Monday 28 June was the first day of The Festival Tallinn and what an incredible day it was, with the Olympic Park Casino awash with poker players from all over Europe.
The Festival Tallinn kicked off with 77 players buying into the Sviten Special event, a super-fun poker variant that is a mixture of Five Card Draw and Pot Limit Omaha; it really is as crazy as it sounds! That event played down to its final table, with that final table commencing at 7:00 p.m. local time and awarding its champion €16,600.
Netherlands' Koen Ross won the first tournament on the busy schedule of The Festival Tallinn. The Dutchman came out on top of an 83-string field in the €60 knockout event, and he padded his bankroll with a shade over €2,000, a great return on such a small investment.
Also looking to turn something small into a much more meaningful payout were the 142 players who bought into the first live satellite for the upcoming The Festival Tallinn Main Event. Of those 142 entrants, six walked away with €550 Main Event tickets for their initial €35 investment. Those satellite winners will now be fighting it out for a share of a guaranteed €500,000 in the Main Event.
It was not only tournaments that shuffled up and dealt on Day 1 of the festival because the Cash Game Festival Challenge saw dozens of players take to the cash game table and battle it out on The Festival Tallinn's Twitch channel; you can also tune into the live streams right here a PokerNews. Martins Skeiba (pictured) was one of the big cash game winners on Day 1. The Festival Tallinn plans to stream plenty of action throughout the series, as you can see in the table below.
The Festival Tallinn Streaming Schedule
| Date | Time (EEST) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 28 Jun | 5:00 p.m. | PLO Masters |
| Wed 29 Jun | 7:00 p.m. | Acroud Charity Tournaments |
| 11:30 p.m. | Cash Game Festival Challenge €2/€2 PLO | |
| Thu 30 Jun | 5:00 p.m. | Half 'n Half (NLHE and PLO) |
| Fri 1 Jul | 8:00 p.m. | Cash Game Festival Challenge €2/€5 NLHE |
| 10:30 p.m. | Cash Game Festival Challenge €2/€2 PLO | |
| Sat 2 Jul | 12:00 p.m. | Main Event Day 3 |
| 1:00 p.m. | Pokerlistings Deepstack Day 2 | |
| Sun 3 Jul | 12:00 p.m. | Main Event Final Table |
| 1:00 p.m. | Pokerlistings Deepstack Final Table |
Check Out The Action-Packed The Festival Tallinn Schedule
The eagerly anticipated Main Event kicks off on June 28 and PokerNews will have a full recap of the action each day up to and including when a champion is crowned!
| Date | Time | Event No. | Tournament | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun | 12:00 | 8 | MAIN EVENT DAY 1A - 10 Levels | € 550 |
| 28-Jun | 13:00 | 9 | 8-Game | € 115 |
| 28-Jun | 17:00 | 10 | PLO Masters | € 250 |
| 28-Jun | 18:00 | 2 | Blackjack Championships Day 1B | |
| 28-Jun | 19:00 | 1 | Sviten Special Day 2/FT | |
| 28-Jun | 21:00 | 11 | Supersat to Main Event (5 tickets gtd) | € 35 |
| 28-Jun | 22:00 | 12 | Win the Button | |
| 28-Jun | 21:00 | 6 | Roulette Championships Day 1B | € 250 |
| 29-Jun | 12:00 | 8 | MAIN EVENT DAY 1B - 10 Levels | € 550 |
| 29-Jun | 15:00 | 13 | Supersat to Main Event (5 tickets gtd) | € 35 |
| 29-Jun | 17:00 | 14 | Texas Progressive Knockout | € 220 |
| 29-Jun | 17:00 | 15 | PLO High Roller Day 1 | € 1,050 |
| 29-Jun | 18:00 | 2 | Blackjack Championships Day 1C | € 250 |
| 29-Jun | 19:00 | 16 | Acroud Charity Tournaments, Invites only | € 1 |
| 29-Jun | 21:00 | 6 | Roulette Championships 1C | € 250 |
| 29-Jun | 21:00 | 17 | Cash Game Festival Challenge €2/2 Texas | € 250 |
| 29-Jun | 21:00 | 18 | Stand ´n Go, Texas ”Frankes Flips Flops" | |
| 29-Jun | 23:30 | 19 | Cash Game Festival Challenge €2/2 PLO4 | € 250 |
| 30-Jun | 12:00 | 8 | MAIN EVENT DAY 1C - 10 Levels | € 550 |
| 30-Jun | 13:00 | 2 | Blackjack Championships Day 2 | |
| 30-Jun | 13:00 | 20 | H.O.R.S.E. | € 250 |
| 30-Jun | 13:00 | 15 | PLO High Roller Final Day - reserve slot | |
| 30-Jun | 17:00 | 21 | Half ´n Half (Texas & PLO, 1 level each) | € 110 |
| 30-Jun | 19:00 | 6 | Roulette Championships Day 2 | |
| 30-Jun | 20:00 | 8 | MAIN EVENT DAY 1D Turbo - 10 Levels | € 550 |
| 01-Jul | 12:00 | 8 | MAIN EVENT DAY 2 | € 550 |
| 01-Jul | 17:00 | 22 | Pokerlistings Deepstack Day 1 | € 250 |
| 01-Jul | 17:00 | 23 | Open Face Chinese | € 330 |
| 01-Jul | 18:00 | 24 | NLH High Roller Day 1 | € 1,050 |
| 01-Jul | 20:00 | 25 | Cash Game Festival Challenge €2/5 Texas | € 250 |
| 01-Jul | 20:00 | 26 | Matching Visions Slots Tournament | € 250 |
| 01-Jul | 22:30 | 27 | Cash Game Festival Challenge €2/2 PLO4 | € 250 |
| 02-Jul | 12:00 | 8 | MAIN EVENT DAY 3 | |
| 02-Jul | 13:00 | 28 | Gambling Cabin Sportsbook Tournament | € 250 |
| 02-Jul | 13:00 | 22 | Pokerlistings Deepstack Day 2/Final | |
| 02-Jul | 14:00 | 24 | NLH High Roller Final Day | |
| 02-Jul | 16:00 | 29 | Heads Up Texas, CAP 32, Day 1 | € 330 |
| 02-Jul | 14:00 | 30 | Team Poker Challenge, Texas | € 600 |
| 02-Jul | 18:00 | 2 | Blackjack Championships Final | |
| 02-Jul | 20:00 | 31 | Cash Game Festival Challenge €5/5 Texas | € 250 |
| 02-Jul | 20:00 | 32 | PLO Turbo | € 110 |
| 02-Jul | 21:00 | 6 | Roulette Championships Final | |
| 02-Jul | 22:30 | 33 | Cash Game Festival Challenge €5/5 PLO4 | € 250 |
| 03-Jul | 12:00 | 8 | MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE | |
| 03-Jul | 12:00 | 34 | Texas Lowroller | € 55 |
| 03-Jul | 12:00 | 22 | Pokerlistings Deepstack FT/ | |
| 03-Jul | 12:00 | 35 | OFC HR | € 1,050 |
| 03-Jul | 12:00 | 29 | Heads Up Texas, CAP 32, Final | |
| 03-Jul | 13:00 | 36 | Texas Shortdeck/ 6+ Hold´em | € 110 |
