    68 Kari MartikainenFinland€460
    69 Ville KrankkalaFinland€460
    70 Omer ShalhinIsrael€460
    71 Lars HallqvistSweden€460
    72 Ralf RogovEstonia€420
    73 Jouni KnuutinenFinland€420
    74 Svajunas PrismantasLithuania€420
    75 Tomas BulksasLithuania€420
    76 Kalle SuviEstonia€420
    77 Maksim PaponovEstonia€420
    78 Niko PenttinenFinland€420
    79 Benyamin CanatanDenmark€420
    80 Alf HjärtbergSweden€420
    81 Linda KinhultSweden€420
    82 Ralf HamburgEstonia€420
    83 Vili TurunenFinland€420
    84 Fernando DuqueSpain€420
    85 Henri SchalinFinland€420
    86 Hassan HalilCyprus€420
    87 Heikki-Aleksi OksanenFinland€420
    88 Elchai Ben TovIsrael€420
    89 Michal ZagrodnikPoland€420
    90 Marko KolulaFinland€420
    91 Kasperi PitkäkangasFinland€420
    92 Kyee Sunny BrowneUnited Kingdom€420
    93 Tomi ArponenFinland€420
    94 Kristian HagevikNorway€420
    95 Mats ForssSweden€420
    96 Andrei MjagkovEstonia€380
    97 Ardo PinnaEstonia€380
    98 Silver SimulaskEstonia€380
    99 Simon HassanSweden€380
    100 Mika HellmanFinland€380
    101 Audrius SiaulysLithuania€380
    102 Urmas MõttusEstonia€380
    103 Ari MustonenFinland€380
    104 Dainis SibirjanovsLatvia€380
    105 Jake MarstonUnited Kingdom€380
    106 Ante HallbergSweden€380
    107 Meelis SiimsonEstonia€380
    108 Audrius NavickasLithuania€380
    109 Alari KünnapuuEstonia€380
    110 Johan KöhlSweden€380
    111 Tanel TammelaEstonia€380

  • €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Headlines Sunday’s Schedule

    Christoffer Karlén

    This well-rested poker.pro live reporter hereby greets all followers to the fourth day of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn, and the third day of live coverage.

    When entering the Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel today, one could feel the ground being slightly more holy compared to yesterday. That is because four new winners were crowned on Saturday, and as the festival progresses, there will only be more and more.

    Today will see a few more trophies being handed out, and one of the most prestigious ones will be the one for the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup. Registration has just closed; the tournament scored 519 entries, and 205 players are currently in.

    The plan for today’s live blog is to cover a little bit of everything, but focus mostly on the NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup, especially from the bubble and onwards.

    Overall, today’s schedule promises yet another exciting day here at the 2026 Kings of Tallinn.

    TimeEvent
    12:00Event #9: €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Final Day, Late Reg. Closing at 13:50
    12:00Event #17: FREEBUY NLH Satellite, €20 Rebuys & Add-On, 5 x €250 Queens Seats GTD! Women Only
    12:00Event #14: €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Flight 1B, Plays 9 Levels Day 1
    13:00Event #12: €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 DeepStack Mystery Bounty Final Day, Button Round Each, Mystery Envelopes Introduced, 8-handed
    14:00Event #18: €350 TORSE, Deuce to Seven Triple Draw, Omaha Hi-Lo, Razz, Seven Card Stud, Seven Card Stud Hi-Low, 6-handed
    15:00Event #19: €80 NLH Satellite, Win Your Ticket to Any €555 at 100,000 in Chips
    16:00Event #20: €250 NLH Queens, Women Only
    19:00Event #14: €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Flight 1C, Plays 9 Levels Day 1
    20:00Event #21: €350 Dealer’s Choice High Only, NLH-PLO4-PLO5-PLO6-PL 7 STUD-PL SVITEN, 6-handed
    22:00Event #14: €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Flight 1D, 20 min levels, Plays 9 Levels Day 1
    22:00Event #22: €150 Mega-Satellite to the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event, 10 x €1,100 SEATS GTD!

  • Learn Why You Shouldn’t Miss Opening Weekend at Kings of Tallinn

    poker.pro Team
    Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park

    The 2026 Kings of Tallinn starts today, kicking off two weeks of poker action at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park from February 5-16. With 70+ tournaments on the schedule, early trophies up for grabs during the opening weekend, and the €1,000,000 GTD €1,100 Main Event looming, Northern Europe’s flagship poker festival is once again ready to deliver nonstop excitement.

    The poker.pro media team will be on the floor from Friday, February 6, providing live updates, results, and stories straight from Tallinn as the action unfolds.

    READ MORE HERE

  • Throwback: Kaspars Butans Wins 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event

    poker.pro Team
    Kaspars Butans 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Winner
    Kaspars Butans 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Winner

    Last year’s Kings of Tallinn delivered a finale worthy of the festival’s 10th anniversary, as Latvia’s Kaspars Butans etched his name into history by conquering the record-breaking €1,100 Main Event. Entering the final day as chip leader, Butans kept his composure through a stacked final table packed with elite talent before sealing the deal heads-up against Sweden’s Mounir Tajiou. Butans pocketed €182,000 for his win, while Tajiou had to settle for €115,000.

    2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Results

    PlacePlayerPrize
    1 Kaspars Butans€182,000
    2 Mounir Tajiou€115,000
    3 Pasi Laihinen€80,000
    4 Igor Pihela Jr.€61,000
    5 Anton Bergström€47,000
    6 Eldars Sadih-Zade€36,500
    7 Benyamin Canatan€28,000
    8 Priit Parmasto€21,800
    9 Chris Da Silva€16,800
    READ THE FULL RECAP HERE

  • €555 NLH Championship Day 3 Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    Below are the chip counts for Day 3 of the €555 NLH Championship. The players will begin play on Level 26, featuring Blinds 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 Ante.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Mindaugas GrigaitisLithuania1,970,00066
    2 Yevhen SukhovUkraine1,305,00044
    3 Jari KurikkaFinland1,280,00043
    4 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania1,165,00039
    5 Ranel KäsiEstonia1,095,00037
    6 Aleksander LattikasEstonia1,075,00036
    7 Risto PärnatEstonia925,00031
    8 Martin ZobelGermany880,00029
    9 Onni HuttunenFinland805,00027
    10 Sergej BabincevLithuania690,00023
    11 Henri AntikainenFinland670,00022
    12 Max JafaripourSweden665,00022
    13 Irmantas BzeskisLithuania660,00022
    14 Juho SuutariFinland575,00019
    15 Tomas BulksasLithuania540,00018
    16 Arsen PetruninUkraine505,00017
    17 Audrius StakelisLithuania500,00017
    18 Sami PulliainenFinland485,00016
    19Thuy DaoVietnam430,00014
    20 Simon HassanSweden375,00013
    21 Andrejs KovalovsLatvia375,00013
    22 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland375,00013
    23 Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania330,00011
    24 Emil GöranssonSweden310,00010
    25 Mario ColavitaItaly235,0008

  • That’s a Wrap

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:25/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Level 25 has concluded, sending 25 players into Day 3. This concludes today’s live coverage on poker.pro; thanks for being with us today. Below are all the results from today; the chip counts for tomorrow’s final day will soon be uploaded.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    26 Kauno JäppinenFinland€1,900
    27s Justas VaiciulionisLithuania€1,900
    28 Kevin KareniusFinland€1,650
    29 Kestutis NavickasLithuania€1,650
    30 Peter ÖnnestamSweden€1,650
    31 Miika TöyräsFinland€1,650
    32 Rasmus LundströmFinland€1,450
    33 Thomas GrähsSweden€1,450
    34 Paul NeweyEngland€1,450
    35 John HallbergSweden€1,450
    36 Aleksei HeikkinenFinland€1,450
    37 Jan RisbergSweden€1,450
    38 Viacheslav MartynenkoNorway€1,450
    39 Arturas AntonianasLithuania€1,450
    40 Andrus AumeesEstonia€ 1,250
    41 Mohamed FawziIreland€ 1,250
    42 Toni NiinivaaraFinland€ 1,250
    43 Henri WagnerFinland€ 1,250
    44 Ilari SahamiesFinland€ 1,250
    45 Ismael DominguezSpain€ 1,250
    46 Daniel KannerstedtSweden€ 1,250
    47 Juuso ParviainenFinland€ 1,250
    48 Svajunas PrismantasLithuania€ 1,250
    49 Priit ParmastoEstonia€ 1,250
    50 Alvils BijonsLatvia€ 1,250
    51 Kyrylo RomashUkraine€ 1,250
    52 Steinn Thanh Du KarlssonIceland€ 1,250
    53 Ruslan StserbjukEstonia€ 1,250
    54 Per EngströmSweden€ 1,250
    55 Leo PietiläFinland€ 1,250
    56 Michel KarimSweden€1,150
    57 Linus MatssonSweden€1,150
    58 Gary FisherEngland€1,150
    59 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€1,150
    60 Peer ZahlNorway€1,150
    61 Robert KallikormEstonia€1,150
    62 James WynneIreland€1,150
    63 Mikael SkantzeSweden€1,150
    64 Karolis SereikaLithuania€1,150
    65 Tanel TammelaEstonia€1,150
    66 Sebastian WahlFinland€1,150
    67 Tobias LundgrenSweden€1,150
    68 Roman JezovEstonia€1,150
    69 Niko PenttinenFinland€1,150
    70 Georgios TsouloftasCyprus€1,150
    71 Christian GjertsenNorway€1,150
    72 Roope TarmiFinland€1,050
    73 Paulo Do Vale Sa BarbosaPortugal€1,050
    74 Rohan OberoiSweden€1,050
    75 Jesper HansenDenmark€1,050
    76 Even RislovNorway€1,050
    77 Hugh DesmondIreland€1,050
    78 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€1,050
    79 Jimmy DewerdtFrance€1,050

  • Vaiciulionis is Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Justas Vaiciulionis
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:26/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Jari Kurikka opened to 55,000 from the Cut-off before Justas Vaiciulionis moved all in for perhaps 400,000 from the Button. When action came back to Kurikka, he made the call.

    Justas Vaiciulionis: K♥J♠
    Jari Kurikka: 5♦5♣

    It was a classic coin flip situation, but no dice for Vaiciulionis as the board spelled out A♥4♠9♥10♦8♣.

    Jari Kurikka: 1,450,000
    Justas: 0

  • I Lost..or Did I?

    Christoffer Karlén
    Max Jafaripour
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:27/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Seated in the Small Blind, Max Jafaripour moved all in for 160,000. After doing the maths in his head, Arsen Petrunin made the call from the Big Blind.

    Max Jafaripour: A♣5♥
    Arsen Petrunin: K♣9♠

    The board spelled out 7♣4♠5♠4♥7♠, and a disappointed Jafaripour left the table…until his rail made him aware that his opponent in fact didn’t have a flush. Jafaripour realised he won the hand and returned to the table.

    Max Jafaripour: 345,000
    Arsen Petrunin: 300,000

  • Petrunin Sees Off Navickas

    Christoffer Karlén
    Kestutis Navickas
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:28/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    The very short-stacked Kestutis Navickas moved all in for a mere 30,000 UTG. Arsen Petrunin made it 100,000 from the Button, and he successfully scared the remaining opponents away.

    Kestutis Navickas: J♥9♠
    Arsen Petrunin: A♣Q♥

    Both players hit something on the 8♦J♣Q♦ flop; as the board completed with 2♦K♥, Petrunin secured the pot and knocked out Navickas.

    Arsen Petrunin: 585,000
    Kestutis Navickas: 0

  • Jäppinen Doubles Through Göransson

    Christoffer Karlén
    Kauno Jäppinen
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:29/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Action folded to Emil Göransson, who min-raised to 40,000 from the Cut-off. Seated right next to him, Kauno Jäppinen moved all in for 125,000. When action came back to Göransson, he made the call.

    Kauno Jäppinen: 8♠8♦
    Emil Göransson: J♣J♦

    Jäppinen was in rough shape, but he improved to a set on the 8♣10♥7♣. Göransson didn’t hit a superior set or a straight as the board completed with 2♠5♦, and he lost a considerable chunk of his stack to Jäppinen.

    Emil Göransson: 340,000
    Kaune Jäppinen: 300,000

  • Lundström Bids Farewell

    Christoffer Karlén
    Rasmus Lundström
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:30/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Juho Suutari min-raised to 40,000 UTG+1, before Max Jafaripour made it 125,000 from the Lo-jack. When action came to Rasmus Lundström, he clicked to 210,000, leaving him with perhaps 30,000 behind. Suutari then re-shoved for 440,000; this sent Jafaripour into the tank. After perhaps two minutes’ worth of consideration, he decided to let his hand go.

    Rasmus Lundström: A♣Q♥
    Juho Suutari: A♦K♦

    Lundström was in rough shape, and no queen or any other help for him as the board spelled out 10♠3♠6♣7♠9♦.

    The floor has decided today’s play will conclude after Level 24 (i.e., in one hour from now), or when the tournament has reached 24 players.

    Juho Suutari: 815,000
    Rasmus Lundström: 0

  • Two Finns Collide

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aleksi Heikkinen
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:35/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Action folded to Aleksi Heikkinen, who moved all in for roughly 160,000 from the Hi-jack. When action eventually came to Henri Antikainen in the Big Blind, he made the call.

    Aleksi Heikkinen: 3♦3♥
    Henri Antikainen: A♦8♦

    Heikkinen utilized the old “Stand up and get ready to leave” trick in order to increase his equity. It seemed to be working on the 5♣5♠2♦ flop, before Antikainen overtook the lead on the A♥ turn. No miracle for Heikkinen on the 9♠ river, and he was sent to the rail.

    Henri Antikainen: 955,000
    Aleksi Heikkinen: 0

  • Updated List of Eliminations

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tomi Rissanen
    Level 23:10,000/15,000 (15,000)
    Entries:37/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Below is an updated list of all eliminations so far.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    38 Viacheslav MartynenkoNorway€1,450
    39 Arturas AntonianasLithuania€1,450
    40 Andrus AumeesEstonia€ 1,250
    41 Mohamed FawziIreland€ 1,250
    42 Toni NiinivaaraFinland€ 1,250
    43 Henri WagnerFinland€ 1,250
    44 Ilari SahamiesFinland€ 1,250
    45 Ismael DominguezSpain€ 1,250
    46 Daniel KannerstedtSweden€ 1,250
    47 Juuso ParviainenFinland€ 1,250
    48 Svajunas PrismantasLithuania€ 1,250
    49 Priit ParmastoEstonia€ 1,250
    50 Alvils BijonsLatvia€ 1,250
    51 Kyrylo RomashUkraine€ 1,250
    52 Steinn Thanh Du KarlssonIceland€ 1,250
    53 Ruslan StserbjukEstonia€ 1,250
    54 Per EngströmSweden€ 1,250
    55 Leo PietiläFinland€ 1,250
    56 Michel KarimSweden€1,150
    57 Linus MatssonSweden€1,150
    58 Gary FisherEngland€1,150
    59 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€1,150
    60 Peer ZahlNorway€1,150
    61 Robert KallikormEstonia€1,150
    62 James WynneIreland€1,150
    63 Mikael SkantzeSweden€1,150
    64 Karolis SereikaLithuania€1,150
    65 Tanel TammelaEstonia€1,150
    66 Sebastian WahlFinland€1,150
    67 Tobias LundgrenSweden€1,150
    68 Roman JezovEstonia€1,150
    69 Niko PenttinenFinland€1,150
    70 Georgios TsouloftasCyprus€1,150
    71 Christian GjertsenNorway€1,150
    72 Roope TarmiFinland€1,050
    73 Paulo Do Vale Sa BarbosaPortugal€1,050
    74 Rohan OberoiSweden€1,050
    75 Jesper HansenDenmark€1,050
    76 Even RislovNorway€1,050
    77 Hugh DesmondIreland€1,050
    78 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€1,050
    79 Jimmy DewerdtFrance€1,050

  • Lundström Wins Big One Before Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Rasmus Lundström
    Level 21:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:43/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    The remaining 43 players in the €555 NLH Championship just returned after a break.

    When most players left for the break, Rasmus Lundström and Ismael Dominguez were still involved in a hand at Table 13. This poker.pro journalist joined the action on the river, but was told after the hand concluded how it played out.

    Seated UTG+1, Lundström opened to 25,000. Kauno Jäppinen made the call from the Hi-jack, and Dominguez decided to defend his Big Blind.

    All three players checked the 4♠Q♠7♦ flop. After another check from Dominguez on the10♣ turn, Lundström bet 40,000. Jäppinen got out of the way before Dominguez made the call. Lundström continued on the aggressive path; he moved all in on the 5♥ river, effectively putting Dominguez at risk for 181,000. This sent Dominguez deep into the tank; after perhaps five minutes’ worth of pondering, Lundström called the clock on his opponent. With just a few seconds left on his countdown, Dominguez made the call.

    Rasmus Lundström: 7♣7♥
    Ismael Dominguez: A♠7♠

    Lundström had the best hand with a set of sevens. As he sent Dominguez to the rail, he improved his stack significantly right before the break.

    Rasmus Lundström: 600,000
    Ismael Dominguez: 0

  • More €555 NLH CHampionship Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Veli Penttinen
    Sebastian Wahl
    Mounir Tajiou
    Henri Wagner
    Henri Wagner
    Thomas Grähs
    Mounir Tajiou
    Joel Jimenez
    Thuy Dao
    Dmitri Damaskin
    Roope Tarmi
    Roope Tarmi
    Simon Hassan
    Kauno Jappinen
    Georgios Tsouloftas, Hugh Desmond
    Peter Warfvinge
    Rasmus Lundström
    Jorgen Andersen
    Juha Helppi
    Juuso Hujanen
    Algirdas Saveikis
    Tomi Rissanen
    Pasi Trollhjärta
    Priit Parmasto
    Valentyna Onufriv
    Tomas Skantze
    Aurimas Stanevicius
    Julius Kettunen
    Mindaugas Grigaitis
    Max Jafaripour
    John Hallberg
    Herli Olop
    John Hallberg
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:50/608
    Prizes:€282,720

  • Lundström Finds the Call

    Christoffer Karlén
    Rasmus Lundström
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:50/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Action folded to Rasmus Lundström, who limped from the Small Blind. Tomas Bulksas allowed it, as he checked from the Big Blind.

    Lundström bet 10,000 on the 4♠8♣8♦ flop, and Bulksas made the call. The Finn then check-called 14,000 from Bulksas on the 7♥ turn. Lundström checked again on the A♥ river, and Bulksas now sized up to 45,000. Lundström contemplated his decision for a minute or two before making the call.

    Tomas Bulksas: J♦10♣
    Rasmus Lundström: Q♣4♣

    A decent call from Lundström, who won a decent-sized pot.

    Tomas Bulksas: 625,000
    Rasmus Lundström: 480,000

  • First Batch of Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:58/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Below is a list of all players who have been eliminated so far since being in the money.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    59 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€1,150
    60 Peer ZahlNorway€1,150
    61 Robert KallikormEstonia€1,150
    62 James WynneIreland€1,150
    63 Mikael SkantzeSweden€1,150
    64 Karolis SereikaLithuania€1,150
    65 Tanel TammelaEstonia€1,150
    66 Sebastian WahlFinland€1,150
    67 Tobias LundgrenSweden€1,150
    68 Roman JezovEstonia€1,150
    69 Niko PenttinenFinland€1,150
    70 Georgios TsouloftasCyprus€1,150
    71 Christian GjertsenNorway€1,150
    72 Roope TarmiFinland€1,050
    73 Paulo Do Vale Sa BarbosaPortugal€1,050
    74 Rohan OberoiSweden€1,050
    75 Jesper HansenDenmark€1,050
    76 Even RislovNorway€1,050
    77 Hugh DesmondIreland€1,050
    78 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€1,050
    79 Jimmy DewerdtFrance€1,050

  • Draw VS Draw

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 19:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:60/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Action folded to Italian Mario Colavita, who min-raised to 16,000 from the Cut-off. Aurimas Stanevicius made the call from the Small Blind, and the two of them were soon heads-up to the flop.

    After an initial check from Stanevicius on the 3♦5♦4♠ flop, Colavita continued for another 16,000. Stanevicius then forced his opponent all in for 75,000 in total, and Colavita made the call faster than you could say “Big Slick.”

    Aurimas Stanevicius: Q♦J♦
    Mario Colavita: A♦K♦

    Both players were chasing the same draw; no one got there on the 3♣9♣ runout, and Colavita had the best hand with ace high.

    Aurimas Stanevicius: 248,000
    Mario Colavita: 75,000

  • Wagner Eliminates Oberoi

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 19:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:70/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Action folded to Henri Wagner, who clicked it to 16,000 from the Cut-off. Rohan Oberoi then moved all in for 106,000 from the Small Blind. After some consideration, Wagner decided to make the call.

    Rohan Oberoi: A♣9♦
    Henri Wagner: A♥Q♠

    Oberoi was trailing, and he didn’t manage to extend his tournament life as the board spelled out 8♦3♦10♥8♣K♠.

    Henri Wagner: 700,000
    Rohan Oberoi: 0

  • Dinner Break Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:75/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Below are the dinner break chip counts.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1Ranel KäsiEstonia795,00099
    2Jari KurikkaFinland776,00097
    3Tomas BulksasLithuania702,00088
    4Ismael DominguezSpain618,00077
    5Mindaugas GrigaitisLithuania570,00071
    6Sergej BabincevLithuania565,00071
    7Kevin KareniusFinland523,00065
    8Thuy Anh DaoVietnam508,00064
    9Henri WagnerFinland483,00060
    10Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland472,00059
    11Yevhen SukhovUkraine453,00057
    12Audrius StakelisLithuania443,00055
    13Risto PärnatEstonia440,00055
    14Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania358,00045
    15Kestutis NavickasLithuania356,00045
    16Peter ÖnnestamSweden356,00045
    17Toni NiinivaaraFinland343,00043
    18Rasmus LundströmFinland319,00040
    19Emil GöranssonSweden312,00039
    20Michel KarimSweden291,00036
    21Andrejs KovalovsLatvia285,00036
    22Priit ParmastoEstonia278,00035
    23Juuso ParviainenFinland276,00035
    24Arsen PetruninUkraine276,00035
    25Jan RisbergSweden276,00035
    26Algirdas SaveikisLithuania275,00034
    27Simon HassanSweden272,00034
    28John HallbergSweden259,00032
    29Karolis SereikaLithuania254,00032
    30Henri AntikainenFinland246,00031
    31Daniel KannerstedtSweden243,00030
    32Ilari SahamiesFinland219,00027
    33Aleksander LattikasEstonia215,00027
    34Viacheslav MartynenkoNorway215,00027
    35Mohamed FawziIreland213,00027
    36Per EngströmSweden211,00026
    37Linus MatssonSweden209,00026
    38Martin ZobelGermany194,00024
    39Paulo Do Vale Sa BarbosaPortugal163,00020
    40Roman JezovEstonia161,00020
    41Justas VaiciulionisLithuania159,00020
    42Gary FisherEngland154,00019
    43Thomas GrähsSweden150,00019
    44Kyrylo RomashUkraine150,00019
    45Ruslan StserbjukEstonia150,00019
    46Peer Anton ZahlNorway148,00019
    47Juho SuutariFinland145,00018
    48Sebastian WahlFinland145,00018
    49Kauno JäppinenFinland142,00018
    50James WynneIreland134,00017
    51Mikael SkantzeSweden129,00016
    52Steinn Thanh Du KarlssonIceland125,00016
    53Arturas AntonianasLithuania122,00015
    54Tobias LundgrenSweden121,00015
    55Onni HuttunenFinland120,00015
    56Sami PulliainenFinland120,00015
    57Aleksi HeikkinenFinland111,00014
    58Paul NeweyEngland110,00014
    59Svajunas PrismantasLithuania108,00014
    60Rohan OberoiSweden106,00013
    61Irmantas BzeskisLithuania105,00013
    62Max JafaripourSweden99,00012
    63Alvils BijonsLatvia92,00012
    64Georgios TsouloftasCyprus91,00011
    65Jesper HansenDenmark89,00011
    66Niko PenttinenFinland86,00011
    67Roope TarmiFinland86,00011
    68Mario ColavitaItaly83,00010
    69Christian GjertsenNorway82,00010
    70Andrus AumeesEstonia79,00010
    71Robert KallikormEstonia75,0009
    72Leo PietiläFinland73,0009
    73Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine68,0009
    74Miika TöyräsFinland68,0009
    75Tanel TammelaEstonia60,0008

  • €250 NLH Queens Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Bubble has Burst; Players are in the Money

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:79/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    The tournament field got down to 80 entries, and hand-for-hand was about to commence, but there was still an ongoing situation over at Table 19.

    Seated in the Lo-jack, Ralf Mikk min-raised to 12,000. Risto Pärnat decided to defend his Big Blind, and he was the sole caller.

    Pärnat check-called a 10,000 continuation bet from Mikk on the Q♠4♠8♥ flop. The dealer revealed the 8♦ turn, and Pärnat now donk-bet 25,000. Mikk decided to make the call, and the 4♣ made its appearance on the river. Pärnat now decided to move all in; were Mikk to make the call, he would be the player at risk with his 78,000 stack. A small crowd of spectators gathered around the table, and after spending perhaps five minutes in the tank, Mikk eventually made the call.

    Risto Pärnat: K♥8♣
    Ralf Mikk: A♠7♠

    Mikk had attempted a hero call, but much to his displeasure, Pärnat had the best hand by far with a full house. As such, Mikk became the unfortunate bubble boy; the remaining players cheered, as they’re now all guaranteed a €1,050 min-cash.

    The poker.pro live coverage will now deep dive into the tournament and catch crucial hands, interesting moments, notable eliminations, and much more. Now, though, there is a 60-minute dinner break on the schedule. Assorted chip counts will follow soon.

    Risto Pärnat: 280,000
    Ralf Mikk: 0

  • Prominent Names in the Field

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ilari “Ziigmund” Sahamies

    The bubble is approaching in the £350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup. There are many prominent players still in the field; here are the five with the most earnings on The Hendon Mob.

    PlayerCountryTotal Live EarningsBest Live Cash
    Paul NeweyEngland$6,595,139$1,418,667 (Seventh-place finish in the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop during the 2014 WSOP)
    Georgios TsouloftasGreece$2,246,676$642,300 (Runner-up in the $5,300 Main Event during the 2024 EPT Cyprus)
    Ilari “Ziigmund” SahamiesFinland$2,120,703€629,700 (Runner-up in the €5,300 Main Event during the 2012 EPT Barcelona)
    Mario ColavitaItaly$1,321,791$350,370 (Runner-up in the $1,500 Closer during the 2024 WSOP)
    Roope TarmiFinland$1,272,013€102,850 (Winner of the €6,300 High Roller 8-Max during the 2024 MCOP Amsterdam)

  • Kristaps Sipols Wins €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup for €26,940

    poker.pro Team
    Kristaps Sipols

    Latvia struck again at Kings of Tallinn as Kristaps Sipols outlasted a 519-entry field to capture the €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup for €26,940, sealing another marquee multi-day victory for his country.

    Sunday didn’t stop there, with trophies also claimed by Henri Antikainen, Anne Bezdek, Niko Heikkinen, and Espen Hagen across a stacked schedule at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park. Check out the full Sunday recap for all the results, payouts, and standout moments from a jam-packed day at the 2026 Kings of Tallinn.

    READ THE FULL RECAP HERE

  • Team Norway Leads Team Challenge

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tobias Napel

    Team Norway is currently leading the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Team Challenge. Two percent of every tournament prize pool (does not include satellites) goes to the team challenge prize pool, and the team that finishes first can expect quite a nice bonus to their Tallinn trip.

    That Team Norway is currently in the lead is no surprise, considering how the players performed yesterday. Espen Hagen won the €350 Dealers Choice Hi Only for €6,310, something that saw him earn a bunch of points. While he was heads-up in that tournament, his teammate Tobias Napel was heads-up at the next table in the €350 T.O.R.S.E. Despite “only” coming second, Napel looks to be the one player who has earned the most points so far during the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. He also came second in the €200 NLH Turbo, so there’s no wonder he’s been a steady horse so far.

  • 8-Game in Full Swing

    Christoffer Karlén

    In the other room, the prestigious €350 8-Game is in full swing. The tournament has been played at Kings of Tallinn since 2022; below is a breakdown of the previous tournaments.

    FestivalEventPlayerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€350 8-Game Niko HeikkinenFinland€8,30098€28,253
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€350 8-Game Tobias NapelNorway€6,44064€18,950
    2023 Kings of Tallinn€350 8-Game Tuomas RoppanenFinland€6,34068€20,134
    2022 Kings of Tallinn€440 8-Game Joel HolmbergFinland€5,36038€14,288

  • €555 NLH Championship Day 2 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén
    2026 Kings of Tallinn
    Kristaps Sipols
    Anne Bezdek
    2026 Kings of Tallinn Interview Thomas Grähs
    Anu Lilja
    Dennis Zetterman
    Eedi Kirves
    Elchai Tov
    Aleksi Heikkinen
    Amadeus Janotta
    Andrius Mazeika
    Andrus Aumees
    Antti Franti
    Hanno Kerem
    Herli Olop
    Ilari Sahamies
    Joel Jimenez
    John Ivares
    Justinas Adomauskas
    Karolis Kutkauskas
    Kestutis Navickas
    Kestutis Navickas
    Kevin Karenius
    Kyrylo Romash
    Linus Matsson
    Mark Metsla
    Martin Mandmets
    Martin Mandmets
    Paul Newey
    Priit Parmasto
    Risto Pärnat
    Robert Kallikorm
    Roman Jezov
    Ruslan Stserbjuk
    Taago Tamm
    Tarmo Tammel
    Tarmo Tammel
    Tarmo Tammel
    Tobias Lundgren
    Tobias Lundgren
    Veli Penttinen
    Vito Popovski
    Vito Popovski
    Vladyslav Taran

  • The Noble History of the €555 NLH Championship

    Christoffer Karlén
    Juha Helppi

    The €555 NLH Championship has been a recurring feature on the Kings of Tallinn schedule ever since the 2023 edition. Although having tournaments with the specific buy-in earlier than that, 2023 was the year it got its current name. Since then, it’s been one of the most popular tournaments during the biggest live poker festival of Northern Europe; the numbers speak for themselves. Below is a breakdown of the earlier editions of the €555 NLH Championship.

    FestivalEventPlayerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Benyamin CanatanDenmark€66,050710€33,150
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Mikko YlämäkiFinland€57,860700€329,000
    2023 Kings of Tallinn€555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Benjamin GrosFrance€55,500559€262,730

  • Martin Zobel Wins the €555 NLH Championship for €53,520

    Christoffer Karlén
    Martin Zobel
    Level 36:150,000/300,000 (300,000)
    Entries:1/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    With his elimination of Onni Huttunen, Martin Zobel is now crowned the winner of the €555 NLH Championship. Zobel displayed great poker skills and patience throughout Day 3, and he is a well-deserved winner of one of the most prestigious events of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. He takes home the title, the €53,520 first-place payout, and the coveted trophy.

    That wraps up today’s poker.pro live coverage; thanks to everyone who’s been along for the ride. The blog will go live tomorrow around 12:00, when Day 1a of the prestigious €1,100 Main Event kicks off. With a whopping €1,000,000 guarantee, this will be the tournament on everyone’s lips.

    Congratulations to Zobel, thanks again to all our followers, and we’ll see you tomorrow.

