The seventh Tallinn Summer Showdown festival returns as a part of the Kings of Tallinn family.
The Kings of Tallinn: Summer Showdown 2023 festival will take place at the luxurious Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel and Olympic Park Casino from July 21st to 30th, 2023.
The 10-day festival will feature 53 events, including the always popular €555 Kings of Tallinn Championship, the traditional €1,100 Main Event, and, for the first time – €5,000 One-Day High Roller Event. You can find the full schedule below.
You can qualify for the Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown 2023 festival both live and online.
Online satellites are running daily on OlyBet Poker. You can start your way at low buy-in step satellites and even Freebuys, while the satellite finals are running on Thursday and Saturday evenings.
Live satellites are planned at the Olympic Casinos in Tallinn, Tartu, Riga, Vilnius, and Bratislava.
Once again we have joined our forces with famous Finnish Tournament Director Teresa Nousiainen and we are happy to announce the dates for sixth edition of action packed poker festival – Tallinn Summer Showdown 2022.
Festival will take place at faboulus Olympic Park Casino and exquisite Hilton Tallinn Park hotel from 25.07.2022-31.07.2022 .
Download full schedule here!
Gather your crew and get ready for the ultimate poker showdown!
Register your team of four for our Team Challenge before July 10, and claim free t-shirts for all team members.
Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to showcase your poker skills and compete for fantastic prizes.
Register your team today here and secure your spot in the action-packed Team Challenge!
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a budding talent, the Team Challenge offers a remarkable opportunity to showcase your skills and forge new friendships within the poker community.
Tallinn Summer Showdown 2023 Team Competition Rules
Tallinn Summer Showdown 2022
Entries: 285
Prize pool : 267 900€
Tallinn Summer Showdown 2021
Entries: 286
Prize pool : 271 700€
Tallinn Summer Showdown 2020
Entries: 114
Prize pool : 120 650€
Tallinn Summer Showdown 2019
Entries: 195
Prize pool: 185 250€
Tallinn Summer Showdown 2018
Entries: 165
Prize pool: 156 750€
Tallinn Summer Showdown 2017
Entries: 127
Prize pool: 120 650€
This is your quick guide to Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown 2023
General Information
Key info
Bring a valid ID and register on the ground floor at the entrance desk of Olympic Park Casino & get your daily tournament wristband. Every tournament day has a new color wristband.
Olympic Park Casino
On the first floor of Hilton Tallinn Park, the Olympic Park Casino is open 24 hours. The casino age limit is 21 years and you will need a valid ID in order to enter. This is where you will find all cash games.
Registration
In order to enter tournaments and/ or cash games, you will need to be registered into Olympic Park Casino, on the first floor of Hilton Tallinn Park. You will receive a wristband that you will also need when entering the tournament room on the second floor.
Buy-In Options
You can buy-in to tournaments and cash games with: Debit card, credit card , Luxon Pay
Cash Games
Over 53 Tournaments and Cash Games around the clock – Welcome to Poker Paradise!
Our Cash Game Area is located on the ground floor of Hilton, inside Olympic Park Casino. We run both Mixed Games and tradional games, Texas Hold’em, Omaha 4, 5 and even 6, to name a few.
Cash Game Rake: 5% with a cap of €15.
When six players or more, €1 / raked pot is taken towards the Cash Game Bad Beat Jackpot. The current Bad Beat Jackpot will be visible in the Cash Game area updated on a daily basis.
Bad Beat Jackpot
Rules to be found here https://www.olympic-poker.com/information/olympic_poker_club_rules
Wristbands
Every tournament day has a different wristband so get your new wristband from the ground floor casino desk before entering the tournament room.
Tournaments
With the exception of the first and last day events and some final tables, all tournaments are played on the second floor of Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel. You will need to wear your casino wristband in order to be able to enter the tournament room.
Tournaments & Tickets
Our Tournament Cashier is located on the second floor of Hilton Tallinn Park, which also is the Kings Of Tallinn Summer Showdown Tournament floor.
The Tournament Cashier opens Saturday, July 22nd at 11:00. Before that, tournament tickets can be bought on the ground floor of Hilton, from the Olympic Park Casino Cashier.
All tournament tickets, and tickets won/ satellite winner’s tickets, can be picked up at our Tournament Cashier.
Re-entries are sold on the tournament floor, close to the tournament you are playing.
Remember to get your daily casino wristband, by registering at the Olympic Park Casino Reception on the ground floor of Hilton, before entering the tournament floor!
Late Registration
All events, one hand flips excluded, have a minimum of one hour late registration period. You can check the late registration times in our 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.
Tournament Waiting Lists
Sometimes the tournament ticket demand gets bigger than what we may have in seats at that point in time and we may have to create a waiting list for an event. A floor staff will be in the tournament room to write down player’s names. This usually means a small wait for players coming in late, but seats will be provided, and players will eventually go in with a full-stack. Players coming in late, with late registration already closed, will have part of their stacks blinded off.
One Hand Flips
One Hand Flip satellites are fast tracks into a target event. Flips do not have a late registration period. Registration ends when the flip is about to start.
Tournament Caps
Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown events are very popular and some events might need to have a waiting list. We will seat all players, and there are currently no tournament caps, but if or when coming in late to a certain tournament, there might be a small wait for a seat. Buy your tournament tickets beforehand and come in when the tournament starts, and there should be no waiting for any seating.
We reserve the right to add a cap to an event should it be required.
Team Competition
2% of all Kings Of Tallinn Summer Showdown 2023 prize pools, tournaments with a minimum of 12 unique participants, will go into a Team Challenge prize pool. Satellites and Ladies Event excluded.
Players form teams of four people, and automatically collect points to their teams, when entering any Kings Of Tallinn Summer Showdown 2023 Live Tournaments. Additional points are earned when cashing from any of our tournaments, satellites and Ladies Event excluded. Team point updates can be found at https://olybetevents.com/tallinn-showdown/
The Team Challenge Prize pool will be divided between 5 best teams accordingly:
The winning team will be declared the day after the Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown, on Monday evening July 31th at the latest.
Team registration will close July 27, at 14:15, after first break in Main Event 1B.
Please use the team registration form at https://olybetevents.com/tallinn-showdown/ to register your team.
Entering our Kings Of Tallinn Summer Showdown 2023 Team Challenge is free of charge.
The first update of the Team Challenge leaderboard will be Monday July 24th, 2023 and updated daily.
Points for the Team Challenge are calculated by the prize money earned from a tournament, divided by the amount of the tournament buy-in (without fee).
Tournament Schedule
The tournament schedule has been built so that players can play the Main Event and most of the side events. The Main Event Days 1 and 2 end by 21:00 and players can then enter evening tournaments.
All tournaments have unlimited re-entry possibility, unless otherwise stated.
4% of the tournament prize pools (satellites excluded) will be withheld towards staff costs.
Eating & Drinking
Snacks and drinks can be bought in our tournament area. In addition, Hilton has a nice restaurant, The Able Butcher, one floor up from our tournament area. Our casino, Olympic Park Casino, on the ground floor of Hilton, offer a fantastic bar with a good selection of food and beverages as well.
Key Tournament Rules
All tournaments operate on TDA rules, which are used by all main tournament providers in the world.