The Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition is here. The biggest poker festival in Northern Europe opens today at the Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel and Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn, Estonia, running through October 18 with 65 events on the schedule and a €500,000 guaranteed Main Event waiting at the end of the week.
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Northern Europe’s Premier Festival
Teresa Nousiainen launched the Kings of Tallinn in 2015 with 140 entries and a dream of building something special in the Baltics. Eleven years later, the festival continues to grow, drawing an enthusiastic crowd of players from across Europe and beyond. The Spring edition produced a €1,098,330 prize pool and 1,181 entries.
The venue is one of Europe’s best poker setups. The tournament floor runs on the first floor of the Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel, while cash games run 24 hours a day on the casino floor at the adjoining Olympic Park Casino. You can play a tournament, bust, walk next door, and be in a cash game inside five minutes.
The festival’s centerpiece is the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition €1,100 NLH Main Event with a €500,000 guarantee. Four opening flights run on October 14 and 15; Day 2 is October 16, Day 3 is October 17, and the Final Day crowns a champion on October 18.
Live satellites for this event and others fire throughout the festival, with many players also qualifying via OlyBet Poker and at Olympic Casino venues in Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius.
Key Events
- Event #2: €250 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Event (Oct. 9-11) — Three flights open the festival Friday and Saturday, with the Final Day Sunday at noon.
- Event #10: €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship (Oct. 11-12) — Day 1 Sunday afternoon, Final Day Monday, 8-handed.
- Event #11: €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup (Oct. 11-12) — Two Sunday flights, Final Day Monday at noon.
- Event #14: €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship (Oct. 11-13) — Three flights Sunday through Monday evening, Day 2 Tuesday plays to the Final 16, Final Day Wednesday.
- Event #20: €200 NLH Queens, Women Only (Oct. 12) — Single-day event Monday at 16:00. A free satellite fires Sunday at 16:00.
- Event #28: €1,100 NLH DeepStack Mystery Bounty (Oct. 13-14) — Day 1 Tuesday, Final Day Wednesday.
- Event #33: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event (Oct. 14-18) — Four flights Wednesday and Thursday, Day 2 Friday, Day 3 Saturday, Final Day Sunday. €500,000 guaranteed.
- Event #50: €555 PL Sviten Championship (Oct. 16-17) — PLO5 and Draw, 6-handed. Day 1: Friday; Final Day: Saturday.
- Event #51: €1,100 NLH DeepStack Progressive Bounty (Oct. 16-17) — €400 bounties, 8-handed. Day 1: Friday, Day 2: Saturday.
- Event #57: €3,000 NLH (Oct. 17-18) — 6-handed, plays to the money on Day 1 Saturday, Final Day Sunday. Highest buy-in event outside the Main Event.
Opening Weekend Schedule
The first four days alone pack in enough action to fill a full series.
Friday, October 9: The festival opens at 15:00 with a freebuy mega-satellite to the Mini-Main, offering ten €250 seats guaranteed for €20 in rebuys and add-ons. The first flight of the €250 NLH Mini-Main Event (Event #2) follows at 18:30. The Mini-Main is the festival’s entry-level headline event and a great way in if the €1,100 Main feels like a stretch.
Saturday, October 10: Two more Mini-Main flights at 12:30 (1B) and 19:30 (1C), plus some of the weekend’s more interesting side action. At 13:00, Event #4 is a €350 DeepStack Open-Face Chinese Pineapple, three-handed, for anyone who wants something different. The €250 PLO4/PLO5 Progressive Bounty (Event #6) fires at 20:00 for the Omaha crowd, and at the same time an €80 mega-satellite to the €555 Championship offers ten seats guaranteed.
Sunday, October 11: The Mini-Main Final Day crowns its first champion of the Autumn Edition at 12:00. Then the weekend really opens up. The €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship (Event #10) kicks off at 14:00, playing down before bagging for Day 2 on Monday. The first flight of the €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup (Event #11) starts at 14:30, with a second flight at 20:00. Flight 1A of the €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship (Event #14) fires at 19:00, one of the most popular events on the schedule every edition. Sunday also has the €250 PL Razz Progressive Bounty (Event #13) at 16:00 and a €350 PL Sviten at 19:30 for the mixed-game players.
