2025 Kings of Tallinn – Event #25: €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event

An eventful day at Olympic Park Casino brought the 113 players who returned for Day 3 of the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event down to the final table of nine. After 12 hours of play, Kaspars Butans bagged the chip lead as the lion’s share of the €1,098,330 prize pool will be divided tomorrow.

Not much is known about Butans, although his rail could be overheard today stating that Butans “plays online 24/7” and “wins everything”. Time will tell if “everything” includes the tenth-anniversary Kings of Tallin Main Event, which would net Butans the top prize of €182,000.

Butans ended Day 3 with 6,400,000 in chips, good for 80 big blinds when the final table commences tomorrow. Ahmet Canatan sits in second place with 5,230,000 and is looking for his second trophy this week after shipping the €555 Championship for a career-best €66,050. If Canatan finishes third or higher in the Main Event, he will once again claim a new high score.

Estonia still has two horses in the race with Igor Pihela Jr. (4,040,000) and Priit Parmasto (2,840,000). Pihela Jr. is known for traveling the European circuit with his father and would need to finish sixth for a new all-time best score. Meanwhile, Parmasto can become the first-ever two-time Kings of Tallinn champion, having shipped the Main Event in 2023 for €97,400.

Meanwhile, English grinder and friend of poker.pro Chris Da Silva will start the final table as the shortest stack as he is looking to add to his seven figures in lifetime earnings, although with 1,500,000 in chips, he will still have plenty of maneuverability.

Final Table Seat Draw and Chip Counts

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Chris Da Silva	United Kingdom	1,500,000	19
2	Eldars Sadih-Zade	Latvia	3,400,000	43
3	Kaspars Butans	Latvia	6,400,000	80
4	Igor Pihela Jr.	Estonia	4,040,000	51
5	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	4,890,000	61
6	Priit Parmasto	Estonia	2,840,000	36
7	Isak Bergstrom	Sweden	4,330,000	54
8	Pasi Laihinen	Finland	2,735,000	34
9	Ahmet Canatan	Denmark	5,230,000	65

Day 3 Action

The day started with 113 of the record-breaking 1,181 entries returning with hopes of making the final table. However, only nine spots were available, thus, many big names had to leave throughout the day.

Elias Suhonen (110th – €2,450) was one of the first eliminations of the day. Ryan Mandara squeaked in the top 100 but finished in 93rd for €2,800. Tommi Lankinen received the same amount for his 81st place, while former champions Juha Helppi (66th) and Mathias Siljander (58th) got a pay jump to €3,200.

Kai Lehto would soon make Parmasto the only Main Event champion left standing as he fell in 41st for €3,650. Eventually, Sebastian Wahl (29th – €5,100) and Finnish poker legend Ilari Sahamies (26th – €5,600) fell just a few spots away from making the three-table redraw.

Oleh Pritsak was Ukraine’s final hope but was eliminated in 24th place for €5,600, while Italy and Poland also lost their last representatives at the final three tables in Mirco De Martini (22nd – €6,500) and Piotr Sztenkiel (18th – €7,500). Start-of-day chipleader Mikael Haapaniemi then finished in 17th for €8,515 to set up the final two tables.

Irishman Michael Dwyer (16th – €8,515) was the first to depart from the final two tables, which is also where Iceland’s Steinn Karlsson (13th – €11,400) and France’s Thomas De Leiris (11th – €13,500) met their end. The clock had just struck midnight when Robertas Smolskis (10th – €13,500) lost his all-in flip against Tajiou, eliminating the final Lithuanian from the tournament and declaring Smolskis the official final table bubble.

The final nine will return at noon local time tomorrow to battle for the title. They have guaranteed themselves a payday of at least €16,800, which is already some players’ best-ever performance. However, alluring six-figure prizes are only reserved for the final two players.

Final Table Payouts

The final table will start with almost the entirety of Level 20: 40,000/80,000 (80,000) still to play. The levels will be 60 minutes long throughout the final table, with a break scheduled after every two.

Becoming a Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion is what dreams are made of, and one player’s dream will become a reality tomorrow. Tune back in then to not miss the thrilling conclusion of the biggest-ever Kings of Tallinn Main Event.

Robertas Smolskis raised to 200,000 in the cutoff before being put all-in for 900,000 by Mounir Tajiou in the small blind. Smolskis tanked for a minute or so before he sighed and called for his tournament life.

Robertas Smolskis: K♥Q♥
Mounir Tajiou: 6♦6♣

Smolskis did not improve on the A♣3♣10♣9♦8♥ board. He finished in tenth place and became the final table bubble as the remaining nine players bagged up for the final day.

Mounir Tajiou – 4,700,000
Robertas Smolskis – 0

The 10 players have been sent on another 15-minute break.

Thomas De Leiris open-shipped for 635,000 on the button and was called by Pasi Laihinen in the small blind.

Thomas De Leiris: A♣6♥
Pasi Laihinen: K♦Q♠

Laihinen paired up on the J♠J♥K♣ flop, gaining a significant lead. De Leiris needed an ace, but none came on the 7♥ turn or 9♣ river.

De Leiris finished in 11th place, leaving the Main Event on the final table bubble. Once the final table has been reached, play will conclude for the night.

