2026 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn

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.

Big Stacks at the First Break

Feb 13, 2026 – 12:26

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Jonas Eriksson Silfver	Sweden	374,000	249
2	Paul Newey	England	320,000	213
3	Glen Keogh	Ireland	304,000	203
4	Guillermo Cifuentes	Spain	294,000	196
5	Marius Bareisis	Lithuania	280,000	187
6	Elvijs Kergalvis	Latvia	276,000	184
7	Herli Olop	Estonia	267,000	178
8	Ville-Matti Keränen	Finland	265,000	177
9	Antoine Vranken	Netherlands	255,000	170
10	Christoffer Bering	Denmark	254,000	169
11	Enea Subashi	Greece	247,000	165
12	Rauno Kiviloo	Estonia	244,000	163
13	Rene Cifuentes	Spain	227,000	151
14	Michael Rolt	England	206,000	137

Wahl VS Wayne

Feb 13, 2026 – 12:00

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

Feb 13, 2026 – 11:47

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

Feb 13, 2026 – 11:44

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

Feb 13, 2026 – 11:23

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

Feb 13, 2026 – 10:25

Christoffer Karlén

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Georgios Tsouloftas	Cyprus	276,400	230
2	Vu Hoang Vuong	Finland	259,000	216
3	Antoine H. T. Vranken	Netherlands	246,300	205
4	Ismo Tapio Bärlund	Finland	223,000	186
5	Ville-Matti Keränen	Finland	206,700	172
6	David Santalla Marfil	Spain	203,000	169
7	Guillermo Gordo Cifuentes	Spain	198,100	165
8	Arkadiusz Liszewski	Poland	197,900	165
9	Franky May Green	England	196,800	164
10	Jari-Pekka Juhola	Finland	196,200	164
11	Andreas Sebastian Backlund	Finland	193,700	161
12	Yaniv Peretz	Israel	188,700	157
13	Miro L. M. Sankala	Finland	188,200	157
14	Enea Subashi	Greece	188,000	157
15	Glen Ross Keogh	Ireland	187,500	156
16	Jonas Eriksson Silfver	Sweden	181,200	151
17	Deividas Butnoras	Lithuania	178,600	149
18	Rene Lazaro Cifuentes	Spain	177,500	148
19	Jevgenijs Zotovs	Latvia	173,600	145
20	Ranno Sootla	Estonia	169,000	141
21	Henri Ilmari Antikainen	Finland	168,800	141
22	Mikko Tapani Ylämäki	Finland	168,600	141
23	Hans Benny Hagberg	Sweden	166,900	139
24	John Dwyer	Ireland	166,400	139
25	Nikolajs Jalunins	Latvia	164,000	137
26	Ben Miller	England	163,200	136
27	Christoffer Overgaard Bering	Denmark	162,800	136
28	Arturs Daugis	Latvia	161,700	135
29	Meelis Ahman	Estonia	157,000	131
30	Vegard Nygaard	Norway	156,400	130
31	Rauno Kiviloo	Estonia	156,200	130
32	Oleh Pritsak	Ukraine	155,700	130
33	Christian Hoffmann	Germany	155,100	129
34	Patrik Falk	Sweden	152,600	127
35	Shaul Weinstein	Israel	150,400	125
36	Ossi E. A. Soininen	Finland	150,100	125
37	Jenny Sofia Westerlund	Sweden	144,100	120
38	Marius Bareisis	Lithuania	143,400	120
39	Elvijs Kergalvis	Latvia	140,300	117
40	Ionel Serbu	Romania	139,000	116
41	Davis Mihelsons	Latvia	137,800	115
42	Janis Vasiljevs	Latvia	136,700	114
43	Erio Ermann	Estonia	136,000	113
44	Amber M. S. Sullivan	England	134,000	112
45	Giedre Valgemäe	Lithuania	134,000	112
46	Juho J. V. Suutari	Finland	133,200	111
47	Helge Thorsashaugen Bjorlow	Norway	132,000	110
48	Ciaran Mccullagh	Ireland	131,900	110
49	Ziga Klopcic	Slovenia	130,900	109
50	Stephen Kehoe	Ireland	130,800	109
51	Oleksandr Sybirtsev	Ukraine	130,400	109
52	Joel Torres Jimenez	Spain	129,800	108
53	Sergejs Serkovs	Latvia	128,600	107
54	Ruslan Stserbjuk	Estonia	128,000	107
55	Sebastian Wahl	Finland	128,000	107
56	Veli-Pekka Tapani Penttinen	Finland	127,800	107
57	Vladas Burneikis	Lithuania	127,700	106
58	Linda M. P. Nguyen	Norway	127,700	106
59	Andrejs Kovalovs	Latvia	126,300	105
60	Ishak Noyan	Sweden	125,000	104
61	David Özmen	Sweden	125,000	104
62	Dmitri Damaskin	Estonia	124,700	104
63	Jari Petteri Kalenius	Finland	124,400	104
64	Herli Olop	Estonia	123,100	103
65	Tadas Gencerauskas	Lithuania	121,000	101
66	Vidar Skjeggestad Assersen	Norway	119,700	100
67	Noel E. J. Suomalainen	Finland	119,200	99
68	Ilja Naparjin	Estonia	119,000	99
69	Eimantas Adomavičius	Lithuania	117,700	98
70	Roope O. O. Tarmi	Finland	116,400	97
71	Kevin Joseph Whelan	England	116,000	97
72	Vytautas Baltrusaitis	Lithuania	115,900	97
73	Michael Rolt	England	115,700	96
74	Martynas Saltis	Lithuania	115,600	96
75	Elchai Ben Tov	Israel	114,500	95
76	Sten Talviste	Estonia	114,200	95
77	Kauno Markus Jäppinen	Finland	114,100	95
78	Algirdas Saveikis	Lithuania	114,000	95
79	Jesper Hansen	Denmark	110,000	92
80	Deividas Daubaris	Lithuania	109,700	91
81	Leino Piller	Estonia	107,100	89
82	Lluis Murcia Grano	Spain	107,000	89
83	Lars Ottesen	Denmark	106,800	89
84	Joonas H. J. Haapala	Finland	105,700	88
85	Tapio Ilmari Vihakas	Finland	105,000	88
86	Hanna Heinlo	Estonia	103,600	86
87	Yigal Yifrah	Netherlands	102,900	86
88	Simon Tanvir Hassan	Sweden	101,500	85
89	Andres Allsalu	Estonia	101,200	84
90	James Wynne	Ireland	100,600	84
91	Janis Velkeris	Latvia	99,700	83
92	Rico Järve	Estonia	99,400	83
93	Gary Fisher	England	99,300	83
94	Marko Tiitsaar	Estonia	98,400	82
95	Kristian Sjo Hagevik	Norway	97,900	82
96	Andreas S. R. Werner	Sweden	96,500	80
97	Magnus Pukk	Estonia	96,100	80
98	Sergej Babincev	Lithuania	94,500	79
99	Anders Sebastian Gode	Sweden	94,400	79
100	Raimonds Ozolins	Latvia	94,300	79
101	Kaupo Tenno	Estonia	93,800	78
102	Davor Pavic	Sweden	93,700	78
103	Dalius Balciunas	Lithuania	93,500	78
104	Martin Sejer	Denmark	93,500	78
105	Oskar Ojaveer	Estonia	93,400	78
106	Mark Bannikov	Estonia	92,800	77
107	Juha Jalmari Leino	Finland	92,600	77
108	Perttu Matias Kvist	Finland	92,100	77
109	Agil Halilov	Estonia	91,000	76
110	Romperto Koskinidis	Greece	91,000	76
111	Vitalii Shcherba	Ukraine	90,500	75
112	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Ukraine	90,200	75
113	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	89,800	75
114	Tarmo Tammel	Estonia	89,000	74
115	Yevhen Sukhov	Ukraine	88,500	74
116	Paulius Kisielius	Lithuania	88,400	74
117	Seppo Paavo Parkkinen	Finland	87,700	73
118	Maksim Petrov	Estonia	87,100	73
119	Richard F. H. Bauer	Germany	86,900	72
120	Alexandros Koutsoftas	Cyprus	86,500	72
121	Antti E. O. Raasu	Finland	86,400	72
122	Timo Kalevi Rantamäki	Finland	86,100	72
123	Savvas Mitsikouridis	Cyprus	86,000	72
124	Ole Ingebrigt Hov	Norway	85,600	71
125	Kristoffer L. T. Winterstein	Sweden	85,400	71
126	Karolis Sereika	Lithuania	85,000	71
127	Marks Sergins	Latvia	83,800	70
128	Bernd Reich	Germany	83,600	70
129	Mika Matias Hautakangas	Sweden	83,500	70
130	Mindaugas Grigaitis	Lithuania	82,900	69
131	Sebastian George Crane	England	82,400	69
132	Mairo Tori	Estonia	82,300	69
133	Liisi Voltri	Estonia	81,900	68
134	Klaudijus Bajoras	Lithuania	81,300	68
135	John Fredrik Watz Lausch	Sweden	81,200	68
136	Ivar Rühka	Estonia	80,700	67
137	Andrew Jonathan Ward	England	80,400	67
138	Martin Zobel	Germany	80,000	67
139	Eduards Rakuss	Latvia	79,100	66
140	Glen Kolmer	Estonia	78,800	66
141	Priit Parmasto	Estonia	78,700	66
142	Jari Pekka Nikunlassi	Finland	78,200	65
143	Amadeus Arkadius Janotta	Germany	76,700	64
144	Frode Alfredsen	Norway	76,500	64
145	Igor Pihela	Estonia	76,000	63
146	Karolis Kutkauskas	Lithuania	75,700	63
147	David Bright	England	75,500	63
148	Audrius Navickas	Lithuania	75,500	63
149	Stanislovas Vinicenka	Lithuania	75,500	63
150	Toni H. J. Niinivaara	Finland	75,200	63
151	Olof M. S. Von Zweigbergk	Sweden	75,100	63
152	Martin Mänd	Estonia	74,500	62
