Main Event Day 2 | 2019 Coolbet Open

05-10-2019 16:41 UTC+3

Player	Chips	Progress
Ranno Sootla	450,000
Kasso Laasik	340,000
Jim Johan Liljendal	300,000
Ricardo Moran	270,000
Rolf Woods	260,000
Jan Svendsen	250,000
Erik Eide	250,000
Markku Koplimaa	200,000
Mathias Siljander	170,000
Mats Albertsen	160,000
Jussi Mattila	90,000
Kjell Lindqvist	60,000

Arutjunov's Day is Over

Jaxon

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

Aleksandr Arutjunov open jammed from the cutoff for 9,000 and got calls from Touko Berndtson and Taago Tamm.

Both Berndtson and Tamm checked the flop. Berndtson then bet 7,000 after the came on the turn and Tamm snap-folded.

Arutjunov got out of his seat when he found out the bad news that he was drawing dead with to his opponent's . The on the river made the hand official and Arutjunov's day was over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taago Tamm	310,000	172,800
Touko Berndtson	135,000	-13,900
Aleksandr Arutjunov	Busted

Tags: Aleksandr Arutjunov Taago Tamm Touko Berndtson

05-10-2019 16:16 UTC+3

Coolbet's Expectations Smashed

Jaxon

Level 13 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

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!"

Tags: Ervin Jarvlepp

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 2,400

05-10-2019 15:42 UTC+3

Break Time!

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players are on their second 15-minute break of the day.

05-10-2019 15:41 UTC+3

Jari Saviaho Eliminated in a Wild Hand

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nils Harstad	110,000	-8,600
Martin Mannamaa	85,000
Chriss Jonassen	68,000	53,200
Jari Saviaho	Busted

Tags: Jari Saviaho Nils Harstad Chriss Jonassen Martin Mannamaa

05-10-2019 15:17 UTC+3

Four-Deuce No Good

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action folded to Pasi Tapani Sormunen on the button and he jammed for around 10 big blinds. Ville-Matti Keranen called from the big blind and the table began to laugh as Sormunen turned over .

Sormunen had some hope as he had an overcard with Keranen turning over .

The ran out on the board and bottom pair wasn't enough to save Sormunen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ville-Matti Keranen	90,000	90,000
Pasi Tapani Sormunen	Busted

Tags: Pasi Tapani Sormunen Ville-Matti Keranen

05-10-2019 15:11 UTC+3

Erikkson Sends Kansikas to the Rail With His "Favorite Hand"

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Kaspars Renga opened from early position to 4,600. Per Andreas Erikkson called from late position before Ville Mikael Kansikas jammed for about 40,000 from the big blind.

Renga snap-folded and Erikkson appeared to be about to do the same until he said: "This is my favorite hand."

He paused for ten more seconds and made the call. Kansikas appeared to be in excellent shape after he turned over to his opponent's .

Kaniskas' odds improved greated after Erikkson didn't hit any piece of the flop. Erikkson had some hope after the came on the turn and won the hand after the paired the board on the river to send Kansikas to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Per Andreas Erikson	155,000
Kaspers Renga	35,000
Ville Mikael Kansikas	Busted

Tags: Kaspars Renga

05-10-2019 14:56 UTC+3

Ten Plays with Quads on the Board

Jaxon

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aki Oskari Virtanen was one of the players to late-enter the tournament at the start of Day 2 and things have gone well for the Finn.

He was back and forth with Niko Santeri Kettunen before the flop before the latter was all-in creating a 130,000 pot.

Virtanen was well ahead with against Kettunen's . Quads were on the board as it ran out . Kettunen was playing the entire board as he couldn't beat the six-kicker. Virtanen was able to and one of his tens were in play giving him better quads than his opponent.