Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2019 Coolbet Open
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Coolbet Open
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€252,685
Entries
521
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Century Mark!
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
There are 101 players with 91 remaining according to the big board.
It is looking very good for today's field will set a Coolbet Open Main Event Day 1a attendance record with the first Coolbet Open Main Event Day 1a in May 2018 attracting 104 entrants and the second Coolbet Open Main Event Day 1a in October 2018 attracting 113 entrants.
Sepp Hits Two Pair
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
Aare Sepp bet 1,500 into a pot of a bit more after the 
came on the flop and got calls from Dino Dinler and Terje Bremseth.
Sepp led out again, this time for 2,200 after the 
came on the turn. Dinler called and Bremseth got out of the way.
The 
completed the board on the river and Sepp bet 3,000. Dinler tanked for a minute before he called.
Sepp turned over 
for two-pair and won the hand after Dinler tossed his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
40,000 | |
|
40,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Siljander Continues to Climb
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
Mathias Siljander seems determined to improve on his third-place performance during the last Coolbet Open Main Event in October. So far so good for the Finn as his stack continues to climb.
Siljander led out for 3,000 into a pot of 6,000 after the 
came on the flop and got a call from Teemu Salminen. Siljander then fired again, this time for 7,500 after the 
came on the turn. Salminen tanked for two minutes during which time he counted his chips before he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Break Time!
Level 6
: 200/400, 400 ante
Players are on their second and final break of the day. Blinds will be 300/600 with a big blind ante of 600 when the action resumes.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Revenas Eliminates Two
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Sirle Puustusmaa opened from early position to 1,200. An unknown player called in middle position before Tobias Revenas three-bet to 4,100 from the button. Jan Svendsen cold-called from the small blind and the other two players came along for the ride.
Svendsen checked the 
flop before Puustusmaa jammed his stack of 8,700. The unknown player called before Revenas jacked it up to 25,000. Svendsen quickly got out of the way and Puustusmaa called to create a side pot.
The unknown player checked after the came on the turn and Revenas bet 25,000 which was slightly more than his opponent had. The unknown player quickly made the call and all three players turned over their cards.
Sirle Puustusmaa 
Tobias Revenas: 
Unknown player: 
Puustusmaa was drawing to a five while the unknown player needed a spade that didn't pair the board with Revenas holding top set. The was a brick for both of Revenas' opponents and he won a monster pot while eliminating two players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
|
45,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
Franke in the Field
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Sweden's Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk is well-known in Estonia for loving poker action and his infectious laugh that can be heard from anywhere in the poker room.
Von Zweigbergk just entered the Main Event and already has 33,000 in chips. He was a bit higher before he just gave some back.
Taago Tamm opened the button for 1,500 and Von Zweigbergk called from the small blind as did Teemu Leppalahti from the big blind.
All three players checked the 
flop before Von Zweigbergk led out for 1,500 after the 
came on the turn. Lappalahti called and Tamm folded.
Von Zweigbergk led out for 1,500 again after the came on the river before Lappalahti raised to 5,000.
"So you hit!" said Von Zweigbergk before moments later tossing his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000 | |
|
|
33,000 |
More Photos From Day 1a
Photos courtesy of Natalie Black/Coolbet Open.
Dansken Piling Up Chips
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Jens Henrik Riis, known to his friends simply as Dansken, has been chipping up and has three-times his starting stack. This is despite that he has taken more than one unscheduled break while the action has been going on.
He just won a hand off the first Coolbet Open Main Event champion Sebastian Wahl. Riis opened to 1,500 from early position and got calls from Wahl in the small blind and Roman Platov in the big blind.
The players in the blinds checked after the 
came on the flop. Riis instantly bet 3,000 when the action was on him and Wahl commented how fast his bet was and made the call. Platov opted to fold and Riis and Wahl were going back and forth with the table talk.
Both players checked after the 
came on the turn. Wahl checked again after the 
completed the board on the river. Riis bet 5,000 and Wahl went into the tank for more than a minute before he folded.
Wahl turned over the after the hand. The random player was given permission to turn over Riis' cards and he had two-pair with .
"It was as safe as a river that could be," Riis said to Wahl after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
32,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
22,000 |