Celebrating 10 years

60+ TOURNAMENTS | OlyBet Team Challenge

€1,100 Main Event: €1,000,000 GTD

21 February - 2 March

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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

20 February - Thursday, INSIDE OLYMPIC PARK CASINO

Download full schedule here!

21 February - FRIDAY, TOURNAMENT AREA OPENS 11:00

22 February - SATURDAY

23 February - SUNDAY

24 February - MONDAY, ESTONIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

25 February - TUESDAY

26 February - WEDNESDAY

27 February - THURSDAY

28 February - FRIDAY

1 MARCH - SATURDAY

2 MARCH - SUNDAY

Download full schedule here!

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.

Team Entries

TEAM PLAYERS
Kalma-Kerho Tapio Vihakas
Matias Knaapinen
Veli-Pekka Penttinen
Niko Heikkinen
Rahulit Tänn3 Saara Benlamine
Alex Heinonen
Rasmus Sihvonen
Matias Sillanmäki
MTMT Marius Morel
Tarmo Tammel
Masoud Mirza
Taago Tamm
Pokersberga All Stars Anders Smeds
Mikael Hedberg
Angelica Andersson
Stefan Fröling
BlessRNG ERIKS KRUMINS
TIGRANS VILUMS
SERHII LEONOV
ARTURS DAUGIS
Harakat Rohan Oberoi
Vllaznin Dida
Linda Tano
Jawad Chakari
Tanskasen lapset Jukka Moisio
Henri Tanskanen
Riku Määttä
Jonatan Fors
MatissCoaching Matiss Celmins
Raivo Grīslis
Kaspars Butāns
Roberts Rumba
9 high like a boss Thomas Leyrer
Vetle Holum
Anton Zahl
Nicolai Austad
KETTU 6.0 RistoPönniö
Tuomas Röppänen
Juhana Konttinen
Juho Härkönen
V2 Scott Kenyon
Rasmus Lundström
Barrie Dear
Riku Koivurinn
Syringa vulgaris Mārtiņš Priede
Artūrs Toms Plešs
Kristians Audze
Niklāvs Žindulis
Tourists Madis Ormisson
Maili Tannbaum
Marko Keskel
Kaidar Viikman
Kiired ja Vihased Max Rotko
Tommi Lankinen
Elias Suhonen
Juho Suutari
Hop Flops Arto Lehtonen
Sami Tuomaala
Pyry Kekäläinen
Joni Rantamäki
Viekkaat vesimelonit Mikael Koistinen
Henri Ojala
Sebastian Wahl
Roope Tarmi
Fake it till you make it Jimmy Dewerdt
Tapio Aaltonen
Enea Subashi
Andre Mägi
Idiots from Northen Europe Per Michael Engström
Roberto Olsen Levy
Shahin Shirazi Nejad
Daniel Clifford
Dream Team Juha Nikkola
Konsta Heikkilä
Tero Hakanen
Markus Pohjola
x x all-in noh! Ranno Sootla
Aleksei Smirnov
Aleksei Gontsar
Markku Koplimaa
Sijoitustieto Anna-Mari Hursti
Olli Muukkonen
Seppo Parkkinen
Aki Pyysing
HIT&RUN Joona Koivisto
Jarmo Salonen
Mikael Haapaniemi
Veikka Keto-Tokoi
No Paint, No Gaines Presiyan Tsvetanov
Martin Tsvetanov
Glen Gaines
Erik Põlluveer
Diamonds Are Forever Andrei Mjagkov
Stanislav Smeljov
Maksim Petrov
Dmitri Dudakov
Muuvi Akatemia Markus Ylänne
Juuso Kauppi
Karri Uusi-Äijö
Jarkko Suokas
Bad Beat Brigade Pasi Trollhjärta
Peder Behr
Linus Lauermann
Kevin Otter
Tallin Tirehtöörit KKPOKER Ville Rutanen
Topi Ronkainen
Lauri Tolpanniemi
Matias Itkonen
Stockholm Syndrome Peter Kvisthammar
Bo \Legato\" Sehlstedt"
Johan Storåkers
Henrik Björck
Team Kylmä Pakka Joni Liimatta
Jari Kärkkäinen
Johan Palokangas
Juha Railosvuo
Lion Poker Arnas Lydeka
Kristina Leckaitė
Kasparas Grigūnas
Dalius Ulevičius
Ite maksaisn Mathias siljander
Ville jantunen
Pasi laihinen
Matias arosuo
Amurin Puhveli Miko Miettinen
Ville Mesiranta
Tomi Arponen
Timo Ruuska
Pumppu Kai Lehto
Akseli Paalanen
Santtu Leinonen
Julius Kettunen
Old school veterans Juha Helppi
Jyri Merivirta
Tero Kilkanen
Jussi Mattila
Kings of Gotland Roger Erixon
Fredrik Dahm
Jakob Löfgren
Matts Jakobsson
4 Playboys Jyrki Lampinen
Ville Keränen
Henri Wagner
Antti Perttula
Jetula Miska Kasperi Vihervuori
Arttu Eronen
Mikko Harmaa
Atte Asikainen
Kauno pokeris Vasilijus Piskunovas
Aurelijus Sipavičius
Ignas Jasinevičius
Mantas Liachauskas
Norway Vidar Assersen
Tobias Ten Napel
Tarjei Forus
Morten Norland
Norway 2 Magnar Storhaug
Stein Gabriel Nærland
Thomas Rott
Erik Lura
Norway 3 Richard Melby
John Seljevoll
Arild Gjerde
Jarle Lunde
Norway 4 Trond Kristoffersen
Monica Thingbø
Rune Brunes
Darius Baskys
Norway 5 Tommy Brattskar
Xi Tran
Morten Sikveland
Sven Otto Omland
Norway 6 Jonas Rahim
Audrius Pavasaris
Siv Anita Andersen
Jørn Martinsen
Kings Of Luleå Bijan Eslami
Ola Landin
Stefan Olofsson
Daniel Nilsson
Merkit levällään Kare Hallamaa
Jerry Villa
Joel Holmberg
Samuel Saariaho
Team Soundfest Anton Niemelä
Joel Niemelä
Roope Keminen
Santeri Piiroinen
Nielegalny Poker Szymon Politowski
Adrian Ziemichód
Semen Karyi
Tomasz Walkowiak
Cyprus Antonios Onoufriou
Georgios Tsouloftas
Eleftherios Sinnos
Christos Leantzis
No Name Jari Hurri
Jari Mähönen
J-P Juhola
Henri Schalin

