Sankala Falls in 10th as the Final Table Is Set

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

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

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

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

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

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

2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

Place	Player	Chips
1	Veli-Pekka Penttinen	5,750,000
2	Christina Solli	5,270,000
3	Tal Barasofsky	4,450,000
4	Petteri Laiho	3,475,000
5	Athanasios Kostouros	3,225,000
6	Gary Fisher	2,975,000
7	Alexis Lucarini	2,250,000
8	Shaul Weinstein	1,975,000
9	Habib Brahim	1,625,000

2026 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Payouts