2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn

With his elimination of Roy van der Reijnst, Julian Selinger is now crowned the winner of the €1,500 Main Event during the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn. For his amazing achievement, he gets €210,000, the $5,000 package to the 2026 WSOP Paradise, the prestigious WSOP Circuit Ring, and, most importantly, his own chapter in the poker history books.

That, my friends, wraps up the poker.pro live coverage from the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn. Man, what an 11 days it has been. Tomorrow, a longer recap of Selinger’s will be uploaded on poker.pro. In the meantime, please enjoy the full results from the tournament below.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Kai Lehto	Finland	€210,000
2	Roy Van Der Reijnst	Netherlands	€140,500
3	Julian Selinger	Austria	€96,950
4	David Marfil	Spain	€68,575
5	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	€49,300
6	Fehim Hajdari	Denmark	€36,050
7	Mateusz Dabkowski	Poland	€26,810
8	Mateusz Dabkowski	Poland	€20,300
9	Feras Abid	Finland	€15,647
10	Hugo Loustau	France	€12,270
11	Lasse Hansen	Norway	€12,270
12	Sampo Ryynanen	Finland	€9,800
13	Jussi Julkunen	Finland	€9,800
14	Tomi Hietala	Finland	€9,800
15	Timmy Anker	Denmark	€9,800
16	Anon Makejev	Estonia	€7,980
17	Ignacio Garrido	Estonia	€7,980
18	Kristjan-Jaan Kosk	Estonia	€7,980
19	Sander Östlyngen	Norway	€7,980
20	Martin Studzinski	Norway	€7,980
21	Luka Sorainen	Finland	€7,980
22	Kristjan Aru	Estonia	€7,980
23	Johan Karlsson	Sweden	€7,980
24	s Rasmus Lundström	Finland	€6,620
25	Guillermo Gordo	Spain	€6,620
26	Hu Lulei	China	€6,620
27	Albert Ostrovskij	Lithuania	€6,620
28	Kristaps Sipols	Latvia	€6,620
29	Iiro Elomaa	Finland	€6,620
30	Jonas Lapinskas	Lithuania	€6,620
31	Sergei Bogdanov		€6,620
32	Robin Vanloot	France	€5,610
33	Artsiom Batsian	Belarus	€5,610
34	Jussi Mattila	Finland	€5,610
35	Aliaksandr Shylko	Belarus	€5,610
36	Ben Gur	Israel	€5,610
37	Adem Can	France	€5,610
38	Dmitri Dudakov	Estonia	€5,610
39	Patrick Pedersen	Norway	€5,610
40	Andrejs Stenickins	Latvia	€4,840
41	Elias Suhonen	Finland	€4,840
42	Vilde Ekren	Norway	€4,840
43	Mikko Ylamäki	Finland	€4,840
44	Daniel Clifford	Sweden	€4,840
45	Teemu Toikkanen	Finland	€4,840
46	Martin Keskkula	Estonia	€4,840
47	Peter Kvisthammar	Sweden	€4,840
48	Baptiste Caim	France	€4,260
49	Carina Wald	Sweden	€4,260
50	Viktor Tanasiuk	Ukraine	€4,260
51	Josep Mercade	Spain	€4,260
52	Rasmus Nielsen	Denmark	€4,260
53	Sylvain Vasseur	France	€4,260
54	Janne Nevalainen	Finland	€4,260
55	Lihacovs Romans	Latvia	€4,260
56	Kristian Lilliedal	Norway	€3,830
57	Deividas Butnoras	Estonia	€3,830
58	Timo Ruuska	Finland	€3,830
59	Andres Loiv	Estonia	€3,830
60	Tor Sandström	Sweden	€3,830
61	Simone Fumagalli	Italy	€3,830
62	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	€3,830
63	Krisjanis Balodis	Latvia	€3,830
64	Kimmo Kurko	Finland	€3,520
65	Toms Stipnieks	Latvia	€3,520
66	Vesa Kehusmaa	Finland	€3,520
67	Thomas Jakobsen	Norway	€3,520
68	Mathias Siljander	Finland	€3,520
69	Andzej Zinkevic	Lithuania	€3,520
70	Öyvind Sundseth	Norway	€3,520
71	Laurynas Vaitkevicius	Lithuania	€3,520
72	Adomas Juozapavicius	Lithuania	€3,310
73	David Docherty	United Kingdom	€3,310
74	Christian Steinbo	Norway	€3,310
75	Vladimiras Meckovskis	Lithuania	€3,310
76	Guillermo Ceballos	Finland	€3,310
77	Tommi Savioja	Finland	€3,310
78	Luis Bonetto	Argentina	€3,310
79	Lauri Laast	Estonia	€3,310
80	Samuel Aadnöy	Norway	€3,170
81	Jarmo Salonen	Finland	€3,170
82	Juan Duenas	Spain	€3,170
83	Diego De Martino	Italy	€3,170
84	Edgars Augstkalns	Latvia	€3,170
85	Chaofei Wang	China	€3,170
86	Audrius Daugvilavicius	Lithuania	€3,170
87	Piotr Sztenkiel	Poland	€3,170
88	Linda Lahdenpaa	Finland	€3,000
89	Alberts Cevers	Latvia	€3,000
90	Nauris Jansons	Latvia	€3,000
91	Henri Schalin	Finland	€3,000
92	Athanasios Kostouros	Greece	€3,000
93	Mairo Tori	Estonia	€3,000
94	Jani Johannes	Finland	€3,000
95	Ismael Dominguez	Estonia	€3,000
96	Herli Olop	Estonia	€3,000
97	Sandris Mukans	Latvia	€3,000
98	Robertas Visockas	Latvia	€3,000
99	Kestutis Jungevicius	Lithuania	€3,000
100	Yevhen Roshchebak	Ukraine	€3,000
101	Ali Kabiri	Sweden	€3,000
102	Henri Wagner	Finland	€3,000
103	Mario Colavita	Italy	€3,000
104	Sami Säämänen	Finland	€3,000
105	Erkki Falkstedt	Finland	€3,000
106	Martins Mellens	Latvia	€3,000
107	Andre Magi	Estonia	€3,000
108	Kristoffer Winterstein	Sweden	€3,000
109	Mantas Bagocius	Lithuania	€3,000
110	Raivis Pucurs	Latvia	€3,000
111	Valdis Muiznieks	Latvia	€3,000
112	Rapolas Bielskis	Lithuania	€3,000
113	Tarmo Tammel	Estonia	€3,000
114	Jonatan Javanainen	Finland	€3,000
115	Morten Norland	Norway	€3,000
116	Andreas Brendholdt	Denmark	€3,000
117	Erik Söderholm	Sweden	€3,000
118	Martins Sulte	Latvia	€3,000
119	Dmitrijs Skibjuks	Latvia	€3,000
120	Edgaras Gendvilis	Lithuania	€3,000
121	Anastasios Kiorpanagiotis	Sweden	€3,000
122	Ermo Kosk	Estonia	€3,000
123	Charly Journot	France	€3,000
124	Ishak Noyan	Sweden	€3,000
125	Casimir Seire	Finland	€3,000
126	Espen Ringstad	Norway	€3,000
127	Rauno Kiviloo	Estonia	€3,000
128	Seppo Parkkinen	Finland	€3,000
129	Victor Amat	Spain	€3,000
130	Kristian Heilmann	Finland	€3,000
131	Mikko Saarremaa	Finland	€3,000
132	Abraham Uittenbogaard	Netherlands	€3,000
133	Juuso Oksanen	Finland	€3,000
134	Konstantin Faerber	Germany	€3,000
135	Hampus Grönström	Sweden	€3,000
136	Martin Piik	Estonia	€3,000
137	Thor Morstol	Norway	€3,000
138	Ailo Hegge	Norway	€3,000
139	Jon Persent	Norway	€3,000
140	Xoan Miguez	Spain	€3,000
141	Thomas Haverstad	Norway	€3,000
142	Niko Koop	Germany	€3,000
143	Tarjei Forus	Norway	€3,000
144	Angel Rodriguez	Estonia	€3,000
145	Benny Hagberg	Sweden	€3,000
146	Federico Dos Santos	Brazil	€3,000
147	Mark Harmening	Germany	€3,000

Julian Selinger limped on the Button, and Roy van der Reijnst checked his Big Blind.

Van der Reijnst donk-bet 1,200,000 on the 2♥5♠7♠ flop, and was faced with a 2,800,000 raise from Selinger. Van der Reijnst made the call, and the dealer revealed the K♥ turn. Both players checked, and van der Reijnst then bet 1,800,000 on the 9♠ river. After a minute’s worth of consideration, Selinger forced his opponent all in for 13,000,000 in total, and van der Reijnst made the call.

Julian Selinger: 8♥6♣
Roy van der Reijnst: 7♦5♣

Selinger had the best hand with the rivered straight, and that settled it. Van der Reijnst was declared the runner-up of the €1,500 Main Event, a feat that earned him €140,500.

Julian Selinger: 49,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 0

Roy van der Reijnst opened to 3,000,000 on the Button. Julian Selinger moved all in for 12,000,000 from the Big Blind, and van der Reijnst snap-called.