Team Standings

Team Competition

Team Registration

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

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

The Team Competition is free to enter.

Team registration closes on Friday, 28th of February at 16:30 local time. 

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

By completing this form you agree with the GDPR terms and conditions.

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 the most points will be announced as winners of the Kings of Tallinn 2025 Team Challenge.

The winning team will be declared after the final Kings of Tallinn 2025 ranking tournament is completed, on the evening of Sunday, 2 March 2025.

40% of the total Team Challenge Prize Pool will be awarded to the winning team, and 25% to the runners-up. The top 5 teams will be paid as follows:

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

of the total Team Challenge Prize Pool.

Players will receive one (1) point for every Kings of Tallinn 2025 ranking event they participate in (excluding satellites, online events, and the Ladies Event). Additional points are earned by cashing in 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 based on the officially announced prize money of the lowest place involved. For example, if the last three remaining players in the tournament decide to split the prize money for the top three places, they will all receive points based on the amount of the officially announced third-place prize money, regardless 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 number of unique players (210): €91,350 ÷ 210 = €435
  • Amount won: €18,270 ÷ €435 = 42

 

This player will receive 42 points + 1 participation point

The buy-in size used for awarding ranking points in multiple buy-in tournaments (rebuy and re-entry events) will be calculated using the average actual buy-in amount of all players who entered the tournament (prize pool divided by the number of players).

