Persson and Gogelidze Claim First Two WSOP Circuit Tallinn Rings

The first two WSOP Circuit Tallinn Ring winners were crowned by the OlyBet Poker team at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park on Monday, July 28.

Sweden’s Simon Hesserud Persson shipped the three-day Event #1: €350 Mini Main Event for a massive sum of €45,700 after defeating Lithuania’s Vytautas Riskevicius heads-up.

Shortly after, the final table of the two-day Event #2: €555 PLO4/PLO5 kicked off before Georgia’s Andria Gogelidze denied local hero Taago Tamm a ring during heads-up play to earn the €27,100 top prize.

Both players not only earned a pile of cash and a coveted WSOP Circuit gold ring, but also a package valued at $5,000 to the Bahamas for the WSOP Paradise at the end of the year.

In addition to the two rings awarded, four players earned trophies, including Anton Markachev in the €350 HORSE for €6,354, Pyry Kekäläinen in the €200 NLH Deep Stack for €6,925, Renars Stepins in the €350 PLO4/PLO5 Progressive Bounty for €5,600 plus bounties, and Norwegian poker hero Tobias Napel earning the final trophy of the evening in the €200 NLH Turbo for €6,050.

In other news, the three-day Event #3: €555 NLH has already attracted more than 600 entries during its three opening flights, with Lithuania’s Egidijus Matonis in the lead to start the penultimate day. The field is expected to continue to grow with late registration open for the first two blind levels of the day after the action resumes on Tuesday at Noon.

Additionally, Norway’s Drea Karlsen was the overnight chip leader in the €350 Queens with 11 players remaining out of a field of 72 entries in hopes of securing her first WSOP Circuit gold ring.

Read on to learn more about the fourth day at the 2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park.

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Simon Hesserud Persson Wins €350 Mini Main Event (€45,700)

The three-day Event #1: €350 Mini Main Event witnessed a final table of nine hopefuls out of the 954-entry field battle for a lion’s share of the huge €280,953 prize pool.

Players from eight different countries created an international ambiance at the final table. Netherlands’ Corne Scheel led the way to kick things off but fell just short of the podium in fourth place for €15,140.

Simon Hesserud Persson held a massive chip lead with three players remaining before padding his lead further when his bottom two pair with five-deuce suited held against ace-four suited held by Nicolai Austad (third – €21,220) with a potential flush draw and gutshot straight draw after the flop.

The ring was awarded to Persson approximately 10 minutes later after he won a flip with big slick to eliminate Vytautas Riskevicius in second place for €30,400.

Congratulations to Persson on winning the first ring in Event #1: €350 NLH Mini Main Event for €45,700, the WSOP Circuit gold ring, and the added $5,000 package to WSOP Paradise.

Andria Gogelidze Brings WSOP Circuit Ring to Georgia

The two-day Event #2: €555 PLO4/PLO5 ring event attracted 268 players, creating a €127,300 prize pool on its sole opening day. A total of 41 players returned in hopes of winning the coveted WSOP Circuit gold ring.

Georgia’s Andria Gogelidze was cruising along before earning his first career WSOP Circuit gold ring and the €27,100 top prize. Estonia’s Taago Taam (second – €18,000) and Lithuania’s Arturas Zukovas (third – €12,100) also earned five-figure prizes in this prestigious ring-event.

Anton Markachev Wins €350 HORSE (€6,354)

Event #22: €350 HORSE attracted an enthusiastic mixed-game field of 72 entries, creating a €21,204 prize pool. While four of the nine payout spots were earned by players from Norway, they were blanked out of the podium after not one of the country mates was able to finish further than Thor Morstol in fifth place for €1,580.

Meanwhile, Anton Markachev earned the trophy and the €6,354 top prize after defeating Finland’s Mikael Koistinen (second – €4,230) heads-up.

Pyry Kekäläinen Wins €200 NLH Deep Stack (€6,925)

Event #23: €200 NLH Deep Stack attracted 190 entries to create a €30,685 prize pool. Finland’s Pyry Kekäläinen defeated Latvia’s Gatis Pele heads-up to earn the trophy and the €6,925 top prize.

Renars Stepins Wins €350 PLO4/PLO5 PKO (€5,600)

The €350 PLO/PLO5 Progressive Bounty proved popular. 159 entries generated €46,826 in prizes, including €15,900 reserved for progressive bounties.

Latvia’s Renars Stepins and Finland’s Joonas Keijonen both secured the €5,600 top prize from the prize pool before Stepins defeated his opponent to win the huge bounty at the end to earn the trophy.

Tobias Napel Wins €200 NLH Turbo

The €200 NLH Turbo attracted 161 entries, creating a €26,002 prize pool. Norway’s Tobias Napel denied local player Marko Olop a trophy during heads-up play to earn the €6,050 top prize.

2025 WSOP Circuit Tallinn Day 5 Schedule (Tuesday, July 29)

Four ring events will be in play on Tuesday, including the start of the crown-jewel of the festival in the €1 million guaranteed WSOP Circuit €1,500 Main Event with Day 1a at 3 p.m.

In the meantime, the live stream will begin on Tuesday at 4:30 with the two-day €350 NLH Queens playing down to a final day with 11 players remaining until a winner is crowned.

Check out the full schedule for Tuesday below, and best of luck to all of the players.