Julian Selinger: J♦J♣
Roy van der Reijnst: A♦10♥

A good time for Selinger to wake up with the fishhooks, and no ace or any other nasty surprises for him as the board spelled out 7♦8♥9♥10♣6♣. Selinger doubled up for the third hand in a row to reclaim the chip lead.

Julian Selinger: 28,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 21,000,000

Julian Selinger moved all in for 3,700,000 on the Button, and Roy van der Reijnst made the call from the Big Blind.

Julian Selinger: K♣J♦
Roy van der Reijnst: J♣8♦

Selinger survived and doubled up as the board spelled out 2♦Q♣4♠7♠3♠, and he was back up til 8,500,000.

The very next hand, van der Reijnst (Button) forced Selinger (Big Blind) all in for the aforementioned 8,500,000, including the Ante. Selinger made the call.

Roy van der Reijnst: Q♦8♦
Julian Selinger: A♣8♣

Quite a good spot for Selinger, and as the board spelled out J♠5♣4♠10♥J♣, he was now back in the game.

Roy van der Reijnst: 33,000,000
Julian Selinger: 16,000,000

Roy van der Reijnst limped the Button before Julian Selinger forced his opponent all in for 22,000,000. Van der Reijnst made the call, and once again, the cards were on their backs.

Julian Selinger: J♦10♦
Roy van der Reijnst: 9♥9♦

It was a classic coin flip confrontation, and it was once again van der Reijnst who emerged victorious, as the board spelled out 5♦7♥9♣4♠5♣. For the first time in hours, van der Reijnst now has the chip lead, and by some margin.

Roy van der Reijnst: 45,000,000
Julian Selinger: 3,700,000

First to act, Julian Selinger moved all in for 37,000,000 on the Button. Roy van der Reijnst (Big Blind) utilized his 9,500,000 to make the call for his tournament life.

Julian Selinger: K♦3♠
Roy van der Reijnst: Q♥9♦

Selinger was ahead by a small margin, but van der Reijns completely smashed the 9♥Q♣2♥ flop. For good measure, he improved to a full house on the 6♣Q♠ runout to double up once again.

Julian Selinger: 27,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 22,000,000

Roy van der Reijnst moved all in for 6,000,000 on the Button. Julian Selinger peeked at his holdings, then made the call, hoping to claim the win.

Roy van der Reijnst: Q♥10♠
Julian Selinger: A♣3♣

Van der Reijnst improved to a pair on the Q♣9♣3♦ flop, but Selinger flopped the world. Even though being a 52% favorite, Selinger didn’t improve on the 8♦5♦ runout, and van der Reijnst doubled up to stay in it.

Julian Selinger: 35,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 14,000,000

Roy van der Reijnst limped on the Button, and Julian Selinger checked his Big Blind.

Selinger check-called 1,200,000 from van der Reijnst on the 7♣A♠Q♣ flop. I was Selinger who bet on the Q♥ turn, and van der Reijnst called the 2,800,000. Selinger checked the 5♥ river, then snap-called 3,500,000 from van der Reijnst.

Roy van der Reijnst: 10♣9♣
Julian Selinger: Q♠8♦

Trip queens were good, and Selinger won the 15,000,000 pot.

Julian Selinger:21,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 14,000,000

Julian Selinger open-shoved 24,000,000 on the Button, having van der Reijnst covered. Van der Reijnst spent perhaps three minutes in the tank before folding.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings.

Roy van der Reijnst: K♠Q♠
Julian Selinger: J♥10♥

Julian Selinger: 28,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 21,000,000

Roy van der Reijnst made it 2,200,000 on the Button, and Selinger made the call from the Big Blind.

Selinger donk-bet 1,600,000 on the 8♦7♦6♥ flop, and van der Reijnst then fancied a raise to 4,800,000. Back to Selinger, who forced his opponent all in for 12,000,000 total; van der Reijnst made the call, and the players tabled their holdings.

Julian Selinger: 6♦5♥
Roy van der Reijnst: 9♣5♠

Van der Reijnst was ahead, and a double-up was looking likely. The 9♦ turn was quite the card; Selinger now shared the straight with his opponent, but also had a live diamond draw. The 2♥ river saw the two players chopping the pot, though, right before they went on a 15-minute break.

Julian Selinger: 30,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 19,000,000

Julian Selinger made it 1,700,000 on the Button, and Rony van der Reijnst made the call from the Big Blind.

Both players checked the Q♦8♥K♦ flop. On the A♣ turn, van der Reijnst check-called 2,800,000 from Selinger. Van der Reijnst checked the 7♣ river, and was then forced all in for 12,000,000 by Selinger. This sent van der Reijnst deep into the tank; after roughly three minutes, he let his hand go.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings.

Roy van der Reijnst: A♦5♥
Julian Selinger: 10♦10♣

Julian Selinger: 37,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 12,000,000

Roy van der Reijnst made it 2,200,000 on the Button, and Julian Selinger made the call from the Big Blind.

Selinger check-called 1,600,000 from van der Reijnst on the 8♦K♦9♣ flop, and then led out himself for 2,700,000 on the 8♥ turn. Van der Reijnst made the call before both players checked the 9♥ river.

Julian Selinger: Q♠8♣
Roy van der Reijnst: K♣4♦

Selinger claimed the pot with a full house and extended his lead somewhat.

Julian Selinger: 33,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 16,000,000

Julian Selinger moved all in for 37,000,000 on the Button. Roy van der Reijnst utilized his 10,000,000 stack to make the call for his tournament life.

Julian Selinger: K♥4♥
Roy van der Reijnst: A♣7♦

Van der Reijnst was the favorite, and he maintained his lead on the 10♣10♠10♦ flop. Nothing changed on the 6♠2♥ runout, and the Dutch secured a full double-up to even out the fight.

Julian Selinger: 26,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 22,000,000

Julian Selinger limped on he Button; Roy van der Reijnst allowed it as he checked his Big Blind.

Van der Reijnst check-called 800,000 from Selinger on the K♠Q♦3♦ flop. After another check from van der Reijnst, Selinger bet 1,600,000 on the 5♠ turn. After some consideration, van der Reijnst made the call, and the dealer revealed the 4♦ river. Both players checked.

Roy van der Reijnst: J♦6♦
Julian Selinger: 7♣4♣

Van der Reijnst’s trap with the flush didn’t work, but the decent-sized pot was his. It was a very crucial pot for him to win.

Julian Selinger: 36,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 12,000,000

Seated on the Button, Julian Selinger limped. Roy van der Reijnst allowed it, as he checked.

Van der Reijnst check-called 700,000 from Selinger on the Q♠Q♣4♠ flop. The Dutch checked again on the K♠ turn, and Selinger sized up to 1,300,000. It didn’t take too long before van der Reijnst completed a check-raise move to 4,300,000. Selinger made the call after a minute’s worth of consideration.

The river was the 7♣; van der Reijnst bet 1,600,000 and Selinger snap-called.

Roy van der Reijnst: 7♥3♠
Julian Selinger: Q♦J♥

Van der Reijnst’s creative plan didn’t work, and he lost a fair chunk to Selinger.

Julian Selinger: 24,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 11,000,000

Roy van der Reijnst opened to 1,600,000 on the Button, and Julian Selinger made the call from the Big Blind.

Selinger checked the K♣J♣3♥ flop, and was faced with a 2,100,000 bet from van der Reijnst. Selinger then completed a check-raise move to 5,400,000, a bet which van der Reijnst called. The turn was the Q♥, and Selinger now pulled the trigger; he moved all in for 14,000,000. Van der Reijnst was visibly troubled, and he considered his options long and well before letting his hand go.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings.

Julian Selinger: 9♣4♣
Roy van der Reijnst: K♥5♦

Julian Selinger: 28,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 21,000,000

Julian Selinger opened to 1,300,000 on the Button, and Roy van der Reijnst made the call from the Big Blind.

Van der Reijnst check-called 700,000 from Selinger on the Q♠4♣7♥ flop, and then check-folded to a 3,400,000 bet on the A♣ turn.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings.

Roy van der Reijnst: K♠Q♣
Julian Selinger: J♥10♥

Roy van der Reijnst: 28,000,000
Julian Sellinger: 21,000,000

Roy van der Reijnst made it 1,600,000 on the Button, and Julian Selinger defended his Big Blind.

Selinger check-called a 1,500,000 bet from van der Reijnst on the 5♣7♣K♦ flop before both players checked the 3♥ turn. Selinger bet 3,200,000 on the J♣ river, and after some consideration, van der Reijnst decided to let his hand go.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings.

Julian Selinger: 5♥4♥
Roy van der Reijnst: K♠6♦

Roy van der Reijnst: 26,000,000
Julian Selinger: 23,000,000

Kai Lehto moved all in for 300,000 on the Button. Roy van der Reijnst (Small Blind) and Julian Selinger (Big Blind) both made the call.

Van der Reijnst and Selinger checked the 2♣K♦Q♦ flop, and the J♦ turn. Action wrapped up with van der Reijnst check-folding to a 500,000 bet from Selinger on the K♣ river.