    €555 NLH Championship Results

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    1 Martin ZobelGermany€53,520
    2 Onni HuttunenFinland€35,250
    3 Max JafaripourSweden€23,950
    4 Mindaugas GrigaitisLithuania€16,800
    5 Yevhen SukhovUkraine€12,700
    6 Tomas BulksasLithuania€9,500
    7 Andrejs KovalovsLatvia€7,200
    8 Emil GöranssonSweden€5,850
    9 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€4,750
    10 Sami PulliainenFinland€4,050
    11 Risto PärnatEstonia€4,050
    12 Aleksander LattikasEstonia€3,500
    13 Arsen PetruninUkraine€3,500
    14 Irmantas BzeskisLithuania€3,100
    15 Jari KurikkaFinland€3,100
    16 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland€2,750
    17 Henri AntikainenFinland€2,750
    18 Simon HassanSweden€2,450
    19 Audrius StakelisLithuania€2,450
    20 Mario ColavitaItaly€2,450
    21 Juho SuutariFinland€2,150
    22 Thuy DaoVietnam€2,150
    23 Ranel KäsiEstonia€2,150
    24 Sergej BabincevLithuania€1,900
    25 Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania€1,900
    26 Kauno JäppinenFinland€1,900
    27 Justas VaiciulionisLithuania€1,900
    28 Kevin KareniusFinland€1,650
    29 Kestutis NavickasLithuania€1,650
    30 Peter ÖnnestamSweden€1,650
    31 Miika TöyräsFinland€1,650
    32 Rasmus LundströmFinland€1,450
    33 Thomas GrähsSweden€1,450
    34 Paul NeweyEngland€1,450
    35 John HallbergSweden€1,450
    36 Aleksei HeikkinenFinland€1,450
    37 Jan RisbergSweden€1,450
    38 Viacheslav MartynenkoNorway€1,450
    39 Arturas AntonianasLithuania€1,450
    40 Andrus AumeesEstonia€ 1,250
    41 Mohamed FawziIreland€ 1,250
    42 Toni NiinivaaraFinland€ 1,250
    43 Henri WagnerFinland€ 1,250
    44 Ilari SahamiesFinland€ 1,250
    45 Ismael DominguezSpain€ 1,250
    46 Daniel KannerstedtSweden€ 1,250
    47 Juuso ParviainenFinland€ 1,250
    48 Svajunas PrismantasLithuania€ 1,250
    49 Priit ParmastoEstonia€ 1,250
    50 Alvils BijonsLatvia€ 1,250
    51 Kyrylo RomashUkraine€ 1,250
    52 Steinn Thanh Du KarlssonIceland€ 1,250
    53 Ruslan StserbjukEstonia€ 1,250
    54 Per EngströmSweden€ 1,250
    55 Leo PietiläFinland€ 1,250
    56 Michel KarimSweden€1,150
    57 Linus MatssonSweden€1,150
    58 Gary FisherEngland€1,150
    59 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€1,150
    60 Peer ZahlNorway€1,150
    61 Robert KallikormEstonia€1,150
    62 James WynneIreland€1,150
    63 Mikael SkantzeSweden€1,150
    64 Karolis SereikaLithuania€1,150
    65 Tanel TammelaEstonia€1,150
    66 Sebastian WahlFinland€1,150
    67 Tobias LundgrenSweden€1,150
    68 Roman JezovEstonia€1,150
    69 Niko PenttinenFinland€1,150
    70 Georgios TsouloftasCyprus€1,150
    71 Christian GjertsenNorway€1,150
    72 Roope TarmiFinland€1,050
    73 Paulo Do Vale Sa BarbosaPortugal€1,050
    74 Rohan OberoiSweden€1,050
    75 Jesper HansenDenmark€1,050
    76 Even RislovNorway€1,050
    77 Hugh DesmondIreland€1,050
    78 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€1,050
    79 Jimmy DewerdtFrance€1,050

  • Onni Huttunen Eliminated in 2nd Place (€35,250)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Onni Huttunen
    Level 36:150,000/300,000 (300,000)
    Entries:1/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    After Martin Zobel limped the 300,000 Big Blind from the Button, Onni Huttunen moved all in for 6,100,000. It didn’t take too long for Zobel to make the call.

    Onni Huttunen: A♦3♦
    Martin Zobel: 7♦7♣

    Huttunen was out on deep waters, and he was in dire need of an ace or any other miracle to stay alive. The 9♠J♣2♦ flop didn’t bring much hope, and as the board completed with 8♦J♥, Huttunen’s tournament life came to an end. For his runner-up finish, he was awarded €35,250.

    Martin Zobel: 18,000,000
    Onni Huttunen: 0

  • Zobel Extends Lead

    Christoffer Karlén
    Martin Zobel
    Level 36:150,000/300,000 (300,000)
    Entries:2/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Seated on the Button, Onni Huttunen limped the 300,000 Big Blind. Martin Zobel raised to 1,100,000 from the Big Blind, and Huttunen made the call.

    Zobel check-called an 800,000 bet from Huttunen on the Q♣J♠8♥ flop. After another check from Zobel on the 5♣ turn, Huttunen fired a hefty 1,400,000 bet. After some consideration, Zobel moved all in for 6,100,000 in total. It didn’t take long for Huttunen’s hand to hit the muck.

    Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings.

    Onni Huttunen: 10♥7♥
    Martin Zobel: J♣10♣

    Martin Zobel: 12,000,000
    Onni Huttunen: 6,700,000

  • Max Jafaripour Eliminated in 3rd Place (€23,950)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Max Jafaripour
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:2/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Action folded to Germany’s Martin Zobel, who moved all in for 4,800,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Max Jafaripour peeked at his hole cards, then immediately made the call.

    Martin Zobel: A♣2♠
    Max Jafaripour: 8♥8♦

    It’s an educated guess Jafaripour was thrilled and hopeful to double up, but the K♦A♦K♥ flop was not high on his wish list. The board completed with 10♣4♠; Jafaripour couldn’t beat Zobel’s pair of aces, and he had to settle for a third-place finish for €23,950.

    The stage is now set for a heads-up duel between Zobel and Onni Huttunen.

    Martin Zobel: 9,500,000
    Onni Huttunen: 8,800,000
    Max Jafaripour: 0

  • Mindaugas Grigaitis Eliminated in 4th Place (€16,800)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mindaugas Grigaitis
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:3/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    A fairly short-stacked Mindaugas Grigaitis moved all in for 1,000,000 UTG. Onni Huttunen decided to make the call from the Button, and soon enough, the two contestants were heads-up to the flop.

    Mindaugas Grigaitis: Q♥6♥
    Onni Huttunen: K♠10♥

    Grigaitis was trailing, but he took the lead on the 9♣Q♠4♦ flop. His breathing room wouldn’t last long, though, as Huttunen improved to a superior pair on the K♥ turn. No dice for Huttunen on the 8♠ river, and he bid farewell in fourth place for €16,800.

    Onni Huttunen: 9,400,000
    Mindaugas Grigaitis: 0

  • Chip Counts at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:4/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    It’s time for another break in the €555 Main Event. Below are the chip counts for the four remaining players. The live coverage will go on a short break, as this poker.pro live reporter will join the commentator’s booth for a short bit; catch all the action on the stream, and the live blog will catch up eventually.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Onni HuttunenFinland7,775,00031
    2 Martin ZobelGermany5,050,00020
    3 Max JafaripourSweden4,300,00017
    4 Mindaugas GrigaitisLithuania1,125,0005

  • Yevhen Sukhov Eliminated in 5th Place (€12,700)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Yevhen Sukhov
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:4/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Onni Huttunen opened to 400,000 UTG, before short-stacked Yevhen Sukhov moved all in for 450,000 from the Small Blind. Mindaugas Grigaitis made the call from the Big Blind; three-ways to the flop, then.

    Grigaitis check-called a 250,000 bet from Huttunen on the 8♣5♠A♠ flop. After another check from Grigaitis on the 9♦ turn, Huttunen sized up to 675,000. Grigaitis decided to fold after some pondering; Sukhov and Huttunen revealed their holdings.

    Yevhen Sukhov: A♦10♥
    Onni Huttunen: A♥K♥

    Thanks to the stream, we know that Grigaitis folded A♣7♣; in other words, all aces were out. No improvement for Sukhov on the 5♥ river, and he was eliminated in fifth place for €12,700.

    Onni Huttunen: 7,600,000
    Yevhen Sukhov: 0

  • The Sukhov Survival

    Christoffer Karlén
    Yevhen Sukhov
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:4/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Action folded to Yevhen Sukhov in the Small Blind, who moved all in for 1,100,000. After doing the maths, Mindaugas Grigaitis made the call from the Big Blind.

    Yevhen Sukhov: A♣K♣
    Mindaugas Grigaitis: 3♥3♣

    It was a classic coin flip situation, and Sukhov wasted little time before taking the lead on the K♦Q♦7♣ flop. No case three for Grigaitis as the river was the 4♦, and Sukhov doubled up.

    Mindaugas Grigaitis: 7,500,000
    Yevhen Sukhov: 2,500,000

  • Jafaripour Doubles Up

    Christoffer Karlén
    Max Jafaripour
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:4/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Swede Max Jafaripour open-shoved 1,700,000 from the Cut-off. After some consideration, Onni Huttunen made the call from the Big Blind.

    Max Jafaripour: 8♠8♥
    Onni Huttunen: A♦10♥

    Jafaripour maintained his lead on the Q♣9♥Q♦ turn, and he left his opponent drawing dead on the 8♦ turn. The dealer dealt the 3♠ river just to follow the rules, and Jafaripour received a full double-up.

    Max Jafaripour: 3,700,000
    Onni Huttunen: 1,600,000

  • Aaltonen Proudly Plays in Härkönen’s Seat

    Christoffer Karlén

    The final table of the €555 NLH Championship is not the only thing running in the main tournament area. The €200 NLH Celebrity Special is also in full swing, and the “regular” players are looking for good spots to knock out the celebrities, as they all have some kind of mystery bounty on their heads.

    Tapio Aaltonen is one of the players in the tournament. Two weeks ago, Kings of Tallinn regular Marko Härkönen suddenly passed away. As a sign of respect, the Kings of Tallinn crew reserved Table 1-Seat 1 to Aaltonen, who was a very close friend of Härkönen. He has promised to donate half of his potential tournament winnings to Härkönen’s widow; both Härkönen and Kings of Tallinn are paying homage to Aaltonen in the most beautiful way possible.

  • Tomas Bulksas Eliminated in 6th Place (€9,500)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tomas Bulksas
    Level 32:50,000/125,000 (125,000)
    Entries:5/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Action folded to Tomas Bulksas, who moved all in for 700,000 from the Button. After some consideration, Mindaugas Grigaitis decided to make the call from the Big Blind.

    Tomas Bulksas: A♦6♦
    Mindaugas Grigaitis: K♦Q♣

    Bulksas was ahead on the 5♦5♠4♦ flop, and he maintained his lead on the 4♣ turn. Poker can be a brutal game, though; Grigaitis hit the K♠ on the river, and with that, he eliminated Bulksas in sixth place for €9,500.

    Mindaugas Grigaitis: 6,600,000
    Tomas Bulksas: 0

  • Andrejs Kovalovs Eliminated in 7th Place (€7,200)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 32:50,000/125,000 (125,000)
    Entries:6/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Chip leader Mindaugas Grigaitis opened to 250,000 from the Cut-off. Finland’s Onni Huttunen, second in chips, then three-bet to 725,000 from the Button. Small-stacked Andrejs Kovalovs was more or less forced all in from the Big Blind, so he committed his 275,000 stack. Grigaitis folded before Huttonen and Kovalovs went to showdown.

    Onni Huttunen: A♦5♣
    Andrejs Kovalovs: K♣J♦

    Both players hit a pair on the 4♣J♠A♠ flop, which made it even tougher for Kovalovs. The A♥ turn left Kovalovs drawing dead; the dealer dealt the 2♦ river for ceremonial reasons, and Kovalovs went to collect €7,200 for his seventh-place finish.

    Onni Huttunen: 6,200,000
    Andrejs Kovalovs: 0

  • Emil Göransson Eliminated in 8th Place (€5,850)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Emil Göransson
    Level 32:50,000/125,000 (125,000)
    Entries:7/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Mindaugas Grigaitis opened to 250,000 from UTG+1. Emil Göransson then moved all in for 650,000 from the Button. When action came back to Grigaitis, he made the call.

    Emil Göransson: A♣10♣
    Mindaugas Grigaitis: K♣J♦

    Göransson was ahead, but it wasn’t by much. He maintained his lead on the 7♦8♥10♣, but Grigaitis picked up an additional straight draw. Things were still in Göransson’s favor on the 8♣ turn, but the 9♥ river ultimately ended his tournament life, as Grigaitis hit his straight. For his eighth-place finish, he was awarded €5,850.

    Mindaugas Grigaitis: 6,300,000
    Emil Göransson: 0

  • Algirdas Saveikis Eliminated in 9th Place (€4,750)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Algirdas Saveikis
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:8/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Action folded Mindaugas Grigaitis, who min-raised to 200,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, Algirdas Saveikis was the sole caller.

    After a check from Saveikis on the 9♥J♣2♥ flop, Grigaitis put out a 250,000 continuation bet. Saveikis then moved all in for 1,400,000, and Grigaitis made the call.

    Algirdas Saveikis: Q♥10♦
    Mindaugas Grigaitis: A♥A♦

    Saveikis was looking to improve to a straight, but he didn’t get there on the Q♣J♠ runout. As such, Saveikis became the first casualty of the final table, earning €4,750 for his ninth-place finish.

    Mindaugas Grigaitis: 4,000,000
    Algirdas Saveikis: 0

  • Breaking News: No Filter Poker Docummentary Released on poker.pro’s YouTube Channel

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player

    October 17-22 last year, the No Filter Nordic & Baltic Championship was played at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel.

    No Filter Poker Series was founded by Mounir Tajiou. After the last casino shut down in Sweden, he wanted to create a reasonable opportunity for all Swedish poker players to play live poker. Said and done, he founded the No Filter Poker Series, and it’s far from your ordinary live poker event. Don’t take my word for it; a documentary of the event was made, and the 40-minute movie speaks for itself.

    The said documentary was released on poker.pro’s YouTube channel just a moment ago, and it’s a great watch. Watch the documentary above.

  • Celebrity Tournament Kicks Off at 18:00

    Christoffer Karlén
    Teele Viira

    One of the highlights on today’s tournament schedule is the €200 NLH Celebrity Special. A certain number of Estonian and Finnish celebrities have made their way to Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel, where they will lock horns at the poker tables. The tournament is not exclusive to the celebrities; registration is open to everyone. The tournament will kick off at 18:00, and it features 15-minute Blind levels.

    Below is the list of celebrities partaking in the fun. 2026 Kings of Tallinn hosts Teele Viira and Glenn Brown will also enter the tournament.

    PlayerCountryWho’s Who
    Erkkii SarapuuEstoniaTV host, DJ, event host
    Jüri ButšakovEstoniaTV host and journalist
    Kristjan JõekaldaEstoniaTV host
    Maarja-Liis IlusEstoniaSinger
    Marjen VõsujalgEstoniaMedia/marketing/event expert
    Priit PajusaarEstoniaComposer
    Robert RoolEstoniaTV host
    Silver LaasEstoniaSinger (member of the band “Traffic”)
    Uudo SeppEstoniaSinger
    Jaan PehkEstoniaSinger and writer
    Kaspar VelbergEstoniaActor
    Liis LusmägiEstoniaTV host and journalist
    Anti ReinthalEstoniaProducer and actor
    Amin AsikainenFinlandFormer professional boxer
    Kim HeroldFinlandModel, singer, songwriter
    Ilari SahamiesFinlandFinnish poker legend
    Juhani TyriseväFinlandPoker journalist

  • Final Table Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:9/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Below are the chip counts for the final table of the €555 NLH Championship.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Onni HuttunenFinland3,825,00048
    2 Mindaugas GrigaitisLithuania2,895,00036
    3 Yevhen SukhovUkraine2,555,00032
    4 Martin ZobelGermany1,990,00025
    5 Max JafaripourSweden1,935,00024
    6 Tomas BulksasLithuania1,615,00020
    7 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania1,445,00018
    8 Andrejs KovalovsLatvia1,150,00014
    9 Emil GöranssonSweden865,00011

  • €200 Pot Limit Razz Progressive Bounty in Full Swing

    Christoffer Karlén

    The remaining nine players in the €555 NLH Championship have yet to resume play on the final table; it’ll be another 30 minutes before all poker enthusiasts will be able to follow the final table action on the stream.

    In the meantime, it feels fitting to mention something about another tournament that is currently going on: the €200 Pot Limit Razz Progressive Bounty.

    Last year, the €200 Pot Limit Razz made its first appearance on a Kings of Tallinn schedule. Kings of Tallinn is a festival for the players, so tournament director Teresa Nousainen and her crew are eager to listen to players’ wishes and continually improve the festival. After hearing the players’ requests, the Kings of Tallinn team has now added the Progressive Bounty format to the tournament, something that is guaranteed to spice up the action even more.

    The tournament kicked off roughly 2 hours ago, and late registration will close in about 10 minutes. Three things that are worth knowing about the tournament:

    • Plays with Blinds.
    • Initial deal: calling/raising Blinds.
    • Fourth street and onwards: lowest hand showing to open.

    Last but not least, here’s a breakdown of last year’s Razz tournament.

    FestivalEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€200 Pot Limit Razz Blaz ZerjavSlovenia€3,19067€10,593

  • Zobel Knocks Out Pulliainen; Final Table is Set

    Christoffer Karlén
    Sami Pulliainen
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:9/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Martin Zobel made it 160,000 from the Cut-off before short-stacked Sami Pulliainen moved all in for 320,000 from the Button. The remaining players mucked before Zboel made the call.

    Sami Pulliainen: A♦10♠
    Martin Zobel: A♣Q♠

    As if things weren’t already bad enough for Pulliainen, Zobel hit top pair on the Q♥4♦5♦ flop. Pulliainen wasn’t able to produce a miracle on the 6♠K♠ runout, and he bubbled the final table.

    The remaining nine players are now on a short break. The poker.pro live reporting will now follow the delay of the stream. Watch the stream through the link below.

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  • Bulksas Doubles on Final Table Bubble

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tomas Bulksas
    Level 29:30,000/60,000 (60,000)
    Entries:10/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Onni Huttonen min-raised to 120,000 UTG. Martin Zobel made it 320,000 from the Cut-off before Tomas Bulksas moved all in for 590,000 from the Small Blind. Huttonen folded, but Zobel made the call after receiving the count.

    Tomas Bulksas: A♦K♦
    Martin Zobel: 6♦6♣

    Bulksas was flipping for his tournament life. He improved to a pair on the A♥J♠7♣ flop, and Zobel didn’t hit a miracle six on the Q♥Q♠ runout.

    Tomas Bulksas: 1,440,000
    Martin Zobel: 1,350,000

  • €555 NLH Championship Final Day Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén
    Irmantas Bzeksis
    Yevhen Sukhov
    Simon Hassan
    Mario Colavtita
    Mario Colavtita
    Veli Penttinen
    Veli Penttinen
    Veli Penttinen
    Mario Colavtia
    Sami Pullainen
    Sami Pullainen
    Martin Zobel
    Martin Zobel
    Risto Pärnat
    Tomas Bulksas
    Arsen Petrunin
    Onni Huttunen
    Emil Göransson
    Jari Kurikka
    Audrius Stakelis
    Audrius Stakelis
    Jari Kurikka
    Jari Kurikka
    Max Jafaripour
    Max Jafaripour
    Max Jafaripour, Jari Kurikka

  • All Eliminations This Far

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:14/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Below is a list of all eliminations so far today.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    15 Jari KurikkaFinland€3,100
    16 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland€2,750
    17 Henri AntikainenFinland€2,750
    18 Simon HassanSweden€2,450
    19 Audrius StakelisLithuania€2,450
    20 Mario ColavitaItaly€2,450
    21 Juho SuutariFinland€2,150
    22 Thuy DaoVietnam€2,150
    23 Ranel KäsiEstonia€2,150
    24 Sergej BabincevLithuania€1,900
    25 Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania€1,900

  • Kurikka is Out; Marvelous Fold from Lattikas

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aleksander Lattikas
    Aleksander Lattikas
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:14/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Seated UTG, Jari Kurikka moved all in for 385,000. Algirdas Saveikis called from the Cut-off, and action was now on Aleksander Lattikas in the Small Blind. After some consideration, he decided to let his hand go. Kurikka and Saveikis revealed their holdings.

    Jari Kurikka: A♦10♥
    Algirdas Saveikis: A♠A♣

    Kurikka was in very rough shape, and as the board spelled out 4♠3♠7♦10♦6♦, he was eliminated in fifteenth place. As Saveikis raked in the chips, Lattikas revealed he folded pocket jacks after getting a feeling Saveikis was super strong.

    Algirdas Saveikis: 2,150,000
    Jari Kurikka: 0

  • Chip Counts With Two Tables Left

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mindaugas Grigaitis
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:16/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Below are the chip counts for the 16 players left in the tournament. Mindaugas Grigaitis is the current chip leader.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Mindaugas GrigaitisLithuania3,020,00060
    2 Onni HuttunenFinland2,325,00047
    3 Yevhen SukhovUkraine1,995,00040
    4 Risto PärnatEstonia1,700,00034
    5 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania1,295,00026
    6 Aleksander LattikasEstonia1,280,00026
    7 Irmantas BzeskisLithuania1,150,00023
    8 Andrejs KovalovsLatvia1,145,00023
    9 Martin ZobelGermany1,030,00021
    10 Tomas BulksasLithuania850,00017
    11 Emil GöranssonSweden645,00013
    12 Jari KurikkaFinland490,00010
    13 Max JafaripourSweden435,0009
    14 Sami PulliainenFinland355,0007
    15 Arsen PetruninUkraine285,0006
    16Veli-Pekka Tapani PenttinenFinland250,0005

  • Antikainen Bids Farewell; Down to Two Tables

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:16/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Action folded to Henri Antikainen, who moved all in for 365,000 from the Button. After receiving the count, Mindaugas Grigaitis decided to make the call from the Small Blind. Irmantas Bzeskis folded his Big Blind, and the two players revealed their hole cards.

    Henri Antikainen: 10♣6♣
    Mindaugas Grigaitis: A♣5♣

    “Dealer, can you help me please?” Antikainen joked with the dealer. “A six would be nice,” he rounded up his prayer. The Poker Gods didn’t listen; the board spelled out 9♠3♣3♦2♥8♣, and as Antikainen went out in seventeenth place, a redraw is now being conducted for the final two tables.

    Mindaugas Grigaitis: 3,050,000
    Henri Antikainen: 0

  • Hassan is Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tomi Rissanen
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:17/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Seated on the Button, Yevhen Sukhov opened to 500,000, applying big ICM pressure on Simon Hassan (Small Blind) and Veli-Pekka Penttinen (Big Blind). Hassan made the call with his 110,000 stack before Penttinen folded.

    Yevhen Sukhov: K♥Q♣
    Simon Hassan: 6♥6♦

    It was a classic coin flip situation. Suhkov immediately took a firm lead on the A♦K♣8♣ flop, and Hassan wasn’t able to catch up as the board completed with K♥5♥.

    Yekhev Sukhov: 1,900,000
    Simon Hassan: 0

  • Sukhov Sees Off Colavita

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 26:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:19/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    UTG, Mario Colavita moved all in for 205,000. Yevhen Sukhov made it 500,000 from the Small Blind, and the two players would soon be heads-up to the flop, Colavita being at risk.

    Mario Colavita: A♦7♦
    Yevhen Sukhov: A♥K♥

    Colavita was in rough shape, and he was unable to produce a miracle on the 9♣3♠J♥10♦A♣ board.

    Yevhen Sukhov: 1,550,000
    Mario Colavita: 0

  • Bzeskis Eliminates Dao in Brutal Fashion

    Christoffer Karlén
    Thuy Dao
    Level 26:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:21/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Thuy Dao opened to 60,000 UTG. Irmantas Bzeskis made the call from the Hi-jack, and soon enough, the two contestants were heads-up to the flop.

    After an initial check from Dao on the J♦K♠8♥ flop, Bzeskis bet 60,000. Dao wasted little time before moving all in for 375,000. After perhaps 30 seconds’ worth of consideration, Bzeskis made the call.

    Thuy Dao: Q♦K♣
    Irmantas Bzeskis: A♥J♥

    Dao was ahead, but the 10♦J♠ runout saw Bzeskis improving to trips. The table let out a collective “Wow,” as the dealer pushed the chips towards Bzeskis.

    Irmantas Bzeskis: 1,350,000
    Thuy Dao: 0

  • TV Table Stream Link

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player
    Level 23:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:22/608
    Prizes:€282,720

  • Huttunen Takes From Käsi

    Christoffer Karlén
    Onni Huttunen
    Level 26:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:24/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    UTG, Onni Huttunen min-raised to 60,000. Seated in the Big Blind, Ranel Käsi was the sole caller.

    Käsi check-called a 100,000 continuation bet from Huttunen on the 8♣J♠Q♣ flop, and action then went check-check on the 6♣ turn. Käsi completed the check trifecta on the wet 9♣ river, and Huttunen now bet 205,000. Käsi didn’t take too long before making the call.

    Huttunen turned over K♣10♠, and the big flush saw him securing the pot.

    Onni Huttunen: 1,600,000
    Ranel Käsi: 935,000

  • Saddle Up and Ride

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 26:15,000/30,000 (25,000)
    Entries:25/608
    Prizes:€282,720

    Good morning, everyone, and welcome to yet another inspiring day at the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. The third and final day of the €555 NLH Championship is just starting, and in a couple of hours, a winner will be crowned.

    One of the tables will be live-streamed (stream will go live in roughly 30 minutes), and the live blog will cover the other two tables. The poker.pro editorial office will return with the link to the stream once it’s live.

  • €555 NLH Championship Day 3 Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    Below are the chip counts for Day 3 of the €555 NLH Championship. The players will begin play on Level 26, featuring Blinds 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 Ante.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Mindaugas GrigaitisLithuania1,970,00066
    2 Yevhen SukhovUkraine1,305,00044
    3 Jari KurikkaFinland1,280,00043
    4 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania1,165,00039
    5 Ranel KäsiEstonia1,095,00037
    6 Aleksander LattikasEstonia1,075,00036
    7 Risto PärnatEstonia925,00031
    8 Martin ZobelGermany880,00029
    9 Onni HuttunenFinland805,00027
    10 Sergej BabincevLithuania690,00023
    11 Henri AntikainenFinland670,00022
    12 Max JafaripourSweden665,00022
    13 Irmantas BzeskisLithuania660,00022
    14 Juho SuutariFinland575,00019
    15 Tomas BulksasLithuania540,00018
    16 Arsen PetruninUkraine505,00017
    17 Audrius StakelisLithuania500,00017
    18 Sami PulliainenFinland485,00016
    19Thuy DaoVietnam430,00014
    20 Simon HassanSweden375,00013
    21 Andrejs KovalovsLatvia375,00013
    22 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland375,00013
    23 Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania330,00011
    24 Emil GöranssonSweden310,00010
    25 Mario ColavitaItaly235,0008

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 1a Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    Day 1a of the €1,100 Main Event attracted 204 entries. Below are the chip counts of those 74 who made it through to Day 2.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Georgios TsouloftasCyprus276,400
    2 Antoine VrankenNetherlands246,300
    3 Jonas SilfverSweden181,200
    4 Mikko YlämäkiFinland168,600
    5 Nikolajs JaluninsLatvia164,000
    6 Arturs DaugisLatvia161,700
    7 Rauno KivilooEstonia156,200
    8 Oleh PritsakUkraine155,700
    9 Christian HoffmannGermany155,100
    10 Ciaran MccullaghIreland131,900
    11 Stephen KehoeIreland130,800
    12 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland127,800
    13 Dmitri DamaskinEstonia124,700
    14 Jari KaleniusFinland124,400
    15 Ilja NaparjinEstonia119,000
    16 Eimantas AdomavičiusLithuania117,700
    17 Michael RoltEngland115,700
    18 Elchai TovIsrael114,500
    19 Sten TalvisteEstonia114,200
    20 Kauno JäppinenFinland114,100
    21 Vasilij BarnaLithuania113,400
    22 Alexandros KoutsoftasCyprus110,000
    23 Leino PillerEstonia107,100
    24 Gary FisherEngland99,300
    25 Magnus PukkEstonia96,100
    26 Sergej BabincevLithuania94,500
    27 Kaupo TennoEstonia93,800
    28 Agil HalilovEstonia91,000
    29 Martin MändEstonia90,200
    30 Tarmo TammelEstonia89,000
    31 Richard BauerGermany86,900
    32 Marks SerginsLatvia83,800
    33 Mindaugas GrigaitisLithuania82,900
    34 Ivar RühkaEstonia80,700
    35 Frode AlfredsenNorway80,100
    36 Martin ZobelGermany80,000
    37 Eduards RakussLatvia79,100
    38 Martynas MockeviciusLithuania74,400
    39 Otto PukkEstonia71,300
    40 Florian Laurent ArnouldFrance71,000
    41 Peter JakslandDenmark69,700
    42 Peter WarfvingeSweden68,800
    43 Ardo PinnaEstonia65,900
    44 Tal BarasofskyIsrael63,100
    45 Christopher VernonEngland61,400
    46 Kaspars ButansLatvia61,000
    47 Stanislav SmeljovEstonia58,800
    48 Hassan HalilCyprus56,500
    49 Peer ZahlNorway56,500
    50 Viacheslav MartynenkoNorway53,500
    51 Steinn Thanh Du KarlssonIceland53,200
    52 Oskars SilinsLatvia51,300
    53 Viacheslav SultanovUkraine49,900
    54 Johan StoråkersSweden49,600
    55 Aurelijus SipaviciusLithuania48,000
    56 Nikolaos OikonomouGreece47,100
    57 Gintautas DanileviciusLithuania47,000
    58 Kanstantsin IodisBelarus46,500
    59 Sander LithunNorway43,000
    60 Andre MägiEstonia40,300
    61 Matte KarjalainenFinland39,100
    62 Leo Tapani PietiläFinland37,800
    63 Even RislovNorway36,100
    64 Kaido MikkEstonia36,000
    65 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania33,800
    66 Evgeny VyalEstonia25,700
    67 Tobias NapelNetherlands22,800
    68 Krzysztof ChmielowskiPoland22,700
    69 Michael DwyerIreland21,900
    70 Per EngströmSweden14,300
    71 Alberto GonzalezSpain11,400

  • That’s a Wrap

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:71/204
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Play has wrapped up for Day 1a of the €1,100 Main Event. 72 survivors are bagging their chips for Day 2, which will be played on Friday, February 13, at 12:00.

    While this concludes today’s live coverage here on poker.pro, the Day 1a chip counts will be uploaded as soon as possible. Tomorrow’s coverage will go live at 12:00, when Day 1b kicks off.

    Thanks for today, and see you all tomorrow.

  • Alfredsen Gets a Flush

    Christoffer Karlén
    Frode Alfredsen
    Frode Alfredsen
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:74/204
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    After an initial opening to 2,500 from Frode Alfredsen from the Lo-jack, Sergejs Piratovs moved all in for 21,000 from the Cut-off. When action came back to Alfredsen, he comfortably made the call.

    Sergjes Piratovs: J♠J♥
    Frode Alfredsen: A♦K♣

    Piratovs grimaced once he saw the Q♣9♣5♣ flop. He was drawing dead on the 2♣ turn, and just for good measure, Alfredsen improved to a six-card flush on the 4♣ river. Piratovs busted, and the floor announced the last five hands for the day.

    Frode Alfredsen: 91,000
    Sergejs Piratovs: 0

  • Franke’s in the Green

    Christoffer Karlén
    Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk

    We interrupt the €1,100 Main Event Day 1a coverage with an important announcement! After firing six bullets, Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk is now guaranteed a profit in the €200 PL Sviten/PLO5. His first three bullets converted into three hands; partially because he misread the game, but also because he is a fish. Just kidding; he’s currently at the final table, battling it out for the €4,550 first-place payout against three Finnish opponents. They’re all guaranteed €1,940, and time will tell whether Franke will be able to turn this into a Cinderella story.

  • Chip Counts After the Final Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:88/203
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    After a 15-minute break, the Day 1a players of the €1,100 Main Event have resumed play on the last level of the day. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Antoine VrankenNetherlands175,300146
    2 Arturs DaugisLatvia171,100143
    3 Rauno KivilooEstonia168,000140
    4 Mikko YlämäkiFinland164,500137
    5 Jonas SilfverSweden162,000135
    6 Georgios TsouloftasCyprus155,000129
    7 Oleh PritsakUkraine140,000117
    8 Per EngströmSweden130,000108
    9 Dmitri DamaskinEstonia125,600105
    10 Nikolajs JaluninsLatvia123,400103

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 1a Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Kehoe Flops a Set

    Christoffer Karlén
    Stephen Kehoe
    Level 8:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:88/203
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Action folded to Stephen Kehoe, who opened to 2,100 from the Lo-jack. Krzysztof Chmielowski made it 6,000 from the Cut-off, and Kehoe opted for the call.

    Both players checked the 10♣9♥4♠ flop, and the 3♣ turn. Kehoe bet 4,500 on the 5♣ river, and Chmielowski made the call fairly swiftly. Kehoe turned over 4♦4♠ for a flopped set, and Chmielowski acknowledged the winning hand.

