Redtooth Poker Tour at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn

In what turned out to be a glorious nine-hour affair, the Redtooth Invitational, part of the 2025 Kings of Tallinn, didn’t disappoint. A massive rail of nearly 40 people gathered, with many others watching on the Redtooth Poker live stream, witnessed Michael Ashton secure himself a Las Vegas package valued at €1,800. He will eventually be playing for a share of £25,000 and a chance at becoming the latest UK Pub Poker Champion from May 25-31.

The cards came at the right time for Ashton, who seemingly played a solid game of poker en route to victory with the heads-up affair against the short-stacked Brad Perkin lasting just a single hand.

This was most players’ first trip to Estonia, let alone the luxurious Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park for the 10th anniversary of the iconic Kings of Tallinn. Many players will be off on a food tour tomorrow, while others expressed their plans to enter events before returning to the United Kingdom over the next few days.

The vibrance of the Redtooth Poker community was infectious, with hosts Pete Thompson and Glenn Brown leading the way with a fantastic combination of class, humor, and camaraderie.

Redtooth Invitational at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn Payouts

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Michael Ashton	United Kingdom	€1,800 Vegas100 Package
2	Brad Perkin	United Kingdom	€1,000
3	Hugh O´Donnell	United Kingdom	€710
4	Darren Ledbury	United Kingdom	€480
5	Paul Joynson	United Kingdom	€340
6	James Thomas	United Kingdom	€260
7	Bruce Low	United Kingdom	€210
8	Iain Bowers	United Kingdom	€170
9	Graham Gorton	United Kingdom	€130
10	Andrew Carney	United Kingdom	€102

Redtooth Invitational at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn Action

A total of 81 players from various Redtooth Poker pub leagues across the United Kingdom converged in the majestic Estonian capital of Tallinn. Paul Razzell bubbled the event before the action was still hand-for-hand on the final table bubble.

The final table began shortly after Andrew Carney lost a flip with jacks against the ace-queen held by Hugh O’Donnell to exit in 10th place for €102. The eventual champion, Ashton, held the chip lead, but there were not one but two Cinderella stories in the making, with both Darren Ledbury and Paul Joynson coming into the final table with three big blinds each.

Ledbury instantly gained some breathing room with a pair of double-ups before Graham Gorton was the first player at the final table eliminated in ninth place for €130 after James Thomas delivered him a bad beat with ace-seven improving to a straight against ace-jack.

Hugh O’Donnell nearly hit the rail next after he called off on the turn with a flush draw with ace-eight suited and nailed what he was looking for against Iain Bowers, who flopped Broadway with ace-jack. Bowers was left with fumes after the bad beat and was instead the next one out the door in eighth place for €170.

Shortly after, it was Bruce Low’s turn to accept his fate with a bad beat in seventh place for €210. He called off his stack good with two-pair holding jack-ten. Redtooth’s Glenn Brown said, “he has the Dolly Parton,” after Ledbery tabled the nine-five for an open-ended straight draw. The straight completed before Ledbury’s momentum continued to eliminate two more players in the same hand.

Joynson got his short stack in with tens before Thomas called off his stack of slightly less with sevens. Ledbury looked up both players with jacks, and for a change of pace, the jacks held to oust Joynson in fifth place for €340 and Thomas in sixth place for €260.

The Cinderella story was over for Joynson and soon after that was the case for Ledbury as well. Ledbury got it in good with ace-jack but wasn’t able to hold against Perkin’s king-eight to exit in fourth place for €480.

Ashton then took charge once again and had most of the chips in play after his queens held against queen-ten suited to eliminate O’Donnell in third place for €710. The next hand, Perkin jammed his ten-four suited and had to settle for the runner-up prize of €1,000 after not improving against Ashton’s ace-queen.

Congrats to Michael Ashton on winning the Redtooth Vegas100 trip valued at €1,800. Stay tuned at poker.pro as we begin our coverage on Monday in some of the core events of the 2025 Kings of Tallinn.

Congrats againt to Michael Ashton for shipping the Redtooth Invitational at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino. Check out the full payouts below and stay tuned for the recap in a couple of hours about this fun-filled event for both players and spectators alike.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Michael Ashton	United Kingdom	€1,800 Vegas Package
2	Brad Perkin	United Kingdom	€1,000
3	Hugh O´Donnell	United Kingdom	€710
4	Darren Ledbury	United Kingdom	€480
5	Paul Joynson	United Kingdom	€340
6	James Thomas	United Kingdom	€260
7	Bruce Low	United Kingdom	€210
8	Iain Bowers	United Kingdom	€170
9	Graham Gorton	United Kingdom	€130
10	Andrew Carney	United Kingdom	€102

It has been an amazing day and evening at the Redtooth Invitational at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino and the adjoining Hilton Tallinn Park. There were nearly three dozen players on the rail watching the action and soon after Hugh O’Donnell hit the rail, everyone gave a massive round of applause for Michael Ashton for winning the Las Vegas package valued at €1,800.

Brad Perkin jammed the first hand of heads-up action for under 10 big blinds and was called by Ashton.

Brad Perkin: 10♥4♥
Michael Ashton: A♦Q♠

Ace-queen held on the J♠J♦9♣8♦6♥ board for Ashton to win the Redtooth Invitational and for Perkin to go home with a cool €1,000 for finishing one spot shy of heading of victory.

