Norway’s Vilde Ekren Wins Queens Ring as WSOP Circuit Tallinn Tuesday Delivers Five Winners

Tuesday at the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn, powered by OlyBet Poker, delivered one of the most electric days of the festival so far at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park.

Norway’s Vilde Ekren claimed the €350 NLH Queens Ring Event to become the second consecutive Norwegian winner of the title. She not only earned the healthy €7,182 top prize, but will also head to the Bahamas as part of the honor of winning her first WSOP Circuit gold ring.

While it was the turn for local celebrities to shine with an enthusiastic introduction followed by them joining players on the tables with bounties on their heads, in the €200 WSOPC Tallinn Special Surprise Bounty, Estonia’s Tarvi Apsolon was the star of the show winning the €10,510 top prize after agreed to a three-way deal.

Three other players went home winners including Austria’s Sebastian Schulz shipping the €200 Sviten, Poland’s Krzysztof Budka winning the €350 PLO5, and Denmark’s Christoffer Jensen emerging victorious in the €555 NLH 6-Handed.

And in the tournaments that matter most going forward, Sweden’s Ararsch Mirzai leads 16 surviving players into the final table of the €555 NLH Ring Event with a €59,465 top prize on this line, while Finland’s Tommi Savioja bagged the chip lead among 18 survivors from Day 1a of the €1 million guaranteed WSOP Circuit Tallinn €1,500 Main Event.

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Vilde Ekren Wins €350 NLH Queens Ring Event

Norway has become the country to beat in the €350 NLH Queens at WSOP Circuit Tallinn. Drea Karlsen won the title here last year, launching what would become the Pocket Queens Podcast alongside Lina Olofsson. On Tuesday, her compatriot Vilde Ekren claimed the ring, making it back-to-back Norwegian winners of the Ladies’ Main Event. Karlsen herself was in the field, finishing 12th and sweating for a shot at the repeat until the money ran out.

The event attracted 86 entries for a €25,327 prize pool with 13 players returning in the money for the second and final day. Excitement continued to build as the final table was reached before Ekren and her friends celebrated after she defeated her countrymate Linn Saeteroey heads-up to take the €7,182 top prize and the Bahamas package that comes with every ring win at this series. Switzerland’s Celine Zimmermann finished third for €3,076 in what was a strong final table for Nordic and Baltic players.

Check out how the Queens Ring action went down by the eyes of poker.pro live reporter Christoffer Karlen, who was on the scene with the key updates of the final day.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Vilde Ekren	Norway	€7,182
2	Linn Saeteroey	Norway	€4,599
3	Celine Zimmermann	Switzerland	€3,076
4	Vilde Fagerbakke	Norway	€2,151
5	Annemar Rimmel	Estonia	€1,577
6	Evy Albrigtsen	Norway	€1,213
7	Algina Juknaite	Lithuania	€984
8	Isabell Rodriguez	Norway	€842
9	Ruth Guper	Israel	€763
10	Natalia Manuyko	Estonia	€735
11	Saara Benlamine	Finland	€735
12	Drea Karlsen	Norway	€735
13	Iryna Tsikhanskaya	Belarus	€735

Tarvi Apsolon Wins €200 WSOPC Tallinn Special Surprise Bounty

The €200 WSOPC Tallinn Special Surprise Bounty was the event of the day and arguably the event of the festival so far. The concept is built around mystery bounty envelopes placed on the heads of celebrities and local personalities from Finland and Estonia, giving every player a reason to be at the table beyond the standard prize pool. Playesr agreed with 407 entries getting into the action, creating a €65,730 prize pool and generating the kind of noise and atmosphere that are special for side events.

