2025 Kings of Tallinn – Event #33: €5,000 NLH Highroller

The €5,000 Highroller at the ten-year anniversary of Kings of Tallinn brought out the players at Olympic Park Casino with the deepest pockets. Together, they made 58 entries, of which Kestutis Jungevicius from Lithuania was the last man standing after the 15-hour day was all said and done.

Jungevicius won a career-high score of €90,380 and a beautiful Kings of Tallinn trophy to add to his prize cabinet. Jungevicius disposed of his final opponent Matiss Celmins after an otherwise uneventful heads-up culminated in a big flip. Celmins’ consolation prize of €58,250 also meant a new all-time best for him as he nearly doubled his total live earnings.

Other notable names who made the money and received a part of the €264,480 prize pool include online legend Renan Bruschi (4th – €27,400) and Finnish Kings of Tallinn regulars Aleksi Naski (6th – €16,350) and Tommi Lankinen (7th – €12,600).

€5,000 High Roller Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Kestutis Jungevicius	Lithuania	€90,380
2	Matiss Celmins	Latvia	€58,250
3	Joonas Helin	Finland	€38,450
4	Renan Bruschi	Brazil	€27,400
5	Zdenek Zizka	Czechia	€21,050
6	Aleksi Naski	Finland	€16,350
7	Tommi Lankinen	Finland	€12,600

Action of the Day

The highroller started with plenty of big names in the field, but the likes of Vladas Tamasauskas, Martin Kabrhel, Autumn Edition highroller champion Juha Helppi, and €200 PL Razz winner Blaz Zerjav all met their end early on. At the final three tables, Tarmo Tammel and Harry Lodge were eliminated, as was Igor Pihela Jr., who joined his father at the rail.

With 12 left and just seven spots paid, the tension in the room started to rise. About 90 minutes went by without any eliminations, but once Roope Tarmi busted in 12th it seemed like a curse had been lifted. Within the span of ten minutes, Piotr Sztenkiel, 2024 highroller champion and final Estonian remaining Markkos Ladev, and Irish poker legend Michael Dwyer busted, leaving the field on the stone bubble.

The tournament was still quite deep, so an hour of big pots went by without any reaching all-in and call status. Eventually, Ludvig Sterner pushed in 13 big blinds with pocket nines, only to book a sour exit against the pocket eights of Bruschi, bursting the bubble and setting the final table of seven.

Lankinen was first to go from the final table after doubling up Bruschi with jacks against ace-king and being left critically short. Next in line was Naski, who got his queens in preflop for a chiplead pot but was forced to look on as Jungevicius’ jacks outflopped him.

Zdenek Zizka started the final table as the overwhelming chipleader after abusing the bubble dynamics, but his hyper-aggressive style would come back to bite him. Zizka was involved in many pots but started losing most of them, eventually being left with six big blinds. Those went in preflop against Joonas Helin, who flopped better and sent Zizka to the rail in fifth.

Bruschi’s stack had dwindled as well, being left with about two big blinds at one point during four-handed play. After a triple-up and hitting a four-outer to double right after, a comeback seemed to be in the cards for the Brazilian grinder. However, he was no match for the wrath of Jungevicius, who eliminated Bruschi in a blind-on-blind preflop clash.

Mere minutes later, Helin pushed his stack in the middle against Jungevicius as well. His fives were outclassed by the nines of Jungevicius, however, sending the final Finnish player out in third place.

Jungevicius started the heads-up with a chiplead of about three to one. After some small pots went back and forth, Celmins got in his last 15 big blinds preflop with king-queen against the pocket fives of Jungevicius. In style, Jungevicius made a set to secure his victory in the highroller, overcoming a field with the best of the best that the Nordic and Baltic poker scene has to offer and being rewarded with his first-ever Kings of Tallinn trophy.

Thus concludes the live report for the highroller. We will be back tomorrow for the thrilling conclusion of the €1,100 PLO Championship, so tune back in then for more Kings of Tallinn action.

Kestus Jungevicius was the only player of 58 entries standing after battling for over 15 hours in the €5,000 highroller.

He will bring home a shiny Kings of Tallinn trophy and a new career-best score of €90,380.

Stay tuned for a full recap of the tournament.

Matiss Celmins limped in on the button and was met with a raise to 240,000 by Kestutis Jungevicius in the big blind. Celmins wasted little time before shoving all in for 620,000, being snap-called by his opponent.

Matiss Celmins: K♣Q♠
Kestutis Jungevicius: 5♦5♣

It was a big flip for all the marbles, and Jungevicius’ pair held the lead on the 9♣10♦6♣ flop. The 5♥ turn left Celmins with just four outs, which did not arrive on the K♠ river.

The former opponents shared a handshake before Celmins went off to collect his runner-up payout.

Kestutis Jungevicius raised to 65,000 on the button. Joonas Helin then jammed in his stack of 665,000 from the small blind, quickly being called by Jungevicius.

Joonas Helin: 5♠5♣
Kestutis Jungevicius: 9♠9♦

Helin was in serious trouble against the higher pocket pair of Jungevicius, especially when Jungevicius made a set on the Q♣10♣9♥ flop. The K♠ turn brought some chop outs, but the 6♠ river set Helin’s fate as third-place finisher in stone.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 2,300,000
Joonas Helin – 0

Kestutits Jungevicius moved all in from the small blind and Renan Bruschi snap-called for his stack of 400,000 in the big blind.

Renan Bruschi: A♦Q♣
Kestutis Jungevicius: K♦9♣

Burschi was in the lead, but Jungevicius made a full house on the 2♠K♥2♦5♦K♣ runout to eliminate the Brazilian in fourth place.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 1,400,000
Renan Bruschi – 0

Matiss Celmins limped in from the small blind with and saw Kestutis Jungevicius check his blig blind.

Celmins bet 35,000 on the 2♥A♣8♠ flop and received a quick call from Jungevicius. Celmins then check-called 30,000 on the Q♦ turn, after which the 3♣ river went check-check.

Celmins tabled 9♥8♥ for a pair of eights, outkicking Jungevicius’ 8♣7♥ to take down the small pot.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 1,000,000
Matiss Celmins – 900,00

The players have been sent on a quick 10-minute break before the highroller resumes.

Matiss Celmins raised to 50,000 on the button, seeing Renan Bruschi call in the big blind.

Bruschi’s remaining 103,000 chips flew in on the 10♠A♥J♥ flop, after which the cards were flipped up.

Renan Bruschi: Q♣8♣
Matiss Celmins: K♥10♥

Bruschi was in dire shape against the pair and draws of Celmins. The 2♠ turn did not help him, but the 9♦ river made him a miracle straight to secure another double-up.

Matiss Celmins – 760,000
Renan Bruschi – 341,000

Kestutis Jungevicius limped in on the button. The very short-stacked Renan Bruschi followed suit in the small blind before Joonas Helin checked his option in the big blind.

The 9♦A♦6♦ flopped to Jungevicius, who bet 25,000. Bruschi then pushed all in for 39,000. Helin quickly folded 3♥3♦ before Jungevicius made the call.

Renan Bruschi: J♦8♦
Kestutis Jungevicius: 9♥5♥

Bruschi had flopped a flush and locked up the pot after the 10♠ turn. The 3♣ river did not matter anymore as Bruschi raked in the pot, playing about seven big blinds after the hand.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 1,000,000
Joonas Helin – 754,000
Renan Bruschi – 178,000

Zdenek Zizka open-jammed for 147,000 under the gun. It folded around to Joonas Helin in the big blind, who called off.

Zdenek Zizka: A♥8♦
Joonas Helin: Q♦10♥

Helin flopped the higher pair on 7♦10♦8♥. Zizka’s hand remained a pair of eights on the J♥3♣ turn and river as the chipleader at the start of the final table exited in fifth place.

Joonas Helin – 714,000
Zdenek Zizka – 0

Joonas Helin raised his button to 40,000. Big blind Matiss Celmins inquired after his opponent’s stack before committing a call.

Helin continued for 25,000 on the 3♥J♣3♠ flop, and Celmins check-called. The 4♥ turn checked through to to the J♥ river.

Celmins put in a bet of 110,000. Helin quickly flicked in a calling chip, but was shown Q♥Q♦ by his opponent. Celmins just had king-high with K♠10♦, which he promptly sent to the muck in defeat.

Matiss Celmins – 793,000
Joonas Helin – 617,000

Aleksi Naski raised to 40,000 under the gun before being three-bet to 125,000 by Kestutis Jungevicius in the hijack. Nasksi spent some time before shoving all in for 465,000, being snap-called by his opponent.

