Congrats to Estonia's Priit Parmasto for winning the 2023 Kings of Tallinn Main Event for €97,400. Parmisto defeated a talented final table en route to victory.

This marks the first time since Ranno Sootla won the inaugural Kings of Tallinn Main Event in 2015 that the trophy will stay home in Estonia! It was only fitting that Ranno was part of the Estonian rail cheering his friend en route to victory.

You can check out the recap of this event by heading to the Kings of Tallinn homepage where we talk about this event and much more.

Thank you to the players for setting records with a new gold standard of 716 entries!

Until the next time.

* Reflect three-way deal with €15,000 to play for.

Main Event Day 4
Level 35: 175,000/350,000 (350,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #147

The Kings of Tallinn Main Event trophy will stay in Estonia for the first time since Ranno Sootla won the inaugural Kings of Tallinn Main Event in 2015. It only took two hands of heads-up action for the tournament to come to an end. It all went down as follows:

Petteri Laiho opened the button for 700,000. Priit Parmasto three-bet to 2,000,000 from the big blind. Laiho four-bet jammed for 8,700,000 and Parmasto snap-called.

Petteri Laiho:
Priit Parmasto:

Laiho's fives got nowhere against sevens with the running out on the board to end the tournament.

Priit Parmasto looked like he was in heaven winning the biggest live poker title in his poker career and will bank a whopping €97,400 for his efforts!

As we just mentioned, Laiho will collect the biggest prize of the event thanks to the three-way deal made during three-handed play with a €102,500 payday. 

Congrats to both players!

We will post the full final table payouts shortly and a recap of the Main Event tomorrow. Thank you for tuning in and until the next time!

Main Event Day 4
Level 35: 175,000/350,000 (350,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #145

Priit Parmasto limped from the small blind before he called a jam by Antti Vetelainen from the big blind for 3.6 million.

Antti Vetelainen:
Priit Parmasto:

Although Vetelainen paired his queen on the board, this wasn't enough as so did Priit Parmasto with the better kicker. 

Vetelainen will go home with €90,000 thanks to the three-way deal and regardless of how things turn out it will be Petteri Laiho who is guaranteed to win the most money as he locked up €102,500 to Parmasto's €82,400 with €15,000 and the trophy left to play for.

Parmasto will kick off the heads-up play with a 2:1 chip advantage over Laiho.

Main Event Day 4
Level 35: 175,000/350,000 (350,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #140

Priit Parmasto min-raised the button with and was called by Petteri Laiho with from the big blind.

Laiho check-called a bet of 450,00 after Parmasto improved to top pair on the flop. The turn made things more interesting as Laiho now had both an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. Laiho bet 1,200,000 and Parmasto called.

The river didn't help Laiho. Both players checked and Parmasto was back in control with the lead after the hand.

Main Event Day 4
Level 35: 175,000/350,000 (350,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #138

Antti Vetelainen opened for 700,000 from the button with and was called by Petteri Laiho with from the small blind and by Priit Parmasto with from the big blind.

Laiho improved to a straight on the flop. All three players checked to see the turn. Laiho led out for 1,300,000. Parmasto called and Vetelainen folded.

The river completed the board. Laiho bet 1,000,000 and wasn't able to get any more value from his straight after Parmasto folded.

Main Event Day 4
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 (300,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #135

The chip lead is bouncing around like hotcakes thanks to the blinds now being relatively high. Priit Parmasto just took the lead back in a memorable way with one of the worst starting hands in poker as follows:

Petteri Laiho raised to 600,000 with the before Priit Parmasto called with from the big blind. 

Laiho bet 350,000 on the flop. Parmasto to raised to 900,000. Laiho folded and Parmasto took the chip lead.

Main Event Day 4
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 (300,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #134

Priit Parmasto raised to 600,000 from the button with and Petteri Laiho with defended his big blind.

