Kings of Tallinn 2022: The Hall of Winners
Kings of Tallinn 2022 festival consisted of 32 live poker tournaments and one online event on OlyBet. Eight live tournaments were satellites, while the other 25 events saw winners crowned. We invite you to meet them all while walking through the Kings of Tallinn 2022 Hall of Winners. You can click on the event’s name to see full information and results.
Event #2: €350 Opening Event
Entries: 166
Prizepool: €49,152
Top winners:
1. Albert Ostrovskij (Lithuania) – €13,010
2. Heikki Piira (Finland) – €8,820
3. Holvik Aasmund Jonassen (Norway) – €5,400
Event #3: €250 DeepStack Mystery Bounty
Entries: 280
Prizepool: €31,584 (bounties not included)
Top winners:
1. Fabian Bartuschk (Germany) – €7,634
2. Jari-Pekka Juhola (Finland) – €5,190
3. Akseli Paalanen (Finland) – €3,180
Top bounty: Akseli Paalanen (Finland) – €5,000
Event #5: €150 Celebrity Event
Entries: 284
Prizepool: €34,704
Top winners:
1. Jussi Mattila (Finland) – €7,235
2. Arto Lehtonen (Finland) – €5,520
3. Audrius Laimelis (Lithuania) – €3,990
Best celebrity finish: 10. Erkki Sarapuu (Estonia) – €555
Event #6: Kings of Tallinn €550
Entries: 278
Prizepool: €130,660
Top winners:
1. Rasmus Sepping (Australia) – €27,140
2. Karl Johan Karlsson (Sweden) – €20,670
3. Bernhard Haider (Austria) – €15,030
4. Andrei Mjagkov (Estonia) – €11,110
5. Juhani Suokas (Finland) – €7,480
Event #9: €440 8-Game Championship
Entries: 38
Prizepool: €14,288
Top winners:
1. Joel Holmberg (Finland) – €5,360
2. Jyri Merivirta (Finland) – €3,850
3. Tuomas Röppänen (Finland) – €2,570
Event #10: €250 NLH 8-max
Entries: 140
Prizepool: €28,952
Top winners:
1. Nicolai Vold (Norway) – €5,329*
2. Rain Mölderkivi (Estonia) – €4,879*
3. Laurynas Černiauskas (Lithuania) – €4,844*
* three-way deal
Event #11: €120 PL Omaha 4/5
Entries: 90
Prizepool: €8,460
Top winners:
1. Richard Randolph Jr (USA) – €2,520
2. Stian Nilsen (Norway) – €1,770
3. Natalia Manuyko (Estonia) – €1,180
Event #13: Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event
Entries: 328
Prizepool: €308,320
Final table results:
1. Adam Kharman (Australia) – €64,280
2. Kurt Skimmeland (Norway) – €48,150
3. Algirdas Saveikis (Lithuania) – €35,510
4. Vincas Tamašauskas (Lithuania) – €25,050
5. Jordi Conejos Baixas (Spain) – €18,930
6. Ilari Sahamies (Finland) – €14,130
7. Marius Olsvik (Norway) – €10,650
8. Juhana Konttinen (Finland) – €7,860
Event #14: €250 5 Card PLO & Draw
Entries: 31
Prizepool: €6,410
Top winners:
1. Sampo Ryynänen (Finland) – €2,950
2. Matteo Crapanzano (Italy) – €1,831
3. Iikka Tahkokallio (Finland) – €1,010
Event #16: €440 Progressive Bounty
Entries: 136
Prizepool: €25,568 (bounties not included)
Top winners:
1. Bartosz Mielczarek (Poland) – €5,609
2. Mark Metsla (Estonia) – €5,609
3. Iikka Tahkokallio (Finland) – €2,800
Event #17: €250 Team Event
Entries: 14
Prizepool: €2,895
Winners:
1. Veli-Pekka Alakorva, Henri Schalin, Heikki Heinonen & Jussi Mattila (Finland) – €1,737
Event #19: €350 OlyBet DeepStack
Entries: 136
Prizepool: €61,884
Top winners:
1. Arto Lehtonen (Finland) – €13,215
2. Tanel Merida (Estonia) – €9,550
3. Hanno Kerem (Estonia) – €7,210