Kai Lehto: A♣3♦
Julian Selinger: Q♠8♣

Selinger had the best hand, meaning Lehto went out in third place for €96,950. The stage is now set for a heads-up between van der Reijnst and Selinger.

Julian Selinger: 25,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 23,900,000
Kai Lehto: 0

Julian Selinger made it 1,000,000 on the Button. Kai Lehto raised to 7,000,000 from the Small Blind. When the decision was back on Selinger, he moved all in for 12,000,000 in total. Being committed, Lehto made the call.

Julian Selinger: A♦K♥
Kai Lehto: J♣10♣

Unfortunate timing for Lehto, and he didn’t beat the Big Slick of Selinger on the K♦2♥J♠3♠5♦ board. Selinger doubled through Lehto, and the Finn was left with less than one Big Blind.

Julian Selinger: 24,000,000
Kai Lehto: 300,000

Kai Lehto limped from the Small Blind and was faced with a 1,500,000 raise from Roy van der Reijnst in the Big Blind. Lehto then clicked it back to 2,500,000. Van der Reijnst now forced his opponent all in for 6,700,000 in total, and Lehto snap-called.

Roy van der Reijnst: A♠Q♠
Kai Lehto: J♦J♣

It was a classic coin flip confrontation. Van der Reijnst took a commanding lead on the 9♦5♥A♥ flop. Nothing changed on the 8♦ turn, but an absolute sick J♠ river saw Lehto surviving, doubling up through van der Reijnst.

Roy van der Reijnst: 24,000,000
Kai Lehto: 14,000,000

Julian Selinger shoved 13,000,000 from the Small Blind. Kai Lehto (Big Blind) put his 2,600,000 stack over the line to make the call.

Julian Selinger: Q♦8♣
Kai Lehto: 6♦6♣

Lehto’s sixes were good on the 4♠9♥7♠3♣2♦ board, and he’s still in the mix.

Julian Selinger: 11,000,000
Kai Lehto: 6,700,000

Roy van der Reijnst moved all in for 38,000,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Julian Selinger utilized his 6,600,000 stack to make the call for his tournament life.

Roy van der Reijnst: K♣6♦
Julian Selinger: A♥Q♣

Ace high was good for Selinger as the board spelled out 8♦J♣8♠10♥4♦, and he received a full double-up.

Roy van der Reijnst: 32,000,000
Julian Selinger: 14,000,000

Roy van der Reijnst opened to 1,500,000 on the Small Blind, and Julian Selinger defended his Big Blind.

Van der Reijnst bet 1,200,000 on the 10♠A♥7♦ flop, and Selinger made the call. Van der Reijnst sized up to 1,800,000 on the Q♣ turn; again, Selinger wasn’t going anywhere. On the K♦ river, van Der Reijnst forced his opponent all in for 4,900,000. After some consideration, Selinger decided to let his hand go.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings.

Roy van der Reijnst: J♦5♣
Julian Selinger: Q♠10♥

Roy van der Reijnst: 39,000,000
Julian Selinger: 4,900,000

Short-stacked Kai Lehto open-shoved 2,200,000 from the Small Blind. Receiving the good price, Roy van der Reijnst made the call from the Big Blind.

Kai Lehto: Q♣10♣
Roy van der Reijnst: 9♦6♦

Both players improved to a pair on the 9♥10♥A♦ flop. The board completed with 4♠K♦, and Lehto received a full double-up.

Roy van der Reijnst: 35,000,000
Kai Lehto: 5,400,000

Kai Lehto opened to 1,000,000 on the Button. Roy van der Reijnst made the call from the Small Blind before Julian Selinger folded his Big Blind.

Van der Reijnst checked the 3♠Q♦5♣ flop, and Lehto continued for 700,000. Van der Reijnst then completed a check-raise move to 2,100,000. After around two minutes’ worth of consideration, Lehto re-raised to 3,500,000. It was van der Reijnst to visit the tank for a while before making the call; a big pot was brewing.

Both players slowed down and checked the 3♣. On the 5♥ river, van der Reijnst bet 3,500,000. Lehto gave up and folded his hand.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings. This was a sick one.

Roy van der Reijnst: K♦10♣
Kai Lehto: 9♠7♠

Roy van der Reijnst: 35,000,000
Kai Lehto: 6,400,000

Julian Selinger open-shoved 3,900,000 on the Button. Kai Lehto made the call from the Small Blind, and the two players soon tabled their holdings.

Julian Selinger: K♥J♠
Kai Lehto: J♦J♣

Selinger was in rough shape, and it looked like a heads-up match was about to commence. The Poker Gods had different plans, though; Selinger took the lead on the K♦A♦3♥ flop, and as the board completed with 4♥4♦, he secured a full double-up at the expense of Lehto.

Kai Lehto: 12,000,000
Julian Selinger: 8,600,000

Chip leader Roy van der Reijnst min-raised to 800,000 on the Button, and was faced with a 2,300,000 three-bet from Julian Selinger. Van der Reijnst decided to make the call.

Both players checked the 6♣3♥J♦ flop before Selinger check-called 1,700,000 from van der Reijnst on the 3♠ turn. Selinger made the call, and the river was the 8♦. Selinger now checked, and van der Reijnst decided to pull the trigger; he moved all in for 19,000,000, effectively forcing Selinger all in for 4,900,000. Selinger counted out his stack and spent a few minutes considering the situation. Ultimately, he let his hand go.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings.

Roy van der Reijnst: K♥10♠
Julian Selinger: K♣6♥

Roy van der Reijnst: 28,000,000
Julian Selinger: 4,900,000

Roy van der Reijnst min-raised to 800,000 UTG. Short-stacked David Marfil moved all in for 4,300,000 from the Big Blind, and ver der Reijnst made the call without hesitation.

David Marfil: A♣K♠
Roy van der Reijnst: K♦K♣

Quite unfortunate for Marfil, and the 5♣3♥7♠Q♥7♦ board didn’t see him cracking the Cowboys of van der Reijnst. As such, Marfil was eliminated in fourth place, for which he earned €68,575.

Roy van der Reijnst: 24,000,000
David Marfi: 0

Short-stacked Egidijus Matonis open-shoved 3,700,000 on the Button. Seated in the Big Blind, Roy van der Reijnst made the call.

Egidijus Matonis: A♠4♥
Roy van der Reijnst: A♥9♦

Van der Reijnst had Matonis dominated, and the 10♦2♦10♠3♦J♦ didn’t feature any nasty surprises. For finishing fifth, Matonis was awarded €49,300.

Roy van der Reijnst: 19,000,000
Egidijus Matonis: 0

Action folded to Kai Lehto, who moved all in for 13,000,000. Being the player at risk, Egidijus Matonis committed his 2,200,000 to make the call from the Big Blind.

Kai Lehto: J♥9♥
Egidijus Matonis: A♦8♣

Both players improved to a pair on the J♣4♥A♣ flop, and the 3♦Q♠ runout ultimately secured Matonis a full double-up.

Kai Lehto: 11,000,000
Egidijus Matonis: 4,900,000

Below are the current standings, as play soon will resume on Level 32.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Roy Van Der Reijnsst	Netherlands	17,400,000	44
2	Kai Lehto	Finland	13,700,000	34
3	Julian Selinger	Austria	12,100,000	30
4	David Marfil	Spain	4,700,000	12
5	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	1,600,000	4

Kai Lehto opened to 600,000 from the Cut-off, and Egidijus Matonis three-bet to 1,800,000 on the Button. Things would get even spicier, as Roy van der Reijnst four-bet shoved for 8,200,000 from the Big Blind. Lehto swiftly mucked; Matonis considered his options for a minute before making the call, having van der Reijnst covered.

Roy van der Reijnst: J♥J♦
Egidijus Matonis: A♣K♠

It was a classic coin flip confrontation, and with 17,000,000 in the middle, it was indeed a chip lead pot. Van der Reijnst’s fishhooks were still in the lead on the 3♠3♥4♣ flop. Status quo on the 7♥ turn, and the 2♥ river sealed the deal. Just before the second 20-minute break of the day, van der Reijnst won the biggest pot of the tournament thus far, and he will be the chip leader once play resumes.

Roy van der Reijnst: 17,000,000
Egidijus Matonis: 1,600,000

Egidijus Matonis opened to 600,000 UTG, and Kai Lehto made the call from the Big Blind.

Both players checked the 3♣10♦K♥ flop before Lehto bet 550,000 on the 6♣ turn. Matonis made the call, and then called another 1,900,000 from Lehto on the 9♠ river.

Kai Lehto: K♠9♦
Egidijus Matonis: J♥10♥

Top pair was good for Lehto, and he became the new chip leader after the hand.

Kai Lehto: 14,000,000
Egidijus Matonis: 11,000,000

Roy van der Reijnst limped the Small Blind, and Julian Selinger checked his Big Blind.

Van der Reijnst bet 300,000 on the Q♦2♥7♦ flop, and was then faced with a 850,000 raise from Selinger. Van der Reijnst made the call, and then checked the K♥ turn. Selinger didn’t slow down; he sized up to 1,700,000. This sent van der Reijnst deep into the tank; after roughly two minutes, he was called the clock upon, and he almost instantly folded.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings.