Pasi Laihinen – 3,200,000
Thomas De Leiris – 0

Kaspars Butans raised his small blind to 180,000 and was called by Mounir Tajiou in the big blind.

Butans continued for 180,000 on the 3♦4♥5♦ flop, which Tajiou raised to 525,000. Butans put in a call to the 9♥ turn, where Tajiou sized up to 725,000.

Butans check-called before the 2♠ river was checked by both.

Butans tabled 9♠7♥ for a pair of nines, but was barely outkicked by the 9♦8♦ of Tajiou, who was resultingly shipped the pot.

Kaspars Butans – 6,150,000
Mounir Tajiou – 3,950,000

Kaspars Butans raised to 120,000 under the gun. Ludvig Sterner then moved his 1,035,000 chips in the middle on the button. Butans asked for a count and called once he heard the correct number.

Ludvig Sterner: K♦Q♣
Kaspars Butans: 9♥9♣

The A♠5♣10♣ flop brought Sterner some extra outs, but neither his gutshot nor his pairs appeared on the 4♠8♠ runout, sending him home in 12th.

Kaspars Butans – 7,250,000
Ludvig Sterner – 0

Pasi Laihinen had raised from the hijack when Steinn Karlsson tossed in his final 410,000 from the big blind. Laihinen snap-called, tabling the cards.

Steinn Karlsson: Q♣J♦
Pasi Laihinen: A♥10♣

Neither player received help on the 4♠9♣3♣6♠4♥ board, resulting in Karlsson’s exit in 13th place.

Elvijs Kergalvis opened to 120,000 as first to act. Isak Bergstrom then made it 350,000 to go from the small blind, after which Kergalvis moved in for 1,120,000.

Bergstrom sighed but tossed in a quick call, leading to a showdown.

Elvijs Kergalvis: A♣K♦
Isak Bergstrom: A♥Q♥

Kergalvis was in a great spot to double up, but Bergstrom flopped Broadway on J♠K♥10♠. The 9♦ turn left Kergalvis only with chop outs, which did not arrive on the 4♠ river, eliminating him instead.

Isak Bergstrom – 3,100,000
Elvijs Kergalvis – 0

Kaspars Butans raised to 100,000 under the gun. Chris Da Silva flat-called in middle position before Marek Zigel went all in for 575,000 from the small blind.

Butans rejammed, forcing Da Silva to fold after some thinking time.

Marek Zigel: A♠9♦
Kaspars Butans: A♣K♦

The 7♠Q♥3♥Q♣ turn provided Zigel with some chop outs, but it was not to be on the 6♥ river, which sent him to the rail instead.

Kaspars Butans – 6,700,000
Marek Zigel – 0

Ludvig Sterner put in a continuation-bet of 75,000 on a flop of 6♠9♦6♦ against Chris Da Silva in the big blind. Da Silva then check-raised all in for 895,000, sending Sterner into the tank.

After a few minutes, Sterner put in a call to put Da Silva at risk.

Chris Da Silva: 7♥7♦
Ludvig Sterner: A♥K♣

Sterner could not pair his hole cards on the 4♠9♠ runout. The pot was sent to Da Silva’s sevens as he doubled up and left Sterner with less than 15 big blinds.

Chris Da Silva – 2,065,000
Ludvig Sterner – 720,000

Steinn Karlsson raised to 100,000 in the cutoff and was three-bet to 260,000 by Eldars Sadih-Zade on the button. Karlsson put in a call to the Q♣J♠9♣ flop, where he check-called Sadih-Zade’s bet of 200,000.

Sadih-Zade then jammed all in for 1,310,000 on the 6♥ turn. Karlsson spent a while in the tank but eventually check-called with the covering stack.

Eldars Sadih-Zade: K♦10♣
Steinn Karlsson: A♠Q♠

Karlsson was already drawing dead against the straight of Sadih-Zade. The 3♠ river did not matter as Sadih-Zade booked a big double-up, leaving his opponent with 13 big blinds.

Eldars Sadih-Zade – 3,665,000
Steinn Karlsson – 650,000

Big blind Michael Dwyer led all-in for his last 250,000 on a flop of J♦9♦J♣ and was called by Pasi Laihinen in the hijack.

Michael Dwyer: 10♠8♠
Pasi Laihinen: A♦Q♦

The A♠ turn took some of Dwyer’s outs away, while the 8♦ river sealed the deal for the Irishman. He was the first elimination from the final two tables, leaving 15 players in contention.

Pasi Laihinen – 2,100,000
Michael Dwyer – 0

Priit Parmasto was all-in for 740,000 in the hijack and had been looked up by Thomas De Leiris in the big blind.

Priit Parmasto: J♥J♣
Thomas De Leiris: Q♥Q♦

It was looking like the end for the 2023 champion’s run, but he hit a set on the 6♠4♣2♣J♠10♥ turn to stay alive and double up.

Thomas De Leiris – 1,735,000
Priit Parmasto – 1,650,000

Ludvig Sterner raised to 100,000 under the gun. Mikael Haapaniemi then three-bet to 240,000 in the hijack before Igor Pihela Jr. bumped it up to 450,000.

Sterner quickly got out of the way, but Haapaniemi jammed his stack of 2,200,000 in the middle. Pihela Jr. snap-called with the covering stack, tabling the cards.

