Main Event Day 1b | 2018 Coolbet Open II

Player	Chips	Progress
Vegard Dahl	235,600

Morten Rosenkrantz	182,500 153,000	153,000
Thomas Berg	163,400 163,400	163,400
Sergei Gerasimovitš	157,000
Daniel Sandnes	153,200
Chia Mohammed Junis	139,600
Rikard Relander	138,300
Jaanus Veste	133,800 133,800	133,800
Davis Modans	127,100
Peeter Talviste	119,600
Aki Pyysing	117,600
Agnetha Johnsen	114,100
Audun Sorsten	113,500
Sebastian Wahl	113,100 66,100	66,100
Mats Albertsen	112,000 -8,000	-8,000
Aki Petteri Wassholm	109,700
Erling Hølland	107,000
Joosep Tõnus	104,500
Mikhael Kvale	104,500 52,500	52,500
Toni Niinivaara	100,600
Nicolai Aubert	100,100

Kjetil Tellefsen	100,000
Tapio Ilmari Vihakas	98,000
Ville Tapio Sissonen	94,800
Hassan Aku Robert Sey	92,500

Player

Chips

Progress

Vegard Dahl

235,600

Morten Rosenkrantz

182,500

153,000

Thomas Berg

163,400

157,000

153,200

139,600

138,300

133,800

127,100

119,600

Aki Pyysing

117,600

Agnetha Johnsen

114,100

Audun Sorsten

113,500

Sebastian Wahl

113,100

66,100

Mats Albertsen

112,000

-8,000

Aki Petteri Wassholm

109,700

Erling Hølland

107,000

Joosep Tõnus

104,500

Mikhael Kvale

104,500

52,500

Toni Niinivaara

100,600

100,100

100,000

98,000

94,800

Hassan Aku Robert Sey

92,500

Player	Chips	Progress
Vegard Dahl	235,600

Morten Rosenkrantz	182,500
Thomas Berg	163,400
Sergei Gerasimovitš	157,000
Daniel Sandnes	153,200
Chia Mohammed Junis	139,600
Rikard Relander	138,300
Jaanus Veste	133,800
Davis Modans	127,100
Peeter Talviste	119,600
Aki Pyysing	117,600
Agnetha Johnsen	114,100
Audun Sorsten	113,500
Sebastian Wahl	113,100
Mats Albertsen	112,000
Aki Petteri Wassholm	109,700
Erling Hølland	107,000
Joosep Tõnus	104,500
Mikhael Kvale	104,500
Toni Niinivaara	100,600
Nicolai Aubert	100,100

Kjetil Tellefsen	100,000
Tapio Ilmari Vihakas	98,000
Ville Tapio Sissonen	94,800
Hassan Aku Robert Sey	92,500

Player

Chips

Progress

Vegard Dahl

235,600

Morten Rosenkrantz

182,500

Thomas Berg

163,400

157,000

153,200

139,600

138,300

133,800

127,100

119,600

Aki Pyysing

117,600

Agnetha Johnsen

114,100

Audun Sorsten

113,500

Sebastian Wahl

113,100

Mats Albertsen

112,000

Aki Petteri Wassholm

109,700

Erling Hølland

107,000

Joosep Tõnus

104,500

Mikhael Kvale

104,500

Toni Niinivaara

100,600

100,100

100,000

98,000

94,800

Hassan Aku Robert Sey

92,500

Day 1b of the Coolbet Open €550 Main Event at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Park Hotel was a huge success with 378 entrants more than tripling the 113 entrants entering on Day 1a to create a field of at least 491 entrants.

To bring this into perspective, the 491 entrants attracted in the two opening flights has already eclipsed the 425 entrants participating in the inaugural Coolbet Open Main Event in May.

The massive field will continue to grow with late registration open until the end of Level 9 or the first level of Day 2 on Friday, Oct. 19.

A total of 208 entrants survived which brings the remaining field size currently at 272 players with 64 bagging chips on Day 1a.

Norway's Vegard Dahl ended Day 1b in the chip lead with 235,600 and sits comfortably in first place overall heading into Day 2.

The next biggest stacks also belonged to Norwegians with Morten Rosenkrantz finishing the day with 182,500 in chips and Thomas Berg with 163,400 in chips. Berg fired at least three bullets with his last one leading him to a third-place stack heading into Day 2.

Day 1a chip leader Gert Laanemets from Estonia is also in good shape heading into Day 2 with a fourth-place chip stack of 163,200.

Here is a look at the top five chip counts heading into Day 2:

Position	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Vegard Dahl	Norway	235,600
2	Morten Rosenkrantz	Norway	182,500
3	Thomas Berg	Norway	163,400
4	Gert Laanemets	Estonia	163,200
5	Sergei Gerasimovitš	Estonia	157,000

Meanwhile, Finland's Sebastian Wahl, who won the first Coolbet Open in May for €50,100, is also in good shape heading into day two after bagging a six-figure stack of 113,100. He shared in an interview with PokerNews a hand where he made a big call with ace-high putting his opponent on a failed flush draw.

The action resumes tomorrow at 1 p.m. EEST with blinds at 500/1,000 with an ante of 1,000. Stay tuned at PokerNews as we bring you coverage of the final two days of the Coolbet Open Main Event.

_{*Photos courtesy of Natalie Black/Coolbet Open}