The atmosphere was electric on the penultimate day of the 10th anniversary of the Kings of Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park as two multi-day final tables played down to a winner, the record-breaking 2025 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event playing down to a final table, and many women in attendance in hopes to become the latest Queens champion at the Kings of Tallinn.
The stage is set for a tremendous finale of the 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event. The festival set a new gold standard with 1,181 runners creating a €1,098,330 prize pool with the field down to just nine final table hopefuls in the hunt for the glory, the trophy, and the €182,000 top prize.
Online Latvian grinder Kaspars Butans, who is no stranger to the Kings of Tallinn, will head into tomorrow’s Main Event final table in an envious position with the chip lead with an 80 big blind stack of 6.4 million. While Butans is in the pole position there are many other storylines in what will be a true celebration of the 10th anniversary of this prestigious event.
Butan’s closest competitor, Denmark’s Ahmet Canatan, already had a Kings of Tallinn he will always remember after notching his biggest cash to date in the €555 Championship for €66,050, while Estonia’s Priit Parmasto is looking to make history in becoming the first two-time champion at the Kings of Tallinn Main Event. The local country also has another chance with the formidable poker pro Igor Pihela Jr. in the mix as is friend of poker.pro Chris Da Silva from the United Kingdom.
The live stream will return for the final table of the Main Event with poker.pro CEO Jason Glatzer leading the commentating with guests throughout the day including Kings of Tallinn host Andreas “Wiseguy” Hoglund and some of the former Kings of Tallinn champions. The live reporting will also continue to keep you updated on the biggest hands, bad beats, and more at poker.pro.
While the Main Event took center stage, the excitement was more evident as the €150 NLH Queens began to kick off with 99 enthusiastic entries creating a €12,227 prize pool. Norway’s Monica Thingbo walked away as a Queen with a trophy after defeating Finland’s Riina Jääskeläinen to earn the €3,256 top prize. The 2025 Queens of Tallinn was also announced on Saturday to take place from Aug. 21-24 with more information to come soon.
The 2019 WSOP Europe €2,500 gold bracelet champion Espen Sandvik won his third-ever side event at a Kings of Tallinn Festival at winning the two-day €555 Sviten Championship for €12,165. The victory was bitter sweet as at least for now he can declare himself the Sviten champion of the world as this was the largest open Sviten Event as far as this author knows in poker history while defeating an experienced international field.
In other news, Greece’s Panagiotis Mavritsakis shipped the title in the two-day €1,100 NLH DeepStack Progressive Bounty for €16,100 and a massive bounty haul at the end. Scott “Pokerbrahs” Kenyon held the overnight chip lead in this event before settling for fourth place for €3,970 and nearly had a trophy after finding himself heads-up in a one-day €200 PLO Hi-Lo. However, a trophy wasn’t in the cards for the poker streamer and mixed game specialist with Estonia’s Marek Selgeveer playing as spoiler and keeping the trophy home as well as the €5,350 top prize.
Another Estonian, in Mauri Daubek leads the final 14 players in the two-day €3,000 NLH with poker.pro reporting the final day in tandem with the Main Event.
A big name in poker in Vivian Saliba tops the leaderboard heading into the second and final day of the €750 PLO4/PLO5 Mystery Bounty with 24 players remaining out of a field of 150 entries. There will be some excitement today as mystery bounties will be pulled.
Read on to learn more about Day 10 of the 2025 Kings of Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park, or click on the links below to learn more about the event.
- Read more: Live Reporting of the 2025 Kings of Tallinn
- Read more: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Landing Page and Team Challenge Sign-Up at OlyBetEvents.com
- Read more: Kings of Tallinn Celebrating 10 Year Anniversary in Style
- Read more: Kings of Tallinn Main Event Holds a €1 Million GTD – Bigger than Ever Before
- Read more: Ten Multi-Day Events During the 2025 Kings of Tallinn
- Read more: OlyBet Rolls Out Red Carpet for Kings of Tallinn 10th Anniversary
- Read more: Your Guide to Mixed Games at the 2025 Kings of Tallinn
- Read more: Redtooth Poker Tour Heads to Tallinn for European Leg of the 2024/25 Season
- Read more: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Day 1: Packed House Kicks the Action Off
- Read more: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Day 2: Two Finns Win First Two Titles
- Read more: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Day 3: Stanislav Smeljov Wins Largest of 5 Titles on Saturday
- Read more: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Day 4: Poker Journalist Among Five Trophy Winners on Sunday
- Read more: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Day 5: Finns Go 3 for 3 to Sweep the Board
- Read more: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Day 6: Ahmet Canatan Wins €555 KoT Championship (€66,050)
- Read more: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Day 7: Kestutis Jungevicius Wins €5K High Roller (€90,380)
- Read more: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Day 8: Gisle Olsen Wins PLO Championship & Bad Beat Jackpot Triggered
- Read more: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Day 9: 2025 Kings of Tallinn Day 9: Mikael Haapaniemi Leads Record-Breaking Main Event
Kaspar Butans Captains Final Table at 2025 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 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 publicly 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 Tallinn 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.
2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event 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 |
2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event 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.
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.
*Main Event recap by live reporter Frank Visser.
