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Bombay High Stakes Week: Ottomar Ladva Crowned Main Event Champion

Bombay High Stakes Week: Ottomar Ladva Crowned Main Event Champion
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  • Last updated on: February 22, 2025 · 3 minutes to read

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The two-day Bombay High Stakes Week Main Event concluded with a three-way deal, crowning Estonian poker pro Ottomar Ladva as the official winner. The exclusive high-stakes poker tournament had a €25,000 buy-in, attracting 28 players and generating 8 re-entries. The total prize pool of €873,000 was split among the top six finishers.

People who were enjoying the official live stream of Bombay Club were guaranteed an in-dept analysis as high roller Ranno Sootla accompanied the host Kristjan Laas. They gave this class act of a final table the correct layer of intelligence by taking the viewers on a journey through the minds of a great poker player. And let it be exactly the thing that we have been lacking over the years when it comes to live streams, which are often done on auto-pilot mode. 

The high-stakes tournament featured a star-studded field, including renowned players such as Fedor Holz, Aleksejs Ponakovs, Martin Kabrhel, Paulius Vaitiekunas, Eelis Pärssinen, Tom Vogelsang, Andras Nemeth, Niklas Astedt, Vladas Tamašauskas, Igor Yaroshevskyy, Matas Cimbolas, and Teun Mulder, among others. Estonian players Henri Käsper, Taago Tamm, Markkos Ladev, and Tim Heath (an Australian representing Estonia as the owner of Bombay Club and Chesterfield Poker Club) also participated.

Final Table Action

Ottomar Ladva on the final table while playing on Bombay High Stakes Week Main Event 2025
Ottomar Ladva
Casimir Lucas and Maximilian Seire on the Bombay's High Stakes Week Main Event 2025 table
Casimir Lucas
Tom Vogelsang while playing final table Bombay High Stakes Week Main Event 2025
Tom Vogelsang
Joni Jouhkimainen during Bombay High Stakes Week Main Event 2025
Joni Jouhkimainen
Matas Cimbolas on the poker table Bombay High Stakes Week Main Event 2025
Matas Cimbolas
Ragnar Toompere whilst playing on the poker on Bombay High Stakes 2025.
Ragnar Toompere
Evgeniy Tereschenko showing his card whilst playing Bombay High Stakes Week Main Event 2025.
Evgeniy Tereschenko
Ottomar Ladva the winner of the Bombay High Stakes Week Main Event 2025
Ottomar Ladva The Winner of the Main Event Champion
All final table players of the Bombay High Stakes Week Main Event 2025
Bombay High Stakes Week Final Table

The unofficial final table started off with players being fairly deep-stacked. Tom Vogelsang, hailing from The Netherlands, found a double-up early on and this emerged in the situation where feels most comfortable- Opening a lot of action. Sadly for him, he did not manage to reach the money spots as he became the bubble boy of this tournament. 

Ottomar Ladva, being praised by the commentators for his strong live poker skills, had the commanding chip lead prior to reaching the money spots, but his chips were slowly disappearing as he had set up after set up to encounter. Ragnar Toompere, the fan’s favourite, kept himself very quiet throughout the entire tournament. He awaited the right spots to play his hands, and it resulted in a nice 4th place for him.

Evgeniy Tereschenko from Belarus was also praised for his excellent poker skills, but it was everything except convincing for him leading up towards the final table. He arrived at the final table and got it in good with his Kings twice in a row to secure double-ups against Joni Jouhkimainen from Finland. 

As the play took so long prior to reaching the money as players securely were taking their chances, when they did reach the money, they all were very short-stacked (10BB average). Ottomar Ladva, Who was at some point down to just 2BB, managed to take home most of the prize money as he officially won the event after having made a 3-way deal. 

Main Event Results:

  1. Ottomar Ladva (Estonia) – €225,600 *
  2. Evgeniy Tereschenko (Belarus) – €227,300 *
  3. Casimir Lucas Maximilian Seire (Finland) – €180,000 *
  4. Ragnar Toompere (Estonia) – €100,400
  5. Ilya Nikiforov (Estonia) – €78,600
  6. Joni Jouhkimainen (Finland) – €61,100 

*Players agreed on a prize split deal.

Estonian Success and Global Poker Elite Presence

Beyond Ladva’s success, fellow Estonian Ragnar Toompere finished fourth, cashing €100,400, while Ilya Nikiforov secured fifth place after falling victim to a bad beat.

This Bombay Club event featured an elite lineup of high-stakes poker pros, including Fedor Holz, Aleksejs Ponakovs, Martin Kabrhel, Eelis Pärssinen, and Niklas Astedt.

We are sure that many players from the European High Roller scene and beyond will find their way to the capital city of Estonia more often, to enjoy the games at Bombay Club. Will they be able to compete with Triton Poker at some point? I guess we find out soon enough!

If you would like to watch back all the action of the 25K Main Event, check out the Youtube video below: 

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