Julian Selinger: Q♣7♠
Roy van der Reijnst: Q♥J♠

Julian Selinger: 9,500,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 9,100,000

Julian Selinger min-raised to 600,000 from the Cut-off, and David Marfil decided to defend his Big Blind.

Marfil checked the 6♣7♠A♥ flop and was faced with a 400,000 continuation bet from Selinger. Marfil then completed a check-raise move to 1,600,000. Selinger responded by moving all in for 5,700,000, having Marfil covered by the smallest of margins. Marfil folded within seconds.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings.

Julian Selinger: A♣10♦
David Marfil: 9♣8♦

Julian Selinger: 9,000,000
David Marfi: 5,600,000

Action folded to Roy van der Reijnst, who moved all in for 7,700,000 on the Small Blind. The idea was to force Fehim Hajdari (Big Blind) all in for 3,200,000. Hajdari counted out his stacks, did the maths in his head, and then decided to make the call for his tournament life.

Roy van der Reijnst: J♥10♥
Fehim Hajdari: 2♠2♦

There was a jack in the window, and the full flop was J♣10♦4♣; not ideal for Hajdari. He received no help as the board completed with 4♥3♦, and alas, his tournament campaign came to an end in sixth place for €36,050.

Roy van der Reijnst: 11,000,000
Fehim Hajdari: 0

David Marfil limped from the Small Blind and was faced with a 900,000 raise from Roy van der Reijnst (Big Blind). Marfil made the call.

Both players checked the 10♠7♣Q♦8♥ flop. After another check from Marfil, van der Reijnst dipped his toes in the waters with a 1,500,000 bet. Marfil decided to let his hand go.

Thanks to the stream, we know the players’ holdings. Turns out, van der Reijnst was pulling off a creative move.

David Marfil: A♦7♦
Roy van der Reijnst: 5♦2♣

David Marfil: 8,100,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 7,700,000

Short-stacked Valentin Imperatore open-shoved 1,800,000 from the Cut-off. Chip leader Egidijus Matonis asked for the count and made the call on the Button once he received the numbers. The Blinds got out of the way; Imperatore and Matonis tabled their holdings.

Valentin Imperatore: Q♠J♠
Egidijus Matonis: K♦Q♣

“That’s not so good news,” TV-table commentator Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund said as the dealer revealed the K♥8♠A♥ flop. Imperatore received additional outs in the form of a flush draw on the 2♠ turn, but the 6♥ river ultimately saw his tournament coming to an end. For finishing seventh, Imperatore received €26,810.

Egidijus Matonis: 17,000,000
Valentin Imperatore: 0

Big-stacked Egidijus Matonis min-raised to 500,000 from the Cut-off. Mateusz Dabkowski decided to defend his Big Blind.

Dabkowski decided to go for it; he donk-shoved 2,000,000 on the 5♠4♣6♥ flop. After receiving the count and considering the situation for a minute, Matonis made the call.

Mateusz Dabkowski: 9♣8♦
Egidijus Matonis: A♠8♠

Matonis’ gut feeling was right, and he was awarded as the board completed with 8♥J♠. As such, Dabkowski became the second one to bust from the final table. For finishing in eighth, he was awarded €20,300.

Egidijus Matonis: 13,000,000
Mateusz Dabkowski: 0

David Marfil limped the Small Blind, and Roy van der Reijnst decided to check his Big Blind.

Marfil check-called a 325,000 bet from van der Reijnst on the 2♦Q♦5♥ flop. It was then Marfil who took the aggressive initiative on the 5♦ turn, as he put out a 475,000 bet. Van der Reijnst made the call and was then faced with another bet from Marfil on the 2♠ river, this time sized to 750,000. Van der Reijnst went into the tank; he contemplated his decision for perhaps two minutes before making the call.

David Marfil: J♣8♦
Roy van der Reijnst: K♦8♥

A sublime hero call from van der Reijnst, who won a very crucial pot.

David Marfil: 7,000,000
Roy van der Reijnst: 5,400,000

Action folded to Valentin Imperatore, who open-shoved 950,000 from the Small Blind. Receiving a good price, chip leader Egidijus Matonis made the call from the Big Blind.

Valentin Imperatore: A♠K♣
Egidijus Matonis: 9♣7♣

Imperatore extended his lead on the 3♠A♥J♥ flop, and the 10♦J♦ secured him a full double-up.

Egidijus Matonis: 10,000,000
Valentin Imperatore: 2,400,000

The remaining eight players are on the first 20-minute break of the day, soon set to resume play at Level 30. Below are the current chip counts.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	12,100,000	48
2	Kai Lehto	Finland	10,100,000	40
3	Fehim Hajdari	Denmark	8,300,000	33
4	David Marfil	Spain	7,800,000	31
5	Julian Selinger	Austria	3,900,000	16
6	Roy Van Der Reijnsst	Netherlands	3,600,000	14
7	Mateusz Dabkowski	Poland	1,600,000	6
8	Valentin Imperatore	France	1,600,000	6

Kai Lehto opened to 400,000 from the Hi-jack. Action eventually came around to David Marfil, who shoved 13,000,000 from the Small Blind. When the decision was back on Lehto, he made the call for his tournament life, playing 4,500,000.

David Marfil: 10♥10♣
Kai Lehto: A♥K♥

Again, Lehto was at risk, but things looked good for him on the A♠5♠Q♠ flop. The 4♠ brought some chop outs, but the 3♥ earned Lehto his second full double-up of the final table.

Kai Lehto: 10,000,000
David Marfil: 7,800,000

Action folded to Julian Selinger on the Button, who figured he was in a spot to put some ICM pressure on the smaller stacks. Said and done, he made it 4,000,000, and it would turn out to be unfortunate timing for Selinger, as Kai Lehto utilized his 2,500,000 stack to make the call.

Julian Selinger: A♥3♠
Kai Lehto: K♥K♣

Lehto was ahead, but it was going to be a scary affair, as Selinger picked up additional outs on the 3♥Q♥5♣ flop. Fortunate for Lehto, the board completed with 5♦4♥, securing him a full double-up.

Kai Lehto: 5,400,000
Julian Selinger: 4,500,000

Julian Selinger opened to 400,000 from UTG+1 before Valentin Imperatore moved all in for 1,000,000 from the Hi-jack. Being priced in, Selinger made the call.

Valentin Imperatore: A♦Q♠
Julian Selinger: Q♥J♣

Imperatore had Selinger dominated, and the 7♦2♥10♥5♠A♥ board didn’t feature any nasty surprises. As such, Imperatore doubled up at the expense of Selinger.

Julian Selinger: 7,500,000
Valentin Imperatore: 2,500,000

Seated in the Cut-off, Julian Selinger min-raised to 400,000. Short-stacked Feras Abid defended his Big Blind.

Abid donk-bet jammed 600,000 on the 3♥10♥4♦ flop, and Selinger made the call.

Feras Abid: 7♣6♥
Julian Selinger: A♣7♥

Abid didn’t hit either a pair or a straight on the 2♠J♥ runout. As such, he became the first casualty of the final table, going out in ninth place for €15,657.

Julian Selinger: 8,500,000
Feras Abid: 0

It’s the final day of the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn, and even though there are some other events going on today, the final table of Ring Event #5: €1,500 Main Event must be considered the star of the show.

The players took their seats at 12:00, and it’s streamed on a 30-minute delay. Watch the stream through the embedded player above; you can also follow all the action here on the live blog.

Day 3 of Ring Event #5: €1,500 Main Event has wrapped up. The nine remaining players have bagged their chips, and they’ll be reunited with them tomorrow at 12:00, when the final table commences. Indeeed, tomorrow is the final day of he 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn, and it’s a bittersweet feeling. I’s surrealistic how fast these 10 days have gone past; le’s finish it all with a flurrish tomorrow.

poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén covered Day 3 of the Main Event, and a small recap of today’s action seems fitting.

Twenty-four Becomes Nine

€1,500 buy-in, 977 enries, a €1,253,002 prize pool, and a €210,000 first-place payout. Those are the most noteworthy numbers of the Main Event during the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn, and the tournament has most certainly delivered the action that it was expected to do. From the five starting-day flights, a total of 147 players made it through to Day 2. They were all guaranteed a €3,000 min-cash, but all of them aimed for something bigger than that.

Day 2 wrapped up with 24 players (i.e., three eight-handed tables), and those 24 reclaimed their seats at 12:00 today, August 1. Going into Day 3, there were some competent names in the mix, to say the least. Players such as Johan Karlsson (winner of the €1,100 Main Event during the 2020 Kings of Tallinn), Luka Sorainen (winner of Ring Event #7: €5,000 NLH during this festival), and Finnish poker legend Sampo Ryynanen all had made it to the penultimate day of the tournament. They took their seats at noon together with the other 21 players, ready to lock horns for eternal poker glory.

The day kicked off with the two sole Swedish-speaking players, Finland’s Rasmus Lundström (twentyfourth, €6,620) and the aforementioned Karlsson (twentythird, €7,980) bidding farewell during the first hour. The next one to go was Kristjan Aru (twentysecond, €7,980) before Sorainen followed in twentyfirst for the same prize. Considering the skillset he possesses, it’s an educated guess the remaining players were thrilled to see the virtouso Sorainen bust.

