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The Diamond Poker Series held its third 2026 stop at Olympic Park Casino in Tallinn, with OlyBet Poker running eight days of Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments from September 15-22. The festival drew 61 players from 22 countries, producing 306 total entries and €1,644,310 in prize money.
Ralfs Blumbergs of Latvia was the standout of the series. He won the €5,200 5K Million for €123,100, defeating Italy’s Youness Barakat heads-up, before adding a runner-up finish in the €10,400 10K Championship worth €97,800, bringing his combined Tallinn earnings past €220,000.
Barakat also had a memorable week, finishing second to Blumbergs in the 5K Million before claiming victory in the €15,300 Highroller – Quatro Bounty on the festival’s final day for €110,800, once again edging past Blumbergs at the finish.
Alex Livingston secured the week’s largest individual prize, winning the €10,400 10K Championship for €161,500 from a 58-entry field worth €545,400. Blumbergs finished runner-up, with Finnish veteran Juha Helppi taking third.
Germany’s Jonas Kronwitter won the €15,300 Highroller for €149,000, topping a 25-entry field, and now leads the 2026 season standings with 117,110 points ahead of Nino Junior Pansier and Gergo Nagy.
Four additional side events crowned separate winners during the festival. Tallinn followed earlier 2026 stops in Malta and Tirana, with the season set to conclude with €220,000 in season passes for the top seven finishers.