Congrats to Michael Ashton. Stay tuned for photos taken earlier today by the Kings of Tallinn photographer Elena Kask, the full payouts, and a summary of today’s action at the Redtooth Invitational.

Hugh O’Donnell jammed from the button for under 15 big blinds and was called by Michael Ashton.

Hugh O’Donnell: Q♣10♣
Michael Ashton: Q♥Q♦

O’Donnell collected the €710 prize for his third place run after not getting a miracle on the 3♣4♠7♠4♣9♣ runout.

Michael Ashton – 1.3 million
Brad Perkin – 365,000
Hugh O’Donnell – 0

Brad Perkin jammed the button for 225,000 and was called by Michael Ashton from the small blind.

Brad Perkin: Q♥6♥
Michael Ashton: A♥7♠

Perkin got there on the turn to survive after the 10♠2♦7♦Q♠5♦ ran out on the board to double his stack instead of hitting the rail.

Brad Perkin – 510,000
Michael Ashton – 490,000

Brad Perkin jammed from the small blind for around a dozen big blinds and before Darren Ledbery called off his stack of slightly less from the big blind.

Darren Ledbery: A♥J♦
Brad Perkin: K♠8♠

Ledbery, who began the final table with just three big blinds, ran out of gas as Perkin improved to trips on the flop and never looked back on the K♣J♠K♥7♣10♣ runout to exit in fourth place for €480.

Michael Ashton – 650,000
Brad Perkin – 500,000
Hugh O´Donnell – 490,000

Hugh O´Donnell bet enough from the small blind to nearly cover Brad Perkin’s stack from the big blind. Perkin put him in for the rest for 145,000 and O’Donnell called.

Brad Perkin: Q♥Q♦
Hugh O’Donnell: 3♥3♠

Ladies held on the J♦5♠2♦7♠A♥ runout for Perkin to double through O’Donnell instead of a bad beat sending him to the rail.

Hugh O’Donnell – 400,000
Brad Perkin – 300,000

Paul Joynson jammed for about 8 big blinds from under the gun before James Thomas called off his stack of slightly less from the button. Darren Ledbury, who has been on fire at the final table after coming in with just three big blinds, came in for a bit more from the small blind leaving his two shorter stack opponents behind at and risk.

James Thomas: 7♥7♦
Paul Joynson: 10♣10♥
Darren Ledbury: J♥J♣

Jacks were good on the 9♠K♦K♠A♣9♥ double-paired board for Joynson to go out in fifth place for €340 and Thomas to hit the rail in sixth place for €260 in the same hand.

Another elimination and another cooler. This one began with Hugh O´Donnell limping with Darren Ledbury calling from the small blind and Bruce Low from the big blind before the trio all checked the Q♠4♦J♣ flop. Ledbury fired out for 18,000 on the 10♠ turn. Low called off his stack of 17,000 and O’Donnell folded.

Bruce Low: J♥10♦
Darren Ledbery: 9♥5♦

“He’s got the Dolly Parton,” said Redtooth’s Glenn Brown on the stream referring the country singer’s legendary song.

Ledbery completed his open-ended straight draw after the K♣ river completed the board and Low was out on a bad beat in seventh place for €210.

It was a bit of a cooler for Iain Bowers as he was nearly the chip leader but Hugh O’Donnell had other plans in mind.

Bowers opened for 30,000 from under the gun and was called by O’Donnell from a couple of seats over. O’Donnell called a bet of 40,000 on the Q♣10♠K♦ flop before Bowers jammed the 5♦ turn for around 165,000. O’Donnell had a little less in his stack and found a call.

Hugh O’Donnell: A♦8♦
Iain Bowers: A♥J♥

Bowers had Broadway and it was looking like O’Donnell would hit the rail. However, the 10♦ river completed O’Donnell’s flush and Bowers had a big blind level which he dusted off the next hand.

Hugh O’Donnell – 450,000
Iain Bowers – 0

Graham Gorton jammed for a small handful of big blinds and was ahead after he was called by James Thomas.

Graham Gorton: A♠J♣
James Thomas: A♣7♠

Thomas went out on a bad beat after the 6♣5♣8♥4♦A♥ runout improved Thomas to a straight to leave eight players remaining for the Vegas package.

James Thomas – 170,000
Graham Gorton – 0

Darren Ledbury began the final table as a short-stack and has doubled twice. Once with A♥3♥ against 6♠6♥ and 9♥9♣ against A♥Q♥ to get to over 100,000 in chips in the opening hands at the final table.

After Paul Razzell and David Hein hit the rail, Andrew Carney committed his stack with A♠Q♦ and was up against the J♠J♥ held by Hugh O´Donnell.

Ace-queen improved to two pair on the Q♣4♣8♥A♣9♠ runout for O’Donnell to increase his stack to around 300,000 while Carney was on the rail.

The final nine players each locked up €102. The players went on a break. We will update the chip counts and seat draw shortly while Glenn Brown gets ready to stream the final table on the Redtooth Poker Facebook Page.

Just after Paul Harrison and Tony Hannon hit the rail, Sean Quinn, who once had a substantial chip lead running kings into aces, ran into aces again.

He jammed for 55,000 with K♣3♣ and was up against the A♥A♣ held by Michael Ashton.

