Estonia, and more specifically Olympic Park Casino Tallinn and Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel, are hosting a series of WSOP Circuit Events these days, where 12 gold rings are being handed out. The schedule features up to 53 tournaments in total and the festival runs from July 19-28. The biggest attraction is, of course, the Main Event with a buy-in of €1,500 and a guarantee of €1,000,000.
Yesterday saw the finale of Event #2, which was the 8-Game with a buy-in of €350, 90 entries and a prizepool of €27,216. A prize of €8,020 awaited the winner here and the top 7 players battled it out for this amount in the final. The winner here was Estonian-based Swedish player Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk, for whom it was his first WSOPC gold ring.
Place | Name | Country | Prize |
1 | Martin von Zweigbergk | Sweden | €8,020 |
2 | Toomas Mäkikokko | Finland | €5,160 |
3 | Orjan Skommo | Norway | €3,590 |
4 | Tarjei Forus | Norway | €2,610 |
5 | Gunnar Wedde | Norway | €1,930 |
6 | Stanislav Anufriiev | Ukraine | €1,490 |
7 | Benjamin Sweetman | UK | €1,170 |
Who is Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk?
Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk is the organizer of TheFestival series, which you may know from Banco Casino Bratislava, where it has been held for several years. Recently, the series was also held at Europe's largest poker room, the Kings Resort Rozvadov.
Soon, however, TheFestival will also stop in Malta, where it will once again bring an unforgettable atmosphere. TheFestival Malta will take place from September 8 to 15 at the Portomaso Casino and will feature up to 45 tournaments in total.
The biggest attractions are clearly The Hendon Mob Championship with a buy-in of €250, the Mixed Games Main Event (H.O.R.S.E.S format) with a buy-in of €550 and TheFestival Series Main Event with a buy-in of €550. If your budget does not cover such buy-ins, you have the option to qualify online for just €0.25. The online satellites will run from July 15 to August 19 and will give away over €75,000 in guarantees!
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