A record-setting Mini Main Event and a high-profile appearance by Estonia’s own high-stakes legend turned Saturday into a showcase day at the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn, powered by OlyBet Poker, as the festival’s first ring event entered its decisive stages and multiple side titles were decided at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park.
The €350 Mini Main Event shattered the series’ local attendance record, drawing 1,162 entries to create a €342,209 prize pool, the largest in the event’s history. With 175 players returning to the felt, Finland’s Ville Mesiranta carried a massive 1,465,000-chip stack into Day 2 play, while a deep and international field, including several Estonian contenders, chased the top prize.
Off the felt, Vladimir “Gambledore” Korzinin, the Estonian businessman who became a poker sensation with his legendary Triton performances in 2024, made a surprise appearance, firing multiple bullets in the €200 Deep Stack before eventually tossing in the towel during late registration. Meanwhile, five side events crowned winners: Finland’s Riku Koivurinne went back-to-back in the €350 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple, Finland’s Jari Kurikka took down the €555 PLO4/PLO5 for €9,770 as the largest single prize of the day, Estonia’s Ralf Mikk won the €555 6-Handed in an all-Estonian heads-up, Norway’s Tarjei Forus claimed the €350 PLO5/PLO5 Hi-Lo, and Latvia’s Toms Civcs closed out the €200 NLH Deep Stack.
With momentum peaking mid-festival and eyes firmly on the record-breaking Mini Main, Saturday cemented Tallinn’s status as a key stop on the WSOP International Circuit.
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Riku Koivurinne Goes Back-to-Back in €350 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple
Finland’s Riku Koivurinne has become a legend among Open-Face Chinese players and has now gone back-to-back in the €350 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple at WSOP Circuit Tallinn.
During the 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn, Koivurinne defeated Germany’s Fabian Bartuschk heads-up to claim the trophy and the €5,140 top prize. He shipped the same event again on Saturday, defeating Norway’s Vidar Assersen heads-up to add another trophy to his collection along with a €5,476 payout.
The €350 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple attracted 57 runners for a €16,786 prize pool with the top eight players in the money.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Riku Koivurinne | Finland | €5,476 |
| 2 |  Vidar Assersen | Norway | €3,540 |
| 3 | Tero Kilkanen | Finland | €2,350 |
| 4 |  Tomasz Walkowiak | Poland | €1,635 |
| 5 |  Mati Pirn | Estonia | €1,225 |
| 6 | Johnny Johansen | Norway | €1,020 |
| 7 | Siim Suviste | Estonia | €820 |
| 8 |  Lena Bjoern | Sweden | €721 |
Ralf Mikk Wins €555 NLH 6-Handed
The €555 NLH 6-Handed witnessed 35 entries battle it out for a €16,625 prize pool. It was an all-Estonian heads-up affair before Ralf Mikk defeated Tony Tammiruusu to win the trophy and the €5,943 top prize.
This was Mikk’s first trophy in Tallinn recorded at The Hendon Mob, but he has a rare trifecta in place, having won the €250 NLH at the 2026 OlyBet Showdown Riga Voodoo Spring Edition for €2,921. He now only needs a trophy in Lithuania’s capital of Vilnius during an international festival to complete the 2026 Baltic capital trophy collection.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralf Mikk | Estonia | €5,943 |
| 2 | Tony Tammiruusu | Estonia | €3,960 |
| 3 | Feras Abid | Finland | €2,493 |
| 4 |  Hugo Loustau | France | €1,729 |
| 5 | Tero Hokkanen | Finland | €1,336 |
| 6 | Dennis Berglin | Sweden | €1,164 |
Tarjei Forus Wins €350 PLO5/PLO5 Hi-Lo
Norway’s Tarjei Forus has done it again. He proved his prowess in the €350 PLO5/PLO5 Hi-Lo, defeating Latvia’s Agris Klaise heads-up to earn the €3,365 top prize. The event attracted 30 entries for an €8,865 prize pool.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarjei Forus | Norway | €3,365 |
| 2 |  Agris Klaise | Latvia | €2,230 |
| 3 | Thomas Grahs | Sweden | €1,400 |
| 4 |  Michael Schmitz | Germany | €1,000 |
| 5 | Risto Ponnio | Finland | €840 |
Jari Kurikka Wins €555 PLO4/PLO5
Finland’s Jari Kurikka recorded his first Hendon Mob victory in style, defeating an experienced field to win the €555 PLO4/PLO5 for €9,770, the largest single prize of the day.