Aleksi Naski: Q♥Q♣
Kestutis Jungevicius: J♥J♣

Naski was in great shape for a huge double-up, but the deck had other ideas in mind as Jungevicius flopped a set on J♦K♥3♦ for a huge lead. The K♣ turn improved him to a full house, and the 4♣ river could not save Naski’s queens from being his demise.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 1,100,000
Aleksi Naski – 0

Matiss Celmins found K♥Q♦ in the hijack and raised to 40,000. Joonas Helin defended 8♦7♣ in the big blind, and the two went off to a flop of A♥5♣9♣.

Celmins continued for 32,000 and Helin check-called, after which the 6♥ turn went check-check.

The 3♥ completed the board on the river. Helin fired a bet of 110,000, sending Celmins into the tank. Eventually, he pushed all in for 269,000 with jus king-high.

Helin nearly snap-folded his straight, surrendering the pot and forfeiting some chips to Celmins.

Joonas Helin – 842,000
Matiss Celmins – 548,000

Joonas Helin opened from the hijack for 30,000 with A♠4♥. Zdenek Zizka flat-called 2♠2♦ in the cutoff, and Aleksi Naski followed suit with J♣10♣ in the small blind, while big blind Kestutis Jungevicius defended 10♠9♠.

The 9♥Q♦6♦ flop was checked to Zizka, who bet 33,000. Only Naski called to the Q♥ turn, which both checked. The 8♥ river was also checked down. Naski tabled his straight and took down the sizable pot with it.

Joonas Helin – 1,100,000
Kestutis Jungevicius – 318,000
Aleksi Naski – 465,000
Zdenek Zizka – 454,000

Joonas Helin limped in from the small blind. Big blind Zdenek Zizka then made it 40,000 to go, which Helin three-bet to 140,000.

Zizka complied with a call and was faced with a bet of 75,000 on the 3♥A♠8♥ flop, which he called.

The J♥ hit the turn. Helin kept the pressure on with a bet of 180,000. Zizka stuck in a call to the Q♥ river.

Helin slowed down and checked to Zizka, who took some time before checking back. Helin tabled K♥6♦ for the second nut flush, scooping the massive pot as Zizka held 9♦9♣.

Joonas Helin – 1,100,000
Zdenek Zizka – 557,000

Chipleader Zdenek Zizka raised to 24,000 from the hijack with 8♥7♦. Kestutis Jungevicius called in the small blind with 10♦9♦, and Renan Bruschi did so in the big blind with 4♠4♣.

The blinds checked the J♠Q♠2♠ flop to Zizka, who fired the minimum bet of 12,000. Jungevicius stuck in a call with his straight draw while Bruschi got rid of the best hand.

The 9♥ turn saw Zizka size up to 48,000. Jungevicius was not going anywhere and quickly tossed in another call. The 5♠ river brought a fourth spade on the board, leading to another check from Jungevicius.

Zizka, however, did not relent and fired 59,000. Jungevicius quickly folded the better hand as Zizka increased his lead over the rest of the field.

Zdenek Zizka – 967,000
Kestutis Jungevicius – 393,000
Renan Bruschi – 264,000

Tommi Lankinen was automatically all-in in the big blind and was up against Matiss Celmins on the button.

Tommi Lankinen: 8♦5♠
Matiss Celmins: A♦K♠

Lankinen flopped a gutshot on 6♣4♣4♥, but the A♣ turn paired up Celmins for a big lead. The 8♣ river did not improve Lankinen enough, making him the first one to exit from the final table.

Matiss Celmins – 311,000
Tommi Lankinen – 0

Tommi Lankinen raised to 24,000 under the gun, after which Renan Bruschi jammed all in for 135,000 in the hijack. It folded back to Lankinen, who quickly put in a call with the covering stack.

Renan Bruschi: A♦K♥
Tommi Lankinen: J♠J♣

It was a classic flip, and it would be decided in Bruschi’s favor as the 9♣K♦4♥5♠Q♥ board made him a pair of kings to beat the jacks of Lankinen.

Bruschi doubled up while Lankinen was left with just over one big blind.

Renan Bruschi – 300,000
Tommi Lankinen – 16,000

Joonas Helin sat on the button and raised to 30,000. Matiss Celmins defended in the big blind, and a flop of A♦9♥K♥ was spread.

Celmins checked to Helin, who made a small bet of 18,000. Celmins stuck around with his flopped pair, after which the Q♥ fell on the turn.

Both players checked to the 5♦ river, which was also knuckled down. Celmins showed 9♦7♦ for a pair of nines but was outdone by Helin’s A♥2♠ as the Finn won the pot with top pair.

Joonas Helin – 735,000
Matiss Celmins – 271,000

Kestutis Jungevicius raised to 24,000 on the button with K♥9♣. Renan Bruschi found A♣9♠ in the small blind and made it 75,000 to go, which Jungevicius called.

The Q♦J♦4♣ flop was checked by both before Bruschi fired 45,000 on the 10♥ turn. Jungevicius quickly moved in with his straight, forcing Bruschi to fold his ace-high in defeat.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 418,000
Renan Bruschi – 135,000

Renan Bruschi sat under the gun and raised to 25,000. It folded to Tommi Lankinen in the small blind, who looked down at his cards and shoved all in for 180,000 after some thinking time.

Kestutis Jungevicius quickly called all-in for 122,000, after which Bruschi folded his K♠Q♣.

Kestutis Jungevicius: Q♥Q♦
Tommi Lankinen: A♣J♣

The 5♣4♠6♠6♥10♠ runout remained clear of threats for Jungevicius’ ladies, doubling him up and leaving Lankinen with just six big blinds.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 279,000
Tommi Lankinen – 63,000

The seven remaining players have been sent on a 25-minute break before they converge onto one table.

The final table seat draw is listed below.

Ludvig Sterner was first to act and put his stack of 127,000 at risk. Renan Bruschi sat next to him and made the call, covering Sterner by a few big blinds. The blinds got out of the way and the players tabled their cards.

Ludvig Sterner: 9♦9♣
Renan Bruschi: 8♠8♦

Sterner was in great shape to double up, having the superior pocket pair. The 3♠5♠3♦ flop remained safe for him, but the 6♠ turn gave Bruschi a flush draw.

Sadly for Sterner, it completed on the 7♠ river. Bruschi won the pot, knocking Sterner out in eighth place as the bubble boy.

Renan Bruschi – 301,000
Ludvig Sterner – 0

Kestutis Jungevicius opened to 20,000 under the gun, seeing Zdenek Zizka call in the small blind.

Jungevicius continued for 32,000 on the 8♦Q♦10♦ flop, which was check-raised to 102,000 by Zizka. Jungevicius complied with a call, after which the 8♣ hit the turn.

Zizka sized down to 88,000, prompting Jungevicius to put in a swift call. Zizka took some minutes when the 3♥ river hit the felt, eventually deciding on another bet of 88,000.

This time, Jungevicius made a swift fold as he left himself with around 15 big blinds.

Zdenek Zizka – 720,000
Kestutis Jungevicius – 157,000

Aleksi Naski raised to 20,000 in the cutoff, seeing table chipleader Zdenek Zizka call on the button. Naski then checked the J♥7♦9♥ flop to Zizka, who fired a bet of 30,000.

Naski called to the K♠ turn, where Zizka upped the ante to 82,000. Naski put in another check-call, after which the 5♠ river went check-check.

Naski opened Q♣J♠ for a pair of jacks, winning the pot to stay in contention on the bubble.

Zdenek Zizka – 495,000
Aleksi Naski – 439,000

Kestutis Jungevicius raised his button to 24,000 and Zdenek Zizka called in the big blind.

Jungevicius continued for 19,000 on the 10♠3♥J♠ flop, seeing Zizka put in a check-call.

The rest of the 5♦7♦ board was checked down. Zizka tabled 6♦3♣ for a pair of threes, but Jungevicius took the pot with his 8♠5♣ for a pair of fives.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 455,000
Zdenek Zizka – 400,000

Renan Bruschi raised to 16,000 as first to act. It folded to Michael Dwyer in the big blind, who put in his stack of 35,000. Bruschi made an instant call as the cards hit their backs.

Michael Dwyer: 5♦3♣
Renan Bruschi: J♠8♠

The J♦Q♠9♥ board left Dwyer with just running outs. The 8♦ turn locked up the pot for Bruschi, who received the last of Dwyer’s chips on the 9♦ river.

Eight players were left after Dwyer’s exit, and the tournament moved hand-for-hand as the stone bubble had been reached.

