Celebrating 10 years

60+ TOURNAMENTS | OlyBet Team Challenge

€1,100 Main Event: €1,000,000 GTD

21 February - 2 March

Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel & Olympic Park Casino

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Kings of Tallinn 2025

Mark your calendars! From the 21st of February to the 2nd of March, the unmissable Kings of Tallinn 2025 will captivate poker enthusiasts worldwide as it celebrates its 10th anniversary!

Northern Europe’s grandest poker festival returns to its iconic home at the luxurious Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel. Featuring an unprecedented 60+ events, the first-ever €1,000,000 guarantee for the signature €1,100 Main Event, and the much-anticipated return of the OlyBet Team Challenge, this promises to be a momentous occasion—shuffle up and deal!

€1,000,000 GTD for the Main Event

60+
tournaments

24/7
Cash game

Schedule

  • EVENT
    #
    TIME
    GAME
    EVENT
    BUY-IN
    STARTING
    STACK
    LEVEL
    LATE REG.
  • 1
    14:00
    NLH SAT
    €20 Rake-free Turbo Satellite to the €250 Kings of Tallinn Opening Event, 10 x €250 SEATS GUARANTEED!
    €20 + €0
    10,000
    10 min
    Level 8
  • 2
    17:00
    NLH
    €250 Kings of Tallinn 2024 Opening Event, 9 x €150 OlyBet Flip & Go Mystery Bounty Tickets Added for Final 9 players!
    €220 + €30
    20,000
    20 min
    Level 9
  • 3
    21:00
    NLH
    NEW! €350 Kings of Tallinn Cup, Day 1, Plays 9 Levels Day 1
    €315 + €35
    30,000
    30 min
    Level 12
  • 4
    23:00
    NLH SAT
    €80 Satellite to the Kings of Tallinn €555 Championship, 5 x €555 SEATS GUARANTEED!
    €70 + €10
    15,000
    15 min/ 10 min
    Level 8
Important info: Unless stated otherwise, all events have the Unlimited Re-Entry option during the late registration period. Re-entry cost same as the buy-in. The exact day or flight number is noted in the name and description for the Multiple-Day events, and all other events are One-Day events.

Download full schedule here!

Team Entries

TEAM PLAYERS
KETTU 4.0 Risto Pönniö
Tuomas Röppänen
Juhana Konttinen
Juho Härkönen
Big Kosse Van Marcus
Shafik Elias
Maher Mahmoud
Philip Shaba
Walliard Fan Club Kalle Parkkinen
Joel Edvin Ylismäki
Mikael Haapaniemi
Veikka Keto-Tokoi
VIC 4 NORWAY Thomas Larsen
Svein Magne Mathiassen
Gatis Maisins
Andreas Flørli
Sunrun Sauna Squad George Sandford
Max Sanders
Daniel Smith
Josh Stewart
VIC 3 NORWAY Richard Melby
Jorn Martinsen
Trond Aanestad
Sander Øen Lithun
VIC 2 NORWAY Xi Tran
Stein Gabriel Nærland
Kristoffer Stokkeland
Morten Norland
VIC NORWAY Vidar Assersen
Tobias Ten Napel
Tarjei Forus
Sven Otto Omland
Kiired ja Vihased Max Rotko
Tommi Lankinen
Juho Suutari
Elias Suhonen
Set of Force Evy Albrigtsen
Anne Bezděk
Gia Carneström
Jari Porkka
Kosmos Hendrik Uibo
Rait Kaimer
Kris Tikka
Aleksander Sebastian Lattikas
TIME Tarmo Tammel
Hendrik Uibo
Marius Morel
Allan Arjut
PENNYBRIDGE Pasi Trollhjärta
Peder Behr
André Al-Khabbaz
Mikael Wulff
Pullon Henki Jesse Nyberg
Joonas Rantala
Karri Ekman
Rizla limington
Solid Puntamentals Oskar Ojaveer
Ranno Sootla
Markku Koplimaa
Tõnis Viik
POTTUKOIRAT Ville Rutanen
Topi Ronkainen
Marko Paasikoski
Anssi Åkman
Timos Of Sons Joonas Helin
Akseli Paalanen
Heikki Piira
Arto Loikkanen
Kings of Norway Terje Finsveen
Roger Odden
Kim Daniel Granneman
Stian Lereng
The Big Limpers Kjetil Koll
Per Skjønberg
Torstein Skiaker
Marius Håkonsen
Four of a Kind Jaris Jari Saviaho
Jari Mähönen
Jari Hurri
Jari-Pekka Juhola
The Lindbãcks Roy Birkelund
Bjørn Odden
Hans Petter Akselsen
Kent Richard Lindbãck
SaiPa & Jallu Anna-Mari Hursti
Tero Kilkanen
Seppo Parkkinen
Aki Pyysing
Otetaan Yhdet Teemu Potapoff
Renne Korppila
Mr X
Mr X
FLIP Ladies Daiva Byrne
Indre Martoviciute
Miss X
Miss X
Antikaisen Opetuslapset Kasper Mellanen
Henri Antikainen
Daniel Lindholm
Luka Sorainen