Monday, October 12: The Cup Final Day at 12:00 produces a champion, Flight 1B of the Championship runs at 12:30, and the PLO Championship Final Day follows at 13:00. Also on Monday: the €200 NLH Queens, Women Only (Event #20) at 16:00, a €350 PLO4/PLO5 Double Board Bomb Pot (Event #21) at 17:00, and the week’s first Main Event mega-satellite at 22:30 offering ten €1,100 seats for €150.
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday Oct 9 | 15:00 | Free NLH Mega-Satellite — 10 x €250 Mini-Main Seats GTD |
| 18:30 | Event #2 — €250 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Event Flight 1A | |
| Saturday Oct 10 | 12:00 | Free NLH Mega-Satellite — 10 x €250 Mini-Main Seats GTD |
| 12:30 | Event #2 — €250 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Event Flight 1B | |
| 13:00 | Event #4 — €350 DeepStack Open-Face Chinese Pineapple (3-handed) | |
| 17:00 | Event #5 — €100 NLH Win TV Series | |
| 19:30 | Event #2 — €250 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Event Flight 1C | |
| 20:00 | Event #6 — €250 PLO4/PLO5 Progressive Bounty, €100 bounties (8-handed) | |
| 20:00 | Event #7 — €80 NLH Mega-Satellite to €555 Championship, 10 Seats GTD | |
| 22:30 | Event #8 — €80 PLO5 Satellite to €1,100 PLO Championship, 5 Seats GTD | |
| Sunday Oct 11 | 12:00 | Event #2 — €250 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Event Final Day |
| 13:30 | Free NLH Satellite — 5 x €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup Seats GTD | |
| 14:00 | Event #10 — €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship Day 1 (8-handed) | |
| 14:30 | Event #11 — €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Flight 1A | |
| 16:00 | Free NLH Satellite — 5 x €200 Queens, Women Only Seats GTD | |
| 16:00 | Event #13 — €250 PL Razz Progressive Bounty, €100 bounties (7-handed) | |
| 19:00 | Event #14 — €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Flight 1A | |
| 19:30 | Event #15 — €350 PL Sviten (PLO5 and Draw, 6-handed) | |
| 20:00 | Event #11 — €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Flight 1B | |
| 20:30 | Event #16 — €200 NLH Turbo (8-handed) | |
| 22:30 | Event #17 — €80 NLH Mega-Satellite to €555 Championship, 10 Seats GTD | |
| Monday Oct 12 | 12:00 | Event #11 — €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Final Day |
| 12:30 | Event #14 — €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Flight 1B | |
| 13:00 | Event #10 — €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship Final Day | |
| 14:00 | Event #18 — €555 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple (3-handed) | |
| 15:00 | Event #19 — €250 NLH with €100 Traditional Bounties | |
| 16:00 | Event #20 — €200 NLH Queens, Women Only | |
| 17:00 | Event #21 — €350 PLO4/PLO5 Double Board Bomb Pot (6-handed) | |
| 19:30 | Event #14 — €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Flight 1C | |
| 20:00 | Event #22 — €80 NLH Satellite to €1,100 DeepStack Mystery Bounty, 5 Seats GTD | |
| 21:00 | Event #23 — €250 High Only Mix (NLH/PLO4/PLO5/PL Sviten, 6-handed) | |
| 22:30 | Event #24 — €150 Mega-Satellite to €1,100 Main Event, 10 Seats GTD |
The OlyBet Kings of Tallinn Team Challenge
The OlyBet Kings of Tallinn Team Challenge runs across the full festival and is free to enter. Teams of four players accumulate points based on participation and cashes across eligible events: €555-and-under tournaments earn one point per player per event, €1,100 and €2,000 events earn two, and high rollers from €3,000 to €5,000 earn three. Cash points are calculated on top.
The prize pool is funded by 2% of each eligible event’s prize pool, and the top seven teams split it: 35%, 22%, 15%, 11%, 8%, 5% and 4%. In the Spring edition, the total payout came to €75,983.
Registration is free at OlyBetEvents.com and closes Friday, October 16 at 16:30. Solo players can ask OlyBet staff on-site to be matched with teammates. All four team members must play at least one eligible tournament to qualify for the prize.