The A♦ on the flop more or less sealed the deal with no clubs coming and Ashton was the clear chip leader over the final dozen after the hand.

Michael Ashton – 303,000
Sean Quinn – 0

Hugh O’Donnell jammed for about seven big blinds from the small blind. Chris Ward paused for about 20 seconds before he called from the big blind for slightly less.

Chris Ward: 5♣5♥
Hugh O’Donnell: A♠J♥

Ward improved to a straight on the 8♠6♠7♠4♠2♦ runout but this wasn’t enough as O’Donnell claimed his stack with the nut-flush.

John Mann and Graham Hussey also hit the rail leaving just 15 players remaining.

Hugh O’Donnell – 95,000
Chris Ward – 0

Martin Bremmer and Alexander Pederson recently hit the rail to leave two tables of nine player remaining.

The action moved to near the TV table right in front of the Wall of Fame, which showcases all of the previous Kings of and Queens of winners throughout poker history until the conclusion. Redtooth’s Glenn Brown will attempt to go live with the action as soon as the final table is reached.

Robin Redding had his last 40,000 or so committed preflop as did Iain Bowers for around 80,000. Sean Quinn got into the action as well and had both players covered.

Robin Redding: 10♥10♠
Iain Bowers: A♥A♠
Sean Quinn: K♦K♥

Aces not only held but improved to a full house on the J♥A♦5♠3♥5♥ runout resulting in Redding heading to the rail and Quinn coughing up the chip lead to Bowers as he doubled his opponent.

Adam Bennet, Ian Hughes, Nathan Priestnall, and Matthew Thomas were eliminated leaving 20 players left with nine players finishing in the money.

Sean Quinn was the only player above 200,000 at the break. The action will move near the t.v. table when there are just 16 players remaining with Redtooth’s Glenn Brown scheduled to go live with real-time commentating once the final table is reached.

Check out some of the various big stacks from around the room at the break:

Players are on their second break. We will update the chip counts shortly after the action resumes but can share that Adrian Shinn, Louise Low, Christopher Davies, Thomas Silvestro, and Lynn Mackintosh are on the rail leaving just 25 players remaining.

Sean Quinn keeps piling on the chips and is up to 195,000 after eliminating Michael Jeffers with a flush. Christopher Organ and Richard Green also recently hit the rail to leave 30 players remaining.

Players will go on a break after Level 10. The plan as of now is to update the full chip counts after the break of the remaining field as the event gets closer and closer to the money bubble.

Ian Bowers raised over a limper before Claire Gamble three-bet jammed for more than 30,000. The original limper folded while Bowers found a quick call.

Claire Gamble: 7♥7♦
Ian Bowers: K♦K♥

Things went from bad to worse for Gamble after the K♣J♦3♦ flop improved Bowers to the top set. Gamble had outs to a flush after the 2♦ turn. However, the 2♣ river paired the board for Gamble to exit against Bowers’s full house.

Christopher Organ, Gary Pearson, Benjamin Moody, Jonathan Woodbridge, and Fiona Mackintosh were also recently eliminated to leave 32 hopefuls remaining for the title.

Ian Bowers – 85,000
Claire Gamble – 0

Charlie Watson jammed with the K♠A♠2♠ all spade flop and was called by by Darren Ledbury.

Charlie Watson: Q♠9♣
Darren Ledbury: A♦J♦

Ledbury’s top pair held after Watson bricked his nut-flush draw to lose his stack after the 7♣ turn and 4♣ river completed the board.

Fiona Mackintosh, Tom Hudson, Jordan Baldry, and Wendy Lane are also without chips leaving just 37 players remaining in this freezeout invitational event.

Darren Ledbury – 90,000
Charlie Watson – 0

Robin Redding opened for 3,500 from the cutoff before Lisa Macmanara defended her big blind. Macmanara checked the 6♥2♣J♥ flop. Redding jammed and Macmanara went into the tank for close to a minute before she called off for less than 10,000.

Lisa Macmanara: A♦10♠
Robin Redding: Q♣J♦

Redding’s top pair held after the K♠ turn and the 10♦ river completed the board.

“Good game,” Macmanara said as Redding began to pile up his chips.

Helen Hussey, Julie Watson, John Todd, Alan Cameron, Robin Hogg, Liam Armstrong, and Anthony Phillips were all eliminated before Macmanara to leave 42 players remaining.

Martin Bremmer jammed on the river with the 8♦10♦8♠6♠3♥ on the board. Paul Razzell tanked for a couple of minutes before he folded.

Both players signaled, ‘if you show, I will show.’

Razzell quickly flashed the A♥Q♣ and made a good fold with Bremmer tabling the 6♦6♣ for a full house.

“Lucky turn,” Bremmer said with both players continuing to chat after the hand.

Meanwhile, Scott Hattersley, Jude Morgan, Michael Jackson, Robbie Gray, Chris Rudd, Graeme Harrison, Thomas Walker, Darren Greep, and Ian Hayman recently hit the rail to leave 50 players remaining.

Martin Bremmer – 40,000
Paul Razzell – 35,000

Steve Slater three-bet jammed his short stack of 3,800 from the small blind and was called by Lisa Macmanara and Charlie Watson.

Macmanara checked the 5♣4♣Q♥ flop. Watson jammed and Macmanara said “oh, no” after she called off her stack of 8,900 and the cards were tabled with a lower flush draw than Watson.