    Stephen Kehoe: 94,000
    Krzysztof Chmielowski: 37,000

  • Reigning Champion Plays a Big Stack

    Christoffer Karlén
    Kaspars Butans 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table
    Kaspars Butans
    Level 8:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:91/201
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Scrolling through PokerLens, this poker.pro live reporter noticed Kaspars Butans in the field. Butans won the €1,100 Main Event during the 2025 Kings of Tallinn for €182,000, beating No Filter Poker Series founder Mounir Tajiou heads-up. That was the biggest-ever Kings of Tallinn Main Event; only time will tell whether the record will be broken this year.

    When this reporter strolled by Butans’ table, the board read 7♦7♠6♦10♠ with 16,500 in the middle. Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson (Small Blind) and Oleh Pritsak (Big Blind) both checked before Butans bet 6,500. Thanh Du Karlsson mucked instantly, but Pritsak made the call. The dealer revealed the Q♥ on the river; after another check from Pritsak, Butans sized up to 14,500. This sent Pritsak into the tank, and he spent two minutes there before making the call.

    Butans turned over Q♦Q♣ for a rivered full house. Pritsak grimaced before mucking his hand.

    Kaspars Butans: 134,000
    Oleh Pritsak: 68,000

  • Kicker Problems

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 8:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:96/201
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Marks Segins min-raised to 2,000 from UTG+1, and Hassan Halil decided to defend his Big Blind.

    After both players checked the 6♠7♥10♠ flop. Halil bet 3,500 on the 2♣ turn. Both players checked the J♥ river.

    Hassan Halil: A♥9♥
    Marks Segins: A♣Q♣

    Segins took home the small pot with a superior kicker.

  • Fishhooks for Tenno

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 8:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:108/197
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Ruslan Stjerbjuk opened to 2,200 UTG and was faced with a 5,400 three-bet from Vasilij Barna (Cut-off). Stjerbjuk made the call.

    Stjerbjuk check-called a 4,400 continuation bet from Barnaon the 3♥5♣10♥ flop. Action went check-check on the Q♦ turn, and on the K♦ river.

    Ruslan Stjerbjuk: 7♠7♣
    Vasilij Barna: J♣J♥

    Barna was awarded the pot with a superior pocket pair.

    Vasilij Barna: 69,000
    Ruslan Stjerbjuk: 36,000

  • Oberoi Takes From Sejer

    Christoffer Karlén
    Rohan Oberoi
    Rohan Oberoi
    Level 7:400/800 (800)
    Entries:109/191
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Rohan Oberoi opened to 2,000 UTG. Seated in the Big Blind, Martin Sejer was the sole caller.

    Sejer check-called a 1,000 continuation bet from Oberoi on the A♦K♠Q♦ flop. Action repeated itself on the 2♠ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Oberoi now was 3,500. Sejer completed the check trifecta on the 7♠ river, and Oberoi now forced his opponent all in for 12,600. Sejer folded faster than the speed of lightning.

    Rohan Oberoi: 43,000
    Martin Sejer: 12,600

  • €5,000 NLH High Roller Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Koutsoftas Flops the Nuts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jorgen Dyhrberg Andersen
    Level 6:300/600 (600)
    Entries:125/186
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Alexandros Koutsoftas opened to 2,000 from UTG+1. Jorgen Dyhrberg Andersen made the call from the Cut-off, and Davis Mihelsons decided to join in on the fun from the Big Blind.

    The action on the A♠K♦10♣ flop went down so fast; this poker journalist’s pen almost caught fire. Mihelsons checked, Koutsoftas continued for 1,300, Dyhrberg Andersen raised to 4,500, Mihelsons folded, Koutsoftas moved all in for 20,400, and Dyhrberg Andersen called.

    Alexandros Koutsoftas: Q♠J♦
    Jorgen Dyhrberg Andersen: A♦K♠

    What a sick flop for the guys. It would be all premium cards on the board as it completed with 10♥Q♦, and Koutsoftas secured a full double up with his flopped straight.

    Jorgen Dyhrberg Andersen: 43,000
    Alexandros Koutsoftas: 34,000

  • Chmielowski Doubles Up

    Christoffer Karlén
    Krzysztof Chmielowski
    Level 6:300/600 (600)
    Entries:131/186
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Krzysztof Chmielowski is back in Tallinn; the Polish player finished second in the €1,500 Main Event during the 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn back in August. Seated in the Hi-jack, Kalle Suvi opened to 1,200. Chmielowski then three-bet to 4,600 from the Big Blind, and Suvi decided to make the call.

    Chmielowski continued on the aggressive path with a 3,400 bet on the 8♠5♦5♣ flop, and Suvi made the call. Chmielowski slowed down and checked the 7♠ turn. Suvi put in a pile of blue 5,000 chips, forcing Chmielowski all in for 20,400. After 30 seconds’ worth of pondering, Chmielowski made the call.

    Kalle Suvi: 8♣6♣
    Krzysztof Chmielowski: Q♥Q♦

    Chmielowski was ahead, and he managed to dodge the many outs of Suvi on the J♠ river.

    Krzysztof Chmielowski: 56,700
    Kalle Suvi: 6,600

  • More Big Earners in the Field

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mikko Ylimäki

    More and more players keep entering Day 1a of the €1,100 Main Event. Below is a fresh list of some big winners that currently are in the field (source: The Hendon Mob).

    PlayerCountryTotal Live EarningsBest Live Cash
    Johan StoråkersSweden$3,856,423$486,000 (runner-up in the $5,500 NLH during the 2008 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic)
    Mikko YlämäkiFinland$427,692€76,657 (winner in the €3,500 Legends of the Game during the 2025 No Filter Nordic & Baltic Championship Tallinn)
    Peter JakslandDenmark$834,585$98,340 (fifth-place finish in the $2,200 Main Event during the 2018 Goliath Phamous Poker Series Las Vegas)
    Eduard RakussLatvia$741,449$109400 (seventy-fifth place finish in the $10,000 Main Event during the 2023 WSOP)
    Igor Pihela SrEstonia$1,082,004€204,250 (runner-up in the €2,700 Second Chance during the 2024 EPT Barcelona)
    Mounir TajiouSweden$963,754€266,700 (winner in the €10,000 Bombay Anniversary Invitational Tallinn)
    Algirdas SaveikisLithuania$783,139€172,850 (winner in the €500 Main Event during the 2022 Euro Poker Million Rozvadov)
    Gary FisherEngland$951,954$101,606 (fifth-place finish in the $1,000 Super Seniors during the 2024 WSOP)
    Glen KeoghIreland$728,258€255,800 (runner-up in the €2,200 PokerStars Open High Roller during the 2025 EPT Monte Carlo)

  • Top 10 Stacks in Day 1a

    Christoffer Karlén
    Georgios Tsouloftas

    Day 1a of the €1,100 Main Event is currently on Level 5; play will wrap up for the day after Level 9. Below are the 10 biggest stacks as of right now.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Georgios TsouloftasCyprus96,400193
    2 Richard BauerGermany88,400177
    3 Stavros PetychakisGreece87,400175
    4 Jae KimNorway87,000174
    5 Matte KarjalainenFinland83,400167
    6 Sergej BabincevLithuania83,000166
    7 Tal BarasofskyIsrael81,500163
    8 Frode AlfredsenNorway77,400155
    9 Mounir TajiouSweden71,200142
    10 Martin ZobelGermany71,000142

  • €200 NLH Celebrity Special Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

    Below are all the photos from yesterday’s €200 NLH Celebrity Special.

  • Is This the Year of the Swedes?

    Christoffer Karlén
    Abbe Mardiny

    During the 2025 Kings of Tallinn, the Swedes claimed zero trophies. This year, they’re back with a bang, and the Scandinavians are off to a great start. So far, four titles have gone to various Swedes.

    EventWinnerCountryFirst-place PayoutFieldPrize Pool
    €1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty Abbe MardinySweden€10,45080€34,400
    €555 NLH Seniors Event Lennart AnderssonSweden€9,48063€29,295
    €200 PL Baducey/Badacey Lena BjörnSweden€2,45044€6,956
    €200 PLO5/PLO5 Hi-Lo Thomas GrähsSweden€4,650115€18,182

  • €555 NLH Queens on the Horizon

    Christoffer Karlén
    Anne Bezdek

    In roughly two hours, the €555 NLH Queens will commence. This will be the second ladies’ event of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn; a couple of days ago, Anne Bezdek won the €250 NLH Queens for €3,540. Right now, there is a freebuy satellite to the €555 tournament going on; all ladies should take their shot.

    Below is a breakdown of the ladies’ events that have been played during the Kings of Tallinn throughout the years.

    FestivalEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€150 NLH Queens Ladies Event Monica ThingbotNorway€3,25699€12,226
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€150 NLH Queens of Tallinn Mystery Bounty Indrė MartovičiūtėLithuania€1,56089€5,407
    2023 Kings of tallinn€120 NLH Queens of Tallinn Ingrid PallEstonia€1,78095€9,120
    2022 Kings of Tallinn€60 NLH Ladies Event Giedre ValgemaeEstonia€1,07672€3,456
    2021 Kings of Tallinn€60 NLH Ladies Event Maarja MetsheinFinland€54428€1,344
    2020 Kings of Tallinn€60 NLH Queens of Tallinn Ladies Event Linda TanoEstonia€1,01062€2,945
    2019 Kings of Tallinn€110 NLH Ladies Kairit LeiboldEstonia€1,10034€3,230

  • €200 PL Sviten/PLO5 Attracts Mixed Games Enthusiasts

    Christoffer Karlén

    The €200 PL Sviten/PLO5 kicked off roughly one hour ago. PLO5 is, of course, an action-packed game in itself, with a big following. Sviten has grown increasingly popular; invented in Sweden, it’s the split-pot game that offers unparalleled action and is one of the most entertaining forms of poker.

    The €555 PL Sviten Championship, scheduled for Friday, February 13, may become even more popular. It’s the most popular game in Sweden, and rumors has it many Scandinavians are visisting the Kings of Tallinn just to play their favorite game.

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 1a Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    The players in Day 1a of the €1,100 Main Event have just returned from the first break of the day. Below are the 10 biggest stacks at this point.

    PositionNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Rohan OberoiSweden88,200294
    2 Jae KimNorway58,700196
    3 Per EngströmSweden56,000187
    4 Stavros PetychakisGreece52,100174
    5 Frode AlfredsenNorway50,700169
    6 Kalle SuviEstonia48,100160
    7 Alberto GonzalezSpain46,300154
    8 Jarmo SalonenFinland45,300151
    9 Jari LattiSweden44,600149
    10 Sander LithunNorway44,000147

  • Catch up on Yesterday’s Action

    Christoffer Karlén
    Martin Zobel

    Martin Zobel’s win in yesterday’s €555 NLH Championship was perhaps the highlight of Tuesday’s action. By pressing the link below, you can read poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer’s recap of yesterday’s action.

    READ THE FULL RECAP HERE

  • The Prestigeous €5,000 High Roller in Full Flare

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mounir Tajiou 2025 No Filter Poker

    Another tournament that is currently going on in the main tournament room is the €5,000 High Roller.

    There have been High Roller tournaments on the Kings of Tallinn schedules for many years, but last year was the first time it had the €5,000 buy-in. Then, Lithuanian Kestutis Jungevicius conquered a field that consisted of 58 entries to claim €90,380, which was the biggest share of the €264,480 prize pool.

    As of this very moment, the €5,000 High Roller has 20 entries; late registration is open until 18:00. Juha Helppi, Mounir Tajiou, Yaniv Peretz, Markkos Ladev, and Paul Newey are just some of the prominent names in the field, competing for arguably one of the most prestigious titles of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn.

  • Notable Names in the Field

    Christoffer Karlén

    Below are some (but far from all) notable names in Day 1a of the €1,100 Main Event, ranked by their results on The Hendon Mob. Also in the field is Germany’s Martin Zobel, who won yesterday’s €555 NLH Championship for €53,520.

    PlayerCountryTotal Live EarningsBest Live Cash
    Johan StoråkersSweden$3,856,423$486,000 (runner-up in the $5,500 Aruba Classic during the 2008 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic)
    Georgios TsouloftasGreece$2,246,676$642,300 (runner-up in the $5,300 Main Event during the 2024 EPT Cyprus)
    Gary FisherEngland$951,954$101,606 (fifth-place finish in the $1,000 Super Seniors during the 2024 WSOP)

  • The Noble History of the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event

    Christoffer Karlén

    Ever since the inaugural Kings of Tallinn back in 2015, the €1,100 Main Event has always been a staple on the schedule. The numbers speak for themselves; below is a breakdown of all former editions of the Kings of Tallinn Main Event.

    FestivalEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Kaspars ButansLatvia€182,0001181€1,098,330
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Edgaras KausinisLithuania€120,910914€859,160
    2023 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Priit ParmastoEstonia€97,400716€673,040
    2022 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Adam KharmanAustralia€64,280328€308,320
    2021 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Claudio Di GiacomoItaly€58,440298€280,120
    2020 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Johan KarlssonSweden€126,900674€640,300
    2019 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Vitalijs ZavorotnijsLatvia€85,300375€356,250
    2018 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Juha HelppiFinland€62,000268€254,600
    2017 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Matias KnaapinenFinland€45,007247€234,650
    2016 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Johan CreutzSweden€52,200198€240,100
    2015 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Ranno SootlaEstonia€37,730140€137,200

  • €1,100 Main Event in Full Swing

    Christoffer Karlén

    Welcome, everyone, to the sixth day of live coverage during the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. Northern Europe’s biggest poker festival has reached its halfway point, and the action won’t slow down. Today, the €1,100 Main Event kicks off, and with its €1,000,000 guarantee, it’s destined to be a blockbuster of a tournament.

    Day 1a is in full swing; it commenced at 12:00, and currently, there are 84 players in the first starting-day flight. Day 1b also makes its appearance on today’s schedule; it will kick off at 19:00.

    Another event which will attract its fair share of players is the €200 PL Sviten/PLO5. Sviten is the favorite game of many, and with a prestigious title up for grabs, it’s an educated guess there will be a swarm of contenders.

    Check out the full schedule for today below. Today’s live blog will focus on a little bit of everything, and it’ll be live until the conclusion of Day 1a of the Main Event (approximately 22:00).

    TimeEvent
    12:00Event #38: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1A, Plays 9 Levels Day 1, €1,000,000 GUARANTEED!
    12:00Event #39: €5,000 NLH Highroller, 6-handed
    12:00Event #40: €80 PLO5 Satellite to €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship, 5 x €1,100 SEATS GTD! 8-handed
    13:00Event #41: FREEBUY NLH Satellite, €20 Rebuys & Add-On, 3 x €555 Queens Seats GTD! Women Only
    14:00Event #42: €350 NLH DeepStack Progressive Bounty, €100 Progressive Bounties
    14:00Event #43: €200 PL Sviten/ PLO5, Button Round Each, 6-handed
    17:00Event #44: €555 NLH Queens, Women Only, 6-handed
    17:00Event #45: €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship Day 1, 8-handed, Plays Down to 13% of the Field Day 1
    18:00Event #46: €150 PLO5 Satellite to €3,000 PLO4/PLO5 Highroller, 3 x €3,000 SEATS GTD! 8-handed
    19:00Event #38: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1B, 40 min levels, Plays 9 Levels Day 1, €1,000,000 GUARANTEED!
    20:00Event #47: €150 NLH Mega-Satellite to the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event, 10 x €1,100 SEATS GTD!
    22:30Event #48: €200 NLH Turbo, 8-handed

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 1c Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    Day 1c of the €1,100 Main Event attracted 396 entries. Below are the chip counts of those 137 who made it through to Day 2.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Vu VuongFinland259,000
    2 David MarfilSpain203,000
    3 Guillermo CifuentesSpain198,100
    4 Arkadiusz LiszewskiPoland197,900
    5 Franky GreenEngland196,800
    6 Andreas BacklundFinland193,700
    7 Yaniv PeretzIsrael188,700
    8 Miro SankalaFinland188,200
    9 Enea SubashiGreece188,000
    10 Glen KeoghIreland187,500
    11 Rene CifuentesSpain176,000
    12 Ranno SootlaEstonia169,000
    13 John DwyerIreland166,400
    14 Ben MillerEngland163,200
    15 Meelis AhmanEstonia157,000
    16 Vegard NygaardNorway156,400
    17 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael150,400
    18 Ossi SoininenFinland150,100
    19 Jenny WesterlundSweden144,100
    20 Marius BareisisLithuania143,400
    21 Elvijs KergalvisLatvia140,300
    22 Davis MihelsonsLatvia137,800
    23 Janis VasiljevsLatvia136,700
    24 Erio ErmannEstonia136,000
    25 Giedre ValgemäeLithuania134,000
    26 Helge BjorlowNorway132,000
    27 Ziga KlopcicSlovenia130,900
    28 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine130,400
    29 Ruslan StserbjukEstonia128,000
    30 Linda NguyenNorway127,700
    31 David ÖzmenSweden125,000
    32 Herli OlopEstonia123,100
    33 Vidar AssersenNorway119,700
    34 Noel SuomalainenFinland119,200
    35 Vytautas BaltrusaitisLithuania115,900
    36 Jesper HansenDenmark110,000
    37 Deividas DaubarisLithuania109,700
    38 Lluis GranoSpain107,000
    39 Lars OttesenDenmark106,800
    40 Tapio VihakasFinland105,000
    41 Hanna HeinloEstonia103,600
    42 Yigal YifrahNetherlands102,900
    43 Andres AllsaluEstonia101,200
    44 Robertas JasnauskasLithuania98,100
    45 Kristian HagevikNorway97,900
    46 Andreas WernerSweden96,500
    47 Davor PavicSweden93,700
    48 Dalius BalciunasLithuania93,500
    49 Martin SejerDenmark93,500
    50 Vitalii ShcherbaUkraine90,500
    51 Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine90,200
    52 Egidijus MatonisLithuania89,800
    53 Yevhen SukhovUkraine88,500
    54 Seppo ParkkinenFinland87,700
    55 Maksim PetrovEstonia87,100
    56 Antti RaasuFinland86,400
    57 Timo RantamäkiFinland86,100
    58 Savvas MitsikouridisCyprus86,000
    59 Ole HovNorway85,600
    60 Mika HautakangasSweden83,500
    61 Sebastian George CraneEngland82,400
    62 Klaudijus BajorasLithuania81,300
    63 John LauschSweden81,200
    64 Andrew WardEngland80,400
    65 Glen KolmerEstonia78,800
    66 Priit ParmastoEstonia78,700
    67 Amadeus JanottaGermany76,700
    68 Igor PihelaEstonia76,000
    69 Karolis KutkauskasLithuania75,700
    70 Audrius NavickasLithuania75,500
    71 Stanislovas VinicenkaLithuania75,500
    72 Toni NiinivaaraFinland75,200
    73 Riku KoivurinneFinland73,400
    74 Mathias SiljanderFinland71,500
    75 Mantas UrbonasLithuania71,200
    76 Teemu SattanenFinland70,300
    77 Jort HagedoornNetherlands69,700
    78 Lev MargolinIsrael69,700
    79 Gints OzolsLatvia68,200
    80 Vytautas SemaskaLithuania68,000
    81 Gustav SandströmSweden67,700
    82 Rasmus SihvonenFinland66,500
    83 Mats PalokangasFinland66,200
    84 Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania66,000
    85 Girts ZarinsLatvia65,700
    86 Erik FribergSweden65,600
    87 Tomas MontrimasLithuania65,500
    88 Mario StaufferSwitzerland65,300
    89 Marek SelgeveerEstonia64,300
    90 Andrejs StepanovsLatvia63,500
    91 Thomas GrähsSweden61,800
    92 Mark MetslaEstonia61,700
    93 Henri PiironenFinland60,000
    94 Jonatan ForsFinland57,400
    95 Karolis SereikaLithuania57,200
    96 Aki PyysingFinland53,100
    97 Remy MägiEstonia51,800
    98 Martins SulteLatvia51,800
    99 Rudolfs SadrinsLatvia51,400
    100 Sarunas MatuleviciusLithuania50,900
    101 Kaius KiidliEstonia49,600
    102 Jurijs MaciksLatvia49,500
    103 Nathan RuellBelgium48,800
    104 Vasilis NikolasSweden47,800
    105 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania47,500
    106 Anthon BurvallSweden46,700
    107 Wouter BeltzNetherlands43,700
    108 Vilius ZabarauskasLithuania42,800
    109 Vladyslav TaranUkraine42,500
    110 Risto PärnatEstonia41,700
    111 Martin PiikEstonia41,100
    112 Gustav EkhagenSweden39,100
    113 Emil JägerFinland38,500
    114 Kevin KõreEstonia36,000
    115 Edgars AugstkalnsLatvia33,900
    116 Eli MalcaSweden33,000
    117 Maciej KomorowskiPoland32,300
    118 Hugh DesmondIreland31,800
    119 Riku MäättäFinland30,000
    120 Janis ViatersLatvia29,800
    121 Ilja-Ülo NukkaEstonia28,800
    122 Johan AlenFinland28,500
    123 Tomas GudaitisLithuania27,700
    124 Sigmar LeppikEstonia27,500
    125 Niko HänninenFinland27,200
    126 Kaspars RengaLatvia26,800
    127 Kristaps KovalevskisLatvia26,000
    128 Albert OstrovskijLithuania23,900
    129 Toms VilcinsLatvia21,800
    130 Carl NordströmSweden20,200
    131 Jevgenijs SapronenkoLatvia20,200
    132 Mihail LeidermanEstonia19,500
    133 Sami KyröläinenFinland19,400
    134 Anu LiljaFinland16,300
    135 Maris HralovskisLatvia16,000
    136 Paul NeweyEngland11,820
    137 Stephen WoodheadEngland10,600

  • That’s a Wrap

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:137/395
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The final hand of the €1,100 Main Event Day 1c is done and dusted. The 137 remaining competitors are now bagging their chips for Day 2.

    That wraps up today’s poker.pro live coverage. The editorial office will soon return with the chip counts from Day 1c. Tomorrow’s coverage will start tomorrow at 12:00, when Day 2 of the flagship tournament kicks off.

    If you want even more action from the 2026 Kings of Tallinn, the conclusion of the €3,000 PLO4/5 High Roller is currently being broadcast. Watch it through the embedded player above.

  • The Komorowski Survival

    Christoffer Karlén
    Vu Vuong
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:146/396
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Vu Vuong opened to 2,500, and was faced with a 17,300 all in from Maciej Komorowski in the Small Blind. After receiving the count, Vuong made the call.

    Maciej Komorowski: 4♦4♥
    Vu Vuong: 5♣4♣

    Not ideal for Vuong, and Komorowski’s small pocket pair would prove to be good as the board spelled out K♠J♥9♠7♣7♠.

    Vu Vuong: 125,000
    Maciej Komorowski: 36,000

  • Temperature’s Rising

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ruslan Stserbjuk
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:153/396
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Ruslan Stserbjuk opened to 2,500 from the Hi-jack, and was faced with a 10,500 three-bet from Arkadiusz Liszewski (Small Blind). After some consideration, Stserbjuk made the call.

    Liszewski decided to check the J♥7♥10♦ flop, and Stserbjuk felt the terrain with an 11,500 bet. Liszewski made the call, and the dealer revealed the 9♦ turn. After another check from Liszewski, Stjerbjuk now sized up to an impressive 40,000. This was too much for Liszewski, who decided to let his hand go.

    There are roughly 30 minutes remaining for the last level of the day.

    Ruslan Stserbjuk: 135,000
    Arkadiusz Liszewski: 120,000

  • Big Stacks at the Final Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:175/395
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The €1,100 Main Event Day 1c players are soon returning after the final break of the day. Below are 10 of the biggest stacks.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 David MarfilSpain196,000163
    2 Ben MillerEngland188,000157
    3 Glen KeoghIreland176,000147
    4 Erio ErmannEstonia170,000142
    5 Vegard NygaardNorway167,000139
    6 Franky GreenEngland163,000136
    7 Vu VuongFinland160,000133
    8 Karolis KutkauskasLithuania156,000130
    9 Hanna HeinloEstonia154,000128
    10 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael152,000127

  • The Plot Thickens

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ahmad Niazi
    Level 8:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:175/395
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Ahmad Niazi min-raised to 2,000 from UTG+1. Vytautas Semaska called from the Button before Ole Hov made it 8,000 from the Small Blind. Both of his opponents made the call.

    All three contestants checked the 6♥2♠J♠ flop. Action was checked to Semaska on the Q♠ turn, and he bet 11,500, leaving himself with 25,000 behind. Hov mucked, but Niazi made the call.

    After another check from Niazi on the A♥ river, Semaska utilized his five blue 5,000 chips to go all in. This sent Niazi into the tank. “You show if I fold?” he asked his opponent. No answer, and Niazi soon enough mucked his hand. Semaska didn’t show; we’ll never know what he had.

    Ahmad Niazi: 112,000
    Vytautas Semaska: 83,000

  • The Westerlund Rollercoaster

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jenny Westerlund
    Level 8:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:177/393
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Klaudijus Bajoras opened to 2,200 from the Lo-jack before Vilius Zabarauskas made it 5,800 from the Cut-off. Jenny Westerlund made the call from the Big Blind, and when action came back to Bajoras, he put out a hefty 60,000 raise. Zabarauskas folded, but Westerlund committed her 40,000 stack to make the call.

    Klaudijus Bajoras: A♣K♠
    Jenny Westerlund: 10♥10♦

    Westerlund’s tens benefited from the 6♥8♠8♦7♦9♦ runout, and she is again up to roughly 100,000. Her stack is jojoing up and down today.

    Jenny Westerund: 87,300
    Klaudijus Bajoras: 38,000

  • Second Batch of €1,100 Main Event Day 1c Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén
    card protector
    card protector
    card protector
    Godfred Justin Wannis
    Noel Suomalainen
    Ranno Sootla
    Carl Henrik Gustafsson
    dealers
    Tadas Gencerauskas
    Carl Nordström
    Ahmad Jan Niazi
    Sarunas Matulevicius
    Andreas Werner
    Andreas Werner
    Vesa Antero Nieminen
    Justinas Adomauskas
    Justinas Adomauskas
    Yigal Yifrah
    Seppo Paavo Parkkinen
    Marek Selgeveer
    Marek Selgeveer
    Victor Amat
    Anders Bengtsson aka Bengan, Christoffer Karlen
    team shirt
    Mihail Leiderman
    James Noonan
    Artem Berliand
    Artem Berliand
    Taavi Välisson
    Glen Kolmer
    Glen Kolmer

  • Meanwhile in Day 1d

    Christoffer Karlén
    Linas Bulksas

    Day 1d of the €1,100 Main Event is also ongoing. This poker.pro live reporter managed to catch a big hand.

    Playing Blinds 100/200 with a 200 Ante, Linas Bulksas opened to 1,900 from the Hi-jack. Roman Jezov made it 3,800 from the Button, only to be faced with a 9,200 four-bet from Bulksas. Jezov made the call.

    Bulksas put out 6,000 on the Q♥4♣10♣ flop, and Jezov moved all in for 20,000. Bulksas made the call without hesitation.

    Roman Jezov: J♦J♣
    Linas Bulksas: A♦A♣

    Jezov was in rough shape, and no miracle jack or any other help for him as the board completed with 9♥10♥. Bulksas’ stack is so big that it would even be twice the average in Day 1c.

    Linas Bulksas: 125,000
    Roman Jezov: 0

  • Boats All Around

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mihail Leiderman
    Level 7:400/800 (800)
    Entries:204/387
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Perttu Kvist opened to 1,600 from the Hi-jack. It would turn out to be somewhat of a family pot; Mihail Leiderman (Cut-off), Andrew Ward (Button), Edvinas Balciunas (Small Blind), and Eivind Vold (Big Blind) all made the call.

    Action was checked to Leiderman on the K♦8♦K♥ flop, and he bet 2,000. Vold and Kvist both made the call. After another round of checking to Leiderman on the 8♠ turn, he moved all in for 6,400. Vold made the call before Kvist mucked his hand.

    Mihail Leiderman: K♣J♣
    Eivind Vold: J♠8♥

    No quads for Vold on the A♠ river, and Leiderman was awarded the pot with a superior full house.

    Eivind Vold: 74,000
    Mihail Leiderman: 28,000

  • Kings Cracked

    Christoffer Karlén
    Arsen Petrunin
    Level 7:400/800 (800)
    Entries:204/387
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Arsen Petrunin opened to 2,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated right next to him, Linda Nguyen (Hi-jack) was the sole caller.

    Petrunin dipped his toes in the waters with a 2,100 bet on the A♦4♥10♥ flop, and Nguyen made the call. Petrunin then check-called a 4,000 bet from Nguyen on the 5♣ turn. After another check from Petrunin on the A♣ river, Nguyen bet 10,000. Petrunin, who had 12,000 in his stack, settled for a call.

    Linda Nguyen: A♥Q♠
    Arsen Petrunin: K♠K♣

    Unfortunate for Petrunin, who survived with scraps.

    Linda Nguyen: 85,000
    Arsen Petrunin: 2,000

  • Chip Counts at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 7:400/800 (800)
    Entries:213/380
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The €1,100 Main Event Day 1c players have resumed play after yet another break. Below are some of the biggest stacks this poker.pro live reporter was able to identify.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Vegard NygaardNorway166,000208
    2 Marius BareisisLithuania154,000193
    3 Vu VuongFinland145,000181
    4 Ahmad NiaziNetherlands139,000174
    5 David MarfilSpain138,000173
    6 Ossi SoininenFinland138,000173
    7 Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine128,000160
    8 Martin SejerDenmark126,000158
    9 Erio ErmannEstonia125,000156
    10 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine125,000156
    11 Guillermo CifuentesSpain119,000149
    12 Noel SuomalainenFinland108,000135
    13 Vytautas BaltrusaitisLithuania107,600135

  • Straight Versus Straight

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jawad Habib
    Level 6:300/600 (600)
    Entries:219/380
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Jawad Habib opened to 1,500 from the Hi-jack, and was faced with a 3,200 three-bet from Andreas Bennsten from the Button. Habib made the call.

    Habib check-called a 2,500 bet from Bennsten on the K♥3♠10♠ flop. “How much do you have?” Bennsten asked Habib after he checked the Q♦ turn. He then forced his opponent all in for 13,900, and Habib snap-called.

    Andreas Bennsten: J♠9♥
    Jawad Habib: A♣J♥

    Both players had a straight, but Habib’s was superior. After the Q♠ river, the dealer pushed the chips to Habib.

    Jawad Habib: 40,700
    Andreas Bennsten: 32,000

  • Kannerstedt Doubles

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 6:300/600 (600)
    Entries:230/379
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Action folded to Ismael Dominguez, who min-raised to 1,200 from the Hi-jack. Daniel Kannerstedt then made it 5,000 from the Cut-off. Back to Dominguez, who forced his Swedish opponent all in for 20,000 in total. Kannerstedt counted his stack before making the call.

    Ismael Dominguez: A♠K♠
    Daniel Kannerstedt: J♥J♠

    It was a classic coin flip confrontation, and Kannerstedt’s fishhooks were good as the board spelled out 7♥9♣8♦8♥10♠.

    Daniel Kannerstedt: 41,500
    Ismael Dominguez: 14,000

  • €1,100 PLO4/5 Championship Live Stream

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player

    The live-stream of the €1,100 PLO4/5 Championship is now live, with Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund and Jason Glatzer commentating. Watch the live-stream through the video player above.

  • Impressive Call by Westerlund

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jenny Westerlund
    Level 5:200/500 (500)
    Entries:253/362
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The board read 2♦J♥K♥Q♠ with 11,500 in the middle. Jenny Westerlund check-called a 3,400 bet from Vilius Zabarauskas, and the dealer revealed the 9♥ river. Westerlund now bet 3,100 and was faced with a 16,000 raise from her Lithuanian opponent. Westerlund spent two, perhaps three minutes in the tank before making the call.

    Vilius Zabarauskas: Q♥J♠
    Jenny Westerlund: J♣10♠

    A sublime call under immense pressure from Westerlund, and she is now back to 100,000 after losing some unfortunate pots earlier.

