Sunday wrapped up the opening weekend of the 2026 Kings of Tallinn powered by OlyBet in grand fashion at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park. Five fresh champions emerged, topped by Latvia’s Kristaps Sipols, who bested Sweden’s Patrik Falk heads-up to claim the two-day €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup for €26,940. At this point in time, Latvia was two-for-two in multi-day events this festival after Latvia’s Jevgenijs Zotovs defeated a record-breaking field of 903 entries to win the two-day €200 NLH Mini Main Event for €25,570 on Saturday.
Latvia snagged Sunday’s marquee title late in the evening, but Finland owned the early action with the first three Sunday trophies heading north. Like Sipols, Henri Antikainen will also have a day to remember as he scooped more than half the prize pool in the two-day €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Deepstack Mystery Bounty for €22,100 thanks to a massive €15,500 in bounties.
Finland’s Anne Bezdek followed suit soon after. A regular at Olympic Park Casino and OlyBet Baltic stops, she captured the schedule’s first women-only event, the €250 NLH Queens for €3,540, with the €555 NLH Queens on Wednesday, with team points for the OlyBet Team Challenge.
Mixed games delivered next as another Finn, Niko Heikkinen, topped the Netherlands’ Tobias Napel in the €350 TORSE for €6,570. Norway’s Espen Hagen closed out the day with the €350 Dealers Choice Hi Only trophy worth €6,310.
Day 2 of the three-day €555 NLH Championship looms large after 423 entries built a €196,695 prize pool and counting. Late registration stays open through the first four 40-minute levels until around 3:15 p.m., giving stragglers from the 163 Day 1 survivors an ample chance to dive in.
The poker.pro live reporting team zeroes in on this flagship Monday post-bubble with the live stream firing up on OlyBet socials and PokerProWorld YouTube on Tuesday’s final day. Likes and subs fuel the coverage.
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Kristaps Sipols Wins €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup
The €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup was bustling with action early in the day, with another 131 entries getting in the mix during the first three blind levels of the second and final day to bring the final tally to 519 entries for a €149,628 prize pool with the top 63 players earning at least a €700 min-cash for double the buy-in.
The event, which was live-reported at poker.pro, was an international affair as evidenced by the final six players all from different countries after Lithuania’s Albert Ostrovskij ended his deep run in seventh place for €4,300.
A deal was agreed between Latvia’s Kristaps Sipols and Sweden’s Patrik Falk, leaving €5,000 and the trophy to play for after Romania’s Ionel Serbu exited on the podium in third place for €12,920. It was a back-and-forth affair with Sipols padding his chip lead before coughing it up to Falk. Sipols came charging back to regain the lead before jamming sevens from the button. Falk called with his ducks, and Sipols was declared the champion along with the €26,940 top prize after no miracle came on the board for Falk, who collected a healthy €20,720 for his efforts.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kristaps Sipols | Latvia | €26,940 |
| 2 |  Patrik Falk | Sweden | €20,720 |
| 3 |  Ionel Serbu | Romania | €12,920 |
| 4 |  Mairo Tori | Estonia | €9,300 |
| 5 |  Kristian Hagevik | Norway | €6,810 |