Estonia’s Tarvi Apsolon, who had already run deep in the Mini Main Event earlier in the series, was part of a three-way deal at the end before emerging with the trophy and €10,510. Norway’s Espen Ringstad took €8,530 in second and Sweden’s Dan Wald earned €9,950 for third in the deal.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Tarvi Apsolon	Estonia	€10,510
2	Espen Ringstad	Norway	€8,530
3	Dan Wald	Sweden	€9,950
4	Frederico Alves Dos Santos	Brazil	€4,230
5	Marius Morel	Estonia	€2,990
6	Erik Skjelstad	Norway	€2,170
7	Aleksandr Hlabov	Estonia	€1,610
8	Enea Subashi	Estonia	€1,230
9	Jaan Pehk	Estonia	€960
10	Kaapo Tapio	Finland	€770
11	Liutauras Armanavicius	Lithuania	€770
12	Magnar Storhaug	Norway	€640
13	Nikita Hohlovs	Latvia	€640
14	Indrek Rist	Estonia	€540
15	Thomas Rott	Norway	€540
16	Tomas Graham	Estonia	€540
17	Arkadiusz Liszewski	Poland	€540
18	Arnis Mednis	Latvia	€470
19	Aleksandr Shimanov	Russia	€470
20	Alger Pissarev	Estonia	€470
21	Nico Segersven	Finland	€470
22	Mindaugas Satkauskas	Lithuania	€470
23	Lauri Raadik	Estonia	€470
24	Marius Sopp	Norway	€470
25	Douglas Magill	United States	€470
26	Nikita Pavlov	Estonia	€470
27	Rauno Tahvonen	Finland	€420
28	Vilius Zabarauskas	Lithuania	€420
29	Jawad Habib	Sweden	€420
30	Tung Ly	United Kingdom	€420
31	Ahto Jarve	Estonia	€420
32	Stein Naerland	Norway	€420
33	Matts Jakobsson	Sweden	€420
34	Jani Johannes	Finland	€420
35	Glenn Brown	United Kingdom	€420
36	Haitian Yang	Norway	€390
37	Ruth Guper	Israel	€390
38	Karita Koppinen	Finland	€390
39	Jari Karkkainen	Finland	€390
40	Sarunas Dargis	Lithuania	€390
41	Lan Ly	United Kingdom	€390
42	Henri Schalin	Finland	€390
43	Toomas Marrandi	Estonia	€390
44	Niko Luhtalampi	Finland	€390
45	Robertas Visockas	Lithuania	€390
46	Daniel Rantanen	Finland	€370
47	Jim Varhaug	Norway	€370
48	Kristina Haugland	Norway	€370
49	Rasmus Parts	Estonia	€370
50	Artur Grigorjev	Estonia	€370
51	Erkki Sarapuu	Estonia	€370
52	Juuso Oksanen	Finland	€370
53	Stanislav Smeljov	Estonia	€370
54	Silver Laas	Estonia	€370
55	Shreyas Venkatasubramaniam	United States	€370
56	Halvor Haga	Norway	€370
57	Ernestas Stalemekas	Lithuania	€370
58	Kjetil Koll	Norway	€370
59	Mr Porter	United Kingdom	€370
60	Federico Caielli	Italy	€370
61	Federico Fulciniti	Italy	€370
62	Daniel Oesterbacka	Finland	€370
63	Lavrenti Hirvonen	Finland	€185
64	Madis Ormisson	Estonia	€185

Sebastian Schulz Wins €200 Sviten

Austria’s Sebastian Schulz topped a 42-player field in the €200 Sviten to win €2,319 from a €6,783 prize pool. Finland’s Eero Rahnasto finished runner-up for €1,542, with Sweden’s Stefan Odelberg third for €975.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Sebastian Schulz	Austria	€2,319
2	Eero Rahnasto	Finland	€1,542
3	Stefan Odelberg	Sweden	€975
4	Andres Aro	Estonia	€667
5	Aria Farahi Nobarian	Denmark	€498
6	Lachezar Tsenov	Bulgaria	€409
7	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	€373

Krzysztof Budka Wins €350 PLO5

While the Tallinn Special was drawing a crowd of 407, a more intimate group of 23 players sat down for five-card poker in the €350 PLO5, creating a €6,773 prize pool. Poland’s Krzysztof Budka came out on top for €2,773, with Finland’s Kalle Kumpumaeki finishing runner-up for €1,830 and Netherlands’ Roy Van Der Reijnst third for €1,240.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Krzysztof Budka	Poland	€2,773
2	Kalle Kumpumaeki	Finland	€1,830
3	Roy Van Der Reijnst	Netherlands	€1,240
4	Quirijn Hoenink	Netherlands	€930

Christoffer Jensen Wins €555 NLH 6-Handed

Denmark’s Christoffer Jensen topped a 22-player field in the €555 NLH 6-Handed to win €4,255 from a €10,450 prize pool. Sweden’s Peter Onnestam finished runner-up for €2,830, with United Kingdom’s Juan Vecino Duenas third for €1,965.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Christoffer Jensen	Denmark	€4,255
2	Peter Onnestam	Sweden	€2,830
3	Juan Vecino Duenas	United Kingdom	€1,965
4	Matiss Celmins	Latvia	€1,410

Wednesday, July 29 Schedule at 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn

Time	Event
12:00	Event #3: €555 NLH Day 3 (Final Day, Ring Event)
12:00	Event #5: €1,500 Main Event Day 1b (Ring Event)
12:00	Event #6: €1,100 PLO 4/5 Day 2 (Final Day, Ring Event)
12:00	Event #48: €80 PLO4 Satellite to €1,100 8-Game Ring Event (Four Seats Guaranteed)
12:30	Event #7: €5,000 NLH (Ring Event)
14:30	Event: #49: €250 Progressive Bounty
15:00	Event #8: €1,100 8-Game Day 1 (Ring Event)
17:00	Event #50: €150 Mega Satellite to €1,500 Main Event (10 Seaats Guaranteed)
19:00	Event #5: €1,500 Main Event Day 1c (Ring Event)
20:00	Event #51: €555 PLO4/5
22:00	Event #52: €200 NLH Turbo

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