The payouts are being finalized. However, it has been confirmed in the meantime that 521 entrants participated in the 2019 Coolbet Open Main Event generated a huge €252,685 prize pool.
Coolbet couldn't be more thrilled about the turnout.
"A year ago, we hosted the very first Coolbet open where we saw a prize pool of €206,125 and had 425 entries," said Coolbet CMO Ervin Jarvlepp." For this event we hoped to at least match those figures. It seems that players appreciate what we've been doing as all our expectations have been exceeded with 521 entries a prize pool of €252,685!"
Jarvlepp had some great news for Coolbet Open fans as the festival will be back again at the end of the year.
"Due to such a warm welcome, I'm very glad to reveal that we're expecting to see all the 'cool' players again in six months," Jarvlepp shared. "The Coolbet open will return for its fourth-edition on November 13-17 and it will be bigger than ever!"
A wild hand just happened where four players were all-in.
It all began with Chriss Jonassen jamming for about 10 big blinds before Martin Mannamaa came over the top for about 23 big blinds. Nils Harstad started laughing before he jammed for a huge stack over the top and Jari Saviaho called off his stack for what appeared to be less than 20 big blinds.
Chriss Jonassen:
Martin Mannamaa:
Nils Harstad:
Jari Saviaho:
Jonassen's rail came around and immediately were shouting for a seven. They then were instead shouting for an eight after the flop gave Mannamaa top set and Jonassen a gutshot straight draw.
The rail erupted after the came on the turn. At this point both Saviaho, who needed a queen on the river, and Jonassen, who needed to avoid a queen or Mannamaa improving to a boat were most at risk.
The completed the board on the river and Saviaho was eliminated. Jonassen was able to find a rare quadruple up and Mannamaa earned a few chips thanks to the side pot.
Former footballer and Coolbet Ambassador Joel Lindpere was looking forward to competing on Day 2. Unfortunately for him, his day has come to an early end.
He opened the button for 5,000 and Heine Eide defended from the big blind. Eide check-raised a bet from Lindpere from 16,000 to 37,000 after the came on the flop.
Lindpere jammed his stack of 57,000 and Eide snap-called.
Joel Lindpere:
Heine Eide:
Although Lindpere was ahead before the flop he needed some help after the money came in. He was ousted after neither the on the turn nor the on the river was able to save him.
Lindpere shared that although he has the option to re-enter he will instead call it a day and opt to stay on the sidelines for the rest of the tournament.
Welcome to Day 2 of the Coolbet Open €550 Main Event at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Park Hotel located in the heart of the Estonian capital of Tallinn.
The Main Event has proven to be an amazing success with a combined 445 entrants joining the field on the two opening flights with the Day 1a field attracting 130 entrants and the Day 1b field attracting 315 entrants. This figure will continue to grow and is expected to peek over 500 entrants as unlimited reentries are still allowed throughout the late registration period that will close after the first blind level is in the books today on Day 2.
A total of 148 players survived yesterday's action plus 63 more on Day 1a for a total of 211 advancing to Day 2 via opening flights. Day 1a chip leader Tobias Revenas from Sweden who bagged 293,500 leads the way to start the day with a huge stack of 293,500 with the Day 1b chip leader Tarvi Eller from Estonia being the only other player over 200,000 in chips with a Day 2 starting stack of 226,300.
Tobias Revenas kicks off Day 2 of the Coolbet Open Main Event in the chip lead.
The next biggest stacks to start the day belong to Toni Fagerstrom with 197,800, last Coolbet Open Main Event third place finisher Mathias Siljander with 190,100, and Henri Kasper with 189,500 with all three of these players advancing through yesterday's Day 1b field.
Here is a look at the top five chip counts heading into Day 2:
Position
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Tobias Revenas
Sweden
293,500
245
2
Tarvi Eller
Estonia
226,300
189
3
Toni Fagerstrom
Finland
197,800
165
4
Mathias Siljander
Finland
190,100
158
5
Henri Kasper
Estonia
189,500
158
Day 2 of the Main Event will kick off at 12 p.m. local time with blinds at 600/1,200 and a big blind ante of 1,000. Players will enjoy a deeper structure today with blind levels increasing every hour instead of every 45 minutes. Play is scheduled to play down well past the money bubble breaks with two to three tables expected to advance to tomorrow's final day.
Here is a look at the opening Day 2 blind levels:
Coolbet Open Main Event Day 2 Blind Structure
Level
Small blind
Big blind
Ante
10
600
1,200
1,200
11
800
1,600
1,600
12
1,000
2,000
2,000
13
1,200
2,400
2,400
14
1,500
3,000
3,000
15
2,000
4,000
4,000
16
2,500
5,000
5,000
17
3,000
6,000
6,000
In addition to the Main Event a handful of side events also kick off today including the two-day €330 Vimenn Open at 5 p.m. EEST, the €110 PL Omaha 4 & 5 Cards Round of Each at 7 p.m. EEST, the €110 Coolbet Open Deep Special at 9 p.m, and €220 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha Freezeout at 11 p.m. EEST, and the €110 Midnight Bounty Turbo Freezeout at midnight.
Coolbet Open Schedule
Date
Time (EEST)
Event #
Event
Buy-in
May 7
5 p.m.
1
Freebuy Satellite to Coolbet Opening Event (seven seats gtd.)
flop gave Mannamaa top set and Jonassen a gutshot straight draw.
came on the turn. At this point both Saviaho, who needed a queen on the river, and Jonassen, who needed to avoid a queen or Mannamaa improving to a boat were most at risk.
completed the board on the river and Saviaho was eliminated. Jonassen was able to find a rare quadruple up and Mannamaa earned a few chips thanks to the side pot.
on the river was able to save him.