Renan Bruschi – 437,000
Michael Dwyer – 0

Markkos Ladev pushed in his stack of 111,000 under the gun and was looked up by Joonas Helin in the hijack.

Markkos Ladev: A♥J♦
Joonas Helin: 7♥7♣

Ladev lost the flip when the Q♠6♠3♠9♥10♣ board did not improve his hand, seeing him go in tenth place.

Joonas Helin – 474,000
Markkos Ladev – 0

Piotr Sztenkiel was down to just 16,000 chips, which he tossed in from under the gun. It folded to Kestutis Jungevicius in the big blind, who called.

Piotr Sztenkiel: K♠7♠
Kestutis Jungevicius: Q♠Q♦

Sztenkiel had run into a monster, and although the 5♣2♦J♠2♠ turn provided him with a flush draw for some extra outs, the 4♥ river provided no further help as he exited the tournament.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 405,000
Piotr Sztenkiel – 0

Joonas Helin raised his button to 20,000 and the short-stacked Roope Tarmi called in the big blind. The rest of Tarmi’s 32,000 chips flew in on the 7♠10♣Q♦ flop, being looked up by Helin.

Roope Tarmi: 9♥6♣
Joonas Helin:A♥8♠

Tarmi had a gutshot and pair outs, but none of them arrived on the 7♣4♥ runout and he was the first exit from the final two tables.

Joonas Helin – 343,000
Roope Tarmi – 0

In a three-bet pot to the 7♦Q♦10♠ flop, Tommi Lankinen placed a continuation-bet of 40,000 from the small blind. After some thought, Zdenek Zizka called in the cutoff, leading to the 8♥ turn.

Lankinen slowed down and checked to Zizka, who took the opportunity to move all in.

Lankinen made a quick fold, leaving himself less than 15 big blinds.

Zdenek Zizka – 396,000
Tommi Lankinen -110,000

Piotr Sztenkiel limped in from the small blind and Aleksi Naski checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked through the Q♦Q♠J♠ flop and Sztenkiel checked a second time on the 9♣ turn.

Naski fired the minimum of 6,000, being called by Sztenkiel. Sztenkiel then led out for 15,000 on the J♥ river, getting snap-called by Naski. Sztenkiel tabled J♣8♥ for a full house, winning the pot as Naski’s cards hit the muck.

Aleksi Naski – 450,000
Piotr Sztenkiel – 145,000

Piotr Sztenkiel raised his button to 12,000 and Zdenek Zizka defended his big blind. Zdenek check-called Sztenkiel’s bets of 10,000 and 16,000 on the 2♥6♦7♥ flop and Q♦ turn for the 4♦ to fall on the river.

Sztenkiel loaded a third barrel of 32,000 after another check from Zizka. Zizka spent a few minutes in the tank, shook his head, and then put in a call.

Sztenkiel could only show king-high with K♦3♣. Zizka tabled 3♦2♣ for bottom pair, taking down the pot and crossing the 300,000-chip mark.

Zdenek Zizka – 300,000
Piotr Sztenkiel – 127,000

Ludvig Sterner raised to 12,000 in the hijack. It then folded to Aleksi Naski in the big blind, who three-bet to 50,000. Sterner put in a quick call as the K♥2♠K♦ flop was spread.

Naski continued for 15,000, receiving an instant fold from Sterner and increasing his chip lead.

Aleksi Naski – 485,000
Ludvig Sterner – 230,000

The 12 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break. The two-table redraw can be found below.

Preflop, Michael Dwyer piled in his last 63,000 from the big blind and was called by Renan Bruschi in the small blind.

Michael Dwyer: K♦2♦
Renan Bruschi: 4♠4♣

The 7♠6♥Q♦7♣Q♠ board ran out with two pair, making Dwyer the winner with his king kicker.

Renan Bruschi – 365,000
Michael Dwyer – 131,000

A pot of 22,000 was in between Igor Pihela Jr. in the big blind and Ludvig Sterner in the cutoff. Pihela then placed an over-bet of 27,000 on the 10♣9♦Q♦2♣ turn, which Sterner called.

The K♠ fell on the river, seeing Pihela Jr. slow down with a check. Sterner assembled some chips and threw 40,000 of them in the middle, causing Pihela Jr. to immediately fold 2♠2♥ face-up.

Sterner teased the table a bit by showing his A♣, but threw his other card in the muck face-down as he raked in the chips.

Ludvig Sterner – 190,000
Igor Pihela Jr. – 105,000

Blaz Zerjav – 0
Vladas Tamauskas – 0
TarmoTammel – 0

Paul Newey tossed in his last 24,000 from the button and was looked up by Tommi Lankinen under the gun.

Paul Newey: K♠Q♦
Tommi Lankinen: 8♥8♦

Newey completely missed the 3♠4♦6♥10♦2♥ board, eliminating him from the tournament.

“That’s twelve all-ins lost in a row,” Newey complained on the way out.

Tommi Lankinen – 260,000
Paul Newey – 0

Arriving on a completed board of 3♥4♠9♠7♦7♣, Kestutis Jungevicius checked from the big blind to Igor Pihela Sr. under the gun. Pihela Sr. then fired a bet of 18,000, which Jungevicius raised all-in.

Pihela Sr. had about 45,000 more behind, which he swiftly put in after a big sigh. Jungevicius quickly tabled Q♦7♥ for trips, beating the A♠A♣ of Pihela Sr., knocking the Estonian poker legend out of the highroller.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 330,000
Igor Pihela Sr. – 0

Mauri Dorbek – 0
Steven Tool – 0
Erik Friberg – 0
Martin Kabrhel – 0
Juha Helppi – 0

Roope Tarmi had three-bet Igor Pihela Jr. from the big blind, with Pihela Jr. calling under the gun, creating a pot of 40,500.

Tarmi then continued for 11,500 on the 3♥6♠K♣ flop, which Pihela Jr. called. On the 5♥ turn, Tarmi shoved all in for around 60,000, receiving a snap-fold for his efforts.

Roope Tarmi -123,500
Igor Pihela Jr. – 80,000

The €5,000 Highroller received a total of 58 entries, creating a prize pool of €264,480. The final table of seven players will receive a payout, with the min-cash being €12,600 and a top prize of €90,380 for the eventual champion.

Kestutis Jungevicius raised to 6,000 in the cutoff. Adrian Luezas then piled in his stack of 42,500 from the small blind, which Jungevicius called after getting a count.

Adrian Luezas: A♣8♥
Kestutis Jungevicius: A♦Q♥

Both players made two pair on the 9♦3♠Q♦8♠A♥ runout. Jungevicius’ hand remained best and Luezas quickly packed his stuff and left the tournament area.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 242,000
Adrian Luezas – 0

Eero Abbey committed his last ten big blinds or so preflop and was looked up by Roman Petelytskyi.

Eero Abbey: 4♥4♦
Roman Petelytskyi: Q♠J♠

The board ran out uneventfully until the J♦ river, where Petelytskyi made a better pair to knock Abbey out.

Roman Petelytskyi – 102,000
Eero Abbey – 0

Arriving at the tail end of a blind-on-blind pot between Mauri Dorbek and Markkos Ladev, Dorbek checked to Ladev on a completed board of 5♥J♠2♣2♠A♦.

Ladev then put Dorbek all-in for 36,000, an over-bet to the pot of 20,000. Dorbek spent a few minutes in the tank but eventually let go of his cards and surrendered the pot.

Markkos Ladev – 245,000
Mauri Dorbek – 36,000

Piotr Sztenkiel raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Ignas Jasinevicius sat in the big blind and weighed his options before jamming all in for 82,500.

Sztenkiel snap-called with the covering stack and the cards were tabled.

Ignas Jasinevicius: 10♥10♦
Piotr Sztenkiel: J♥J♦

The K♠K♣K♦7♣3♠ runout helped neither player. Jasinevicius quickly exited the tournament area while Sztenkiel chipped up to more than three starting stacks.

Piotr Sztenkiel – 175,000
Ignas Jasinevicius – 0

Markkos Ladev – 242,000
Matiss Celmins – 186,000
Kestutis Jungevicius – 167,000
Roope Tarmi – 166,500
Aleksi Naski – 160,000
Ludvig Sterner – 154,500
Tommi Lankinen – 128,000
Roman Petelytskyi – 114,500
Michael Dwyer – 112,000
Zdenek Zizka – 92,500
Joonas Helin – 89,500
Jyri Merivirta – 77,000
Harry Lodge – 73,000
Adrian Luezas – 68,000
Juha Helppi – 66,500
Igor Pihela Jr. – 50,000
Eero Abbey – 50,000
Igor Pihela Sr. – 50,000
Luka Sorainen – 50,000
Tarmo Tammel – 50,000

The players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break, in which they get to enjoy a complimentary buffet from the in-house restaurant.

