It was a packed penultimate day at the 2026 OlyBet Kings of Tallinn on Saturday at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park. Nine champions were crowned as the €1 million guaranteed Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event battled down to the final 16 players from 1,033 entries.
Spain’s Guillermo “GGordo” Gordo, who calls Estonia home, leads the way with €7,750 locked up and a massive €169,500 up top for Sunday’s winner. Remarkably, three members of the same OlyBet Team Challenge squad remain in contention. Israel’s Tal Barasofsky, Shaul Weinstein, and short-stacked Lev Margolin. Poker streamer and mixed-game enthusiast Scott “Pokerbrahs” Kenyon was first to flag this twist. The team sits low on points now, but deep runs could shake up the leaderboard.
Catch the live stream resuming at 12:30 p.m. on a 30-minute delay via OlyBet Poker social channels and the PokerProWorld YouTube channel until a winner emerges.
Beyond the Main Event, nine more side event winners were crowned Saturday. Spain’s Aitor Rabal took down the €200 NLH Deep Stack Progressive Bounty for €3,290 plus bounties, while Sweden’s Lawend Himmo won the two-day €1,100 Deep Stack Progressive Bounty for €10,480 plus bounties. Finland’s Jari Mähönen claimed the €555 PL Sviten Championship for €12,020, and Jani Forsten topped the €350 PLO4 Hi-Lo / PLO5 Hi-Lo for €7,270.
Sweden’s Stefan Olofsson conquered the €110 Spin&Gold Shootout for €2,094, as Finland’s Onni Huttunen and Miika Töyräs teamed up for the €555 NLH Valentine’s Special Tag Team Event, splitting €4,885 each. Finland’s Anton Niemelä denied former Kings of Tallinn Main Event champ and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Juha Helppi to win the €555 PLO4/PLO5 for €12,985, Netherlands’s Antoine Vranken took the €200 Five-card Mix (Sviten/PLO5/PL 5-card Triple Draw) for €3,700, and Sweden’s Sebastian Gode earned the €200 NLH Turbo title for €6,105.
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The Stage is Set for a Raffling Main Event Conclusion
After a 12-hour marathon session, Day 3 of the €1 million guaranteed 2026 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event reached its conclusion on Saturday. The remaining 16 players bagged their chips, and they will return at 12:00 on Sunday, February 15, to resume the fight for the €169,500 first-place payout, the coveted trophy, and, most importantly, the prestigious title.
What a tournament this has been so far; of course, it was to be expected. The 2026 Kings of Tallinn has lived up to its expectations, and it has once again proven why it’s the biggest live poker festival in Northern Europe. The Main Event was always destined to be the flagship tournament, and with a €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, the massive turnout was no surprise. After the first four levels of Day 2, when late registration closed, a whopping 1,033 entries were confirmed. Shaul Weinstein eventually eliminated Patrik Falk in one-hundred-thirty-sixth place, and the remaining competitors were then all guaranteed a €2,000 min-cash.
The knockout secured Weinstein the chip lead going into Day 3. The day kicked off with short stacks busting at a rapid pace. There were some recognizable names in the penultimate flight, including Finnish poker legend and former Kings of Tallinn champion Juha Helppi, inaugural Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion Ranno Sootla, French poker vlog creator Mathieu Choffardet, and Swedish poker guru Johan Storåkers, to name a few. Day 3 offered some staggering action with some very entertaining – and frankly astonishing – hands, especially on the live-streamed TV table.
It was eventually communicated that play would wrap up when 16 players remained, or at the end of Level 28. It would be the first scenario; French poker icon Mathieu Choffardet bid farewell in seventeenth place, and the remaining 16 players went to get some well-deserved rest before tomorrow’s finale.
The poker.pro live coverage will commence at Noon on Saturday, focusing on the outer table. All enthusiasts can follow the TV table on the live stream on a 30-minute delay at 12:30 p.m., with poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer and Andreas “Wiseguy” Höglund on comms. Choffardet, who was the last player on the rail on Sunday, is one of the planned guests, with many others hopping in throughout the day to provide their insight into the action.
Players will return with just 10 minutes remaining with blinds at 25,000/50,000 along with a 50,000 big blind ante before blinds increase every hour until a winner is crowned.
- Main Event recap prepared by poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlén.
2026 Kings of Tallinn Final Day Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guillermo Gordo | Spain | 3,915,000 | 78 |
| 2 |  Tal Barasofsky | Israel | 3,015,000 | 60 |
| 3 |  Habib Brahim | Sweden | 2,700,000 | 54 |
| 4 |  Petteri Laiho | Finland | 2,695,000 | 54 |
| 5 | Veli-Pekka Penttinen | Finland | 2,595,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Ville-Matti Keränen | Finland | 2,120,000 | 42 |
| 7 |  Paul Newey | England | 1,965,000 | 39 |
| 8 | Gary Fisher | England | 1,955,000 | 39 |
| 9 | Shaul Weinstein | Israel | 1,920,000 | 38 |
| 10 |  Athanasios Kostouros | Greece | 1,890,000 | 38 |
| 11 |  John Dwyer | Ireland | 1,540,000 | 31 |
| 12 | Miro Sankala | Finland | 1,310,000 | 26 |
| 13 |  Alexis Lucarini | France | 1,055,000 | 21 |
| 14 |  Girts Zarins | Latvia | 845,000 | 17 |
| 15 |  Christina Solli | Norway | 760,000 | 15 |
| 16 | Lev Margolin | Israel | 725,000 | 15 |
| Total | 31,005,000 | 620 | ||
| Average | 1,937,813 | 39 |
Busy 2026 Kings of Tallinn Schedule on Valentine’s Day (February 14)
Heartfelt farewells will be shared on an emotional final day at the 2026 Kings of Tallinn. The day will begin with both the final days of the €1,100 Main Event and the two-day €3,000 NLH at Noon on Sunday.
Players will also have three more last-chance events to earn a trophy and valuable OlyBet Team Challenge points, with two of them also beginning at Noon in the €200 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty and the €200 Open-face Chinese Pineapple. The final tournament action kicks off at 2 pm. with the €350 NLH Deep Stack Turbo.
Be sure to wish poker.pro Host Glenn Brown, a happy birthday. If you don’t catch him at Olympic Park Casino, head on down to the Player’s Party at 9 p.m. at the OlyBet Bar & Grill, where he will be celebrating with his poker family before heading back to the United Kingdom on Monday.
Thank you in advance to everyone who made the Kings of Tallinn a huge success, and enjoy the final day of action!
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | Event #38: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Day, €1,000,000 GUARANTEED! |
| 12:00 | Event #64: €3,000 NLH Final Day |
| 12:00 | Event #71: €200 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty, Button Round Each, €80 Progressive Bounties, 6-handed |
| 12:00 | Event #72: €200 Open-face Chinese Pineapple, 3-handed, Final 4 Play with One Sitting out |
| 14:00 | Event #73: €350 NLH DeepStack Turbo, Last Chance for Team Points! |
| 21:00 | Event #74: KINGS OF TALLINN 2026 PLAYER’S PARTY, OlyBet Bar & Grill, Tallinn Old City |
- Photos courtesy of Elena Kask / OlyBet Poker
- Article originally produced at poker.pro.