A total of 69 entries drove the prize pool up to €32,775, with the top 11 players finishing in the money.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jari Kurikka | Finland | €9,770 |
| 2 |  Nicklas Dehli | Denmark | €6,510 |
| 3 | Robert Erhart | Sweden | €4,186 |
| 4 |  Roy Van Der Reijnst | Netherlands | €2,848 |
| 5 | Tony Kokko | Finland | €2,057 |
| 6 | Frederik Brink | Denmark | €1,583 |
| 7 | Marcis Zeltmatis | Latvia | €1,303 |
| 8 |  Simeon Tsonev | Bulgaria | €1,154 |
| 9 | Deniss Lebedevs | Latvia | €1,154 |
| 10 | Jami Juutila | Finland | €1,105 |
| 11 | Christoffer Jensen | Denmark | €1,105 |
Toms Civcs Wins €200 NLH Deep Stack
Gambledore may have grabbed the early headlines in the €200 NLH Deep Stack, firing several bullets before eventually tossing in the towel during late registration. But as the tournament moved on, it grew into a competitive battle with a story of its own.
The final three players agreed to a deal before Latvia’s Toms Civcs came out on top with the trophy and a €4,544 payday. Estonia’s Arnis Mednis and Ukraine’s Aleksander Lapin both fared well with a €3,444 payout each thanks to the deal.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toms Civcs | Latvia | €4,544 |
| 2 | Arnis Mednis | Estonia | €3,444 |
| 3 |  Aleksander Lapin | Ukraine | €3,444 |
| 4 | Arsen Petrunin | Finland | €1,720 |
| 5 | Joel Haapio | Estonia | €1,253 |
| 6 |  Ahto Aruvali | Lithuania | €945 |
| 7 |  Vytautas Kacerauskas | Spain | €738 |
| 8 | Samuel Aznar Dura | Denmark | €599 |
| 9 | Bennie Laursen | Sweden | €505 |
| 10 | Per Soederberg | Sweden | €442 |
| 11 | Jone Tallgren | Finland | €442 |
| 12 | Egidijus Matonis | Germany | €404 |
| 13 | Robin Vollmer | Germany | €404 |
| 14 | Thuy Dao | Lithuania | €385 |
| 15 | Vitalijus Kuzmicius | Lithuania | €385 |
| 16 | Eetu Sutinen | Norway | €385 |
| 17 | Ole Soltvedt | Finland | €385 |
| 18 | Markku Ihamaeki | Norway | €385 |
| 19 | Espen Ringstad | Norway | €385 |
| 20 | Maryia Lozhkina | Finland | €385 |
| 21 | Onni Huttunen | Finland | €385 |
Ring Event #1: €350 Mini Main Start-of-Day 2 Chip Counts
| Position | Player | Country | Chips | Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ville Mesiranta | Finland | 1,465,000 | 146 |
| 2 | Jaakko Hokkanen | Finland | 999,000 | 99 |
| 3 | David Santalla Marfil | Spain | 770,000 | 77 |
| 4 | Ahmet Canatan | Denmark | 762,000 | 76 |
| 5 | Steffen Gjelseth | Norway | 754,000 | 75 |
| 6 | Tomas Kovalenka | Lithuania | 725,000 | 72 |
| 7 | Lennart Damjanovic | Sweden | 709,000 | 70 |
| 8 | Mantvydas Matonis | Lithuania | 670,000 | 67 |
| 9 | Jukka-Pekka Nordman | Finland | 640,000 | 64 |
| 10 | Joel Hernandez | Spain | 594,000 | 59 |
| 11 | Fritzarvid Nygren | Sweden | 579,000 | 57 |
| 12 |  Konstantin Faerber | Austria | 553,000 | 55 |
| 13 | Fredrik Bratein | Norway | 552,000 | 55 |
| 14 | Karol Korm | Estonia | 549,000 | 54 |
| 15 | Jens-Peter Thomsen | Germany | 534,000 | 53 |