2025 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | €182,000 |
| 2 | €115,000 |
| 3 | €80,000 |
| 4 | €61,000 |
| 5 | €47,000 |
| 6 | €36,500 |
| 7 | €28,000 |
| 8 | €21,800 |
| 9 | €16,800 |
Event #47: €555 Sviten Championship Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Espen Sandvik | Norway | €12,165 |
| 2 | Riku Koivurinne | Finland | €7,900 |
| 3 | Jari Virta | Sweden | €5,460 |
| 4 | Scott Kenyon | United Kingdom | €3,970 |
| 5 |  Carlo Braccini | Italy | €2,930 |
| 6 | Jari Mähönen | Finland | €2,270 |
| 7 |  Alexander Freund | Austria | €1,770 |
| 8 | Morten Norland | Norway | €1,380 |
| 9 | Hans Holst | Sweden | €1,380 |
| 10 |  Remigijus Politika | Lithuania | €1,080 |
| 11 |  Krzysztof Budka | Poland | €1,080 |
Event #49: €1100 NLH Deepstack Progressive Bounty Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Panagiotis Mavritsakis | Greece | €16,100 |
| 2 |  Andrei Spataru | Romania | €16,100 |
| 3 |  David Hu | Netherlands | €11,030 |
| 4 | Ritvars Cekalins | Latvia | €7,930 |
| 5 | Miika Töyräs | Finland | €6,200 |
| 6 | Ernestas Stalemekas | Lithuania | €4,800 |
| 7 | Sergejs Pislegins | Latvia | €3,650 |
| 8 | Johan Karlsson | Sweden | €2,900 |
| 9 | Joel Holmberg | Finland | €2,400 |
| 10 | Rokas Barzdzius | Lithuania | €2,000 |
| 11 | Alf Önnestam | Sweden | €1,875 |
| 12 | Virgo Laansoo | Estonia | €1,875 |
| 13 |  Lukas Benkovic | Slovakia | €1,750 |
| 14 | Max Rotko | Finland | €1,550 |
| 15 | Iman Ghashayar | Netherlands | €1,550 |
| 16 | Mantas Bagocius | Lithuania | €1,450 |
| 17 | Kai Välimäki | Finland | €1,450 |
| 18 | Kriss Riekstins | Latvia | €1,300 |
| 19 |  Florian Ribouchon | France | €1,300 |
| 20 | Tobias Leknes | Norway | €1,300 |
Event #53: €200 PL Omaha Hi-Lo Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marek Selgeveer | Estonia | €5,350 |
| 2 | Scott Kenyon | United Kingdom | €3,480 |
| 3 | Gert Laanemets | Estonia | €2,490 |
| 4 | Robert Kaggerud | Norway | €1,860 |
| 5 | Glen Verup | Denmark | €1,410 |
| 6 | Kristjan Abakanov | Estonia | €1,130 |
| 7 | Tomi Hietala | Finland | €930 |
| 8 | Michel Leibgorin | France | €760 |
| 9 | Seppo Parkkinen | Finland | €612 |
| 10 | Jan Granlund | Finland | €520 |
| 11 | Raimonds Svans | Latvia | €520 |
| 12 | Mette-Marica Puromäki | Finland | €450 |
| 13 | Risto Pönniö | Finland | €450 |
| 14 | Henning Nielsen | Denmark | €400 |
| 15 | Marius Hakonsen | Norway | €400 |
| 16 | Nils Kollandsrud | Norway | €370 |
| 17 | Espen Sandvik | Norway | €370 |
Event #54: €150 NLH Queens Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monica Thingbo | Norway | €3,256 |
| 2 | Riina Jääskeläinen | Finland | €2,250 |
| 3 | Indre Martoviciute-Kasten | Lithuania | €1,540 |
| 4 | Lina Svilainyte | Lithuania | €1,130 |
| 5 | Pernille Jordan | Denmark | €860 |
| 6 | Christel Haller | Estonia | €700 |
| 7 | Angelica Andersson | Sweden | €560 |
| 8 | Vita Veidemane | Latvia | €440 |
| 9 | Mari-Liis Joa | Estonia | €350 |
| 10 |  Olena Nadtoka | Ukraine | €300 |
| 11 | Saara Ylianttila | Finland | €300 |
| 12 | Maili Tannbaum | Estonia | €270 |
| 13 | Katariina Ingerma | Estonia | €270 |
2025 Kings of Tallinn Schedule Day 11 (Sunday, March 2)
Sunday kicks off with both the final table of the Kings of Tallinn Main Event and of the final day of the €3,000 NLH at Noon on Sunday. The €750 PLO Mystery Bounty players will return for action one hour later at 1 p.m.
Meanwhile, players will share their heartfelt goodbyes throughout the day but will have two more chances at a last-second trophy in the €150 PLO Progressive Bounty Turbo at 2 p.m. and the €200 Mini Main Event at 3 p.m.
The final event will involve no cards at all and instead will be a rocking players’ party at the OlyBet Bar and Grill featuring the House Band and plenty of fun.
Check out Sunday’s schedule below or head to the OlyBetEvents.com landing page to see the full schedule and more.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 12:00 | Event #25: €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table |
| 12:00 | Event #55: €3,000 NLH Final Day |
| 13:00 | Event #59: €750 PLO4/PLO5 Mystery Bounty Final Day |
| 14:00 | Event #62: €150 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty Turbo |
| 15:00 | Event #63: €200 Mini Main Event |
| 21:00 | Event #64: Kings of Tallinn 10 Year Celebration Players’ Party |