2026 Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition Full Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Friday Oct 9 | 15:00 | Free NLH Mega-Satellite — 10 x €250 Mini-Main Seats GTD |
| 18:30 | Event #2 — €250 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Event Flight 1A | |
| Saturday Oct 10 | 12:00 | Free NLH Mega-Satellite — 10 x €250 Mini-Main Seats GTD |
| 12:30 | Event #2 — €250 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Event Flight 1B | |
| 13:00 | Event #4 — €350 DeepStack Open-Face Chinese Pineapple (3-handed) | |
| 17:00 | Event #5 — €100 NLH Win TV Series | |
| 19:30 | Event #2 — €250 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Event Flight 1C | |
| 20:00 | Event #6 — €250 PLO4/PLO5 Progressive Bounty, €100 bounties (8-handed) | |
| 20:00 | Event #7 — €80 NLH Mega-Satellite to €555 Championship, 10 Seats GTD | |
| 22:30 | Event #8 — €80 PLO5 Satellite to €1,100 PLO Championship, 5 Seats GTD | |
| Sunday Oct 11 | 12:00 | Event #2 — €250 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini-Main Event Final Day |
| 13:30 | Free NLH Satellite — 5 x €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup Seats GTD | |
| 14:00 | Event #10 — €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship Day 1 (8-handed) | |
| 14:30 | Event #11 — €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Flight 1A | |
| 16:00 | Free NLH Satellite — 5 x €200 Queens, Women Only Seats GTD | |
| 16:00 | Event #13 — €250 PL Razz Progressive Bounty, €100 bounties (7-handed) | |
| 19:00 | Event #14 — €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Flight 1A | |
| 19:30 | Event #15 — €350 PL Sviten (PLO5 and Draw, 6-handed) | |
| 20:00 | Event #11 — €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Flight 1B | |
| 20:30 | Event #16 — €200 NLH Turbo (8-handed) | |
| 22:30 | Event #17 — €80 NLH Mega-Satellite to €555 Championship, 10 Seats GTD | |
| Monday Oct 12 | 12:00 | Event #11 — €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup Final Day |
| 12:30 | Event #14 — €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Flight 1B | |
| 13:00 | Event #10 — €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship Final Day | |
| 14:00 | Event #18 — €555 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple (3-handed) | |
| 15:00 | Event #19 — €250 NLH with €100 Traditional Bounties | |
| 16:00 | Event #20 — €200 NLH Queens, Women Only | |
| 17:00 | Event #21 — €350 PLO4/PLO5 Double Board Bomb Pot (6-handed) | |
| 19:30 | Event #14 — €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Flight 1C | |
| 20:00 | Event #22 — €80 NLH Satellite to €1,100 DeepStack Mystery Bounty, 5 Seats GTD | |
| 21:00 | Event #23 — €250 High Only Mix (NLH/PLO4/PLO5/PL Sviten, 6-handed) | |
| 22:30 | Event #24 — €150 Mega-Satellite to €1,100 Main Event, 10 Seats GTD | |
| Tuesday Oct 13 | 12:00 | Event #14 — €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Day 2 (plays to Final 16) |
| 14:00 | Free NLH Mega-Satellite — 10 x €200 Celebrity Event Seats GTD | |
| 15:00 | Event #26 — €250 PLO5 Progressive Bounty, €100 bounties (8-handed) | |
| 15:30 | Event #27 — €250 PL 2-7 Triple Draw (6-handed) | |
| 16:00 | Event #28 — €1,100 NLH DeepStack Mystery Bounty Day 1 | |
| 18:00 | Event #29 — €200 NLH DeepStack Celebrity Special (Surprise Bounties on Celebrity Players) | |
| 21:00 | Event #30 — €555 NLH Progressive Bounty, €200 bounties (8-handed) | |
| 21:00 | Event #31 — €150 NLH Mega-Satellite to €1,100 Main Event, 10 Seats GTD | |
| 22:30 | Event #32 — €150 NLH Satellite to €3,000 NLH, 3 Seats GTD | |
