A double knockout ended the World Series of Poker International Circuit Main Event in Tallinn, giving Jenny Westerlund her first WSOPC ring and the top prize of €200,200.
Westerlund topped a field of 888 entries and took the biggest share of a prize pool that topped out at €1,138,860. She will add her $200K to just over $88K in lifetime earnings, which was earned at mid major events throughout Tallinn and Slovakia, where she has won a local Ladies tournament in each.
Westerlund's previous top score was a fourth-place finish in the Nordic Masters of Poker Main Event in Stockholm in 2024.
Double bustout ends Main Event
The victory happened in a flash on the first hand of three-way play when Westerlund had Kryzysztof Chmielowski and Igor Pihela Sr. at risk for their tournament life at the same time.
According to live reports from Poker.Pro, Chmielowski had opened from under the gun to 600K. Pihela Sr. bumped it up to 4.2 million with a three-bet before Westerlund four-bet the pot to 10 million.
Chmielowski shoved 14 million and Pihela Sr tossed in his last 1.1 million. Westerlund threw 4 million more in and the cards were turned up. Chmielowski was three-betting with 
and Pihela Sr. picked his spot with 
. Westerlund had 
.
The board ran out all diamonds with 
and the turn was 
to give Westerlund a pair of aces with an additional flush draw. The 
river was no help to anyone and the tournament was over.
Westerlund picked up the $200K top prize for the win, but that's not all. She also scores a $5,000 Ticket to Paradise, which is good for a trip to The Bahamas in December.
Next stop: Bratislava
The WSOPC International stop in Tallinn wrapped up with 12 ring winners across seven different countries. The tour will now move to Bratislava, where the Slovakia stop started on August 1 at Card Casino. Another pile of rings will be at stake through August 12.
WSOPC Tallinn ring winners
| Event | Winner | Country | Entries | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $350 Mini Main | Simon Hesserud Persson | Sweden | 954 | €45,700 |
| €555 PLO | Andria Gogelidze | Georgia | 268 | €27,100 |
| €555 NLH | Tony Niinivaara | Finland | 744 | €62,100 |
| €350 NLH Queens | Drea Karlsen | Norway | 74 | €6,480 |
| €1,500 Main Event | Jenny Westerlund | Sweden | 888 | €200,200 |
| €1,100 PLO | Mathias Siljander | Finland | 185 | €41,000 |
| €5,000 NLH | David Vinaya | Norway | 64 | €94,280 |
| €1,100 8-Game | Krzysztof Budka | Poland | 79 | €22,390 |
| €555 Sviten | Jarkko Suokas | Finland | 113 | €14,035 |
Lead image courtesy of PokerPro/Elena Kask.