Laiho check-called a bet of 400,000 after the flop. Laiho checked the turn. Parmasto bet 500,000. Laiho raised to 1,300,000 and Parmasto opted to fold his open-ended straight draw and his flush draw.

Main Event Day 4
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 (300,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #131

Priit Parmasto limped from the small blind with before Antti Vetelainen opted to check his from the big blind.

Parmasto hit the nuts with the improving him to a wheel and he bet 300,000. Vetelainen called before giving up on the turn facing a bigger bet of 1,000,000.

Meanwhile, Parmasto was the table captain once again after the hand.

Main Event Day 4
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 (300,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #131

Antti Vetelainen with limped from the small blind and Petteri Laiho checked his from the big blind.

Vetelainen check-called bets of 300,000 on the flop before checking again on the turn. Vetelainen checked again and Laiho fired out for 600,000.

Vetelainen checked again and the river completed the board.  Vetelainen fired out for 800,000 and took the chip lead after Laiho folded.

Main Event Day 4
Level 34: 150,000/300,000 (300,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #124

Priit Parmasto limped from the small blind with and Antti Vetelainen with opted not to put more chips in from the big blind.

The flop brought some action with Parmasto holding a flush draw and Vetelainen with the bad end of an open-ended straight draw.

Parmasto bet 300,000. Vetelainen raised to 800,000 and Parmasto called. Both players checked the turn. The river improved Vetelainen further to two pair. Both players checked and Vetelainen shipped the pot with two pair.

Players have agreed to play 30-minute blind levels the rest of the way. This was proposed after a deal was agreed upon.

Main Event Day 4
Level 33: 150,000/300,000 (300,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #118

It isn't every day you see a straight flush at a big final table. But here we are with three players left. Here is how it went down:

Priit Parmasto limped from the small blind with and Antti Vetelainen with checked back from the big blind.

Parmasto improved to Broadway on the flop. He also had a Royal Flush draw. Parmasto bet the minimum of 250,000 and Vetelainend called with his bottom pair and gutshot Broadway draw.

The turn improved Parmasto to a straight flush. However, he wasn't able to get any more value from his hand. Both players checked and a fourth diamond in the river completed the board. Parmasto bet 500,000 and Vetelainen gave up on the hand.

Main Event Day 4
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #114

Players have seemingly taken up a limping strategy since a deal has been made.

Petteri Laiho limped from the small blind with and Priit Parmasto checked it back with from the big blind. Laiho flopped middle pair and continued for 300,000. Parmasto called and the followed on the turn.

Laiho bet 600,000 and shipped the pot after Parmasto folded.

Main Event Day 4
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #108

Petteri Laiho raised to 500,000 with from the small blind before Priit Parmasto with three-bet to 1,500,000 from the big blind. 

Laiho tanked for about a minute before he gave up the pot.

The action has resumed for the Main Event with about half of Level 33 remaining.

The final three players agreed to a deal during the break. They will still be playing for €15,000 and the trophy while each locking up a massive prize. Here is a look at the numbers:

• Petteri Laiho - €102,500
• Antti Vetelainen - €90,000
• Priit Parmasto - €82,400

There are still another 20 minutes in the stream break. So sit back and relax and join us back with the updates soon.

Main Event Day 4
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 3/716
Hand #101

Antii Vetelainen jammed from the small blind for 3.5 million. Davide Muccini tanked for less than a minute before he opted to call off his stack of 1.9 million.

Davide Muccini:
Antti Vetelainen:

The board wasn't the one Muccini was looking for and he hit the rail just short of the podium in fourth place for €40,040. 

The final three players went on a 45-minute dinner break with the knowledge they have locked up a cool €60,000 each.

Main Event Day 4
Level 33: 125,000/250,000 (250,000)
Entries: 4/716
Hand #94

Antti Vetelainen with opened for 500,000 from the cutoff. Petteri Laiho three-bet with to 1,250,000 from the big blind and Vetelainen called.