Steve Slater: A♠7♠
Lisa Macmanara: K♣J♣
Charlie Watson: A♣2♣

Slater was excited that he was technically ahead and didn’t realize he fell behind after the J♦ turn connected with Macmanara. The 9♠ river kept Macmanara ahead as she doubled through Watson and eliminated a deflated Slater.

Christopher Bohane, Stephen Beckwith, and Ian Mckenzie joined Slater on the rail during the opening moments after the break to leave 59 players remaining.

Lisa Macmanara – 25,000
Charlie Watson – 5,000

Tony Hannon led at the break with 76,000 in chips, while several other players hit the rail before the break including
Alex Collons, Caroline Quinn, Ciprian Pintilie, Alexander Aubrey, and Jason Moody hit the rail to leave 63 players remaining.

Players are now on a short break. Blinds will increase to 400/800 with a 800 big blind ante when the action resumes. We will update the biggest stacks from around the room when the action resumes.

Ian Hughes fired out for 3,000 into a pot of more than double that with the 2♠J♣8♥3♠3♥ on the board. John Todd went into the tank before he called.

Hughes tabled the 8♠8♦ for the full house. Todd tapped the table expressing ‘nice hand’ as he tossed his hand face-down into the muck.

Meanwhile, James Carpenter, Ian Winton, Andrew Hollis, Joseph Champion, Stuart Gilroy, Nicky Hayward, and Javed Rogers all hit the rail in the last 20 minutes to leave 68 hopefuls for the Redtooth Invitational Vegas Package.

Ian Hughes – 40,000
John Todd – 15,000

Robbie Gray bet 1,500 into a pot of a little more on the 9♦2♠2♥ flop. Paul Harrison called while Adam Bennet got out of the way.

Gray bet 3,000 on the 8♣ turn and 4,200 on the K♦ river. Harrison called both times.

Gray was good until the river after tabling Q♦Q♠ but every card on the board counts with Harrison getting there to scoop up the pot with A♠K♦.

“I thought you might have had trips,” Harrison said after the hand about calling and not raising.

Meanwhile, Andrew Fry and Ricky Eastley recently exited to leave 75 players remaining.

Paul Harrison – 40,000
Robbie Gray – 29,000
Andrew Fry – 0
Ricky Eastley – 0

Nick Clifton was all-in preflop before Paul Joynson fired out 2,000 into a pot of a bit more with the 2♠Q♦9♥6♦ on the board after the turn. Chris Ward raised to 6,000 and Joynson went into the tank before he found a fold.

Nick Clifton: 10♥10♦
Chris Ward: A♦Q♣

No two outer came on the blank river and Clifton was on the rail. Meanwhile, Spencer Owen and Craig Rose also hit the rail recently to leave 77 players remaining for the title.

Chris Ward – 22,000
Paul Joynson – 14,000
Chris Ward – 0
Craig Rose – 0
Spencer Owen – 0

The prizes have been announced for the Redtooth Invitational with today’s winner not only earning a trophy but a package to sunny Las Vegas valued at €1,800.

Eight other spots will be awarded at least a €130 min-cash before prizes move up fast from there.

Paul Fridge will not be among the players with a shot at the money and more as he was the first player to hit the rail early on in the event.

The action has kicked off in the Redtooth Invitational with 81 runners. Our team at poker.pro will commence its reporting before the first break.

Best of luck to all of the grassroots players in making both Redtooth Poker and Kings of Tallinn history.

The Kings of Tallinn has been something special thus far as the iconic festival celebrates its 10th anniversary. Today will also be something special as at 12:00 p.m., the Redtooth Invitational will kick off with already 77 players from the United Kingdom already registered overnight.

Redtooth Poker is the UK’s leading pub poker league, operating in approximately 1,000 venues across England, Scotland, and Wales. Established in 2007, it organizes poker leagues where players compete for points and prizes, culminating in regional and national finals, with top players earning a chance to participate in the prestigious VEGAS100 experience in Las Vegas and other experiences across Europe.

We have already witnessed several of the Redtooth players create a vibrant atmosphere in open events and expect today’s action to be fun and lively.

Redtooth’s Glenn Brown will be back in action with social media and commentating the final table. So expect some fun, some good action, and an amazing environment.

“Redtooth Poker is like being part of a family—it’s fun, sociable, and played in your local,” said Glenn Brown. “Where else can you play poker in your pub and win a trip to Las Vegas for free? We are excited, and it’s our pleasure to be part of the Kings of Tallinn for their 10th anniversary.”

The grassroots poker event will be a deep-stacked affair with players starting with 20,000 in chips and blinds increasing every 25 minutes until a winner is crowned with the action kicking off sharply at Noon on Saturday.

“Redtooth stands for what is good about poker, bringing grassroots games from the United Kingdom to prestigious poker rooms around the world,” said poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer. “Our team at poker.pro couldn’t be more exciting in making poker history in reporting for the first time a Redtooth event in Europe. We have witnessed amazing fun and action spearheaded by Glenn Brown and look forward to the excitement in the Estonian capital of Tallinn.”

Our team at poker.pro will pick up the action and report the biggest hands, stories, bad beats, and more before the first break. Stay tuned to see who will earn bragging rights and a tasty prize at the Redtooth Invitational at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn.