153	Martynas Mockevicius	Lithuania	74,400	62
154	Athanasios Kostouros	Greece	74,200	62
155	Riku Matias Koivurinne	Finland	73,400	61
156	Mohamed Farid Fawzi	Ireland	73,300	61
157	Quoc D. K. Ly	Sweden	72,800	61
158	Sebastian Z. K. Von Toperczer	Germany	72,700	61
159	Rolf Robert Carlsson	Sweden	72,200	60
160	Stig Johan Mattsson	Finland	72,100	60
161	Jon Ertshus	Norway	71,700	60
162	Mathias H. M. Siljander	Finland	71,500	60
163	Otto Marten Pukk	Estonia	71,300	59
164	Mantas Urbonas	Lithuania	71,200	59
165	Florian Laurent Arnould	France	71,000	59
166	Teemu J. K. Sattanen	Finland	70,300	59
167	Justas Vaiciulionis	Lithuania	70,000	58
168	Jort Pieter Hagedoorn	Netherlands	69,700	58
169	Peter Jaksland	Denmark	69,700	58
170	Lev Margolin	Israel	69,700	58
171	Peter Warfvinge	Sweden	68,800	57
172	Gints Ozols	Latvia	68,200	57
173	Gustav Erland Sandström	Sweden	67,700	56
174	Rasmus Valtteri Sihvonen	Finland	66,500	55
175	Mats J. F. Palokangas	Finland	66,200	55
176	Kristian E. V. Kostiander	Finland	66,000	55
177	Aurimas Stanevicius	Lithuania	66,000	55
178	Ardo Pinna	Estonia	65,900	55
179	Girts Zarins	Latvia	65,700	55
180	Erik Markus Friberg	Sweden	65,600	55
181	Tomas Montrimas	Lithuania	65,500	55
182	Mario Stauffer	Switzerland	65,300	54
183	Michel Karim	Sweden	65,000	54
184	Marek Selgeveer	Estonia	64,300	54
185	Andrejs Stepanovs	Latvia	63,500	53
186	Tal Barasofsky	Israel	63,100	53
187	Seyed Bijan Eslami Tabaei	Sweden	62,200	52
188	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	62,000	52
189	Ulf Thomas Grähs	Sweden	61,800	52
190	Mark Metsla	Estonia	61,700	51
191	Christopher R. G. Vernon	England	61,400	51
192	Kaspars Butans	Latvia	61,000	51
193	Sander Leigri	Estonia	60,000	50
194	Henri Sebastian Piironen	Finland	60,000	50
195	Christina Jorgensen Solli	Norway	59,300	49
196	Stanislav Smeljov	Estonia	58,800	49
197	Margus Tuvikene	Estonia	57,500	48
198	Jonatan J. S. Fors	Finland	57,400	48
199	Hassan Halil	Cyprus	56,500	47
200	Peer Anton Zahl	Norway	56,500	47
201	Lawend Mardini Himmo	Sweden	54,400	45
202	Pekka Samuli Ikonen	Finland	53,800	45
203	Viacheslav Martynenko	Norway	53,500	45
204	Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson	Iceland	53,200	44
205	Aki T. O. Pyysing	Finland	53,100	44
206	Remy Mägi	Estonia	51,800	43
207	Luka A. O. Sorainen	Finland	51,800	43
208	Martins Sulte	Latvia	51,800	43
209	Rudolfs Sadrins	Latvia	51,400	43
210	Ville V. V. Myllymäki	Finland	51,300	43
211	Oskars Silins	Latvia	51,300	43
212	Sarunas Matulevicius	Lithuania	50,900	42
213	Helmut Phung	Germany	50,000	42
214	Viacheslav Sultanov	Ukraine	49,900	42
215	Hans Tomas Fernkvist	Sweden	49,800	42
216	Kaius Kiidli	Estonia	49,600	41
217	Johan Martin Storakers	Sweden	49,600	41
218	Rudolfs Vosvenieks	Latvia	49,600	41
219	Jurijs Maciks	Latvia	49,500	41
220	Nathan Ruell	Belgium	48,800	41
221	Aurelijus Sipavicius	Lithuania	48,000	40
222	Vasilis Nikolas	Sweden	47,800	40
223	Edvinas Balciunas	Lithuania	47,500	40
224	Tomi Tapani Arponen	Finland	47,100	39
225	Nikolaos Oikonomou	Greece	47,100	39
226	Gintautas Danilevicius	Lithuania	47,000	39
227	Anthon Erland Burvall	Sweden	46,700	39
228	Kanstantsin Iodis	Belarus	46,500	39
229	Hannu Kalevi Huotarinen	Finland	44,600	37
230	Wouter A. G. Beltz	Netherlands	43,700	36
231	Virgo Laansoo	Estonia	43,200	36
232	Sander Oen Lithun	Norway	43,000	36
233	Vilius Zabarauskas	Lithuania	42,800	36
234	Vladyslav Taran	Ukraine	42,500	35
235	Risto Pärnat	Estonia	41,700	35
236	Antti-Mikael Mäki-Fränti	Finland	41,500	35
237	Martin Piik	Estonia	41,100	34
238	Vasilij Barna	Lithuania	41,000	34
239	Andre Mägi	Estonia	40,300	34
240	Gustav Johan Ekhagen	Sweden	39,100	33
241	Matte B. P. Karjalainen	Finland	39,100	33
242	Emil Petter Jäger	Finland	38,500	32
243	Jimmy Philippe Dewerdt	France	38,300	32
244	Leo Tapani Pietilä	Finland	37,800	32
245	Paavo Korkka	Estonia	37,000	31
246	Igors Serkovs	Latvia	37,000	31
247	Even Nordbjorn Rislov	Norway	36,100	30
248	Kevin Kõre	Estonia	36,000	30
249	Kaido Mikk	Estonia	36,000	30
250	Edgars Augstkalns	Latvia	33,900	28
251	Ernestas Stalemekas	Lithuania	33,800	28
252	Tanel Tammela	Estonia	33,800	28
253	Aleksi Mikael Naski	Finland	33,400	28
254	Eli Danielsson Malca	Sweden	33,000	28
255	Juha Ilmari Helppi	Finland	33,000	28
256	Maciej Robert Komorowski	Poland	32,300	27
257	Hugh Cornelius Desmond	Ireland	31,800	27
258	Adam A. E. Andersson	Sweden	31,600	26
259	Jawad Habib	Sweden	31,100	26
260	Baptiste A. J. Caim	France	30,400	25
261	Arturas Antonianas	Lithuania	30,000	25
262	Nicolas Salomaa Bacigalupe Alvariza	Sweden	30,000	25
263	Guilherme Barroso Sole	Portugal	30,000	25
264	Ridas Bitauskas	Lithuania	30,000	25
265	Stefan Bittger	Germany	30,000	25
266	Habib Brahim	Sweden	30,000	25
267	Tomas Bulksas	Lithuania	30,000	25
268	Jussi Kullervo Hietalahti	Finland	30,000	25
269	David J. Z. Hu	Netherlands	30,000	25
270	Eero Johannes Ihaksi	Finland	30,000	25
271	Rolf Tomas Jauring	Sweden	30,000	25
272	Darren Edward Kennedy	Canada	30,000	25
273	Ermo Kosk	Estonia	30,000	25
274	Petteri Laiho	Finland	30,000	25
275	Jonas Lapinskas	Lithuania	30,000	25
276	Aleksander Sebastian Lattikas	Estonia	30,000	25
277	Riku Aleksi Määttä	Finland	30,000	25
278	Jari M.J. Mähönen	Finland	30,000	25
279	Andrius Mazurkevicius	Lithuania	30,000	25
280	Evaldas Narmontas	Norway	30,000	25
281	Ignas Navickas	Lithuania	30,000	25
282	Ahmad Jan Niazi	Netherlands	30,000	25
283	Lars Stefan Olofsson	Sweden	30,000	25
284	Erling Gresvoll Olsen	Norway	30,000	25
285	Aigars Petrovs	Latvia	30,000	25
286	Stavros Petychakis	Greece	30,000	25
287	Anthony Peter Phillips	England	30,000	25
288	Igor Jn. Pihela	Estonia	30,000	25
289	Martins Poritis	Latvia	30,000	25
290	Roberts Rumba	Latvia	30,000	25
291	Kalle E. V. Salmela	Finland	30,000	25
292	Harry John Sandford	England	30,000	25
293	Jevgenijs Sapronenko	Latvia	30,000	25
294	Lars Ake Tungel	Sweden	30,000	25
295	Tõnis Viik	Estonia	30,000	25
296	Michal Maciej Zagrodnik	Poland	30,000	25
297	Janis Viaters	Latvia	29,800	25
298	Ilja-Ülo Nukka	Estonia	28,800	24
299	Johan Erik Alen	Finland	28,500	24
300	Andrejs Perederejevs	Latvia	28,300	24
301	Tomas Gudaitis	Lithuania	27,700	23
302	Niko Kristian Hänninen	Finland	27,200	23
303	Kaspars Renga	Latvia	26,800	22
304	Antti Olavi Pietarinen	Finland	26,700	22
305	Kristaps Kovalevskis	Latvia	26,000	22
306	Evgeny Vyal	Estonia	25,700	21
307	Rohan Oberoi	Sweden	24,100	20
308	Christian Gjertsen	Norway	24,000	20
309	Josh Mitchell	Australia	24,000	20
310	Albert Ostrovskij	Lithuania	23,900	20
311	Tobias Cornelis Ten Napel	Netherlands	22,800	19
312	Krzysztof Chmielowski	Poland	22,700	19
313	Vytautas Semaska	Lithuania	22,000	18
314	Mihkel Kall	Estonia	21,900	18
315	Tapio Ilmari Aaltonen	Finland	21,800	18
316	Toms Vilcins	Latvia	21,800	18
317	Linas Bulksas	Lithuania	21,600	18
318	Carl N. J. Nordström	Sweden	20,200	17
319	Mihail Leiderman	Estonia	19,500	16
320	Hanno Kerem	Estonia	19,400	16
321	Anu Kristiina Lilja	Finland	16,300	14
322	Adrian Jimenez Ruano	Spain	16,000	13
323	Henry Arnhold	Estonia	15,600	13
324	Per Michael Engström	Sweden	14,300	12
325	Evaldas Aniulis	Lithuania	12,000	10
326	Paul Anthony Newey	England	11,820	10
327	Alberto Martinez Gonzalez	Spain	11,400	10
328	Erik Põlluveer	Estonia	10,600	9
329	Stephen Woodhead	England	10,600	9
330	Jari Pekka Hurri	Finland	10,500	9
331	Henri Mikael Schalin	Finland	9,400	8
332	Kristaps Sipols	Latvia	8,000	7