| 16 | Martin Piik | Estonia | 523,000 | 52 |
| 17 | Dalius Balciunas | Lithuania | 517,000 | 51 |
| 18 | Haitian Yang | Norway | 515,000 | 51 |
| 19 | Warsame Osman | Sweden | 513,000 | 51 |
| 20 | Mehdi Yazdanpanah | Sweden | 512,000 | 51 |
| 21 | Enea Subashi | Estonia | 495,000 | 49 |
| 22 | Semi Rantanen | Finland | 480,000 | 48 |
| 23 | Martynas Saltis | Lithuania | 458,000 | 45 |
| 24 | Victor Fernandez Amat | Estonia | 456,000 | 45 |
| 25 |  Dmitry Tamurka | Russia | 452,000 | 45 |
| 26 | Silver Simulask | Estonia | 448,000 | 44 |
| 27 | Henrik Tellving | Sweden | 442,000 | 44 |
| 28 | Per Soederberg | Sweden | 426,000 | 42 |
| 29 | Marten Fredin | Sweden | 413,000 | 41 |
| 30 | Robin Vollmer | Germany | 413,000 | 41 |
| 31 | Roger Odden | Norway | 412,000 | 41 |
| 32 | Tarjei Forus | Norway | 410,000 | 41 |
| 33 |  Shreyas Venkatasubramaniam | United States | 408,000 | 40 |
| 34 | Andris Rasins | Latvia | 402,000 | 40 |
| 35 | Mika Riikonen | Finland | 397,000 | 39 |
| 36 | Lauris Krievs | Latvia | 395,000 | 39 |
| 37 | Antti Perttula | Finland | 385,000 | 38 |
| 38 |  Dimitrios Petrakis | Greece | 384,000 | 38 |
| 39 | Jimmy Dewerdt | Estonia | 363,000 | 36 |
| 40 | Ivo Petkov | Bulgaria | 356,000 | 35 |
| 41 |  Athanasios Kostouros | Great Britain | 353,000 | 35 |
| 42 | Juozas Kirjanovas | Lithuania | 352,000 | 35 |
| 43 | Patrik Falk | Sweden | 334,000 | 33 |
| 44 | Robin Wikemar | Sweden | 333,000 | 33 |
| 45 | Jani Johannes | Finland | 329,000 | 32 |
| 46 | Robin Vanloot | France | 325,000 | 32 |
| 47 | Guillermo Giner Ceballos | Spain | 320,000 | 32 |
| 48 | Adrian Jimenez Ruano | Spain | 316,000 | 31 |
| 49 | Mindaugas Satkauskas | Lithuania | 309,000 | 30 |
| 50 | Ulfthomas Grahs | Sweden | 305,000 | 30 |
| 51 | Alexander Ekstroem | Sweden | 302,000 | 30 |
| 52 | Nicolay Pettersen | Norway | 295,000 | 29 |
| 53 | Jarmo Salonen | Finland | 293,000 | 29 |
| 54 | Arun Sardana | United States | 288,000 | 28 |
| 55 | Sebastian Hjartberg | Sweden | 287,000 | 28 |
| 56 | Aaren Vainoja | Estonia | 286,000 | 28 |
| 57 | Mette Puromaeki | Finland | 286,000 | 28 |
| 58 | Andrejs Nozdrins | Latvia | 286,000 | 28 |
| 59 | Ahto Jarve | Estonia | 286,000 | 28 |
| 60 | Tero Hokkanen | Finland | 281,000 | 28 |
| 61 | Hannes Kert | Estonia | 280,000 | 28 |
| 62 | Michel Karim | Sweden | 278,000 | 27 |
| 63 | Olof Hoeglin | Sweden | 275,000 | 27 |
| 64 | Tarvi Apsolon | Estonia | 266,000 | 26 |
| 65 |  Ben Gur | Israel | 251,000 | 25 |
| 66 | Liutauras Armanavicius | Lithuania | 249,000 | 24 |
| 67 | Antti Hakala | Finland | 248,000 | 24 |
| 68 |  Federico Fulciniti | Italy | 247,000 | 24 |
| 69 | Rauno Tahvonen | Finland | 243,000 | 24 |
| 70 | Alger Pissarev | Estonia | 242,000 | 24 |
| 71 | Mohammad Majidi | Finland | 240,000 | 24 |
| 72 | Raigo Vaikma | Estonia | 239,000 | 24 |
| 73 | Jarkko Rajala | Finland | 237,000 | 23 |
| 74 |  Frederico Alves Dos Santos | Brazil | 229,000 | 22 |
