The seventh edition of the Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown runs at the Olympic Park Casino and the adjacent Hilton Tallinn Park from July 21-30, and we predict it is going to go down a storm.
The Summer Showdown looks to build on a hugely successful 2023 Kings of Tallinn festival, which ran in late February, by inviting players worldwide to compete across 53 events.
Renowned tournament director Teresa Nousiainen has spent countless hours creating an action-packed schedule of events that has something for everyone. Each event's structure has been designed from the ground up to ensure poker enthusiasts from all around the world are treated to a phenomenal poker experience.
Having looked at the Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown schedule, PokerNews is most impressed. There is not only a wide range of buy-ins, from €60 to €5,000, but the variety of formats and poker variants rivals what would usually be reserved for series' held in Las Vegas.
There are mystery bounties, progressive bounties, Pot-Limit Omaha, No-Limit Hold'em/Pot Limit Omaha Mix, 8-Game, Pot-Limit Finnish 5-Card Stud, and the incredibly exciting Sviten Special.
Although challenging and unfair to pick a single Summer Showdown tournament from the amazing schedule, PokerNews must say that the €1,100 NLHE Main Event is the event everyone will have their eye on.
When a similar tournament ran at the 2023 Kings of Tallinn festival, 716 entrants ensured the €500,000 guarantee was blown clean out of the water, with €673,040 awarded. Estonian grinder Priit Parmasto was the player that came out on top, and they banked €90,000 after a three-way deal involving Petteri Laiho (€102,500), and Antti Vetelainen (€90,000).
Olympic Entertainment Group Poker Director Christer Larsson cannot wait to welcome back thousands of poker players from far and wide.
"The Tallinn Summer Showdown is the most popular poker festival in Northern Europe during the summer as it offers amazing poker action with 53 events designed by world-renowned tournament director Teresa Nousiainen and a fun vibe for both recreational and professional poker players."
"The festival offers something for everyone thanks to the many different poker formats at a variety of buy-ins, a team competition, cash games running around the clock, and a four-day Main Event that can’t be missed. The weather in Tallinn during the summer is fantastic for players that wish to take a break from the poker action with the sun nearly always shining day and night."
Full Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown Schedule
Date
Time
Event
Fri 21 Jul
4:00 p.m.
#1 €20 Rake Free Hyper Satellite to €250 Mystery Bounty
7:00 p.m.
#2 €150 NLHE Kings of Tallinn Summer Warm Up
10:00 p.m.
#3 €250 NLHE Mystery Bounty Day 1A
Sat 22 Jul
12:00 p.m.
#3 €250 NLHE Mystery Bounty Day 1B
1:00 p.m.
#4 €20 Rake Free Hyper Satellite to €350 Opening Event
5:00 p.m.
#5 €350 MLHE Deep Stack Opening Event
7:00 p.m.
#6 €20 Rake Free Mega Satellite Road to the €5,000 NLHE
9:00 p.m.
#3 €250 NLHE Mystery Bounty Day 1C
10:00 p.m.
#7 €60 Mega Satellite to Kings of Tallinn Championship
Sun 23 Jul
12:00 p.m.
#3 Mystery Bounty Final Day
12:00 p.m.
#8 €60 Satellite to the €555
1:00 p.m.
#9 €555 NLHE Championship Day 1A
3:00 p.m.
#10 €150 Open Face Chinese Pineapple Three-Handed
5:00 p.m.
#11 €150 PLO 4/5/6 Round of Each
7:00 p.m.
#9 €555 NLHE Championship Day 1B
9:00 p.m.
#12 €150 Satellite to the €5,000 High Roller
Mon 24 Jul
12:00 p.m.
#9 €555 NLHE Championship Day 1C
3:00 p.m.
#13 €250 NLHE Knock Out
5:00 p.m.
#14 €350 PLO Deep Stack 4/5 Card Round of Each
7:00 p.m.
#15 €20 Rake Free Mega Satellite Road to the €5,000
9:00 p.m.
#9 €555 NLHE Championship Day 1D
9:00 p.m.
#16 €250 PL Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw
10:00 p.m.
#17 €150 Mega Satellite to €1,100 Main Event
Tue 25 Jul
12:00 p.m.