Mikael Haapaniemi: Q♠Q♣
Igor Pihela Jr.: A♦A♣

Haapaniemi’s ladies stood no chance against Pihela Jr.’s aces on the 5♦5♣10♠7♥K♥ runout. The pot of nearly 100 big blinds was shipped to the Estonian, while Haapaniemi had to make do with a 17th-place finish after starting the day as chipleader.

Igor Pihela Jr. – 4,800,000
Ludvig Sterner – 1,500,000
Mikael Haapaniemi – 0

The remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Preflop, Piotr Sztenkiel jammed in his stack of 850,000 from the big blind and was quickly called by Ahmet Canatan in the cutoff.

Piotr Sztenkiel: K♦8♥
Ahmet Canatan: A♠Q♦

Canatan paired his ace on J♠10♠J♦A♥5♣ to take down the pot and send the last Polish representative to the rail.

Ahmet Canatan – 3,150,000
Piotr Sztenkiel – 0

Mairo Tori final blinds flew in on from the big blind on a flop of 5♦7♦K♠, up against Ludvig Sterner in the hijack.

Mairo Tori: J♦10♦
Ludvig Sterner: K♥Q♥

Tori needed to hit a diamond to stay alive, but neither the 3♣ turn nor 2♥ river brought him one. He said his goodbyes and left to collect his 19th-place payout.

Ludvig Sterner – 2,000,000
Mairo Tori – 0

A pot of roughly 700,000 had been built between Piotr Sztenkiel in the big blind and Elvijs Kergalvis under the gun. Kergalvis then got his last 540,000 in on a turn of 9♣Q♣6♦2♦ and was quickly looked up by Sztenkiel.

Elvijs Kergalvis: A♥Q♥
Piotr Sztenkiel: Q♠2♠

Sztenkiel was in the lead with his two pair, but the 9♦ river nullified his deuce. Kergalvis won the pot with his ace kicker, doubling up and leaving Sztenkiel with around 25 big blinds.

Elvijs Kergalvis – 1,780,000
Piotr Sztenkiel – 925,000

Ignas Jasinevicius was down to just a few big blinds, which he tossed in under the gun. It folded to Eldars Sadih-Zade in the big blind, who stuck in a call.

Ignas Jasinevicius: A♥8♠
Eldars Sadih-Zade: J♥6♥

Sadih-Zade flopped trips on J♠4♦J♣ to take an enormous lead. The 6♠ turn left Jasinevicius without outs, making the A♦ nothing but some salt in his wound as he exited in 20th place.

Eldars Sadih-Zade: 2,350,000
Ignas Jasinevicius: 0

Yaniv Peretz in the cutoff had gotten his last chips in on either the flop or turn on the 4♠3♣K♣10♣8♣ board. He had been called by Ahmet Canatan in the big blind, who covered his stack.

Peretz tabled A♥K♦ for top pair, but it lost against the K♠3♠ of Canatan, who had flopped two pair and took Peretz for his last penny.

Ahmet Canatan – 3,100,000
Yaniv Peretz – 0

Mirco De Martini in the big blind and Steinn Karlsson under the gun had reached a river of 4♥9♣5♣Q♥K♥. With around 1,200,000 already in the pot, De Martini shoved all in for about 1,100,000.

Karlsson only had a little less than that and called off after some time in the tank. De Martini could only show A♠6♠ for ace-high, while Karlsson tabled K♣J♦ for top pair, scooping the big pot and leaving De Martini with just 55,000

De Martini tossed those chips in from the small blind one hand later and was looked up by Karlsson once more.

Mirco De Martini: 10♠4♦
Steinn Karlsson: Q♦6♦

The board ran out J♠Q♠7♦5♦J♣. Karlsson paired his queen and sent De Martini packing in 22nd place.

Steinn Karlsson – 3,500,000
Mirco De Martini – 0

Heppu Simola got his stack of 760,000 in preflop against Marek Zigel, who barely covered him.

Heppu Simola: A♣K♠
Marek Zigel: J♠J♣

Zigel made a set on the 7♦9♣J♦5♠Q♣ runout to win the pot and knock Simola out of the Main Event.

Marek Zigel – 1,650,000
Heppu Simola – 0

Mirco De Martini raised to 60,000 under the gun. Kaspar Butans then made it 170,000 to go on the button, which De Martini clicked back to 400,000.

Butans bumped it up further to 800,000, with De Martini sticking in a call. Butans continued for 450,000 on the 7♣3♥J♣ flop, and De Martini check-called.

Butans then shoved all in on the 8♥ turn, sending De Martini into a tank of several minutes. Eventually, the Italian gave up his hand and surrendered the humongous pot to Butans.

Kaspar Butans – 4,500,000
Mirco De Martini – 1,765,000

Ludvig Sterner opened the action with a raise under the gun. Igor Pihela Jr. then made it 200,000 to go in the cutoff, which Sterner clicked back to 470,000.

Pihela Jr. quickly moved in for 1,325,000 and was snap-called by Sterner.

Igor Pihela Jr.: Q♠Q♦
Ludvig Sterner: A♥K♠

The [invalid notations]5s8d6h3c4s[/pcn board failed to give Sterner a pair, granting Pihela Jr. a massive double-up.

