Scotty Nguyen Stars as Main Event Gets Started at Kings of Tallinn

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Oct 15, 2026 4 min read

The Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition 2026 is well underway, with plenty of top-class cards already played out on the felt. The €1,100 NLH Main Event has kicked off, while the festival has also welcomed an appearance from the "Prince of Poker" himself, Scotty Nguyen.

Tallinn has become something of a favorite haunt for the 1998 WSOP Main Event champion, and OlyBet's Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition has once again drawn him to the Estonian capital.

Nguyen took his seat in the €200 NLH DeepStack Celebrity Special, but was unable to make a deep run, despite entering the room to a well-earned round of applause.

Meanwhile, Wednesday saw the first two flights of the €500,000 GTD Main Event take place. Days 1c and 1d follow on Thursday, with the field set to narrow ahead of what promises to be a busy weekend in Tallinn.

_{*Information courtesy of Jason Glatzer & poker.pro}

Nguyen Adds Star Power to the €200 NLH DeepStack Celebrity Special

There's a certain aura around some poker players, and if you've ever shared a cardroom with Scotty Nguyen, you'll know he's certainly one of them.

The former world champ was the pick of the A-listers in the €200 NLH DeepStack Celebrity Special, but couldn't turn that into a deep run, exiting in the early stages of the tournament that was eventually won by Estonia's Romet Mildov.

Mildov won €7,659 after topping the 227-entry field, by far the biggest score of his career to date according to The Hendon Mob, where he currently has lifetime live earnings of just $439.

Meanwhile, multiple-time Queens of Tallinn final tablist and co-host of the Kings of Tallinn event Evely Pihela also made a deep run, finishing 22nd for a decent €450 cash.

€1,100 Main Event About to Get Serious

You can usually count on a good Main Event turnout at OlyBet events, and organizers will be hoping the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition is no different. Flights 1a and 1b got the field underway on Wednesday, with the final two Day 1 flights playing out on Thursday.

There's already been plenty of entries, with online satellites running on OlyBet for some time, alongside qualifiers taking place inside Olympic Casino. Those who have made it through will be hoping to advance to Friday's Day 2, when the bubble is expected to burst, and perhaps make it all the way to Sunday's Main Event final day.

It's certainly one to keep an eye on as the festival heads into the weekend.

What's Left on the Schedule?

Away from the Main Event, there's still plenty to look forward to in the Estonian capital with a packed end-of-week slate of poker action to come. Check out the remaining events on the schedule below:

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Eliot Thomas is an Editor at PokerNews, specializing in casino and poker coverage. He most recently covered the Triton Super High Roller Series in South Korea and has previously worked at the World Series of Poker and European Poker Tour.

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