Level 23: 25,000/50,000 (50,000)
Entries: 1/58

Georgios Tsouloftas opened for 150,000 from the button. Ermo Kosk three-bet shoved. Tsouloftas went into the tank before he asked for a count to confirm the jam was for 990,000. The Cypriot tanked another minute before he opted to call.

Ermo Kosk:
Georgios Tsouloftas:

Kosk fell behind instantly on the flop and fell one player shy of the title to Tsouloftas's two-pair after the turn and river completed the board.

Meanwhile, the Cypriot rail erupted and Tsouloftas and Kosk shook hands before the winner's photos were taken.

Congrats to Georgios Tsouloftas for shipping the €3,000 NLH for €52,430!

A deal was briefly discussed before the action but Kosk wanted to play at least for a little while.

Level 22: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 2/58

Luka Sorainen was down to about 3 big blinds when he jammed from the small blind. Georgios Tsouloftas snap-called from the big blind and it seemed like an amazing spot for Sorainen to double.

Luka Sorainen:
Georgios Tsouloftas:

Sorainen was flushed out in third place for €22,450 after the board improved Tsouloftas to a flush.

A small break took place as the heads-up action was being set up after the hand.

Level 22: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 3/58

The €3K NLH final table witnessed its first lead change with the torch being passed from Ermo Kosk to Georgios Tsouloftas after the following small hand.

Tsouloftas limped from the small blind before Ermo Kosk checked back his option from the big blind. Tsouloftas min-bet the flop. Kosk called and both players checked the turn. Tsouloftas bet 160,000 on the river.

Kosk folded which was good enough to give Tsouloftas the chip lead to the delight of the flag-waving Cypriot rail.

Level 22: 20,000/40,000 (40,000)
Entries: 3/58

Luka Sorainen min-raised from the small blind. Georgios Tsouloftas, who has been active since the break in preflop action, three-bet jammed for 585,000 and Sorainen snap-called.

Georgios Tsouloftas:
Luka Sorainen:

The rail from Cyprus erupted after Tsouloftas doubled his stack with a better pair on the board.

"Let's go!" shouted Tsouloftas to his rail.

Players are on their first break of the final table of the €3,000 NLH. Blinds will increase to 20,000/40,000 with a big blind ante when the action resumes in 15 minutes.

Level 21: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)
Entries: 3/58

It was a limped pot preflop when Luka Sorainen checked the river on the board. Georgios Tsouloftas tanked for a few minutes before he bet 220,000 into a pot of 300,000.

Sorainen paused for about a minute before he called. Tsouloftas turned over the and got his hand caught in the cookie jar with Sorainen making the hero call with to win the hand.

Level 20: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 3/58

Luka Sorainen min-raised from under the gun before he called a three-bet shove by Jan-Mikael Kesanen to 295,000 from the big blind.

Jan-Mikael Kesanen:
Luka Sorainen:

Jacks held on the runout. The dealer then counted out both players stacks, and both had 295,000 for Kesanen to exit in fourth place for €15,950. Meanwhile, the top three players eached locked up at least a €22,450 payday.

Level 20: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 4/58

Georgios Tsouloftas opened for a min-raise from the cutoff. Touko Berndtson three-bet shoved from the button to 405,000. Tsouloftas quickly called with Berndtson at risk.

Touko Berndtson:
Georgios Tsouloftas:

Berndtson pulled out ahead on the flop but was drawing dead after Tousloftas nailed a set of cowboys on the turn. Berndtson was officially eliminated in fifth place for €12,100 after the river completed the board.

The final four players each locked up €15,950 at a minimum.

Level 20: 10,000/25,000 (25,000)
Entries: 5/58

Touko Berndtson jammed the button for 380,000. Ermo Kosk asked for a count before he called from the big blind.

Touko Berndtson:
Ermo Kosk:

Berndtson pulled out ahead on the flop but Kosk celebrated after improving to Broadway on the turn.

Berndtson appeared disgusted at the turn of events and was out of his chair halfway ready to go to the cashier. Instead, the river put Broadway on the board for a chopped pot.

Level 19: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 5/58

Vitkor Chaikin was down to crumbs but triple up to a little more than 100,000 when his big slick was good in the big blind against ace-seven. 

He got big slick again, but this time things played out differently. Luka Sorainen jammed for less than 10 big blinds from under the gun and Chaikin called from the small blind.

Viktor Chaikin:
Luka Sorainen:

Sorainen was ahead on the flop however, Chaikin pulled ahead on the turn. The river improved Sorainen to a wheel and the field was down to five players after Chaikin hit the rail in sixth place for €9,700.

Level 19: 10,000/20,000 (20,000)
Entries: 6/58

Georgios Tsouloftas doubled through chip leader Ermo Kosk after getting his short stack in on the flop.

Georgios Tsouloftas:
Ermo Kosk:

Tsouloftas had to fade some outs but let out a small celebration after Kosk bricked the turn and river to double his stack instead of hitting the rail.

Level 18: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 6/58

Pasi Sormunen seemingly came into the final table in a good spot. He was second in chips and had position on the chip leader Ermo Kosk.

However, the end result tells a different story as Sormunen just hit the rail in seventh place in the following cooler.

Kosk opened for 30,000 from under the gun. Sormunen three-bet to 80,000 from one seat over and Kosk called. Kosk check-called a bet of 75,000 by Sormunen on the flop before he checked again on the turn. Sormunen bet 145,000. Kosk raised to 400,000 and Sormunen tanked for a few minutes before he jammed for slightly more. Kosk snap-called and the hands were tabled.

Pasi Sormunen:
Ermo Kosk:

Sormunen was drawing to just two outs on the river to Kosk's flopped set of sevens. No miracle came on the river and Sormunen was the first on the rail.

Meanwhile, Kosk had a commanding lead on his five opponents after the hand.

Level 18: 10,000/15,000 (15,000)
Entries: 7/58

Cards are in the air for the final table of the €3,000 NLH. Best of luck to the final seven hopefuls.

Estonia's Ermo Kosk is one of a few people to ever win a six-figure prize in a single event at the Kings of Tallinn. He achieved this milestone when he took runner-up to Sweden's Johan Karlsson in the 2020 Kings of Tallinn €1,100 Main Event with the assistance of a three-way deal at the final table.

Now, he has a chance to win his first-ever event at the Kings of Tallinn as he will start the final table of the two-day Event #49: €3,000 NLH among the seven players to advance to the final day.

Pasi Sormunen (770,000) isn't too far behind Kosk but after that there is a gap between this duo and the rest of the field with Georgios Tsouloftas (325,000), Touko Berndtson (290,000), Jan-Mikael Kesanen (260,000), Luka Sorainen (235,000), and Viktor Chaikin (95,000) taking their chances with their shorter stacks.

The €3,000 NLH attracted 58 entries, each starting with 50,000 in chips, to create a €154,280 prize pool. All seven final table players each locked up at least a min-cash of €7,950. However, all eyes are on the coveted trophy and the €52,430 top prize to the winner.

Cards will be in the air at 1 p.m. with blinds at 10,000/15,000 along with a 15,000 big blind ante and increasing every 30 minutes. We will report the biggest hands, bad beats, and more once cards are in the air. We will also be covering the final day of the Main Event, so hop back and forth to check out the coverage of both events.