Kings of Tallinnparking slots Main Event Day 1B and 1C Recap

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Table Of Contents

• Keto-Tokoi Tops the Day 1B Chip Counts
• Former Champ Karlsson Shines on Day 1c
• Kestutis Jungevicius Takes Down the Record-Breaking €5K High Roller
• Kings of Tallinn Remaining Schedule
• 2025 Kings of Tallinn Results

Nobody has managed to win the Kings of Tallinn Main Event twice in the popular event's ten-year history. That fact could be set to change after Karl Karlsson and Priit Parmasto, Kings of Tallinn champions in 2020 and 2023, respectively, progressed to Day 2 of the 2025 edition.

Three of five scheduled flights are done and dusted. The current attendance stands at 433 entries across that trio of Day 1s, with 158 players punching their Day 2 tickets. The final two flights play out on February 27 and with late registration remaining open for the first four levels on Day 2 (February 28), another record-breaking turnout could be on the cards.

Keto-Tokoi Tops the Day 1B Chip Counts

Day 1b saw 80 players progress to Day 2 from a field of 215. Finland's Veikka Keto-Tokoi enjoyed a fruitful day at the felt, multiplying his 30,000 starting stack tenfold. Keto-Tokoi bagged up exactly 300,000 chips, enough for the Day 1b and overall chip lead with two flights remaining.

All nine of Keto-Tokoi's recorded live cashes since July 2023 stem from Kings of Tallinn events, although he's never reached the money in the €1,100 Main Event. After exploding out of the block in the 2025 Kings of Tallinn Main Event, it would be surprising not to see Keto-Tokoi in the thick of it at the business end of the tournament.

Ukraine's Konstantyn Holskyi continued his rich vein of form by finishing Day 1b with the second-largest stack. Holskyi was the runner-up in the €2,200 Eureka High Roller at EPT Prague in December 2024, a result that earned him a career-best €306,600. A month later, the Ukrainian won a €1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event in Aix Les Bains for €11,180.

Day 1b was the flight of choice for the 2023 Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion Priit Parmasto. The Estonia got his hands on €97,400 a couple of years ago, and is now in the mix to become the event's first two-time champion. Parmasto finished with 48,600 chips, enough for 53rd place on the day, which leaves him with plenty of work to do but at least he's navigated through the choppy Day 1 waters.

Several players who won their seat for this €1 million guaranteed event online at OlyBet are safely through to Day 2. Enea Subashi finished with 221,500 chips, ranking them third on Day 1b and earning the title of best qualifier so far.

Michael Andersson (134,900), Elias Jalovaara (125,800), Rokas Barzdzius (87,000), and Mathias Siljander (79,800) are a handful of the other qualifiers to look out for on Day 2.

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Veikka Keto-Tokoi	Finland	300,000	300
2	Konstantyn Holskyi	Ukraine	221,500	222
3	Enea Subashi	Greece	205,000	205
4	Andrei Mjagkov	Estonia	183,100	183
5	Julien Henzi	Switzerland	162,700	163
6	Justus Kursi	Finland	160,500	161
7	Antonio Alfaia	Portugal	158,600	159
8	Bo Sehlstedt	Sweden	155,200	155
9	Erik Krumins	Latvia	153,300	153
10	Frode Alfredsen	Norway	137,500	138

Former Champ Karlsson Shines on Day 1c

Day 1c kicked off at 8:00 p.m. local time, so it was unsurprising that the field size was small. Some 43 players bought in, 18 made it to Day 2, and Karl Karlsson was among those progressing deeper.

Karlsson took down the 2020 edition of the Kings of Tallinn Main Event. He came out on top of a 674-strong field to secure a €126,900 payday. If he wants to become the event's first two-time champion, he'll likely need to outlast almost double that number of entrants.

OlyBet Qualifiers Crush in Day 1A of Kings of Tallinn Main Event

The Swede cashed in last year's Main Event, bowing out in 66th for €2,600. He has gotten off to a flying start in 2025, ending Day 1c with 76,600 chips, enough for seventh place on the flight's overnight standings.

Estonian native Dmitri Zatsik was Day 1c's chip leader courtesy of amassing a 211,400 stack by the close of play. Zatsik has never cashed in the Kings of Tallinn Main Event, but has every chance of rectifying that this week.