€1,100 Main Event Day 1c Chip Counts

Feb 12, 2026 – 21:02

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips
1	Vu Vuong	Finland	259,000
2	David Marfil	Spain	203,000
3	Guillermo Cifuentes	Spain	198,100
4	Arkadiusz Liszewski	Poland	197,900
5	Franky Green	England	196,800
6	Andreas Backlund	Finland	193,700
7	Yaniv Peretz	Israel	188,700
8	Miro Sankala	Finland	188,200
9	Enea Subashi	Greece	188,000
10	Glen Keogh	Ireland	187,500
11	Rene Cifuentes	Spain	176,000
12	Ranno Sootla	Estonia	169,000
13	John Dwyer	Ireland	166,400
14	Ben Miller	England	163,200
15	Meelis Ahman	Estonia	157,000
16	Vegard Nygaard	Norway	156,400
17	Shaul Weinstein	Israel	150,400
18	Ossi Soininen	Finland	150,100
19	Jenny Westerlund	Sweden	144,100
20	Marius Bareisis	Lithuania	143,400
21	Elvijs Kergalvis	Latvia	140,300
22	Davis Mihelsons	Latvia	137,800
23	Janis Vasiljevs	Latvia	136,700
24	Erio Ermann	Estonia	136,000
25	Giedre Valgemäe	Lithuania	134,000
26	Helge Bjorlow	Norway	132,000
27	Ziga Klopcic	Slovenia	130,900
28	Oleksandr Sybirtsev	Ukraine	130,400
29	Ruslan Stserbjuk	Estonia	128,000
30	Linda Nguyen	Norway	127,700
31	David Özmen	Sweden	125,000
32	Herli Olop	Estonia	123,100
33	Vidar Assersen	Norway	119,700
34	Noel Suomalainen	Finland	119,200
35	Vytautas Baltrusaitis	Lithuania	115,900
36	Jesper Hansen	Denmark	110,000
37	Deividas Daubaris	Lithuania	109,700
38	Lluis Grano	Spain	107,000
39	Lars Ottesen	Denmark	106,800
40	Tapio Vihakas	Finland	105,000
41	Hanna Heinlo	Estonia	103,600
42	Yigal Yifrah	Netherlands	102,900
43	Andres Allsalu	Estonia	101,200
44	Robertas Jasnauskas	Lithuania	98,100
45	Kristian Hagevik	Norway	97,900
46	Andreas Werner	Sweden	96,500
47	Davor Pavic	Sweden	93,700
48	Dalius Balciunas	Lithuania	93,500
49	Martin Sejer	Denmark	93,500
50	Vitalii Shcherba	Ukraine	90,500
51	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Ukraine	90,200
52	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	89,800
53	Yevhen Sukhov	Ukraine	88,500
54	Seppo Parkkinen	Finland	87,700
55	Maksim Petrov	Estonia	87,100
56	Antti Raasu	Finland	86,400
57	Timo Rantamäki	Finland	86,100
58	Savvas Mitsikouridis	Cyprus	86,000
59	Ole Hov	Norway	85,600
60	Mika Hautakangas	Sweden	83,500
61	Sebastian George Crane	England	82,400
62	Klaudijus Bajoras	Lithuania	81,300
63	John Lausch	Sweden	81,200
64	Andrew Ward	England	80,400
65	Glen Kolmer	Estonia	78,800
66	Priit Parmasto	Estonia	78,700
67	Amadeus Janotta	Germany	76,700
68	Igor Pihela	Estonia	76,000
69	Karolis Kutkauskas	Lithuania	75,700
70	Audrius Navickas	Lithuania	75,500
71	Stanislovas Vinicenka	Lithuania	75,500
72	Toni Niinivaara	Finland	75,200
73	Riku Koivurinne	Finland	73,400
74	Mathias Siljander	Finland	71,500
75	Mantas Urbonas	Lithuania	71,200
76	Teemu Sattanen	Finland	70,300
77	Jort Hagedoorn	Netherlands	69,700
78	Lev Margolin	Israel	69,700
79	Gints Ozols	Latvia	68,200
80	Vytautas Semaska	Lithuania	68,000
81	Gustav Sandström	Sweden	67,700
82	Rasmus Sihvonen	Finland	66,500
83	Mats Palokangas	Finland	66,200
84	Aurimas Stanevicius	Lithuania	66,000
85	Girts Zarins	Latvia	65,700
86	Erik Friberg	Sweden	65,600
87	Tomas Montrimas	Lithuania	65,500
88	Mario Stauffer	Switzerland	65,300
89	Marek Selgeveer	Estonia	64,300
90	Andrejs Stepanovs	Latvia	63,500
91	Thomas Grähs	Sweden	61,800
92	Mark Metsla	Estonia	61,700
93	Henri Piironen	Finland	60,000
94	Jonatan Fors	Finland	57,400
95	Karolis Sereika	Lithuania	57,200
96	Aki Pyysing	Finland	53,100
97	Remy Mägi	Estonia	51,800
98	Martins Sulte	Latvia	51,800
99	Rudolfs Sadrins	Latvia	51,400
100	Sarunas Matulevicius	Lithuania	50,900
101	Kaius Kiidli	Estonia	49,600
102	Jurijs Maciks	Latvia	49,500
103	Nathan Ruell	Belgium	48,800
104	Vasilis Nikolas	Sweden	47,800
105	Edvinas Balciunas	Lithuania	47,500
106	Anthon Burvall	Sweden	46,700
107	Wouter Beltz	Netherlands	43,700
108	Vilius Zabarauskas	Lithuania	42,800
109	Vladyslav Taran	Ukraine	42,500
110	Risto Pärnat	Estonia	41,700
111	Martin Piik	Estonia	41,100
112	Gustav Ekhagen	Sweden	39,100
113	Emil Jäger	Finland	38,500
114	Kevin Kõre	Estonia	36,000
115	Edgars Augstkalns	Latvia	33,900
116	Eli Malca	Sweden	33,000
117	Maciej Komorowski	Poland	32,300
118	Hugh Desmond	Ireland	31,800
119	Riku Määttä	Finland	30,000
120	Janis Viaters	Latvia	29,800
121	Ilja-Ülo Nukka	Estonia	28,800
122	Johan Alen	Finland	28,500
123	Tomas Gudaitis	Lithuania	27,700
124	Sigmar Leppik	Estonia	27,500
125	Niko Hänninen	Finland	27,200
126	Kaspars Renga	Latvia	26,800
127	Kristaps Kovalevskis	Latvia	26,000
128	Albert Ostrovskij	Lithuania	23,900
129	Toms Vilcins	Latvia	21,800
130	Carl Nordström	Sweden	20,200
131	Jevgenijs Sapronenko	Latvia	20,200
132	Mihail Leiderman	Estonia	19,500
133	Sami Kyröläinen	Finland	19,400
134	Anu Lilja	Finland	16,300
135	Maris Hralovskis	Latvia	16,000
136	Paul Newey	England	11,820
137	Stephen Woodhead	England	10,600