Vetelainen improved to the top pair on the flop but was drawing thin to a chop with Laiho flopping the nuts with Broadway. Both players checked before the paired the board on the turn. Laiho fired out for 1,000,000 and Vetelainen called.

The river double-paired the board. Both players checked and Laiho extended his chip lead.

Players are on their third break. We have updated the chip counts that players will start with when the action resumes with blinds at 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 big blind ante.

Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 4/716
Hand #89

Ignas Vaitulionis was the last of the three Lithuanians at the final table. He began the final table with the chip lead but that lead evaporated very quickly into the action. He performed like a rock star the entire event but sometimes good things must come to an end. In this case, he hit the rail on a bit of a cooler.

Priit Parmasto opened for 400,000 from the cutoff. Ignas Vaitulionis three-bet jammed for 2,400,000 from the big blind and Parmasto wasted little time in finding a call.

Ignas Vaitulionis:
Priit Parmasto:

The board didn't help Vaitulionis get ahead and he was ousted in fifth place for €29,800. The final four players have each locked up a solid €40,400.

Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 5/716
Hand #85

We went a few hands without any major action as players are being cautious with their moves with the steep payout jumps. Antti Vetelainen opened for 400,000 with from the cutoff. Davide Muccini three-bet jammed with to 3,400,000. Vetelainen folded and Muccini picked up some chips.

Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 5/716
Hand #79

Ignas Vaitulionis jammed from the small blind. Aleksi Naski had just 215,000 left in front of him after posting the big blind ante and only needed to put in another 15,000 to call off his stack. He found a pretty decent hand to do this with but ran into something better.

Aleksi Naski:
Ignas Vaitulionis:

The board didn't save Naski and he was eliminated in sixth place for €22,500.

It was a great overall performance by Naski at the final table despite missing the podium. The top five players are now each guaranteed at least a €29,800 payout.

Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 5/716
Hand #77

Aleksi Naski opened to 1,300,000 with just 700,000 behind from the hijack. Davide Muccini three-bet shoved for 1,600,000 from the big blind and Naski snap-called.

Davide Muccini:
Aleksi Naski:

Muccini was at risk but was far ahead of Naski. Muccini improved to quad queens on the flop and had Naski drawing dead. The turn and river completed the board for Muccini to double and leave Naski with crumbs in his stack.

Main Event Day 4
Level 32: 100,000/200,000 (200,000)
Entries: 6/716
Hand #74

Davide Muccini opened for 400,000 with from the cutoff and was called by Petteri Laiho (pictured below) with from the big blind.

Laiho pulled out ahead when his eight connected with the flop and check-raised from 300,000 to 750,000. Muccini made a move and three-bet to 1,400,000. Laiho called and the turn put three spades on the board.

Both players checked and the river improved Laiho to trip eights. Laiho fired out for 700,000. Muccini tanked for about a minute before he called with his ace-high.

Laiho took the chip lead for the first time at the final table while Muccini was left with under seven big blinds.

Main Event Day 4
Level 31: 80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries: 6/716
Hand #73

Priit Parmasto min-raised the hijack with and was called by Aleksi Naski with from the big blind.

Both players connected with their queen on the flop. Parmasto was still ahead with the better kicker. Naski check-called a bet of 200,000 before the landed on the turn. Both players check and the river completed the board. Naski checked again and Parmasto fired out for 675,000. Naski thought things through and saved himself some chips by folding.

Main Event Day 4
Level 31: 80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries: 6/716
Hand #71

Antti Vetelainen limped from the small blind with and Davide Muccini checked back his option from the big blind with . Muccini improved to top pair on the flop. 

Both players checked to see the turn. Vetelainen bet 400,000 and Muccini called. The paired the board on the river.  Vetelainen attempted to steal away the pot with a near pot-sized bet of 1,200,000. The bluff worked as planned for Vetelainen as Muccini folded the best hand.

