2020 Kings of Tallinn

€1,100 Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2020 Kings of Tallinn

Final Results
Winner
Johan Karlsson
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
€126,900
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€640,300
Entries
674
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
9
Players Left
1

Kosk Takes the Lead

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Ermo Kosk
Ermo Kosk

It hasn't been a good hour for Johan Karlsson.

Karlsson raised to 335,000 from the cutoff with {k-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and was called by Ermo Kosk in the big blind with {j-Spades}{7-Hearts}.

Kosk check-called a bet of 300,000 after the {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades} came on the flop. Both players checked after the {q-Spades} came on the turn.

The {8-Hearts} doubled pair the board on the river. Kosk led out for 750,000. Karlsson went into the tank for a minute or two before he made the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Ermo Kosk ee
Ermo Kosk
5,200,000
200,000
200,000
Johan Karlsson se
Johan Karlsson
4,800,000
-600,000
-600,000

Tags: Ermo KoskJohan Karlsson

Berglin Doubles Off Karlsson

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Dennis Berglin
Dennis Berglin

Johan Karlsson just lost his third all-in situation in a row this blind level.

Dennis Berglin jammed for 760,000 from under the gun with {k-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Johan Karlsson called with {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} from the cutoff.

The {a-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{2-Spades} ran out on the board to give Berglin a better pair than Karlsson and a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Johan Karlsson se
Johan Karlsson
5,400,000
-800,000
-800,000
Ermo Kosk ee
Ermo Kosk
5,000,000
100,000
100,000
Renato Messina it
Renato Messina
3,300,000
-100,000
-100,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
Daniel Belov ee
Daniel Belov
2,500,000
-500,000
-500,000
Kristian Zitting fi
Kristian Zitting
2,100,000
-700,000
-700,000
Dennis Berglin se
Dennis Berglin
1,900,000
700,000
700,000

Snowmen Good for Zitting

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Kristian Zitting
Kristian Zitting

Dennis Berglin opened for 250,000 from under the gun with {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} before Kristian Zitting jammed for more than 1,400,000 from the small blind with {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}.

Berglin made the quick call and they were off to the races.

The {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs} board was a good one for Zitting and he doubled up off Berglin.

Player Chips Progress
Kristian Zitting fi
Kristian Zitting
3,000,000
800,000
800,000
Dennis Berglin se
Dennis Berglin
2,500,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000

Leo Pietila Eliminated in 7th Place (€15,300)

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Leo Pietila
Leo Pietila

Leo Pietila never had many chips the entire final table. He jammed for 645,000 from the small blind with {10-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and was called by Ermo Kosk with {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}.

Pietila hit a piece of the {j-Hearts}{4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} board but this also gave Kosk the flush.

After the hand, Pietila headed to the cashier to collect the seventh-place prize of €15,300 The remaining six players are now each guaranteed at least €20,800.

Player Chips Progress
Ermo Kosk ee
Ermo Kosk
3,500,000
600,000
600,000
Leo Pietilä fi
Leo Pietilä
Busted

Tags: Ermo KoskLeo Pietila

Johannes Cleven Eliminated in 8th Place (€11,140)

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Johannes Cleven
Johannes Cleven

Johannes Cleven jammed for 790,000 from under the gun with {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Dennis Berglin jammed for 2,100,000 from one seat over with {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}.

Cleven was eliminated in eighth place for €11,140 after the {j-Hearts}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{k-Hearts} ran out on the board and both Norwegian final tablists have been eliminated.

The remaining seven players got a pay jump and are each now guaranteed at least €15,300.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Berglin se
Dennis Berglin
3,000,000
900,000
900,000
Johannes Cleven no
Johannes Cleven
Busted

Tags: Dennis BerglinJohannes Cleven

Berglin Doubles with Ladies

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Dennis Berglin
Dennis Berglin

Dennis Berglin jammed for 970,000 from early position with {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. Johan Karlsson three-bet jammed for 5.1 million with {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} from the hijack and the rest of the table folded.