That’s a Wrap

Feb 12, 2026 – 20:07

Christoffer Karlén

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 19:49

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 19:33

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 19:08

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	David Marfil	Spain	196,000	163
2	Ben Miller	England	188,000	157
3	Glen Keogh	Ireland	176,000	147
4	Erio Ermann	Estonia	170,000	142
5	Vegard Nygaard	Norway	167,000	139
6	Franky Green	England	163,000	136
7	Vu Vuong	Finland	160,000	133
8	Karolis Kutkauskas	Lithuania	156,000	130
9	Hanna Heinlo	Estonia	154,000	128
10	Shaul Weinstein	Israel	152,000	127

The Plot Thickens

Feb 12, 2026 – 18:45

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 18:30

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)

Feb 12, 2026 – 18:25

Christoffer Karlén

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Ranno Sootla

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Sarunas Matulevicius

Andreas Werner

Andreas Werner

Vesa Antero Nieminen

Justinas Adomauskas

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Yigal Yifrah

Seppo Paavo Parkkinen

Marek Selgeveer

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Meanwhile in Day 1d

Feb 12, 2026 – 18:04

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 17:42

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 17:27

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 16:54

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Vegard Nygaard	Norway	166,000	208
2	Marius Bareisis	Lithuania	154,000	193
3	Vu Vuong	Finland	145,000	181
4	Ahmad Niazi	Netherlands	139,000	174
5	David Marfil	Spain	138,000	173
6	Ossi Soininen	Finland	138,000	173
7	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Ukraine	128,000	160
8	Martin Sejer	Denmark	126,000	158
9	Erio Ermann	Estonia	125,000	156
10	Oleksandr Sybirtsev	Ukraine	125,000	156
11	Guillermo Cifuentes	Spain	119,000	149
12	Noel Suomalainen	Finland	108,000	135
13	Vytautas Baltrusaitis	Lithuania	107,600	135

Straight Versus Straight

Feb 12, 2026 – 16:33

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 16:12

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 15:59

Christoffer Karlén

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 15:47

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 14:33

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Martin Sejer	Denmark	139,000	278
2	Carl Nordström	Sweden	112,000	224
3	Yeray Perez	Estonia	111,000	222
4	Aurimas Stanevicius	Lithuania	105,000	210
5	Trond Kristoffersen	Norway	104,000	208
6	Rostyslav Sabishchenko	Ukraine	100,000	200
7	Vytautas Baltrusaitis	Lithuania	94,000	188
8	Robertas Jasnauskas	Lithuania	92,000	184
9	Jesper Hansen	Denmark	86,000	172
10	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	85,000	170

Battle of the Draws

Feb 12, 2026 – 14:12

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 13:59

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)

Feb 12, 2026 – 13:48

Christoffer Karlén
Westerlund Adds to Already Impressive Stack

Feb 12, 2026 – 13:04

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 12:56

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 12:29

Christoffer Karlén

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.

Festival	Event	Winner	Country	First-Place Payout	Entries	Prize Pool
2025 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 PLO4/5 Championship	Gisle Olsen	Norway	€52,280	271	€252,030
2024 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 PLO4/5 Championship	Per-Thorben Kasten	Germany	€21,250	98	€101,520
2023 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 PLO4/5 Championship	Kaspars Butans	Latvia	€18,580	74	€69,560
2022 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 PLO Championship	Arkadiusz Liszweski	Poland	€12,030	32	€30,080
2021 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 PLO4/5	Robin Palm	Sweden	€14,000	35	€35,000

Big Stacks at the Break

Feb 12, 2026 – 12:17

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips
1	Edvinas Balciunas	Lithuania	76,800
2	Timo Rantamäki	Finland	75,200
3	Robertas Jasnauskas	Lithuania	68,200
4	Yeray Perez	Estonia	62,100
5	Vytautas Baltrusaitis	Lithuania	61,400
6	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	59,600
7	Ben Miller	England	57,400
8	Aki Pyysing	Finland	53,200
9	Ossi Soininen	Finland	52,100
10	Tomas Montrimas	Lithuania	51,200

Prominent Names in the Field

Feb 12, 2026 – 11:57

Christoffer Karlén

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.

Player	Country	Total Live Earnings	Best Live Cash
Roope Tarmi	Finland	$1,272,013	€102,850 (winner of the €6,300 High Roller 8-Max during the 2024 Masters Classics of Poker Amsterdam)
Igor Pihela Sr	Estonia	$1,082,004	€204,250 (runner-up of the €2,700 Second Chance during the 2024 EPT Barcelona)
Jari Mähönen	Finland	$1,020,691	€48,610 (runner-up of the €1,100 Seniors 50+ during the 2022 EPT Barcelona)
Aki Pyysing	Finland	$931,098	€52,096 (winner of the €2,100 PLO during the 2012 Midnight Sun Helsinki)
Jari-Pekka Juhola	Finland	$867,984	€101,909 (runner-up of the €2,600 NLH during the 2008 Helsinki Freezeout Poker Tournament)
Kaspars Renga	Latvia	$706,663	€200,000 (fifth-place finish of the €5,300 Main Event during the 2011 EPT Deauville)
Vegard “Gaffel” Nygaard	Norway	$631,867	€102,780 (winner of the €800 Main Event during the 2014 Norwegian Championship of Poker)

Westerlund had Dinner Last Night

Feb 12, 2026 – 11:28

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 11:25

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

Feb 12, 2026 – 11:07

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips
1	Henri Antikainen	Finland	168,800
2	Patrik Falk	Sweden	152,600
3	Ionel Serbu	Romania	139,000
4	Sebastian Wahl	Finland	128,000
5	Vladas Burneikis	Lithuania	127,700
6	Andrejs Kovalovs	Latvia	126,300
7	Algirdas Saveikis	Lithuania	114,000
8	James Wynne	Ireland	100,600
9	Anders Gode	Sweden	94,400
10	Oskar Ojaveer	Estonia	93,400
11	Romperto Koskinidis	Greece	91,000
12	Mairo Tori	Estonia	82,300
13	Liisi Voltri	Estonia	81,900
14	Jari Nikunlassi	Finland	78,200
15	Mohamed Fawzi	Ireland	73,300
16	Sebastian Von Toperczer	Germany	72,700
17	Robert Carlsson	Sweden	72,200
18	Michel Karim	Sweden	65,000
19	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	62,000
20	Lawend Himmo	Sweden	54,400
21	Rudolfs Vosvenieks	Latvia	49,600
22	Virgo Laansoo	Estonia	43,200
23	Tanel Tammela	Estonia	33,800
24	Baptiste Caim	France	30,400
25	Rohan Oberoi	Sweden	24,100
26	Mikael Hedberg	Sweden	23,300
27	Mihkel Kall	Estonia	21,900
28	Tapio Aaltonen	Finland	21,800
29	Hanno Kerem	Estonia	19,400
30	Henri Schalin	Finland	9,400

Presumptions Set for the €1,100 PLO4/5 Championship Finale

Feb 12, 2026 – 10:49

Christoffer Karlén

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips
1	Sebastian Crane	England	484,000
2	Fabian Bartuschk	Germany	424,000
3	Erik Grönberg	Finland	377,000
4	Janne Peltoniemi	Finland	369,000
5	Deniss Lebedevs	Latvia	368,000
6	Roi Gibstein	Germany	320,000
7	Arunas Garunkstis	Lithuania	306,000
8	Tomas Szabo	Slovakia	285,000
9	Tarjei Forus	Norway	279,000
10	Jari Kurikka	Finland	217,000
11	Oleksandr Novoselskyi	Ukraine	191,000
12	Arturas Zukovas	Lithuania	132,000
13	Mikko Ylämäki	Finland	116,000
14	Sami Paananen	Finland	109,000
15	Anthony Phillips	England	99,000
16	Vytautas Semaska	Lithuania	83,000

More Titles to Sweden

Feb 12, 2026 – 10:33

Christoffer Karlén

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

Event	Player	Sweden	First-Place Payout	Entries	Prize Pool
€1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty	Abbe Mardiny	Sweden	€10,450	80	€34,400
€555 NLH Seniors Event	Lennart Andersson	Sweden	€9,480	63	€29,295
€200 PL Baducey/Badacey	Lena Björn	Sweden	€2,450	44	€6,956
€200 PLO5/PLO5 Hi-Lo	Thomas Grähs	Sweden	€4,650	115	€18,182
€5,000 NLH High Roller	Erik Friberg	Sweden	€71,700	46	€209,760
€200 PL Sviten/PLO5	Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk	Sweden	€4,550	130	€20,553