Main Event Day 4
Level 31: 80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries: 6/716
Hand #68

There hasn't been much action to report the last orbit but we didn't want to leave you hanging. 

Antti Vetelainen opened for 320,000 from the hijack with . Aleksi Naski tanked for several minutes with from the small blind before he three-bet to 1,300,000 with 1,200,000 behind. Vetelainen folded and Naski picked up some chips.

Main Event Day 4
Level 31: 80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries: 6/716
Hand #59

Ignas Vaitulionis opened for 360,000 from under the gun with and was called by Petteri Laiho from the cutoff with , but Priit Parmasto with , and by Davide Muccini with .

All four players checked the flop before the turn paired the board. Muccini bet 550,000 and took down the pot after everyone folded.

Main Event Day 4
Level 31: 80,000/160,000 (160,000)
Entries: 6/716
Hand #57

It didn't take long after the break for the Main Event to be down to just six players. It was the short-stacked Latvian Sergejs Korobovs who wound up on the rail in seventh place for €17,600 after losing a crucial flip.

Korobovs jammed from under the gun for 1.3 million and was called by Priit Parmasto from the big blind.

Sergejs Korobovs:
Priit Parmasto:

Korobovs was unable to connect with the board and he won't be joining 2019 Kings of Tallinn Main Event champion Vitalijs Zavorotnijs as the only other Latvian to win the coveted Kings of Tallinn Main Event title.

Players are on their second break. Here is a look at the chip counts:

Main Event Day 4
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 7/716
Hand #52

Priit Parmasto min-raised the button with . Antti Vetelainen defended his big blind with and had a flush draw on the flop.

Vetelainen check-raised from 150,000 to 375,000 and Parmasto called with his bottom pair. The turn was blank for both players and Parmasto was still ahead with the bottom pair. Vetelainen fired out a big bet of 750,000 and won the pot after Parmasto folded.

Main Event Day 4
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 7/716
Hand #47

The two chip leaders got tangled in a pot that left Antti Vetelainen (pictured below) with the chip lead. 

Aleksi Naski opened for a min-raise from under the gun with and was called by Vetelainen with from the button.

Naski fired out for 380,000 on the flop and Vetelainen called. Naski checked the turn. Vetelainen bet 630,000 and took the clear chip lead after Naski folded.

Main Event Day 4
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 7/716
Hand #46

Aleksi Naski opened for 310,000 from early position with and was called by Davide Muccini with from the big blind.

Muccini check-called a bet of 400,000 by Naski after the landed on the flop. The turn paired the board and both players checked. The river was check downed as well for Naski to win the hand.

With Muccini losing chips, both Naski and Antti Vetelainen were on top of the leaderboard with seven players remaining.

Main Event Day 4
Level 30: 60,000/120,000 (120,000)
Entries: 7/716
Hand #43

Ignas Vaitulionis took a minuscule chip lead after winning a small pot. However, after the following hand, the lead was back with Davide Muccini.

Vaitulionis opened for 260,000 from the cutoff with and was called by Petteri Laiho (pictured below) from the small blind with .

Laiho improved to a full house on the flop. Both players checked to see the turn. Laiho pushed forward a bet of 150,000 and Vaitulionis called.

The river was an action card as this improved Vaitulionis to Broadway. Laiho jammed for 800,000 and doubled with a full house after Vaitulionis called.

Main Event Day 4
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 7/716
Hand #39

Priit Parmasto opened for 200,000 from the cutoff with . Davide Muccini defended his big blind with before he check-called a bet of 125,000 on the flop.

Both players checked the turn before Muccine bet 155,000 on the river.  Parmasto called to win the pot.

Main Event Day 4
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 7/716
Hand #38

Dainius Antanaitis raised to 690,000 with 500,000 behind from early position. Antti Vetelainen jammed from the big blind for 2,500,000 and Antanaitis called off the rest of his stack.