Spain's Inigo Martin (197,400), the United Kingdom's Chris Da-Silva (115,000), and Finnish grinder Artturi Hannula (108,900) were the other Day 1c entrants who finished the night with six-figure stacks.

Rank	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Dmitri Zatsik	Estonia	211,400	211
2	Inigo Martin	Spain	197,400	197
3	Chris Da Silva	United Kingdom	115,000	115
4	Artturi Hannula	Finland	108,900	109
5	Pasi Sormunen	finland	80,900	81
6	Andres Loiv	Estonia	78,700	79
7	Karl Karlsson	Sweden	76,600	77
8	Alexey Cherkasov	Estonia	69,300	69
9	Heppu Simola	finland	52,600	53
10	Danail Zhelev	Bulgaria	52,100	52

Day 1d shuffles up and deals at 12:00 p.m. local time, with the fifth and final flight scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. local time start.

Kestutis Jungevicius Takes Down the Record-Breaking €5K High Roller

Lithuania's Kestutis Jungevicius added a Kings of Tallinn title to the World Series of Poker Circuit ring he won in 2022 after being the last player standing in the €5,000 High Roller event. The High Roller drew in 58 entrants, a new Kings of Tallinn record. They created a €264,480 prize pool that the top seven finishers shared.

Tommi Lankinen was the first player to cash; his seventh-place finish came with a €12,600 prize. Aleksi Naski and Zdenek Zizka bowed out before Renan Bruschi, a long way from his Brazilian home, fell in fourth for a €27,400 addition to his bankroll.

Heads-up was set after Finland's Joonas Helin ran out of steam in third.

Jungevicius locked horns with Latvian Matiss Celmins for the title and the lion's share of the prize pool. Jungevicius got the job done and his hands on a career-best €90,380.

The Lithuanian has been quite prolific since his first Hendon Mob entry in September 2021. Since then, Jungevicius has racked up 54 cashes, of which 30 are final table appearances and six victories!

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Kestutis Jungevicius	Lithuania	€90,380
2	Matiss Celmins	Latvia	€58,250
3	Joonas Helin	Finland	€38,450
4	Renan Bruschi	Brazil	€27,400
5	Zdenek Zizka	Czech Republic	€21,050
6	Aleksi Naski	Finland	€16,350
7	Tommi Lankinen	Finland	€12,600

Two other players became 2025 Kings of Tallinn champions on February 26. Finland's Juho Suutari triumphed in the €200 No-Limit Hold'em PKO for €4,650 while Elias Suhonen turned €200 into €3,317 in the Pot-Limit 2-7 Triple Draw event.