€1,100 Main Event Headlines Thursday’s Schedule

Feb 12, 2026 – 10:17

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

Time	Event
12:00	Event #38: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1C, Plays 9 Levels Day 1, €1,000,000 GUARANTEED!
12:00	Event #49: €80 Last Chance Satellite to the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event, 5 x €1,100 SEATS GTD!
13:00	Event #45: €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship Final Day
13:00	Event #50: €3,000 PLO4/PLO5 Highroller, 6-handed
15:00	Event #51: €200 NLH DeepStack Progressive Bounty, €80 Progressive Bounties
19:00	Event #38: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1D, 40 min levels, Plays 9 Levels Day 1, €1,000,000 GUARANTEED!
19:30	Event #52: €350 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty, €100 Progressive Bounties, 6-handed
21:00	Event #53: €555 NLH
22:30	Event #54: €200 NLH Turbo

€1,100 Main Event Day 1a Chip Counts

Feb 11, 2026 – 20:36

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips
1	Georgios Tsouloftas	Cyprus	276,400
2	Antoine Vranken	Netherlands	246,300
3	Jonas Silfver	Sweden	181,200
4	Mikko Ylämäki	Finland	168,600
5	Nikolajs Jalunins	Latvia	164,000
6	Arturs Daugis	Latvia	161,700
7	Rauno Kiviloo	Estonia	156,200
8	Oleh Pritsak	Ukraine	155,700
9	Christian Hoffmann	Germany	155,100
10	Ciaran Mccullagh	Ireland	131,900
11	Stephen Kehoe	Ireland	130,800
12	Veli-Pekka Penttinen	Finland	127,800
13	Dmitri Damaskin	Estonia	124,700
14	Jari Kalenius	Finland	124,400
15	Ilja Naparjin	Estonia	119,000
16	Eimantas Adomavičius	Lithuania	117,700
17	Michael Rolt	England	115,700
18	Elchai Tov	Israel	114,500
19	Sten Talviste	Estonia	114,200
20	Kauno Jäppinen	Finland	114,100
21	Vasilij Barna	Lithuania	113,400
22	Alexandros Koutsoftas	Cyprus	110,000
23	Leino Piller	Estonia	107,100
24	Gary Fisher	England	99,300
25	Magnus Pukk	Estonia	96,100
26	Sergej Babincev	Lithuania	94,500
27	Kaupo Tenno	Estonia	93,800
28	Agil Halilov	Estonia	91,000
29	Martin Mänd	Estonia	90,200
30	Tarmo Tammel	Estonia	89,000
31	Richard Bauer	Germany	86,900
32	Marks Sergins	Latvia	83,800
33	Mindaugas Grigaitis	Lithuania	82,900
34	Ivar Rühka	Estonia	80,700
35	Frode Alfredsen	Norway	80,100
36	Martin Zobel	Germany	80,000
37	Eduards Rakuss	Latvia	79,100
38	Martynas Mockevicius	Lithuania	74,400
39	Otto Pukk	Estonia	71,300
40	Florian Laurent Arnould	France	71,000
41	Peter Jaksland	Denmark	69,700
42	Peter Warfvinge	Sweden	68,800
43	Ardo Pinna	Estonia	65,900
44	Tal Barasofsky	Israel	63,100
45	Christopher Vernon	England	61,400
46	Kaspars Butans	Latvia	61,000
47	Stanislav Smeljov	Estonia	58,800
48	Hassan Halil	Cyprus	56,500
49	Peer Zahl	Norway	56,500
50	Viacheslav Martynenko	Norway	53,500
51	Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson	Iceland	53,200
52	Oskars Silins	Latvia	51,300
53	Viacheslav Sultanov	Ukraine	49,900
54	Johan Storåkers	Sweden	49,600
55	Aurelijus Sipavicius	Lithuania	48,000
56	Nikolaos Oikonomou	Greece	47,100
57	Gintautas Danilevicius	Lithuania	47,000
58	Kanstantsin Iodis	Belarus	46,500
59	Sander Lithun	Norway	43,000
60	Andre Mägi	Estonia	40,300
61	Matte Karjalainen	Finland	39,100
62	Leo Tapani Pietilä	Finland	37,800
63	Even Rislov	Norway	36,100
64	Kaido Mikk	Estonia	36,000
65	Ernestas Stalemekas	Lithuania	33,800
66	Evgeny Vyal	Estonia	25,700
67	Tobias Napel	Netherlands	22,800
68	Krzysztof Chmielowski	Poland	22,700
69	Michael Dwyer	Ireland	21,900
70	Per Engström	Sweden	14,300
71	Alberto Gonzalez	Spain	11,400

That’s a Wrap

Feb 11, 2026 – 20:29

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 19:58

Christoffer Karlén

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 19:38

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 19:13

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Antoine Vranken	Netherlands	175,300	146
2	Arturs Daugis	Latvia	171,100	143
3	Rauno Kiviloo	Estonia	168,000	140
4	Mikko Ylämäki	Finland	164,500	137
5	Jonas Silfver	Sweden	162,000	135
6	Georgios Tsouloftas	Cyprus	155,000	129
7	Oleh Pritsak	Ukraine	140,000	117
8	Per Engström	Sweden	130,000	108
9	Dmitri Damaskin	Estonia	125,600	105
10	Nikolajs Jalunins	Latvia	123,400	103

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 18:54

Christoffer Karlén
Kehoe Flops a Set

Feb 11, 2026 – 18:43

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 18:26

Christoffer Karlén

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 18:15

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 18:03

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 17:22

Christoffer Karlén

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)

Feb 11, 2026 – 16:51

Christoffer Karlén
Koutsoftas Flops the Nuts

Feb 11, 2026 – 15:55

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 15:43

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 15:00

Christoffer Karlén

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).

Player	Country	Total Live Earnings	Best Live Cash
Johan Storåkers	Sweden	$3,856,423	$486,000 (runner-up in the $5,500 NLH during the 2008 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic)
Mikko Ylämäki	Finland	$427,692	€76,657 (winner in the €3,500 Legends of the Game during the 2025 No Filter Nordic & Baltic Championship Tallinn)
Peter Jaksland	Denmark	$834,585	$98,340 (fifth-place finish in the $2,200 Main Event during the 2018 Goliath Phamous Poker Series Las Vegas)
Eduard Rakuss	Latvia	$741,449	$109400 (seventy-fifth place finish in the $10,000 Main Event during the 2023 WSOP)
Igor Pihela Sr	Estonia	$1,082,004	€204,250 (runner-up in the €2,700 Second Chance during the 2024 EPT Barcelona)
Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	$963,754	€266,700 (winner in the €10,000 Bombay Anniversary Invitational Tallinn)
Algirdas Saveikis	Lithuania	$783,139	€172,850 (winner in the €500 Main Event during the 2022 Euro Poker Million Rozvadov)
Gary Fisher	England	$951,954	$101,606 (fifth-place finish in the $1,000 Super Seniors during the 2024 WSOP)
Glen Keogh	Ireland	$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

Feb 11, 2026 – 14:44

Christoffer Karlén

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Georgios Tsouloftas	Cyprus	96,400	193
2	Richard Bauer	Germany	88,400	177
3	Stavros Petychakis	Greece	87,400	175
4	Jae Kim	Norway	87,000	174
5	Matte Karjalainen	Finland	83,400	167
6	Sergej Babincev	Lithuania	83,000	166
7	Tal Barasofsky	Israel	81,500	163
8	Frode Alfredsen	Norway	77,400	155
9	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	71,200	142
10	Martin Zobel	Germany	71,000	142

€200 NLH Celebrity Special Photos (by Elena Kask)

Feb 11, 2026 – 13:52

Christoffer Karlén

Below are all the photos from yesterday’s €200 NLH Celebrity Special.

Is This the Year of the Swedes?

Feb 11, 2026 – 13:29

Christoffer Karlén

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.

Event	Winner	Country	First-place Payout	Field	Prize Pool
€1,100 NLH Mystery Bounty	Abbe Mardiny	Sweden	€10,450	80	€34,400
€555 NLH Seniors Event	Lennart Andersson	Sweden	€9,480	63	€29,295
€200 PL Baducey/Badacey	Lena Björn	Sweden	€2,450	44	€6,956
€200 PLO5/PLO5 Hi-Lo	Thomas Grähs	Sweden	€4,650	115	€18,182

€555 NLH Queens on the Horizon

Feb 11, 2026 – 13:08

Christoffer Karlén

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.