    Jenny Westerlund: 108,000
    Vilius Zabarauskas: 45,000

  • Chip Counts at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 5:200/500 (500)
    Entries:258/331
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The players in Day 1c of the €1,100 Main Event have just returned after a 15-minute break. Below are 10 of the biggest stacks in the room.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Martin SejerDenmark139,000278
    2 Carl NordströmSweden112,000224
    3 Yeray PerezEstonia111,000222
    4 Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania105,000210
    5 Trond KristoffersenNorway104,000208
    6 Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine100,000200
    7 Vytautas BaltrusaitisLithuania94,000188
    8 Robertas JasnauskasLithuania92,000184
    9 Jesper HansenDenmark86,000172
    10 Egidijus MatonisLithuania85,000170

  • Battle of the Draws

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 4:200/400 (400)
    Entries:258/327
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Justinas Adomauskas opened to 1,000 from the Hi-jack. Linas Bulksas made it 3,500 from the Button; Ruslan Stserbjuk called from the Big Blind before Adomauskas mucked.

    The action on the 4♦2♦10♣ was most certainly rapid. Stserbjuk checked, Bulksas bet 2,500, Stserbjuk made it 7,500, Bulksas forced his opponent all in for roughly 16,000, and Stserbjuk made the call.

    Linas Bulksas: 8♦6♦
    Ruslan Stserbjuk: A♦5♦

    Stserbjuk was looking good with the superior flush draw, but as Bulksas improved to a straight on the 3♥5♠ runout, he was awarded the pot and stacked Stserbjuk off.

    Linas Bulksas: 42,000
    Ruslan Stserbjuk: 0

  • Kutkauskas Doubles Up

    Christoffer Karlén
    Karolis Kutkauskas
    Level 4:200/400 (400)
    Entries:256/313
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Seated UTG, Karolis Kutkauskas opened to 1,000. Elvijs Kergalvis made the call from UTG+1 before Yayan Chen made it 3,500 from the Cut-off. Kutkauskas made the call, while Kergalvis decided to muck his hand.

    Kutkauskas check-called a 2,500 bet from Chen on the A♠Q♦3♣ flop. Action repeated itself on the 8♠ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Chen now was 8,000. On the 10♠ river, Kutkauskas immediately moved all in for 17,300. Chen leaned back in his chair, and he let out a chuckle that screamed, “Is this really happening?” Eventually, he made the call.

    Karolis Kutkauskas: 4♠3♠
    Yayan Chen: A♥K♠

    Runner-runner flush for Kutkauskas, and he received a full double-up at the expense of Chen.

    Karolis Kutkauskas: 65,000
    Yayan Chen: 37,000

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 1c Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Westerlund Adds to Already Impressive Stack

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jenny Westerlund
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:249/284
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Seated UTG+1, Jenny Westerlund opened to 800. Anthony Phillips called from the Cut-off before Tahsin Majumder made it 2,700 from the Button. Westerlund called, and Phillips folded.

    The first-ever female WSOP Circuit Tallinn Main Event champion check-called a 3,700 bet from Majumder on the 10♦8♣5♦ flop. She checked again on the 4♣ turn, and Majumder continued for 6,700. After some consideration, Westerlund forced her German opponent all in for roughly 30,000 in total. Majumder took his time before, ultimately, making the call.

    Jenny Westerlund: 4♦4♠
    Tahsin Majumder: J♥J♦

    Majumder did not improve his hand on the A♣ river, and as his bullet came to an end, Westerlund now plays three times the average stack.

    Jenny Westerlund: 100,000
    Tahsin Majumder: 0

  • An Unlikely Runout

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:249/282
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Action folded to Ruslan Stserbjuk, who opened to 800 from the Button. Erio Ermann made it 1,800 from the Small Blind, before Stserbjuk moved all in for a mere 2,600. Naturally, Ermann made the call.

    Ruslan Stserbjuk: Q♣10♥
    Erio Ermann: A♥3♦

    Stserbjuk rose from his chair and saluted “Good game” to his table mates once he saw the A♠4♥3♣ flop. The old trick always works; the board completed with Q♥Q♠, and trip queens ensured Stserbjuk’s survival.

    Erio Ermann: 35,000
    Ruslan Stserbjuk: 5,800

  • The Noble History of the €1,100 PLO Championship

    Christoffer Karlén
    Gisle Olsen
    Gisle Olsen

    Ever since 2021, a €1,100 PLO tournament of some form has been a part of the Kings of Tallinn schedule. Below is a breakdown of the previous events.

    FestivalEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 PLO4/5 Championship Gisle OlsenNorway€52,280271€252,030
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 PLO4/5 Championship Per-Thorben KastenGermany€21,25098€101,520
    2023 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 PLO4/5 Championship Kaspars ButansLatvia€18,58074€69,560
    2022 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 PLO Championship Arkadiusz LiszweskiPoland€12,03032€30,080
    2021 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 PLO4/5 Robin PalmSweden€14,00035€35,000

  • Big Stacks at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:207/212
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    It’s the first break of Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event. Below are the top 10 biggest stacks at this point.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania76,800
    2 Timo RantamäkiFinland75,200
    3 Robertas JasnauskasLithuania68,200
    4 Yeray PerezEstonia62,100
    5 Vytautas BaltrusaitisLithuania61,400
    6 Egidijus MatonisLithuania59,600
    7 Ben MillerEngland57,400
    8 Aki PyysingFinland53,200
    9 Ossi SoininenFinland52,100
    10 Tomas MontrimasLithuania51,200

  • Prominent Names in the Field

    Christoffer Karlén
    Roope Tarmi
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:207/212
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Judging by The Hendon Mob, below are some of the most prominent players currently in Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event.

    PlayerCountryTotal Live EarningsBest Live Cash
    Roope TarmiFinland$1,272,013€102,850 (winner of the €6,300 High Roller 8-Max during the 2024 Masters Classics of Poker Amsterdam)
    Igor Pihela SrEstonia$1,082,004€204,250 (runner-up of the €2,700 Second Chance during the 2024 EPT Barcelona)
    Jari MähönenFinland$1,020,691€48,610 (runner-up of the €1,100 Seniors 50+ during the 2022 EPT Barcelona)
    Aki PyysingFinland$931,098€52,096 (winner of the €2,100 PLO during the 2012 Midnight Sun Helsinki)
    Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland$867,984€101,909 (runner-up of the €2,600 NLH during the 2008 Helsinki Freezeout Poker Tournament)
    Kaspars RengaLatvia$706,663€200,000 (fifth-place finish of the €5,300 Main Event during the 2011 EPT Deauville)
    Vegard “Gaffel” NygaardNorway$631,867€102,780 (winner of the €800 Main Event during the 2014 Norwegian Championship of Poker)

  • Westerlund had Dinner Last Night

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jenny Westerlund
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:207/212
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The reigning WSOP Circuit Tallinn €1,500 Main Event champion, Jenny Westerlund, is one of the 207 players currently in Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event. This poker.pro live reporter strolled by her table, when she revealed that she managed to make dinner with Swedish poker legend Johan Storåkers at The Able Butcher last night, just before the kitchen closed.

    In terms of her tournament life, Westerlund has already doubled her stack with A♠A♣ against her opponent’s K♥K♦. What a life!

    Jenny Westerlund: 50,000

  • Sneaky Move by Alvariza

    Christoffer Karlén
    Nicolas Alvariza
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:203/208
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Nicolas Alvariza opened to 800 UTG. Jari Mähönen made the call from the Lo-jack, and Martins Sulte joined in on the fun from the Button.

    All three players checked the 5♥6♠J♠ flop. Action was checked to Sulte on the 10♣ turn, who dipped his toes in the waters with a 1,600 bet. Then, faster than the speed of lightning, Alvariza put in a raise to 3,500. Mähönen swiftly folded before Sulte made the call.

    The dealer revealed the K♠ river, and Alvariza put out an intimidating 16,000. “What do you think I have?” Sulte tried to engage his opponent in some table talk. After spending perhaps two minutes in the tank, Sulte mucked his hand. A revealed Alvariza revealed his 9♥7♣ holdings for a creative bluff.

    Nicolas Alvariza: 50,000
    Martins Sulte: 30,000

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 1b Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event attracted 75 entries. Below are the chip counts for those 30 who secured a Day 2 bag.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Henri AntikainenFinland168,800
    2 Patrik FalkSweden152,600
    3 Ionel SerbuRomania139,000
    4 Sebastian WahlFinland128,000
    5 Vladas BurneikisLithuania127,700
    6 Andrejs KovalovsLatvia126,300
    7 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania114,000
    8 James WynneIreland100,600
    9 Anders GodeSweden94,400
    10 Oskar OjaveerEstonia93,400
    11 Romperto KoskinidisGreece91,000
    12 Mairo ToriEstonia82,300
    13 Liisi VoltriEstonia81,900
    14 Jari NikunlassiFinland78,200
    15 Mohamed FawziIreland73,300
    16 Sebastian Von ToperczerGermany72,700
    17 Robert CarlssonSweden72,200
    18 Michel KarimSweden65,000
    19 Mounir TajiouSweden62,000
    20 Lawend HimmoSweden54,400
    21 Rudolfs VosvenieksLatvia49,600
    22 Virgo LaansooEstonia43,200
    23 Tanel TammelaEstonia33,800
    24 Baptiste CaimFrance30,400
    25 Rohan OberoiSweden24,100
    26 Mikael HedbergSweden23,300
    27 Mihkel KallEstonia21,900
    28 Tapio AaltonenFinland21,800
    29 Hanno KeremEstonia19,400
    30 Henri SchalinFinland9,400

  • Presumptions Set for the €1,100 PLO4/5 Championship Finale

    Christoffer Karlén
    Fabian Bartuschk

    Yesterday, the €1,100 PLO4/5 Championship played down to the money. The tournament wrapped up perhaps one hour before midnight, with 16 players bagging their chips for today’s finale. They are set to take their seats at 13:00 (i.e., in 10 minutes) and keep fighting for the €32,070 first-place payout.

    England’s Sebastian Crane has earned himself the best presumptions for today; he is the chip leader with a 484,000 stack. Fabian Bartuschk is not far behind, playing 424,000. Bartuschk’s team is currently fifth in the Team Challenge rankings; he will look to earn more crucial points for “Barrie’s Angels”.

    At 15:30, the tournament will be live-streamed, with commentators Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund and Jason Glatzer. When the stream is live, the link to it will be posted here on the blog.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Sebastian CraneEngland484,000
    2 Fabian BartuschkGermany424,000
    3 Erik GrönbergFinland377,000
    4 Janne PeltoniemiFinland369,000
    5 Deniss LebedevsLatvia368,000
    6 Roi GibsteinGermany320,000
    7 Arunas GarunkstisLithuania306,000
    8 Tomas SzaboSlovakia285,000
    9 Tarjei ForusNorway279,000
    10 Jari KurikkaFinland217,000
    11 Oleksandr NovoselskyiUkraine191,000
    12 Arturas ZukovasLithuania132,000
    13 Mikko YlämäkiFinland116,000
    14 Sami PaananenFinland109,000
    15 Anthony PhillipsEngland99,000
    16 Vytautas SemaskaLithuania83,000

  • More Titles to Sweden

    Christoffer Karlén
    Erik Friberg

    Compared to the 2025 Kings of Tallinn, this year’s edition of Northern Europe’s biggest live poker festival is going better for the Swedes. Zero titles last year would prove to be nothing more than a temporary speedbump for the Scandinavians; after yesterday, Sweden has now claimed six titles.

    Prior to the festival’s sixth day, Sweden had already claimed four titles. When the dust settled yesterday, two more winners waving the blue/yellow flag emerged victorious. Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk got lucky on his sixth bullet in the €200 PL Sviten/PLO5, and claimed the win for €4,550. This poker.pro live journalist will do his very best to schedule an interview with the farmer later today.

    What is arguably even more impressive is Erik Friberg’s win in the prestigious €5,000 High Roller. Forty-two entries yielded a €209,760 prize pool, and after conquering a field that included prominent names such as Juha Helppi, Ranno Sootla, and Roope Tarmi, the legendary Swedish player claimed the trophy and the €71,700.

    It’s worth mentioning that Lennart Andersson came second in the €200 NLH Turbo, coming very close to earning Sweden a third trophy on Wednesday.

    2026 Kings of Tallinn – Swedish Winners

    EventPlayerSwedenFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    €1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty Abbe MardinySweden€10,45080€34,400
    €555 NLH Seniors Event Lennart AnderssonSweden€9,48063€29,295
    €200 PL Baducey/Badacey Lena BjörnSweden€2,45044€6,956
    €200 PLO5/PLO5 Hi-Lo Thomas GrähsSweden€4,650115€18,182
    €5,000 NLH High Roller Erik FribergSweden€71,70046€209,760
    €200 PL Sviten/PLO5 Martin “Franke” von ZweigbergkSweden€4,550130€20,553

  • €1,100 Main Event Headlines Thursday’s Schedule

    Christoffer Karlén

    Good morning, all poker enthusiasts, and welcome to the seventh day of poker.pro live coverage from the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. The action has been immense so far this festival, and as the weekend is approaching, the Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel will only get busier and busier.

    Today’s play kicked off with Day 1c of the €1,100 Main Event. Currently, there are 108 players in the mix, a number that is expected to grow significantly. Just like yesterday, poker.pro will focus mostly on the Main Event today, and the live coverage will wrap up with the conclusion of the third starting-day flight. That being said, there will still be some overall coverage, as there is much more than the Main Event that’s worth following this glorious Thursday

    TimeEvent
    12:00Event #38: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1C, Plays 9 Levels Day 1, €1,000,000 GUARANTEED!
    12:00Event #49: €80 Last Chance Satellite to the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event, 5 x €1,100 SEATS GTD!
    13:00Event #45: €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship Final Day
    13:00Event #50: €3,000 PLO4/PLO5 Highroller, 6-handed
    15:00Event #51: €200 NLH DeepStack Progressive Bounty, €80 Progressive Bounties
    19:00Event #38: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1D, 40 min levels, Plays 9 Levels Day 1, €1,000,000 GUARANTEED!
    19:30Event #52: €350 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty, €100 Progressive Bounties, 6-handed
    21:00Event #53: €555 NLH
    22:30Event #54: €200 NLH Turbo

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  • €1,100 Main Event Day 1c Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    Day 1c of the €1,100 Main Event attracted 396 entries. Below are the chip counts of those 137 who made it through to Day 2.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Vu VuongFinland259,000
    2 David MarfilSpain203,000
    3 Guillermo CifuentesSpain198,100
    4 Arkadiusz LiszewskiPoland197,900
    5 Franky GreenEngland196,800
    6 Andreas BacklundFinland193,700
    7 Yaniv PeretzIsrael188,700
    8 Miro SankalaFinland188,200
    9 Enea SubashiGreece188,000
    10 Glen KeoghIreland187,500
    11 Rene CifuentesSpain176,000
    12 Ranno SootlaEstonia169,000
    13 John DwyerIreland166,400
    14 Ben MillerEngland163,200
    15 Meelis AhmanEstonia157,000
    16 Vegard NygaardNorway156,400
    17 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael150,400
    18 Ossi SoininenFinland150,100
    19 Jenny WesterlundSweden144,100
    20 Marius BareisisLithuania143,400
    21 Elvijs KergalvisLatvia140,300
    22 Davis MihelsonsLatvia137,800
    23 Janis VasiljevsLatvia136,700
    24 Erio ErmannEstonia136,000
    25 Giedre ValgemäeLithuania134,000
    26 Helge BjorlowNorway132,000
    27 Ziga KlopcicSlovenia130,900
    28 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine130,400
    29 Ruslan StserbjukEstonia128,000
    30 Linda NguyenNorway127,700
    31 David ÖzmenSweden125,000
    32 Herli OlopEstonia123,100
    33 Vidar AssersenNorway119,700
    34 Noel SuomalainenFinland119,200
    35 Vytautas BaltrusaitisLithuania115,900
    36 Jesper HansenDenmark110,000
    37 Deividas DaubarisLithuania109,700
    38 Lluis GranoSpain107,000
    39 Lars OttesenDenmark106,800
    40 Tapio VihakasFinland105,000
    41 Hanna HeinloEstonia103,600
    42 Yigal YifrahNetherlands102,900
    43 Andres AllsaluEstonia101,200
    44 Robertas JasnauskasLithuania98,100
    45 Kristian HagevikNorway97,900
    46 Andreas WernerSweden96,500
    47 Davor PavicSweden93,700
    48 Dalius BalciunasLithuania93,500
    49 Martin SejerDenmark93,500
    50 Vitalii ShcherbaUkraine90,500
    51 Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine90,200
    52 Egidijus MatonisLithuania89,800
    53 Yevhen SukhovUkraine88,500
    54 Seppo ParkkinenFinland87,700
    55 Maksim PetrovEstonia87,100
    56 Antti RaasuFinland86,400
    57 Timo RantamäkiFinland86,100
    58 Savvas MitsikouridisCyprus86,000
    59 Ole HovNorway85,600
    60 Mika HautakangasSweden83,500
    61 Sebastian George CraneEngland82,400
    62 Klaudijus BajorasLithuania81,300
    63 John LauschSweden81,200
    64 Andrew WardEngland80,400
    65 Glen KolmerEstonia78,800
    66 Priit ParmastoEstonia78,700
    67 Amadeus JanottaGermany76,700
    68 Igor PihelaEstonia76,000
    69 Karolis KutkauskasLithuania75,700
    70 Audrius NavickasLithuania75,500
    71 Stanislovas VinicenkaLithuania75,500
    72 Toni NiinivaaraFinland75,200
    73 Riku KoivurinneFinland73,400
    74 Mathias SiljanderFinland71,500
    75 Mantas UrbonasLithuania71,200
    76 Teemu SattanenFinland70,300
    77 Jort HagedoornNetherlands69,700
    78 Lev MargolinIsrael69,700
    79 Gints OzolsLatvia68,200
    80 Vytautas SemaskaLithuania68,000
    81 Gustav SandströmSweden67,700
    82 Rasmus SihvonenFinland66,500
    83 Mats PalokangasFinland66,200
    84 Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania66,000
    85 Girts ZarinsLatvia65,700
    86 Erik FribergSweden65,600
    87 Tomas MontrimasLithuania65,500
    88 Mario StaufferSwitzerland65,300
    89 Marek SelgeveerEstonia64,300
    90 Andrejs StepanovsLatvia63,500
    91 Thomas GrähsSweden61,800
    92 Mark MetslaEstonia61,700
    93 Henri PiironenFinland60,000
    94 Jonatan ForsFinland57,400
    95 Karolis SereikaLithuania57,200
    96 Aki PyysingFinland53,100
    97 Remy MägiEstonia51,800
    98 Martins SulteLatvia51,800
    99 Rudolfs SadrinsLatvia51,400
    100 Sarunas MatuleviciusLithuania50,900
    101 Kaius KiidliEstonia49,600
    102 Jurijs MaciksLatvia49,500
    103 Nathan RuellBelgium48,800
    104 Vasilis NikolasSweden47,800
    105 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania47,500
    106 Anthon BurvallSweden46,700
    107 Wouter BeltzNetherlands43,700
    108 Vilius ZabarauskasLithuania42,800
    109 Vladyslav TaranUkraine42,500
    110 Risto PärnatEstonia41,700
    111 Martin PiikEstonia41,100
    112 Gustav EkhagenSweden39,100
    113 Emil JägerFinland38,500
    114 Kevin KõreEstonia36,000
    115 Edgars AugstkalnsLatvia33,900
    116 Eli MalcaSweden33,000
    117 Maciej KomorowskiPoland32,300
    118 Hugh DesmondIreland31,800
    119 Riku MäättäFinland30,000
    120 Janis ViatersLatvia29,800
    121 Ilja-Ülo NukkaEstonia28,800
    122 Johan AlenFinland28,500
    123 Tomas GudaitisLithuania27,700
    124 Sigmar LeppikEstonia27,500
    125 Niko HänninenFinland27,200
    126 Kaspars RengaLatvia26,800
    127 Kristaps KovalevskisLatvia26,000
    128 Albert OstrovskijLithuania23,900
    129 Toms VilcinsLatvia21,800
    130 Carl NordströmSweden20,200
    131 Jevgenijs SapronenkoLatvia20,200
    132 Mihail LeidermanEstonia19,500
    133 Sami KyröläinenFinland19,400
    134 Anu LiljaFinland16,300
    135 Maris HralovskisLatvia16,000
    136 Paul NeweyEngland11,820
    137 Stephen WoodheadEngland10,600

  • That’s a Wrap

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:137/395
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The final hand of the €1,100 Main Event Day 1c is done and dusted. The 137 remaining competitors are now bagging their chips for Day 2.

    That wraps up today’s poker.pro live coverage. The editorial office will soon return with the chip counts from Day 1c. Tomorrow’s coverage will start tomorrow at 12:00, when Day 2 of the flagship tournament kicks off.

    If you want even more action from the 2026 Kings of Tallinn, the conclusion of the €3,000 PLO4/5 High Roller is currently being broadcast. Watch it through the embedded player above.

  • The Komorowski Survival

    Christoffer Karlén
    Vu Vuong
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:146/396
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Vu Vuong opened to 2,500, and was faced with a 17,300 all in from Maciej Komorowski in the Small Blind. After receiving the count, Vuong made the call.

    Maciej Komorowski: 4♦4♥
    Vu Vuong: 5♣4♣

    Not ideal for Vuong, and Komorowski’s small pocket pair would prove to be good as the board spelled out K♠J♥9♠7♣7♠.

    Vu Vuong: 125,000
    Maciej Komorowski: 36,000

  • Temperature’s Rising

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ruslan Stserbjuk
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:153/396
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Ruslan Stserbjuk opened to 2,500 from the Hi-jack, and was faced with a 10,500 three-bet from Arkadiusz Liszewski (Small Blind). After some consideration, Stserbjuk made the call.

    Liszewski decided to check the J♥7♥10♦ flop, and Stserbjuk felt the terrain with an 11,500 bet. Liszewski made the call, and the dealer revealed the 9♦ turn. After another check from Liszewski, Stjerbjuk now sized up to an impressive 40,000. This was too much for Liszewski, who decided to let his hand go.

    There are roughly 30 minutes remaining for the last level of the day.

    Ruslan Stserbjuk: 135,000
    Arkadiusz Liszewski: 120,000

  • Big Stacks at the Final Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 9:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:175/395
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The €1,100 Main Event Day 1c players are soon returning after the final break of the day. Below are 10 of the biggest stacks.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 David MarfilSpain196,000163
    2 Ben MillerEngland188,000157
    3 Glen KeoghIreland176,000147
    4 Erio ErmannEstonia170,000142
    5 Vegard NygaardNorway167,000139
    6 Franky GreenEngland163,000136
    7 Vu VuongFinland160,000133
    8 Karolis KutkauskasLithuania156,000130
    9 Hanna HeinloEstonia154,000128
    10 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael152,000127

  • The Plot Thickens

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ahmad Niazi
    Level 8:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:175/395
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Ahmad Niazi min-raised to 2,000 from UTG+1. Vytautas Semaska called from the Button before Ole Hov made it 8,000 from the Small Blind. Both of his opponents made the call.

    All three contestants checked the 6♥2♠J♠ flop. Action was checked to Semaska on the Q♠ turn, and he bet 11,500, leaving himself with 25,000 behind. Hov mucked, but Niazi made the call.

    After another check from Niazi on the A♥ river, Semaska utilized his five blue 5,000 chips to go all in. This sent Niazi into the tank. “You show if I fold?” he asked his opponent. No answer, and Niazi soon enough mucked his hand. Semaska didn’t show; we’ll never know what he had.

    Ahmad Niazi: 112,000
    Vytautas Semaska: 83,000

  • The Westerlund Rollercoaster

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jenny Westerlund
    Level 8:500/1,000 (1,000)
    Entries:177/393
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Klaudijus Bajoras opened to 2,200 from the Lo-jack before Vilius Zabarauskas made it 5,800 from the Cut-off. Jenny Westerlund made the call from the Big Blind, and when action came back to Bajoras, he put out a hefty 60,000 raise. Zabarauskas folded, but Westerlund committed her 40,000 stack to make the call.

    Klaudijus Bajoras: A♣K♠
    Jenny Westerlund: 10♥10♦

    Westerlund’s tens benefited from the 6♥8♠8♦7♦9♦ runout, and she is again up to roughly 100,000. Her stack is jojoing up and down today.

    Jenny Westerund: 87,300
    Klaudijus Bajoras: 38,000

  • Second Batch of €1,100 Main Event Day 1c Photos (by Elena Kask)

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    Godfred Justin Wannis
    Noel Suomalainen
    Ranno Sootla
    Carl Henrik Gustafsson
    dealers
    Tadas Gencerauskas
    Carl Nordström
    Ahmad Jan Niazi
    Sarunas Matulevicius
    Andreas Werner
    Andreas Werner
    Vesa Antero Nieminen
    Justinas Adomauskas
    Justinas Adomauskas
    Yigal Yifrah
    Seppo Paavo Parkkinen
    Marek Selgeveer
    Marek Selgeveer
    Victor Amat
    Anders Bengtsson aka Bengan, Christoffer Karlen
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    Mihail Leiderman
    James Noonan
    Artem Berliand
    Artem Berliand
    Taavi Välisson
    Glen Kolmer
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  • Meanwhile in Day 1d

    Christoffer Karlén
    Linas Bulksas

    Day 1d of the €1,100 Main Event is also ongoing. This poker.pro live reporter managed to catch a big hand.

    Playing Blinds 100/200 with a 200 Ante, Linas Bulksas opened to 1,900 from the Hi-jack. Roman Jezov made it 3,800 from the Button, only to be faced with a 9,200 four-bet from Bulksas. Jezov made the call.

    Bulksas put out 6,000 on the Q♥4♣10♣ flop, and Jezov moved all in for 20,000. Bulksas made the call without hesitation.

    Roman Jezov: J♦J♣
    Linas Bulksas: A♦A♣

    Jezov was in rough shape, and no miracle jack or any other help for him as the board completed with 9♥10♥. Bulksas’ stack is so big that it would even be twice the average in Day 1c.

    Linas Bulksas: 125,000
    Roman Jezov: 0

  • Boats All Around

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mihail Leiderman
    Level 7:400/800 (800)
    Entries:204/387
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Perttu Kvist opened to 1,600 from the Hi-jack. It would turn out to be somewhat of a family pot; Mihail Leiderman (Cut-off), Andrew Ward (Button), Edvinas Balciunas (Small Blind), and Eivind Vold (Big Blind) all made the call.

    Action was checked to Leiderman on the K♦8♦K♥ flop, and he bet 2,000. Vold and Kvist both made the call. After another round of checking to Leiderman on the 8♠ turn, he moved all in for 6,400. Vold made the call before Kvist mucked his hand.

    Mihail Leiderman: K♣J♣
    Eivind Vold: J♠8♥

    No quads for Vold on the A♠ river, and Leiderman was awarded the pot with a superior full house.

    Eivind Vold: 74,000
    Mihail Leiderman: 28,000

  • Kings Cracked

    Christoffer Karlén
    Arsen Petrunin
    Level 7:400/800 (800)
    Entries:204/387
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Arsen Petrunin opened to 2,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated right next to him, Linda Nguyen (Hi-jack) was the sole caller.

    Petrunin dipped his toes in the waters with a 2,100 bet on the A♦4♥10♥ flop, and Nguyen made the call. Petrunin then check-called a 4,000 bet from Nguyen on the 5♣ turn. After another check from Petrunin on the A♣ river, Nguyen bet 10,000. Petrunin, who had 12,000 in his stack, settled for a call.

    Linda Nguyen: A♥Q♠
    Arsen Petrunin: K♠K♣

    Unfortunate for Petrunin, who survived with scraps.

    Linda Nguyen: 85,000
    Arsen Petrunin: 2,000

  • Chip Counts at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 7:400/800 (800)
    Entries:213/380
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The €1,100 Main Event Day 1c players have resumed play after yet another break. Below are some of the biggest stacks this poker.pro live reporter was able to identify.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Vegard NygaardNorway166,000208
    2 Marius BareisisLithuania154,000193
    3 Vu VuongFinland145,000181
    4 Ahmad NiaziNetherlands139,000174
    5 David MarfilSpain138,000173
    6 Ossi SoininenFinland138,000173
    7 Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine128,000160
    8 Martin SejerDenmark126,000158
    9 Erio ErmannEstonia125,000156
    10 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine125,000156
    11 Guillermo CifuentesSpain119,000149
    12 Noel SuomalainenFinland108,000135
    13 Vytautas BaltrusaitisLithuania107,600135

  • Straight Versus Straight

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jawad Habib
    Level 6:300/600 (600)
    Entries:219/380
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Jawad Habib opened to 1,500 from the Hi-jack, and was faced with a 3,200 three-bet from Andreas Bennsten from the Button. Habib made the call.

    Habib check-called a 2,500 bet from Bennsten on the K♥3♠10♠ flop. “How much do you have?” Bennsten asked Habib after he checked the Q♦ turn. He then forced his opponent all in for 13,900, and Habib snap-called.

    Andreas Bennsten: J♠9♥
    Jawad Habib: A♣J♥

    Both players had a straight, but Habib’s was superior. After the Q♠ river, the dealer pushed the chips to Habib.

    Jawad Habib: 40,700
    Andreas Bennsten: 32,000

  • Kannerstedt Doubles

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 6:300/600 (600)
    Entries:230/379
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Action folded to Ismael Dominguez, who min-raised to 1,200 from the Hi-jack. Daniel Kannerstedt then made it 5,000 from the Cut-off. Back to Dominguez, who forced his Swedish opponent all in for 20,000 in total. Kannerstedt counted his stack before making the call.

    Ismael Dominguez: A♠K♠
    Daniel Kannerstedt: J♥J♠

    It was a classic coin flip confrontation, and Kannerstedt’s fishhooks were good as the board spelled out 7♥9♣8♦8♥10♠.

    Daniel Kannerstedt: 41,500
    Ismael Dominguez: 14,000

  • €1,100 PLO4/5 Championship Live Stream

    Christoffer Karlén
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    The live-stream of the €1,100 PLO4/5 Championship is now live, with Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund and Jason Glatzer commentating. Watch the live-stream through the video player above.

  • Impressive Call by Westerlund

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jenny Westerlund
    Level 5:200/500 (500)
    Entries:253/362
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The board read 2♦J♥K♥Q♠ with 11,500 in the middle. Jenny Westerlund check-called a 3,400 bet from Vilius Zabarauskas, and the dealer revealed the 9♥ river. Westerlund now bet 3,100 and was faced with a 16,000 raise from her Lithuanian opponent. Westerlund spent two, perhaps three minutes in the tank before making the call.

    Vilius Zabarauskas: Q♥J♠
    Jenny Westerlund: J♣10♠

    A sublime call under immense pressure from Westerlund, and she is now back to 100,000 after losing some unfortunate pots earlier.

    Jenny Westerlund: 108,000
    Vilius Zabarauskas: 45,000

  • Chip Counts at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 5:200/500 (500)
    Entries:258/331
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The players in Day 1c of the €1,100 Main Event have just returned after a 15-minute break. Below are 10 of the biggest stacks in the room.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Martin SejerDenmark139,000278
    2 Carl NordströmSweden112,000224
    3 Yeray PerezEstonia111,000222
    4 Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania105,000210
    5 Trond KristoffersenNorway104,000208
    6 Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine100,000200
    7 Vytautas BaltrusaitisLithuania94,000188
    8 Robertas JasnauskasLithuania92,000184
    9 Jesper HansenDenmark86,000172
    10 Egidijus MatonisLithuania85,000170

  • Battle of the Draws

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 4:200/400 (400)
    Entries:258/327
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Justinas Adomauskas opened to 1,000 from the Hi-jack. Linas Bulksas made it 3,500 from the Button; Ruslan Stserbjuk called from the Big Blind before Adomauskas mucked.

    The action on the 4♦2♦10♣ was most certainly rapid. Stserbjuk checked, Bulksas bet 2,500, Stserbjuk made it 7,500, Bulksas forced his opponent all in for roughly 16,000, and Stserbjuk made the call.

    Linas Bulksas: 8♦6♦
    Ruslan Stserbjuk: A♦5♦

    Stserbjuk was looking good with the superior flush draw, but as Bulksas improved to a straight on the 3♥5♠ runout, he was awarded the pot and stacked Stserbjuk off.

    Linas Bulksas: 42,000
    Ruslan Stserbjuk: 0

  • Kutkauskas Doubles Up

    Christoffer Karlén
    Karolis Kutkauskas
    Level 4:200/400 (400)
    Entries:256/313
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Seated UTG, Karolis Kutkauskas opened to 1,000. Elvijs Kergalvis made the call from UTG+1 before Yayan Chen made it 3,500 from the Cut-off. Kutkauskas made the call, while Kergalvis decided to muck his hand.