Roman Petelytskyi raised to 4,000 under the gun, seeing Joonas Helin and Martin Kabrhel call in the blinds. The J♠7♥A♠ flop was checked to Petelytskyi, who fired a bet of 5,500.

Helin quickly got out of the way before Kabrhel moved all in for 9,000. Petelytskyi put in the extra required chips and the cards hit their backs.

Martin Kabrhel: J♣7♣
Roman Petelytskyi: A♥Q♣

Kabrhel had flopped two pair, but Petelytskyi made trips on the A♦ turn to lock up the pot. The meaningless 6♣ fell on the river as Kabrhel immediately made arrangements to reenter.

Jonas Heelin – 95,000
Roman Petelytskyi – 85,000
Martin Kabrhel – 0

In a limped pot to the 9♥A♦10♦ flop, Markkos Ladev fired an over-bet of 7,500 from the small blind. Roope Tarmi called in the big blind, after which the 3♣ appeared on the turn.

Ladev took about a minute before he checked over to Tarmi, who placed a bet of 5,300 in response. Ladev called and the 8♠ river completed the board.

Tarmi decided to wager all his chips, 25,000 of them, after a third check from Ladev. Ladev instantly mucked his cards as Tarmi chipped back up above starting stack.

Markkos Ladev – 125,000
Roope Tarmi – 56,000

Martin Kabrhel, the latest addition to the field, raised to 3,000 in the cutoff. Roman Petelytskyi reraised to 9,000 on the button, which Kabrhel swiftly called.

Peletskyi bet 6,000 on the 5♦10♣2♠ flop and J♠ turn, both times being check-called by Kabrhel.

The 5♠ then appeared on the river, seeing Petelytskyi move all in after a third check from Kabrhel.

Kabrhel snap-folded, leaving himself about 12 big blinds to play with.

Roman Petelytskyi – 105,000
Martin Kabrhel – 19,000

The completed board of 4♠10♥J♦2♥4♥ had already been put on the felt when Luka Sorainen moved all in from the big blind.

With around 40,000 in the pot, Tommi Lankinen had been put at risk for his stack of 36,200. After a bit of time in the tank, he flicked in a calling chip for his tournament life.

Sorainen showed K♦Q♦ for a missed straight draw. Lankinen tabled A♦A♣ for the pocket rockets, taking down the pot and doubling up to more than two starting stacks.

Tommi Lankinen – 112,000
Luka Sorianen – 4,000

Picking up the action on a turn of 10♣3♠2♦K♦, Steven Tool put a bet of 14,000 into a pot of 40,000 from the small blind. Hijack Markkos Ladev called, after which both players checked the J♠ river.

“Five-deuce,” Tool announced before showing 5♦2♥. Ladev tabled A♦10♦ for a pair of tens, taking down the large pot and crossing the six-figure mark.

Markkos Ladev – 121,000
Steven Tool – 28,500

Matiss Celmins in the small blind had three-bet button Zdenek Zizka preflop. Zizka had put in the call, creating a pot of roughly 18,500.

Celmins fired 3,500 on the 7♠A♠8♣ flop and saw Zizka put in the call. The K♦ turn checked through to the 2♥ river, where Celmins checked again.

Zizka announced a bet of 17,500, sending Celmins into the tank. After a minute or so, Celmins relinquished his cards as the pot was shipped Zizka’s way.

Matiss Celmins – 142,000
Zdenek Zizka – 65,000

Justas Vaiciulionis had moved in for 11,000 on the button and was called by Roman Petelytskyi in the small blind.

Justas Vaiciulionis: J♦10♥
Roman Petelytskyi: K♥J♥

Vaiciulionis was dominated. The A♠K♣7♣ flop gave him a gutshot, but the 2♠3♦ turn and river bricked out, sending him to the rail.

Roman Petelytskyi – 75,000
Justas Vaiciulionis – 0

The 28 seated players have been sent on another 20-minute break.

After the break, the live stream will begin. The reporting will be on the same 30-minute delay as the live stream from that point onward.

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Igor Pihela Sr. raised to 2,400 under the gun. It folded to Eero Abbey on the button, who piled in his 13,600 remaining chips. Pihela Sr. confirmed the count before committing a call with the covering stack.

Eero Abbey: A♠J♥
Igor Pihela Sr.: A♥Q♠

The 3♦2♣8♥3♥ turn provided some chop outs for Abbey, but the 10♥ river changed nothing, confirming his exit from the tournament.

Igor Pihela Sr. – 105,000
Eero Abbey – 0

Michael Dwyer raised to 3,000 on the button, which Piotr Sztenkiel flat-called in the small blind. Big blind Ludvig Sterner then three-bet to 12,000, folding out Dwyer.

Sztenkiel back-raised to 28,000, however, prompting Sterner to five-bet jam. Sztenkiel immediately called off his stack of 62,000, revealing the cards.

Piotr Sztenkiel: A♠A♦
Ludvig Sterner: 10♠10♥

Sztenkiel was in prime position to receive a huge double-up. The 5♥2♠3♥ flop remained safe, but Sterner hit one of his two outs on the 10♦ turn.

Sztenkiel could not make a better hand on the 5♣ river, and he said his goodbyes as his cracked aces were swept into the muck.

Ludvig Sterner – 170,000
Michael Dwyer – 100,000
Piotr Sztenkiel – 0

Zdenek Zizka and Ludvig Sterner were heads-up on a completed board of 6♦2♠3♣Q♦4♦. With 19,000 in the pot, Zizka made a bet of 8,500 from the small blind.

He was then put all-in by Sterner for his stack of 32,500. Zizka spent a few minutes in the tank until the clock was called on him. During the last five seconds of his countdown, he moved in the chips for a call.

Sterner tabled A♦2♦ for the nut flush. Zizka had put on his cape with K♠6♣, but his second pair was no good and he had to vacate the tournament area.

Ludvig Sterner – 115,000
Zdenek Zizka – 0

Picking up the action on a turn of 6♥8♣A♠2♣, big blind Luka Sorainen was seen making a bet of 15,500 into a pot of 29,500. Urmo Velvelt called on the button, after which the 2♠ river completed the board.

Sorainen moved all in for 28,500, garnering a quick fold from Velvelt, who was left with about a starting stack.

Luka Sorainen – 88,500
Urmo Velvelt – 55,000

A completed board of 5♣2♠9♠Q♠8♦, along with 26,000 chips, was in the middle in a pot between Andreas Werner and Roope Tarmi.

Werner checked from the big blind to Tarmi in the cutoff. Tarmi then slid in a large stack of chips, enough to put Werner all-in for 24,200.

Werner gave it some thought but ultimately decided he could not fold and called for his tournament life.

Werner tabled A♠Q♦ for top pair, but was rivered by the J♣10♣ of Tarmi, who had made a straight.

Roope Tarmi – 96,500
Andreas Werner – 0

Urmo Velvelt raised to 1,600 under the gun. Luka Sorainen then three-bet to 4,500 on the button, which Vladas Tamasauskas upped to 9,200 from the small blind.

Velvelt quickly pushed in his stack of 19,700, folding out Sorainen but getting snap-called by Tamauskas.

Urmo Velvelt: K♠K♣
Vladas Tamasauskas: A♠A♥

It was looking game over for Velvelt, but he flopped a set on K♦Q♠6♠ to take a big lead. The 4♠ turn brought Tamasauskas a flush draw, but the 6♥ river upgraded Velvelt to a full house to secure the pot and double up.

Luka Sorainen – 69,000
Urmo Velvelt – 45,000
Vladas Tamasauskas – 21,000

Juha Helppi limped in from the small blind and called when big blind Renan Bruschi raised to 3,000. Helppi checked to Bruschi on the 5♥9♦3♣ flop, after which the Brazilian continued for 2,300.

Helppi raised to 7,500, which Bruschi called after some thought. The 3♦ turn was quickly checked through before Helppi fired 11,000 on the 6♠ river.

Bruschi spent some minutes in the tank before flicking in a call. Helppi tabled A♠9♣ for top pair, taking down the pot when Bruschi quickly added his cards to the muck.

Juha Helppi – 75,000
Renan Bruschi – 6,000

The players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

Henning Andre was down to 17,700 chips, which he got in from the cutoff against Adrian Luezas in the big blind.