In what turned out to be a glorious nine-hour affair, the Redtooth Invitational, part of the 2025 Kings of Tallinn, didn’t disappoint. A massive rail of nearly 40 people gathered, with many others watching on the Redtooth Poker live stream, witnessed Michael Ashton secure himself a Las Vegas package valued at €1,800. He will eventually be playing for a share of £25,000 and a chance at becoming the latest UK Pub Poker Champion from May 25-31.

The cards came at the right time for Ashton, who seemingly played a solid game of poker en route to victory with the heads-up affair against the short-stacked Brad Perkin lasting just a single hand.

This was most players’ first trip to Estonia, let alone the luxurious Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park for the 10th anniversary of the iconic Kings of Tallinn. Many players will be off on a food tour tomorrow, while others expressed their plans to enter events before returning to the United Kingdom over the next few days.

The vibrance of the Redtooth Poker community was infectious, with hosts Pete Thompson and Glenn Brown leading the way with a fantastic combination of class, humor, and camaraderie.

Redtooth Invitational at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn Payouts

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Michael Ashton	United Kingdom	€1,800 Vegas100 Package
2	Brad Perkin	United Kingdom	€1,000
3	Hugh O´Donnell	United Kingdom	€710
4	Darren Ledbury	United Kingdom	€480
5	Paul Joynson	United Kingdom	€340
6	James Thomas	United Kingdom	€260
7	Bruce Low	United Kingdom	€210
8	Iain Bowers	United Kingdom	€170
9	Graham Gorton	United Kingdom	€130
10	Andrew Carney	United Kingdom	€102

Redtooth Invitational at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn Action

A total of 81 players from various Redtooth Poker pub leagues across the United Kingdom converged in the majestic Estonian capital of Tallinn. Paul Razzell bubbled the event before the action was still hand-for-hand on the final table bubble.

The final table began shortly after Andrew Carney lost a flip with jacks against the ace-queen held by Hugh O’Donnell to exit in 10th place for €102. The eventual champion, Ashton, held the chip lead, but there were not one but two Cinderella stories in the making, with both Darren Ledbury and Paul Joynson coming into the final table with three big blinds each.

Ledbury instantly gained some breathing room with a pair of double-ups before Graham Gorton was the first player at the final table eliminated in ninth place for €130 after James Thomas delivered him a bad beat with ace-seven improving to a straight against ace-jack.

Hugh O’Donnell nearly hit the rail next after he called off on the turn with a flush draw with ace-eight suited and nailed what he was looking for against Iain Bowers, who flopped Broadway with ace-jack. Bowers was left with fumes after the bad beat and was instead the next one out the door in eighth place for €170.

Shortly after, it was Bruce Low’s turn to accept his fate with a bad beat in seventh place for €210. He called off his stack good with two-pair holding jack-ten. Redtooth’s Glenn Brown said, “he has the Dolly Parton,” after Ledbery tabled the nine-five for an open-ended straight draw. The straight completed before Ledbury’s momentum continued to eliminate two more players in the same hand.

Joynson got his short stack in with tens before Thomas called off his stack of slightly less with sevens. Ledbury looked up both players with jacks, and for a change of pace, the jacks held to oust Joynson in fifth place for €340 and Thomas in sixth place for €260.

The Cinderella story was over for Joynson and soon after that was the case for Ledbury as well. Ledbury got it in good with ace-jack but wasn’t able to hold against Perkin’s king-eight to exit in fourth place for €480.

Ashton then took charge once again and had most of the chips in play after his queens held against queen-ten suited to eliminate O’Donnell in third place for €710. The next hand, Perkin jammed his ten-four suited and had to settle for the runner-up prize of €1,000 after not improving against Ashton’s ace-queen.

Congrats to Michael Ashton on winning the Redtooth Vegas100 trip valued at €1,800. Stay tuned at poker.pro as we begin our coverage on Monday in some of the core events of the 2025 Kings of Tallinn.

Congrats againt to Michael Ashton for shipping the Redtooth Invitational at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino. Check out the full payouts below and stay tuned for the recap in a couple of hours about this fun-filled event for both players and spectators alike.

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Michael Ashton	United Kingdom	€1,800 Vegas Package
2	Brad Perkin	United Kingdom	€1,000
3	Hugh O´Donnell	United Kingdom	€710
4	Darren Ledbury	United Kingdom	€480
5	Paul Joynson	United Kingdom	€340
6	James Thomas	United Kingdom	€260
7	Bruce Low	United Kingdom	€210
8	Iain Bowers	United Kingdom	€170
9	Graham Gorton	United Kingdom	€130
10	Andrew Carney	United Kingdom	€102

It has been an amazing day and evening at the Redtooth Invitational at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino and the adjoining Hilton Tallinn Park. There were nearly three dozen players on the rail watching the action and soon after Hugh O’Donnell hit the rail, everyone gave a massive round of applause for Michael Ashton for winning the Las Vegas package valued at €1,800.

Brad Perkin jammed the first hand of heads-up action for under 10 big blinds and was called by Ashton.

Brad Perkin: 10♥4♥
Michael Ashton: A♦Q♠

Ace-queen held on the J♠J♦9♣8♦6♥ board for Ashton to win the Redtooth Invitational and for Perkin to go home with a cool €1,000 for finishing one spot shy of heading of victory.