Next up, Norwegians Martin Studzinski (twentieth) and Sander Östlyngen (nineteenth) too cashed for €7,980. There was still some hope for an Estonian to claim the title with three players still in. Their adventure on home soil would soon come to an end, though, as all three of them went out back-to-back-to-back for €7,980 (Kristjan-Jaan Kosk in eighteenth, Ignacio Garrido in seventeenth, and Anton Makejev in sixteenth).

Denmark’s Timmy Anker went out in fifteenth, and he was the first one to bust during the €9,800 payout level. Tomi Hietala (fourteenth) and Jussi Julkunen (thirteenth) followed thereafter, before a third Finn went out in twelfth, which meant the remaining 11 players were all guaranteed €12,270. The third Finn was Ryynanen, who arguably was the most experienced player left in the field with over $1,700,000 in total live earnings according to The Hendon Mob.

About an hour passed before the last Norwegian in the field, Lasse Hansen, was eliminated in eleventh place. All of his chips went to Lithuania’s Egidijus Matonis, who’d been running hot (and playing well, for that matter) all day. Having the chip lead, perhaps it was Matonis’ plan to put immense ICM-pressure on the remaining players. He didn’t have time to be too aggressive, though, as the day soon would come to an end. It was France’s Hugo Loustau who got his stack in the middle with Q♦J♦ against Mateusz Dabkowski’s 7♣7♥. The board spelled out 10♦6♣10♥K♠5♦, and queen-high was rendered useless. That is when Day 3 came to an end, and the remaining nine players could exhale.

The Stage is set

As such, the stage is now set for tomorrow’s final table. It is indeed Matonis who will be the chip leader going into the final table with 12,300,000. Just a few months ago, Matonis finished seventh in the €1,100 Main Event during the 2026 OlyBet Showdown Tallinn; in other words, he has proved that he can put all his poker skills on full display on Estonian soil. He’ll have his work cut out for him, though; Spainn’s David Marfil is breathing down Matonis’ neck with 10,600,000, and he’s been playing sublime poker the tournament througout.

They are the two players with an eight-digit stack going into the final table, but with the sublime tournament structure, anything can happen. Finland’s Kai Lehto is sixth in the chip counts, and he’s the one player remaining with more than $1,000,000 total live earnings on The Hendon Mob. Then there’s Denmark’s Fehim Hajdari, with more than $700,000 earned throughout his career.

Meanwhile, Netherlands’ Roy van der Reijnst might be looking for some redemption; during the 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn, he came second in Ring Event #555: €555 NLH. In other words, he’s been very close to claiming a prestigious WSOP Circuit Ring, and he’s fully determined to get the job done this time. Speaking of redemption, Valentin Imperatore might seek to take vengeance for France after Lousteau’s final table bubble. Imperatore will be the short stack going into the final table, but, again, anything can happen.

Add Julian Selinger, Mateusz Dabkowski, and Feras Abid to the list, and there’s the nine-handed final table. It’s going to be a quite thrilling conclusion, and a fitting way to wrap up the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn.

The final table will be live streamed on OlyBet Poker’s YouTube channel, and the poker.pro live blog will follow the delay. Both medias will go live at 12:30 tomorrow; see you all then. Below is the seat draw and the chip counts for the final table.

Seat	Player	Country	Chips
1	Roy Van Der Reijnsst	Netherlands	3,000,000
2	Mateusz Dabkowski	Poland	3,800,000
3	Fehim Hajdari	Denmark	6,100,000
4	Julian Selinger	Austria	6,500,000
5	Kai Lehto	Finland	3,400,000
6	Valentin Imperatore	France	1,400,000
7	Feras Abid	Finland	1,800,000
8	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	12,300,000
9	David Marfil	Spain	10,600,000

Action folded to Mateusz Dabkowski (Button), who open-shoved for roughly X. Feras Abid folded his Small Blind, but Hugo Loustau committed his 1,500,000 stack to make the call from the Big Blind for his tournament life. Once the action wrapped up at the other table, the players were given the green light to table their holdings.

Mateusz Dabkowski: 7♣7♥
Hugo Loustau: Q♦J♦

Dabkowski maintained his lead on the 10♦6♣10♥ flop. Loustau received additional outs on the K♠ turn, but the 5♦ river ultimately sealed his fate. That settled it; Loustau was eliminated in tenth place for €12,270, and the remaining nine players are bagging their chips. They’ll be reunited with them tomorrow, August 2, at 12:00, when the final table kicks off. The live stream will go live at 12:30.

While that wraps up today’s coverage here at poker.pro, stay tuned for a recap of today’s action, which also will include the seat draw and chip counts for tomorrow.

Norway’s Lasse Hansen open-shoved from the Cut-off. Seated on the Button, Egidijus Matonis made the call. The remaining competition got out of the way, and the two contestants tabled their holdings.

Lasse Hansen: A♣7♣
Egidijus Matonis: 6♥6♠

The J♥5♦9♣5♠10♣ runout didn’t extend Hansen’s tournament life, and he received €12,270 for finishing eleventh. This means that the tournament is now on the final table bubble; only one more player will go before the remaining players can bag their chips for Day 4.

Egidijus Matonis: 12,300,000
Lasse Hansen: 0

Hugo Loustau min-raised to 300,000 from the Hi-jack. Mateusz Dabkowski then moved all in for 1,375,000 on the Big Blind; after a minute’s worth of consideration, Loustau made the call.

Mateusz Dabkowski: 7♣7♦
Hugo Loustau: K♦10♦

Dabkowski’s walking sticks emerged victorious on the Q♥2♦6♣9♦6♥ board; he more or ess swapped stacks with Loustau.

Mateusz Dabkowski: 2,975,000
Hugo Loustau: 1,525,000

The remaining 11 players are now on the second 20-minute break of the day. Below are the current chip counts.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	9,600,000	64
2	Julian Selinger	Austria	8,100,000	54
3	David Marfil	Spain	7,200,000	48
4	Fehim Hajdari	Denmark	6,000,000	40
5	Kai Lehto	Finland	4,300,000	29
6	Roy Van Der Reijnsst	Netherlands	3,100,000	21
7	Hugo Loustau	France	3,100,000	21
8	Feras Abid	Finland	2,900,000	19
9	Lasse Hansen	Norway	1,600,000	11
10	Mateusz Dabkowski	Poland	1,500,000	10
11	Valentin Imperatore	France	1,200,000	8

Hugo Loustau made it 250,000 from the Lo-jack and was faced with a 1,085,000 shove from Sampo Ryynanen (Hi-jack). Loustau made the call swiftly.

Sampo Ryynanen: A♠Q♥
Hugo Loustau: A♣J♦

Ryynanen was looking good for a full double-up, but poker can ge a cruel game at times. It was Loustau who took a commanding lead on the K♦2♣J♠ flop, and Ryynanen didn’t catch up on the 3♦5♣ runout. The competent Ryynanen received €9,800 for finishing twelfth.

Hugo Loustau: 3,250,000
Sampo Ryynanen: 0

Big-stacked Egidijus Matonis opened to 240,000 from the Lo-jack. Seated in the Big Blind, Mateusz Dabkowski was the sole caller.

Both players checked the 4♥10♣K♠ flop before Dabkowski check-called 400,000 from Matonis on the Q♥ turn. It was Dabkowski who took the aggressive action on the 9♦ river, and Matonis made the call.

Dabkowski tabled Q♠J♠ for the straight, and Matonis acknowledged the winning hand.

Egidijus Matonis: 8,400,000
Maeusz Dabkowski: 2,700,000

Fehim Hajdari opened to 210,000 from the Hi-jack before Mateusz Dabkowski made it 650,000 from the Cut-off. The action would get even hotter and heavier, as Jussi Julkunen moved all in for 900,000 on the Button. Hajdari surrendered before Dabkowski made the call.

Jussi Julkunen: 10♠10♦
Mateusz Dabkowski: A♠7♣

Julkunen was still in the lead on the 6♥2♠Q♦, but Dabkowski took a commanding lead on the A♥ turn. Dabkowski improved to two pairs on the 7♥ river for good measure, and that resulted in Julkunen going out in thirteenth place for €9,800.

Mateusz Dabkowski: 4,800,000
Jussi Julkunen: 0

Action folded to Kai Lehto, who min-raised to 200,000 from the Hi-jack. Seated on the Button, Tomi Hietala re-raised all in for 1,600,000. Having his opponent covered by the smallest of margins, Lehto made the call.

Tomi Hietala: A♥Q♦
Kai Lehto: K♠K♣

Hietala didn’t manage to crack the Cowboys of Lehto on the 8♥4♠4♦J♦8♠ board, and his impressive tournament run came to an end in fourteenth place, a feat for which he was awarded €9,800.

Hand borrowed from PokerNews/Frank Visser.

Kai Lehto: 3,500,000
Tomi Hietala: 0

Action folded to Timmy Anker, who open-shoved 1,300,000 from the Cut-off. Seated in the Big Blind, Mateusz Dabkowski made the call without hesitation.