Henning Andre: 4♦4♣
Adrian Luezas: 10♥10♦

Andre’s pocket pair was heavily dominated. The 9♦6♣Q♦9♠7♥ board did not provide him with any help, resulting in his exit from the tournament.

Adrian Luezas – 95,000
Henning Andre – 0

Erik Friberg raised to 1,300 in the cutoff and was three-bet to 3,900 by Mihails Nikitins on the button. Piotr Sztenkiel then four-bet to 9,600 from the big blind, forcing out Friberg.

Nikitins put in a call, however, and saw a flop of 8♦7♦Q♥ be spread. Sztenkiel continued for 10,000, which Nikitins raised to 21,000.

Sztenkiel then quickly moved in, and Nikitins sighed as he called off for his stack of 38,000.

Mihails Nikitins: 7♠7♣
Piotr Sztenkiel: Q♦Q♣

Both players had flopped sets, leaving Nikitins with just one out. Neither the 8♠ turn nor A♥ river provided him with the last seven in the deck, making Nikitins the first elimination of the highroller.

Piotr Sztenkiel – 91,000
Erik Friberg – 60,000
Mihails Nikitins – 0

Renan Bruschi raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and called when Luka Sorainen made it 4,500 to go on the button.

Bruschi checked the J♠7♠2♦ flop over to Sorainen, who fired a small bet of 2,700. Bruschi put in the call to the 2♥ turn, where he checked again.

Sorainen then piled in 13,500 chips. Bruschi appeared to give it some thought, but let his hand go after 30 or so seconds in the tank.

Luka Sorainen – 63,000
Renan Bruschi – 41,000

Arriving on a turn of Q♦Q♣10♥7♠, Henning Andre checked from the hijack to Ignas Jasinevicius in the cutoff. Jasinevicius then fired 4,100 into the sizable pot of 9,500, which Andre called.

The 6♦ river was knuckled by both players. Andre tabled J♥J♣ for queens and jacks, but Jasinevicius had the higher two pair with K♠K♦ and was awarded the pot.

Ignas Jasinevicius – 60,000
Henning Andre – 40,000

Juha Helppi – 50,000
Blaz Zerjav – 50,000
Renan Bruschi – 50,000
Luka Sorainen – 50,000

Catching the action on a flop of J♣4♣9♣, Ritvars Cekalins checked from the big blind to Adrian Luezas in the cutoff.

Luezas put in a small bet of 600, which Cekalins raised to 2,500. Luezas called after some thinking time, after which the 3♥ turn and K♠ river were checked through.

Cekalins sheepishly showed 8♠3♠ for a pair of threes, but lost against the A♣J♥ of Luezas, who took some more chips from his nemesis.

Ritvars Cekalins – 37,500
Adrian Luezas – 68,000

Adrian Luezas had raised under the gun and Paul Newey had called on the button when Ritvars Cekalins made a three-bet to an unknown amount from the small blind.

Luezas then four-bet to 9,000, which forced out Newey. Cekalins put in a call, however, and a K♥9♥2♣ flop was fanned.

Luezas continued for 7,500 and received a check-call from Cekalins. Cekalins checked again on the J♦ turn, after which Luezas jammed all in for 30,000. Cekalins did not need long before tossing his cards in the muck, surrendering the pot to the Spaniard.

Adrian Luezas – 65,000
Paul Newey – 41,000
Ritvars Cekalins – 40,000

Zdenek Zizka in the big blind and Mounir Tajiou under the gun had collected 4,800 preflop when the dealer spread J♣J♠7♥ for the flop.

Zizka checked to Tajiou, who bet 2,000. Zizka called to the J♥ turn, where Tajiou put in a bet of 5,000. Another check-call followed, after which both players checked down the Q♣ river.

“You have to show me a full house to win,” Tajiou stated. Zizka turned over 6♠6♥, but it was not enough against the 8♠7♠ of Tajiou, who took down the pot.

Mounir Tajiou – 59,000
Zdenek Zizka – 40,000

Adrian Luezas raised to 800 under the gun, being called by Roope Tarmi on the button and Ritvars Cekalins in the big blind. The 6♦4♦7♦ flop was checked to Tarmi, who fired a bet of 1,000.

Cekalins and Luezas both called to the 3♥ turn, where they checked once more. Tarmi upped the ante to 4,500, seeing both his opponents make quick folds to take down the pot.

Roope Tarmi – 52,000
Ritvars Cekalins – 43,000
Adrian Luezas – 40,000

Andreas Werner raised to 700 on the button and saw Roope Tarmi defend his big blind. Tarmi check-called Werner’s bet of 1,000 on the Q♥9♦8♦ flop before both players checked the 6♠ turn.

Tarmi led out for 1,000 on the Q♠ river and was snapped off by Werner. Tarmi tabled A♦8♣ for a pair of eights, but had to forfeit the pot when Werner showed J♥J♦ for a higher pair.

Andreas Werner – 53,000
Roope Tarmi – 47,000

The players have taken their seats as the €5,000 Highroller is underway.

Andreas Werner – 50,000
Michael Dwyer – 50,000
Ignas Jasinevicius – 50,000
Adrian Luezas – 50,000
Piotrz Sztenkiel – 50,000
Roope Tarmi – 50,000
Tran Xuan – 50,000

With four players registered, the start of the €5,000 NLH Highroller has been slightly delayed.

It is time for the highest buy-in on the Kings of Tallinn schedule, the €5,000 NLH Highroller. Last edition, this event took place as a progressive knockout, but this time around it is back to “regular” no-limit hold’em for the high rollers. Finnish poker legend Juha Helppi won the event for €36,800 in the autumn, and he has already been spotted walking the hallways of Olympic Park Casino, presumably ready to take a shot at going back-to-back.

The highroller will kick off at noon local time. All players who register will receive 50,000 chips to start with, giving plenty of room to play as Level 1 has blinds of 100/300 with a 300 big blind ante. All levels will be 30 minutes in length, and interested players will have 10 levels to register. The late registration closes after the dinner break, around 7 p.m. local time, at which point the starting stack will be worth around 17 big blinds.

Unlimited reentries are also permitted during this period, and with the tournament being played six-handed, plenty of high-stakes action seems guaranteed. The tournament is scheduled to be a one-day affair, so stay tuned to this page as it will be reported live from the “Shuffle up and deal” until a champion has been crowned.

The €5,000 Highroller at the ten-year anniversary of Kings of Tallinn brought out the players at Olympic Park Casino with the deepest pockets. Together, they made 58 entries, of which Kestutis Jungevicius from Lithuania was the last man standing after the 15-hour day was all said and done.

Jungevicius won a career-high score of €90,380 and a beautiful Kings of Tallinn trophy to add to his prize cabinet. Jungevicius disposed of his final opponent Matiss Celmins after an otherwise uneventful heads-up culminated in a big flip. Celmins’ consolation prize of €58,250 also meant a new all-time best for him as he nearly doubled his total live earnings.

Other notable names who made the money and received a part of the €264,480 prize pool include online legend Renan Bruschi (4th – €27,400) and Finnish Kings of Tallinn regulars Aleksi Naski (6th – €16,350) and Tommi Lankinen (7th – €12,600).

€5,000 High Roller Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Kestutis Jungevicius	Lithuania	€90,380
2	Matiss Celmins	Latvia	€58,250
3	Joonas Helin	Finland	€38,450
4	Renan Bruschi	Brazil	€27,400
5	Zdenek Zizka	Czechia	€21,050
6	Aleksi Naski	Finland	€16,350
7	Tommi Lankinen	Finland	€12,600

Action of the Day

The highroller started with plenty of big names in the field, but the likes of Vladas Tamasauskas, Martin Kabrhel, Autumn Edition highroller champion Juha Helppi, and €200 PL Razz winner Blaz Zerjav all met their end early on. At the final three tables, Tarmo Tammel and Harry Lodge were eliminated, as was Igor Pihela Jr., who joined his father at the rail.

With 12 left and just seven spots paid, the tension in the room started to rise. About 90 minutes went by without any eliminations, but once Roope Tarmi busted in 12th it seemed like a curse had been lifted. Within the span of ten minutes, Piotr Sztenkiel, 2024 highroller champion and final Estonian remaining Markkos Ladev, and Irish poker legend Michael Dwyer busted, leaving the field on the stone bubble.

The tournament was still quite deep, so an hour of big pots went by without any reaching all-in and call status. Eventually, Ludvig Sterner pushed in 13 big blinds with pocket nines, only to book a sour exit against the pocket eights of Bruschi, bursting the bubble and setting the final table of seven.