| 6 |  Paulius Gaidulevicius | Lithuania | €5,350 |
| 7 | Albert Ostrovskij | Lithuania | €4,300 |
| 8 | Sebastian Hjärtberg | Sweden | €3,630 |
| 9 | Urmo Velvelt | Estonia | €3,028 |
| 10 | Vegard Nygaard | Norway | €2,610 |
| 11 |  Omer Shalhin | Israel | €2,610 |
| 12 |  Sami Peisanen | Finland | €2,200 |
| 13 | Shadi Jamil | Finland | €2,200 |
| 14 | Miika Töyräs | Finland | €1,850 |
| 15 | Samuli Hietala | Finland | €1,850 |
| 16 |  Baptiste Caim | France | € 1,560 |
| 17 | Daniel Lakka | Finland | € 1,560 |
| 18 | Sergejs Piratovs | Latvia | €1,340 |
| 19 | Siim Siimson | Estonia | €1,340 |
| 20 | Madis Ormisson | Estonia | €1,340 |
| 21 |  Sebastian Von Toperczer | Germany | €1,190 |
| 22 | Vidar Assersen | Norway | €1,190 |
| 23 | Arasch Mirzai | Sweden | €1,190 |
| 24 |  Thuy Dao | Vietnam | €1,060 |
| 25 | Gatis Popovs | Latvia | €1,060 |
| 26 | Rohan Oberoi | Sweden | €1,060 |
| 27 | Dennis Zetterman | Sweden | €1,060 |
| 28 | Krisjanis Stankevics | Latvia | €950 |
| 29 | Kauno Jäppinen | Finland | €950 |
| 30 | Jussi Julkunen | Finland | €950 |
| 31 | Leo Pietilä | Finland | €950 |
| 32 | Jarkko Suokas | Finland | €850 |
| 33 |  Adam Milewski | Poland | €850 |
| 34 | Rasmus Lundström | Finland | €850 |
| 35 | Mikko Ylämäki | Finland | €850 |
| 36 | Kari Martikainen | Finland | €850 |
| 37 | Rokas Šermukšnis | Lithuania | €850 |
| 38 | Semi Rantanen | Finland | €850 |
| 39 | Maksim Paponov | Estonia | €850 |
| 40 | Sandra Lundin | Sweden | €760 |
| 41 | Martin Mänd | Estonia | €760 |
| 42 | Simon Hassan | Sweden | €760 |
| 43 | Jere Hedman | Finland | €760 |
| 44 | Robert Kallikorm | Estonia | €760 |
| 45 | Jan Risberg | Sweden | €760 |
| 46 | Matias Knaapinen | Finland | €760 |
| 47 | Torben Beltz | Germany | €760 |
| 48 | Daniel Kannerstedt | Sweden | €760 |
| 49 | Karita Koppinen | Finland | €760 |
| 50 |  Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | €760 |
| 51 | Roman Jezov | Estonia | €760 |
| 52 | Vilius Zabarauskas | Lithuania | €760 |
| 53 | Audrius Navickas | Lithuania | €760 |
| 54 | Andre Mägi | Estonia | €760 |
| 55 | Laur Sibold | Estonia | €760 |
| 56 |  Nathan Ruell | Belgium | €760 |
| 57 |  Gonzalo Soriano | Spain | €760 |
| 58 |  Steinn Karlsson | Iceland | €760 |
| 59 | Daniel Vasser | Estonia | €760 |
| 60 | Urmo Linntam | Estonia | €760 |
| 61 | Algirdas Saveikis | Lithuania | €760 |
| 62 | Harry Nilsson | Sweden | €760 |
| 63 | Lars Tungel | Sweden | €760 |
Henri Antikainen Annihilates €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Deepstack Mystery Bounty
The two-day €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Deepstack Mystery Bounty attracted 45 entries on Saturday’s opening day to create €41,850 in prizes, including €22,500 in mystery bounties drawn on the final day.
The six Day 2 players returned in the money for at least a €1,350 min-cash, which was as far as Israel’s Shaul Weinstein achieved before Danila Slabov followed in fifth place for €1,750.
Kristaps Renga eliminated one of those players as he was next to go in fourth place for €5,300, including a €3,000 mystery bounty pull. As is the nature of a mystery bounty, it doesn’t always matter where you finish as a playe,r behind you could earn more. This was the case for Finland’s Viljami Salakari, who finished on the podium in third place for €3,100.
Latvia’s Marcis Zeltmatis earned a bounty already when he was facing off against Finland’s Henri Antikainen before losing his stack in second place for €8,250, including €4,000 from a mystery bounty envelope.
