Naujokas Leads Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table as Seven More Champions Crowned on Saturday

The 2026 Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition, powered by OlyBet Poker, reached its pinnacle on Saturday at the Olympic Park Casino in the Hilton Tallinn Park. Lithuania’s Grantas Naujokas bagged 5,215,000 chips to lead nine survivors into Sunday’s €1,100 Main Event final table, with the €104,310 top prize on the line when play resumes at noon. The 607-entry, €564,510 field is down to its last nine, and Northern European poker will have its king by Sunday evening.

It was a day of achievement and emotion in equal measure. Estonia’s Kert Soitu suffered one of the festival’s cruelest exits, bubbling the final table on home turf, while five-time WSOP champion Scotty Nguyen’s legendary run ended at the hands of Sweden’s Jawad Habib. Lithuania’s Iryna Tsikhanskaya, born in Belarus but based in Vilnius, heads into Sunday as the last woman standing with 1,355,000 chips.

Saturday crowned eight more champions alongside the Main Event. Finland’s Tommi Onni Hakala took the €555 PL Sviten Championship. Finland’s Riku Aleksi Määttä won the €350 PLO4 Hi-Lo/PLO5 Hi-Lo. Latvia’s Aigars Petrovs topped the €1,100 NLH Deepstack Progressive Bounty. Finland’s Ari Petteri Mustonen won the €250 NLH Deepstack.

New Zealand’s Isla Way-Ming Stewart claimed the €250 NLH Queens. Finland’s Reijo Olavi Manninen took the €350 NLH/PLO4/PLO5. Estonia’s Henri Käsper, a legend of the local game, sent the night off in style by winning the €200 NLH Turbo 8-Handed. Online, Estonia’s Ahto J topped the OlyBet PKO for €2,727, including bounties.

Hugs were exchanged, bags were packed, and flights were booked as the festival family said its goodbyes, but one more king must be crowned before Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition 2026, powered by OlyBet, is complete.

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Naujokas Still on Top, Soitu Bubbles the Final Table

Naujokas entered Day 3 as chip leader with 909,000 and left as chip leader with 5,215,000, leaving no doubt about who the table will be watching on Sunday. He navigated a full day of six-handed and short-handed play to extend his lead to nearly 1.5 million chips over Finland’s Juhani Hassi, who bags 3,615,000 in second place. Play resumes Sunday at noon with 53 minutes remaining in Level 27, blinds at 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante, increasing every hour after that.

Estonia’s Kert Soitu had one of the night’s cruelest exits when he got his big slick in against Iryna Tsikhanskaya’s ace-nine, only for a nine to spike the river. He battled all day relentlessly, finding chips when it mattered and surviving spot after spot, only to run into a brutal river on the final-table bubble with 325,000 chips at risk. According to the jokker.ee Estonian live blog, the flop gave Soitu a split possibility, but the river card was his undoing on what the blog called “very painful.” Soitu cashes €8,050, and the crowd inside the Olympic Park Casino felt every bit of it.

Scotty Nguyen’s tournament ended on Day 3 in a brutal fashion with aces with a set after the turn. Habib took the initiative on the turn and fired enough on the river to put Nguyen all-in; Nguyen called but couldn’t catch up against Habib’s turned flush. The poker legend, who had survived the Day 2 money bubble in dramatic fashion, departs with €2,550 and memories that had the Olympic Park Casino buzzing all week.

Iryna Tsikhanskaya, born in Belarus but based in Vilnius, is the last woman standing in the Main Event and carries 1,355,000 chips into Sunday’s finale as the sixth stack. Sunday’s nine represent a broad cross-section of Northern European poker: three Latvians, two Finns, two Lithuanians, a Norwegian, and Estonian resident Evgeny Vyal, giving the home crowd one last player to cheer.

Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Chip Counts

€1,100 buy-in | 607 entries | €564,510 prize pool

Position	Player	Country	Chips	BBs
1	Grantas Naujokas	Lithuania	5,215,000	130
2	Juhani Hassi	Finland	3,615,000	90
3	Evgeny Vyal	Estonia	2,740,000	69
4	Samuel Adnoy	Norway	1,700,000	43
5	Arturs Krasnoluckis	Latvia	1,495,000	37
6	Iryna Tsikhanskaya	Lithuania	1,355,000	34
7	Julius Kettunen	Finland	950,000	24
8	Krisjanis Balodis	Latvia	715,000	18
9	Martins Poritis	Latvia	425,000	11

Kings of Tallinn Main Event Payouts

€1,100 buy-in | 607 entries | €564,510 prize pool

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1			€104,310
2			€66,680
3			€47,290
4			€34,390
5			€25,440
6			€19,120
7			€14,460
8			€10,980
9			€8,400
10	Kert Soitu	Estonia	€8,050
11	Andrei-Iustin Birgaoanu	Romania	€8,050
12	Edgars Hauks	Latvia	€6,950
13	Ville-Tapio Mesiranta	Finland	€6,950
14	Johan Creutz	Sweden	€6,200
15	Lars Sedvall Kjestrup	Sweden	€6,200
16	Xavier Luis Lyu	United States	€5,500
17	Tomas Kirchovas	Lithuania	€5,500
18	David Marfil	Spain	€4,900
19	Jordi Baixas	Spain	€4,900
20	Erhan Arican	Turkey	€4,900
21	Sander Leigri	Estonia	€4,300
22	Artjoms Skvarkovskis	Latvia	€4,300
23	Mantas Bagocius	Lithuania	€4,300
24	Julian Selinger	Germany	€3,750
25	Juho Suutari	Finland	€3,750
26	Samuel Ju	Germany	€3,750
27	Martin Zobel	Germany	€3,750
28	Mikael Haapaniemi	Finland	€3,300
29	Miika Töyräs	Finland	€3,300
30	Linas Bulksas	Lithuania	€3,300
31	Jawad Habib	Sweden	€3,300
32	Pasi Laihinen	Finland	€2,900
33	Iiro Elomaa	Finland	€2,900
34	Rokas Barzdzius	Lithuania	€2,900
35	Adrian Jimenez Ruano	Spain	€2,900
36	Igor Pihela	Estonia	€2,900
37	Johan Karlsson	Sweden	€2,900
38	Yaniv Peretz	Israel	€2,900
39	Eedi Kirves	Estonia	€2,900
40	Martin Piik	Estonia	€2,550
41	Jorgen Andersen	Denmark	€2,550
42	Mikko Ylämäki	Finland	€2,550
43	Philippe Lefrancois	Canada	€2,550
44	Sergi Kapanadze	Georgia	€2,550
45	Tiiu Naar	Estonia	€2,550
46	Kaarle Tapio Parikka	Finland	€2,550
47	Jesus Martinez Ucero	Spain	€2,550
48	Andrei Rozinko	Estonia	€2,550
49	Oskar Ojaveer	Estonia	€2,550
50	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	€2,550
51	Kristaps Kalva	Latvia	€2,550
52	Scotty Nguyen	United States	€2,550
53	Mario Luckas Boos	France	€2,550
54	Lluis Murcia Grano	Spain	€2,550
55	Pasi Tapani Sormunen	Finland	€2,550
56	Jon Martinez De Antonana Garaial	Spain	€2,300
57	Kimmo Kurko	Finland	€2,300
58	James Noonan	Ireland	€2,300
59	Antoine Vranken	Netherlands	€2,300
60	Erik Põlluveer	Estonia	€2,200
61	Audrius Navickas	Lithuania	€2,200
62	Totti Arosuo	Finland	€2,200
63	Teemu Sattanen	Finland	€2,200
64	Ludwig Hedström	Sweden	€2,200
65	Arti Mustkivi	Estonia	€2,200
66	Yevhen Pavlenko	Ukraine	€2,200
67	Mark Metsla	Estonia	€2,200
68	Martynas Saltis	Lithuania	€2,200
69	Juuso Oksanen	Finland	€2,200
70	Siim Suviste	Estonia	€2,200
71	Henri Võsokovski	Estonia	€2,200
72	Lasse Melby	Norway	€2,200
73	Raini Lelle	Estonia	€2,200
74	Alex Gholiha	Sweden	€2,200
75	Henri Mikael Schalin	Finland	€2,200
76	Raivo Grislis	Latvia	€2,200
77	Josep Mercade	Spain	€2,200
78	Guillermo Gordo Cifuentes	Spain	€2,200
79	Urmo Velvelt	Estonia	€2,200