Congrats to Michael Ashton. Stay tuned for photos taken earlier today by the Kings of Tallinn photographer Elena Kask, the full payouts, and a summary of today’s action at the Redtooth Invitational.

Hugh O’Donnell jammed from the button for under 15 big blinds and was called by Michael Ashton.

Hugh O’Donnell: Q♣10♣
Michael Ashton: Q♥Q♦

O’Donnell collected the €710 prize for his third place run after not getting a miracle on the 3♣4♠7♠4♣9♣ runout.

Michael Ashton – 1.3 million
Brad Perkin – 365,000
Hugh O’Donnell – 0

Brad Perkin jammed the button for 225,000 and was called by Michael Ashton from the small blind.

Brad Perkin: Q♥6♥
Michael Ashton: A♥7♠

Perkin got there on the turn to survive after the 10♠2♦7♦Q♠5♦ ran out on the board to double his stack instead of hitting the rail.

Brad Perkin – 510,000
Michael Ashton – 490,000

Brad Perkin jammed from the small blind for around a dozen big blinds and before Darren Ledbery called off his stack of slightly less from the big blind.

Darren Ledbery: A♥J♦
Brad Perkin: K♠8♠

Ledbery, who began the final table with just three big blinds, ran out of gas as Perkin improved to trips on the flop and never looked back on the K♣J♠K♥7♣10♣ runout to exit in fourth place for €480.

Michael Ashton – 650,000
Brad Perkin – 500,000
Hugh O´Donnell – 490,000

Hugh O´Donnell bet enough from the small blind to nearly cover Brad Perkin’s stack from the big blind. Perkin put him in for the rest for 145,000 and O’Donnell called.

Brad Perkin: Q♥Q♦
Hugh O’Donnell: 3♥3♠

Ladies held on the J♦5♠2♦7♠A♥ runout for Perkin to double through O’Donnell instead of a bad beat sending him to the rail.

Hugh O’Donnell – 400,000
Brad Perkin – 300,000

Paul Joynson jammed for about 8 big blinds from under the gun before James Thomas called off his stack of slightly less from the button. Darren Ledbury, who has been on fire at the final table after coming in with just three big blinds, came in for a bit more from the small blind leaving his two shorter stack opponents behind at and risk.

James Thomas: 7♥7♦
Paul Joynson: 10♣10♥
Darren Ledbury: J♥J♣

Jacks were good on the 9♠K♦K♠A♣9♥ double-paired board for Joynson to go out in fifth place for €340 and Thomas to hit the rail in sixth place for €260 in the same hand.

Another elimination and another cooler. This one began with Hugh O´Donnell limping with Darren Ledbury calling from the small blind and Bruce Low from the big blind before the trio all checked the Q♠4♦J♣ flop. Ledbury fired out for 18,000 on the 10♠ turn. Low called off his stack of 17,000 and O’Donnell folded.

Bruce Low: J♥10♦
Darren Ledbery: 9♥5♦

“He’s got the Dolly Parton,” said Redtooth’s Glenn Brown on the stream referring the country singer’s legendary song.

Ledbery completed his open-ended straight draw after the K♣ river completed the board and Low was out on a bad beat in seventh place for €210.

It was a bit of a cooler for Iain Bowers as he was nearly the chip leader but Hugh O’Donnell had other plans in mind.

Bowers opened for 30,000 from under the gun and was called by O’Donnell from a couple of seats over. O’Donnell called a bet of 40,000 on the Q♣10♠K♦ flop before Bowers jammed the 5♦ turn for around 165,000. O’Donnell had a little less in his stack and found a call.

Hugh O’Donnell: A♦8♦
Iain Bowers: A♥J♥

Bowers had Broadway and it was looking like O’Donnell would hit the rail. However, the 10♦ river completed O’Donnell’s flush and Bowers had a big blind level which he dusted off the next hand.

Hugh O’Donnell – 450,000
Iain Bowers – 0

Graham Gorton jammed for a small handful of big blinds and was ahead after he was called by James Thomas.

Graham Gorton: A♠J♣
James Thomas: A♣7♠

Thomas went out on a bad beat after the 6♣5♣8♥4♦A♥ runout improved Thomas to a straight to leave eight players remaining for the Vegas package.

James Thomas – 170,000
Graham Gorton – 0

Darren Ledbury began the final table as a short-stack and has doubled twice. Once with A♥3♥ against 6♠6♥ and 9♥9♣ against A♥Q♥ to get to over 100,000 in chips in the opening hands at the final table.

After Paul Razzell and David Hein hit the rail, Andrew Carney committed his stack with A♠Q♦ and was up against the J♠J♥ held by Hugh O´Donnell.

Ace-queen improved to two pair on the Q♣4♣8♥A♣9♠ runout for O’Donnell to increase his stack to around 300,000 while Carney was on the rail.

The final nine players each locked up €102. The players went on a break. We will update the chip counts and seat draw shortly while Glenn Brown gets ready to stream the final table on the Redtooth Poker Facebook Page.

Just after Paul Harrison and Tony Hannon hit the rail, Sean Quinn, who once had a substantial chip lead running kings into aces, ran into aces again.

He jammed for 55,000 with K♣3♣ and was up against the A♥A♣ held by Michael Ashton.

