2024 WSOPC Tallinn Day 10: Aurimas Stanevicius Wins Main Event

The final day of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Tallinn at Olympic Park Casino and the adjoining Hilton Tallinn Park witnessed four WSOP gold ring winners crowned. Lithuania’s Aurimas Stanevicius earned his place in poker history by winning the largest event ever hosted at Olympic Park Casino in the 2024 WSOP Circuit Tallinn €1,500 Main Event for €167,900 after defeating WSOP bracelet winner heads-up to win the title.

Meanwhile, Finland’s Roope Tarmi made history after becoming the first two-time ring winner. It took just two hours to win at the final table of the €3,000 NLH 6-Max for €64,000. He won the same event last year and became the first defending champion to do the same the following year.

Ukraine’s Mykhailo Mikhalov defeated Estonia’s Risto Parnat to win a ring in the two-day €350 NLH Deepstack for €25,115. At the same time, Latvia’s Harijs Erglis was witnessed celebrating Sunday evening his first taste at WSOP gold after winning the final event in the one-day €555 Progressive Knockout for €10,670 plus bounties.

Meanwhile, Bjorn Lindberg won his second side-event trophy of the festival after winning the final event, the €150 Mini Main Event, for €3,770.

Aurimas Stanevicius Wins 2024 WSOP Circuit Tallinn Main Event (€167,900)

Lithuania’s Aurimas Stanevicius will go down in history as the winner of the largest event ever held, Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park, the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit Tallinn €1,500 Main Event for €167,900. Stanevicius was an underdog to start heads-up play before agreeing to a deal with Norwegian WSOP bracelet winner Espen Sandvik, which left €32,000, the coveted gold ring, and the invite to the 2025 WSOP Tournament of Champions, where players will compete for a share of $1 million and a gold bracelet. Stanevicius came roaring from behind en route to victory.

Stanevicius nearly didn’t come to the WSOP Circuit Tallinn. His friends on the rail, including 2024 Kings of Tallinn Queens Mystery Bounty champion Indre Martoviciute, convinced him to come to Tallinn at the last second, a decision that Stanevicius obviously doesn’t regret.

“I am glad I came to Tallinn,” shared Stanevicius. I couldn’t be happier about winning the Main Event. It is the highlight of my poker career.”

It was a story for the ages. Stanevicius entered the final table as a short stack before chipping up and witnessing other players hit the rail. He noted that a little luck helped him along the way.

“I should have busted twice at the final table,” shared Stanevicius. “I feel fortunate to go on to win. The feeling is still sinking in after a long battle of four days.”

WSOPC Tallinn Main Event Final Table Results

Main Event Final Table Recap

Stanevicius began the final table as the short stack with under ten big blinds, with Canada’s Jeffrey Cormier kicking off the action as the clear chip leader. Cormier nearly didn’t make the final table himself, but his tens got there against kings on the final hand of Day 3 to provide him the chip lead instead of a payout slip in ninth place with Greece’s Enea Subashi bubbling the final table in the same hand with king-queen.

Lithuania’s Mindaugas Kriauciunas was the first to hit the rail in ninth place for €17,350 after his big slick didn’t win a flip against Estonia’s Sergei Aleksejev. Stanevicius then earned some breathing room after doubling through eventual runner-up Sandvik when his tens held strong against nines.

Sweden’s Roberto Olsen could have been the chip leader to start the final table if his kings held against tens during the final hand of Day 3. Instead, he was in the middle of the pack and couldn’t get much going. To make matters worse, he hit the rail in eighth place for €22,250 on a bad beat, which could have resulted in Stanevicius exiting eighth place after his ace-king hadn’t held against the ace-queen.

Latvia’s Kriss Riekstins then doubled through Evgeny Vyal, leaving his opponent with just one chip. There was no Cinderella story for Vyal as he lost that chip the following hand to exit in seventh place for €28,650.

Stanevicius could have been out next as for the second time at the final table Lady Luck was on his side. His nines got there against Aleksejev’s aces for his first taste at the chip lead.

It wasn’t all smooth sailing from there as Cormier managed to snag the chip lead back before Aleksejev mounted a run to take the lead. The lead then was passed to Sandvik before winding back with Cormier once again.

Cormier padded his chip lead by ousting the short-stacked Riekstins in sixth place for €38,000 when his ace-jack held against king-jack.

Sandvik then won a big hand against Cormier to take the chip lead, which he held onto until the heads-up action began. Sandvik padded his lead after eliminating the formidable Ukrainian Yurii Zabrodotskyi in fifth place for €50,700 when his ace-jack held against king-seven suited.

The next two players also fell victim to Sandvik. Aleksejev headed to the cashier in fourth place for €66,950 after his king-trey didn’t get ahead of ace-trey. Cormier then made a move with middle pair with eight-six in a limped blind vs. blind pot and was picked off by Sandvik with the top pair to exit on the podium in third place for €88,750.

Sandvik held a 3:1 chip advantage against Stanevicius to start the heads-up action. The duo agreed to take a break to discuss a deal to even out the payouts. Sandvik locked up €152,900, while Stanevicius was guaranteed at least €135,600 with the duo playing for the coveted ring, the invite to the $1 million WSOP Tournament of Champions bracelet-event freeroll, and an extra €32,000.

Stanevicius quickly turned the tables and had a significant chip lead himself before picking off Sandvik’s bluff with two pair to win the ring and a massive payout of €167,900.

Congrats to Stanevicius for his epic victory! We will be seeing more of Stanevicius in Tallinn as he already shared he plans to attend the 2024 Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition on Oct 18-27 at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park.