Lankinen was first to go from the final table after doubling up Bruschi with jacks against ace-king and being left critically short. Next in line was Naski, who got his queens in preflop for a chiplead pot but was forced to look on as Jungevicius’ jacks outflopped him.

Zdenek Zizka started the final table as the overwhelming chipleader after abusing the bubble dynamics, but his hyper-aggressive style would come back to bite him. Zizka was involved in many pots but started losing most of them, eventually being left with six big blinds. Those went in preflop against Joonas Helin, who flopped better and sent Zizka to the rail in fifth.

Bruschi’s stack had dwindled as well, being left with about two big blinds at one point during four-handed play. After a triple-up and hitting a four-outer to double right after, a comeback seemed to be in the cards for the Brazilian grinder. However, he was no match for the wrath of Jungevicius, who eliminated Bruschi in a blind-on-blind preflop clash.

Mere minutes later, Helin pushed his stack in the middle against Jungevicius as well. His fives were outclassed by the nines of Jungevicius, however, sending the final Finnish player out in third place.

Jungevicius started the heads-up with a chiplead of about three to one. After some small pots went back and forth, Celmins got in his last 15 big blinds preflop with king-queen against the pocket fives of Jungevicius. In style, Jungevicius made a set to secure his victory in the highroller, overcoming a field with the best of the best that the Nordic and Baltic poker scene has to offer and being rewarded with his first-ever Kings of Tallinn trophy.

Thus concludes the live report for the highroller. We will be back tomorrow for the thrilling conclusion of the €1,100 PLO Championship, so tune back in then for more Kings of Tallinn action.

Kestus Jungevicius was the only player of 58 entries standing after battling for over 15 hours in the €5,000 highroller.

He will bring home a shiny Kings of Tallinn trophy and a new career-best score of €90,380.

Stay tuned for a full recap of the tournament.

Matiss Celmins limped in on the button and was met with a raise to 240,000 by Kestutis Jungevicius in the big blind. Celmins wasted little time before shoving all in for 620,000, being snap-called by his opponent.

Matiss Celmins: K♣Q♠
Kestutis Jungevicius: 5♦5♣

It was a big flip for all the marbles, and Jungevicius’ pair held the lead on the 9♣10♦6♣ flop. The 5♥ turn left Celmins with just four outs, which did not arrive on the K♠ river.

The former opponents shared a handshake before Celmins went off to collect his runner-up payout.

Kestutis Jungevicius raised to 65,000 on the button. Joonas Helin then jammed in his stack of 665,000 from the small blind, quickly being called by Jungevicius.

Joonas Helin: 5♠5♣
Kestutis Jungevicius: 9♠9♦

Helin was in serious trouble against the higher pocket pair of Jungevicius, especially when Jungevicius made a set on the Q♣10♣9♥ flop. The K♠ turn brought some chop outs, but the 6♠ river set Helin’s fate as third-place finisher in stone.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 2,300,000
Joonas Helin – 0

Kestutits Jungevicius moved all in from the small blind and Renan Bruschi snap-called for his stack of 400,000 in the big blind.

Renan Bruschi: A♦Q♣
Kestutis Jungevicius: K♦9♣

Burschi was in the lead, but Jungevicius made a full house on the 2♠K♥2♦5♦K♣ runout to eliminate the Brazilian in fourth place.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 1,400,000
Renan Bruschi – 0

Matiss Celmins limped in from the small blind with and saw Kestutis Jungevicius check his blig blind.

Celmins bet 35,000 on the 2♥A♣8♠ flop and received a quick call from Jungevicius. Celmins then check-called 30,000 on the Q♦ turn, after which the 3♣ river went check-check.

Celmins tabled 9♥8♥ for a pair of eights, outkicking Jungevicius’ 8♣7♥ to take down the small pot.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 1,000,000
Matiss Celmins – 900,00

The players have been sent on a quick 10-minute break before the highroller resumes.

Matiss Celmins raised to 50,000 on the button, seeing Renan Bruschi call in the big blind.

Bruschi’s remaining 103,000 chips flew in on the 10♠A♥J♥ flop, after which the cards were flipped up.

Renan Bruschi: Q♣8♣
Matiss Celmins: K♥10♥

Bruschi was in dire shape against the pair and draws of Celmins. The 2♠ turn did not help him, but the 9♦ river made him a miracle straight to secure another double-up.

Matiss Celmins – 760,000
Renan Bruschi – 341,000

Kestutis Jungevicius limped in on the button. The very short-stacked Renan Bruschi followed suit in the small blind before Joonas Helin checked his option in the big blind.

The 9♦A♦6♦ flopped to Jungevicius, who bet 25,000. Bruschi then pushed all in for 39,000. Helin quickly folded 3♥3♦ before Jungevicius made the call.

Renan Bruschi: J♦8♦
Kestutis Jungevicius: 9♥5♥

Bruschi had flopped a flush and locked up the pot after the 10♠ turn. The 3♣ river did not matter anymore as Bruschi raked in the pot, playing about seven big blinds after the hand.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 1,000,000
Joonas Helin – 754,000
Renan Bruschi – 178,000

Zdenek Zizka open-jammed for 147,000 under the gun. It folded around to Joonas Helin in the big blind, who called off.

Zdenek Zizka: A♥8♦
Joonas Helin: Q♦10♥

Helin flopped the higher pair on 7♦10♦8♥. Zizka’s hand remained a pair of eights on the J♥3♣ turn and river as the chipleader at the start of the final table exited in fifth place.

Joonas Helin – 714,000
Zdenek Zizka – 0

Joonas Helin raised his button to 40,000. Big blind Matiss Celmins inquired after his opponent’s stack before committing a call.

Helin continued for 25,000 on the 3♥J♣3♠ flop, and Celmins check-called. The 4♥ turn checked through to to the J♥ river.

Celmins put in a bet of 110,000. Helin quickly flicked in a calling chip, but was shown Q♥Q♦ by his opponent. Celmins just had king-high with K♠10♦, which he promptly sent to the muck in defeat.

Matiss Celmins – 793,000
Joonas Helin – 617,000

Aleksi Naski raised to 40,000 under the gun before being three-bet to 125,000 by Kestutis Jungevicius in the hijack. Nasksi spent some time before shoving all in for 465,000, being snap-called by his opponent.

Aleksi Naski: Q♥Q♣
Kestutis Jungevicius: J♥J♣

Naski was in great shape for a huge double-up, but the deck had other ideas in mind as Jungevicius flopped a set on J♦K♥3♦ for a huge lead. The K♣ turn improved him to a full house, and the 4♣ river could not save Naski’s queens from being his demise.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 1,100,000
Aleksi Naski – 0

Matiss Celmins found K♥Q♦ in the hijack and raised to 40,000. Joonas Helin defended 8♦7♣ in the big blind, and the two went off to a flop of A♥5♣9♣.

Celmins continued for 32,000 and Helin check-called, after which the 6♥ turn went check-check.

The 3♥ completed the board on the river. Helin fired a bet of 110,000, sending Celmins into the tank. Eventually, he pushed all in for 269,000 with jus king-high.

Helin nearly snap-folded his straight, surrendering the pot and forfeiting some chips to Celmins.

Joonas Helin – 842,000
Matiss Celmins – 548,000

Joonas Helin opened from the hijack for 30,000 with A♠4♥. Zdenek Zizka flat-called 2♠2♦ in the cutoff, and Aleksi Naski followed suit with J♣10♣ in the small blind, while big blind Kestutis Jungevicius defended 10♠9♠.

The 9♥Q♦6♦ flop was checked to Zizka, who bet 33,000. Only Naski called to the Q♥ turn, which both checked. The 8♥ river was also checked down. Naski tabled his straight and took down the sizable pot with it.

Joonas Helin – 1,100,000
Kestutis Jungevicius – 318,000
Aleksi Naski – 465,000
Zdenek Zizka – 454,000

Joonas Helin limped in from the small blind. Big blind Zdenek Zizka then made it 40,000 to go, which Helin three-bet to 140,000.

Zizka complied with a call and was faced with a bet of 75,000 on the 3♥A♠8♥ flop, which he called.

The J♥ hit the turn. Helin kept the pressure on with a bet of 180,000. Zizka stuck in a call to the Q♥ river.

Helin slowed down and checked to Zizka, who took some time before checking back. Helin tabled K♥6♦ for the second nut flush, scooping the massive pot as Zizka held 9♦9♣.