#9 €555 NLHE Championship Day 2
12:45 p.m.
#18 €150 NLHE Flip & Go Mystery Bounty Day 1A
1:00 p.m.
#18 €150 NLHE Flip & Go Mystery Bounty Day 1B
1:00 p.m.
#19 €250 NLHE Progressive Bounties
3:00 p.m.
#20 €1,100 PLO Championship
7:30 p.m.
#21 €150 NLHE Celebrity Special
10:00 p.m.
#22 €150 Mega Satellite to €1,100 Main Event
Wed 26 Jul
12:00 p.m.
#23 €1,100 NLHE Main Event Day 1A
12:00 p.m.
#9 €555 NLHE Championship Final Day
1:00 p.m.
#24 €20 Rake Free Mega Satellite Road to the €5,000
2:00 p.m.
#18 €150 NLHE Flip & Go Mystery Bounty Day 1C
2:15 p.m.
#18 €150 NLHE Flip & Go Mystery Bounty Day 1D
3:00 p.m.
#25 €250 NLHE/PLO 4/5 Card Mix Round of Each
4:00 p.m.
#26 €20 Rake Free Hyper Satellite to the €550 NLHE
5:00 p.m.
#27 €350 8-Game
7:00 p.m.
#28 €20 Rake Free Satellite Road to Main Event
9:30 p.m.
#29
10:00 p.m.
#30 €150 Mega Satellite to €1,100 Main Event
Thu 27 Jul
11:30 a.m.
#23 €1,100 NLHE Main Event Day 1B
1:00 p.m.
#32 €20 Rake Free Satellite Road to the €5,000
1:00 p.m.
#33 €250 NLHE Deep Stack
2:00 p.m.
#18 €150 NLHE Flip & Go Mystery Bounty Day 1E
2:15 p.m.
#18 €150 NLHE Flip & Go Mystery Bounty Day 1F
3:00 p.m.
#34 €150 NLHE/PLO 4/5 Card Mix Round of Each
5:00 p.m.
#35 €20 Rake Free Mega Satellite Road to the €5,000
7:00 p.m.
#36 €250 Sviten Special
9:00 p.m.
#23 €1,100 NLHE Main Event Day 1C Turbo
10:00 p.m.
#37 €150 Satellite to the €5,000 High Roller
Fri 28 Jul
12:00 p.m.
#23 €1,100 NLHE Main Event Day 2
2:00 p.m.
#18 €150 NLHE Flip & Go Mystery Bounty Day 1G
2:15 p.m.
#18 €150 NLHE Flip & Go Mystery Bounty Day 1H
3:00 p.m.
#38 €5,000 NLHE High Roller 6-Handed
5:00 p.m.
#39 €250 5-Card PLO
7:00 p.m.
#40 €150 NLHE
9:00 p.m.
#41 €555 NLHE Mystery Bounty Day 1
10:00 p.m.
#42 €150 Satellite to the €3,000 High Roller
Sat 29 Jul
12:00 p.m.
#23 €1,100 NLHE Main Event Day 3
12:00 p.m.
#18 €150 NLHE Flip & Go Mystery Bounty Final Day
12:00 p.m.
#41 €250 Mystery Bounty Final Day
12:00 p.m.
#43 Free Queens of Tallinn Freezeout Satellite (Ladies Only)
12:00 p.m.
#44 €150 NLHE Last Chance Satellite to €3,000 High Roller
It is worthwhile traveling to the Kings of Tallinn Summer Showdown with friends, or at least making some new friends on the ground once you arrive in Estonia. Why? Because the Team Competition is in play throughout the series.
The Team Competition is free to enter, and sees 2% of the prize pools from qualifying events reserved for it. The best five performing teams win a share of the pot, with the winning team banking 40% of the prize pool, the runner-up reeling in 25%, third place 15%, with the fourth and fifth-place finishers each scooping 10%.
Your team cannot have more than four players, and you gain points by cashing in qualifying events, which are made clear at the venue. The organisers love this team element so much that they are offering participating teams free custom T-shirts if you register your squad!
Don't worry if you are traveling alone or only have a couple of people in your team, there will be help on hand at the Olympic Park Casino so you can fill your quota and stand a chance of banking some additional prize money, all why making some poker friends for life!
Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.