Danius Antanaitis:
Antti Vetelainen:

Nothing too fancy happened on the flop. However, Antanaitis had some reason for hope after the turn as he added a flush draw to his overcard to his opponent's cowboys.

The blank river completed the board for Vetelainen to eliminate Antanaitis.

The first two players eliminated were Lithuanians, leaving just Ignas Vaitulionis as the sole Lithuanian left at the final table after it started with a trio from the Baltic country a bit south of Estonia.

Congrats to Antanaitis for his eighth-place performance worth €14,200.

Main Event Day 4
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 8/716
Hand #36

Antti Vetelainen opened for 200,000 from early position with . Davide Muccini fired a small three-bet to 400,000 with from one seat over and Vetelainen called.

Vetelainen check-jammed the flop with his flush draw and overcards from 150,000 to 1,200,000 and won the pot after Muccini folded.

Main Event Day 4
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 8/716
Hand #32

Aleksi Naski opened for a min-raise from early position with and was called by Davide Muccini with from the button and by Dainius Antanaitis with from the big blind.

Naski and Muccini both nailed top pair on the flop while Antanaitis flopped middle pair with some backdoors to a straight and a flush. Antanaitis checked. Naski continued for 230,000. Muccini called and Antanaitis opted to preserve his short stack with a fold.

Both players checked the rest of the way after the turn and the river. Both players still had top pair at the end of the hand but the pot went over to Naski with his king-kicker doing the job.

Main Event Day 4
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 8/716
Hand #31

Albert Ostrovskij (pictured below) already had his 70,000 in the pot with when he posted his big blind. Priit Parmasto opened for 200,000 from the hijack with before Sergejs Korobovs three-bet to 600,000 with from the cutoff.  Parmasto four-bet shoved for 1,500,000 and Korobovs called with both Ostrovskij and Parmasto at risk.

Albert Ostrovskij:
Priit Parmasto:
Sergejs Korobovs:

Parmasto's cowboys held on the to double through Korobovs and eliminate Ostrovskij. 

Congrats to Ostrovskij for a heck of a run. Despite not laddering up at the final table, he will still collect a healthy €11,900 prize for his efforts.

Main Event Day 4
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 9/716
Hand #30

Priit Parmasto min-raised from the cutoff with Davide Muccini defended his big blind with .

Muccini check-called a bet of 125,000 on the flop by Parmasto before checking again on the turn. Parmasto bet 300,000 and Muccini gave up on his open-ended straight draw on the paired board.

Main Event Day 4
Level 29: 50,000/100,000 (100,000)
Entries: 9/716
Hand #26

Albert Ostrovskij opened for 775,000 with just 95,000 left in his stack from the hijack. Petteri Laiho (pictured below) three-bet his stack of 800,000 from the big blind and Ostrovskij called for the extra 25,000.

Petteri Laiho:
Albert Ostrovskij:

Laiho was ahead but at risk, while Ostrovskij's stack would be decimated if his king-jack didn't improve against ace-jack.

The ace-jack held on the board for Laiho to double and leave Ostrovskij on fumes.

Players are on a short break. Blinds will increase to 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante when the action resumes.

Main Event Day 4
Level 28: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 9/716
Hand #23

Sergejs Korobovs opened for 160,000 from the hijack with . Davide Muccine called with from the button and the rest of the table folded.

Korobovs continued for 250,000 on the flop. Muccine called and the followed on the turn to improve Muccine to top pair and open up an open-ended straight draw for Korobovs.

Korobovs bet 500,000. Muccine tanked for a few moments before he called. Muccine further improved to top two pair on the river. Korobovs bet 250,000. Muccini jammed for more than the 3.3 million Korobovs had left behind. Korobovs, who bricked the board, found a quick fold.

Main Event Day 4
Level 28: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 9/716
Hand #17

Sergejs Korobovs min-raised from early position with . Petteri Laiho defended his big blind with from the big blind. 