    Kutkauskas check-called a 2,500 bet from Chen on the A♠Q♦3♣ flop. Action repeated itself on the 8♠ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Chen now was 8,000. On the 10♠ river, Kutkauskas immediately moved all in for 17,300. Chen leaned back in his chair, and he let out a chuckle that screamed, “Is this really happening?” Eventually, he made the call.

    Karolis Kutkauskas: 4♠3♠
    Yayan Chen: A♥K♠

    Runner-runner flush for Kutkauskas, and he received a full double-up at the expense of Chen.

    Karolis Kutkauskas: 65,000
    Yayan Chen: 37,000

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 1c Photos (by Elena Kask)

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  • Westerlund Adds to Already Impressive Stack

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jenny Westerlund
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:249/284
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Seated UTG+1, Jenny Westerlund opened to 800. Anthony Phillips called from the Cut-off before Tahsin Majumder made it 2,700 from the Button. Westerlund called, and Phillips folded.

    The first-ever female WSOP Circuit Tallinn Main Event champion check-called a 3,700 bet from Majumder on the 10♦8♣5♦ flop. She checked again on the 4♣ turn, and Majumder continued for 6,700. After some consideration, Westerlund forced her German opponent all in for roughly 30,000 in total. Majumder took his time before, ultimately, making the call.

    Jenny Westerlund: 4♦4♠
    Tahsin Majumder: J♥J♦

    Majumder did not improve his hand on the A♣ river, and as his bullet came to an end, Westerlund now plays three times the average stack.

    Jenny Westerlund: 100,000
    Tahsin Majumder: 0

  • An Unlikely Runout

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:249/282
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Action folded to Ruslan Stserbjuk, who opened to 800 from the Button. Erio Ermann made it 1,800 from the Small Blind, before Stserbjuk moved all in for a mere 2,600. Naturally, Ermann made the call.

    Ruslan Stserbjuk: Q♣10♥
    Erio Ermann: A♥3♦

    Stserbjuk rose from his chair and saluted “Good game” to his table mates once he saw the A♠4♥3♣ flop. The old trick always works; the board completed with Q♥Q♠, and trip queens ensured Stserbjuk’s survival.

    Erio Ermann: 35,000
    Ruslan Stserbjuk: 5,800

  • The Noble History of the €1,100 PLO Championship

    Christoffer Karlén
    Gisle Olsen
    Gisle Olsen

    Ever since 2021, a €1,100 PLO tournament of some form has been a part of the Kings of Tallinn schedule. Below is a breakdown of the previous events.

    FestivalEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 PLO4/5 Championship Gisle OlsenNorway€52,280271€252,030
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 PLO4/5 Championship Per-Thorben KastenGermany€21,25098€101,520
    2023 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 PLO4/5 Championship Kaspars ButansLatvia€18,58074€69,560
    2022 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 PLO Championship Arkadiusz LiszweskiPoland€12,03032€30,080
    2021 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 PLO4/5 Robin PalmSweden€14,00035€35,000

  • Big Stacks at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 3:100/300 (300)
    Entries:207/212
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    It’s the first break of Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event. Below are the top 10 biggest stacks at this point.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania76,800
    2 Timo RantamäkiFinland75,200
    3 Robertas JasnauskasLithuania68,200
    4 Yeray PerezEstonia62,100
    5 Vytautas BaltrusaitisLithuania61,400
    6 Egidijus MatonisLithuania59,600
    7 Ben MillerEngland57,400
    8 Aki PyysingFinland53,200
    9 Ossi SoininenFinland52,100
    10 Tomas MontrimasLithuania51,200

  • Prominent Names in the Field

    Christoffer Karlén
    Roope Tarmi
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:207/212
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Judging by The Hendon Mob, below are some of the most prominent players currently in Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event.

    PlayerCountryTotal Live EarningsBest Live Cash
    Roope TarmiFinland$1,272,013€102,850 (winner of the €6,300 High Roller 8-Max during the 2024 Masters Classics of Poker Amsterdam)
    Igor Pihela SrEstonia$1,082,004€204,250 (runner-up of the €2,700 Second Chance during the 2024 EPT Barcelona)
    Jari MähönenFinland$1,020,691€48,610 (runner-up of the €1,100 Seniors 50+ during the 2022 EPT Barcelona)
    Aki PyysingFinland$931,098€52,096 (winner of the €2,100 PLO during the 2012 Midnight Sun Helsinki)
    Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland$867,984€101,909 (runner-up of the €2,600 NLH during the 2008 Helsinki Freezeout Poker Tournament)
    Kaspars RengaLatvia$706,663€200,000 (fifth-place finish of the €5,300 Main Event during the 2011 EPT Deauville)
    Vegard “Gaffel” NygaardNorway$631,867€102,780 (winner of the €800 Main Event during the 2014 Norwegian Championship of Poker)

  • Westerlund had Dinner Last Night

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jenny Westerlund
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:207/212
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    The reigning WSOP Circuit Tallinn €1,500 Main Event champion, Jenny Westerlund, is one of the 207 players currently in Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event. This poker.pro live reporter strolled by her table, when she revealed that she managed to make dinner with Swedish poker legend Johan Storåkers at The Able Butcher last night, just before the kitchen closed.

    In terms of her tournament life, Westerlund has already doubled her stack with A♠A♣ against her opponent’s K♥K♦. What a life!

    Jenny Westerlund: 50,000

  • Sneaky Move by Alvariza

    Christoffer Karlén
    Nicolas Alvariza
    Level 2:100/200 (200)
    Entries:203/208
    Prizes:€1,000,000 GTD

    Nicolas Alvariza opened to 800 UTG. Jari Mähönen made the call from the Lo-jack, and Martins Sulte joined in on the fun from the Button.

    All three players checked the 5♥6♠J♠ flop. Action was checked to Sulte on the 10♣ turn, who dipped his toes in the waters with a 1,600 bet. Then, faster than the speed of lightning, Alvariza put in a raise to 3,500. Mähönen swiftly folded before Sulte made the call.

    The dealer revealed the K♠ river, and Alvariza put out an intimidating 16,000. “What do you think I have?” Sulte tried to engage his opponent in some table talk. After spending perhaps two minutes in the tank, Sulte mucked his hand. A revealed Alvariza revealed his 9♥7♣ holdings for a creative bluff.

    Nicolas Alvariza: 50,000
    Martins Sulte: 30,000

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 1b Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén

    Day 1b of the €1,100 Main Event attracted 75 entries. Below are the chip counts for those 30 who secured a Day 2 bag.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Henri AntikainenFinland168,800
    2 Patrik FalkSweden152,600
    3 Ionel SerbuRomania139,000
    4 Sebastian WahlFinland128,000
    5 Vladas BurneikisLithuania127,700
    6 Andrejs KovalovsLatvia126,300
    7 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania114,000
    8 James WynneIreland100,600
    9 Anders GodeSweden94,400
    10 Oskar OjaveerEstonia93,400
    11 Romperto KoskinidisGreece91,000
    12 Mairo ToriEstonia82,300
    13 Liisi VoltriEstonia81,900
    14 Jari NikunlassiFinland78,200
    15 Mohamed FawziIreland73,300
    16 Sebastian Von ToperczerGermany72,700
    17 Robert CarlssonSweden72,200
    18 Michel KarimSweden65,000
    19 Mounir TajiouSweden62,000
    20 Lawend HimmoSweden54,400
    21 Rudolfs VosvenieksLatvia49,600
    22 Virgo LaansooEstonia43,200
    23 Tanel TammelaEstonia33,800
    24 Baptiste CaimFrance30,400
    25 Rohan OberoiSweden24,100
    26 Mikael HedbergSweden23,300
    27 Mihkel KallEstonia21,900
    28 Tapio AaltonenFinland21,800
    29 Hanno KeremEstonia19,400
    30 Henri SchalinFinland9,400

  • Throwback: Kaspars Butans Wins 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event

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    Kaspars Butans 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Winner
    Kaspars Butans 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Winner

    Last year’s Kings of Tallinn delivered a finale worthy of the festival’s 10th anniversary, as Latvia’s Kaspars Butans etched his name into history by conquering the record-breaking €1,100 Main Event. Entering the final day as chip leader, Butans kept his composure through a stacked final table packed with elite talent before sealing the deal heads-up against Sweden’s Mounir Tajiou. Butans pocketed €182,000 for his win, while Tajiou had to settle for €115,000.

    2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Results

    PlacePlayerPrize
    1 Kaspars Butans€182,000
    2 Mounir Tajiou€115,000
    3 Pasi Laihinen€80,000
    4 Igor Pihela Jr.€61,000
    5 Anton Bergström€47,000
    6 Eldars Sadih-Zade€36,500
    7 Benyamin Canatan€28,000
    8 Priit Parmasto€21,800
    9 Chris Da Silva€16,800
    READ THE FULL RECAP HERE

  • Shaul Weinstein Leads Final 135 in 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event

    Christoffer Karlén

    Shaul Weinstein bagged the chip lead at the end of Day 2 of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event, taking 795,000 into Day 3 as the field narrowed to 135 players. He sealed the top spot in brutal fashion on the stone bubble, busting Patrik Falk and officially putting the entire remaining field in the money.

    Everyone is now guaranteed €2,000, with €169,500 up top, and the plan is to play down to a final table. The live stream fires up at 12:30 with a 30-minute delay on OlyBet Poker and PokerPro World YouTube channels.

    Day 3 Chip Counts

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael795,000159
    2 Magnus PukkEstonia723,000145
    3 Deividas ButnorasLithuania648,000130
    4 Arturs DaugisLatvia639,000128
    5 Oleh PritsakUkraine629,000126
    6 Christina SolliNorway610,000122
    7 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland595,000119
    8 Glen KeoghIreland591,000118
    9 Mathieu JChoffardetFrance589,000118
    10 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania545,000109
    11 Kauno JäppinenFinland522,000104
    12 Kristoffer WintersteinSweden501,000100
    13 Aigars PetrovsLatvia495,00099
    14 Guillermo CifuentesSpain486,00097
    15 Paul NeweyEngland477,00095
    16 Egidijus MatonisLithuania473,00095
    17 Petteri LaihoFinland472,00094
    18 Rauno KivilooEstonia468,00094
    19 Alexis LucariniFrance445,00089
    20 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden443,00089
    21 Linas BulksasLithuania441,00088
    22 Helge BjorlowNorway405,00081
    23 Nikolaos OikonomouGreece400,00080
    24 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania399,00080
    25 Sebastian WahlFinland389,00078
    26 Eli Danielsson MalcaSweden370,00074
    27 Arkadiusz LiszewskiPoland362,00072
    28 Bernd ReichGermany355,00071
    29 John DwyerIreland336,00067
    30 Hans HagbergSweden332,00066
    31 Christoffer Overgaard BeringDenmark320,00064
    32 Antoine VrankenNetherlands312,00062
    33 Christian HoffmannGermany310,00062
    34 Paulius KisieliusLithuania309,00062
    35 Jari NikunlassiFinland308,00062
    36 Emil JägerFinland307,00061
    37 Anthon BurvallSweden306,00061
    38 James WynneIreland306,00061
    39 Johan StoråkersSweden303,00061
    40 Ville-Matti KeränenFinland301,00060
    41 Elvijs KergalvisLatvia296,00059
    42 Rudolfs SadrinsLatvia286,00057
    43 Vidar AssersenNorway280,00056
    44 Martin PiikEstonia277,00055
    45 Baptiste CaimFrance269,00054
    46 Henry-Jörgen RautitsEstonia259,00052
    47 Marks SerginsLatvia251,00050
    48 Otto PukkEstonia246,00049
    49 Henri PiironenFinland243,00049
    50 Martin “Franke” von ZweigbergkSweden238,00048
    51 Eduards RakussLatvia235,00047
    52 Ionel SerbuRomania230,00046
    53 Marius BareisisLithuania225,00045
    54 Alberto GonzalezSpain218,00044
    55 Luka SorainenFinland218,00044
    56 Yevhen SukhovUkraine218,00044
    57 Paavo KorkkaEstonia217,00043
    58 Vladas BurneikisLithuania214,00043
    59 Linda NguyenNorway212,00042
    60 Vegard NygaardNorway212,00042
    61 Joel JimenezSpain211,00042
    62 Pekka IkonenFinland208,00042
    63 Justas VaiciulionisLithuania208,00042
    64 Girts ZarinsLatvia205,00041
    65 Meelis AhmanEstonia201,00040
    67 Seppo ParkkinenFinland196,00039
    67 Kevin WhelanEngland192,00038
    68 Juha HelppiFinland185,00037
    69 Leo PietiläFinland185,00037
    70 Christopher VernonEngland183,00037
    71 Habib BrahimSweden181,00036
    72 Lev MargolinIsrael172,00034
    73 Oskar OjaveerEstonia169,00034
    74 Peer ZahlNorway165,00033
    75 Ville MyllymäkiFinland158,00032
    76 Miika TöyräsFinland155,00031
    77 Ridas BitauskasLithuania153,00031
    78 Aleksi NaskiFinland149,00030
    79 Jari KurikkaFinland144,00029
    80 Ishak NoyanSweden144,00029
    81 Martynas MockeviciusLithuania142,00028
    82 Yaniv PeretzIsrael141,00028
    83 Hassan HalilCyprus134,00027
    84 Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland132,00026
    85 Martin ZobelGermany130,00026
    86 Jukka MoisioFinland129,00026
    87 Andreas WernerSweden121,00024
    88 Gary FisherEngland118,00024
    89 Eimantas AdomavičiusLithuania111,00022
    89 Gintautas DanileviciusLithuania110,00022
    91 Risto PärnatEstonia110,00022
    92 Antti RaasuFinland110,00022
    93 Peter JakslandDenmark107,00021
    94 Ismo BärlundFinland106,00021
    95 Michael RoltEngland106,00021
    96 Ranno SootlaEstonia105,00021
    97 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine105,00021
    98 Athanasios KostourosGreece104,00021
    99 Janis VasiljevsLatvia99,00020
    100 Wouter BeltzNetherlands95,00019
    101 Lars OttesenDenmark93,00019
    102 Stephen WoodheadEngland93,00019
    103 Even RislovNorway92,00018
    104 Ole HovNorway90,00018
    105 Juha NikkolaFinland90,00018
    106 Joonas HaapalaFinland88,00018
    107 Henri SchalinFinland88,00018
    108 Joel HolmbergFinland85,00017
    109 Vu VuongFinland85,00017
    110 Davis MihelsonsLatvia80,00016
    111 Maksim PetrovEstonia80,00016
    112 Sami PulliainenFinland77,00015
    113 Andres AllsaluEstonia72,00014
    114 Miro SankalaFinland72,00014
    115 Mairo ToriEstonia72,00014
    116 Remy MägiEstonia70,00014
    117 Vladyslav TaranUkraine68,00014
    118 Samuli HietalaFinland67,00013
    119 Viacheslav SultanovUkraine67,00013
    120 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania65,00013
    121 Tal BarasofskyIsrael62,00012
    122 Perttu KvistFinland60,00012
    123 Frode AlfredsenNorway58,00012
    124 Aleksandras RusinovasLithuania56,00011
    125 Dmitri DamaskinEstonia51,00010
    126 Carl FalkSweden51,00010
    127 Jonatan ForsFinland50,00010
    128 Erik FribergSweden50,00010
    129 Antti PietarinenFinland47,0009
    130 Juho SuutariFinland46,0009
    131 Totti ArosuoFinland43,0009
    132 Deividas DaubarisLithuania37,0007
    133 Sander LeigriEstonia36,0007
    134 Stanislovas VinicenkaLithuania25,0005
    135 Michal ZagrodnikPoland24,0005

    Payouts for the Final 135

    PositionPayout
    1€169,500
    2€112,900
    3€77,150
    4€60,900
    5€46,250
    6€35,450
    7€27,250
    8€20,950
    9€16,200
    10-11€12,800
    12-13€10,750
    14-15€8,950
    16-17€7,750
    18-20€6,750
    21-23€5,900
    24-27€5,100
    28-31€4,450
    32-39€3,850
    40-55€3,350
    56-71€2,900
    72-95€2,550
    96-119€2,200
    120-135€2,000

  • Bubble Bursts in Dramatic Fashion; Play Concludes for Today

    Christoffer Karlén
    Athanasios Kostouros
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:135/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The bubble has burst in quite a dramatic fashion.

    When the tournament got down to 1336 players, the floor asked the dealers to finish the current hand, so hand-for-hand could be announced. However, there were still two all-in and call situations.

    First on Table 17, Athanasios Kostouros raised to 20,000 from the Small Blind. Henry-Jörgen Rautits moved all in for 127,000, and Kostouros made the call.

    Henry-Jörgen Rautits: A♣9♠
    Athanasios Kostouros: A♦Q♦

    As if Rautits wasn’t already in rough shape, the 7♦2♦2♥ flop made Kostouros an 81 percent favorite to win the hand. Sick things tend to happen on the bubble, though; the board completed with 9♦2♣, which saw Rautits doubling up with a full house.

    Patrik Falk

    Everyone turned their attention to Table 12, where the chip leader Shaul Weinstein had opened to 11,000. Patrik Falk, who came second in the €200 Mini Main Event in the early days of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn, raised to 50,000 from the Small Blind. Weinstein forced his Swedish opponent all in for 103,000 in total, and Falk made the call.

    Shaul Weinstein: A♥A♣
    Patrik Falk: A♠J♠

    “One time!” Falk urged not only the Poker Gods, but all Gods in general. The K♦J♥10♥ brought some excitement to the table, but as the board completed with 4♣K♣, Day 2 officially came to an end. Falk became the unfortunate bubble boy, while Weinstein added to his already impressive stack.

    And that, fellow poker enthusiasts, wraps up today’s live coverage here at poker.pro. The editorial office will soon return with the chip counts going into tomorrow’s Day 3, which is scheduled to kick off at 12:00. That is also when the live coverage will commence, and with all players now being guaranteed a €2,000 min cash, tomorrow’s flight should be off to a rapid start.

    Shaul Weinstein: 795,000
    Henry-Jörgen Rautits: 259,000
    Athanasios Kostouros: 104,000
    Patrik Falk: 0

  • More €1,100 Main Event Day 2 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Matonis Takes From Cifuentes

    Christoffer Karlén
    Egidijus Matonis
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:138/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The temperature is rising in the Main Event.

    Guillermo Cifuentes opened to 10,000 from the Hi-jack, and was faced with a 35,000 three-bet from Egidijus Matonis from the Button. Cifuentes calmly calculated out a four-bet to 70,000, and Matonis made the call after some consideration.

    Cifuentes dipped his toes in the waters with a 20,000 bet on the wet 8♠6♠7♣ flop. After spending two minutes in the tank, Matonis raised to 90,000. Cifuentes made the fold faster than the speed of lightning.

    Matonis won a decent-sized pot at a very crucial stage, seeing as only three more players will have to go out before the remaining competitors are in the money.

    Guillermo Cifuentes: 450,000
    Egidijus Matonis: 325,000

  • Petrovs Scores Double Knockout

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aigars Petrovs
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:142/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Seyed Tabaei limped the 5,000 Big Blind from UTG. Rene Cifuentes moved all in for 31,000, and the decision eventually came to Aigars Petrovs in the Big Blind. Petrovs counted out Tabaei’s stack, and after spending perhaps two minutes in the tank, he moved all in. Despite being at risk, Tabaei snap-called.

    Rene Cifuentes: A♦K♦
    Aigars Petrovs: A♥9♦
    Seyed Tabaei: K♠K♥

    Tabaei was thrilled to see that his sneaky move had paid off, and it was even better for him that both of his opponents held an ace. He maintained his lead on the 4♥5♣9♥ flop. “One time!” he urged to the Poker Gods as Petrovs picked up a flush draw on the 3♥ turn.

    Poker can be a brutal game. The A♣ river saw Petrovs improving to a two-pair, and considering he had both of his opponents covered, he scored a double elimination. The bubble is approaching at a rapid pace.

    Aigars Petrovs: 400,000
    Seyed Tabaei: 0
    Rene Cifuentes: 0

  • Big Stacks at the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:154/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The Main Event players have resumed play after yet another break. Below are 15 of the biggest stacks as of now.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael643,000129
    2 Arturs DaugisLatvia619,000124
    3 Deividas ButnorasLithuania538,000108
    4 Magnus PukkEstonia523,000105
    5 Christina SolliNorway505,000101
    6 Marius BareisisLithuania493,00099
    7 Petteri LaihoFinland465,00093
    8 Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland430,00086
    9 Christoffer BeringDenmark425,00085
    10 Alexis LucariniFrance420,00084
    11 Sebastian WahlFinland410,00082
    12 Rauno KivilooEstonia407,00081
    13 Kristoffer WintersteinSweden400,00080
    14 Paulius KisieliusLithuania380,00076
    15 Kauno JäppinenFinland304,00061

  • Zarins Wins From Sukhov

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 17:2,000/4,000 (4,000)
    Entries:157/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Yevhen Sukhov min-raised to 8,000 from the Button. Seated in the Big Blind, Girts Zarins was the sole caller.

    Zarins check-called a 7,500 bet from Sukhov on the 8♦K♣6♣ flop. He then overtook the aggressive lead with an 11,000 bet on the 5♠ turn. Sukhov made the call, and the dealer revealed the 9♦ river. Zarins now sized up to 15,000, and after some consideration, Sukhov decided to fold.

    Girts Zarins: 170,000
    Yevhen Sukhov: 165,000

  • Bitauskas Bets Big

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ridas Bitauskas
    Level 17:2,000/4,000 (4,000)
    Entries:172/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Jari Nikunlassi opened to 8,000 from UTG+1. Ridas Bitauskas made the call from the Hi-jack, and Miro Sankala came along for the ride from the Big Blind.

    Action was checked to Bitauskas on the 8♥6♣7♣ flop, and he bet 10,000. Sankala made the call as fast as lightning, and Nikunlassi folded just as fast.

    Action went check-check on the 8♣ turn. Sankala bet 27,000 on the Q♦ river, and was faced with a 66,000 raise from Bitauskas. After contemplating his decision for a minute or two, Sankala let his hand to with a heavy sigh.

    Ridas Bitauskas: 247,000
    Miro Sankala: 136,000

  • Rautits Takes From Shcherba

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 16:1,500/3,000 (3,000)
    Entries:176/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Vitalii Shcherba opened to 6,000 from UTG+1, and Henry-Jörgen Rautits made the call from the Lo-jack.

    Action went check-check on the J♣10♦3♦ flop. Shcherba check-called a 7,000 bet from Rautits on the 7♥ turn. After another check from Shcherba on the 2♦ river, Rautits bet 15,000. Shcherba ultimately made the call.

    Rautits turned over A♥10♣, a hand Shcherba couldn’t beat as his hand hit the muck.

    Henry-Jörgen Rautits: 304,000
    Vitalii Shcherba: 34,000

  • Chip Counts at the Third Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Christina Solli
    Level 16:1,500/3,000 (3,000)
    Entries:187/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Play recently resumed after the third break of the day. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Christina SolliNorway590,000
    2 Linda NguyenNorway412,000
    3 Glen KeoghIreland392,000
    4 Arturs DaugisLatvia375,000
    5 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael361,000
    6 Alexis LucariniFrance360,000
    7 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden357,000
    8 Ziga KlopcicSlovenia354,000
    9 Ionel SerbuRomania354,000
    10 Rauno KivilooEstonia338,000

  • Tabaei Picks up the Goods

    Christoffer Karlén
    Pekka Ikonen
    Level 15:1,000/2,500 (2,500)
    Entries:196/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Seated UTG, Pekka Ikonen opened to 5,000. Seyed Tabaei made it 11,500 from the Hi-jack, and Ikonen made the call.

    Ikonen checked the K♠3♥9♠ flop, and within a split second, Tabaei moved all in for 74,000. Ikonen leaned back in his chair and contemplated his decision. “I was hoping for a smaller bet,” he chuckled, before eventually letting his hand go.

    Being a good sport, Tabaei revealed his A♥A♦ holdings.

    Seyed Tabaei: 153,000
    Pekka Ikonen: 75,000

  • Kiviloo Flops the Goods

    Christoffer Karlén
    Rauno Kiviloo
    Level 15:1,000/2,500 (2,500)
    Entries:200/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Henry-Jörgen Rautits, who opened to 5,500. Rauno Kiviloo decided to defend his Big Blind.

    After an initial check from Kiviloo on the 6♥9♠5♥ flop, Rautits continued for 6,000. Kiviloo raised to 16,000, and Rautits made the call.

    The dealer revealed the 4♦ on the turn, and Kiviloo put out a 21,000 bet. Rautits contemplated his decision as a small crowd gathered around the table. Eventually, he made the call. Somewhat anticlimactic, both players checked the J♥ river. Kiviloo turned over 8♦7♥ for a flopped straight, and Rautits acknowledged the winning hand.

    Rauno Kiviloo: 375,000
    Henry-Jörgen Rautits: 68,000

  • Nguyen Reaches 400,000

    Christoffer Karlén
    Linda Nguyen
    Level 15:1,000/2,500 (2,500)
    Entries:208/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    As if Table 16 wasn’t already competent enough, prominent Norwegian player Linda Nguyen is now in Seat 4. She opened to 5,000 from the Lo-jack, then called a 15,000 three-bet from Klaudijus Bajors (Button). Nguyen check-called a 10,000 continuation bet on the 2♠Q♣8♠ flop. Action went check-check on the 3♦ turn, and on the 9♦ river, Nguyen fired a 20,000 bet. This was enough to get a fold out of Bajors, and if this poker.pro live reporter can count, Nguyen now plays more than 400,000. She is the biggest stack at the star-spangled table.

    Reigning Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion, Kaspars Butans, was seated at the table earlier, but he’s now been eliminated from the tournament.

    Linda Nguyen: 440,000
    Ranno Sootla: 233,000
    Johan Storåkers: 203,000
    Klaudijus Bajoras: 77,000

  • Payouts Confirmed

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 15:1,000/2,500 (2,500)
    Entries:219/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The payouts have been confirmed for the €1,100 Main Event. The top 135 players will all be guaranteed a €2,00 min-cash. Up top is a juicy €169,500 waiting for the winner.

    PositionPayout
    1€169,500
    2€112,900
    3€77,150
    4€60,900
    5€46,250
    6€35,450
    7€27,250
    8€20,950
    9€16,200
    10-11€12,800
    12-13€10,750
    14-15€8,950
    16-17€7,750
    18-20€6,750
    21-23€5,900
    24-27€5,100
    28-31€4,450
    32-39€3,850
    40-55€3,350
    56-71€2,900
    72-95€2,550
    96-119€2,200
    120-135€2,000

  • Good Turn for Barna

    Christoffer Karlén
    Vasilij Barna
    Level 14:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:228/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Leino Piller opened to 2,000 from the Lo-jack. Vasilij Barna (Small Blind) and Vytautas Semaska (Big Blind) both made the call.

    Action went check-check-check on the 10♣Q♥K♣ flop. After a check from Barna on the 4♦ turn, Semaska bet 10,000, and both of his opponents made the call. It was then Barna who bet 25,000 on the 3♠ flop. Semaska considered his options for two minutes before folding, while Piller called rather quickly.

    Barna turned over 4♥4♣ for a turned set, and Piller recognized the winning hand.

    Vasilij Barna: 346,000
    Leino Piller: 97,000
    Vytautas Semaska: 76,000

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 2 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Nygaard Applies Pressure

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aigars Petrovs
    Level 14:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:243/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    With late registration closed, the pots have become so much more crucial, and one can feel that the players have entered focus mode.

    Norway’s Vegard Nygaard opened to 4,000 from the Lo-jack; Romperto Koskinidis (Cut-off) and Aigars Petrovs (Big Blind) both made the call.

    After an initial check from Petrovs on the 9♣A♣5♦ flop, Nygaard continued for 6,000. Koskinidis swiftly mucked before Petrovs made the call. Petrovs then check-called a 13,000 bet from Nygaard on the Q♣ turn. Petrovs completed the check trifecta on the 2♥ river, and Nygaard fired a third bullet. The 25,000 sent Petrovs deep into the tank, and he contemplated his decision for roughly three minutes before letting his hand go.

    Aigars Petrovs: 315,000
    Vegard Nygaard: 243,000

  • Wynne Wins

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 14:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:271/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Sebastian Wahl opened to 4,500 from the Button, and James Wynne decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Wynne check-called a 7,000 bet from Wahl on the 7♦4♦10♥ flop. Action repeated itself on the 4♣ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Wahl now was 18,000. Both players checked the J♣ river; Wahl was a little disappointed to see the Q♠10♠ holdings of Wynne. Perhaps, he was thinking that a big bet could scare a ten away.

    James Wyne: 250,000
    Sebastian Wahl: 82,000

  • Registration Closed; Big Stacks at the Second Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    dealers
    Level 14:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:282/1,030
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Late registration has closed for the €1,100 Main Event, and the floor is currently confirming the numbers. Speaking of numbers, here are some of the biggest stacks identified while the players are on yet another 20-minute break.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Arturs DaugisLatvia394,000197
    2 Rauno KivilooEstonia382,000191
    3 Aigars PetrovsLatvia380,000190
    4 Glen KeoghIreland368,000184
    5 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden365,000183
    6 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael358,000179
    7 Ziga KlopcicSlovenia356,000178
    8 Miro SankalaFinland349,000175
    9 Paul NeweyEngland348,000174
    10 Michael RoltEngland345,000173

  • Chip And a Chair

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ruslan Stserbjuk
    Level 13:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:254/989
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Bernd Reich opened to 4,00 from the Lo-jack before Tarmo Tammel moved all in for 25,000 from the Hi-jack. After peeking at his hole cards, Ruslan Stserbjuk also moved all in from the Big Blind, from what looked to be roughly the same amount. Reich folded, and the two contestants tabled their holdings.

    Tarmo Tammel: A♥Q♥
    Ruslan Stserbjuk: A♦J♦

    Tammel’s ticker played as the board ran out 8♥7♠8♠9♥K♣. The dealer counted out the stacks, and it turned out that Stserbjuk survived with one sole 1,000 chip.

    Tarmo Tammel: 57,000
    Ruslan Stserbjuk: 1,000

  • Farmers, Unite!

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 13:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:247/965
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Petteri Laiho min-raised to 4,000 from the Hi-jack. Ernestat Stalemekas (Small Blind) and Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk (Big Blind) both made the call.

    After an initial check from Stalemekas on the 7♣5♥J♦ flop, it was Franke who took the aggressive lead with a 7,000 bet. Laiho made the call, whilst Stalemekas mucked. Franke put the pedal to the metal on the 8♥ turn with an 11,000 bet, and Laiho made the call.

    The farmer slowed down and checked the 4♣ river. Laiho bet 20,000, and Franke called.

    “I’m such a fish,” Franke said as his opponent tabled 6♦5♦ for a rivered straight. Franke revealed to this poker.pro live reporter that he had 8♠3♠.

    Petteri Laiho: 165,000
    Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk: 83,000

  • Tarmi Triples Up

    Christoffer Karlén
    Roope Tarmi
    Level 13:1,000/2,000 (2,000)
    Entries:257/963
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    James Wynne limped the 2,000 Big Blind from the Hi-jack, and Oleh Pritsak made the call from the Button. Prominent Finnish player Roope Tarmi then moved all in for 14,400 from the Big Blind, and both of his opponents made the call.

    Wynen and Pritsak checked all three streets on the 8♦K♦A♦7♥6♠ board.

    Roope Tarmi: K♠7♠
    James Wynne: Q♣J♠
    Oleh Pritsak: 3♥3♣

    Tarmi trippled up, and if he can get a big stack going, he’ll be a serious contender for a €1,100 Main Event deep run.

    James Wynne: 226,000
    Oleh Pritsak: 160,000
    Roope Tarmi: 41,000

  • We Will Never Know

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tomi Arponen
    Level 12:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:267/958
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Athanasios Kostouros opened to 4,000 from the Button, and Tomi Arponen decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Arponen check-called a 5,500 bet from Kostouros on the 4♠7♣A♣ flop. The Finn checked again on the 3♠ turn, and Kostouros now bet 11,000. Arponen then decided to make it 24,000; after counting his stack, Arponen made the call.

    The dealer revealed the 9♥ river, and Arponen now bet 22,500. Kostouros shared a look of confusion before making the call. Arponen immediately mucked his hand, and he shared a laugh with some of the other players at the tables.