Team Standings

Team Competition

Team Registration

2% of all Kings of Tallinn 2024 prize pools, tournaments with a minimum of 12 unique participants, will go into a Team Challenge prize pool. Satellites, online events and the Ladies NLH excluded.

Players form teams of four people, and automatically collect points for their teams, when entering, and cashing, in any Kings of Tallinn 2024 Live Team Ranking Tournaments. 

The Team Competition is free to enter.

Team registration will close Friday March 1, at 14:15 local time.

Please note that in order to receive points for a ranking event, the team has to be registered before the respective event starts, with the exception of the Kings of Tallinn Main Event where team registration will close Friday March 1, at 14:15 local time. 

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All four team members must play a minimum of one Kings of Tallinn 2024 ranking event.

The points of all four team members will be summed up and the team with the most points will be announced as winners of the Kings of Tallinn 2024 Team Challenge.

The winning team will be declared after the last Kings of Tallinn 2024 ranking tournament is played out, on Sunday evening March 3, 2024. 

40% of the total Team Challenge Prize Pool will go to the winning team and 25% to the runner-ups. Top 5 Teams get paid:

  1. 40%
  2. 25%
  3. 15%
  4. 10%
  5. 10%

of the total Team Challenge Prize Pool.

Players receive one (1) point for every Kings of Tallinn 2024 ranking event they play (excluding satellites, online events and the Ladies Event). Additional points are earned by cashing out events and making money. Please note that re-entries do not reward additional points.

In the case of a deal, all players involved in the deal will receive team challenge ranking points according to the officially announced prize money of the lowest place involved. E.g., if for example three last remaining players of the tournament decide to split the prize money of the top 3 places, they will all receive points based on the amount of the officially announced 3rd place prize money, irrespective of the actual final payouts.

Example of Team Points calculating:

Buy in: €315 + €35

Unique Entries: 210

Re-entries: 80

Total Prize Pool: 290 x €315 = €91,350

Calculating the winner’s points, when the winner received €18,270: total prize pool €91,350 divided by the unique player number (210 in this example):

€91,350 : 210 = 435

Amount won: €18,270

€18,270 : 435 = 42

This player will receive 42 points + 1 participation point

  • The buy-in size that will be used for awarding ranking points in multiple buy-in tournaments (rebuy and re-entry events), will be calculated by the average actual buy-in amount of all the players who entered the tournament (prize pool divided by the number of players) 
  • Players also receive 1 point for every ranking event they play. Re-entries or rebuys do not reward additional points.

Player guide

Welcome to Kings of Tallinn 2025

The Kings of Tallinn 2025 Tournament Schedule includes 60+ tournaments that run on the second floor of Hilton Tallinn Park, Estonia, from February 21 to March 2, 2025. Cash Games are available around the clock inside Olympic Park Casino, on the ground floor of Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel.