Kings of Tallinn Remaining Schedule

Date	Time	Event
Thu, Feb 27	12 p.m.	€1,100 No Limit Hold'em - Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 1D
Thu, Feb 27	12 p.m.	€150 Mega Satellite to Kings of Tallinn Main Event (5 x €1,100 Seats GTD)
Thu, Feb 27	1 p.m.	Pot Limit Omaha 4/5 Card Championship Final
Thu, Feb 27	2 p.m.	€200 No Limit Hold'em - 8 Handed
Thu, Feb 27	5 p.m.	€250 + 100 Pot Limit Omaha 4/5/6 Card - Progressive Bounty
Thu, Feb 27	7 p.m.	€1,100 No Limit Hold'em - Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 1E
Thu, Feb 27	8 p.m.	€200 Pot Limit Sökö Lo - 5 Card Stud Lo
Thu, Feb 27	9 p.m.	€555 No Limit Hold'em
Thu, Feb 27	11 p.m.	€150 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo
Fri, Feb 28	12 p.m.	No Limit Hold'em - Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 2
Fri, Feb 28	12 p.m.	Freebuy Satellite (€150 Tickets to €3,000 NLH Satellite at 9 p.m., €10 Rebuys & Add-On, 7 x €150 Seats GTD)
Fri, Feb 28	3 p.m.	€120 + 80 No Limit Hold'em - Progressive Bounty
Fri, Feb 28 - Sat, Mar 1	5 p.m.	€555 Pot Limit Sviten Championship Day 1
Fri, Feb 28	7 p.m.	€150 Satellite to €3,000 Event (3 x €3,000 Seats GTD)
Fri, Feb 28 - Sat, Mar 1	8 p.m.	€700 + 400 No Limit Hold'em - Deepstack Progressive Bounty Day 1
Fri, Feb 28	10 p.m.	€150 No Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha 4/5 Card Turbo
Sat, Mar 1	12 p.m.	Free Freezeout Satellite (5 x €150 Tickets)
Sat, Mar 1	12 p.m.	No Limit Hold'em - Kings of Tallinn Main Event Day 3
Sat, Mar 1	1 p.m.	€150 Satellite to €3,000 Event (3 x €3,000 Seats GTD)
Sat, Mar 1	1 p.m.	€200 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo
Sat, Mar 1	3 p.m.	€150 No Limit Hold'em - Queens Ladies Event (Entry restricted)
Sat, Mar 1 - Sun, Mar 2	4 p.m.	€3,000 No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed Day 1
Sat, Mar 1	5 p.m.	€200 5 Card Mix (Sviten/PLO5/5-card Triple Draw, Pot Limit, High Only, 6-handed)
Sat, Mar 1	7 p.m.	€200 No Limit Hold'em
Sat, Mar 1 - Sun, Mar 2	7 p.m.	€750 Pot Limit Omaha 4/5 Card Mystery Bounty Day 1
Sat, Mar 1	9 p.m.	€150 No Limit Hold'em - Online Event (Entry restricted)
Sat, Mar 1	10 p.m.	€150 No Limit Hold'em - Turbo
Sun, Mar 2	12 p.m.	No Limit Hold'em - Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final
Sun, Mar 2	12 p.m.	No Limit Hold'em - 6 Handed Final
Sun, Mar 2	1 p.m.	Pot Limit Omaha 4/5 Card Mystery Bounty Final
Sun, Mar 2	2 p.m.	€110 + 40 Pot Limit Omaha 4/5/6 Card - Progressive Bounty Turbo
Sun, Mar 2	3 p.m.	€200 No Limit Hold'em - Mini Main Event

2025 Kings of Tallinn Results

Event	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
€200 NLH Deepstack	319	€50,434	Timo Tamminen	€10,260
€350 Kings of Tallinn Cup	455	€131,177	Stanislav Smeljov	€26,100
€150 PLO 4/5/6 Mix	209	€25,268	Andreas Backlund	€5,228
€200 OFC Pineapple	87	€13,755	Artem Berliand	€4,035
€200 NLH Progressive Bounty	221	€17,260	Enea Subashi	€2,920
€200 NLH/PLO 4/5	204	€32,252	Olaf Larssen	€6,880
€350 HORSE	89	€25,659	Antti Suominen	€7,510
€200 NLH Deepstack	224	€35,414	Cato Vonheim	€6,895
€200 PL 7 Card Stud/7 Card Stud Hi-Lo	56	€8,854	Jason Glatzer	€3,010
€200 NLH Progressive Bounty	230	€17,963	Henri Schalin	€3,070
€350 Dealer's Choice (Hi Only)	77	€22,199	Olli-Pekka Huuskonen	€6,640
€350 8-Game	98	€28,253	Niko Heikkinen	€8,300
€200 NLH Estonian Independence Day Special	338	€53,438	Elias Jalovaara	€10,840
€200 NLH/PLO 4/5	92	€14,545	Sebastian Wahl	€4,275
€555 Kings of Tallinn Championship	710	€330,150	Benyamin Canatan	€66,050
The Royal Showdown (Restricted)	12	€2,500	Karl Karlsson/Juha Helppi	€1,000
€350 OFC Pinapple Championship	106	€30,560	Siarhei Narozhny	€8,980
€555 Mystery Bounty	197	€91,605	Robert Kaggerud	€16,045
€150 NLH Turbo	212	€25,631	Aleksi Roine	€5,470
€200 PL Razz	67	€10,593	Blaz Zerjav	€3,190
€200 NLH Royal Challenge	330	€52,173	Vilius Zabarauskas	€10,610
€5,000 High Roller	58	€264,480	Kestutis Jungevicius	€90,380
€200 NLH Progressive Bounty	384	€29,990	Juho Suutari	€4,650
€ 200 PL 2-7 Triple Draw	70	€11,067	Elias Suhonen	€3,317

Images courtesy of Elena Kask/Kings of Tallinn