Festival	Event	Winner	Country	First-Place Payout	Entries	Prize Pool
2025 Kings of Tallinn	€150 NLH Queens Ladies Event	Monica Thingbot	Norway	€3,256	99	€12,226
2024 Kings of Tallinn	€150 NLH Queens of Tallinn Mystery Bounty	Indrė Martovičiūtė	Lithuania	€1,560	89	€5,407
2023 Kings of tallinn	€120 NLH Queens of Tallinn	Ingrid Pall	Estonia	€1,780	95	€9,120
2022 Kings of Tallinn	€60 NLH Ladies Event	Giedre Valgemae	Estonia	€1,076	72	€3,456
2021 Kings of Tallinn	€60 NLH Ladies Event	Maarja Metshein	Finland	€544	28	€1,344
2020 Kings of Tallinn	€60 NLH Queens of Tallinn Ladies Event	Linda Tano	Estonia	€1,010	62	€2,945
2019 Kings of Tallinn	€110 NLH Ladies	Kairit Leibold	Estonia	€1,100	34	€3,230

€200 PL Sviten/PLO5 Attracts Mixed Games Enthusiasts

Feb 11, 2026 – 12:55

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 12:34

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.

Position	Name	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Rohan Oberoi	Sweden	88,200	294
2	Jae Kim	Norway	58,700	196
3	Per Engström	Sweden	56,000	187
4	Stavros Petychakis	Greece	52,100	174
5	Frode Alfredsen	Norway	50,700	169
6	Kalle Suvi	Estonia	48,100	160
7	Alberto Gonzalez	Spain	46,300	154
8	Jarmo Salonen	Finland	45,300	151
9	Jari Latti	Sweden	44,600	149
10	Sander Lithun	Norway	44,000	147

Catch up on Yesterday’s Action

Feb 11, 2026 – 11:56

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 11:50

Christoffer Karlén

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

Feb 11, 2026 – 11:40

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.

Player	Country	Total Live Earnings	Best Live Cash
Johan Storåkers	Sweden	$3,856,423	$486,000 (runner-up in the $5,500 Aruba Classic during the 2008 UltimateBet Aruba Poker Classic)
Georgios Tsouloftas	Greece	$2,246,676	$642,300 (runner-up in the $5,300 Main Event during the 2024 EPT Cyprus)
Gary Fisher	England	$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

Feb 11, 2026 – 11:08

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.

Festival	Event	Winner	Country	First-Place Payout	Entries	Prize Pool
2025 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Kaspars Butans	Latvia	€182,000	1181	€1,098,330
2024 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Edgaras Kausinis	Lithuania	€120,910	914	€859,160
2023 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Priit Parmasto	Estonia	€97,400	716	€673,040
2022 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Adam Kharman	Australia	€64,280	328	€308,320
2021 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Claudio Di Giacomo	Italy	€58,440	298	€280,120
2020 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Johan Karlsson	Sweden	€126,900	674	€640,300
2019 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	Latvia	€85,300	375	€356,250
2018 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Juha Helppi	Finland	€62,000	268	€254,600
2017 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Matias Knaapinen	Finland	€45,007	247	€234,650
2016 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Johan Creutz	Sweden	€52,200	198	€240,100
2015 Kings of Tallinn	€1,100 Main Event	Ranno Sootla	Estonia	€37,730	140	€137,200

€1,100 Main Event in Full Swing

Feb 11, 2026 – 10:39

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).

Time	Event
12:00	Event #38: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1A, Plays 9 Levels Day 1, €1,000,000 GUARANTEED!
12:00	Event #39: €5,000 NLH Highroller, 6-handed
12:00	Event #40: €80 PLO5 Satellite to €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship, 5 x €1,100 SEATS GTD! 8-handed
13:00	Event #41: FREEBUY NLH Satellite, €20 Rebuys & Add-On, 3 x €555 Queens Seats GTD! Women Only
14:00	Event #42: €350 NLH DeepStack Progressive Bounty, €100 Progressive Bounties
14:00	Event #43: €200 PL Sviten/ PLO5, Button Round Each, 6-handed
17:00	Event #44: €555 NLH Queens, Women Only, 6-handed
17:00	Event #45: €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship Day 1, 8-handed, Plays Down to 13% of the Field Day 1
18:00	Event #46: €150 PLO5 Satellite to €3,000 PLO4/PLO5 Highroller, 3 x €3,000 SEATS GTD! 8-handed
19:00	Event #38: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1B, 40 min levels, Plays 9 Levels Day 1, €1,000,000 GUARANTEED!
20:00	Event #47: €150 NLH Mega-Satellite to the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event, 10 x €1,100 SEATS GTD!
22:30	Event #48: €200 NLH Turbo, 8-handed

Martin Zobel Wins the €555 NLH Championship for €53,520

Feb 10, 2026 – 20:04

Christoffer Karlén

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

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Martin Zobel	Germany	€53,520
2	Onni Huttunen	Finland	€35,250
3	Max Jafaripour	Sweden	€23,950
4	Mindaugas Grigaitis	Lithuania	€16,800
5	Yevhen Sukhov	Ukraine	€12,700
6	Tomas Bulksas	Lithuania	€9,500
7	Andrejs Kovalovs	Latvia	€7,200
8	Emil Göransson	Sweden	€5,850
9	Algirdas Saveikis	Lithuania	€4,750
10	Sami Pulliainen	Finland	€4,050
11	Risto Pärnat	Estonia	€4,050
12	Aleksander Lattikas	Estonia	€3,500
13	Arsen Petrunin	Ukraine	€3,500
14	Irmantas Bzeskis	Lithuania	€3,100
15	Jari Kurikka	Finland	€3,100
16	Veli-Pekka Penttinen	Finland	€2,750
17	Henri Antikainen	Finland	€2,750
18	Simon Hassan	Sweden	€2,450
19	Audrius Stakelis	Lithuania	€2,450
20	Mario Colavita	Italy	€2,450
21	Juho Suutari	Finland	€2,150
22	Thuy Dao	Vietnam	€2,150
23	Ranel Käsi	Estonia	€2,150
24	Sergej Babincev	Lithuania	€1,900
25	Aurimas Stanevicius	Lithuania	€1,900
26	Kauno Jäppinen	Finland	€1,900
27	Justas Vaiciulionis	Lithuania	€1,900
28	Kevin Karenius	Finland	€1,650
29	Kestutis Navickas	Lithuania	€1,650
30	Peter Önnestam	Sweden	€1,650
31	Miika Töyräs	Finland	€1,650
32	Rasmus Lundström	Finland	€1,450
33	Thomas Grähs	Sweden	€1,450
34	Paul Newey	England	€1,450
35	John Hallberg	Sweden	€1,450
36	Aleksei Heikkinen	Finland	€1,450
37	Jan Risberg	Sweden	€1,450
38	Viacheslav Martynenko	Norway	€1,450
39	Arturas Antonianas	Lithuania	€1,450
40	Andrus Aumees	Estonia	€ 1,250
41	Mohamed Fawzi	Ireland	€ 1,250
42	Toni Niinivaara	Finland	€ 1,250
43	Henri Wagner	Finland	€ 1,250
44	Ilari Sahamies	Finland	€ 1,250
45	Ismael Dominguez	Spain	€ 1,250
46	Daniel Kannerstedt	Sweden	€ 1,250
47	Juuso Parviainen	Finland	€ 1,250
48	Svajunas Prismantas	Lithuania	€ 1,250
49	Priit Parmasto	Estonia	€ 1,250
50	Alvils Bijons	Latvia	€ 1,250
51	Kyrylo Romash	Ukraine	€ 1,250
52	Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson	Iceland	€ 1,250
53	Ruslan Stserbjuk	Estonia	€ 1,250
54	Per Engström	Sweden	€ 1,250
55	Leo Pietilä	Finland	€ 1,250
56	Michel Karim	Sweden	€1,150
57	Linus Matsson	Sweden	€1,150
58	Gary Fisher	England	€1,150
59	Oleksandr Sybirtsev	Ukraine	€1,150
60	Peer Zahl	Norway	€1,150
61	Robert Kallikorm	Estonia	€1,150
62	James Wynne	Ireland	€1,150
63	Mikael Skantze	Sweden	€1,150
64	Karolis Sereika	Lithuania	€1,150
65	Tanel Tammela	Estonia	€1,150
66	Sebastian Wahl	Finland	€1,150
67	Tobias Lundgren	Sweden	€1,150
68	Roman Jezov	Estonia	€1,150
69	Niko Penttinen	Finland	€1,150
70	Georgios Tsouloftas	Cyprus	€1,150
71	Christian Gjertsen	Norway	€1,150
72	Roope Tarmi	Finland	€1,050
73	Paulo Do Vale Sa Barbosa	Portugal	€1,050
74	Rohan Oberoi	Sweden	€1,050
75	Jesper Hansen	Denmark	€1,050
76	Even Rislov	Norway	€1,050
77	Hugh Desmond	Ireland	€1,050
78	Ernestas Stalemekas	Lithuania	€1,050
79	Jimmy Dewerdt	France	€1,050

Onni Huttunen Eliminated in 2nd Place (€35,250)

Feb 10, 2026 – 19:55

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 19:50

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)

Feb 10, 2026 – 19:44

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)

Feb 10, 2026 – 19:38

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 18:19

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.