Welcome to the largest poker festival in North Europe!

Key Events & Dates

60+ tournaments, including a €1,100 NLH Main Event with a staggering €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool – here are the key events and dates:

  • €350 NLH Kings Of Tallinn Cup, February 21 to 22
  • €555 NLH Kings Of Tallinn 2025 Championship, February 22 to 25
  • €350 HORSE, February 23
  • €555 NLH DeepStack Mystery Bounty, February 24 to 25
  • €350 8-Game, February 24
  • €1,100 NLH Kings Of Tallinn 2025 Main Event, February 25 to March 2
  • €5,000 NLH, February 26
  • €1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Championship, February 26 to 27
  • €555 Pot Limit Sviten Championship, February 28 to March 1
  • €3,000 NLH, March 1 to 2
  • €750 Pot Limit Omaha 4 & 5 Cards Mystery Bounty, March 1 to 2
General Information
  • The Tournament Registration desk is situated on the Tournament Floor, second floor of Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel. This is where you can buy your tournament tickets, but be sure to register to Olympic Park Casino, with valid ID, on the ground floor of Hilton Park, first.
  • Every tournament day has a different wristband, Get your new daily wristband from the ground floor casino desk before entering the tournament area.
  • The Tournament Registration desk on the second floor of Hilton Tallinn Park hotel is open daily, from 11:00AM onwards.
  • Pre-registered players and satellite winners can collect their tournament tickets from the Tournament Registration Desk, second floor of Hilton.
  • Photographing and video recording will take place at any Olybet Live Events. Players taking part of Olybet Live Events consent to filming, sound recording and photography by the event company and to the use of any such recordings by Olybet and or its partners.
  • In case of a tournament deal, minimum 10% of the remaining prize pool must be left to play for + the trophy.
  • In case of a deal in a tournament that is part of a team challenge competition, team points are rewarded according to the lowest position, i.e. if for example last three players decide to make a deal on the remaining prize pool, all three players receive third place finish points.
  • 5% of all tournament prize pools (3% deducted in the €3,000 NLH and €5,000 NLH is deducted towards staff costs.
  • 2% of all tournament prize pools is deducted towards the Team Challenge Prize Pool.
  • Players are not permitted to use any game theory optimal (GTO) solver software, GTO charts or any AI tool or similar algorithmic software by the table that can give the user a competitive advantage in the tournaments.
  • Electronic devices, phones and headphones, are not permitted on any Featured Televised Tables or Main Event Final Tables.
Key information
Bring a valid ID and register on the ground floor of Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel, at the entrance desk of Olympic Park Casino & get your daily tournament wristband. Every tournament day has a new color wristband. The age limit to enter tournaments and cash games is 21 years.
Olympic Park Casino
Olympic Park Casino is open 24 hours. The casino age limit is 21 years, and you will need a valid ID to enter. This is where you will find all casino and poker cash games. In order to enter the tournaments and/ or cash games, you will need to be a registered Olympic Park Casino customer.
Cash Games

A nice selection of tournaments, and cash games around the clock – Welcome to Poker Paradise!

Our Poker Cash Game Area is located on the ground floor of Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel, inside Olympic Park Casino, offering both Mixed Games and traditional poker variants – Texas Hold’em, Omaha 4, 5 and even 6, to name a few.

Cash Game Rake: 5% with a cap of €15, €20 or €25, depending on the size of the cash game. High limit poker cash games may have time collection in use.

Tournaments & Tickets

Poker tournament tickets can be bought at the registration desk/ tournament cashier situated in the tournament area, second floor of Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel. 

Re-entries are sold on the tournament floor, close to the tournament you are playing.

All tournaments have unlimited re-entry possibility, unless otherwise stated.

5% of the tournament prize pools will be withheld towards staff costs and 2% of regular tournament prize pools (satellites and women-only events excluded) go towards the Team Challenge prize pool.