| 75 | Stig Andersson | Sweden | 227,000 | 22 |
| 76 | Marko Paasikoski | Finland | 227,000 | 22 |
| 77 | Morten Norland | Norway | 225,000 | 22 |
| 78 |  Egehan Kiral | Turkey | 224,000 | 22 |
| 79 | Giuseppe Germana Santolalla | Italy | 223,000 | 22 |
| 80 | Andrius Dubietis | Lithuania | 216,000 | 21 |
| 81 | Karita Koppinen | Finland | 214,000 | 21 |
| 82 | Joachim Gjerstad | Norway | 213,000 | 21 |
| 83 | Jukka Moisio | Finland | 213,000 | 21 |
| 84 | Ilvars Gudrimovics | Latvia | 213,000 | 21 |
| 85 | Marcis Mednis | Latvia | 211,000 | 21 |
| 86 | Dennis Berglin | Sweden | 209,000 | 20 |
| 87 | Vidar Assersen | Norway | 208,000 | 20 |
| 88 | Jon Ertshus | Norway | 206,000 | 20 |
| 89 | Petteri Laiho | Finland | 206,000 | 20 |
| 90 | Viktors Stelmacenoks | Latvia | 205,000 | 20 |
| 91 | Maksim Jankovski | Estonia | 204,000 | 20 |
| 92 | Emil Mortensen | Denmark | 202,000 | 20 |
| 93 | Toni Niinivaara | Finland | 202,000 | 20 |
| 94 | Artjoms Hromovs | Latvia | 199,000 | 19 |
| 95 | Vesa Heikkinen | Finland | 199,000 | 19 |
| 96 | Onni Huttunen | Finland | 198,000 | 19 |
| 97 | Jani Junnilainen | Finland | 195,000 | 19 |
| 98 | Eetu Sutinen | Finland | 194,000 | 19 |
| 99 | Andres Loiv | Estonia | 193,000 | 19 |
| 100 | Stein Osnes | Norway | 192,000 | 19 |
| 101 | Vitalijus Kuzmicius | Lithuania | 192,000 | 19 |
| 102 | Ardo Pinna | Estonia | 192,000 | 19 |
| 103 | Jussi-Pekka Saarinen | Finland | 192,000 | 19 |
| 104 | Ernestas Stalemekas | Lithuania | 189,000 | 18 |
| 105 | Even Risloev | Norway | 183,000 | 18 |
| 106 | Erikas Goriacevskis | Lithuania | 181,000 | 18 |
| 107 | Baptiste Caim | France | 178,000 | 17 |
| 108 | Kjell Harila | Norway | 174,000 | 17 |
| 109 | Avraham Gabbay | Israel | 174,000 | 17 |
| 110 | Michal Goral | Poland | 173,000 | 17 |
| 111 | Espen Hagen | Norway | 172,000 | 17 |
| 112 | Daniel Clifford | Sweden | 172,000 | 17 |
| 113 | Robert Kallikorm | Estonia | 168,000 | 16 |
| 114 | Henri Katila | Finland | 168,000 | 16 |
| 115 | Alari Kunnapuu | Estonia | 165,000 | 16 |
| 116 | Anu Lilja | Finland | 164,000 | 16 |
| 117 | Marks Baidjuks | Latvia | 162,000 | 16 |
| 118 | Kenneth Svendsen | Norway | 161,000 | 16 |
| 119 | Thomas Nielsen | Denmark | 157,000 | 15 |
| 120 | Henri Kasper | Estonia | 155,000 | 15 |
| 121 | Joonas Laamanen | Finland | 153,000 | 15 |
| 122 | Lihacovs Romans | Latvia | 150,000 | 15 |
| 123 | Kaidar Viikman | Estonia | 149,000 | 14 |
| 124 | Timo Ruuska | Finland | 149,000 | 14 |
| 125 | Modestas Kryzanauskas | Lithuania | 148,000 | 14 |
| 126 | Joonas Reini | Finland | 143,000 | 14 |
| 127 | Artjom Fokin | Estonia | 142,000 | 14 |
| 128 | Vetle Holum | Norway | 142,000 | 14 |
| 129 | Arttu Tapiomaeki | Finland | 142,000 | 14 |
| 130 | Tambet Nugin | Estonia | 133,000 | 13 |
| 131 | Hendrik Uibo | Estonia | 130,000 | 13 |
| 132 | Johan Creutz | Sweden | 129,000 | 12 |
| 133 | Taago Tamm | Estonia | 128,000 | 12 |
