In its 6th year, the Kings of Tallinn will debut in 2020 from February 17th through the 23rd, at the Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Tallinn Park, offering a ton of quality events. A total of 40 tournaments are on the schedule including the much-anticipated Main Event.
Main Event Details
With any festival or series, the Main Event is always a highlight. At the Kings of Tallinn, the Main Event will run from February 20th to the 23rd, featuring a €1,100 buy-in and €500,000 in guaranteed prize money.
The event is sure to see some heavy action as local players as well as the pros buy-in to compete. Such professional poker players already signed up for the event include Ilari Sahamies and Jason Wheeler. This year’s Main Event marks the first time that two opening flights will take place and the prize pool is much larger than last year, at a just under €150,000 difference.
During the first opening flight, players will have 60-minute blind levels. In the second flight, the blind levels will speed up to 20-minutes. Players can choose to start on Day 2 as late registration will not close until the first blind level of the day. Until that point, unlimited re-entries are on offer.
Satellites for Main Event and Team Challenge
For some time now, satellites have been on offer via several online gaming sites including 32Red Poker in order for players to secure a spot in the Main Event for a much lower buy-in. Players can compete in a last minute Mega Satellite on February 19th that will be offering three seats, but this is basically a last chance option as the festival begins this week.
Another unique aspect to the 2020 Kings of Tallinn is the Team Challenge. This option will see 2% of prize pools from ranking tournaments that have 12 unique players or more funding a prize. The teams can have four players each. Those who need help forming a team can do so by speaking with the casino staff or the organizers of the event.
The winning team will be able to share a prize which could be five figures or more. Last year, the prize was well over €16,000 and this year the amount could be even larger!
With the Team Challenge, players collect points as they play in ranking events. Points are given for participation as well as cashing out. On the festival schedule, the team challenge events will be marked with a red background.
At the end of the festival, the winners will earn 75% of the prize pool while the runner-up team will be provided 25%. Teams must register to officially take part in the event.
Overall, the 2020 Kings of Tallinn is setting up to be an amazing festival with a ton of poker gaming action along with options for earning even more, like the Team Challenge. We will stay tuned to the series and report any major details as they are provided.