Ludvig Sterner – 1,100,000
Igor Pihela Jr. – 2,725,000

Oleh Pritsak raised to 60,000 in early position. Ahmet Canatan then three-bet to 185,000 from the small blind, after which Pritsak jammed all-in for 1,100,000.

Canatan snap-called, covering the Ukrainian by a bit.

Oleh Pritsak: A♣K♥
Ahmet Canatan: Q♠Q♣

It was a huge flip, and Canatan would be declared the victor when the 6♦3♥10♥9♦2♥ board left Pritsak without a pair, sending him home.

Ahmet Canatan – 2,400,000
Oleh Pritsak – 0

Mairo Tori raised to 60,000 from middle position. It folded to Ilari Sahamies on the button, who committed his final 165,000.

Tori made a quick call, revealing the cards.

Ilari Sahamies: A♣5♥
Mairo Tori: 8♠8♥

Tori made a full house on the [invalid notations] river completed the board, leaving to pick up his cash.

At another table, Frode Alfredsen was eliminated in 25th to leave the field with three tables remaining.

The remaining players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break. The action will resume around 7:15 p.m. local time.

Picking up the action on the 2♠4♥5♠9♣ turn in a blind-on-blind battle between Ludvig Sterner and Benjamin Gros, Sterner over-bet 200,000 into the pot of 175,000 and Gros put in a call.

The 9♦ river then completed the board. Sterner put Gross all-in for 400,000 and received a quick call from the Frenchman. Sterner tabled A♥A♦ for an overpair, besting the [Kd4c[/pcn] of Gros and sending him to the rail.

Ludvig Sterner – 2,300,000
Benjamin Gros – 0

Due to the high demands on Kings of Tallinn’s other events today, the €150 Turbo that was planned for 10 p.m. tonight has been cancelled.

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Mehdi Saidi went all in for 240,000 in middle position. It folded to Kaspars Butans in the big blind, who asked for a count and made the call.

Mehdi Saidi: J♠J♣
Kaspars Butans: K♠Q♥

Butans flopped two pair on Q♦4♠K♣ to take the lead. The 9♥ turn gave Saidi some extra outs, but the A♦ river bricked off, sending the Frenchman out.

Kaspars Butans – 2,025,000
Mehdi Saidi – 0

Mario Boos committed his final 180,000 from the small blind. Chris Da Silva asked for a count in the big blind before making the call.

Mario Boos: Q♥5♠
Chris Da Silva: Q♦7♦

Da Silva’s seven kicker remained in play on the 6♣J♠A♦3♥K♥ board, spelling the end of Boos’ run.

Chris Da Silva – 675,000
Mario Boos – 0

Jevgeni Voitovits open-jammed for 210,000 as first to act. Pasi Laihinen called in the hijack before the rest of the table got out of the way.

Jevgeni Voitovits: J♥J♣
Pasi Laihinen: A♥Q♣

Laihinen paired up on the 7♥4♠9♣Q♥10♣ board, making the better hand and eliminating Voitovits.

Pasi Laihinen – 1,250,000
Jevgeni Voitovits – 0

Marko Tiitsaar put in his stack of 210,000 under the gun and was looked up by Ludvig Sterner on the button.

Marko Tiitsaar: K♥10♦
Ludvig Sterner: 10♠10♣

Tiitsaar was dominated by the tens of Sterner, and no king appeared on the 8♠A♣6♠7♥Q♠ runout to bail him out, eliminating him from the Main Event.

Ludvig Sterner – 1,975,000
Marko Tiitsaar – 0

Priit Parmasto got his stack of 550,000 in from the small blind against Mario Boos in the big blind, who barely covered him.

Priit Parmasto: A♥A♦
Mario Boos: 10♦10♣

Parmasto casually flopped quads on 9♣A♠A♣, rendering the 5♣ turn and 3♣ river meaningless.

Parmasto doubled up to a seven-figure stack while Boos was left behind with just four big blinds.

Priit Parmasto – 1,150,000
Mario Boos – 85,000.

Steinn Karlsson raised to 40,000 in the hijack and called off when big blind Oleksii Shchukin put in his stack of 300,000.

Oleksii Shchukin: 5♠5♥
Steinn Karlsson: 6♦6♣

Shchukin turned a straight flush draw on 3♥3♦4♥2♥, but the [Td] river did not improve his fives as the sixes of Karlsson eliminated the Ukrainian.

Steinn Karlsson – 1,650,000
Oleksii Shchukin – 0

Mikael Haapaniemi raised his button to 40,000. Mykhailo Mikhalov put in 140,000 from the big blind, which Haapaniemi called.

Mikhalov put in bets of 80,000 and 120,000 on the Q♣8♥3♥ flop and 4♠ turn, both times being called by Haapaniemi.

The 4♥ river was knuckled by both, with Mikhalov only able to show A♠J♥ for ace-high.

Haapaniemi played a pair of eights with 10♦8♦ and took down another pot.

Mikael Haapaniemi – 2,500,000
Mykhailo Mikhalov – 335,000

Maksim Petrov was all in for 325,000 from the cutoff and was called by Piotr Sztenkiel in the big blind.