Timmy Anker: A♦7♦
Mateusz Dabkowski: K♦K♣

Anker received additional outs on the 7♣Q♥6♠ flop, but he didn’t get any additional help on the 6♦3♦ runout. He was eliminated in fifteenth place for €9,800, while Dabkowski added important chips to his stack.

Hand borrowed from PokerNews/Frank Visser.

Mateusz Dabkowski: 3,500,000
Timmy Anker: 0

Big-stacked Egidijus Matonis opened to 225,000 from the Lo-jack. Action eventually came to Anton Makejev in the Big Blind, who moved all in for 700,000. Matonis had an easy decision on his hands; he made the call.

Anton Makejev: 9♥9♦
Egidijus Matonis: Q♥Q♦

Quite unfortunate for Makejev, and just as the last time Matonis had queens, his hand was good once again, as the board this time spelled out 7♣7♥A♦A♥3♦. For finishing in sixteenth place, Makejev was awarded €7,980.

Hand borrowed from PokerNews/Frank Visser.

Egidijus Matonis: 6,700,000
Anton Makejev: 0

Short-stacked Ignacio Garrido open-shoved 665,000 on the Button. Seated in the Small Blind, Egidijus Matonis made the call, having his opponent well covered.

Ignacio Garrido: K♣6♥
Egidijus Matonis: A♥6♦

Matonis had his opponent dominated, and the 3♠2♦5♣9♥J♣ board didn’t feature any nasty surprises. As such, Garrido was eliminated in seventeenth place for €7,980, and the tournament is now down to 16 players, i.e., two tables.

Hand borrowed from PokerNews and Frank Visser.

Egidijus Matonis: 5,900,000
Ignacio Garrido: 0

Kristjan-Jaan Kosk has been eliminated from the €1,500 Main Event in brutal fashion. The hand could be seen live, as it was on the TV-table.

Lithuania’s Egidijus Matonis min-raised to 160,000 UTG, and was soon faced with a 400,000 three-bet from Kosk (Hi-jack). Matonis responded by moving all in for 2,800,000; Kosk, who’s fairly new to the live poker scene, considered his options for roughly one minute before making the call, being the player at risk with 1,800,000.

Egidijus Matonis: Q♥Q♦
Kristjan-Jaan Kosk: K♦K♣

Kosk was way ahead, but Matonis improved to a set on the 3♦9♥Q♣ flop to take a commanding lead. Just to seal the deal, the Lithuanian improved to quads on the Q♠ turn. After a ceremonial J♥ river, it was declared that Kosk was eliminated in eighteenth place for €7,980.

Egidijus Matonis: 4,700,000
Kristjan-Jaan Kosk: 0

Action folded to David Marfil, who open-shoved for around 5,000,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Martin Studzinski utilized his 1,200,000 stack to make the call for his tournament life.

David Marfil: J♣9♣
Martin Studzinski: A♥10♥

Studzinski was ahead, and he maintained his lead on the 8♣4♦Q♠ flop. Status quo on the 5♦ turn, but the asonishing J♦ saw Marfil securing the pot, sending Studzinski home in twentieth place for €7,980.

Momens later, Sander Östlyngen was eliminated in nineteenth place for the same amount of dough.

David Marfil: 6,100,000
Sander Östlyngen: 0
Martin Studzinski: 0

After some back-and-forth pre-flop, David Marfil (Cut-off) and Lasse Hansen (Button) got the chips in the middle. Hansen was the player at risk, playing 1,485,000.

David Marfil: Q♥Q♦
Lasse Hansen: A♠A♣

Hansen doubled up as the board spelled out 4♣4♦5♠J♣5♣.

David Marfil: 4,600,000
Lasse Hansen: 3,170,000

Seated on th Button, Luka Sorainen min-raised to 160,000. Valentin Imperatore decided to defend his Big Blind.

Action went check-check on the 7♠8♣3♣ flop. Imperatore then fancied a 140,000 bet on the Q♥ turn, and was faced with a 400,000 raise from Sorainen. Imperatore made the call, and the dealer revealed the 8♥ river. Imperatore bet 160,000, and after some consideration, Sorainen made the call.

Imperatore tabled Q♣6♠, and Sorainen acknowledged the winning hand. Left with 500,000, Sorainen soon got his stack in the middle pre-flop, and was up against Imperatore once again.

Luka Sorainen: A♥A♠
Valentin Imperatore: A♣9♣

Sorainen was in good shape, but the 3♣4♣3♦ flop was quite scary. Sorainen maintained his lead on the J♥ turn, but the brutal 2♣ river ultimately ended the prominent Finnish player’s tournament life. Imperatore claimed the pot, while Sorainen bid farewell in twenty-first place for €7,980.

Hand borrowed from PokerNews and Frank Visser.

Valentin Imperatore: 5,500,000
Luka Sorainen: 0

Action folded to Kristjan Aru, who open-shoved 720,000 from the Small Blind. Seated in the Big Blind, Mateuszz Dabkowski snap-called.

Kristjan Aru: 5♥4♦
Mateusz Dabkowski: A♣7♠

Dabkowski improved to a straight on the 2♥J♠8♠10♠9♣ to eliminated Aru in twenty-second place for €7,890.

Thanks to PokerNews and Frank Visser for covering the hand and letting poker.pro write it up from the PokerNews live blog, while poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén was in the commentator’s booth.

Mateusz Dabkowski: 1,550,000
Kristjan Aru: 0

The sole Swede left in the field, Johan Karlsson, made it 500,000 from the Lo-jack, leaving himself with 300,000 behind. Seated in the Cut-off, Anton Makejev forced his opponent all in for the 800,000 in total, and Karlsson snap-called.

Anton Makejev: A♣Q♣
Johan Karlsson: 5♠5♣

It was a classic coin flip confrontation, but Karlsson didn’t fancy the A♥A♦7♣ flop. The 6♣6♦ runout sealed the deal in Makejev’s favor, and Karlsson bid farewell in twenty-fourth place for €7,980.

Anton Makejev: 2,175,000
Johan Karlsson: 0

David Marfil opened to 125,000 from the Lo-jack before Rasmus Lundström made it 500,000 from the Cut-off, leaving himself with 10,000 behind. When the decision was back on Marfil, he forced lundström all in, and Lundström made the call.

David Marfil: J♠J♥
Rasmus Lundström: A♣10♣

Lundström didn’t receive an ace or any other help on the 2♥5♠Q♠9♥7♦, and he became the first casualty of Day 3.

David Marfil: 4,700,000
Rasmus Lundström: 0

Seated in the Lo-jack, Hugo Loustau open-shoved 860,000. David Marfil made the call from the Big Blind.

Hugo Loustau: A♣Q♦
David Marfil: A♦9♣

The 5♦Q♥3♦10♥7♥ board featured zero nasty surprises for Loustau, and he received a full double-up.

David Marfil: 3,650,000
Hugo Loustau: 1,810,000

After taking an early blow, Rasmus Lundström was down to 245,000. After an opening from Martin Studzinski to 120,000 (Cut-off), Lundström raised to 240,000. Studzinski made the call.

“Is that all you have left?” Studzinski confirmed Lundström didn’t have any more behind, before forcing him all in on the 6♣J♠5♥ flop. Lundström made the call.

Martin Studzinski: Q♠4♠
Rasmus Lundström: A♣6♠

The board completed with 5♦K♥, and Lundström secured a full double-up.

Martin Studzinski: 2,860,000
Rasmus Lundström: 640,000

Through the embedded player above, you can watch the featured table. It will go live 12:30.

It’s the penultimate day of the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn (that’s bittersweet), and Day 3 of Ring Event #5: €1,500 Main Event is arguably the star of today’s show. While the players have taken their seats, the live reporting will follow the 30-minute delay.

Also, this poker.pro live reporter will join Jason Glatzer in the commentary booth from the get-go. In other words, expect the first written live update in about one hour from now.

Action folded to Guillermo “GGordo” Gordo, who open-shoved 610,000 on the Button. Seated in the Big Blind, Julian Selinger made the call from the Big Blind.

Gulliermo Gordo: J♠10♠
Julian Selinger: A♠9♥

As the board spelled out K♥7♥A♦4♥4♣, Gordo’s jack-high was rendered useless. He was eliminated in twenty-fifth place for €6,620, and the remaining 24 players are now bagging their chips; they’ve all made Day 3 of Ring Event #5: €1,500 Main Event.

That wraps up today’s live coverage, but stay tuned for the chip counts, which will be uploaded shortly. Tomorrow, the blog will go live when Day 3 commences at 12:00; see you all then.

Luka Sorainen opened to 100,000 UTG and was faced with a 250,000 three-bet from Kristjan-Jaan Kosk (Big Blind). Sorainen made the call.

Sorainen called 175,000 from Kosk on the 4♦8♥8♦ flop, and another 350,000 on the K♥ turn. The river was the 6♠, and Kosk almost instantly moved all in for 610,000. This sent Sorainen deep into the tank; after two minutes’ worth of consideration, he decided to let his hand go.

Kosk exhaled loudly as he tabled A♥J♥. Fun fact: Kosk is the brother of Ermo Kosk, a seven-time Estonian champion.