Joonas Helin – 1,100,000
Zdenek Zizka – 557,000

Chipleader Zdenek Zizka raised to 24,000 from the hijack with 8♥7♦. Kestutis Jungevicius called in the small blind with 10♦9♦, and Renan Bruschi did so in the big blind with 4♠4♣.

The blinds checked the J♠Q♠2♠ flop to Zizka, who fired the minimum bet of 12,000. Jungevicius stuck in a call with his straight draw while Bruschi got rid of the best hand.

The 9♥ turn saw Zizka size up to 48,000. Jungevicius was not going anywhere and quickly tossed in another call. The 5♠ river brought a fourth spade on the board, leading to another check from Jungevicius.

Zizka, however, did not relent and fired 59,000. Jungevicius quickly folded the better hand as Zizka increased his lead over the rest of the field.

Zdenek Zizka – 967,000
Kestutis Jungevicius – 393,000
Renan Bruschi – 264,000

Tommi Lankinen was automatically all-in in the big blind and was up against Matiss Celmins on the button.

Tommi Lankinen: 8♦5♠
Matiss Celmins: A♦K♠

Lankinen flopped a gutshot on 6♣4♣4♥, but the A♣ turn paired up Celmins for a big lead. The 8♣ river did not improve Lankinen enough, making him the first one to exit from the final table.

Matiss Celmins – 311,000
Tommi Lankinen – 0

Tommi Lankinen raised to 24,000 under the gun, after which Renan Bruschi jammed all in for 135,000 in the hijack. It folded back to Lankinen, who quickly put in a call with the covering stack.

Renan Bruschi: A♦K♥
Tommi Lankinen: J♠J♣

It was a classic flip, and it would be decided in Bruschi’s favor as the 9♣K♦4♥5♠Q♥ board made him a pair of kings to beat the jacks of Lankinen.

Bruschi doubled up while Lankinen was left with just over one big blind.

Renan Bruschi – 300,000
Tommi Lankinen – 16,000

Joonas Helin sat on the button and raised to 30,000. Matiss Celmins defended in the big blind, and a flop of A♦9♥K♥ was spread.

Celmins checked to Helin, who made a small bet of 18,000. Celmins stuck around with his flopped pair, after which the Q♥ fell on the turn.

Both players checked to the 5♦ river, which was also knuckled down. Celmins showed 9♦7♦ for a pair of nines but was outdone by Helin’s A♥2♠ as the Finn won the pot with top pair.

Joonas Helin – 735,000
Matiss Celmins – 271,000

Kestutis Jungevicius raised to 24,000 on the button with K♥9♣. Renan Bruschi found A♣9♠ in the small blind and made it 75,000 to go, which Jungevicius called.

The Q♦J♦4♣ flop was checked by both before Bruschi fired 45,000 on the 10♥ turn. Jungevicius quickly moved in with his straight, forcing Bruschi to fold his ace-high in defeat.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 418,000
Renan Bruschi – 135,000

Renan Bruschi sat under the gun and raised to 25,000. It folded to Tommi Lankinen in the small blind, who looked down at his cards and shoved all in for 180,000 after some thinking time.

Kestutis Jungevicius quickly called all-in for 122,000, after which Bruschi folded his K♠Q♣.

Kestutis Jungevicius: Q♥Q♦
Tommi Lankinen: A♣J♣

The 5♣4♠6♠6♥10♠ runout remained clear of threats for Jungevicius’ ladies, doubling him up and leaving Lankinen with just six big blinds.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 279,000
Tommi Lankinen – 63,000

The seven remaining players have been sent on a 25-minute break before they converge onto one table.

The final table seat draw is listed below.

Ludvig Sterner was first to act and put his stack of 127,000 at risk. Renan Bruschi sat next to him and made the call, covering Sterner by a few big blinds. The blinds got out of the way and the players tabled their cards.

Ludvig Sterner: 9♦9♣
Renan Bruschi: 8♠8♦

Sterner was in great shape to double up, having the superior pocket pair. The 3♠5♠3♦ flop remained safe for him, but the 6♠ turn gave Bruschi a flush draw.

Sadly for Sterner, it completed on the 7♠ river. Bruschi won the pot, knocking Sterner out in eighth place as the bubble boy.

Renan Bruschi – 301,000
Ludvig Sterner – 0

Kestutis Jungevicius opened to 20,000 under the gun, seeing Zdenek Zizka call in the small blind.

Jungevicius continued for 32,000 on the 8♦Q♦10♦ flop, which was check-raised to 102,000 by Zizka. Jungevicius complied with a call, after which the 8♣ hit the turn.

Zizka sized down to 88,000, prompting Jungevicius to put in a swift call. Zizka took some minutes when the 3♥ river hit the felt, eventually deciding on another bet of 88,000.

This time, Jungevicius made a swift fold as he left himself with around 15 big blinds.

Zdenek Zizka – 720,000
Kestutis Jungevicius – 157,000

Aleksi Naski raised to 20,000 in the cutoff, seeing table chipleader Zdenek Zizka call on the button. Naski then checked the J♥7♦9♥ flop to Zizka, who fired a bet of 30,000.

Naski called to the K♠ turn, where Zizka upped the ante to 82,000. Naski put in another check-call, after which the 5♠ river went check-check.

Naski opened Q♣J♠ for a pair of jacks, winning the pot to stay in contention on the bubble.

Zdenek Zizka – 495,000
Aleksi Naski – 439,000

Kestutis Jungevicius raised his button to 24,000 and Zdenek Zizka called in the big blind.

Jungevicius continued for 19,000 on the 10♠3♥J♠ flop, seeing Zizka put in a check-call.

The rest of the 5♦7♦ board was checked down. Zizka tabled 6♦3♣ for a pair of threes, but Jungevicius took the pot with his 8♠5♣ for a pair of fives.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 455,000
Zdenek Zizka – 400,000

Renan Bruschi raised to 16,000 as first to act. It folded to Michael Dwyer in the big blind, who put in his stack of 35,000. Bruschi made an instant call as the cards hit their backs.

Michael Dwyer: 5♦3♣
Renan Bruschi: J♠8♠

The J♦Q♠9♥ board left Dwyer with just running outs. The 8♦ turn locked up the pot for Bruschi, who received the last of Dwyer’s chips on the 9♦ river.

Eight players were left after Dwyer’s exit, and the tournament moved hand-for-hand as the stone bubble had been reached.

Renan Bruschi – 437,000
Michael Dwyer – 0

Markkos Ladev pushed in his stack of 111,000 under the gun and was looked up by Joonas Helin in the hijack.

Markkos Ladev: A♥J♦
Joonas Helin: 7♥7♣

Ladev lost the flip when the Q♠6♠3♠9♥10♣ board did not improve his hand, seeing him go in tenth place.

Joonas Helin – 474,000
Markkos Ladev – 0

Piotr Sztenkiel was down to just 16,000 chips, which he tossed in from under the gun. It folded to Kestutis Jungevicius in the big blind, who called.

Piotr Sztenkiel: K♠7♠
Kestutis Jungevicius: Q♠Q♦

Sztenkiel had run into a monster, and although the 5♣2♦J♠2♠ turn provided him with a flush draw for some extra outs, the 4♥ river provided no further help as he exited the tournament.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 405,000
Piotr Sztenkiel – 0

Joonas Helin raised his button to 20,000 and the short-stacked Roope Tarmi called in the big blind. The rest of Tarmi’s 32,000 chips flew in on the 7♠10♣Q♦ flop, being looked up by Helin.

Roope Tarmi: 9♥6♣
Joonas Helin:A♥8♠

Tarmi had a gutshot and pair outs, but none of them arrived on the 7♣4♥ runout and he was the first exit from the final two tables.

Joonas Helin – 343,000
Roope Tarmi – 0

In a three-bet pot to the 7♦Q♦10♠ flop, Tommi Lankinen placed a continuation-bet of 40,000 from the small blind. After some thought, Zdenek Zizka called in the cutoff, leading to the 8♥ turn.

Lankinen slowed down and checked to Zizka, who took the opportunity to move all in.

Lankinen made a quick fold, leaving himself less than 15 big blinds.

Zdenek Zizka – 396,000
Tommi Lankinen -110,000

Piotr Sztenkiel limped in from the small blind and Aleksi Naski checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked through the Q♦Q♠J♠ flop and Sztenkiel checked a second time on the 9♣ turn.

Naski fired the minimum of 6,000, being called by Sztenkiel. Sztenkiel then led out for 15,000 on the J♥ river, getting snap-called by Naski. Sztenkiel tabled J♣8♥ for a full house, winning the pot as Naski’s cards hit the muck.