Maksim Petrov: A♠10♦
Piotr Sztenkiel: 10♣9♠

Sztenkiel flopped a flush draw on 4♣3♣A♣, but no further clubs arrived on the 5♥8♥ runout as Petrov secured his double-up.

Piotr Sztenkiel – 1,825,000
Maksim Petrov – 680,000

The remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Aklilu Laitinen made it 30,000 to go on the button, calling when Andres Loiv three-bet to 115,000 in the small blind.

The flop fell 3♦7♣10♣. Loiv continued for 30,000, which Latinen raised to 400,000. Loiv then shoved all in for 600,000, with Laitinen making a quick call.

Andres Loiv: Q♠Q♥
Aklilu Laitinen: K♣5♣

Laitinen had an overcard and a flush draw against the queens of Loiv. The A♥ turn did not help Laitinen, but the 3♣ river did, making him a flush. He eliminated Loiv in a huge pot and soared up the ranks as his stack eclipsed 100 big blinds.

Aklilu Laitinen – 1,800,000
Andres Loiv – 0

Heppu Simola raised to 30,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 75,000 by Mikael Haapaniemi in the cutoff. Button Kristian Kostiander then bumped it up to 200,000, folding out Simola.

It was not enough for Haapaniemi, however, who five-bet all in, covering Kostiander’s stack of 725,000. Kostiander spent some time in the tank but eventually found a fold.

Mikael Haapaniemi – 2,390,000
Heppu Simola – 720,000
Kristian Kostiander – 525,000

Mehdi Saidi checked out of the big blind on a turn of A♠7♦K♦9♣. Artem Berliand then bet 77,000 into the pot of 120,000 under the gun, which Saidi called.

The 10♣ fell on the river, prompting Saidi to move his stack of 195,000 in the middle. Berliand found a quick fold and the pot was shipped to Frenchman.

Artem Berliand – 1,200,000
Mehdi Saidi – 469,000

Pasi Sormunen open-shoved for 325,000 preflop. Andres Loiv called in the seat next to him before the rest of the table got out of the way.

Pasi Sormunen: 10♦9♦
Andres Loiv: Q♥Q♣

Sormunen flopped outs on 6♠10♣7♠, but the 3♥ turn and 5♥ river provided no further help, and Sormunen said his goodbyes to the table.

Andres Loiv – 840,000
Pasi Sormunen – 0

Priit Parmasto raised to 30,000 preflop and called when Mikael Haapaniemi three-bet to 77,000. Parmasto check-called Haapaniemi’s continuation-bet of 40,000 on the Q♦2♥6♣ flop before both players checked the J♦ turn.

This prompted Parmasto to bet 47,000 on the 6♥ river. Haapaniemi assembled a large raise and put Parmasto all-in for 367,000 in total. Parmasto quickly let go of his hand, surrendering the pot to the start-of-day chipleader.

Mikael Haapaniemi – 1,900,000
Priit Parmasto – 320,000

Felix Seelentag was automatically all-in in the big blind for 15,000. Ludvig Sterner was the only interested party as the players showed down preflop.

Felix Seelentag: J♦9♥
Ludvig Sterner: A♥K♠

Seelentag gained some outs on the 7♥10♦10♥Q♥ turn, but the 7♣ river double-paired the board to grant the victory to Sterner.

Ludvig Sterner – 1,300,000
Felix Seelentag – 0

Stein Pedersen moved all in for 139,000 from middle position. Steinn Karlsson looked him up in the next seat over before the rest of the table got out of the way.

Stein Pedersen: K♦J♣
Steinn Karlsson: A♦9♦

Neither player received help from the Q♣5♦7♥5♠4♥ board, resulting in Pedersen’s exit from the Main Event.

Steinn Karlsson – 469,000
Stein Pedersen – 0

With 130,000 in the middle, small blind Robbie Schiffbauer got his 210,000 chips in on a flop of 10♣7♠K♠ against Igor Pihela Jr. under the gun.

Robbie Schiffbauer: K♥Q♠
Igor Pihela Jr.: 9♠8♠

Pihela Jr. had a plethora of outs to hit against the top pair of Schiffbauer. The 2♦ turn was not one of them, but the 3♠ river brought him a flush to win the pot and eliminate the only American left in the field.

Igor Pihela Jr. – 1,085,000
Robbie Schiffbauer – 0

Picking up the action on a completed board of 6♦4♣8♠8♦Q♥, Mathias Siljander made a bet of 350,000 from the small blind into a pot of 310,000.

Mirco De Martini sat in middle position and thought for a bit before flicking in a calling chip.

Siljander showed 10♦9♥ for just ten-high, meaning De Martini’s K♠K♣ won him the pot. De Martini crossed the two-million mark, ending up with nearly four times the average stack.

Mirco De Martini – 2,120,000
Mathias Siljander – 180,000

Kristian Kostiander raised to 25,000 in middle position. 2023 Kings of Tallinn champion Priit Parmasto then shoved all in for 191,000 from the small blind, quickly getting called by Kostiander.

Priit Parmasto: Q♠Q♥
Kristian Kostiander: 9♠9♥

Parmasto’s ladies comfortably held throughout the 4♠4♦A♠K♣5♦ runout to double him up.

Priit Parmasto – 406,000
Kristian Kostiander- 220,000

Veikka Keto-Tokoi open-jammed his remaining 110,000 chips from the cutoff. Juha Helppi reshoved from the small blind, after which Olli Muukkonen called off for 80,000 in the big blind.

