Grantas Naujokas Joins Poker Royalty With Kings of Tallinn Title

Three years ago, Lithuania’s Grantas Naujokas finished 64th in the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event and collected a career-best €2,200. According to the Hendon Mob Database, Naujokas hadn’t cashed in a live tournament since.

Naujakos’ decision to return to the felt for the €1,100 Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition Main Event turned out to be one of the best he’s ever made because he outlasted 606 opponents and netted €104,310 of the €564,510 prize pool.

It wasn’t only Naujakos who helped himself to a new high score because all but one finalist took home their largest-ever prize.

€1,100 Kings of Tallinn Main Event Final Table Results

Finland’s Julius Kettunen, a Kings of Tallinn regular, was one of the final table’s shorter stacks and the first finalist relieved of their chips. The Finn took home €9,450 for his efforts, beating his previous best score by €200.

Artus Krasnoluckis, one of three Latvians at the final table, busted in eighth-place for €11,650 before Evgeny Vyal bowed out in seventh for €14,350. Vyal was the only player not to see a new biggest haul, having won €28,650 for a seventh-place finish in the 2024 WSOPC Tallinn Main Event.

Sixth place and €18,950 went to Martins Poritis, with Juhani Hassi, who sat down second in chips with 90 big blinds, crashing out in fifth for €25,350.

The Kings of Tallinn Autumn Edition Main Event was guaranteed to have a male champion after Iryna Tsikhanskaya was sent packing with a €33,600 prize to add to her bankroll.

Heads-up was reached when Norway’s Samuel Adnoy fell by the wayside. As the Norwegian headed to the cashier’s desk to collect €47,850, Naujokas and Krisjanis Balodis of Latvia locked horns heads-up.

Balodis’ previous best result earned him €3,830, but he can now brag of a €71,400 payday after he finished second in this event. Balodis’ exit left Naujokas as the sole survivor, earning him the title, the trophy, and a €104,310 prize.

More Big Olybet Events Coming Soon

Players don’t have long to wait to get involved in more Olybet events. Between October 26-31, the Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn hosts the European Mixed Poker Championship, which features an €800 8-Game Main Event and 10 mixed game side events.

A month later, the same casino welcomes The Festival Tallinn 2026, where more than 70 tournaments are planned, including a €555 Main Event.

The final Olybet event of the year takes place between December 4-13 at the Olympic Casino Lietuva. The Kings of Vilnius 2026 features a €1,100 buy-in, €250,000 guaranteed Main Event.

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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.