Tomi Bondarew open-shoved for 625,000 in early position. It folded to Kenneth Olaisen in the big blind, who confirmed the amount before he called.
Tomi Bondarew: J♠J♦ 
Kenneth Olaisen: A♥10♠
Bondarew faded an ace on the 3♦Q♠4♠8♣9♥ runout, doubling him up to a seven-figure stack.
Petter Berg raised A♥2♦ to 160,000 on the button. Jarno Jokiniemi defended A♠J♣ in the big blind and check-called the 9♣6♣10♣ flop once Berg continued for 90,000.
Jokiniemi also checked the 3♣ turn, prompting Berg to size up to 315,000. Jokiniemi was not going anywhere yet, and he called to see the K♥ appear on the river.
After a third check from Jokiniemi, Berg completed his triple-barrel bluff by sliding in 950,000, the vast majority of Jokiniemi's stack.
Jokiniemi gave it little thought and quickly mucked his jack-high flush to surrender the pot.
The players have been introduced, and they have taken their seats. Stay tuned as the first hand of the Coolbet Open Main Event final table is being dealt.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Thorvaldsson | Iceland | 1,480,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Tomi Bondarew | Finland | 625,000 | 8 |
| 3 | Roar Wang | Norway | 700,000 | 9 |
| 4 | Petter Berg | Norway | 4,755,000 | 59 |
| 5 | Rene Lazaro | Spain | 2,665,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Jarno Jokiniemi | Finland | 1,945,000 | 24 |
| 7 | Sergi Kapanadze | Georgia | 6,035,000 | 75 |
| 8 | Tomas Bulksas | Lithuania | 1,445,000 | 18 |
| 9 | Kenneth Olaisen | Norway | 2,935,000 | 37 |
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The nine finalists have been sent on a 55-minute dinner break. The coverage of the final table is expected to start around 7:25 p.m. local time.
Sergi Kapanadze was in the small blind and raised to 160,000. Atte Franssila then three-bet jammed for 1,375,000 in the big blind, and Kapanadze called after requesting a count.
Atte Franssila: J♣10♥
Sergi Kapanadze: K♥Q♠
Kapanadze left Franssila in dire shape on the 6♠K♣3♦ flop. The 7♠ turn left Franssila without any outs, and he made a dejected exit when the A♥ river officially completed the board.
Level: 29
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Guillermo Gordo raised to 120,000 under the gun. Sergi Kapanadze flat-called on the button, seeing Gordo continue for 65,000 on the 3♣7♥7♣ flop.
Kapanadze called to the 8♣ turn, where Gordo moved all in for 480,000. Kapanadze snap-called to put the defending champion at risk.
Guillermo Gordo: K♥8♥
Sergi Kapanadze: K♣J♣
Gordo needed to river a full house in order to beat Kapanadze's flush, but the Q♣ river did not improve him. Gordo was sent home in 11th place, two spots away from making back-to-back final tables.
Rene Lazaro was first to act and raised to 120,000. Atte Franssila responded with a three-bet to 325,000 on the button, after which the action folded back to Lazaro.
Lazaro quickly moved all in, prompting Franssila to snap-fold and concede the pot.
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