| Wednesday Oct 14 | 12:00 | Event #14 — €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship Final Day |
| 12:00 | Event #33 — €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1A (€500,000 GTD) | |
| 12:30 | Event #34 — €3,000 NLH (one-day, 6-handed) | |
| 13:00 | Event #28 — €1,100 NLH DeepStack Mystery Bounty Final Day | |
| 13:00 | Event #35 — €350 NLH DeepStack | |
| 16:00 | Event #36 — €350 PLO4/PLO5 DeepStack Mystery Bounty Day 1 (8-handed) | |
| 18:00 | Event #33 — €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1B (€500,000 GTD) | |
| 19:00 | Event #37 — €150 NLH Mega-Satellite to €1,100 Main Event, 10 Seats GTD | |
| 20:00 | Event #38 — €350 PLO4/PLO5 Double Board Bomb Pot (6-handed) | |
| 22:00 | Event #39 — €80 NLH Satellite to Any €555, 7 Seats GTD | |
| Thursday Oct 15 | 12:00 | Event #33 — €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1C (€500,000 GTD) |
| 12:00 | Event #40 — €80 Last Chance Satellite to €1,100 Main Event, 5 Seats GTD | |
| 13:00 | Event #36 — €350 PLO4/PLO5 DeepStack Mystery Bounty Final Day (8-handed) | |
| 13:00 | Event #41 — €555 8-Game (6-handed) | |
| 14:00 | Event #42 — €350 NLH DeepStack Progressive Bounty, €100 bounties | |
| 17:00 | Event #43 — €200 PL Sviten/PLO5 (button round each, 6-handed) | |
| 19:00 | Event #33 — €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Flight 1D (€500,000 GTD) | |
| 19:30 | Event #44 — €350 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty, €100 bounties (6-handed) | |
| 20:00 | Event #45 — €150 NLH Satellite to €3,000 NLH, 3 Seats GTD | |
| 21:00 | Event #46 — €555 NLH | |
| 22:30 | Event #47 — €200 NLH Turbo (8-handed) | |
| Friday Oct 16 | 12:00 | Event #33 — €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 2 (€500,000 GTD) |
| 12:30 | Event #48 — €50 PLO5 Satellite to €555 Sviten Championship, 5 Seats GTD | |
| 15:00 | Event #49 — €250 NLH Progressive Bounty, €100 bounties | |
| 16:30 | Event #50 — €555 PL Sviten Championship Day 1 (PLO5 and Draw, 6-handed) | |
| 18:00 | Event #51 — €1,100 NLH DeepStack Progressive Bounty Day 1, €400 bounties (8-handed) | |
| 19:00 | Event #52 — €200 NLH Turbo (8-handed) | |
| 21:00 | Event #53 — €555 NLH | |
| 22:30 | Event #54 — €150 NLH Satellite to €3,000 NLH, 3 Seats GTD | |
| Saturday Oct 17 | 12:00 | Event #33 — €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 3 (€500,000 GTD) |
| 12:00 | Event #50 — €555 PL Sviten Championship Final Day | |
| 12:30 | Free NLH Satellite — 5 x €250 NLH Queens, Women Only Seats GTD | |
| 13:00 | Event #51 — €1,100 NLH DeepStack Progressive Bounty Day 2 | |
| 13:00 | Event #56 — €350 PLO4 Hi-Lo/PLO5 Hi-Lo (button round each, 8-handed) | |
| 14:00 | Event #57 — €3,000 NLH Day 1 (plays to money, 6-handed) | |
| 15:00 | Event #58 — €250 NLH DeepStack | |
| 17:00 | Event #59 — €250 NLH Queens with €40 Traditional Bounties, Women Only (8-handed) | |
| 19:00 | Event #60 — €350 NLH/PLO4/PLO5 (button round each, 8-handed) | |
| 21:00 | Event #61 — €150 NLH OlyBet Online Progressive Bounty (€5,000 GTD) | |
| 21:30 | Event #62 — €200 NLH Turbo (8-handed) | |
| Sunday Oct 18 | 12:00 | Event #33 — €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Day (€500,000 GTD) |
| 12:00 | Event #57 — €3,000 NLH Final Day | |
| 12:00 | Event #63 — €200 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty, €80 bounties (6-handed) | |
| 12:00 | Event #64 — €200 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple (3-handed) | |
| 14:00 | Event #65 — €350 NLH DeepStack Turbo (last chance for Team Points) | |
| 21:00 | Players’ Party — OlyBet Bar and Grill, Tallinn Old Town (everyone welcome) |
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