| 134 | Sven Tisler | Estonia | 128,000 | 12 |
| 135 |  Celine Zimmermann | Switzerland | 128,000 | 12 |
| 136 | Maksim Petrov | Estonia | 126,000 | 12 |
| 137 | Juan Vecino Duenas | Great Britain | 126,000 | 12 |
| 138 | Pyry Kekaelaeinen | Finland | 124,000 | 12 |
| 139 | Laurynas Vaitkevicius | Lithuania | 123,000 | 12 |
| 140 | Sondre Afdal | Norway | 121,000 | 12 |
| 141 | Atso Lindell | Finland | 120,000 | 12 |
| 142 | Vitaliy Kryza | Poland | 117,000 | 11 |
| 143 | Kasper Westman | Finland | 114,000 | 11 |
| 144 | Krzysztof Chmielowski | Poland | 114,000 | 11 |
| 145 | Martin Zobel | Estonia | 113,000 | 11 |
| 146 | Stefan Odelberg | Sweden | 112,000 | 11 |
| 147 | Lukas Rackauskas | Lithuania | 111,000 | 11 |
| 148 | Piotr Swietek | Poland | 109,000 | 10 |
| 149 | Mikko Alanne | Finland | 107,000 | 10 |
| 150 | Niilo-Pekka Niinikoski | Finland | 106,000 | 10 |
| 151 | Robert Rohr | Germany | 105,000 | 10 |
| 152 | Pawel Laskowski | Poland | 105,000 | 10 |
| 153 | Paulimikael Bergmann | Sweden | 101,000 | 10 |
| 154 | Jose Benavides Herreras | Spain | 98,000 | 9 |
| 155 |  Sergi Kapanadze | Georgia | 97,000 | 9 |
| 156 | Simo Puustinen | Finland | 97,000 | 9 |
| 157 |  Isla Stewart | New Zealand | 96,000 | 9 |
| 158 | Kaspar Anderson | Estonia | 96,000 | 9 |
| 159 | Nicolas Bacigalupe Alvariza | Sweden | 94,000 | 9 |
| 160 | Yeray Cuesta Echeguren | Estonia | 93,000 | 9 |
| 161 | Rasmus Lundstrom | Finland | 89,000 | 8 |
| 162 | Martin Mand | Estonia | 89,000 | 8 |
| 163 | Saku Turtia | Finland | 88,000 | 8 |
| 164 | Tarmo Tammel | Estonia | 86,000 | 8 |
| 165 | Mark Metsla | Estonia | 81,000 | 8 |
| 166 | Juuso Makkonen | Finland | 80,000 | 8 |
| 167 | Ruslans Levockins | Latvia | 71,000 | 7 |
| 168 | Sander Leigri | Estonia | 67,000 | 6 |
| 169 | Stanislav Smeluov | Estonia | 63,000 | 6 |
| 170 | Margus Kruger | Estonia | 62,000 | 6 |
| 171 | Markus Jauhiainen | Finland | 60,000 | 6 |
| 172 | Miguel Cuevas Fernandez | Spain | 55,000 | 5 |
| 173 | Alius Riskevicius | Lithuania | 54,000 | 5 |
| 174 | Albertas Voisnarovic | Lithuania | 46,000 | 4 |
| 175 | Matiss Celmins | Latvia | 29,000 | 2 |
Sunday Schedule at WSOP Circuit Tallinn 2026
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | Event #1: €350 Mini Main Event Day 2 |
| 12:00 | Event #29: €555 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple |
| 14:00 | Event #30: Freebuy Satellite to €350 Women-Only Event (Five Seats Guaranteed) |
| 14:30 | Event #2: €555 PLO4/5 Day 1 (Ring Event) |
| 15:00 | Event #3: €555 NLH Day 1a (Ring Event) |
| 16:00 | Event #31: €80 Mega Satellite to €555 NLH Ring Event (10 Seats Guaranteed) |
| 19:00 | Event #32: €80 Satellite to €1,100 NLH (Five Seats Guaranteed) |
| 20:00 | Event #3: €555 NLH Day 1b (Ring Event) |
| 20:30 | Event #33: €350 PLO4/5/Sviten Mix |
| 22:00 | Event #34: €150 Mega Satellite to €1,500 Main Event (10 Seats Guaranteed) |
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