    Athanasios Kostouros: 170,000
    Tomi Arponen: 20,000

  • The Star-Spangled Table 16

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ranno Sootla
    Level 12:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:283/951
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Linas Bulksas opened to 3,000 from UTG+2. Action folded to the first-ever Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion, Ranno Sootla, who made it 11,000 from the Big Blind. Bulksas made the call.

    Sootla checked the 8♠2♦10♥ flop, and Bulksas bet 6,000. Perhaps, this was according to Sootla’s plan; he raised to 16,000, and Bulksas decided to let his hand go.

    Table 16 is quite the star-spangled table. Seated right next to Sootla is the reigning Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion, Kaspars Butans. Swedish poker legend Johan Storåkers is also on the table.

    Ranno Sootla: 160,000
    Johan Storåkers: 73,000
    Kaspars Butans: 55,000
    Linas Bulksas: 32,000

  • Former Main Event Champions

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 12:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:295/947
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    A few days ago, this poker.pro live reporter posted a breakdown of the former Kings of Tallinn Main Event champions. Here it comes again; let’s remember the legendary winners, as another contestant will join the Hall of Fame in just a couple of days.

    FestivalEventWinnerCountryFirst-Place PayoutEntriesPrize Pool
    2025 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Kaspars ButansLatvia€182,0001181€1,098,330
    2024 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Edgaras KausinisLithuania€120,910914€859,160
    2023 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Priit ParmastoEstonia€97,400716€673,040
    2022 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Adam KharmanAustralia€64,280328€308,320
    2021 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Claudio Di GiacomoItaly€58,440298€280,120
    2020 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Johan KarlssonSweden€126,900674€640,300
    2019 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Vitalijs ZavorotnijsLatvia€85,300375€356,250
    2018 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Juha HelppiFinland€62,000268€254,600
    2017 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Matias KnaapinenFinland€45,007247€234,650
    2016 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Johan CreutzSweden€52,200198€240,100
    2015 Kings of Tallinn€1,100 Main Event Ranno SootlaEstonia€37,730140€137,200

  • Big Stacks at the First Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 12:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:300/935
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    It’s time for the first break of Day 2. Below are some of the biggest stacks I was able to identify.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden374,000249
    2 Paul NeweyEngland320,000213
    3 Glen KeoghIreland304,000203
    4 Guillermo CifuentesSpain294,000196
    5 Marius BareisisLithuania280,000187
    6 Elvijs KergalvisLatvia276,000184
    7 Herli OlopEstonia267,000178
    8 Ville-Matti KeränenFinland265,000177
    9 Antoine VrankenNetherlands255,000170
    10 Christoffer BeringDenmark254,000169
    11 Enea SubashiGreece247,000165
    12 Rauno KivilooEstonia244,000163
    13 Rene CifuentesSpain227,000151
    14 Michael RoltEngland206,000137

  • Wahl VS Wayne

    Christoffer Karlén
    Sebastian Wahl
    Level 11:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:310/930
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Finland’s Sebastian Wahl opened to 3,400 from the Cut-off. Seated in the Small Blind, James Wayne was the sole caller.

    Wayne check-called a 3,200 continuation bet from Wahl on the 5♥Q♠4♥ flop. Action went check-check on the 8♥ turn, and Wayne overtook the aggression with a 3,000 bet on the 5♣ river. After a minute’s worth of pondering, Wahl decided to let his hand go.

    Sebastian Wahl: 118,000
    James Wayne: 84,000

  • Nikunlassi Takes From Westerlund

    Christoffer Karlén
    Jari Nikunlassi
    Level 11:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:310/930
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The board read 2♦6♥3♠A♦5♠ with perhaps 20,000 in the middle. Jenny Westerlund (Lo-jack) bet 10,800, and the decision was on Jari Nikunlassi. He contemplated his decision for a minute or two before ultimately making the call.

    Jenny Westerlund: J♣10♣
    Jari Nikunlassi: A♠J♠

    Top pair was good for Nikunlassi, and he took down the decently-sized pot.

    Jenny Westerlund: 171,000
    Jari Nikunlassi: 122,000

  • Franke Might Multi-Table

    Christoffer Karlén
    Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk
    Level 11:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:316/927
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk plays a decent stack in Day 2 of the €1,100 Main Event. He’s not a big Texas NLH fan, but more a huge Mixed Games enthusiast. That being said, he has some impressive two-card results on his resume from the past.

    Action folded to Gintautas Danilevicius, who opened to 3,000 from the Cut-off. Sergejs Serkovs (Button), Franke (Small Blind), and Erio Ermann all made the call. Franke then donk-bet 4,000 on the 6♥2♣10♥ flop; Danilevicius was the only one who decided to stick around. Franke continued on the aggressive path with a 6,500 bet on the A♥ turn, only to be faced with a 13,000 min-raise from his Lithuanian opponent. Franke looked at his hole cards and revealed his Q♠Q♣ holdings for the reporter before mucking swiftly.

    “Aiyaah!” he let out as Danilevicius showed 5♣3♣. Time will tell if Franke is still alive in the Main Event at 17:00, when the €555 PL Sviten Championship kicks off. It’s his favorite game, and he wouldn’t want to miss it for the world.

    Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk: 128,000
    Gintautas Danilevicius: 94,000

  • We’re Live; Segins is Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 11:1,000/1,500 (1,500)
    Entries:333/915
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    This live reporter set the new Guinness World Record for fastest sprint to Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel. The first encounters captured went down at Table 3.

    Romperto Koskinidis opened to 3,500 from the Button, and Aigars Petrovs made the call before Eero Ihaksi moved all in for 15,200 from the Big Blind. Koskinidis folded, but Petrovs decided he was priced in to make the call.

    Eero Ihaksi: A♦5♠
    Aigars Petrovs: 9♥6♦

    Ihaksi was looking somewhat good for a double up, but the 9♣K♥9♠ flop was far from ideal for him. The board completed with 4♥3♣, and his tournament life came to an end. That being said, late registration is still open for roughly three hours, so perhaps he will rebuy.

    Aigars Petrovs: 80,000
    Eero Ihaksi: 0

  • Day 2 has Kicked Off; Coverage Soon to Commence

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ranno Sootla
    Level 10:600/1,200 (1,200)
    Entries:333/881
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Welcome, fellow poker enthusiasts, to the seventh day of live coverage of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. Today is a big one, seeing as Day 2 of the €1,100 Main Event is on the schedule.

    In fact, the tournament has already begun. This poker.pro live reporter has experienced some unforeseen incidents, which stopped me from being on-site at 12:00 when the tournament kicked off. Everything’s settled now, though, and the on-site live coverage will commence within 30 minutes.

    Late registration is open during the first four 60-minute levels of Day 2. Below are the chip counts starting Day 2.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1Georgios TsouloftasCyprus276,400230
    2Vu Hoang VuongFinland259,000216
    3Antoine H. T. VrankenNetherlands246,300205
    4Ismo Tapio BärlundFinland223,000186
    5Ville-Matti KeränenFinland206,700172
    6David Santalla MarfilSpain203,000169
    7Guillermo Gordo CifuentesSpain198,100165
    8Arkadiusz LiszewskiPoland197,900165
    9Franky May GreenEngland196,800164
    10Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland196,200164
    11Andreas Sebastian BacklundFinland193,700161
    12Yaniv PeretzIsrael188,700157
    13Miro L. M. SankalaFinland188,200157
    14Enea SubashiGreece188,000157
    15Glen Ross KeoghIreland187,500156
    16Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden181,200151
    17Deividas ButnorasLithuania178,600149
    18Rene Lazaro CifuentesSpain177,500148
    19Jevgenijs ZotovsLatvia173,600145
    20Ranno SootlaEstonia169,000141
    21Henri Ilmari AntikainenFinland168,800141
    22Mikko Tapani YlämäkiFinland168,600141
    23Hans Benny HagbergSweden166,900139
    24John DwyerIreland166,400139
    25Nikolajs JaluninsLatvia164,000137
    26Ben MillerEngland163,200136
    27Christoffer Overgaard BeringDenmark162,800136
    28Arturs DaugisLatvia161,700135
    29Meelis AhmanEstonia157,000131
    30Vegard NygaardNorway156,400130
    31Rauno KivilooEstonia156,200130
    32Oleh PritsakUkraine155,700130
    33Christian HoffmannGermany155,100129
    34Patrik FalkSweden152,600127
    35Shaul WeinsteinIsrael150,400125
    36Ossi E. A. SoininenFinland150,100125
    37Jenny Sofia WesterlundSweden144,100120
    38Marius BareisisLithuania143,400120
    39Elvijs KergalvisLatvia140,300117
    40Ionel SerbuRomania139,000116
    41Davis MihelsonsLatvia137,800115
    42Janis VasiljevsLatvia136,700114
    43Erio ErmannEstonia136,000113
    44Amber M. S. SullivanEngland134,000112
    45Giedre ValgemäeLithuania134,000112
    46Juho J. V. SuutariFinland133,200111
    47Helge Thorsashaugen BjorlowNorway132,000110
    48Ciaran MccullaghIreland131,900110
    49Ziga KlopcicSlovenia130,900109
    50Stephen KehoeIreland130,800109
    51Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine130,400109
    52Joel Torres JimenezSpain129,800108
    53Sergejs SerkovsLatvia128,600107
    54Ruslan StserbjukEstonia128,000107
    55Sebastian WahlFinland128,000107
    56Veli-Pekka Tapani PenttinenFinland127,800107
    57Vladas BurneikisLithuania127,700106
    58Linda M. P. NguyenNorway127,700106
    59Andrejs KovalovsLatvia126,300105
    60Ishak NoyanSweden125,000104
    61David ÖzmenSweden125,000104
    62Dmitri DamaskinEstonia124,700104
    63Jari Petteri KaleniusFinland124,400104
    64Herli OlopEstonia123,100103
    65Tadas GencerauskasLithuania121,000101
    66Vidar Skjeggestad AssersenNorway119,700100
    67Noel E. J. SuomalainenFinland119,20099
    68Ilja NaparjinEstonia119,00099
    69Eimantas AdomavičiusLithuania117,70098
    70Roope O. O. TarmiFinland116,40097
    71Kevin Joseph WhelanEngland116,00097
    72Vytautas BaltrusaitisLithuania115,90097
    73Michael RoltEngland115,70096
    74Martynas SaltisLithuania115,60096
    75Elchai Ben TovIsrael114,50095
    76Sten TalvisteEstonia114,20095
    77Kauno Markus JäppinenFinland114,10095
    78Algirdas SaveikisLithuania114,00095
    79Jesper HansenDenmark110,00092
    80Deividas DaubarisLithuania109,70091
    81Leino PillerEstonia107,10089
    82Lluis Murcia GranoSpain107,00089
    83Lars OttesenDenmark106,80089
    84Joonas H. J. HaapalaFinland105,70088
    85Tapio Ilmari VihakasFinland105,00088
    86Hanna HeinloEstonia103,60086
    87Yigal YifrahNetherlands102,90086
    88Simon Tanvir HassanSweden101,50085
    89Andres AllsaluEstonia101,20084
    90James WynneIreland100,60084
    91Janis VelkerisLatvia99,70083
    92Rico JärveEstonia99,40083
    93Gary FisherEngland99,30083
    94Marko TiitsaarEstonia98,40082
    95Kristian Sjo HagevikNorway97,90082
    96Andreas S. R. WernerSweden96,50080
    97Magnus PukkEstonia96,10080
    98Sergej BabincevLithuania94,50079
    99Anders Sebastian GodeSweden94,40079
    100Raimonds OzolinsLatvia94,30079
    101Kaupo TennoEstonia93,80078
    102Davor PavicSweden93,70078
    103Dalius BalciunasLithuania93,50078
    104Martin SejerDenmark93,50078
    105Oskar OjaveerEstonia93,40078
    106Mark BannikovEstonia92,80077
    107Juha Jalmari LeinoFinland92,60077
    108Perttu Matias KvistFinland92,10077
    109Agil HalilovEstonia91,00076
    110Romperto KoskinidisGreece91,00076
    111Vitalii ShcherbaUkraine90,50075
    112Rostyslav SabishchenkoUkraine90,20075
    113Egidijus MatonisLithuania89,80075
    114Tarmo TammelEstonia89,00074
    115Yevhen SukhovUkraine88,50074
    116Paulius KisieliusLithuania88,40074
    117Seppo Paavo ParkkinenFinland87,70073
    118Maksim PetrovEstonia87,10073
    119Richard F. H. BauerGermany86,90072
    120Alexandros KoutsoftasCyprus86,50072
    121Antti E. O. RaasuFinland86,40072
    122Timo Kalevi RantamäkiFinland86,10072
    123Savvas MitsikouridisCyprus86,00072
    124Ole Ingebrigt HovNorway85,60071
    125Kristoffer L. T. WintersteinSweden85,40071
    126Karolis SereikaLithuania85,00071
    127Marks SerginsLatvia83,80070
    128Bernd ReichGermany83,60070
    129Mika Matias HautakangasSweden83,50070
    130Mindaugas GrigaitisLithuania82,90069
    131Sebastian George CraneEngland82,40069
    132Mairo ToriEstonia82,30069
    133Liisi VoltriEstonia81,90068
    134Klaudijus BajorasLithuania81,30068
    135John Fredrik Watz LauschSweden81,20068
    136Ivar RühkaEstonia80,70067
    137Andrew Jonathan WardEngland80,40067
    138Martin ZobelGermany80,00067
    139Eduards RakussLatvia79,10066
    140Glen KolmerEstonia78,80066
    141Priit ParmastoEstonia78,70066
    142Jari Pekka NikunlassiFinland78,20065
    143Amadeus Arkadius JanottaGermany76,70064
    144Frode AlfredsenNorway76,50064
    145Igor PihelaEstonia76,00063
    146Karolis KutkauskasLithuania75,70063
    147David BrightEngland75,50063
    148Audrius NavickasLithuania75,50063
    149Stanislovas VinicenkaLithuania75,50063
    150Toni H. J. NiinivaaraFinland75,20063
    151Olof M. S. Von ZweigbergkSweden75,10063
    152Martin MändEstonia74,50062
    153Martynas MockeviciusLithuania74,40062
    154Athanasios KostourosGreece74,20062
    155Riku Matias KoivurinneFinland73,40061
    156Mohamed Farid FawziIreland73,30061
    157Quoc D. K. LySweden72,80061
    158Sebastian Z. K. Von ToperczerGermany72,70061
    159Rolf Robert CarlssonSweden72,20060
    160Stig Johan MattssonFinland72,10060
    161Jon ErtshusNorway71,70060
    162Mathias H. M. SiljanderFinland71,50060
    163Otto Marten PukkEstonia71,30059
    164Mantas UrbonasLithuania71,20059
    165Florian Laurent ArnouldFrance71,00059
    166Teemu J. K. SattanenFinland70,30059
    167Justas VaiciulionisLithuania70,00058
    168Jort Pieter HagedoornNetherlands69,70058
    169Peter JakslandDenmark69,70058
    170Lev MargolinIsrael69,70058
    171Peter WarfvingeSweden68,80057
    172Gints OzolsLatvia68,20057
    173Gustav Erland SandströmSweden67,70056
    174Rasmus Valtteri SihvonenFinland66,50055
    175Mats J. F. PalokangasFinland66,20055
    176Kristian E. V. KostianderFinland66,00055
    177Aurimas StaneviciusLithuania66,00055
    178Ardo PinnaEstonia65,90055
    179Girts ZarinsLatvia65,70055
    180Erik Markus FribergSweden65,60055
    181Tomas MontrimasLithuania65,50055
    182Mario StaufferSwitzerland65,30054
    183Michel KarimSweden65,00054
    184Marek SelgeveerEstonia64,30054
    185Andrejs StepanovsLatvia63,50053
    186Tal BarasofskyIsrael63,10053
    187Seyed Bijan Eslami TabaeiSweden62,20052
    188Mounir TajiouSweden62,00052
    189Ulf Thomas GrähsSweden61,80052
    190Mark MetslaEstonia61,70051
    191Christopher R. G. VernonEngland61,40051
    192Kaspars ButansLatvia61,00051
    193Sander LeigriEstonia60,00050
    194Henri Sebastian PiironenFinland60,00050
    195Christina Jorgensen SolliNorway59,30049
    196Stanislav SmeljovEstonia58,80049
    197Margus TuvikeneEstonia57,50048
    198Jonatan J. S. ForsFinland57,40048
    199Hassan HalilCyprus56,50047
    200Peer Anton ZahlNorway56,50047
    201Lawend Mardini HimmoSweden54,40045
    202Pekka Samuli IkonenFinland53,80045
    203Viacheslav MartynenkoNorway53,50045
    204Steinn Thanh Du KarlssonIceland53,20044
    205Aki T. O. PyysingFinland53,10044
    206Remy MägiEstonia51,80043
    207Luka A. O. SorainenFinland51,80043
    208Martins SulteLatvia51,80043
    209Rudolfs SadrinsLatvia51,40043
    210Ville V. V. MyllymäkiFinland51,30043
    211Oskars SilinsLatvia51,30043
    212Sarunas MatuleviciusLithuania50,90042
    213Helmut PhungGermany50,00042
    214Viacheslav SultanovUkraine49,90042
    215Hans Tomas FernkvistSweden49,80042
    216Kaius KiidliEstonia49,60041
    217Johan Martin StorakersSweden49,60041
    218Rudolfs VosvenieksLatvia49,60041
    219Jurijs MaciksLatvia49,50041
    220Nathan RuellBelgium48,80041
    221Aurelijus SipaviciusLithuania48,00040
    222Vasilis NikolasSweden47,80040
    223Edvinas BalciunasLithuania47,50040
    224Tomi Tapani ArponenFinland47,10039
    225Nikolaos OikonomouGreece47,10039
    226Gintautas DanileviciusLithuania47,00039
    227Anthon Erland BurvallSweden46,70039
    228Kanstantsin IodisBelarus46,50039
    229Hannu Kalevi HuotarinenFinland44,60037
    230Wouter A. G. BeltzNetherlands43,70036
    231Virgo LaansooEstonia43,20036
    232Sander Oen LithunNorway43,00036
    233Vilius ZabarauskasLithuania42,80036
    234Vladyslav TaranUkraine42,50035
    235Risto PärnatEstonia41,70035
    236Antti-Mikael Mäki-FräntiFinland41,50035
    237Martin PiikEstonia41,10034
    238Vasilij BarnaLithuania41,00034
    239Andre MägiEstonia40,30034
    240Gustav Johan EkhagenSweden39,10033
    241Matte B. P. KarjalainenFinland39,10033
    242Emil Petter JägerFinland38,50032
    243Jimmy Philippe DewerdtFrance38,30032
    244Leo Tapani PietiläFinland37,80032
    245Paavo KorkkaEstonia37,00031
    246Igors SerkovsLatvia37,00031
    247Even Nordbjorn RislovNorway36,10030
    248Kevin KõreEstonia36,00030
    249Kaido MikkEstonia36,00030
    250Edgars AugstkalnsLatvia33,90028
    251Ernestas StalemekasLithuania33,80028
    252Tanel TammelaEstonia33,80028
    253Aleksi Mikael NaskiFinland33,40028
    254Eli Danielsson MalcaSweden33,00028
    255Juha Ilmari HelppiFinland33,00028
    256Maciej Robert KomorowskiPoland32,30027
    257Hugh Cornelius DesmondIreland31,80027
    258Adam A. E. AnderssonSweden31,60026
    259Jawad HabibSweden31,10026
    260Baptiste A. J. CaimFrance30,40025
    261Arturas AntonianasLithuania30,00025
    262Nicolas Salomaa Bacigalupe AlvarizaSweden30,00025
    263Guilherme Barroso SolePortugal30,00025
    264Ridas BitauskasLithuania30,00025
    265Stefan BittgerGermany30,00025
    266Habib BrahimSweden30,00025
    267Tomas BulksasLithuania30,00025
    268Jussi Kullervo HietalahtiFinland30,00025
    269David J. Z. HuNetherlands30,00025
    270Eero Johannes IhaksiFinland30,00025
    271Rolf Tomas JauringSweden30,00025
    272Darren Edward KennedyCanada30,00025
    273Ermo KoskEstonia30,00025
    274Petteri LaihoFinland30,00025
    275Jonas LapinskasLithuania30,00025
    276Aleksander Sebastian LattikasEstonia30,00025
    277Riku Aleksi MäättäFinland30,00025
    278Jari M.J. MähönenFinland30,00025
    279Andrius MazurkeviciusLithuania30,00025
    280Evaldas NarmontasNorway30,00025
    281Ignas NavickasLithuania30,00025
    282Ahmad Jan NiaziNetherlands30,00025
    283Lars Stefan OlofssonSweden30,00025
    284Erling Gresvoll OlsenNorway30,00025
    285Aigars PetrovsLatvia30,00025
    286Stavros PetychakisGreece30,00025
    287Anthony Peter PhillipsEngland30,00025
    288Igor Jn. PihelaEstonia30,00025
    289Martins PoritisLatvia30,00025
    290Roberts RumbaLatvia30,00025
    291Kalle E. V. SalmelaFinland30,00025
    292Harry John SandfordEngland30,00025
    293Jevgenijs SapronenkoLatvia30,00025
    294Lars Ake TungelSweden30,00025
    295Tõnis ViikEstonia30,00025
    296Michal Maciej ZagrodnikPoland30,00025
    297Janis ViatersLatvia29,80025
    298Ilja-Ülo NukkaEstonia28,80024
    299Johan Erik AlenFinland28,50024
    300Andrejs PerederejevsLatvia28,30024
    301Tomas GudaitisLithuania27,70023
    302Niko Kristian HänninenFinland27,20023
    303Kaspars RengaLatvia26,80022
    304Antti Olavi PietarinenFinland26,70022
    305Kristaps KovalevskisLatvia26,00022
    306Evgeny VyalEstonia25,70021
    307Rohan OberoiSweden24,10020
    308Christian GjertsenNorway24,00020
    309Josh MitchellAustralia24,00020
    310Albert OstrovskijLithuania23,90020
    311Tobias Cornelis Ten NapelNetherlands22,80019
    312Krzysztof ChmielowskiPoland22,70019
    313Vytautas SemaskaLithuania22,00018
    314Mihkel KallEstonia21,90018
    315Tapio Ilmari AaltonenFinland21,80018
    316Toms VilcinsLatvia21,80018
    317Linas BulksasLithuania21,60018
    318Carl N. J. NordströmSweden20,20017
    319Mihail LeidermanEstonia19,50016
    320Hanno KeremEstonia19,40016
    321Anu Kristiina LiljaFinland16,30014
    322Adrian Jimenez RuanoSpain16,00013
    323Henry ArnholdEstonia15,60013
    324Per Michael EngströmSweden14,30012
    325Evaldas AniulisLithuania12,00010
    326Paul Anthony NeweyEngland11,82010
    327Alberto Martinez GonzalezSpain11,40010
    328Erik PõlluveerEstonia10,6009
    329Stephen WoodheadEngland10,6009
    330Jari Pekka HurriFinland10,5009
    331Henri Mikael SchalinFinland9,4008
    332Kristaps SipolsLatvia8,0007

  • The Stage is Set for a Raffling Main Event Conclusion

    Christoffer Karlén
    Guillermo Cifuentes

    After a 12-hour marathon session, Day 3 of the €1,100 Main Event reached its conclusion. The remaining 16 players bagged their chips, and they will return at 12:00 on Sunday, February 15, and resume the fight for the €169,500 first-place payout, the coveted trophy, and, most importantly, the prestigious title.

    What a tournament this has been so far; of course, it was to be expected. The 2026 Kings of Tallinn has lived up to its expectations, and it has once again proven why it’s the biggest live poker festival in Northern Europe. The Main Event was always destined to be the flagship tournament, and with a €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, the massive turnout was no surprise. When late registration closed after the first four levels of Day 2, a whopping 1,033 entries could be confirmed. Shaul Weinstein eventually eliminated Patrik Falk in one-hundred-thirty-sixth place, and the remaining competitors were then all guaranteed a €2,000 min-cash.

    Shaul Weinstein

    The knockout secured Weinstein the chip lead going into Day 3. The day kicked off with short stacks busting at a rapid pace. There were some recognizable names in the penultimate flight, including Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi, inaugural Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion Ranno Sootla, experienced Brit Gary Fisher, and Swedish poker guru Johan Storåkers, to name a few. Day 3 offered some staggering action with some very entertaining – and frankly astonishing – hands, especially on the live-streamed TV table.

    It was eventually communicated that play would wrap up when 16 players remained, or at the end of Level 28. It would be the first scenario; French poker icon Mathieu Choffardet bid farewell in seventeenth place, and the remaining 16 players went to get some well-deserved rest before tomorrow’s finale.

    The poker.pro live coverage will commence at 12:00, focusing on the outer table. All enthusiasts can follow the TV table on the live stream, with poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer and Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund on comms.

    Below are the chip counts. Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow, it’ll all wrap up in stellar fashion.

    PositionPlayerCountryChips
    1 Guillermo CifuentesSpain3,915,000
    2 Tal BarasofskyIsrael3,015,000
    3 Habib BrahimSweden2,700,000
    4 Petteri LaihoFinland2,695,000
    5 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland2,595,000
    6 Ville-Matti KeränenFinland2,120,000
    7 Paul NeweyEngland1,965,000
    8 Gary FisherEngland1,955,000
    9 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael1,920,000
    10 Athanasios KostourosGreece1,890,000
    11 John DwyerIreland1,540,000
    12 Miro SankalaFinland1,310,000
    13 Alexis LucariniFrance1,055,000
    14 Girts ZarinsLatvia845,000
    15 Christina SolliNorway760,000
    16 Lev MargolinIsrael725,000

  • Choffardet Bids Farewell; Play has Concluded

    Christoffer Karlén
    Mathieu Choffardet
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:17/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Paul Newey opened to 100,000 from the Hi-jack, before Mathieu Choffardet raised to 700,000, leaving himself with a mere 40,000 behind. As if the action wasn’t already spicy enough, Petteri Laiho four-bet to 1,790,000, leaving 400,000 behind. Newey was visibly troubled, and he contemplated his decision for three minutes before folding. Choffardet made the call for his tournament life, and he went to showdown with Laiho.

    Petteri Laiho: J♠J♦
    Mathieu Choffardet: A♥Q♦

    Laiho maintained his lead on the 8♦5♣10♥ flop, and he improved even further on the J♣ turn. No straight for Choffardet on the 5♥ river, and as he was eliminated in seventeenth play, Day 3 officially came to an end.

    Petteri Laiho: 2,695,000
    Mathie Choffardet: 0

    It was quite the marathon flight, and now, the sixteen survivors can get a good night’s rest. Tomorrow at noon, they’ll resume the fight for the title, the trophy, and the €169,500 first-place payout.

    That also wraps up today’s live coverage here on poker.pro. The blog will go live tomorrow when Day 4 commences. Before we leave you, the editorial office will upload the chip counts prior to tomorrow’s finale, as well as a small recap of today’s action. In the meantime, please enjoy today’s results.

    €1,100 Main Event – Day 3 Results

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    17 Mathieu ChoffardetFrance€7,750
    18 Johan StoråkersSweden€6,750
    19 Egidijus MatonisLithuania€6,750
    20 Magnus PukkEstonia€6,750
    21 Paulius KisieliusLithuania€5,900
    22 Davis MihelsonsLatvia€5,900
    23 Yevhen SukhovUkraine€5,900
    24 Antoine VrankenNetherlands€5,100
    25 Nikolaos OikonomouGreece€5,100
    26 Arturs DaugisLatvia€5,100
    27 Christoffer BeringDenmark€5,100
    28 Anthon BurvallSweden€4,450
    29 Deividas DaubarisLithuania€4,450
    30 Vidar AssersenNorway€4,450
    31 Oleh PritsakUkraine€4,450
    32 Ville MyllymäkiFinland€3,850
    33 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€3,850
    34 Deividas ButnorasLatvia€3,850
    35 Kristoffer WIntersteinSweden€3,850
    36 Alberto GonzalezSpain€3,850
    37 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden€3,850
    38 Bernd ReichGermany€3,850
    39 Henry-Jörgen RautitsEstonia€3,850
    40 Peer ZahlNorway€3,350
    41 Jari NikunlassiFinland€3,350
    42 Antti RaasuFinland€3,350
    43 Justas VaiciulionisLithuania€3,350
    44 Risto PärmatEstonia€3,350
    45 Luka SorainenFinland€3,350
    46 Marks SerginsLatvia€3,350
    47 Vu VuongFinland€3,350
    48 Otto PukkEstonia€3,350
    49 Rauno KivilooEstonia€3,350
    50 Sebastian WahlFinland€3,350
    51 Kauno JäppinenFinland€3,350
    52 Helge BjorlowNorway€3,350
    53 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€3,350
    54 Joel JimenezSpain€3,350
    55 Christian HoffmannGermany€3,350
    56 Benny HagbergSweden€2,900
    57 Ionel SerbuRomania€2,900
    58 Ridas BitauskasLithuania€2,900
    59 Aigars PetrovsLatvia€2,900
    60 Christopher VernonEngland€2,900
    61 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania€2,900
    62 Rudolfs SadrinsLatvia€2,900
    63 Eduards RakussLatvia€2,900
    64 Baptiste CaimFrance€2,900
    65 Pekka IkonenFinland€2,900
    66 Linas BulksasLithuania€2,900
    67 Elvijs KergalvisLatvia€2,900
    68 Glen KeoghIreland€2,900
    69 Peter JakslandDenmark€2,900
    70 Sander LeigriEstonia€2,900
    71 Emil JägerFinland€2,900
    72 Joel HolmbergFinland€2,550
    73 Stanislovas VinicenkaLithuania€2,550
    74 James WynneIreland€2,550
    75 Antti PietarinenFinland€2,550
    76 Leo PietiläFinland€2,550
    77 Henri PiironenFinland€2,550
    78 Oskar OjaveerEstonia€2,550
    79 Paavo KorkkaEstonia€2,550
    80 Ishak NoyanSweden€2,550
    81 Andres AllsaluEstonia€2,550
    82 Kevin WhelanEngland€2,550
    83 Arkadiusz LiszewskiPoland€2,550
    84 Maksim PetrovEstonia€2,550
    85 Juha NikkolaFinland€2,550
    86 Martin PiikEstonia€2,550
    87 Seppo ParkkinenFinland€2,550
    88 Marius BareisisLithuania€2,550
    89 Ranno SootlaEstonia€2,550
    90 Wouter BeltzNetherlands€2,550
    91 Eli Danielsson BarcaSweden€2,550
    92 Hassan HalilCyprus€2,550
    93 Remy MägiEstonia€2,550
    94 Vladas BurneikisLithuania€2,550
    95 Aleksandras RusinovasLithuania€2,550
    96 Aleksi NaskiFinland€2,200
    97 Vladyslav TaranUkraine€2,200
    98 Linda NguyenNorway€2,200
    99 Martin ZobelDenmark€2,200
    100 Michael RoltENgland€2,200
    101 Yaniv PeretzIsrael€2,200
    102 Henri SchalinFinland€2,200
    103 Ole HovNorway€2,200
    104 Meelis AhmanEstonia€2,200
    105 Vegard NygaardNorway€2,200
    106 Jari KurikkaFinland€2,200
    107 Juha HelppiFinland€2,200
    108 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€2,200
    109 Gintautas DanileviciusLithuania€2,200
    110 Jonatan ForsFinland€2,200
    111 Lars OttesenDenmark€2,200
    112 Ismo BärlundFinland€2,200
    113 Juho SuutariFinland€2,200
    114 Jukka MoisioFinland€2,200
    115 Stephen WoodheadEngland€2,200
    116 Perttu KvistFinland€2,200
    117 Andreas WernerSweden€2,200
    118 Totti ArosuoFinland€2,200
    119 Dmitri DamaskinEstonia€2,200
    120Michal ZagrodnikPoland€2,000
    121 Even RislovNorway€2,000
    122 Janis VasiljevsLatvia€2,000
    123 Frode AlfredsenNorway€2,000
    124 Martin “Franke” von ZweigbergkSweden€2,000
    125 Samuli HietalaFinland€2,000
    126 Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland€2,000
    127 Viacheslav SultanovUkraine€2,000
    128 Joonas HaapalaFinland€2,000
    129 Eimantas AdomaviciusLithuania€2,000
    130 Carl FalkSweden€2,000
    131 Miika TöyräsFinland€2,000
    132 Mairo ToriEstonia€2,000
    133 Sami PulliainenFinland€2,000
    134 Erik FribergSweden€2,000
    135 Martynas MockeviciusLithuania€2,000

  • Storåkers Comes up Short

    Christoffer Karlén
    Shaul Weinstein
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:17/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Shaul Weinstein, who min-raised to 100,000 from the Button. Swedish poker legend Johan Storåkers decided to defend his Big Blind.