Saturday Side Event Winners

Finland’s Tommi Hakala Wins the €555 PL Sviten Championship

Six players returned for the final day of the €555 PL Sviten Championship, with Finland’s Tommi Hakala outlasting the field to claim the title and €7,425 from the €21,855 prize pool across 47 entries. Sweden’s Janne Risberg finished runner-up for €4,910, and Estonia’s Herli Olop took third for €3,580.

€555 buy-in | 47 entries | €21,855 prize pool

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Tommi Hakala	Finland	€7,425
2	Janne Risberg	Sweden	€4,910
3	Herli Olop	Estonia	€3,580
4	Joona Nyholm	Finland	€2,650
5	Deniss Lebedevs	Latvia	€1,960
6	Jari JPorkka	Sweden	€1,330

Finland’s Riku Määttä Wins the €350 PLO4 Hi-Lo/PLO5 Hi-Lo

Finland’s Riku Määttä took down the €350 PLO4 Hi-Lo/PLO5 Hi-Lo, collecting €5,397 from the €15,857 prize pool across 55 entries. Finland’s Janne Raevaara finished second with €3,460, and Norway’s Johnny Johansen finished third with €2,310.

€350 buy-in | 55 entries | €15,857 prize pool

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Riku Määttä	Finland	€5,397
2	Janne Raevaara	Finland	€3,460
3	Johnny Johansen	Norway	€2,310
4	Per-Thorben Kasten	Germany	€1,640
5	Joona Nyholm	Finland	€1,240
6	Marek Selgeveer	Estonia	€1,000
7	Andreas Backlund	Finland	€810

Latvia’s Aigars Petrovs Wins the €1,100 NLH Deepstack Progressive Bounty

Latvia’s Aigars Petrovs won the €1,100 NLH Deepstack Progressive Bounty, with Latvia’s Janis Mengelis finishing runner-up. Both players collected €7,160 from the prize pool, with equal prize amounts reflecting the progressive bounty format. The event drew 51 entries and generated €27,030 in prizes plus a €20,400 bounty pool, for €47,430 in total prizes. Nicholas Scott of the United States finished third for €4,810.

€1,100 buy-in | 51 entries | €27,030 prize pool + €20,400 bounty pool

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Aigars Petrovs	Latvia	€7,160
2	Janis Mengelis	Latvia	€7,160
3	Nicholas Scott	United States	€4,810
4	Emmanouil Chalkiotis	Greece	€3,600
5	Shaul Weinstein	Israel	€2,580
6	Kestutis Jungevicius	Lithuania	€1,720

* Bounty prizes not included.

Finland’s Ari Mustonen Wins the €250 NLH Deepstack

Finland’s Ari Mustonen won the €250 NLH Deepstack for €8,157 from the €34,987 prize pool across 171 entries. Ireland’s Alexander Rhys-Davies finished runner-up for €5,420, and Finland’s Henri Mikael Schalin took third for €3,920.