Olli Muukkonen: A♥J♦
Veikka Keto-Tokoi: J♠10♥
Juha Helppi: K♠K♥

Keto-Tokoi flopped a pair on 9♠10♠3♥ for some outs, while Muukkonen turned the best hand on A♣. The Q♦ helped no player, declaring Muukkonen the victor and eliminating Keto-Tokoi.

Olli Muukkonen – 252,000
Juha Helppi – 135,000
Veikka Keto-Tokoi – 0

Only 69 contenders remain in the Main Event, and they have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Mounir Tajiou had put in 77,000 from the small blind when Peter Rees moved all in for 334,000 from the big blind.

Tajiou asked for a count and snap-called once the process had been completed.

Peter Rees: A♣Q♣
Mounir Tajiou: K♠K♥

Rees could not find an ace on the 6♦5♠3♦6♥3♠ board, spelling the end of his Main Event run.

Mounir Tajiou – 900,000
Peter Rees – 0

Sebastian Wahl open-raised from the hijack, and Ilari Sahamies three-bet to 65,000 on the button. Wahl put in a call and checked the 4♦2♠7♠ flop to his opponent.

Sahamies bet 45,000, about a quarter of his stack, prompting Wahl to move all in. Sahamies snap-folded his hand, leaving himself with just over 13 big blinds.

Sebastian Wahl – 495,000
Ilari Sahamies – 135,000

Kristian Aksnes opened from the cutoff when Tommi Lankinen pushed in 120,000 from the big blind. Aksnes snap-called, and the cards were tabled.

Tommi Lankinen: A♣3♠
Kristian Aksnes: K♠J♥

Aksnes flopped Lankinen near-dead on 4♠K♣K♦, with the 9♦ turn sealing the deal. The A♠ river gave Lankinen a meaningless pair, but it was not enough to prevent his elimination.

Kristian Aksnes – 580,000
Tommi Lankinen – 0

Zoran Ruvceski open-jammed for 90,000 as first to act. It folded to Rune Brunes in the big blind, who snap-called after he had seen his cards.

Zoran Ruvceski: 8♠8♦
Rune Brunes: A♣K♥

Brunes flopped trips on J♣A♦A♠ and had Ruvceski drawing dead on the J♦ turn. The 6♦ river was rendered meaningless as Ruvceski headed to the rail.

Rune Brunes – 221,000
Zoran Ruvceski – 0

Ryan Mandara pushed all in for 162,000 from the big blind and was quickly called by Kristian Aksnes in the hijack.

Ryan Mandara: A♥J♦
Kristian Aksnes: Q♠Q♥

Mandara kindly requested an ace, but none came on the 6♥6♣4♦7♣10♦ board as the Englishman headed to the payout desk.

Kristian Aksnes – 465,000
Ryan Mandara – 0

Picking up the action on a turn of 4♦2♥8♥J♥, Albert Ostrovskij made a pot-sized bet of 120,000 from the small blind. Thomas De Leiris called in the big blind, as did Michael Dwyer in the hijack.

Ostrovskij slowed down on the 5♣ turn and checked to De Leiris. De Leiris then fired 300,000, folding out both opponents.

Thomas De Leiris – 1,100,000
Michael Dwyer – 785,000
Albert Ostrovskij – 386,000

Sauli Haapaniemi and Thomas De Leiris had played a hand up until the 7♦K♣2♣10♦10♥ river. With about 150,000 in the pot, Haapanieimi checked from the big blind to De Leiris in middle position, who put his opponent all-in for around 140,000.

Haapanieimi went deep into the tank before calling off for his tournament life. He tabled K♠Q♣ for top pair, but De Leiris had rivered trips with Q♦10♥ to win the pot and eliminate Haapaniemi from the Main Event.

Thomas De Leiris – 760,000
Sauli Haapaniemi – 0

Osku Karttunen raised to 16,000 from middle position. Marko Tiitsaar then jammed his stack of 140,000 in the middle, which Karttunen called after getting a count.

Marko Tiitsaar: 10♥10♦
Osku Karttunen: 7♠7♣

The board ran out an uneventful 8♠2♦3♣Q♣3♠, doubling up Tiitsaar with his superior pair.

Marko Tiitsaar – 300,000
Osku Karttunen – 195,000

Erik Risberg had called all-in after an open from Stefan Galic in early position and a flat from Roman Isaienko on the button.

Galic and Isaienko then checked through the 3♠5♣4♣10♥7♦ board, and the trio showed down.

Galic had king-high with K♥J♥, while Risberg played ace-high with his A♦9♦. Isaeinko had the best hand with A♠Q♠, however, and took down the pot to eliminate Risberg.

Roman Isaeinko – 460,000
Stefan Galic – 220,000
Erik Risberg – 0

Marek Zigel had put in a squeeze to 55,000 from the big blind, which only Veikka Keto-Tokoi called, on the button.

Zigel checked the [invalid notations] turn saw Keto-Tokoi move all of his 165,000 chips in. Zigel gave it some thought but ultimately check-folded. Keto-Tokoi breathed a sigh of relief as he tabled 6♠6♥.