Aleksi Naski – 450,000
Piotr Sztenkiel – 145,000

Piotr Sztenkiel raised his button to 12,000 and Zdenek Zizka defended his big blind. Zdenek check-called Sztenkiel’s bets of 10,000 and 16,000 on the 2♥6♦7♥ flop and Q♦ turn for the 4♦ to fall on the river.

Sztenkiel loaded a third barrel of 32,000 after another check from Zizka. Zizka spent a few minutes in the tank, shook his head, and then put in a call.

Sztenkiel could only show king-high with K♦3♣. Zizka tabled 3♦2♣ for bottom pair, taking down the pot and crossing the 300,000-chip mark.

Zdenek Zizka – 300,000
Piotr Sztenkiel – 127,000

Ludvig Sterner raised to 12,000 in the hijack. It then folded to Aleksi Naski in the big blind, who three-bet to 50,000. Sterner put in a quick call as the K♥2♠K♦ flop was spread.

Naski continued for 15,000, receiving an instant fold from Sterner and increasing his chip lead.

Aleksi Naski – 485,000
Ludvig Sterner – 230,000

The 12 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break. The two-table redraw can be found below.

Preflop, Michael Dwyer piled in his last 63,000 from the big blind and was called by Renan Bruschi in the small blind.

Michael Dwyer: K♦2♦
Renan Bruschi: 4♠4♣

The 7♠6♥Q♦7♣Q♠ board ran out with two pair, making Dwyer the winner with his king kicker.

Renan Bruschi – 365,000
Michael Dwyer – 131,000

A pot of 22,000 was in between Igor Pihela Jr. in the big blind and Ludvig Sterner in the cutoff. Pihela then placed an over-bet of 27,000 on the 10♣9♦Q♦2♣ turn, which Sterner called.

The K♠ fell on the river, seeing Pihela Jr. slow down with a check. Sterner assembled some chips and threw 40,000 of them in the middle, causing Pihela Jr. to immediately fold 2♠2♥ face-up.

Sterner teased the table a bit by showing his A♣, but threw his other card in the muck face-down as he raked in the chips.

Ludvig Sterner – 190,000
Igor Pihela Jr. – 105,000

Blaz Zerjav – 0
Vladas Tamauskas – 0
TarmoTammel – 0

Paul Newey tossed in his last 24,000 from the button and was looked up by Tommi Lankinen under the gun.

Paul Newey: K♠Q♦
Tommi Lankinen: 8♥8♦

Newey completely missed the 3♠4♦6♥10♦2♥ board, eliminating him from the tournament.

“That’s twelve all-ins lost in a row,” Newey complained on the way out.

Tommi Lankinen – 260,000
Paul Newey – 0

Arriving on a completed board of 3♥4♠9♠7♦7♣, Kestutis Jungevicius checked from the big blind to Igor Pihela Sr. under the gun. Pihela Sr. then fired a bet of 18,000, which Jungevicius raised all-in.

Pihela Sr. had about 45,000 more behind, which he swiftly put in after a big sigh. Jungevicius quickly tabled Q♦7♥ for trips, beating the A♠A♣ of Pihela Sr., knocking the Estonian poker legend out of the highroller.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 330,000
Igor Pihela Sr. – 0

Mauri Dorbek – 0
Steven Tool – 0
Erik Friberg – 0
Martin Kabrhel – 0
Juha Helppi – 0

Roope Tarmi had three-bet Igor Pihela Jr. from the big blind, with Pihela Jr. calling under the gun, creating a pot of 40,500.

Tarmi then continued for 11,500 on the 3♥6♠K♣ flop, which Pihela Jr. called. On the 5♥ turn, Tarmi shoved all in for around 60,000, receiving a snap-fold for his efforts.

Roope Tarmi -123,500
Igor Pihela Jr. – 80,000

The €5,000 Highroller received a total of 58 entries, creating a prize pool of €264,480. The final table of seven players will receive a payout, with the min-cash being €12,600 and a top prize of €90,380 for the eventual champion.

Kestutis Jungevicius raised to 6,000 in the cutoff. Adrian Luezas then piled in his stack of 42,500 from the small blind, which Jungevicius called after getting a count.

Adrian Luezas: A♣8♥
Kestutis Jungevicius: A♦Q♥

Both players made two pair on the 9♦3♠Q♦8♠A♥ runout. Jungevicius’ hand remained best and Luezas quickly packed his stuff and left the tournament area.

Kestutis Jungevicius – 242,000
Adrian Luezas – 0

Eero Abbey committed his last ten big blinds or so preflop and was looked up by Roman Petelytskyi.

Eero Abbey: 4♥4♦
Roman Petelytskyi: Q♠J♠

The board ran out uneventfully until the J♦ river, where Petelytskyi made a better pair to knock Abbey out.

Roman Petelytskyi – 102,000
Eero Abbey – 0

Arriving at the tail end of a blind-on-blind pot between Mauri Dorbek and Markkos Ladev, Dorbek checked to Ladev on a completed board of 5♥J♠2♣2♠A♦.

Ladev then put Dorbek all-in for 36,000, an over-bet to the pot of 20,000. Dorbek spent a few minutes in the tank but eventually let go of his cards and surrendered the pot.

Markkos Ladev – 245,000
Mauri Dorbek – 36,000

Piotr Sztenkiel raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Ignas Jasinevicius sat in the big blind and weighed his options before jamming all in for 82,500.

Sztenkiel snap-called with the covering stack and the cards were tabled.

Ignas Jasinevicius: 10♥10♦
Piotr Sztenkiel: J♥J♦

The K♠K♣K♦7♣3♠ runout helped neither player. Jasinevicius quickly exited the tournament area while Sztenkiel chipped up to more than three starting stacks.

Piotr Sztenkiel – 175,000
Ignas Jasinevicius – 0

Markkos Ladev – 242,000
Matiss Celmins – 186,000
Kestutis Jungevicius – 167,000
Roope Tarmi – 166,500
Aleksi Naski – 160,000
Ludvig Sterner – 154,500
Tommi Lankinen – 128,000
Roman Petelytskyi – 114,500
Michael Dwyer – 112,000
Zdenek Zizka – 92,500
Joonas Helin – 89,500
Jyri Merivirta – 77,000
Harry Lodge – 73,000
Adrian Luezas – 68,000
Juha Helppi – 66,500
Igor Pihela Jr. – 50,000
Eero Abbey – 50,000
Igor Pihela Sr. – 50,000
Luka Sorainen – 50,000
Tarmo Tammel – 50,000

The players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break, in which they get to enjoy a complimentary buffet from the in-house restaurant.

Roman Petelytskyi raised to 4,000 under the gun, seeing Joonas Helin and Martin Kabrhel call in the blinds. The J♠7♥A♠ flop was checked to Petelytskyi, who fired a bet of 5,500.

Helin quickly got out of the way before Kabrhel moved all in for 9,000. Petelytskyi put in the extra required chips and the cards hit their backs.

Martin Kabrhel: J♣7♣
Roman Petelytskyi: A♥Q♣

Kabrhel had flopped two pair, but Petelytskyi made trips on the A♦ turn to lock up the pot. The meaningless 6♣ fell on the river as Kabrhel immediately made arrangements to reenter.

Jonas Heelin – 95,000
Roman Petelytskyi – 85,000
Martin Kabrhel – 0

In a limped pot to the 9♥A♦10♦ flop, Markkos Ladev fired an over-bet of 7,500 from the small blind. Roope Tarmi called in the big blind, after which the 3♣ appeared on the turn.

Ladev took about a minute before he checked over to Tarmi, who placed a bet of 5,300 in response. Ladev called and the 8♠ river completed the board.

Tarmi decided to wager all his chips, 25,000 of them, after a third check from Ladev. Ladev instantly mucked his cards as Tarmi chipped back up above starting stack.

Markkos Ladev – 125,000
Roope Tarmi – 56,000

Martin Kabrhel, the latest addition to the field, raised to 3,000 in the cutoff. Roman Petelytskyi reraised to 9,000 on the button, which Kabrhel swiftly called.

Peletskyi bet 6,000 on the 5♦10♣2♠ flop and J♠ turn, both times being check-called by Kabrhel.

The 5♠ then appeared on the river, seeing Petelytskyi move all in after a third check from Kabrhel.

Kabrhel snap-folded, leaving himself about 12 big blinds to play with.

Roman Petelytskyi – 105,000
Martin Kabrhel – 19,000

The completed board of 4♠10♥J♦2♥4♥ had already been put on the felt when Luka Sorainen moved all in from the big blind.