After the tournament concluded, the mystery bounties were pulled, with Antikainen having the most chances. He not only won the €6,600 top prize but also €15,500 in bounties, bringing his total to €22,100.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Bounty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Antikainen | Finland | €6,600 | €15,500 | €22,100 |
| 2 | Marcis Zeltmatis | Latvia | €4,250 | €4,000 | €8,250 |
| 3 | Viljami Salakari | Finland | €3,100 | €0 | €3,100 |
| 4 | Kristaps Renga | Latvia | €2,300 | €3,000 | €5,300 |
| 5 | Danila Slabov | Lithuania | €1,750 | €0 | €1,750 |
| 6 | Shaul Weinstein | Israel | €1,350 | €0 | €1,350 |
Anne Bezdek Crowned a Queen
The €250 NLH Queens, which offered a Freebuy satellite before the event, attracted 51 entries, creating a €10,435 prize pool in this women-only affair.
Finland’s Anne Bezdek is the Queen of the festival thus far after defeating Latvia’s Agnese Barca heads-up to win the title and the €3,540 top prize, with the top six players earning at least a €735 min-cash.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Bezdek | Finland | €3,540 |
| 2 | Agnese Barca | Latvia | €2,300 |
| 3 | Anzelika Urbane | Latvia | €1,670 |
| 4 | Maili Tannbaum | Estonia | €1,250 |
| 5 | Sirkka-Liisa Seppälä | Finland | €940 |
| 6 | Heike Tamm | Estonia | €735 |
Niko Heikkinen Wins Inaugural €350 TORSE
The €350 TORSE is a new event at the Kings of Tallinn, replacing the previously long-run HORSE event. The big difference is that 2-7 Triple Draw (T) replaced limit hold’em (H).
The change proved popular with 76 entries creating €21,911 in prizes. The deep structure led to tons of action before Finland’s Niko Heikkinen earned the title and the €6,570 top prize.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niko Heikkinen | Finland | €6,570 |
| 2 |  Tobias Napel | Netherlands | €4,370 |
| 3 | Jukka Juvonen | Finland | €3,070 |
| 4 | Johnny Johansen | Norway | €2,240 |
| 5 | Toomas Mäkikokko | Finland | €1,640 |
| 6 | Ole Hov | Norway | €1,340 |
| 7 | Markku Ihamäki | Finland | €1,100 |
| 8 | Lena Björn | Sweden | €870 |
| 9 | Timo Lämsä | Finland | €711 |
2026 Kings of Tallinn Schedule (February 9)
The Monday tournament action at the 2026 Kings of Tallinn kicks off at Noon with Day 2 of the three-day €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship with late registration estimated to close at 3:15 p.m. Denmark’s Benyamin Canatan won the title during the 2025 Kings of Tallinn for €66,050, with a massive prize pool anticipated again this year.
The day boasts four chances for players to earn trophies in one-day events, including the €350 8-Game at 3 p.m., the €200 NLH Progressive Bounty at 4 p.m., the €200 NLH Short Deck at 8 p.m., and the €555 NLH Progressive Bounty at 9 p.m.
Value seekers can jump into the €150 NLH Mega Satellite at 7 p.m., guaranteeing at least 10 seats to the €1 million guaranteed €1,100 Main Event kicking off on Wednesday. Meanwhile, at 10 p.m., players can enter a €200 Satellite, which awards at least three seats to Wednesday’s €5,000 High Roller.
Check out the full schedule for Monday below and head to the Kings of Tallinn landing page at OlyBetEvents.com to review the full schedule, sign up for the OlyBet Team Challenge, a player’s guide, and more.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | Event #14: €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Day 2 |
| 15:00 | Event #23: €350 8-Game |
| 16:00 | Event #24: €200 NLH Progressive Bounty |
| 16:30 | Event #25: €1,100 NLH Deepstack Mystery Bounty Day 1 |
| 19:00 | Event #26: €150 NLH Mega Satellite to €1,100 Main Event (10 seats GTD) |
| 20:00 | Event #27: €200 NLH Short Deck |
| 21:00 | Event #28: €555 NLH Progressive Bounty |
| 22:00 | Event #29: €200 NLH Satellite to €5,000 High Roller (3 seats GTD) |
- Photos courtesy of Elena Kask / OlyBet Poker
- Article originally produced at poker.pro.