Veikka Keto-Tokoi – 383,000
Marek Zigel – 330,000

Martin Bjerrum open-jammed for 82,000 under the gun and was called by Pasi Sormunen on the button.

Martin Bjerrum: K♣Q♥
Pasi Sormunen: A♥Q♠

Bjerrum was dominated and drawing dead after the A♦8♠Q♣A♣ turn made Sormunen a full house. The K♥ river was not enough to save Bjerrum, who was one of the first exits on Day 3.

Pasi Sormunen – 615,000
Martin Bjerrum – 0

The €1 million guaranteed Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event already broke records for the event with 947 entries battling it out during the five opening days along with 373 survivors.

These figures are placeholders for now, as late registration will remain open for the first four blind levels of Day 2. Around 39 percent of those that entered were able to advance with that bullet with some fluctuation depending on which flight was entered.

Check out the stats below and best of luck to all of the Day 2 players.

Poland’s Piotr Sztenkiel made the most out of the 162 entries and 66 survivors on the final opening flight of the 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event after being the only player from the field to advance with more than 200,000 with 245,000.

Denmark’s Martin Bjerrum (178,300), Finland’s Rasmus Lundstrom (166,700), Estonia’s Meelis Ahman (144,100), and Spains Angel Alonso Rodriguez (144,000) all ended the day in the top five on the Day 1e leaderboard.

Day 1d was the largest of the five opening flights with 352 entries and 149 players advancing to Day 2. Norway’s Rune Brunes led the way with 279,000 in chips placing him in second place just behind Day 1b chip leader Veikka Keto-Tokoi, who advanced with a cool 300,000.

Estonia’s Mauri Dorbek (229,700) and Norway’s Richard Melby (224,600) also will start Day 2 with more than 200,000 from the Day 1d field, while Finland’s Sebastian Wahl (199,300) and United Kingdom’s Peter Rees (185,500) round out the top five stacks for the day.