Kristjan-Jaan Kosk: 2,450,000
Luka Sorainen: 865,000

Timmy Anker opened to 80,000 from UTG+1. Sampo Ryynanen (Cut-off) and Kristjan-Jaan Kosk (Button) both made the call before Luka Sorainen decided to move all in for 925,000 from the Small Blind. Anker made the call before the remaining competition got out of the way.

Luka Sorainen: 10♦10♥
Timmy Anker: A♣Q♦

Anker took a very firm lead on the 8♦3♦A♦ flop. Status quo on the 3♠ turn, but Sorainen hit the 10♠ to completely flip the script. He doubled up with a full house, and with a stack like this, he’s a very dangerous opponent.

Timmy Anker: 2,700,000
Luka Sorainen: 2,100,000

Below is an updated list of all eliminations so far.

Position	Player	Country	Prize
34	Jussi Mattila	Finland	€5,610
35	Aliaksandr Shylko	Belarus	€5,610
36	Ben Gur	Israel	€5,610
37	Adem Can	France	€5,610
38	Dmitri Dudakov	Estonia	€5,610
39	Patrick Pedersen	Norway	€5,610
40	Andrejs Stenickins	Latvia	€4,840
41	Elias Suhonen	Finland	€4,840
42	Vilde Ekren	Norway	€4,840
43	Mikko Ylamäki	Finland	€4,840
44	Daniel Clifford	Sweden	€4,840
45	Teemu Toikkanen	Finland	€4,840
46	Martin Keskkula	Estonia	€4,840
47	Peter Kvisthammar	Sweden	€4,840
48	Baptiste Caim	France	€4,260
49	Carina Wald	Sweden	€4,260
50	Viktor Tanasiuk	Ukraine	€4,260
51	Josep Mercade	Spain	€4,260
52	Rasmus Nielsen	Denmark	€4,260
53	Sylvain Vasseur	France	€4,260
54	Janne Nevalainen	Finland	€4,260
55	Lihacovs Romans	Latvia	€4,260
56	Kristian Lilliedal	Norway	€3,830
57	Deividas Butnoras	Estonia	€3,830
58	Timo Ruuska	Finland	€3,830
59	Andres Loiv	Estonia	€3,830
60	Tor Sandström	Sweden	€3,830
61	Simone Fumagalli	Italy	€3,830
62	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	€3,830
63	Krisjanis Balodis	Latvia	€3,830
64	Kimmo Kurko	Finland	€3,520
65	Toms Stipnieks	Latvia	€3,520
66	Vesa Kehusmaa	Finland	€3,520
67	Thomas Jakobsen	Norway	€3,520
68	Mathias Siljander	Finland	€3,520
69	Andzej Zinkevic	Lithuania	€3,520
70	Öyvind Sundseth	Norway	€3,520
71	Laurynas Vaitkevicius	Lithuania	€3,520
72	Adomas Juozapavicius	Lithuania	€3,310
73	David Docherty	United Kingdom	€3,310
74	Christian Steinbo	Norway	€3,310
75	Vladimiras Meckovskis	Lithuania	€3,310
76	Guillermo Ceballos	Finland	€3,310
77	Tommi Savioja	Finland	€3,310
78	Luis Bonetto	Argentina	€3,310
79	Lauri Laast	Estonia	€3,310
80	Samuel Aadnöy	Norway	€3,170
81	Jarmo Salonen	Finland	€3,170
82	Juan Duenas	Spain	€3,170
83	Diego De Martino	Italy	€3,170
84	Edgars Augstkalns	Latvia	€3,170
85	Chaofei Wang	China	€3,170
86	Audrius Daugvilavicius	Lithuania	€3,170
87	Piotr Sztenkiel	Poland	€3,170
88	Linda Lahdenpaa	Finland	€3,000
89	Alberts Cevers	Latvia	€3,000
90	Nauris Jansons	Latvia	€3,000
91	Henri Schalin	Finland	€3,000
92	Athanasios Kostouros	Greece	€3,000
93	Mairo Tori	Estonia	€3,000
94	Jani Johannes	Finland	€3,000
95	Ismael Dominguez	Estonia	€3,000
96	Herli Olop	Estonia	€3,000
97	Sandris Mukans	Latvia	€3,000
98	Robertas Visockas	Latvia	€3,000
99	Kestutis Jungevicius	Lithuania	€3,000
100	Yevhen Roshchebak	Ukraine	€3,000
101	Ali Kabiri	Sweden	€3,000
102	Henri Wagner	Finland	€3,000
103	Mario Colavita	Italy	€3,000
104	Sami Säämänen	Finland	€3,000
105	Erkki Falkstedt	Finland	€3,000
106	Martins Mellens	Latvia	€3,000
107	Andre Magi	Estonia	€3,000
108	Kristoffer Winterstein	Sweden	€3,000
109	Mantas Bagocius	Lithuania	€3,000
110	Raivis Pucurs	Latvia	€3,000
111	Valdis Muiznieks	Latvia	€3,000
112	Rapolas Bielskis	Lithuania	€3,000
113	Tarmo Tammel	Estonia	€3,000
114	Jonatan Javanainen	Finland	€3,000
115	Morten Norland	Norway	€3,000
116	Andreas Brendholdt	Denmark	€3,000
117	Erik Söderholm	Sweden	€3,000
118	Martins Sulte	Latvia	€3,000
119	Dmitrijs Skibjuks	Latvia	€3,000
120	Edgaras Gendvilis	Lithuania	€3,000
121	Anastasios Kiorpanagiotis	Sweden	€3,000
122	Ermo Kosk	Estonia	€3,000
123	Charly Journot	France	€3,000
124	Ishak Noyan	Sweden	€3,000
125	Casimir Seire	Finland	€3,000
126	Espen Ringstad	Norway	€3,000
127	Rauno Kiviloo	Estonia	€3,000
128	Seppo Parkkinen	Finland	€3,000
129	Victor Amat	Spain	€3,000
130	Kristian Heilmann	Finland	€3,000
131	Mikko Saarremaa	Finland	€3,000
132	Abraham Uittenbogaard	Netherlands	€3,000
133	Juuso Oksanen	Finland	€3,000
134	Konstantin Faerber	Germany	€3,000
135	Hampus Grönström	Sweden	€3,000
136	Martin Piik	Estonia	€3,000
137	Thor Morstol	Norway	€3,000
138	Ailo Hegge	Norway	€3,000
139	Jon Persent	Norway	€3,000
140	Xoan Miguez	Spain	€3,000
141	Thomas Haverstad	Norway	€3,000
142	Niko Koop	Germany	€3,000
143	Tarjei Forus	Norway	€3,000
144	Angel Rodriguez	Estonia	€3,000
145	Benny Hagberg	Sweden	€3,000
146	Federico Dos Santos	Brazil	€3,000
147	Mark Harmening	Germany	€3,000

Egidijus Matonis opened to 80,000 UTG, then called a 190,000 three-bet from Feras Abid (Hi-jack).

After an initial check from Matonis, Abid stayed on the aggressive path with a 120,000 bet on the 8♠7♥4♣ flop. Matonis then completed a check-raise move to 310,000, and Abid made the call.

Both players checked the Q♥ turn. On the 2♦ river, Matonis bet 150,000, and Abid called within seconds.

Matonis tabled 10♦10♣, and Abid couldn’t beat it.

Egidijus Matonis: 2,200,000
Feras Abid: 825,000

Patrick Pedersen made it 230,000 UTG, leaving himself with a mere 30,000 behind. Seated in the Lo-jack, Rasmus Lundström clicked it to 410,000. Action eventually came back to Pedersen.

“If I fold now, I might get the payjump,” Pedersen revealed his plan. He rose from his chair in an attempt to get an overview of the action at the other tables, but the dealer did an insinuating cough; the table shared a laugh. “Okay,” Pdersen broke, and made the call.

Rasmus Lundström: A♥K♠
Patrick Pedersen: Q♥10♦

“Come on, dealer, the best dealer in the world,” Pedersen requested a win; again, the table enjoyed Pedersen’s demeanor. Pedersen didn’t beat Big Slick on the J♦4♥2♥3♥4♠ board, but, much to his pleasure, Andrejs Stenickins had busted seconds before at an outer table for €4,840. “Get in there!” Pedersen celebrated as he realized he had made the €5,610 payout. The remaining players at the table started laughing again while Pedersen exited the tournament area.

Rasmus Lundström: 910,000
Patrick Pedersen: 0

The remaining 40 players are just now resuming play after the third 20-minute break of the day. Below are the current 10 biggest stacks.

Position	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Johan Karlsson	Sweden	3,860,000	97
2	Timmy Anker	Denmark	3,800,000	95
3	Julian Selinger	Austria	2,900,000	73
4	Martin Studzinski	Norway	2,800,000	70
5	Valentin Imperatore	France	2,400,000	60
6	Sampo Ryynänen	Finland	2,200,000	55
7	Jussi Julkunen	Finland	2,000,000	50
8	David Marfil	Spain	1,900,000	48
9	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	1,800,000	45
10	Hugo Loustau	France	1,700,000	43

There are many competent players left in the field. Below are the 10 most prominent players, judging by The Hendon Mob.