Event #20: €1,100 PL Omaha Championship
Entries: 32
Prizepool: €30,080
Top winners:
1. Arkadiusz Liszewski (Poland) – €12,030
2. Heikki Piira (Finland) – €9,020
3. Vytautas Stanius (Lithuania) – €6,020
Event #21: €660 Mystery Bounty
Entries: 88
Prizepool: €24,816 (bounties not included)
Top winners:
1. Domas Juozėnas (Lithuania) – €6,940
2. Laurynas Černiauskas (Lithuania) – €4,780
3. Jarle Pollestad (Norway) – €3,496
Top bounty: Henri Wagner (Finland) – €6,000
Event #22: €120 Win the Button
Entries: 114
Prizepool: €10,716
Top winners:
1. David Berdis (Slovakia) – €2,900
2. Maksims Azarjancs (Latvia) – €1,996
3. Toomas Hunt (Estonia) – €1,450
Event #23: €120 PLO Mix 4, 5 & 6 Cards
Entries: 180
Prizepool: €16,920
Top winners:
1. Bernhard Haider (Austria) – €3,650
2. Jukka Juvonen (Finland) – €2,660
3. Risto Pönniö (Finland) – €2,010
Event #25: €350 Open Face Chinese Pineapple
Entries: 29
Prizepool: €8,587
Top winners:
1. Kevin Wood (Scotland) – €3,435*
2. Lau Kwan Shun Sam (Hong Kong) – €3,435*
3. Jukka Perälä (Finland) – €1,717
*two-way deal
Event #26: Kings of Tallinn €3,000 High Roller
Entries: 39
Prizepool: €104,481
Top winners:
1. Ilya Nikiforov (Estonia) – €36,390*
2. Igor Pihela Jr. (Estonia) – €32,000*
3. Henri Schalin (Finland) – €18,810
4. Ivan Kuziv (Ukraine) – €10,444
5. Igor Pihela Sr. (Estonia) – €6,837
*two-way deal
Event #27: €60 Ladies Event
Entries: 72
Prizepool: €3,456
Top winners:
1. Giedrė Stepulionienė (Lithuania) – €1,076
2. Airin Pindis (Estonia) – €730
3. Xandra Van Montfort (Netherlands) – €500
Event #28: €150 OlyBet Special
Entries: 228
Prizepool: €27,862
Top winners:
1. Bernhard Haider (Austria) – €5,322
2. Kaur Ajamaa (Estonia) – €3,960
3. Frank Stüken (Germany) – €3,160
Event #29: €550 Senior’s Championship
Entries: 31
Prizepool: €14,880
Top winners:
1. Jari Hurri (Finland) – €6,090
2. Roberto Caprio (Italy) – €4,420
3. Jarmo Salonen (Finland) – €2,900
Kings of Tallinn Online Event
Progressive Knockout, €10,000 GTD, WSOP Online $1,050 ticket added
Entries: 85
Prizepool: €11,475
Winner:
1. Juan Carlos Vecino Dueñas (Spain) – €2,899 + WSOP Online $1,050 ticket
Event #30: €250 PL 2-7 Triple Draw
Entries: 19
Prizepool: €3,929
Top winners:
1. Risto Pönniö (Finland) – €1,960
2. Eero Ahola (Finland) – €1,180
3. Matteo Crapanzano (Italy) – €790
Event #31: €250 NLH 8-max
Entries: 120
Prizepool: €24,816
Top winners:
1. Jarkko Suokas (Finland) – €5,406*
2. Timo Ruuska (Finland) – €4,200*
3. Tarmo Tammel (Estonia) – €4,200*
*three-way deal
Event #32: €120 Turbo Version of the ME
Entries: 80
Prizepool: €7,520
Top winners:
1. Laurynas Černiauskas (Lithuania) – €2,390
2. Gert Laanemets (Estonia) – €1,590
3. Marek Selgeveer (Estonia) – €1,075
Kings of Tallinn 2022 Team Challenge
Entries: 39 teams
Prizepool: €20,481
Winners:
1. Duces of Tallinn – Adam Kharman, Zachary Duce, Rasmus Sepping, Michael Behnert (Australia) – €15,360
2. Timon Pojat – Akseli Paalanene, Ilari Tahkokallio, Heikki Piira, Arto Loikkanen (Finland) – €5,120
Kings of Tallinn 2022 festival is over and it was a huge success! Kings of Tallinn team wants to thank all the players. You are the reason why this Event is so special. Thank you and see you in 2023!