Tournaments

All tournaments are played on the second floor of the Hilton. You will need to wear your casino wristband to enter the tournament area.

Late Registration

All tournaments have a minimum of one-hour late registration period. You can check the late registration times in our full schedule. 

Please note that coming late into an event may result in having to wait for a seat as many of our events are very popular. Buying tournament tickets prior to starting time is highly recommended.

The Team Competition

2% of all Kings of Tallinn 2025 prize pools, tournaments with a minimum of 12 unique participants, will go into a Team Challenge prize pool. Satellites, online events and the women-only NLH excluded.

Players form teams of four people, register the team, and automatically collect points for their teams, when entering, and cashing, any Kings of Tallinn 2025 Live Team Ranking Tournaments.

The Team Competition is free to enter.

Team registration will close Friday February 28, 2025, at 16:30 local time.

Please note that to receive points for a ranking event, the team needs to be registered before the respective event starts, with the exception of the Kings of Tallinn 2025 Main Event where team registration will close Friday February 28, 2025, at 16:30 local time. 

All four team members must play a minimum of one Kings of Tallinn 2025 ranking event.

The points of all four team members will be summed up and the team with most points will be announced as winners of the Kings of Tallinn 2025 Olybet Team Challenge.

The winning team will be declared after the last Kings of Tallinn 2025 ranking tournament has played out, on Sunday Night, March 2, 2025. 

40% of the total Team Challenge Prize Pool will go to the best team and 25% to second best team. Top 5 Teams get paid.

  1. 40%
  2. 25%
  3. 15%
  4. 10%
  5. 10%

 

Players receive one (1) point for every Kings of Tallinn 2025 ranking event they play (excluding satellites, the online event and the women-only event) and additional points are earned by cashing from events, making the money. Please note that re-entries do not reward additional points.

In the case of a deal, all players involved in the deal will receive team challenge ranking points according to officially announced prize money of the lowest place involved. E.g., if for example three last remaining players of the tournament decide to split the prize money of the top 3 places, they will all receive points based on the amount of the officially announced 3rd place prize money, irrespective of the actual final payouts.

  • All teams must have 4 players registered.
  • All team members must play at least 1 ranking tournament.
  • Minimum 12 unique players’ tournaments will be eligible for ranking.
  • Winners will be announced after the last ranking event of the festival.
  • Players will receive points from each Kings of Tallinn 2025 ranking tournament they play, excluding satellites, the women-only event and the online event.
  • Team points are received when buying into a ranking event, and when cashing in a ranking event.
  • The points of all four team members will be summed up and the team with most points is announced as winners of the Team Challenge.

 

Team Challenge points are calculated by dividing the amount of the tournament buy-in (without fee) with the prize money earned from that tournament.

Example

Buy-In: €315 + €35

Unique Entries: 210

Re-entries: 80

Total Prize Pool: 290 x €315 = €91,350

Calculating winner’s points, when winner received €18,270: prize pool total €91,350 divided by the unique player number

(210 in this example)

€91,350 : 210 = 435

Amount won: €18,270

€18,270 : 435 = 42

This player will receive 42 points + 1 participation point

  • Deals: all players involved in a deal get points according to the worst position. i.e. if last two players make a deal, both get points according to second place​.
  • Players receive 1 point for every ranking event they play. Any re-entry or rebuy made do not reward additional points.
Eating & Drinking
Snacks and drinks can be bought in our tournament area bars, and we also offer warm food options. Olympic Park Casino, on the ground floor of the Hilton, offers a cocktail bar with a good selection of food and beverages as well. 
Key Tournament Rules

All tournaments operate under TDA rules, Tournament Director’s discretion may apply.