Player	Country	Total Live Earnings (THM)	Best Live Cash (THM)
Aliaksandr Shylko	Belarus	$5,884,569	$3,121,839 (Winner of the $25,000 NLH Championship during the 2023 PokerStars Carribean Adventure)
Sampo Ryynanen	Finland	$1,725,559	€126,300 (Second-place finish in the €10,300 PLO during the 2017 PokerStars Championship Presented by Monte Carlo Casino)
Hu Lulei	China	$1,642,356	€381,350 (Winner of the €590 Main Event during the 2025 Euro Poker Millions Rozvadov)
Kai Lehto	Finland	$1,393,783	€204,500 (Second-place finish in the €10,300 NLH during the 2018 EPT Barcelona)
Guillermo “GGordo “Gordo	Spain	$924,861	€238,700 (Third-place finish in the €2,200 FPS High Roller during the 2024 EPT Paris)
Elias Suhonen	Finland	$888,710	€134,526 (Second-place finish in the €5,000 High Roller during he 2025 Irish Poker Open)
Jussi Mattila	Finland	$876,917	€247,978 (Second-place finish in the €1,100 National during the 2019 EPT Prague)
Luka Sorainen	Finland	$757,381	€51,800 (Twentieth-place finish in the €5,300 Main Event during the 2024 EPT Barcelona)
Sander Östlyngen	Norway	$741,530	€463,850 (Winner of the €2,200 High Roller during the 2022 EPT Prague)
Fehim Hajdari	Denmark	$706,282	$178,045 (Third-place finish in the $1,600 NLH Mid-Stakes Poker Tour during the 2022 Venetian Deepstack Championship Series Las Vegas)

Martin Keskkula open-shoved 115,000 from the Lo-jack, and got called by Julian Selinger on the Button.

Martin Keskkula: A♦2♥
Julian Selinger: A♥9♥

As both players improved to a pair on the 9♣2♣Q♦ flop, Keskkula rose from his chair and reached for his backpack on the floor. He froze when the dealer revealed the 2♠ turn; the players at the table shared a laugh as the board completed with the K♠ river, and Keskkula sat back down.

Julian Selinger: 1,900,000
Martin Keskkula: 305,000

Action folded to Teemu Toikkanen, who open-shoved 260,000 on the Button. Seated in the Big Blind, Daniel Clifford made the call, having Toikkanen covered by the smallest of margins.

Teemu Toikkanen: K♥10♥
Daniel Clifford: K♣J♠

Clifford had Toikkanen dominated, and the 3♠5♦Q♣ didn’t give Toikkanen much hope. Little did Clifford know he was in for a wild goose chase, though, as the board completed with A♦J♣. With a runner-runner straight, Toikkanen claimed the pot to leave Clifford in dire straits.

Teemu Toikkanen: 565,000
Daniel Clifford: 60,000

Rasmus Lundström opened to 50,000 UTG. Seated in the Big Blind, Feras Abid was the sole caller.

Abid check-called another 50,000 from Lundström on the 8♥3♣10♣ flop. He checked again on the J♣ turn, and was then faced with a 115,000 bet from Lundström. After spending two minutes in the tank, Abid made the call.

The river was the K♣, and Abid checked again. After perhaps 30 seconds’ worth of consideration, Lundström bet 400,000, effectively putting his opponent all in for 375,000. Abid sighed and spent another two minutes in the tank before making the call for his tournament life.

Rasmus Lundström: 5♠4♠
Feras Abid: 8♣7♦

The bluff from Lundström didn’t go through, and he lost the majority of his stack to Abid.

Feras Abid: 1,220,000
Rasmus Lundström: 290,000

Below is the updated list of results from the €1,500 Main Event.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
54	Janne Nevalainen	Finland	€4,260
55	Lihacovs Romans	Latvia	€4,260
56	Kristian Lilliedal	Norway	€3,830
57	Deividas Butnoras	Estonia	€3,830
58	Timo Ruuska	Finland	€3,830
59	Andres Loiv	Estonia	€3,830
60	Tor Sandström	Sweden	€3,830
61	Simone Fumagalli	Italy	€3,830
62	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	€3,830
63	Krisjanis Balodis	Latvia	€3,830
64	Kimmo Kurko	Finland	€3,520
65	Toms Stipnieks	Latvia	€3,520
66	Vesa Kehusmaa	Finland	€3,520
67	Thomas Jakobsen	Norway	€3,520
68	Mathias Siljander	Finland	€3,520
69	Andzej Zinkevic	Lithuania	€3,520
70	Öyvind Sundseth	Norway	€3,520
71	Laurynas Vaitkevicius	Lithuania	€3,520
72	Adomas Juozapavicius	Lithuania	€3,310
73	David Docherty	United Kingdom	€3,310
74	Christian Steinbo	Norway	€3,310
75	Vladimiras Meckovskis	Lithuania	€3,310
76	Guillermo Ceballos	Finland	€3,310
77	Tommi Savioja	Finland	€3,310
78	Luis Bonetto	Argentina	€3,310
79	Lauri Laast	Estonia	€3,310
80	Samuel Aadnöy	Norway	€3,170
81	Jarmo Salonen	Finland	€3,170
82	Juan Duenas	Spain	€3,170
83	Diego De Martino	Italy	€3,170
84	Edgars Augstkalns	Latvia	€3,170
85	Chaofei Wang	China	€3,170
86	Audrius Daugvilavicius	Lithuania	€3,170
87	Piotr Sztenkiel	Poland	€3,170
88	Linda Lahdenpaa	Finland	€3,000
89	Alberts Cevers	Latvia	€3,000
90	Nauris Jansons	Latvia	€3,000
91	Henri Schalin	Finland	€3,000
92	Athanasios Kostouros	Greece	€3,000
93	Mairo Tori	Estonia	€3,000
94	Jani Johannes	Finland	€3,000
95	Ismael Dominguez	Estonia	€3,000
96	Herli Olop	Estonia	€3,000
97	Sandris Mukans	Latvia	€3,000
98	Robertas Visockas	Latvia	€3,000
99	Kestutis Jungevicius	Lithuania	€3,000
100	Yevhen Roshchebak	Ukraine	€3,000
101	Ali Kabiri	Sweden	€3,000
102	Henri Wagner	Finland	€3,000
103	Mario Colavita	Italy	€3,000
104	Sami Säämänen	Finland	€3,000
105	Erkki Falkstedt	Finland	€3,000
106	Martins Mellens	Latvia	€3,000
107	Andre Magi	Estonia	€3,000
108	Kristoffer Winterstein	Sweden	€3,000
109	Mantas Bagocius	Lithuania	€3,000
110	Raivis Pucurs	Latvia	€3,000
111	Valdis Muiznieks	Latvia	€3,000
112	Rapolas Bielskis	Lithuania	€3,000
113	Tarmo Tammel	Estonia	€3,000
114	Jonatan Javanainen	Finland	€3,000
115	Morten Norland	Norway	€3,000
116	Andreas Brendholdt	Denmark	€3,000
117	Erik Söderholm	Sweden	€3,000
118	Martins Sulte	Latvia	€3,000
119	Dmitrijs Skibjuks	Latvia	€3,000
120	Edgaras Gendvilis	Lithuania	€3,000
121	Anastasios Kiorpanagiotis	Sweden	€3,000
122	Ermo Kosk	Estonia	€3,000
123	Charly Journot	France	€3,000
124	Ishak Noyan	Sweden	€3,000
125	Casimir Seire	Finland	€3,000
126	Espen Ringstad	Norway	€3,000
127	Rauno Kiviloo	Estonia	€3,000
128	Seppo Parkkinen	Finland	€3,000
129	Victor Amat	Spain	€3,000
130	Kristian Heilmann	Finland	€3,000
131	Mikko Saarremaa	Finland	€3,000
132	Abraham Uittenbogaard	Netherlands	€3,000
133	Juuso Oksanen	Finland	€3,000
134	Konstantin Faerber	Germany	€3,000
135	Hampus Grönström	Sweden	€3,000
136	Martin Piik	Estonia	€3,000
137	Thor Morstol	Norway	€3,000
138	Ailo Hegge	Norway	€3,000
139	Jon Persent	Norway	€3,000
140	Xoan Miguez	Spain	€3,000
141	Thomas Haverstad	Norway	€3,000
142	Niko Koop	Germany	€3,000
143	Tarjei Forus	Norway	€3,000
144	Angel Rodriguez	Estonia	€3,000
145	Benny Hagberg	Sweden	€3,000
146	Federico Dos Santos	Brazil	€3,000
147	Mark Harmening	Germany	€3,000

Action folded to Aliaksandr Shylko, who min-raised to 50,000 on the Button. Seated in the Big Blind, Dmitri Dudakov made it 400,000 to force Shylko all in for 370,000. Shylko made the call as fast as humanly possible.

Dmitri Dudakov: K♥J♣
Aliaksandr Shylko: A♦Q♦

Shylko maintained his lead on the 4♥8♣3♦ flop, extended it on the Q♠ turn, and then improved to trips for good measure on the Q♥. “Ace-queen is good today,” Shylko said, referring to his earlier double-up with the same hand.

Aliaksandr Shylko: 780,000
Dmitri Dudakov: 210,000

The players are just returning after the second 20-minute break of the day. Below are the 10 biggest stacks.