Position Player Country Chips Big Blinds
1 Onni Huttunen Finland 7,775,000 31
2 Martin Zobel Germany 5,050,000 20
3 Max Jafaripour Sweden 4,300,000 17
4 Mindaugas Grigaitis Lithuania 1,125,000 5
Yevhen Sukhov Eliminated in 5th Place (€12,700)

Feb 10, 2026 – 18:00

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 17:39

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 17:23

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 17:10

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)

Feb 10, 2026 – 16:50

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)

Feb 10, 2026 – 16:43

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)

Feb 10, 2026 – 16:32

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)

Feb 10, 2026 – 15:51

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 15:29

Christoffer Karlén

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 15:06

Christoffer Karlén

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.

Player	Country	Who’s Who
Erkkii Sarapuu	Estonia	TV host, DJ, event host
Jüri Butšakov	Estonia	TV host and journalist
Kristjan Jõekalda	Estonia	TV host
Maarja-Liis Ilus	Estonia	Singer
Marjen Võsujalg	Estonia	Media/marketing/event expert
Priit Pajusaar	Estonia	Composer
Robert Rool	Estonia	TV host
Silver Laas	Estonia	Singer (member of the band “Traffic”)
Uudo Sepp	Estonia	Singer
Jaan Pehk	Estonia	Singer and writer
Kaspar Velberg	Estonia	Actor
Liis Lusmägi	Estonia	TV host and journalist
Anti Reinthal	Estonia	Producer and actor
Amin Asikainen	Finland	Former professional boxer
Kim Herold	Finland	Model, singer, songwriter
Ilari Sahamies	Finland	Finnish poker legend
Juhani Tyrisevä	Finland	Poker journalist

Final Table Chip Counts

Feb 10, 2026 – 14:17

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Onni Huttunen	Finland	3,825,000	48
2	Mindaugas Grigaitis	Lithuania	2,895,000	36
3	Yevhen Sukhov	Ukraine	2,555,000	32
4	Martin Zobel	Germany	1,990,000	25
5	Max Jafaripour	Sweden	1,935,000	24
6	Tomas Bulksas	Lithuania	1,615,000	20
7	Algirdas Saveikis	Lithuania	1,445,000	18
8	Andrejs Kovalovs	Latvia	1,150,000	14
9	Emil Göransson	Sweden	865,000	11

€200 Pot Limit Razz Progressive Bounty in Full Swing

Feb 10, 2026 – 14:11

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.

Festival Event Winner Country First-Place Payout Entries Prize Pool
2025 Kings of Tallinn €200 Pot Limit Razz Blaz Zerjav Slovenia €3,190 67 €10,593
Zobel Knocks Out Pulliainen; Final Table is Set

Feb 10, 2026 – 13:36

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.
Bulksas Doubles on Final Table Bubble

Feb 10, 2026 – 13:18

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)

Feb 10, 2026 – 12:48

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 12:11

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.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
15	Jari Kurikka	Finland	€3,100
16	Veli-Pekka Penttinen	Finland	€2,750
17	Henri Antikainen	Finland	€2,750
18	Simon Hassan	Sweden	€2,450
19	Audrius Stakelis	Lithuania	€2,450
20	Mario Colavita	Italy	€2,450
21	Juho Suutari	Finland	€2,150
22	Thuy Dao	Vietnam	€2,150
23	Ranel Käsi	Estonia	€2,150
24	Sergej Babincev	Lithuania	€1,900
25	Aurimas Stanevicius	Lithuania	€1,900

Kurikka is Out; Marvelous Fold from Lattikas

Feb 10, 2026 – 12:09

Christoffer Karlén

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 11:53

Christoffer Karlén

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Mindaugas Grigaitis	Lithuania	3,020,000	60
2	Onni Huttunen	Finland	2,325,000	47
3	Yevhen Sukhov	Ukraine	1,995,000	40
4	Risto Pärnat	Estonia	1,700,000	34
5	Algirdas Saveikis	Lithuania	1,295,000	26
6	Aleksander Lattikas	Estonia	1,280,000	26
7	Irmantas Bzeskis	Lithuania	1,150,000	23
8	Andrejs Kovalovs	Latvia	1,145,000	23
9	Martin Zobel	Germany	1,030,000	21
10	Tomas Bulksas	Lithuania	850,000	17
11	Emil Göransson	Sweden	645,000	13
12	Jari Kurikka	Finland	490,000	10
13	Max Jafaripour	Sweden	435,000	9
14	Sami Pulliainen	Finland	355,000	7
15	Arsen Petrunin	Ukraine	285,000	6
16	Veli-Pekka Tapani Penttinen	Finland	250,000	5

Antikainen Bids Farewell; Down to Two Tables

Feb 10, 2026 – 11:42

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 11:34

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 10:49

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 10:41

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 10:29

Christoffer Karlén

Level 23: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 22/608
Prizes: €282,720
Huttunen Takes From Käsi

Feb 10, 2026 – 10:26

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

Feb 10, 2026 – 10:01

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

Feb 09, 2026 – 23:22

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.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Mindaugas Grigaitis	Lithuania	1,970,000	66
2	Yevhen Sukhov	Ukraine	1,305,000	44
3	Jari Kurikka	Finland	1,280,000	43
4	Algirdas Saveikis	Lithuania	1,165,000	39
5	Ranel Käsi	Estonia	1,095,000	37
6	Aleksander Lattikas	Estonia	1,075,000	36
7	Risto Pärnat	Estonia	925,000	31
8	Martin Zobel	Germany	880,000	29
9	Onni Huttunen	Finland	805,000	27
10	Sergej Babincev	Lithuania	690,000	23
11	Henri Antikainen	Finland	670,000	22
12	Max Jafaripour	Sweden	665,000	22
13	Irmantas Bzeskis	Lithuania	660,000	22
14	Juho Suutari	Finland	575,000	19
15	Tomas Bulksas	Lithuania	540,000	18
16	Arsen Petrunin	Ukraine	505,000	17
17	Audrius Stakelis	Lithuania	500,000	17
18	Sami Pulliainen	Finland	485,000	16
19	Thuy Dao	Vietnam	430,000	14
20	Simon Hassan	Sweden	375,000	13
21	Andrejs Kovalovs	Latvia	375,000	13
22	Veli-Pekka Penttinen	Finland	375,000	13
23	Aurimas Stanevicius	Lithuania	330,000	11
24	Emil Göransson	Sweden	310,000	10
25	Mario Colavita	Italy	235,000	8

That’s a Wrap

Feb 09, 2026 – 22:33

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.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
26	Kauno Jäppinen	Finland	€1,900
27	s Justas Vaiciulionis	Lithuania	€1,900
28	Kevin Karenius	Finland	€1,650
29	Kestutis Navickas	Lithuania	€1,650
30	Peter Önnestam	Sweden	€1,650
31	Miika Töyräs	Finland	€1,650
32	Rasmus Lundström	Finland	€1,450
33	Thomas Grähs	Sweden	€1,450
34	Paul Newey	England	€1,450
35	John Hallberg	Sweden	€1,450
36	Aleksei Heikkinen	Finland	€1,450
37	Jan Risberg	Sweden	€1,450
38	Viacheslav Martynenko	Norway	€1,450
39	Arturas Antonianas	Lithuania	€1,450
40	Andrus Aumees	Estonia	€ 1,250
41	Mohamed Fawzi	Ireland	€ 1,250
42	Toni Niinivaara	Finland	€ 1,250
43	Henri Wagner	Finland	€ 1,250
44	Ilari Sahamies	Finland	€ 1,250
45	Ismael Dominguez	Spain	€ 1,250
46	Daniel Kannerstedt	Sweden	€ 1,250
47	Juuso Parviainen	Finland	€ 1,250
48	Svajunas Prismantas	Lithuania	€ 1,250
49	Priit Parmasto	Estonia	€ 1,250
50	Alvils Bijons	Latvia	€ 1,250
51	Kyrylo Romash	Ukraine	€ 1,250
52	Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson	Iceland	€ 1,250
53	Ruslan Stserbjuk	Estonia	€ 1,250
54	Per Engström	Sweden	€ 1,250
55	Leo Pietilä	Finland	€ 1,250
56	Michel Karim	Sweden	€1,150
57	Linus Matsson	Sweden	€1,150
58	Gary Fisher	England	€1,150
59	Oleksandr Sybirtsev	Ukraine	€1,150
60	Peer Zahl	Norway	€1,150
61	Robert Kallikorm	Estonia	€1,150
62	James Wynne	Ireland	€1,150
63	Mikael Skantze	Sweden	€1,150
64	Karolis Sereika	Lithuania	€1,150
65	Tanel Tammela	Estonia	€1,150
66	Sebastian Wahl	Finland	€1,150
67	Tobias Lundgren	Sweden	€1,150
68	Roman Jezov	Estonia	€1,150
69	Niko Penttinen	Finland	€1,150
70	Georgios Tsouloftas	Cyprus	€1,150
71	Christian Gjertsen	Norway	€1,150
72	Roope Tarmi	Finland	€1,050
73	Paulo Do Vale Sa Barbosa	Portugal	€1,050
74	Rohan Oberoi	Sweden	€1,050
75	Jesper Hansen	Denmark	€1,050
76	Even Rislov	Norway	€1,050
77	Hugh Desmond	Ireland	€1,050
78	Ernestas Stalemekas	Lithuania	€1,050
79	Jimmy Dewerdt	France	€1,050

Vaiciulionis is Out

Feb 09, 2026 – 22:14

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?