  • English only when anyone at your table has cards.
  • The player that made the last aggressive action shows first and if no action, the next player from the button shows first. All in and call: all players involved need to showdown.
  • Calling for a clock: time is given by floor person or tournament director only, and when the time request is reasonable. The given time is a total of 30 seconds, but Tournament Director’s discretion may apply.
  • To have a live hand, players must be at their seats when the last card is dealt to all players on the initial deal. Players not at their seat in time may not look at their cards and the hand is dead. 
  • The Tournament Director and Floor Personnel are to consider the best interest of the game and fairness as the top priority in the decision-making process. Unusual circumstances may on occasion dictate that decisions in the interest of fairness take priority over the technical rules. The decisions of the Tournament Director and/or Floor Personnel are final.
  • If you have any questions, our friendly staff is always happy to assist you.

Accommodation

Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel

• King Guest Room – €145 per night

• King Deluxe Room with View – €155 per night

• Twin Deluxe Room with View – €155 per night

• King Executive Room – €200 per night

• Twin Executive Room with View – €210 per night

• King Executive Room with View – €210 per night

• King Corner Junior Suite – €230 per night

Located at the festival venue. Includes free Spa access, free Wi-Fi and breakfast(s). Book your stay by clicking here!

IBIS Tallinn Center hotel

• Standard Single room with breakfast – €60 per night

• Standard Double room with breakfast – €70 per night

Reservations to be done via email reservations.duco@accor.com with discount code KOT2024.

L’Ermitage Hotel Tallinn

• Superior Single room with breakfast – €64 per night

• Superior Double room with breakfast – €74 per night

Reservations to be done via email reservations.duco@accor.com with discount code KOT2024.

Mövenpick Hotel Tallinn

• Superior room in single use with breakfast and SPA access – €100 per night

• Superior room in double use with breakfast and SPA access – €115 per night

• Deluxe room in single use with breakfast and SPA access – €125 per night

• Deluxe room in double use with breakfast and SPA access – €140 per night

Reservations to be done via email reservations.duco@accor.com with discount code KOT2024.

PARK INN BY RADISSON CENTRAL

• Standard Single/Double room with breakfast – €65/75 per night

• Superior Single/Double room with breakfast – €75/85 per night

Reservations to be done via LINK here with discount code KOT2024.

RADISSON BLU HOTEL OLÜMPIA

• Standard Single/Double room with breakfast and Club26 access (indoor pool, sauna, gym) – €93/103 per night

• Superior Single/Double room with breakfast and Club26 access (indoor pool, sauna, gym) – €103/113 per night

Reservations to be done via LINK here with discount code KOT2024.

History

Previous Winners

Kings of Tallinn 2023

Winner Priit Parmasto (Estonia) – €97,400

Entries: 716

Prize pool : €673,040

Kings of Tallinn 2023

Kings of Tallinn 2022

Winner Adam Kharman (Australia) – €64,280

Entries: 328

Prize pool : €308,320

Kings of Tallinn 2022

Kings of Tallinn 2021

Winner Claudio Di Giacomo (Italy) – €58,440

Entries: 298

Prize pool : €280,120

Kings of Tallinn 2021

Kings of Tallinn Main 2020

Winner Johan Karlsson (Sweden) – €126,900

Entries: 674

Prize pool : €640,300

Kings of Tallinn Main 2020

Kings of Tallinn 2019

Winner Vitalijs Zavorotnijs (Latvia) – €85,300

Entries: 375

Prize pool: €356,250

Kings of Tallinn 2019

Kings of Tallinn 2018

Winner Juha Helppi (Finland) – €62,000

Entries: 268

Prize pool: €254,600

Kings of Tallinn 2018

Kings of Tallinn 2017

Winner Matias Knaapinen (Finland) – €45,007

Entries: 247

Prize pool: €234,650

Kings of Tallinn 2017

Kings of Tallinn 2016

Winner Johan Creutz (Sweden) – €52,200

Entries: 198

Prize pool: €240,100

Kings of Tallinn 2016

Kings of Tallinn 2015

Winner Ranno Sootla (Estonia) – €37,330

Entries: 140

Prize pool: €137,200

Kings of Tallinn 2015