Place	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Rune Brunes	Norway	279,000	233
2	Mauri Dorbek	Estonia	229,700	191
3	Richard Melby	Norway	224,600	187
4	Sebastian Wahl	Finland	199,300	166
5	Peter Rees	United Kingdom	185,500	155
6	Petter Berg	Norway	175,700	146
7	Robertas Smolskis	Lithuania	174,500	145
8	Ignas Jasinevicius	Lithuania	170,600	142
9	Iman Ghashayar	Netherlands	161,800	135
10	Mihn Ngo	Finland	158,000	132
11	Mantas Bagocius	Lithuania	155,300	129
12	Blaz Zerjav	Slovenia	152,000	127
13	Marcus Hallabro	Sweden	148,700	124
14	Yurii Zabrodotskyi	Ukraine	148,500	124
15	Erik Risberg	Sweden	144,600	121
16	Kristiana Stauere	Latvia	144,000	120
17	Mirco De Martini	Italy	141,600	118
18	Karri Jääskivi	Finland	140,000	117
19	Michael Dwyer	Ireland	138,000	115
20	Edgaras Stusevas	Lithuania	137,600	115
21	Nikolajs Jalunins	Latvia	136,200	114
22	Osku Karttunen	Finland	133,000	111
23	Tero Kilkanen	Finland	132,000	110
24	Atte Franssila	Finland	126,200	105
25	Ranno Sootla	Estonia	125,200	104
26	Joonas Helin	Finland	120,300	100
27	Jari Nikunlassi	Finland	117,100	98
28	Zoran Ruvceski	Sweden	113,400	95
29	Fritz Nygren	Sweden	111,200	93
30	Juuso Kauppi	Finland	105,900	88
31	Georgios Tsouloftas	Cyprus	101,900	85
32	Lukas Rodionovas	Lithuania	101,600	85
33	Xuan Tran	Finland	96,000	80
34	Jonas Nilsen	Norway	95,400	80
35	Nikolai Austad	Norway	93,300	78
36	Shaul Weinstein	Israel	92,800	77
37	Robert Schiffbauer	United States	92,000	77
38	Ilari Sahamies	Finland	91,300	76
39	Konsta Heikkilä	Finland	91,000	76
40	Petri Härkönen	Finland	90,600	76
41	Jevgeni Voitovits	Estonia	89,700	75
42	Hendrik Uibo	Estonia	89,100	74
43	Markus Ylänne	Finland	86,000	72
44	Jaanus Kippel	Estonia	79,000	66
45	Stavros Petychakis	Greece	78,300	65
46	Steinn Thanh Du Karlsson	Iceland	78,000	65
47	Roman Isaienko	Ukraine	78,000	65
48	Claudio Müller	Switzerland	78,000	65
49	Tomi Arponen	Finland	76,500	64
50	Riku Määttä	Finland	76,000	63
51	Ritvars Cekalins	Latvia	75,100	63
52	Rasmus Valtteri Sihvonen	Finland	75,000	63
53	Darius Narmontas	Lithuania	73,100	61
54	Zdenek Zizka	Czech Republic	72,500	60
55	Marco Leonzio	Italy	70,900	59
56	Fabian Hagen Bartuschk	Germany	69,900	58
57	Kaspars Renga	Latvia	69,900	58
58	Henri Elias Tanskanen	Finland	69,300	58
59	Henri Johannes Katila	Finland	68,900	57
60	John Fredrik Watz	Sweden	68,500	57
61	Leantzis Christos	Cyprus	68,300	57
62	Eldars Sadih-Zade	Latvia	67,700	56
63	Niko Juhani Penttinen	Finland	67,400	56
64	Aleksei Gontsar	Estonia	63,800	53
65	Mounir Tajiou	Sweden	62,500	52
66	Oleh Pritsak	Ukraine	61,400	51
67	Vytautas Kacerauskas	Lithuania	60,600	51
68	Alexandros Nanos	Greece	60,300	50
69	Rolandas Aglinskas	Lithuania	60,000	50
70	Peer Anton Zahl	Norway	59,600	50
71	Yves Gregoire Honore	France	59,500	50
72	Soeren Reffstrup	Denmark	58,100	48
73	Juha Ilmari Helppi	Finland	56,700	47
74	Leonidas Georgopoulos	Greece	56,300	47
75	Ville-Matti Keränen	Finland	56,100	47
76	Magnus Persson	Sweden	56,100	47
77	Pyry Kekäläinen	Finland	55,200	46
78	Miko Miettinen	Finland	53,500	45
79	Paul Newey	United Kingdom	53,400	45
80	Mikko Harmaa	Finland	53,200	44
81	Priit Vanem	Estonia	53,000	44
82	James Noonan	Ireland	52,800	44
83	Tore Bjoerheim	Norway	52,000	43
84	Calum Grant	United Kingdom	51,600	43
85	Ted Magnusson	Sweden	51,600	43
86	Ernestas Stalemekas	Lithuania	51,500	43
87	Jari Porkka	Sweden	51,300	43
88	Szymon Politowski	Poland	49,400	41
89	Robert Rohr	Germany	49,300	41
90	Martin Tsvetanov	Bulgaria	49,300	41
91	Alona Zagoreca	Latvia	48,000	40
92	Henry Arnhold	Estonia	47,700	40
93	Lars Sjödahl	Sweden	45,500	38
94	Bohdan Hyshko	Ukraine	45,200	38
95	Emil Brunnberg	Sweden	45,000	38
96	Monica Thingbo	Norway	43,000	36
97	Vetle Holum	Norway	40,300	34
98	Ewa Madziar	Poland	39,600	33
99	Markus Jauhiainen	Finland	39,200	33
100	Andrei Zahorats	Belarus	38,600	32
101	Karri Uusi-Äijö	Finland	38,500	32
102	Iryna Tsikhanskaya	Belarus	38,400	32
103	Sergejs Pislegins	Latvia	38,000	32
104	Henri Pöllänen	Finland	37,900	32
105	Magnar Storhaug	Norway	37,900	32
106	Vu Hoang Vuong	Finland	37,600	31
107	Justas Vaiciulionis	Lithuania	37,000	31
108	Illia Petrytsia	Ukraine	36,400	30
109	Karl-Martin Marrandi	Estonia	35,600	30
110	Peter Jaksland	Denmark	35,300	29
111	Kai Lehto	Finland	34,800	29
112	Mikko Eemeli Heikkala	Finland	34,500	29
113	Fabian Land	Finland	33,600	28
114	Aurelijus Sipavicius	Lithuania	33,100	28
115	Julius Kettunen	Finland	32,800	27
116	Terje Bremseth	Norway	32,700	27
117	Meelis Suurorg	Estonia	30,700	26
118	Matteo Cappelletti	Italy	30,600	26
119	Oskar Ojaveer	Estonia	30,500	25
120	Fredrik Andersson	Sweden	30,300	25
121	Lorenc Boci	United Kingdom	29,700	25
122	Alexis Shafik	Norway	29,700	25
123	Peteris Balodis	Latvia	29,400	25
124	Jarle Lunde	Norway	29,000	24
125	Taras Stanetskyi	Ukraine	27,800	23
126	Vilius Zabarauskas	Lithuania	27,600	23
127	Albert Ostrovskij	Lithuania	27,300	23
128	Mauro Fungo	Italy	26,900	22
129	Tauno Pajula	Estonia	26,400	22
130	Martin Mänd	Estonia	26,300	22
131	Riku Koivurinne	Finland	26,200	22
132	Ryhor Karapanau	Belarus	26,000	22
133	Vidar Assersen	Norway	24,900	21
134	Timo Ruuska	Finland	24,100	20
135	Egidijus Liutkevicius	Lithuania	23,900	20
136	Maris Keiriss	Latvia	23,600	20
137	Presiyan Tsvetanov	Bulgaria	23,200	19
138	Egidijus Matonis	Lithuania	22,700	19
139	Frederico Alves Dos Santos	Brazil	21,300	18
140	Urmo Einard	Estonia	20,700	17
141	Oleksandr Novoselskyi	Ukraine	20,500	17
142	Alain Saka	Poland	20,300	17
143	Jesper Hansen	Denmark	19,000	16
144	Aki Pyysing	Finland	18,500	15
145	Artem Berliand	Ukraine	17,500	15
146	Roman Petelytskyi	Ukraine	17,300	14
147	Steponas Venckus	Lithuania	16,000	13
148	Marcus Van Akram	Sweden	14,500	12
149	Pasi Pirskanen	Finland	13,600	11