    After an initial check from Storåkers on the A♠2♠7♦ flop, Weinstein bet 50,000. Storåkers then raised to 180,000, and Weinstein wasted no time before forcing his opponent all in for 365,000 in total. Storåkers seemed concerned, but, in the end, he deemed he needed to make the call.

    Shaul Weinstein: A♥2♥
    Johan Storåkers: A♦5♥

    Storåkers sighed when he saw what he was up against. The 3♥ brought some hope, but the Q♣ river ultimately ended his tournament life.

    Shaul Weinstein: 1,900,000
    Johan Storåkers: 0

  • Matonis Next One to go

    Christoffer Karlén
    Egidijus Matonis
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:18/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Athanasios Kostouros opened to 100,000 from the Hi-jack. Egidijus Matonis moved all in for 725,000 from the Small Blind, and Kostouros made the call.

    Egidijus Matonis: J♣J♦
    Athanasios Kostouros: A♥K♣

    Kostouros immediately improved on the 4♦4♣K♠ flop, and the 10♣10♥ runout didn’t help Matonis. He was eliminated in nineteenth place.

    It has now been declared that today’s play will conclude once 16 players remain, or at the end of Level 28.

    Athanasios Kostouros: 2,170,000
    Egidijus Matonis: 0

  • Kisielius is Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Paulius Kisielius
    Level 27:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:20/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Girts Zarins opened to 100,000 UTG. When action came to Paulius Kisielius, he raised to 250,000, leaving himself with one sole 25,000 chip behind. Zarins clicked him all in, and, naturally, Kisielius made the call.

    Girts Zarins: A♥K♥
    Paulius Kisielius: J♠J♣

    It was a classic coin flip situation, but the fishhooks stood the test of the 10♦2♥5♣Q♦8♥. As such, Kisielius became the next victim.

    Girts Zarins:
    Paulius Kisielius: 0

  • Sankala Gets Lucky on the Turn

    Christoffer Karlén
    Magnus Pukk
    Level 27:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:23/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The last Estonian player in the field, Magnus Pukk, opened to 80,000. Miro Sankala then moved all in for 460,000 from the Big Blind. After receiving the count, Pukk made the call.

    Miro Sankala: Q♠J♥
    Magnus Pukk: A♦J♠

    Sankala was in rough shape. Pukk maintained his lead on the 2♦4♠2♠ flop, but the Q♥ turn saw Sankala claiming the driver’s seat. No dice for Pukk on the 8♠ runout, and he lost the bigger chunk of his stack to Sankala.

    Miro Sankala: 860,000
    Magnus Pukk: 460,000

  • Margolin Doubles Through Brahim; Remembers Fisher’s Wife

    Christoffer Karlén
    Lev Margolin
    Level 27:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:24/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Habib Brahim opened to 100,000 from the Lo-jack, and Lev Margolin made the call from the Button.

    Brahim fired a 175,000 continuation bet on the 3♠6♥3♦ flop, and Margolin decided to move all in for roughly 500,000. Brahim decided he was priced in and made the call.

    Lev Margolin: 8♥8♣
    Habib Brahim: A♦Q♥

    Brahim didn’t improve his hand as the board completed with 5♣9♥, and he doubled through Brahim. “I told you; indestructible,” Gary Fisher congratulated Margolin, referring to how many times he’s managed to survive today. “I remember when we played at EPT many years ago,” Margolin reminisced. “I remember you and your wife,” he continued, and the players shared a laugh.

    Lev Margolin: 1,300,000
    Habib Brahim: 1,250,000

  • More Players Out

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 27:20,000/40,000 (40,000)
    Entries:24/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below are the latest results.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    25 Nikolaos OikonomouGreece€5,100
    26 Arturs DaugisLatvia€5,100
    27 Christoffer BeringDenmark€5,100
    28 Anthon BurvallSweden€4,450
    29 Deividas DaubarisLithuania€4,450
    30 Vidar AssersenNorway€4,450
    31 Oleh PritsakUkraine€4,450
    32 Ville MyllymäkiFinland€3,850
    33 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€3,850
    34 Deividas ButnorasLatvia€3,850
    35 Kristoffer WIntersteinSweden€3,850
    36 Alberto GonzalezSpain€3,850

  • Godfather

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ville-Matti Keränen
    Level 25:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:25/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Ville-Matti Keränen, who moved all in for 300,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Paul Newey really considered a call before folding.

    Paying homage to the late “Godfather of Poker,” Doyle Brunson, Keränen revealed his 10♠2♦ holdings.

    Paul Newey: 1,150,000
    Ville-Matti Keränen: 360,000

  • Third Batch of €1,100 Main Event Day 3 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Aces Galore

    Christoffer Karlén
    Veli Penttinen
    Level 25:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:27/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Sweden’s Anthon Burvall made it 60,000 from the Lo-jack and was faced with a 230,000 three-bet from Veli-Pekka Penttinen (Small Blind). Burvall then moved all in for what this poker.pro live reporter estimated to be 800,000, and Penttinen had an easy decision on his hands.

    Anthon Burvall: 10♦10♠
    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: A♥A♣

    Unfortunate for Burvall, and he didn’t manage to crack aces on the 3♥7♠9♠7♣4♦ board. That’s one less Swedish flag in the Main Event; Habib Brahim and Johan Storåkers are still battling it out on the tables, trying to claim yet another trophy for Sweden during the 2026 Kings of Tallinn.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 1,550,000
    Anthon Burvall: 0

  • Barasofsky Current Chip Leader

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tal Barasofsky
    Level 25:15,000/30,000 (30,000)
    Entries:29/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The sole lady left in the field, Christina Solli, opened to 60,000 from the Small Blind. Tal Barasofsky decided to defend his Big Blond.

    Both players checked the 10♠6♥5♣ flop and the 4♥ turn. Solli bet 65,000 on the 10♦ river, and Barasofsky folded.

    Barasofsky could afford to lose the small pot. This poker.pro live reporter earlier reported him winning a big hand with Ace-Queen against Ace-Jack. After that, he won another humongous pot (of which we unfortunately have no details). He is the current chip leader.

    Tal Barasofsky: 3,450,000
    Christina Solli: 740,000

  • Sukhov Picks up the Goods

    Christoffer Karlén
    Yevhen Sukhov
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:31/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Christoffer Bering, who was the chip leader after the dinner break, opened to 50,000 UTG. Yevhen Sukhov three-bet to 150,000 from the Button, and Bering then forced his opponent all in for 805,000 in total. Sukhov called without hesitation.

    Christoffer Bering: A♣Q♣
    Yevhen Sukhov: A♠A♦

    The board spelled out 9♠6♠7♦K♦4♥, and Sukhov’s aces were good. He put a huge dent in Bering’s stack.

    Yevhen Sukhov: 1,670,000
    Christoffer Bering: 1,150,000

  • Recent Batch of Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:36/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below is another batch of victims.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    37 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden€3,850
    38 Bernd ReichGermany€3,850
    39 Henry-Jörgen RautitsEstonia€3,850
    40 Peer ZahlNorway€3,350
    41 Jari NikunlassiFinland€3,350
    42 Antti RaasuFinland€3,350
    43 Justas VaiciulionisLithuania€3,350
    44 Risto PärmatEstonia€3,350
    45 Luka SorainenFinland€3,350
    46 Marks SerginsLatvia€3,350

  • Blind VS Blind-Elimination

    Christoffer Karlén
    Bernd Reich
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:36/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Tal Barasofsky, who made it 75,000 from the Small Blind. Germany’s Bernd Reich decided to make it 200,000 from the Big Blind. Barasofsky wasn’t done yet; he four-bet to 500,000. After perhaps 30 seconds’ worth of consideration, Reich moved all in for 930,000. Barasofsky made the call.

    Bernd Reich: A♣J♥
    Tal Barasofsky: A♥Q♠

    Barasofsky was extremely pumped and cheered for his hand to hold. The Poker Gods heard his prayers; the board spelled out 6♣2♥8♥10♣A♦, and as Barasofsky sent Reich to the rail, his stack surpassed the two million mark.

    Tal Barasofsky: 2,100,000
    Bernd Reich: 0

  • Weinstein Eliminates Zahl

    Christoffer Karlén
    Peer Zahl
    Level 25:10,000/25,000 (25,000)
    Entries:39/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Peer Zahl, who opened to 50,000 from the Hi-jack. Shaul Weinstein then three-bet to 175,000 from the Small Blind. Zahl moved all in for what looked to be roughly 600,000, and Weinstein snap-called.

    Peer Zahl: A♦5♦
    Shaul Weinstein: J♠J♥

    No case ace or any other help for Zahl as the board spelled out 10♥9♥K♥6♣4♦, and he became the first casualty after the dinner break.

    Shaul Weinstein: 1,830,000
    Peer Zahl: 0

  • Dinner Break Chip Counts

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:40/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The remaining 40 players are still enjoying their dinner break. Below are the top 10 biggest stacks.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Christoffer BeringDenmark1,955,00078
    2 Arturs DaugisLatvia1,555,00062
    3 Davis MihelsonsLatvia1,395,00056
    4 Egidijus MatonisLithuania1,315,00053
    5 Yevhen SukhovUkraine1,315,00053
    6 Oleh PritsakUkraine1,245,00050
    7 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael1,125,00045
    8 Antoine VrankenNetherlands1,120,00045
    9 Alexis LucariniFrance1,090,00044
    10 Bernd ReichGermany1,005,00040

  • Margolin Survives Scare; Dinner Time

    Christoffer Karlén
    Lev Margolin
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:40/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen opened to 40,000 from UTG+1. Habib Brahim called from the Button, before short-stacked Lev Margolin moved all in for 50,000 from the Small Blind. Antoine Vranken made the call from the Big Blind, and so did Penttinen and Brahim.

    After an initial check from Vranken on the J♦A♠K♠ flop, Penttinen bet 75,000. Brahim folded, but Vranken made the call. Both players checked the 5♥ turn, and Penttinen then folded to a 175,000 bet from Vranken on the 3♣ river.

    Lev Margolin: J♠J♣
    Antoine Vranken: K♣10♠

    Margolin quadrupled up with a set of Jacks; perhaps, it was to the great displeasure of the rest of the players, seeing as they’re on a €500 payjump.

    After the hand, the remaining 40 players went on a 60-minute dinner break.

    Antoine Vranken: 1,160,000
    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 880,000
    Lev Margolin: 240,000

  • Vaiciulionis Bids Farewell

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:41/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Alberto Gonzalez, who min-raised to 40,000 from the Button. “Aces, one time,” short-stacked Justas Vaiciulionis said as he peeked at his hole cards from the Big Blind. “No aces,” he uttered, disappointed. Yet, he made the call.

    Vaiciulionis proceeded with checking the 4♥10♣J♦ flop. Gonzalez forced his Lithuanian opponent all in for his last 65,000, and Vaiciulionis snap-called.

    Alberto Gonzalez: A♦K♥
    Justas Vaiciulionis: J♠7♣

    Vaiciulionis was ahead, but his tournament life came to an end as the 5♦Q♦ runout saw Gonzalez improving to a straight.

    Alberto Gonzalez: 625,000
    Justas Vaiciulionis: 0

  • More €1,100 Main Event Day 3 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Last Batch of Victims

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 24:10,000/20,000 (20,000)
    Entries:46/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below is the latest batch of victims.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    47 Vu VuongFinland€3,350
    48 Otto PukkEstonia€3,350
    49 Rauno KivilooEstonia€3,350
    50 Sebastian WahlFinland€3,350
    51 Kauno JäppinenFinland€3,350
    52 Helge BjorlowNorway€3,350
    53 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€3,350
    54 Joel JimenezSpain€3,350
    55 Christian HoffmannGermany€3,350
    56 Benny HagbergSweden€2,900
    57 Ionel SerbuRomania€2,900
    58 Ridas BitauskasLithuania€2,900
    59 Aigars PetrovsLatvia€2,900
    60 Christopher VernonEngland€2,900
    61 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania€2,900
    62 Rudolfs SadrinsLatvia€2,900
    63 Eduards RakussLatvia€2,900
    64 Baptiste CaimFrance€2,900
    65 Pekka IkonenFinland€2,900
    66 Linas BulksasLithuania€2,900
    67 Elvijs KergalvisLatvia€2,900
    68 Glen KeoghIreland€2,900
    69 Peter JakslandDenmark€2,900
    70 Sander LeigriEstonia€2,900
    71 Emil JägerFinland€2,900
    72 Joel HolmbergFinland€2,550
    73 Stanislovas VinicenkaLithuania€2,550

  • Sankala Stacks Serbu

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ionel Serbu
    Level 23:10,000/15,000 (15,000)
    Entries:52/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Seated UTG, Ionel Serbu moved all in for 225,000. Action folded to Miro Sankala, who also shoved from the Cut-off. His stack looked to be similar to Serbu’s; it was unclear at this point which player was at risk.

    Ionel Serbu: K♣Q♣
    Miro Sankala: 10♥10♠

    Sankala’s tens were good on the A♣6♥2♠9♦3♦ flop. The dealer counted out the stacks, and would you believe it: both players had exactly 225,000.

    Miro Sankala: 485,000
    Ionel Serbu: 0

  • Bering Takes From Reich

    Christoffer Karlén
    Bernd Reich
    Level 23:10,000/15,000 (15,000)
    Entries:55/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Bernd Reich opened to 30,000 from the Lo-jack, and then called a 75,000 raise from Christoffer Bering (Button).

    Reich check-called Bering’s 100,000 continuation bet on the 3♥7♥2♠ flop, followed by both players checking the 9♠ turn. Reich bet 100,000 on the 6♠ river, and Bering made the call faster than the speed of lightning.

    Bernd Reich: 5♥5♣
    Christoffer Bering: J♥J♠

    The superior pocket pair saw Bering securing the pot.

    Christoffer Bering: 1,380,000
    Bernd Reich: 625,000

  • Big Stacks at the Second Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 23:10,000/15,000 (15,000)
    Entries:58/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    It’s the second break of the day in the €1,100 Main Event. Below are the 10 biggest stacks at this point.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Arturs DaugisLatvia1,790,000119
    2 Oleh PritsakUkraine1,165,00078
    3 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland1,155,00077
    4 Christoffer BeringDenmark1,085,00072
    5 Anthon BurvallSweden1,085,00072
    6 Egidijus MatonisLithuania1,040,00069
    7 Ville-Matti KeränenFinland925,00062
    8 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael925,00062
    9 Alexis LucariniFrance915,00061
    10 Peer ZahlNorway860,00057

  • Small One Goes to Zarins

    Christoffer Karlén
    Arturs Daugis
    Level 21:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:59/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Arturs Daugis opened to 25,000 UTG. Girts Zarins called from the Button, and Vu Vuong joined the fun from the Big Blind.

    All three players checked the 8♣9♥A♣ flop. After a check from Vuong on the 3♣ turn, Daugis dipped his toes in the waters with a 27,000 bet. Zarins made the call before Vuong mucked. Both Daugis and Zarins checked the A♦ river.

    Arturs Daugis: 5♥5♦
    Girts Zarins: 6♥6♦

    By the smallest of margins, Zarins claimed the pot. This poker.pro live reporter was wrong in his previous statement, calling Oleh Pritsak the current chipleader; chances are good it is Daugis.

    Arturs Daugis: 1,510,000
    Girts Zarins: 582,000

  • Biggest Pot of the Tournament?

    Christoffer Karlén
    Oleh Pritsak
    Oleh Pritsak
    Level 21:6,000/12,000 (12,000)
    Entries:62/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Seated UTG, Aigars Petrovs min-raised to 24,000. Action folded all the way to Oleh Pritsak, who three-bet to 122,000 from the Big Blind. Petrovs made the call.

    Pritsak continued the aggression with a 80,000 continuation bet on the 3♣4♥6♠ flop, and Petrovs made the call. The dealer revealed the 2♣ turn, and Pritsak now decided to move all in for a hefty 260,000. This sent Petrovs deep, deep into the tank; a small crowd gathered around the table to watch the enormous pot unfold. Ultimately, Petrovs made the call, and with 942,000 in the middle, the players tabled their holdings.

    Oleh Pritsak: K♥K♠
    Aigars Petrovs: Q♣J♣

    Pritsak was ahead with the Cowboys, and as Petrovs didn’t hit his flush on the A♥ river, Pritsak claimed the pot that was just shy of the million. Chances are good Pritsak is the current chip leader.

    Oleh Pritsak: 942,000
    Aigars Petrovs: 258,000

  • The Petrovs Pressure

    Christoffer Karlén
    Aigars Petrovs
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:65/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    After a 20,000 opening from Oleh Pritsak UTG+1, Aigars Petrovs contemplated his decision for maybe two minutes before making the call from the Lo-jack. Jari Nikunlassi also came along for the ride from the Big Blind, and the dealer dealt the 5♦7♠Q♠ flop. Action was checked to Petrovs, who bet 45,000, and Pritsak made the call.

    Pritsak checked the 8♥ turn and, perhaps somewhat to his surprise, Petrov immediately moved all in. Pritsak looked concerned; there were 165,000 in the middle, and he was forced to commit his 350,000 stack if he wanted to call. After two, maybe three minutes’ worth of pondering, he folded, revealing the Q♥. “I have better,” Petrovs said, and threw his cards into the muck as the dealer pushed the pot his way.

    Aigars Petrovs: 567,000
    Oleh Pritsak: 350,000

  • Keogh’s Cowboys Cracked

    Christoffer Karlén
    Vu Vuong
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:67/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Vu Vuong min-raised to 20,000 UTG. Glen Keogh then raised to 50,000 from the Lo-jack. When action came back to Vuong, he forced Keogh all in for roughly 150,000 in total. Keogh made the call faster than you could say “Yeehaw, Cowboys!”

    Vu Vuong: A♦K♣
    Glen Keogh: K♥K♦

    Keogh was looking good for a double-up, but there’s always an ace on the flop, isn’t it? Vuong took a commanding lead on the 6♠A♠7♣ flop, and the 6♥5♥ runout ended Keogh’s tournament life.

    Vu Vuong: 490,000
    Glen Keogh: 0

  • More Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:73/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below is another batch of casualties.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    74 James WynneIreland€2,550
    75 Antti PietarinenFinland€2,550
    76 Leo PietiläFinland€2,550
    77 Henri PiironenFinland€2,550
    78 Oskar OjaveerEstonia€2,550
    79 Paavo KorkkaEstonia€2,550
    80 Ishak NoyanSweden€2,550
    81 Andres AllsaluEstonia€2,550
    82 Kevin WhelanEngland€2,550
    83 Arkadiusz LiszewskiPoland€2,550
    84 Maksim PetrovEstonia€2,550
    85 Juha NikkolaFinland€2,550
    86 Martin PiikEstonia€2,550
    87 Seppo ParkkinenFinland€2,550
    88 Marius BareisisLithuania€2,550
    89 Ranno SootlaEstonia€2,550
    90 Wouter BeltzNetherlands€2,550
    91 Eli Danielsson BarcaSweden€2,550
    92 Hassan HalilCyprus€2,550
    93 Remy MägiEstonia€2,550
    94 Vladas BurneikisLithuania€2,550
    95 Aleksandras RusinovasLithuania€2,550
    96 Aleksi NaskiFinland€2,200
    97 Vladyslav TaranUkraine€2,200
    98 Linda NguyenNorway€2,200
    99 Martin ZobelDenmark€2,200
    100 Michael RoltENgland€2,200
    101 Yaniv PeretzIsrael€2,200
    102 Henri SchalinFinland€2,200
    103 Ole HovNorway€2,200
    104 Meelis AhmanEstonia€2,200
    105 Vegard NygaardNorway€2,200
    106 Jari KurikkaFinland€2,200

  • Sybirtsev Improves Stack

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:73/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Oleksandr Sybirtsev opened to 20,000 from UTG+1. Rudolfs Sadrins (Small Blind) and Miro Sankala (Big Blind) both joined in on the fun.

    Action was checked to Sybirtsev on the 2♣10♦2♦ flop, and he fired a 22,000 continuation bet. Sadrins made the call before Sankala bid farewell. Sadrins check-called a 33,000 bet from Sybirtsev on the Q♥ turn. The dealer revealed the 3♣ on the turn, and Sadrins now took the initiative with a 20,000 bet. It’s an educated guess it didn’t work according to plan, seeing as he folded to a 124,000 shove from Sybirtsev.

    Oleksandr Sybirtsev: 330,000
    Rudolfs Sadrins: 215,000

  • Chip Counts at the First Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 20:5,000/10,000 (10,000)
    Entries:80/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The remaining 80 players in the €1,100 Main Event have just returned after the first 20-minute break of the day. Below are the 10 biggest stacks in the room as of now.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Arturs DaugisLatvia1,083,000108
    2 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael874,00087
    3 Magnus PukkEstonia835,00084
    4 Veli-Pekka Tapani PenttinenFinland784,00078
    5 Aigars PetrovsLatvia765,00077
    6 Egidijus MatonisLithuania750,00075
    7 Deividas ButnorasLithuania708,00071
    8 Mathieu ChoffardetFrance673,00067
    9 Christina SolliNorway673,00067
    10 Helge BjorlowNorway643,00064

  • Impressive Call From Bering

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 19:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:83/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Christoffer Bering, who min-raised to 16,000 from the Button. Kevin Whelan decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Whelan check-called an 18,000 bet from Bering on the 6♦4♠K♣ flop. Action went check-check on the K♦ turn, and Whelan put out a 42,000 bet on the 6♣ river, fast and deliberate. This sent Bering into the tank; he spent perhaps three minutes contemplating his decision before making the call.

    Kevin Whelan: 8♣7♣
    Christoffer Bering: A♣10♥

    An impressive call from Bering, and he took a large chunk out of the Whelan stack.

    Christoffer Bering: 540,000
    Kevin Whelan: 102,000

  • €1,100 Main Event Day 3 Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Christoffer Karlén

  • Everyone Loves a Chopped Pot

    Christoffer Karlén
    Vu Vuong
    Level 19:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:87/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Glen Keogh made it 16,000 from UTG+1, and Vu Vuong decided to defend his Big Blind.

    Vuong check-called a 12,000 continuation bet from Keogh on the 10♦K♠A♥ flop. Vuong checked again on the Q♦ turn, and Keogh fired 17,000. Vuong then fancied a raise to 55,000, an amount that Keogh decided to call.

    Vuong wasted little time before moving all in for 210,000 on the J♣ turn. Keogh snap-called, and everyone realised what was going to happen.

    Vu Vuong: J♠8♠
    Glen Keogh: Q♣Q♥

    Vuong was a little disappointed it was a split pot, but, on the other hand, his straight wasn’t out on deep water against a full house.

    Glen Keogh: 695,000
    Vu Vuong: 290,000

  • Silfver Uses Both Hands

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 19:4,000/8,000 (8,000)
    Entries:93/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Jonas Eriksson Silfver opened to 16,000 from UTG+1. Seated in the Cut-off, Bernd Reich was the sole caller.

    Eriksson Silfver dipped his toes in the waters with a 22,000 bet on the J♣8♥4♥ flop, and Reich made the call. On the 8♣, Eriksson Silfver check-called a 38,000 bet from his opponent. The dealer revealed the 9♠ on the turn, and Eriksson Silfver utilized both of his fists to put out an 85,000 bet. Reich shared a look of confusion before folding. Eriksson Silfver told his opponent that he had a full house; we’ll never know what he had.

    Bernd Reich: 570,000
    Jonas Eriksson Silfver: 465,000

  • Updated List of Casualties

    Christoffer Karlén
    Juha Helppi
    Level 18:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:106/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below is the recent batch of victims. Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi is one of the early Day 3 eliminations.

    107 Juha HelppiFinland€2,200
    108 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€2,200
    109 Gintautas DanileviciusLithuania€2,200
    110 Jonatan ForsFinland€2,200
    111 Lars OttesenDenmark€2,200
    112 Ismo BärlundFinland€2,200
    113 Juho SuutariFinland€2,200
    114 Jukka MoisioFinland€2,200
    115 Stephen WoodheadEngland€2,200
    116 Perttu KvistFinland€2,200
    117 Andreas WernerSweden€2,200
    118 Totti ArosuoFinland€2,200
    119 Dmitri DamaskinEstonia€2,200
    120Michal ZagrodnikPoland€2,000

  • Barasofsky Tripple-Barrels

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:3,000/6,000 (6,000)
    Entries:107/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Tal Barasofsky opened to 13,000 UTG. Vegard Nygaard (Hi-jack), Rudolfs Sadrins (Cut-off), and Luka Sorainen (Small Blind) all made the call.

    After an initial check from Sorainen on the 2♦10♣9♦ flop, Barasofsky continued for 18,000. Nygaard made the call before the remaining contestants mucked. Barasofsky continued on the aggressive path with a 35,000 bet on the J♣ turn; again, Nygaard decided to stick around.

    Barasofsky found a third barrel on the 6♥ river; he moved all in for 80,000, and after some consideration, Nygaard mucked his hand. “You want to see?” Barasofsky offered his opponent, but the Norwegian declined the kind offer.

    Tal Barasofsky: 310,000
    Vegard Nygaard: 85,000

  • Catch up on Yesterday’s Action

    Christoffer Karlén
    Teele Viira and Glenn Brown
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:110/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below, you can read the recap of yesterday’s Kings of Tallinn action, courtesy of poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer.

  • Watch the Live-Streamed TV Table

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:112/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    In the player above, you can watch the live broadcast TV table, commented on by Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund and Finnish prominent player Rasmus Sihvonen (poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer will join the booth around 1400).

  • First Batch of Victims

    Christoffer Karlén
    Frode Alfredsen
    Frode Alfredsen
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:126/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Below is the first batch of victims from this hectical Day 3.

    PlacePlayerCountryPrize
    121 Even RislovNorway€2,000
    122 Janis VasiljevsLatvia€2,000
    123 Frode AlfredsenNorway€2,000
    124 Martin “Franke” von ZweigbergkSweden€2,000
    125 Samuli HietalaFinland€2,000
    126 Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland€2,000
    127 Viacheslav SultanovUkraine€2,000
    128 Joonas HaapalaFinland€2,000
    129 Eimantas AdomaviciusLithuania€2,000
    130 Carl FalkSweden€2,000
    131 Miika TöyräsFinland€2,000
    132 Mairo ToriEstonia€2,000
    133 Sami PulliainenFinland€2,000
    134 Erik FribergSweden€2,000
    135 Martynas MockeviciusLithuania€2,000

  • Sultanov Amongst Early Victims

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:126/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Right from the get-go, short stacks have been busting left and right from the tournament, as was somewhat predicted.

    Edvinas Balciunas opened to 10,000 UTG. Sebastian Wahl made the call from UTG+1, and Viacheslav Sultanov was automatically all-in from the Big Blind for a mere 4,000.

    Balciunas check-called a 11,000 bet from Wahl on the 3♠10♠4♣ flop. Balciunas took the commando with an 18,000 bet on the K♣ turn, and Wahl folded.

    Viacheslav Sultanov: J♠5♠
    Edvinas Balciunas: A♠Q♠

    The 9♦ meant that Sultanov became one of the early eliminations.

    Edvinas Balciunas: 395,000
    Viacheslav Sultanov: 0

  • Penultimate Showdown Kicks Off

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 18:2,000/5,000 (5,000)
    Entries:135/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Welcome, fellow poker enthusiasts, to today’s live coverage from the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. Today’s coverage will focus on the exciting Day 3 of the €1,100 Main Event. One hundred thirty-five players are returning after yesterday’s Day 2, and they are just resuming the fight for the €169,500 first-place payout.

    The floor has just drawn for the Button, which will be played in Seat 7. This is it, folks; let’s get ready to rumble.

  • Veli-Pekka Penttinen Wins the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event for €149,775

    Nathan Fryar
    Veli-Pekka Tapani Penttinen 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Champion
    Veli-Pekka Tapani Penttinen
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:1/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    With the elimination of Tal Barasofsky in second place, Veli-Pekka Penttinen capped off a dominant final day performance by conquering the €1,000,000 GTD 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event, taking home €149,775 after a three-way deal and securing a beautiful trophy.

    The Finn steadily built his chip stack during the early hours of the final day and entered the final table at the top of the leaderboard. Penttinen’s momentum didn’t stop here as he quickly extended his lead, which he never really gave away, except for a couple of minutes in the heads-up battle.

    Among the key moments on the final table was the elimination of Athanasios Kostouros in eighth place. The Greek had just lost a massive pot after a mistimed hero bluff against Tal Barasofsky, and Penttinen soon picked up the rest of his chips. The Finn also delivered the knockout blow to Christina Solli in seventh place. The Norwegian had started the final table second in chips but had quite a rollercoaster ride, eventually running into Penttinen’s pocket Jacks with eight-seven suited.

    Throughout the day, Penttinen used his stack to near perfection, constantly applying pressure and also finding help when needed, including a crucial river ace against Shaul Weinstein’s pocket sixes that sent him home in fourth place.

    After a three-way deal guaranteed Penttinen €113,820, Barasofsky €112,775, and Gary Fisher €97,000, the trio continued battling for the remaining €35,955 and the trophy. Fisher exited in third place, setting up a kind of fitting heads-up duel between Penttinen and Barasofsky, probably the two most aggressive and active players throughout the final table.

    In the end, a bottom pair of threes and a miss-call from Barasofskym turned the match in Penttinen’s direction, who shortly after closed it out to claim the title, walking away as the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion, €149,775 richer and with the trophy firmly in his hands.

    2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Results

    PlacePlayerPrize
    1 Veli-Pekka Penttinen€149,770 *
    2 Tal Barasofsky€112,770 *
    3 Gary Fisher€97,000 *
    4 Shaul Weinstein€60,900
    5 Alexis Lucarini€46,250
    6 Petteri Laiho€35,450
    7 Christina Solli€27,250
    8 Athanasios Kostouros€20,950
    9 Habib Brahim€16,200

    * denotes a three-way deal

  • Tal Barasofsky Eliminated in 2nd Place (€112,775)

    Nathan Fryar
    Tal Barasofsky
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:2/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    It didn’t take long for the final hand to arrive. Tal Barasofsky opened to 625,000 with A♠5♠, and Veli-Pekka Penttinen looked down at 8♥8♣. The Finn decided his snowmen were strong enough to three-bet to 2,500,000. True to his style, Barasofsky wasn’t backing down. He four-bet jammed, and Penttinen snap-called.

    With so many aces cracking pairs throughout the day, Barasofsky still had plenty of hope, but this time it would have to be some other way as the dealer spread out 8♠3♣2♠ flop, giving Penttinen top set while Barasofsky picked up a flush draw and a gutshot.

    Barasofsky was looking for one of his eleven outs, but the 7♣ on the turn wasn’t one of them. He needed a spade or a four on the river to stay alive. Instead, the river brought the 3♦, improving Penttinen to a full house and sealing the victory.

    Barasofsky finishes as runner-up, earning €112,775 from the three-way deal by far the best result of his career.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 31,000,000
    Tal Barasofsky: 0

  • Penttinen Pulls Ahead

    Nathan Fryar
    Veli-Pekka Penttinen
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:2/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Shortly after the start of heads-up play, Tal Barasofsky picked up a small pot to take the lead, but it didn’t last for long.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen opened to 500,000 with Q♣3♣, and Barasofsky defended with K♣4♦.

    The flop came 6♣9♠8♣, giving Penttinen a flush draw. Barasofsky check-called a 525,000 continuation bet.

    The turn brought the 3♥, pairing Penttinen’s three and giving him the lead. After Barasofsky checked again, the Finn fired 1.8 million into a pot of 2.3 million. Barasofsky wasn’t convinced and made the call with just King-high.

    The river was the A♥, and Barasofsky checked for a third time. Penttinen, with only a bottom pair, went for a half-pot (value) bet. It initially looked like Barasofsky might just be Hollywooding before folding, but after a long tank, he made the hero call with king-high, trying to pick off a bluff.