Feb 09, 2026 – 22:03

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

Feb 09, 2026 – 21:53

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

Feb 09, 2026 – 21:47

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

Level	SB	BB	BB Ante
1	100	200	0
2	100	200	200
3	100	300	300
4	200	400	400
5	300	600	600
6	400	800	800
7	500	1,000	1,000
8	600	1,200	1,200
9	800	1,600	1,600
10	1,000	2,000	2,000
11	1,200	2,400	2,400
12	1,500	3,000	3,000
13	2,000	4,000	4,000
14	2,500	5,000	5,000
15	3,000	6,000	6,000
16	4,000	8,000	8,000
17	5,000	10,000	10,000
18	6,000	12,000	12,000
19	8,000	16,000	16,000
20	10,000	20,000	20,000
21	12,000	24,000	24,000
22	15,000	30,000	30,000
23	20,000	40,000	40,000
24	25,000	50,000	50,000
25	30,000	60,000	60,000
26	40,000	80,000	80,000
27	50,000	100,000	100,000
28	60,000	120,000	120,000
29	80,000	160,000	160,000
30	100,000	200,000	200,000
31	120,000	240,000	240,000
32	150,000	300,000	300,000
33	200,000	400,000	400,000
34	250,000	500,000	500,000
35	300,000	600,000	600,000
36	400,000	800,000	800,000
37	500,000	1,000,000	1,000,000

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

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Veli-Pekka Penttinen	Finland	€149,770 *
2	Tal Barasofsky	Israel	€112,770 *
3	Gary Fisher	England	€97,000 *
4	Shaul Weinstein	Israel	€60,900
5	Alexis Lucarini	France	€46,250
6	Petteri Laiho	Finland	€35,450
7	Christina Solli	Norway	€27,250
8	Athanasios Kostouros	Greece	€20,950
9	Habib Brahim	Sweden	€16,200
10	Miro Sankala	Finland	€12,800
11	Paul Newey	England	€12,800
12	Guillermo Gordo	Spain	€10,750
13	Lev Margolin	Israel	€10,750
14	Girts Zarins	Latvia	€8,950
15	Ville-Matti Keränen	Finland	€8,950
16	John Dwyer	Ireland	€7,750
17	Mathieu Choffardet	France	€7,750
18	Johan Storåkers	Sweden	€6,750
19	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	€6,750
20	Magnus Pukk	Estonia	€6,750
21	Paulius Kisielius	Lithuania	€5,900
22	Davis Mihelsons	Latvia	€5,900
23	Yevhen Sukhov	Ukraine	€5,900
24	Antoine Vranken	Netherlands	€5,100
25	Nikolaos Oikonomou	Greece	€5,100
26	Arturs Daugis	Latvia	€5,100
27	Christoffer Bering	Denmark	€5,100
28	Anthon Burvall	Sweden	€4,450
29	Deividas Daubaris	Lithuania	€4,450
30	Vidar Assersen	Norway	€4,450
31	Oleh Pritsak	Ukraine	€4,450
32	Ville Myllymäki	Finland	€3,850
33	Oleksandr Sybirtsev	Ukraine	€3,850
34	Deividas Butnoras	Latvia	€3,850
35	Kristoffer WInterstein	Sweden	€3,850
36	Alberto Gonzalez	Spain	€3,850
37	Jonas Eriksson Silfver	Sweden	€3,850
38	Bernd Reich	Germany	€3,850
39	Henry-Jörgen Rautits	Estonia	€3,850
40	Peer Zahl	Norway	€3,350
41	Jari Nikunlassi	Finland	€3,350
42	Antti Raasu	Finland	€3,350
43	Justas Vaiciulionis	Lithuania	€3,350
44	Risto Pärmat	Estonia	€3,350
45	Luka Sorainen	Finland	€3,350
46	Marks Sergins	Latvia	€3,350
47	Vu Vuong	Finland	€3,350
48	Otto Pukk	Estonia	€3,350
49	Rauno Kiviloo	Estonia	€3,350
50	Sebastian Wahl	Finland	€3,350
51	Kauno Jäppinen	Finland	€3,350
52	Helge Bjorlow	Norway	€3,350
53	Algirdas Saveikis	Lithuania	€3,350
54	Joel Jimenez	Spain	€3,350
55	Christian Hoffmann	Germany	€3,350
56	Benny Hagberg	Sweden	€2,900
57	Ionel Serbu	Romania	€2,900
58	Ridas Bitauskas	Lithuania	€2,900
59	Aigars Petrovs	Latvia	€2,900
60	Christopher Vernon	England	€2,900
61	Edvinas Balciunas	Lithuania	€2,900
62	Rudolfs Sadrins	Latvia	€2,900
63	Eduards Rakuss	Latvia	€2,900
64	Baptiste Caim	France	€2,900
65	Pekka Ikonen	Finland	€2,900
66	Linas Bulksas	Lithuania	€2,900
67	Elvijs Kergalvis	Latvia	€2,900
68	Glen Keogh	Ireland	€2,900
69	Peter Jaksland	Denmark	€2,900
70	Sander Leigri	Estonia	€2,900
71	Emil Jäger	Finland	€2,900
72	Joel Holmberg	Finland	€2,550
73	Stanislovas Vinicenka	Lithuania	€2,550
74	James Wynne	Ireland	€2,550
75	Antti Pietarinen	Finland	€2,550
76	Leo Pietilä	Finland	€2,550
77	Henri Piironen	Finland	€2,550
78	Oskar Ojaveer	Estonia	€2,550
79	Paavo Korkka	Estonia	€2,550
80	Ishak Noyan	Sweden	€2,550
81	Andres Allsalu	Estonia	€2,550
82	Kevin Whelan	England	€2,550
83	Arkadiusz Liszewski	Poland	€2,550
84	Maksim Petrov	Estonia	€2,550
85	Juha Nikkola	Finland	€2,550
86	Martin Piik	Estonia	€2,550
87	Seppo Parkkinen	Finland	€2,550
88	Marius Bareisis	Lithuania	€2,550
89	Ranno Sootla	Estonia	€2,550
90	Wouter Beltz	Netherlands	€2,550
91	Eli Danielsson Barca	Sweden	€2,550
92	Hassan Halil	Cyprus	€2,550
93	Remy Mägi	Estonia	€2,550
94	Vladas Burneikis	Lithuania	€2,550
95	Aleksandras Rusinovas	Lithuania	€2,550
96	Aleksi Naski	Finland	€2,200
97	Vladyslav Taran	Ukraine	€2,200
98	Linda Nguyen	Norway	€2,200
99	Martin Zobel	Denmark	€2,200
100	Michael Rolt	ENgland	€2,200
101	Yaniv Peretz	Israel	€2,200
102	Henri Schalin	Finland	€2,200
103	Ole Hov	Norway	€2,200
104	Meelis Ahman	Estonia	€2,200
105	Vegard Nygaard	Norway	€2,200
106	Jari Kurikka	Finland	€2,200
107	Juha Helppi	Finland	€2,200
108	Ernestas Stalemekas	Lithuania	€2,200
109	Gintautas Danilevicius	Lithuania	€2,200
110	Jonatan Fors	Finland	€2,200
111	Lars Ottesen	Denmark	€2,200
112	Ismo Bärlund	Finland	€2,200
113	Juho Suutari	Finland	€2,200
114	Jukka Moisio	Finland	€2,200
115	Stephen Woodhead	England	€2,200
116	Perttu Kvist	Finland	€2,200
117	Andreas Werner	Sweden	€2,200
118	Totti Arosuo	Finland	€2,200
119	Dmitri Damaskin	Estonia	€2,200
120	Michal Zagrodnik	Poland	€2,000
121	Even Rislov	Norway	€2,000
122	Janis Vasiljevs	Latvia	€2,000
123	Frode Alfredsen	Norway	€2,000
124	Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk	Sweden	€2,000
125	Samuli Hietala	Finland	€2,000
126	Jari-Pekka Juhola	Finland	€2,000
127	Viacheslav Sultanov	Ukraine	€2,000
128	Joonas Haapala	Finland	€2,000
129	Eimantas Adomavicius	Lithuania	€2,000
130	Carl Falk	Sweden	€2,000
131	Miika Töyräs	Finland	€2,000
132	Mairo Tori	Estonia	€2,000
133	Sami Pulliainen	Finland	€2,000
134	Erik Friberg	Sweden	€2,000
135	Martynas Mockevicius	Lithuania	€2,000