Record-Breaking Schedule Announced for Kings of Tallinn 2026
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OlyBet’s Kings of Tallinn returns this February, with Northern Europe’s biggest poker festival set to be bigger than ever thanks to a record-breaking 74-event schedule running from February 5 to 15 in the Estonian capital.
Headlined by the €1,000,000 guaranteed €1,100 Main Event, the Olympic Park Casino looks set to play host to huge field sizes once again, with an exciting selection of no-limit hold’em, mixed-game tournaments, and 24/7 cash games sure to draw both pros and recreational players alike.
Kings of Tallinn 2026 Full Schedule
Situated in the heart of Tallinn, the state-of-the-art Olympic Park Casino and Hilton hotel will host Kings of Tallinn's eleventh year, with a number of highlights on the massive schedule of events.
Key tournaments to look out for include:
- €200 NLH Kings of Tallinn Mini Main Event, 5-7 February
- €350 NLH Kings of Tallinn Cup, 6-8 February
- €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 DeepStack Mystery Bounty, 7-8 February
- €555 NLH Kings of Tallinn Championship, 7-10 February
- €1,100 NLH DeepStack Mystery Bounty, 9-10 February
- €1,100 NLH Kings of Tallinn Main Event, 11-15 February
- €1,100 PLO4/PLO5 Championship, 11-12 February
- €555 Sviten Championship, 13-14 February
- €1,100 NLH Deep Stack Progressive Bounty, 13-14 February
- €3,000 NLH, 14-15 February
With over 70 tournaments on the schedule, ranging from PLO and Sviten events to the popular Queens tournaments for female players alongside 24/7 cash games, the festival delivers plenty of options for players at every bankroll level.
In addition, players can book their place via online satellites on OlyBet Poker, securing entries for a fraction of the standard buy-in.
€1 Million Guaranteed Main Event Returns
Following on from last year's Kings of Tallinn Main Event, OlyBet is adding a €1 million guarantee on the prize pool again in anticipation of another huge field in the €1,100 showpiece.
Live satellites to the Kings of Tallinn Main Event will be available both before and during the 2026 festival, including at flagship Olympic Casino venues in Tallinn, Vilnius, Kaunas, and Riga. This is in addition to the online satellites run by OlyBet, should you live in an eligible region.
| Year | Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 2015 | €1,100 | 140 | €137,200 | Ranno Sootla | €37,730 |
| Feb. 2016 | €1,100 | 245 | €240,100 | Johan Creutz | €52,200 |
| Feb. 2017 | €1,100 | 247 | €234,650 | Matias Knappinen | €45,007 |
| Feb. 2018 | €1,100 | 268 | €254,600 | Juha Helppi | €62,000 |
| Feb. 2019 | €1,100 | 375 | €356,250 | Vitalijs Zavorotnijs | €85,300 |
| Feb. 2020 | €1,100 | 674 | €640,300 | Karl Karlsson | €126,900 |
| Feb. 2021 | €1,100 | 298 | €280,120 | Claudio Di Giacomo | €58,440 |
| Feb. 2022 | €1,100 | 328 | €308,320 | Adam Kharman | €64,280 |
| Feb. 2023 | €1,100 | 716 | €673,040 | Piriit Parmasto | €97,400 |
| Feb. 2024 | €1,100 | 914 | €859,160 | Edgaras Kausinis | €120,910 |
| Mar. 2025 | €1,100 | 665 | €1,098,330 | Kaspars Butans |
Where to Stay in Tallinn
Players travelling to Tallinn will find a number of excellent accommodation options, with official partners offering limited-time early-bird offers on the OlyBet Events website. The first-choice hotel is the venue itself, the Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel, with five nights including spa and breakfast for two, plus an €1,100 NLH Main Event Ticket, available as a special offer for a limited time.
Other options include the Mövenpick Tallinn, Hampton by Hilton Tallinn, Ibis Styles Tallinn, and Hampton by Hilton Tallinn, which are all located a stone's throw from the Olympic Park Casino.
OlyBet Team Competiton Expands
The Kings of Tallinn festival would not be complete without the OlyBet Team Competition, which once again runs throughout the series and brings an added edge to events of all sizes. Teams of up to four players can enter for free, earning leaderboard points based on their results across the schedule, with the prize pool funded by 2% of all tournament prize pools.
There is one notable update for this edition, as every event now counts toward the standings. Players are encouraged to register their teams in advance via the Kings of Tallinn Team Competition page on OlyBetEvents.com, although on-site staff will be available to help players form teams on arrival.