€250 buy-in | 171 entries | €34,987 prize pool

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Ari Mustonen	Finland	€8,157
2	Alexander Rhys-Davies	Ireland	€5,420
3	Henri Schalin	Finland	€3,920
4	Kimmo Pajunen	Finland	€3,050
5	Mohammad Hasan Majidi	Afghanistan	€2,370
6	Mäido Kuusik	Estonia	€1,840
7	Dominykas Buda	Lithuania	€1,440
8	Knut Jenssen	Norway	€1,160
9	Antti Raasu	Finland	€930

New Zealand’s Isla Way-Ming Stewart Wins the €250 NLH Queens

New Zealand’s Isla Stewart won the €250 NLH Queens for €1,953, out of €6,513 in total prizes across 29 entries. Latvia’s Inese Petrova finished runner-up for €1,340, and Estonia’s Katariina Ingerma took third for €860. The 2026 Queens of Tallinn champion, Latvia’s Agnese Barca, made a valiant attempt to win a Queens side event and finished fourth for €620.

€250 buy-in + €40 traditional bounties | 29 entries | €4,773 prize pool + €1,740 bounties | €6,513 total prizes

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Isla Stewart	New Zealand	€1,953
2	Inese Petrova	Latvia	€1,340
3	Katariina Ingerma	Estonia	€860
4	Agnese Barca	Latvia	€620

* Bounty prizes not included.

Finland’s Reijo Manninen Wins the €350 NLH/PLO4/PLO5

Finland’s Reijo Manninen took down the €350 NLH/PLO4/PLO5 for €7,075 from the €24,506 prize pool across 85 entries. Lithuania’s Tomas Gudaitis finished runner-up for €4,680, and Norway’s Jim Varhaug took third for €3,230.

€350 buy-in | 85 entries | €24,506 prize pool

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Reijo Manninen	Finland	€7,075
2	Tomas Gudaitis	Lithuania	€4,680
3	Jim Varhaug	Norway	€3,230
4	Nicklas Dehli	Denmark	€2,350
5	Tatu Lahti	Finland	€1,740
6	Bard Kydland	Norway	€1,310
7	Hai Hoang	Finland	€1,080
8	Kaapo Tapio	Finland	€890
9	Vidar Assersen	Norway	€750

Estonia’s Henri Käsper Wins the €200 NLH Turbo

Estonia’s Henri Käsper, one of the most respected figures in the country’s poker history, closed out the 2026 Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition by winning the €200 NLH Turbo 8-Handed, taking €4,812 from the €19,042 prize pool across 117 entries. Latvia’s Karlis Aise finished runner-up for €3,280, and Finland’s Arttu Tapiomäki took third for €2,280.

The hometown crowd had plenty to celebrate, as an Estonian legend sent the night off in style at the Olympic Park Casino.

€200 buy-in | 117 entries | €19,042 prize pool

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Henri Käsper	Estonia	€4,812
2	Karlis Aise	Latvia	€3,280
3	Arttu Tapiomäki	Finland	€2,280
4	Saara Ylianttila	Finland	€1,660
5	Andreas Backlund	Finland	€1,280
6	Antti Hakola	Finland	€1,000
7	Eero Ihaksi	Finland	€820
8	Dominick French	Canada	€690
9	Kaspars Avots	Latvia	€580

Sunday Final Day Schedule

Sunday is the grand finale at the Olympic Park Casino in the Hilton Tallinn Park. The €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event resumes at noon with nine players and €564,510 on the line, playing down to a winner who takes €104,310. The €3,000 NLH High Roller also reaches its final day at noon.

Four more events fire throughout the day: the €200 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty and the €200 Open-face Chinese Pineapple both start at noon, followed by the €350 NLH DeepStack Turbo at 14:00, the last event to count toward the Kings of Tallinn Team Challenge standings.

The festival closes at 21:00 with the Players’ Party at OlyBet Bar and Grill in Tallinn Old City. Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition 2026, powered by OlyBet, wraps up Sunday evening.

Time	Event
12:00	€1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event, Final Day
12:00	€3,000 NLH High Roller, Final Day
12:00	€200 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty, 6-Handed
12:00	€200 Open-face Chinese Pineapple, 3-Handed
14:00	€350 NLH DeepStack Turbo
21:00	Players’ Party, OlyBet Bar and Grill, Tallinn Old City

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