Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
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
Cobb Takes Out Herkul
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Madis Herkul three-bet jammed for 14,000 over an opening bet made by Barry Cobb. Cobb made the call with plenty behind.
Madis Herkul: 
Barry Cobb: 
Herkul was looking good to double up and his odds improved after the 
came on the flop and the 
came on the turn. However, the 
spiked the river to give Cobb top pair and the dealer announced seat open.
A moment later we noticed Anders Karlsen leaving his seat and he shared he went out on a flip with 
against his opponent's 
. Karlsen said he will fire another bullet into the Main Event but not until tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
New Record for Coolbet
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
The big board is reading 121 entrants establishing a new Day 1a attendance record for the Coolbet Open Main Event. Late registration is open throughout the flight so this number is likely to grow further.
Sipavicius Eliminated
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Eliminations are taking place at a faster pace now that Day 1a is midway through the penultimate blind level of the day. Lithuania's Aurelijus Sipavicius was one of the handful of players to just lose all his chips.
The action folded to Sipavicius in the cutoff and he open-jammed for 11,000 and got a call from Roman Platov from the small blind.
Aurelijus Sipavicius: 
Roman Platov: 
It was looking good for Sipavicius to find a double and he was still safe after the 
came on the flop. He was out of his seat and getting ready to leave after the 
came on the turn to give his opponent a better two pair. The 
was unable to save the Lithuanian and he continued his path to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
Busted |
Franke in the Dark on Bullet Two
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk busted his first bullet and all he could say was "unlucky" when he was asked by one of his friends how he busted while he was waiting to buy in again.
He got back in and was immediately in action under the gun and fired out 2,000.
"In the dark," Von Zweigbergk said a few times.
One of the players questioned him but someone else away from the table confirmed Von Zweigbergk does that from time to time and would never lie about it.
The action folded to Jaana Kindsigo in the cutoff who raised to 6,500 and Von Zweigbergk called.
Von Zweigbergk immediately declared himself all-in for 23,500. Kindsigo threw her hands in the air and folded.
"See, in the dark," said Von Zweigbergk showing the table he had 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
24,000 |
Quickly Onto Bullet Three for Franke
Level 8
: 400/800, 800 ante
Martin "Franke" von Zweigbergk has been noticeably generating action wherever he goes. It was easy come, easy go for the chips he just accumulated on the second bullet.
A few hands later he got it all-in for 35 big blinds with 
and was called by Mikael Juhani Koistinen with 
. It was all blanks for Franke and he immediately headed back to the tournament desk to re-enter a third time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000 | |
|
|
30,000
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Final Blind Level of Day 1a Begins
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Blinds have just gone up to 500/1,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000. This will be the final level of Day 1a with surviving players bagging chips to move onto Friday's Day 2.
Strange Hand Leads to Dansken Double
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
There was some commotion over on the table where Jari Hurri, Sebastian Wahl, and Jens Henrik Riis, otherwise known as Dansken, were seated.
Wahl and Riis shared what happened. Dmitri Semeni bet on the flop and Riis raised. Semeni had all his chips in his hand and was over the betting line but never released them. During this time Riis toss all his chips into the pot.
The floor was called and it was ruled that it wasn't a jam and Semeni called. Riis then jammed after the came on the turn and Semeni called.
Riis turned over and was behind the 
held by Riis. The 
was a safe card for Riis and he doubled up.
To add to the strangeness of the hand, Semini got up and left the tournament area not realizing he had Riis covered. His 1,500 chips are still in front of him but they will go into the pot as soon as he is in the big blind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
85,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Koitmaa Sends Franke to the Rail for the Third Time
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Martin von Zweigbergk opened blind from under the gun for 2,000. Kaido Mikk three-bet from one seat over to 6,000. Villem-Henrik Koitmaa, who is the goalie on the Estonian national ice hockey team, called from the small blind and Von Zweigbergk also called to complete the action.
Von Zweigbergk open-jammed after the 
came on the flop. Mikk folded and Koitmaa made the hero call with 
. Bricks came on the turn and river and Von Zweigbergk said, "Re-enter!"
Von Zweigbergk was back two hands later and somehow drew the same exact seat he left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
30,000 |