Kristaps Sipols Wins €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup (€26,940)

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.

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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.