Laiho check-called a bet of 240,000 on the flop by Korobovs. Laiho checked again on the turn. Korobovs jammed for more than the 940,000 Laiho had left in his stack and took down the hand after his opponent folded.  

Main Event Day 4
Level 28: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 9/716
Hand #15   

Print Parmasto min-raised from middle position with and Ignas Vaitulionis defended his big blind with .

Vaitulionis nailed a flush draw on the  flop and check-called a bet of 210,000 by Parmasto, who flopped top pair.

Both players checked the turn before the completed the board on the river. Vaitulionis bricked his flush draw but this didn't stop him from trying to take down the pot as he fired out for a 1,200,000 over-bet. Parmasto tanked for at least a minute before he folded the best hand.

Main Event Day 4
Level 28: 40,000/80,000 (80,000)
Entries: 9/716
Hand #12   

Ignas Vaitulionis opened for 175,000 from middle position. Sergejs Korobovs three-bet shoved for 1,600,000 from the button and Vaitulionis called.

Ignas Vaitulionis:
Sergejs Korobovs:

Korobovs had a little luck on his side with his ace-five suited getting ahead of kings after his ace connected with the ran out on the board. Instead of hitting the rail, Korobovs was near the chip lead.

Meanwhile, Muccini snagged the chip lead by default.

Main Event Day 4
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries: 9/716
Hand #8  

Antti Vetelainen opened for 120,000 with from middle position. Aleksi Naski three-bet to 300,000 from the small blind with and Vetelainen called.

Vetelainen improved to top two pair on the flop. Naski continued for 240,000. Vetelainen jammed for 610,000 and won the pot after Naski gave up on the hand.

Main Event Day 4
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries: 9/716
Hand #6

Antti Vetelainen opened for 120,000 with from the hijack. Albert Ostrovskij tanked for about a minute with from the button before three-betting to 330,000 with . Vetelainen folded and Ostrovskij, who previously jammed a couple of other times, won the pot with an identical hand of his opponent.

Main Event Day 4
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries: 9/716
Hand #2

Davide Muccini raised to 120,000 from under the gun with . Ignas Vaitulionis woke up with and three-bet to 360,000 from middle position. Muccini called to see the flop.

Muccini checked. Vaitulionis bet 420,000 and took down the pot after Muccini folded.

Main Event Day 4
Level 27: 30,000/60,000 (60,000)
Entries: 9/716

The live stream has kicked off with introductions by Kings of Tallinn Tournament Director Teresa Nousiainen. We will be reporting all the big hands here but you can check out all of the action by heading to the Live Streaming section of our website.

The time is near and the mission is clear as the 2023 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park is down to a final table of nine hopefuls in the hunt for Kings of Tallinn glory and the whopping €140,100 top prize.

Lithuania's Ignas Vaitulionis will kick off the final table as the table captain after crushing the competition late yesterday. Just behind Vaitulionis is Italy's Davide Muccini (4,200,000) with a significant gap between this duo and the rest of the field.

The formidable Finn Aleksi Naski (2,435,000) and local Estonian Priit Parmasto (2,235,000) each have more than 2 million in chips with Lithuania's Danius Antanaitis (1,840,000), Latvia's Sergejs Korobovs (1,630,000), Finland's Petteri Laiho (1,570,000) Antti Vetelainen (1,180,000), and Lithuania's Albert Ostrovskij (730,000) also have their hopes up for claiming the title.

Kings of Tallinn Main Event Seat Draw

Kings of Tallinn Main Event Payouts

The final nine players have already locked up a whopping €11,900 with payouts jumping fast from there. Tonight's winner will go home with a six-figure score of €140,100 assuming no deals are made.

Cards will be in the air at noon EET. However, our coverage will begin 30 minutes later at approximately 12:30 p.m. Level 27 with blinds at 30,000/60,000 will play out its final 37 minutes, which was the time left on the clock late last night when the final table was reached. Best of luck to all playing and sit back and enjoy our coverage!