The A♦ on the flop more or less sealed the deal with no clubs coming and Ashton was the clear chip leader over the final dozen after the hand.

Michael Ashton – 303,000
Sean Quinn – 0

Hugh O’Donnell jammed for about seven big blinds from the small blind. Chris Ward paused for about 20 seconds before he called from the big blind for slightly less.

Chris Ward: 5♣5♥
Hugh O’Donnell: A♠J♥

Ward improved to a straight on the 8♠6♠7♠4♠2♦ runout but this wasn’t enough as O’Donnell claimed his stack with the nut-flush.

John Mann and Graham Hussey also hit the rail leaving just 15 players remaining.

Hugh O’Donnell – 95,000
Chris Ward – 0

Martin Bremmer and Alexander Pederson recently hit the rail to leave two tables of nine player remaining.

The action moved to near the TV table right in front of the Wall of Fame, which showcases all of the previous Kings of and Queens of winners throughout poker history until the conclusion. Redtooth’s Glenn Brown will attempt to go live with the action as soon as the final table is reached.

Robin Redding had his last 40,000 or so committed preflop as did Iain Bowers for around 80,000. Sean Quinn got into the action as well and had both players covered.

Robin Redding: 10♥10♠
Iain Bowers: A♥A♠
Sean Quinn: K♦K♥

Aces not only held but improved to a full house on the J♥A♦5♠3♥5♥ runout resulting in Redding heading to the rail and Quinn coughing up the chip lead to Bowers as he doubled his opponent.

Adam Bennet, Ian Hughes, Nathan Priestnall, and Matthew Thomas were eliminated leaving 20 players left with nine players finishing in the money.

Sean Quinn was the only player above 200,000 at the break. The action will move near the t.v. table when there are just 16 players remaining with Redtooth’s Glenn Brown scheduled to go live with real-time commentating once the final table is reached.

Check out some of the various big stacks from around the room at the break:

Players are on their second break. We will update the chip counts shortly after the action resumes but can share that Adrian Shinn, Louise Low, Christopher Davies, Thomas Silvestro, and Lynn Mackintosh are on the rail leaving just 25 players remaining.

Sean Quinn keeps piling on the chips and is up to 195,000 after eliminating Michael Jeffers with a flush. Christopher Organ and Richard Green also recently hit the rail to leave 30 players remaining.

Players will go on a break after Level 10. The plan as of now is to update the full chip counts after the break of the remaining field as the event gets closer and closer to the money bubble.

Ian Bowers raised over a limper before Claire Gamble three-bet jammed for more than 30,000. The original limper folded while Bowers found a quick call.

Claire Gamble: 7♥7♦
Ian Bowers: K♦K♥

Things went from bad to worse for Gamble after the K♣J♦3♦ flop improved Bowers to the top set. Gamble had outs to a flush after the 2♦ turn. However, the 2♣ river paired the board for Gamble to exit against Bowers’s full house.

Christopher Organ, Gary Pearson, Benjamin Moody, Jonathan Woodbridge, and Fiona Mackintosh were also recently eliminated to leave 32 hopefuls remaining for the title.

Ian Bowers – 85,000
Claire Gamble – 0

Charlie Watson jammed with the K♠A♠2♠ all spade flop and was called by by Darren Ledbury.

Charlie Watson: Q♠9♣
Darren Ledbury: A♦J♦

Ledbury’s top pair held after Watson bricked his nut-flush draw to lose his stack after the 7♣ turn and 4♣ river completed the board.

Fiona Mackintosh, Tom Hudson, Jordan Baldry, and Wendy Lane are also without chips leaving just 37 players remaining in this freezeout invitational event.

Darren Ledbury – 90,000
Charlie Watson – 0

Robin Redding opened for 3,500 from the cutoff before Lisa Macmanara defended her big blind. Macmanara checked the 6♥2♣J♥ flop. Redding jammed and Macmanara went into the tank for close to a minute before she called off for less than 10,000.

Lisa Macmanara: A♦10♠
Robin Redding: Q♣J♦

Redding’s top pair held after the K♠ turn and the 10♦ river completed the board.

“Good game,” Macmanara said as Redding began to pile up his chips.

Helen Hussey, Julie Watson, John Todd, Alan Cameron, Robin Hogg, Liam Armstrong, and Anthony Phillips were all eliminated before Macmanara to leave 42 players remaining.

Martin Bremmer jammed on the river with the 8♦10♦8♠6♠3♥ on the board. Paul Razzell tanked for a couple of minutes before he folded.

Both players signaled, ‘if you show, I will show.’

Razzell quickly flashed the A♥Q♣ and made a good fold with Bremmer tabling the 6♦6♣ for a full house.

“Lucky turn,” Bremmer said with both players continuing to chat after the hand.

Meanwhile, Scott Hattersley, Jude Morgan, Michael Jackson, Robbie Gray, Chris Rudd, Graeme Harrison, Thomas Walker, Darren Greep, and Ian Hayman recently hit the rail to leave 50 players remaining.

Martin Bremmer – 40,000
Paul Razzell – 35,000

Steve Slater three-bet jammed his short stack of 3,800 from the small blind and was called by Lisa Macmanara and Charlie Watson.

Macmanara checked the 5♣4♣Q♥ flop. Watson jammed and Macmanara said “oh, no” after she called off her stack of 8,900 and the cards were tabled with a lower flush draw than Watson.