Berglin remained ahead the entire way with the {7-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades} to double up his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Johan Karlsson se
Johan Karlsson
4,200,000
-900,000
-900,000
Dennis Berglin se
Dennis Berglin
2,100,000
1,000,000
1,000,000

Tags: Dennis BerglinJohan Karlsson

Borge Dypvik Eliminated in 9th Place (€8,600)

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Borge Dypvik
Borge Dypvik

Borge Dypvik open-jammed for 1.1 million with {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} from the hijack and was called by Johan Karlsson in the button with {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Dypvik was eliminated in ninth place for €8,600 after he failed to catch-up with the {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades} ran out on the board.

The remaining eight players are each guaranteed a payout of at least €11,140.

Johan Karlsson took the chip lead from Kristian Zitting after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Johan Karlsson se
Johan Karlsson
4,900,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
Borge Dypvik no
Borge Dypvik
Busted

Tags: Borge DypvikJohan Karlsson

Belov Doubles off Dypvik on a Cooler

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Daniel Belov
Daniel Belov

Daniel Belov opened to 120,000 from the button with {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} before Borge Dypvik three-bet to 380,000 with {a-Spades}{k-Spades}. Belov three-bet jams for 1,300,000 and Dypvik snap-called.

Belov was freerolling the hand with a flush draw after the {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} came on the flop. The {k-Diamonds} on the turn was a safe card for Dypvik but the {2-Hearts} spiked the river to give Belov a flush and a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Belov ee
Daniel Belov
2,800,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
Borge Dypvik no
Borge Dypvik
700,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000

Tags: Borge DypvikDaniel Belov

Berglin Wins a Flip

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
Dennis Berglin
Dennis Berglin

Johan Karlsson opened to 125,000 from early position with {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} before Dennis Berglin jammed for 620,000 from the small blind with {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Karlsson tanked for a minute before he called.

Karlsson whiffed the {j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} board and Berglin won the flip to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Johan Karlsson se
Johan Karlsson
2,500,000
-700,000
-700,000
Dennis Berglin se
Dennis Berglin
1,400,000
660,000
660,000

Who Will Win the €141,400 Top Prize on the Final Day of the Kings of Tallinn Main Event?

Renato Messina
Renato Messina

Welcome to the Final Day of the 2020 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event at Olympic Park Casino.

After three days of play, the record-breaking field of 674 entrants was trimmed down to nine hopefuls. Each player is guaranteed to bring home at least €8,600 with the winner going home with a mouth-watering €141,400 and the coveted trophy for their efforts.

Blind levels begin with nearly 21 minutes remaining on Level 26 with blinds at 25,000/50,000 with an ante of 50,000. After this level, blinds will increase every hour as they have been throughout the tournament.

The top three players going into the final table are Italy's Renato Messina (4,175,000), Finland's Kristian Zitting (3,405,000), and Sweden's Johan Karlsson (3,285,000). All three players held the lead at one point during yesterday's Day 3.

Kristian Zitting and Ilari Sahamies
Kristian Zitting and Ilari Sahamies

Cards will be in the air at 12 p.m. EET and will be streamed on a 30-minute delay. You can check out the action on the Live Stream tab in our coverage once it is live. The entertaining Kristjan Laas will be behind the booth announcing the action with all hole cards exposed.

Stay tuned at PokerNews as we will report all of the important hands and eliminations on the same delay starting at 12:30 p.m.

Final Table Seat Draw

SeatNameCountryChipsBig Blinds
1Daniel BelovEstonia1,200,00024
2Borge DypvikNorway2,540,00051
3Johan KarlssonSweden3,285,00066
4Renato MessinaItaly4,175,00084
5Kristian ZittingFinland3,405,00064
6Leo PietilaFinland925,00019
7Ermo KoskEstonia2,130,00043
8Johannes ClevenNorway2,000,00040
9Dennis BerglinSweden640,00013

Tags: Johan KarlssonKristian ZittingKristjan LaasRenato Messina