Renato Messina opened up for 20,000 from early position. Markku Koplimaa called off his stack of 19,500 in the small blind before Kristian Zitting three-bet to 70,000 from the big blind.
Messina quickly folded and players turned over their cards.
Markku Koplimaa: 
Kristian Zitting: 
"Good game," Koplimaa said to the table as the 
ran out on the board to send him to the rail before the money.
Markku Koplimaa called a three-bet jam with 
from Masoud Mirza with 
for about 12 big blinds.
The 
board ran blanks for both players and Mirza doubled up with his stronger kicker to go along with his ace.
After the hand, Koplimaa was left to about six big blinds.
Touko Laakkonen open-jammed from early position for about 40,000. Antti Karkkainen called off from one seat over for his remaining stack of 32,000.
The action folded around to Andreas Hoivold who paused for 30 seconds before he made the call.
Touko Laakkonen: 
Antti Karkkainen: 
Andreas Hoivold: 
"This doesn't look good for us," Laakkonen said to Hoivold as they both turned over near-identical hands.
Laakkonen's thoughts were correct as the 
ran out on the board to give Karkkainen a triple up.
"At least I still have some chips left," Laakkonen said as he looked down at his stack of around three big blinds.
Marius Popescu jammed for about 10 big blinds from middle position before Milo Zandi jammed for a little bit more from one seat over. Kristian Zitting called them both and players turned over their cards.
Marius Popescu: 
Milo Zandi:
Kristian Zitting: 
"You run good," someone said to Zitting at the table after the 
came on the flop to give him an almost unbeatable full house.
Zandi had some small hope after the came on the turn needing another queen on the river. Instead, he hit the rail alongside Popescu after the completed the board.
Four previous Kings of Tallinn Main Event winners entered this year's Main Event including Ranno Sootla (2015 - €37,730), Matias Knaapinen (2017 - €45,007), Juha Helppi (2018 - €62,000), and Vitalijs Zavorotnijs (2019 - €85,300).
Sootla, Helppi, and Zavorotnijs were all eliminated before the money, leaving only Knaapinen as the last hope for a two-time champion of the Kings of Tallinn Main Event.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The break clock has been stalled with 48 seconds remaining. Action will resume shortly.
Players are on their final 15-minute break of the day. There will be three more blind levels before surviving players bag and tag their chips.
Renato Messina was the chip leader to start Day 2 and has built on his already strong stack.
Messina three-bet an opponent for 14,500 with before he called a four-bet jam to 45,000 from Erling Ellingsberg with 
.
The 
ran out on the board and Messina eliminated Ellingsberg.
Masoud Mirza opened from early position to 5,000. Erling Ellingsberg three-bet to 15,000 from the button and Mirza called.
Mirza check-called a bet of 10,000 after the 
came on the flop.
Both players checked after the 
came on the turn followed by the came on the river.
Ellingsberg turned over for a pair of aces. Mirza paused for a few moments before he turned over a pair of aces with 
and won the hand with a better kicker.
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