Steve Slater: A♠7♠
Lisa Macmanara: K♣J♣
Charlie Watson: A♣2♣

Slater was excited that he was technically ahead and didn’t realize he fell behind after the J♦ turn connected with Macmanara. The 9♠ river kept Macmanara ahead as she doubled through Watson and eliminated a deflated Slater.

Christopher Bohane, Stephen Beckwith, and Ian Mckenzie joined Slater on the rail during the opening moments after the break to leave 59 players remaining.

Lisa Macmanara – 25,000
Charlie Watson – 5,000

Tony Hannon led at the break with 76,000 in chips, while several other players hit the rail before the break including
Alex Collons, Caroline Quinn, Ciprian Pintilie, Alexander Aubrey, and Jason Moody hit the rail to leave 63 players remaining.

Players are now on a short break. Blinds will increase to 400/800 with a 800 big blind ante when the action resumes. We will update the biggest stacks from around the room when the action resumes.

Ian Hughes fired out for 3,000 into a pot of more than double that with the 2♠J♣8♥3♠3♥ on the board. John Todd went into the tank before he called.

Hughes tabled the 8♠8♦ for the full house. Todd tapped the table expressing ‘nice hand’ as he tossed his hand face-down into the muck.

Meanwhile, James Carpenter, Ian Winton, Andrew Hollis, Joseph Champion, Stuart Gilroy, Nicky Hayward, and Javed Rogers all hit the rail in the last 20 minutes to leave 68 hopefuls for the Redtooth Invitational Vegas Package.

Ian Hughes – 40,000
John Todd – 15,000

Robbie Gray bet 1,500 into a pot of a little more on the 9♦2♠2♥ flop. Paul Harrison called while Adam Bennet got out of the way.

Gray bet 3,000 on the 8♣ turn and 4,200 on the K♦ river. Harrison called both times.

Gray was good until the river after tabling Q♦Q♠ but every card on the board counts with Harrison getting there to scoop up the pot with A♠K♦.

“I thought you might have had trips,” Harrison said after the hand about calling and not raising.

Meanwhile, Andrew Fry and Ricky Eastley recently exited to leave 75 players remaining.

Paul Harrison – 40,000
Robbie Gray – 29,000
Andrew Fry – 0
Ricky Eastley – 0

Nick Clifton was all-in preflop before Paul Joynson fired out 2,000 into a pot of a bit more with the 2♠Q♦9♥6♦ on the board after the turn. Chris Ward raised to 6,000 and Joynson went into the tank before he found a fold.

Nick Clifton: 10♥10♦
Chris Ward: A♦Q♣

No two outer came on the blank river and Clifton was on the rail. Meanwhile, Spencer Owen and Craig Rose also hit the rail recently to leave 77 players remaining for the title.

Chris Ward – 22,000
Paul Joynson – 14,000
Chris Ward – 0
Craig Rose – 0
Spencer Owen – 0

The prizes have been announced for the Redtooth Invitational with today’s winner not only earning a trophy but a package to sunny Las Vegas valued at €1,800.

Eight other spots will be awarded at least a €130 min-cash before prizes move up fast from there.

Paul Fridge will not be among the players with a shot at the money and more as he was the first player to hit the rail early on in the event.

The action has kicked off in the Redtooth Invitational with 81 runners. Our team at poker.pro will commence its reporting before the first break.

Best of luck to all of the grassroots players in making both Redtooth Poker and Kings of Tallinn history.

The Kings of Tallinn has been something special thus far as the iconic festival celebrates its 10th anniversary. Today will also be something special as at 12:00 p.m., the Redtooth Invitational will kick off with already 77 players from the United Kingdom already registered overnight.

Redtooth Poker is the UK’s leading pub poker league, operating in approximately 1,000 venues across England, Scotland, and Wales. Established in 2007, it organizes poker leagues where players compete for points and prizes, culminating in regional and national finals, with top players earning a chance to participate in the prestigious VEGAS100 experience in Las Vegas and other experiences across Europe.

We have already witnessed several of the Redtooth players create a vibrant atmosphere in open events and expect today’s action to be fun and lively.

Redtooth’s Glenn Brown will be back in action with social media and commentating the final table. So expect some fun, some good action, and an amazing environment.

“Redtooth Poker is like being part of a family—it’s fun, sociable, and played in your local,” said Glenn Brown. “Where else can you play poker in your pub and win a trip to Las Vegas for free? We are excited, and it’s our pleasure to be part of the Kings of Tallinn for their 10th anniversary.”

The grassroots poker event will be a deep-stacked affair with players starting with 20,000 in chips and blinds increasing every 25 minutes until a winner is crowned with the action kicking off sharply at Noon on Saturday.

“Redtooth stands for what is good about poker, bringing grassroots games from the United Kingdom to prestigious poker rooms around the world,” said poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer. “Our team at poker.pro couldn’t be more exciting in making poker history in reporting for the first time a Redtooth event in Europe. We have witnessed amazing fun and action spearheaded by Glenn Brown and look forward to the excitement in the Estonian capital of Tallinn.”

Our team at poker.pro will pick up the action and report the biggest hands, stories, bad beats, and more before the first break. Stay tuned to see who will earn bragging rights and a tasty prize at the Redtooth Invitational at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn.