Kings of Tallinn Main Event Reaches Final Table

The €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Most important Occasion is all the way down to the wire. After battling by way of a record-breaking subject of 1,181 gamers, the ultimate 9 have returned to the Olympic Park On line casino, all with one aim in thoughts—taking residence the title, €182,000 and the glory that comes with it.

Calling this closing desk “stacked” would not fairly do it justice. Priit Parmasto, the 2023 champion, is again and proving his fast rise by way of the poker ranks is not any fluke. Just some seats away, Anton “WhatIfGod” Bergström, one of many biggest on-line gamers to ever grace the digital felt, is on the hunt for his first stay triumph. Then there’s Chris Da Silva, a battle-tested match crusher with a status for going deep when it issues most.

However they’re not alone—this desk is full of a few of Northern Europe’s sharpest poker minds, all hungry for the title. And one of the best half? You received’t miss a second of the motion, due to the stay stream protection from OlyBet.

Meet the Remaining 9

The Most important Occasion bubble burst late on Day 2 in uncommon style, with three gamers eradicated in the identical hand. The trio break up the 151st €2,100 min-cash, incomes a small rebate on their buy-in earlier than heading to the rail. By the point play wrapped up, solely 113 gamers remained, all returning the following day with one aim in thoughts—making the ultimate desk.

Finnish poker royalty, together with former Kings of Tallinn champion Juha Helppi (2018) and the legendary Ilari ‘Ziigmund’ Sahamies, had been amongst those that fought their method to the penultimate stage. However as the sector continued to shrink, their runs got here to an finish. The ultimate elimination of Day 3 got here by the hands of Mounir Tajiou, who received a flip to ship Robertas Smolskis to the rail—securing the 9 gamers who would battle for the title.

Kaspars Butans, the participant who scooped up my chip stack simply earlier than the bubble burst, ended Day 3 because the chip chief with a commanding 6,435,000. This deep run has already secured him the largest match money of his profession.

Proper behind him is Benyamin Canatan, the €555 Kings of Tallinn Championship winner, who bagged 5,230,000. Canatan has been a dominant presence all week, and together with his robust efficiency, it seems like solely a matter of time earlier than he’s making waves on poker’s greatest phases.

Mounir Tajiou sits third in chips with 4,330,000. His standout profession second to this point was a €100,400 payday for ending runner-up in a €10K on the 2023 EPT Prague, however he’s nonetheless chasing that elusive first stay win.

One of the feared gamers on the closing desk is Anton “WhatIfGod” Bergström (4,330,000). The Swedish on-line phenom saved his actual id hidden for over a decade, remaining out of the limelight. The poker world was solely simply capable of put a face to the alias after he made the ultimate desk of the 2024 EPT Prague Most important Occasion, ending fifth for €300,000. Bergström has received two on-line EPT Most important Occasions and has racked up quite a few WCOOP and SCOOP titles. Simply forward of the showdown, Bergström spoke to PokerNews, and a few surprising revelations had been made, so be careful for that interview.

In the meantime, Igor Pihela Jr (4,035,000) is carrying the hometown hopes, representing one half of Estonia’s father-son poker duo. His father, Pihela Sr, received’t be on the rail—he’s nonetheless in rivalry for the €3,000 NLH occasion operating alongside the Most important. Pihela Sr at the moment sits ninth on Estonia’s All-Time Cash Checklist, whereas Pihela Jr holds the sixteenth spot. A win at present received’t be sufficient to leapfrog his dad, however it will shut the hole—and provides him some severe bragging rights.

Eldars Sadih-Zade (3,410,000), an unknown amount, has simply €7,000 in cashes however may very well be the shock choose for the win with the opposite finalists unfamiliar together with his sport.

Pritt Parmasto (2,840,000) could make historical past by changing into the first-ever two-time winner of the Kings of Tallinn Most important Occasion. The second Estonian on the closing desk took down the title in 2023. He adopted that up with a ninth-place end on the inaugural EPT Cyprus Most important Occasion, although he was eradicated on the very first hand of that closing desk. Parmasto instructed PokerNews that second nonetheless haunts him, calling it the largest mistake of his poker profession. He jammed 19 large blinds over an open with ace-jack, solely to run into queens, and the deck failed to avoid wasting him.

One large blind behind is Pasi Laihinen (2,735,000), a Finnish up-and-comer with lower than €100,000 in stay earnings.

Chris Da Silva (1,525,000) is propping up the pack and has probably the most work forward of him. With years of match expertise worldwide, Da Silva is a grasp at navigating large-field occasions. He’s earned two top-100 finishes within the WSOP Most important Occasion and just lately claimed victory within the 888LIVE Coventry Most important Occasion, strolling away with €160,000. The religious Christian has accrued $1.2 million in stay earnings and boasts probably the most spectacular stay poker resume of the ultimate 9.

Every finalist has locked up €16,800, however in fact, all eyes are on the €182,000 winner’s prize. Make sure to tune in for this one, as this has the potential to be top-of-the-line closing tables of the 12 months.

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Calum has been part of the PokerNews staff since September 2021 after working within the UK power sector. He performed his first hand of poker in 2017 and instantly fell in love with the sport.

Calum has written for varied poker retailers however discovered his residence at PokerNews, the place he has contributed to varied articles and stay updates, offering insights and reporting on main poker occasions, together with the World Sequence of Poker (WSOP).