Players also receive 1 point for every ranking event they participate in. 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 over 60 tournaments taking place on the second floor of Hilton Tallinn Park, Estonia, from the 21st of February to the 2nd of March 2025. Cash Games will run around the clock inside Olympic Park Casino, on the ground floor of Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel.

Welcome to the largest poker festival in Northern Europe!

Key Events & Dates

Over 60 tournaments, including a €1,100 NLH Main Event with a €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Here are the key events and dates:

  • €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup, 21 to 22 February
  • €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn 2025 Championship, 22 to 25 February
  • €350 HORSE, 23 February
  • €555 NLH DeepStack Mystery Bounty, 24 to 25 February
  • €350 8-Game, 24 February
  • €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn 2025 Main Event, 25 February to 2 March
  • €5,000 NLH, 26 February
  • €1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Championship, 26 to 27 February
  • €555 Pot Limit Sviten Championship, 28 February to 1 March
  • €3,000 NLH, 1 to 2 March
  • €750 Pot Limit Omaha 4 & 5 Cards Mystery Bounty, 1 to 2 March
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 to receive your daily tournament wristband. Every tournament day has a differently colored wristband. The age limit for participating in tournaments or cash games is 21 years.
General Information
  • The Tournament Registration desk is located 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 at 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 11:00 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 may occur during all OlyBet Live Events. Players participating in 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 and 3% for the €3,000 NLH and €5,000 NLH events is allocated toward 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, any AI tools, or similar algorithmic software at the table to gain a competitive advantage in the tournaments.
  • Electronic devices, phones and headphones, are not permitted on any Featured Televised Tables or Main Event Final Tables.
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.

To enter the tournaments or cash games, you will need to register as an 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 – such as Texas Hold’em and Omaha.

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 use time collection.

Tournaments & Tickets

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

Re-entries are sold on the tournament floor, close to your active tournament.

All tournaments allow unlimited re-entries, unless otherwise stated.

5% of the tournament prize pools will be withheld for staff costs, and 2% of regular tournament prize pools excluding satellites and women-only events will contribute to 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 one-hour late registration period. You can check the late registration period in the full schedule. 

Please note that coming late to an event may result in waiting for a seat, as many of our events are very popular. Buying tournament tickets prior to the start time is highly recommended.

The Team Competition

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

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

The Team Competition is free to enter.

Team registration closes on Friday, 28th of February 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, 28th of February at 16:30 local time.

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

The points of all four team members will be summed up and the team with the highest points total will be announced as the winner of the Kings of Tallinn 2025 OlyBet Team Challenge.

The winning team will be announced after the final Kings of Tallinn 2025 ranking tournament is completed on Sunday evening, 2nd of March 2025. 

40% of the total Team Challenge Prize Pool will go to the best team and 25% to the second-best team. The top 5 teams will receive payouts.

  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 earn points from each Kings of Tallinn 2025 ranking tournament they play, excluding satellites, women-only events, and online events.
  • Team points are received when entering 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 the 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.

  • Speak English only when anyone at your table has cards.
  • The player who made the last aggressive action shows first. If no aggressive action occurs, the next player from the button shows first. For all-ins and calls, all involved players must show their hands.
  • Calling for a clock: time is given by floor person or tournament director if the request is deemed reasonable. The default time limit is 30 seconds, but Tournament Director’s discretion may apply.
  • To have a live hand, players must be in 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 must prioritize the best interest of the game and fairness in the decision-making process. Unusual circumstances may sometimes require that decisions in the interest of fairness take priority over technical regulations. 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!

Hampton by Hilton Tallinn

A new hotel option for our guests and players, only 200m from the venue.

21.02 – 28.02.2025: King Guest Room – €69 per night

28.02 – 02.03.2025: King Guest Room – €89 per night

Includes free Wi-Fi and breakfast. Book your stay by clicking here!

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.

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