Mini Main Event Headlines Opening Weekend at WSOP Circuit Tallinn 2026

By Mrinal Gujare

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75 events, 12 official WSOP Circuit Ring tournaments
€1,000,000 GTD Main Event and diverse poker formats
Ring winners earn $5,000 WSOP Paradise packages

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The 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn opened July 23 at Olympic Park Casino with 75 events, including 12 ring tournaments and a €1,000,000 GTD Main Event. Ring winners earn a $5,000 WSOP Paradise package, starting with the €350 Mini Main Event champion.

The 2026 World Series of Poker Circuit Tallinn officially commenced on Thursday, July 23, at the Olympic Park Casino inside the Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel.

Marking the fourth consecutive year that OlyBet Poker has brought the prestigious festival to the Estonian capital, the 11-day event delivers a packed schedule of poker action running through August 2.

At the core of the festival is an expansive 75-event schedule featuring 12 official WSOP Circuit Ring events.

Highlighted by a marquee €1,500 Main Event boasting a €1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, the series also provides a direct pathway to international competition.

Every ring winner earns a $5,000 package to the WSOP Circuit Championship at WSOP Paradise 2026, covering event entry and six nights of accommodations in the Bahamas.

Thursday serves as the opening warm-up day, featuring satellites throughout the afternoon and evening alongside the starting flight of Ring Event #1: €350 Mini Main Event.

The Mini Main Event features four opening flights, with Day 2 set for Sunday and the final table concluding on Monday, July 27, when the first gold ring of the series will be awarded.

In the previous edition, Simon Hesserud Persson claimed the opening ring and a first-place payout of €45,700.

Under the tournament structure, all four opening flights of the €350 Mini Main Event play down until 15 percent of the field remains.

This 15 percent threshold applies across all ring events on the schedule, ensuring every player advancing to Day 2 is officially in the money.

For multi-flight tournaments, players are permitted to enter multiple starting flights, with only their largest bagged stack advancing to Day 2 if they qualify more than once.

Opening Weekend Schedule Highlights

While the Mini Main Event leads the opening days, the weekend lineup features two additional ring events. Ring Event #2: €555 PLO4/5 gives Omaha specialists an early opportunity at a gold ring.

Incorporating four-card and five-card Pot-Limit Omaha, the event aligns with OlyBet’s scheduling strategy of offering variant diversity alongside traditional No-Limit Hold'em formats.

Completing the opening trio of ring tournaments is Ring Event #3: €555 No-Limit Hold'em, which also gets underway over the weekend.

Alongside the primary ring events, players have access to continuous satellite qualifiers, non-ring side events awarding trophies, and round-the-clock cash games operating 24 hours a day inside the casino for the entirety of the festival.

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