    Honestly, that could be the case with the Penttinen’s pair of threes, but it was still good enough to take the pot down, pushing him to nearly a 2:1 chip lead.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 20,000,000
    Tal Barasofsky: 11,000,000

  • Gary Fisher Eliminated in 3rd Place (€97,000)

    Nathan Fryar
    Gary Fisher
    Level 35:125,000/250,000 (250,000)
    Entries:3/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    According to our own Jason Glatzer in the commentary booth, Gary Fisher told his opponents during the deal discussions that he had no problem playing three-handed, especially with decades of experience behind him. He backed it up, too, being the most active player of the trio left.

    In his final hand, Veli-Pekka Penttinen opened from the small blind to 800,000 with A♠7♦, and Fisher called with K♦8♠ after carefully dissecting down his stack.

    The flop came K♣A♦A♣. It may have looked promising from Fisher’s point of view, but he was pretty much drawing dead against Penttinen’s trip aces. Penttinen continued for 425,000, and Fisher made the call.

    The 8♦ on the turn locked up the hand for Penttinen, and the Finn bet 1,900,000 into 2,400,000, as Fisher reluctantly called again.

    The river brought the 8♥, giving Fisher a full house of his own, but unfortunately, second best. With so much already in the middle, Penttinen moved all-in. Fisher made the call, though he didn’t look pleased about it. Penttinen tabled the superior full house, and Fisher’s run came to an end.

    Fisher finishes in third place, earning €97,000 from the three-way deal.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 16,000,000
    Gary Fisher: 0

    We are now heads-up between Veli-Pekka Penttinen and Tal Barasofsky for the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event title. Barasofsky begins with a slight chip disadvantage, but with plenty of chips in play, it’s still anyone’s game.

    And just as a reminder: although both players have already locked up their payouts through the deal, they are still battling for an additional €35,955 and the prestigious Main Event trophy.

  • Penttinen Gets It Back

    Nathan Fryar
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:3/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The same duo tangled again shortly after. Gary Fisher min-raised from the button with 8♦7♦, and Veli-Pekka Penttinen defended his big blind.

    The flop came 8♠3♥7♣, giving Fisher two pair, while Penttinen picked up an open-ended straight draw. Penttinen check-called a 400,000 bet from the Englishman.

    The turn paired the board with the 3♣, and both players checked. The river brought the 4♣, completing Penttinen’s straight. The only question was how much value he could extract. The Finn decided on 1,400,000 as a number.

    The sizing proved perfect, as Fisher made a quick call, only to be shown the bad news.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 12,000,000
    Gary Fisher: 6,800,000

  • Fisher Fires Big Three-Handed

    Nathan Fryar
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:3/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Gary Fisher had already secured his payday, but made it clear during the deal-making that he came to battle three-handed. He opened to 3x from the button with A♠10♠, and Veli-Pekka Penttinen defended his big blind with K♣4♣.

    The flop came 5♠6♣K♠, delivering plenty of action. Penttinen flopped top pair, while Fisher picked up the nut flush draw. A setup that could see the pot going either way. Fisher continued for 675,000, and Penttinen made the call.

    The turn brought the 8♥. After Penttinen checked, Fisher moved all-in for 5.7 million. The shove sent Penttinen deep into the tank, but in the end, he decided to let it go as Fisher’s big bluff got through.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 10,000,000
    Gary Fisher: 8,500,000

  • Three-Handed Deal Reached

    Nathan Fryar
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:3/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The final three players have agreed to a deal.

    Chip leader Veli-Pekka Penttinen (12,200,000) will lock up €113,820. Second in chips, Tal Barasofsky, secured €112,775, while Gary Fisher, sitting on 6,950,000, took home €97,000.

    The trio will now play on for an additional €35,955 and the title of 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion, so there is still plenty left to fight for.

    Congratulations to all three players and good luck!

    PlacePlayerChipsAfter a Deal
    1 Veli-Pekka Penttinen12,200,000€113,820
    2 Tal Barasofsky11,850,000€112,775
    3 Gary Fisher6,950,000€97,000
    Still left to play: €35,955

  • Shaul Weinstein Eliminated in 4th Place (€60,900)

    Nathan Fryar
    Petteri Laiho
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:4/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen raised to 625,000 on the button with A♥7♠, applying pressure to the blinds with a larger raise. Shaul Weinstein looked down at 6♥6♣ and wasted no time moving all-in. Penttinen just needed a quick count before making the call. It wasn’t a classic coin flip, but it was an exciting showdown nonetheless.

    The flop came Q♠4♥9♣, missing both players. The 9♦ on the turn though added three queens as additional outs for Penttinen.

    The river delivered the inevitable: an A♣, sending Weinstein to the rail in heartbreaking fashion.

    Still, fourth place in the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event marks Weinstein’s best result to date, and one he can be proud of after an impressive performance in the tournament.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 12,000,000
    Shaul Weinstein: 0

  • Alexis Lucarini Eliminated in 5th Place (€46,250)

    Nathan Fryar
    Petteri Laiho
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:5/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    This one was decided in the blinds, as Shaul Weinstein moved all-in from the small blind with J♣3♣, putting pressure on Alexis Lucarini. The two had almost identical stacks, making the ICM implications massive. Lucarini, however, snap-called after looking down at A♦Q♣, putting Weinstein at immediate risk.

    The flop came 9♥K♠3♦, pairing Weinstein’s three and propelling him into the lead. The Frenchman was now looking for an ace or a queen to avoid being crippled.

    The 10♠ on the turn changed nothing, and the river brought a blank 4♠. Weinstein secured the double-up, while Lucarini was left with just a chip and a chair.

    Shaul Weinstein: 3,500,000
    Alexis Lucarini: 50,000

    Alexis Lucarini was automatically all-in from the small blind with 9♦5♣. Three players came along, looking to ensure the Frenchman’s exit.

    It was a quick check around on all three streets, and in the end, it was Gary Fisher’s 4♣3♥ that did it on the 2♦6♣K♦3♦2♠ runout. A strong run for Lucarini comes to an end as he finishes the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event in fifth place, collecting €46,250.

    Gary Fisher: 7,500,000
    Alexis Lucarini: 0

  • Petteri Laiho Eliminated in 6th Place (€35,450)

    Nathan Fryar
    KOT2026 - Main Event (Final Day) - 037 - Petteri Laiho - [Credit - Elena Kask]
    Petteri Laiho
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:6/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The eliminations are coming quickly now and players are dropping like flies. Gary Fisher started the action with an open from the early position to 475,000 with 7♥7♣. Petteri Laiho, now the new shortest stack at the final table, moved all-in for 1,400,000 from the small blind holding A♠K♣.

    But the action wasn’t over. Tal Barasofsky looked down at 10♥10♣ in the big blind and had a decision to make. The Israeli opted to isolate, three-betting to 3,000,000. Fisher quickly folded, and we were off to the races.

    The flop came 4♠Q♦6♦, offering no help to the Finn. The Q♥ on the turn changed nothing, leaving Laiho with six outs heading to the river.

    The river bricked out, and Laiho’s run came to an end in sixth place for €35,450.

    Tal Barasofsky: 10,000,000
    Petteri Laiho: 0

  • €1,100 Main Event Final Day Photos (by Elena Kask)

    Nathan Fryar
    KOT2026 - Main Event (Final Day) - 029 - Christina Jorgensen Solli - [Credit - Elena Kask]
    Christina Solli

  • Christina Solli Eliminated in 7th Place (€27,250)

    Nathan Fryar
    KOT2026 - Main Event (Final Day) - 029 - Christina Jorgensen Solli - [Credit - Elena Kask]
    Christina Solli
    Level 34:100,000/200,000 (200,000)
    Entries:7/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The action began with Tal Barasofsky opening from the early position with A♥6♥ and chip leader Veli-Pekka Penttinen three-bet to 1,400,000 with J♥J♦. Christina Solli, with the shortest stack at the table, looked down at 8♣7♣ in the big blind. With two blinds already invested in the pot, she took a moment before deciding that was reason enough to move all-in. Barasofsky quickly folded, and the cards were tabled.

    The flop came 3♠8♥9♣, pairing Solli’s eight and giving her hope. The 10♣ on the turn dramatically increased her equity, adding an open-ended straight flush draw for a total of 15 outs.

    The river brought a black card, but the wrong one in the 5♠. With that, had to say her goodbyes as seventh place finisher of the Main Event, pocketing €27,250 for her efforts.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 10,000,000
    Christina Solli: 0

  • Athanasios Kostouros Eliminated in 8th Place (€20,950)

    Nathan Fryar
    Athanasios Kostouros
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:8/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Probably the most interesting hand of the day to that point went to a thriller between Athanasios Kostouros and Tal Barasofsky.

    Barasofsky opened to 350,000 from under the gun with J♠J♣, and Kostouros defended his big blind, calling 200,000 more with Q♣10♣.

    The flop of 6♦10♦4♥ already spelled trouble, giving Kostouros top pair, but still trailing Barasofsky’s overpair. Kostouros decided to lead out for 375,000, Barasofsky raised to 1 million, and Kostouros casually snap-called.

    On the 9♠ turn, Kostouros checked as he stared down Barasofsky in the process. The Israeli fired another million, and once again Kostouros called, as the pot rose to 4.9 million.

    The river brought the K♥, and Kostouros moved all-in for 2.6 million. It was a massive decision for Barasofsky, for his tournament life, but he didn’t need long to throw in a chip, making a great call that left Kostouros with almost no chips

    Tal Barasofsky: 9,200,000
    Athanasios Kostouros: 425,000

    The final nail in the coffin came shortly after, as Athanasios Kostouros pushed his remaining chips into the middle with K♠9♦. Both blinds came along to see the flop, Veli-Pekka Penttinen with Q♣9♣ and Gary Fisher with K♥J♣.

    The 6♠4♣5♥ flop was checked around, which offered a glimmer of hope for Kostouros. However, the Q♥ on the turn changed everything. Penttinen bet 350,000, Fisher quickly folded, and Kostouros was left needing one of the three remaining kings to stay alive.

    The river bricked out, and Kostouros’ run came to an end. He exits the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event in eighth place for €20,950.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 8,400,000
    Athanasios Kostouros: 0

  • Habib Brahim Eliminated in 9th Place (€16,200)

    Nathan Fryar
    Habib Brahim 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table
    Habib Brahim
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Alexis Lucarini opened to 900,000 from under the gun with A♥Q♠, leaving himself just 500,000 behind, effectively committing himself. On the button, Habib Brahim looked down at Q♥Q♦ and moved all-in, covering the Frenchman, who called off his remaining chips.

    A brutal ace appeared right on the flop as the dealer opened 4♥A♦6♠. No one-outer arrived on the turn or river, and Brahim was left with 1,300,000 after the hand.

    Alexis Lucarini: 3,200,000
    Habib Brahim: 1,300,000

    Just a couple of hands later, Brahim shoved from the hijack with 2♠2♥, and Shaul Weinstein reshoved with A♦J♥, slightly covering the Swede.

    Brahim was still ahead on the flop of Q♦4♣8♠, but the turn brought the A♣, putting Weinstein in front. The river offered no help, and Brahim was eliminated in ninth place for €16,200 as the first casualty of the final table.

    Shaul Weinstein: 3,200,000
    Habib Brahim: 0

  • Chip Counts After a Break

    Nathan Fryar
    Level 33:75,000/150,000 (150,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000
    PlacePlayerChipsBig Blinds
    1 Veli-Pekka Penttinen8,200,00054 BB
    2 Gary Fisher4,900,00032 BB
    3 Tal Barasofsky4,300,00028 BB
    4 Athanasios Kostouros3,900,00026 BB
    5 Habib Brahim2,700,00018 BB
    6 Petteri Laiho2,500,00016 BB
    7 Christina Solli1,600,00010 BB
    8 Shaul Weinstein1,500,00010 BB
    9 Alexis Lucarini1,500,00010 BB

  • Barasofsky Punches Back

    Nathan Fryar
    Tal Barasofsky
    Level 32:50,000/125,000 (125,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The two were at it again as Christina Solli opened from the early position with A♥Q♥ and Tal Barasofsky responded by moving all-in for a total of 2,000,000.

    Unlike her quick decisions in previous hands, Solli took about a minute this time before making the call, only to discover it was a mirror situation from moments earlier, with Barasofsky holding the better ace with A♠K♥.

    The board ran out A♦4♣2♥10♠7♦, and Barasofsky secured the double-up to win his chips back.

    Tal Barasofsky: 4,300,000
    Christina Solli: 1,900,000

  • Solli Doubles Through Barasofsky

    Nathan Fryar
    Christina Solli
    Level 32:50,000/125,000 (125,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Christina Solli min-raised from the hijack with A♣K♣, and Tal Barasofsky looked down at A♥Q♦ in the small blind. No slow play this time as Barasofsky three-bet to 900,000. Solli quickly moved all-in for 1,800,000 total, and after a slight grimace, Barasofsky made the call.

    The flop came 10♥J♥7♠, keeping Solli firmly in the lead while Barasofsky was left searching for a king or running cards.

    After the 7♦ turn, Solli needed to dodge just a King on the river to double up, and that’s what she did as the 8♥ hit the table.

    Christina Solli: 3,900,000
    Tal Barasofsky: 2,000,000

  • Solli Runs Into Aces Again

    Nathan Fryar
    Christina Solli
    Level 32:50,000/125,000 (125,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen opened to 250,000 from the middle position with A♠A♥, and Christina Solli defended her big blind, calling 125,000 more with 9♦9♣.

    On the flop of K♠10♦2♥ Solli check-called a small continuation bet of 150,000 from Penttinen. The J♦ on the turn slowed things down a bit as both players checked.

    The river paired the board with the J♠, and Solli checked once more. Penttinen went for some value, betting 375,000 into a pot of 975,000. Solli made the call, only to be shown the bad news.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 9,000,000
    Christina Solli: 1,900,000

    The final table is not going as planned for the Norwegian. She started the day just behind Penttinen in chips but has now dropped to 15 big blinds. On the other hand, Penttinen continues to extend his lead, with Gary Fisher next in line with 4,900,000.

  • Flush on the Turn Saves Brahim

    Nathan Fryar
    Habib Brahim
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Christina Solli opened with a min-raise from the early position holding 4♥4♦. Habib Brahim, the shortest stack at the table, just called on the button with A♠A♦. The blinds folded, and the two went heads-up to the flop.

    And what a flop it was. 3♠K♠4♠ as Solli hit middle set, but Brahim still had plenty of outs. Solli checked, and the Swede made a small bet of 100,000. Solli quickly raised to 400,000, and Brahim responded by moving all-in for 1,400,000. After counting it out, Solli made the call.

    Brahim needed either a spade or an ace to survive, and the 9♠ immediately rolled off on the turn, giving him the flush. Solli was now trailing and needed the board to pair on the river to fill up or hit quads. Instead another spade appeared on the river, and Brahim doubled up with his slowplayed Aces, while Solli lost about a third of her stack.

    Christina Solli: 3,300,000
    Habib Brahim: 3,000,000

  • The Rich Get Richer

    Nathan Fryar
    Veli-Pekka Penttinen
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:9/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The first big pot of the final table played out between two Finns. Petteri Laiho opened to 200,000 from the middle position with A♥J♥, and chip leader Veli-Pekka Penttinen three-bet to 675,000 on the button with A♠K♥. The action folded back to Laiho, who made the call.

    The dealer spread 2♠10♦5♠. Laiho checked, and Penttinen made a continuation bet of 400,000 into a pot of 1,600,000. Laiho called.

    The turn paired the board with the 10♣, and both players checked. The river brought the K♠, giving Penttinen a check mark. After Laiho checked once more, Penttinen fired a value bet of 650,000. Laiho gave it some thought but ultimately let it go. Penttinen extends his chip lead and now holds nearly a quarter of all the chips in play.

    Veli-Pekka Penttinen: 7,400,000
    Petteri Laiho: 2,000,000

  • Sankala Falls in 10th as the Final Table Is Set

    Nathan Fryar
    Miro Sankala 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event
    Miro Sankala
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:10/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Miro Sankala on the button, who pushed all-in for just under 10 big blinds. Athanasios Kostouros in the big blind took a minute, as the shove was for a big chunk of his own stack. After about a count of two, the Greek made the call with A♠8♠, while Sankala tabled K♥10♦.

    The flop came K♠9♣3♣, pairing Sankala’s king and sending him into the lead. He now only had to dodge an ace or running cards to secure his seat at the final table.

    The turn brought the 3♠, giving Kostouros additional outs with a flush draw. The river was the case 9♠, improving Kostouros to a flush and eliminating Sankala in 10th place for €12,800.

    Athanasios Kostouros: 2,100,000
    Miro Sankala: 0

    2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table
    2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table

    With Sankala’s elimination, the final table of nine is now set. Veli-Pekka Penttinen leads the way and sits in pole position for the €169,500 first-place prize, followed closely by Christina Solli in second.

    You can watch the final table livestream on the OlyBet Poker or PokerPro World channels with a 30-minute delay.

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    2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

    PlacePlayerChips
    1 Veli-Pekka Penttinen5,750,000
    2 Christina Solli5,270,000
    3 Tal Barasofsky4,450,000
    4 Petteri Laiho3,475,000
    5 Athanasios Kostouros3,225,000
    6 Gary Fisher2,975,000
    7 Alexis Lucarini2,250,000
    8 Shaul Weinstein1,975,000
    9 Habib Brahim1,625,000

    2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Payouts

    PlacePrize
    1€169,500
    2€112,900
    3€77,150
    4€60,900
    5€46,250
    6€35,450
    7€27,250
    8€20,950
    9€16,200

  • Barasofsky Takes From Solli

    Christoffer Karlén
    Tal Barasofsky
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:10/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Tal Barasofsky opened to 200,000 UTG. Chip leader Christina Solli decided to make the call.

    Solli check-called a 175,000 bet from Barasofsky on the J♣3♥6♦ flop. Action repeated itself on the 10♣ turn, the only difference being that the sizing from Barasofsky now was 325,000. Solli completed the check trifecta on the Q♣ river, and Barasofsky fired an impressive 800,000. Solli made the call rather swiftly.

    Tal Barasofsky: K♦9♠
    Christina Solli: 9♥8♥

    With a superior straight, Barasofsky won a decent pot against big-stacked Solli.

    Christina Solli: 5,275,000
    Tal Barasofsky: 4,450,000

  • Newey Out; Final Table Bubble

    Christoffer Karlén
    Paul Newey
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:10/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to short-stacked Paul Newey, who moved all in for 550,000. Alexis Lucarini re-shoved from the Small Blind, and after Christina Solli swiftly folded her Big Blind, the two contestants tabled their holdings.

    Paul Newey: 7♠5♠
    Alexis Lucarini: K♣J♥

    Lucarini took a solid lead on the J♦3♦9♣ flop. The 8♠ turn gave Newey a straight draw, but the A♦ ultimately ended his tournament life. The tournament is now on the final table bubble.

    Alexis Lucarini: 2,200,000
    Paul Newey: 0

  • Gordo Out Shortly After the Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Guillermo Gordo
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:11/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Guillermo Gordo, who moved all in for 1,175,000 from the Button. Alexis Lucarini made the call from the Small Blind; he didn’t have to worry about chip leader Christina Solli, who was sitting out her Big Blind.

    Guillermo Gordo: K♠7♣
    Alexis Lucarini: A♥J♦

    No help for Gordo as the board spelled out 2♠Q♥8♦3♦5♣, and “GGordo” was eliminated in twelfth place for €10,750.

    Alexis Lucarini: 2,700,000
    Guillermo Gordo: 0

  • Chip Counts After the First Break

    Christoffer Karlén
    Christina Solli
    Level 31:50,000/100,000 (100,000)
    Entries:12/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The remaining players have returned after the first 20-minute break of the day. Below are the current chip counts.

    PositionPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
    1 Christina SolliNorway5,825,00058
    2 Petteri LaihoFinland3,555,00036
    3 Tal BarasofskyIsrael3,240,00032
    4 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland2,690,00027
    5 Gary FisherEngland2,625,00026
    6 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael1,825,00018
    7 Athanasios KostourosGreece1,490,00015
    8 Miro SankalaFinland1,475,00015
    9 Alexis LucariniFrance1,325,00013
    10 Habib BrahimSweden1,300,00013
    11 Guillermo CifuentesSpain1,175,00012
    12 Paul NeweyEngland1,050,00011

  • Margolin’s Shortstack Run Ends in 13th

    Nathan Fryar
    Lev Margolin
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:13/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Lev Margolin had been nursing a short stack for most of the day at the featured table, doing his best to survive. He was pleased to look down at A♣5♦ on the button and moved all-in for just over three big blinds. Unfortunately for him, Paul Newey woke up with a stronger ace in the big blind and made the quick call after the small blind got out of the way.

    The flop came 2♣4♥6♥, giving the Israeli a gutshot straight draw along with his five as an out. The turn 7♥ took a couple of outs away, leaving Margolin needing a non-heart three or eight to stay alive.

    The river brought the 2♥, completing Newey’s flush and eliminating Margolin in 13th place for €10,750.

    Paul Newey: 1,600,000
    Lev Margolin: 0

  • Zarins Bids Farewell

    Christoffer Karlén
    Girts Zarins
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:13/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    After three minutes’ worth of pondering UTG, Girts Zarins eventually moved all in for 850,000. After receiving the county, Sweden’s Habib Brahim re-shoved for 1,125,000 from the Hi-jack. The remaining players folded, and the contestants were soon given the green light to turn over their cards.

    Girts Zarins: 7♥7♠
    Habib Brahim: 9♦9♠

    No help for Zarins on the 8♥3♠K♠K♥A♦ runout, and he was eliminated in fourteenth place for €8,950.

    Habib Brahim: 2,175,000
    Girts Zarins: 0

  • Keränen Busts Against Kostouros

    Christoffer Karlén
    Ville-Matti Keränen
    Level 30:40,000/80,000 (80,000)
    Entries:14/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    Action folded to Ville-Matti Keränen, who open-shoved for 790,000 from the Cut-off. After receiving the count, Athanasios Kostouros made the call from the Big Blind.

    Ville-Matti Keränen: A♥7♦
    Athanasios Kostouros: A♣Q♦

    Keränen was trailing, and he wasn’t able to extend his tournament life as the board spelled out 10♥10♠8♦4♥K♠. As such, he became the first Day 4 casualty from the outer table, cashing for €8,950.

    Athanasios Kostouros: 3,100,000
    Ville-Matti Keränen: 0

  • Dwyer First Casualty of the Day

    Nathan Fryar
    John Dwyer 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event
    John Dwyer
    Level 29:30,000/60,000 (60,000)
    Entries:16/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    More than an hour into the Final Day of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event, we have the first elimination of the day.

    John Dwyer opened to 130,000 from the early position with A♥7♣, and Gary Fisher called from the big blind with 10♥9♥ for 70,000 more.

    The dealer opened a truly action-packed flop of A♦J♥7♥, giving Dwyer two pair, while Fisher flopped a gutshot straight flush draw for 11 outs. Fisher checked to Dwyer, who continued for 70,000. Fisher then check-raised to 400,000. Dwyer quickly announced all-in, and Fisher almost beat him into the pot with the call.

    With 2,300,000 chips in the middle, the turn brought the 3♥, completing Fisher’s flush. Only an ace or a seven on the river could save Dwyer with a full house. The river did pair the board, but it was the J♣, sending Dwyer to the rail in 16th place for €7,750.

    Gary Fisher: 2,500,000
    John Dwyer: 0

  • TV Table Soon Going Live

    Christoffer Karlén
    YouTube player
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:16/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    The live-streamed TV Table, with Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund and Jason Glatzer on comms, will go live in roughly 20 minutes. It can be seen through the player above.

  • Let’s Dance

    Christoffer Karlén
    Level 28:25,000/50,000 (50,000)
    Entries:16/1,033
    Prizes:€1,000,000

    This is it, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the final day of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. This poker.pro live reporter had issues sleeping, feeling like a twelve-year-old the night before Christmas.

    The remaining 16 €1,100 Main Event players have just taken their seats, and their first goal is to reach the nine-handed final table. Below is the seat draw. Let’s dance.

    TableSeatPlayerEnglandChipsBig Blinds
    151 Gary FisherEngland1,955,00039
    152 Paul NeweyEngland1,965,00039
    153 Guillermo GordoSpain3,915,00078
    154 John DwyerIreland1,540,00031
    155 Alexis LucariniFrance1,055,00021
    156 Christina SolliNorway760,00015
    157 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael1,920,00038
    158 Lev MargolinIsrael725,00015
    201 Tal BarasofskyIsrael3,015,00060
    202 Athanasios KostourosGreece1,890,00038
    203 Girts ZarinsLatvia845,00017
    204 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland2,595,00052
    205 Habib BrahimSweden2,700,00054
    206 Miro SankalaFinland1,310,00026
    207 Ville-Matti KeränenFinland2,120,00042
    208 Petteri LaihoFinland2,695,00054
LevelSBBBBB Ante
11002000
2100200200
3100300300
4200400400
5300600600
6400800800
75001,0001,000
86001,2001,200
98001,6001,600
101,0002,0002,000
111,2002,4002,400
121,5003,0003,000
132,0004,0004,000
142,5005,0005,000
153,0006,0006,000
164,0008,0008,000
175,00010,00010,000
186,00012,00012,000
198,00016,00016,000
2010,00020,00020,000
2112,00024,00024,000
2215,00030,00030,000
2320,00040,00040,000
2425,00050,00050,000
2530,00060,00060,000
2640,00080,00080,000
2750,000100,000100,000
2860,000120,000120,000
2980,000160,000160,000
30100,000200,000200,000
31120,000240,000240,000
32150,000300,000300,000
33200,000400,000400,000
34250,000500,000500,000
35300,000600,000600,000
36400,000800,000800,000
37500,0001,000,0001,000,000

Event #38: €1,100 Main Event

  • Buy-in: €1,100
  • Entries: 1,033
  • Prize Pool: €1,000,000
  • Winner: Veli-Pekka Penttinen
  • Report: Will be uploaded February 16 at 12:00
PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1 Veli-Pekka PenttinenFinland€149,770 *
2 Tal BarasofskyIsrael€112,770 *
3 Gary FisherEngland€97,000 *
4 Shaul WeinsteinIsrael€60,900
5 Alexis LucariniFrance€46,250
6 Petteri LaihoFinland€35,450
7 Christina SolliNorway€27,250
8 Athanasios KostourosGreece€20,950
9 Habib BrahimSweden€16,200
10 Miro SankalaFinland€12,800
11 Paul NeweyEngland€12,800
12 Guillermo GordoSpain€10,750
13 Lev MargolinIsrael€10,750
14 Girts ZarinsLatvia€8,950
15 Ville-Matti KeränenFinland€8,950
16 John DwyerIreland€7,750
17 Mathieu ChoffardetFrance€7,750
18 Johan StoråkersSweden€6,750
19 Egidijus MatonisLithuania€6,750
20 Magnus PukkEstonia€6,750
21 Paulius KisieliusLithuania€5,900
22 Davis MihelsonsLatvia€5,900
23 Yevhen SukhovUkraine€5,900
24 Antoine VrankenNetherlands€5,100
25 Nikolaos OikonomouGreece€5,100
26 Arturs DaugisLatvia€5,100
27 Christoffer BeringDenmark€5,100
28 Anthon BurvallSweden€4,450
29 Deividas DaubarisLithuania€4,450
30 Vidar AssersenNorway€4,450
31 Oleh PritsakUkraine€4,450
32 Ville MyllymäkiFinland€3,850
33 Oleksandr SybirtsevUkraine€3,850
34 Deividas ButnorasLatvia€3,850
35 Kristoffer WIntersteinSweden€3,850
36 Alberto GonzalezSpain€3,850
37 Jonas Eriksson SilfverSweden€3,850
38 Bernd ReichGermany€3,850
39 Henry-Jörgen RautitsEstonia€3,850
40 Peer ZahlNorway€3,350
41 Jari NikunlassiFinland€3,350
42 Antti RaasuFinland€3,350
43 Justas VaiciulionisLithuania€3,350
44 Risto PärmatEstonia€3,350
45 Luka SorainenFinland€3,350
46 Marks SerginsLatvia€3,350
47 Vu VuongFinland€3,350
48 Otto PukkEstonia€3,350
49 Rauno KivilooEstonia€3,350
50 Sebastian WahlFinland€3,350
51 Kauno JäppinenFinland€3,350
52 Helge BjorlowNorway€3,350
53 Algirdas SaveikisLithuania€3,350
54 Joel JimenezSpain€3,350
55 Christian HoffmannGermany€3,350
56 Benny HagbergSweden€2,900
57 Ionel SerbuRomania€2,900
58 Ridas BitauskasLithuania€2,900
59 Aigars PetrovsLatvia€2,900
60 Christopher VernonEngland€2,900
61 Edvinas BalciunasLithuania€2,900
62 Rudolfs SadrinsLatvia€2,900
63 Eduards RakussLatvia€2,900
64 Baptiste CaimFrance€2,900
65 Pekka IkonenFinland€2,900
66 Linas BulksasLithuania€2,900
67 Elvijs KergalvisLatvia€2,900
68 Glen KeoghIreland€2,900
69 Peter JakslandDenmark€2,900
70 Sander LeigriEstonia€2,900
71 Emil JägerFinland€2,900
72 Joel HolmbergFinland€2,550
73 Stanislovas VinicenkaLithuania€2,550
74 James WynneIreland€2,550
75 Antti PietarinenFinland€2,550
76 Leo PietiläFinland€2,550
77 Henri PiironenFinland€2,550
78 Oskar OjaveerEstonia€2,550
79 Paavo KorkkaEstonia€2,550
80 Ishak NoyanSweden€2,550
81 Andres AllsaluEstonia€2,550
82 Kevin WhelanEngland€2,550
83 Arkadiusz LiszewskiPoland€2,550
84 Maksim PetrovEstonia€2,550
85 Juha NikkolaFinland€2,550
86 Martin PiikEstonia€2,550
87 Seppo ParkkinenFinland€2,550
88 Marius BareisisLithuania€2,550
89 Ranno SootlaEstonia€2,550
90 Wouter BeltzNetherlands€2,550
91 Eli Danielsson BarcaSweden€2,550
92 Hassan HalilCyprus€2,550
93 Remy MägiEstonia€2,550
94 Vladas BurneikisLithuania€2,550
95 Aleksandras RusinovasLithuania€2,550
96 Aleksi NaskiFinland€2,200
97 Vladyslav TaranUkraine€2,200
98 Linda NguyenNorway€2,200
99 Martin ZobelDenmark€2,200
100 Michael RoltENgland€2,200
101 Yaniv PeretzIsrael€2,200
102 Henri SchalinFinland€2,200
103 Ole HovNorway€2,200
104 Meelis AhmanEstonia€2,200
105 Vegard NygaardNorway€2,200
106 Jari KurikkaFinland€2,200
107 Juha HelppiFinland€2,200
108 Ernestas StalemekasLithuania€2,200
109 Gintautas DanileviciusLithuania€2,200
110 Jonatan ForsFinland€2,200
111 Lars OttesenDenmark€2,200
112 Ismo BärlundFinland€2,200
113 Juho SuutariFinland€2,200
114 Jukka MoisioFinland€2,200
115 Stephen WoodheadEngland€2,200
116 Perttu KvistFinland€2,200
117 Andreas WernerSweden€2,200
118 Totti ArosuoFinland€2,200
119 Dmitri DamaskinEstonia€2,200
120Michal ZagrodnikPoland€2,000
121 Even RislovNorway€2,000
122 Janis VasiljevsLatvia€2,000
123 Frode AlfredsenNorway€2,000
124 Martin “Franke” von ZweigbergkSweden€2,000
125 Samuli HietalaFinland€2,000
126 Jari-Pekka JuholaFinland€2,000
127 Viacheslav SultanovUkraine€2,000
128 Joonas HaapalaFinland€2,000
129 Eimantas AdomaviciusLithuania€2,000
130 Carl FalkSweden€2,000
131 Miika TöyräsFinland€2,000
132 Mairo ToriEstonia€2,000
133 Sami PulliainenFinland€2,000
134 Erik FribergSweden€2,000
135 Martynas MockeviciusLithuania€2,000
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KOT2026 - Main Event (Final Day) - 037 - Petteri Laiho - [Credit - Elena Kask]
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KOT2026 - Main Event (Final Day) - 029 - Christina Jorgensen Solli - [Credit - Elena Kask]
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KOT2026 - Main Event (Final Day) - 037 - Petteri Laiho - [Credit - Elena Kask]
KOT2026 - Main Event (Final Day) - 029 - Christina Jorgensen Solli - [Credit - Elena Kask]

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