Main Event Day 2 | 2018 Coolbet Open II

10-19-2018 16:45 UTC+3

Pin Respect for Simmer

Jaxon

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Joonas Kalevi Yltio opened up from early position to 3,300 and got a call from Ivar Simmer. A third player three-bet to 11,000. Yltio folded and Simmer called.

Simmer checked the flop before his opponent led out for 16,000. Simmer paused for a moment before he declared himself all-in for about 60,000.

His opponent folded and Simmer smiled, pointed to his jacket with a pin on it, and said, "You respect my pin."

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivar Simmer	90,000	6,800

Tags: Ivar Simmer Joonas Kalevi Yltio

10-19-2018 16:32 UTC+3

Leinonen Takes Out Nerlandstrem

Jaxon

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jim Nerlandstrem from late position three-bet an opener to 20,000 before Santtu Leinonen four-bet jammed for about 80,000 from the big blind.

The action folded back to Nerlandstrem who paused for a full minute before he called.

Santtu Leinonen:
Jim Nerlandstrem:

Nerlandstrem was in big trouble and the board didn't save him from being eliminated from the Main Event. Meanwhile, Leinonen now has more than double the average stack after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santtu Leinonen	170,000	170,000
Jim Nerlandstrem	Busted

Tags: Jim Nerlandstrem Santtu Leinonen

10-19-2018 16:16 UTC+3

Jahn Eric Chruickshank began the day with an above average stack but it was cut in more than half early on in Day 2. Meanwhile, table mate Ranno Asper entered the day with a below average stack that eventually dwindled down to crumbs. Now both players have almost the same amount of chips.

Asper open-jammed for 10,200 from middle position with and was called by Chruickshank from the big blind with .

Asper stayed ahead the entire way as the ran blanks for his opponent and doubled up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jahn Eric Chruickshank	24,000	-49,700
Ranno Asper	23,800	-14,300

Tags: Jahn Eric Chruickshank Ranno Asper

10-19-2018 16:06 UTC+3

Navickas Flushes a Double

Jaxon

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Audrius Navickas late entered today with a stack of 30,000. His stack was down to 18,900 before he doubled up.

The hand began with Masoud Mirza Mohamadi opening to 3,300 from early position before Navickas three-bet jammed 18,900 from one seat over.

The rest of the table folded and Mohamadi paused for a minute before he called.

Audrius Navickas:
Masoud Mirza Mohamadi:

Navickas was looking good to double before the flop but he already had the hand locked up with a flush after the came on the flop.

The on the turn and the on the river completed the board and Navickas breathed a sigh of relief.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masoud Mirza Mohamadi	95,000	21,000
Audrius Navickas	41,000

Tags: Audrius Navickas Masoud Mirza Mohamadi

10-19-2018 15:56 UTC+3

Video Interview with Finnish Poker Legend Aki Pyysing

Jaxon

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Tags: Aki Pyysing

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

10-19-2018 15:46 UTC+3

Nine Handed Tables

Jaxon

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With the room thinning out a little bit with a slew of eliminations, the tournament is now a nine-handed affair instead of 10.

The big board is reading 251 players remaining out of a field of 571 entrants. We are awaiting what the final number of entrants in the field will be as it is expected to be slightly higher.

10-19-2018 15:32 UTC+3

Westby Increases His Massive Stack after Kyte Doesn't Get His Diamond

Jaxon

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Tony Andre Westby began the day with 86,900 in chips and now has a massive stack of 390,000 after eliminating several opponents.

His latest victim was Norwegian poker pro Jon Kyte who started the day as a short stack and was down to 14,500 when he decided to make a move.

Westby opened to 2,600 from under the gun before Kyte jammed to 14,500 from the small blind. Westby snap called.

Jon Kyte:
Tony Andre Westby:

Kyte did not like what he saw.

"Why did you have that?" Kyte asked. "Why couldn't you have one of your random hands like eight-seven or jack-ten?"

The was in the hole before the rest of the flop.

"Diamonds, please!" shouted Kyte.

But the rest of the flop didn't have any other diamonds for Kyte.

The came on the turn and Kyte was asking for cards again.

"Diamond, king, diamond, king," Kyte repeated a few times.

However, the came instead of a diamond or a king and Kyte was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Andre Westby	390,000	303,100
Jon Kyte	Busted

Tags: Jon Kyte Tony Andre Westby

10-19-2018 15:14 UTC+3

Coolbet Open Main Event Champion Sebastian Wahl on the Feature Table

Jaxon

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The feature table has just begun and can be viewed by clicking on the live stream tab in our coverage. As was the case yesterday, the charismatic duo of Brandon Allen and Henry Kilbane will be hosting the commentary.

The table should be entertaining with the first-ever Coolbet Open Main Event champion Sebastian Wahl competing with eight other players including Wednesday's Kommunepoker champion Mari Thorrud Olsen.

Tags: Brandon Allen Henry Kilbane Mari Thorrud Olsen Sebastian Wahl

10-19-2018 15:06 UTC+3

MyStack Activated

Jaxon

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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