€550 Main Event Day 1b | 2024 Coolbet Poker Open

08-29-2024 18:10 UTC+2

Kristiansen Doubles Through Väistö

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Johnny Kristiansen was on the verge of elimination with a short stack when he was at risk with 5♦5♣. Joni Väistö had him dominated with J♠J♣ but the 9♣5♠2♣Q♣K♥ board gave the Norwegian new life with a set of fives, which Kristine Ingebrigtsten celebrated vividly for her countryman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Väistö	155,000 5,000	5,000
Johnny Kristiansen	25,000

Tags: Johnny Kristiansen Joni Väistö Kristine Ingebrigtsten

08-29-2024 18:11 UTC+2

Liimatta Eliminated by Kippel

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Joni Liimatta raised to 2,500 and earned no fewer than three callers. Jaanus Kippel then pushed all-in for 33,500 and Liimatta called all-in for fewer than that, all other players folded.

"Do I have two live cards?" Kippel asked and exposed his 7♣3♥. Liimatta was ahead with J♦9♦ but the 10♠3♣3♦2♣7♥ board gave Kippel a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaanus Kippel	58,000 28,000	28,000
Joni Liimatta	Busted

Tags: Jaanus Kippel Joni Liimatta

08-29-2024 18:14 UTC+2

Haapaniemi Out in the Final Hand

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Mikael Haapaniemi pushed all-in for 33,900 in the last hand from the button and was somehow called by Karl-Henrich Rohtaas in the single big blind.

Mikael Haapaniemi: K♠J♦ All in
Karl-Henrich Rohtaas: 6♠5♠

The K♣Q♠6♥3♠9♠ board improved Rohtaas to a flush and knocked out Haapaniemi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Kallikorm	180,000 40,000	40,000
Karl-Henrich Rohtaas	95,000 95,000	95,000
Mikael Haapaniemi	Busted

Tags: Karl-Henrich Rohtaas Mikael Haapaniemi

08-29-2024 18:17 UTC+2

Day 1b Completed

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Around 123 players bagged up for tonight and the full chip counts will be provided once the information has been uploaded by the organizers. A recap of today's action is to follow as well.

08-29-2024 18:55 UTC+2

End-of-Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Stein Pedersen	241,800 11,800	11,800

Taavi Pusa	234,000
Robert Kallikorm	175,000 5,000	5,000
Monica Klingenberg	159,500 5,500	5,500
Runnar Lindepuu	145,200 200	200
Steven Tool	142,200 142,200	142,200
Joni Väistö	141,100 13,900	13,900
Tarjei Forus	139,600 139,600	139,600
Henning Stalsberg	129,600 400	400
Mart Tammoja	128,300 98,300	98,300
Andre Larsen	126,300 6,300	6,300
Miko Mannisto	122,600 47,600	47,600
Asbjorn Elvevold	122,300 90,300	90,300
Paul Le Cheviller	121,200 121,200	121,200
Rasmus Sihvonen	115,600 9,400	9,400
Markus Kornfeld	114,600 79,600	79,600
Antti Takala	109,100 79,100	79,100
Steinn Karlsson	106,500 6,500	6,500
Herli Olop	105,500 105,500	105,500
Arne Aarskog	105,300 24,700	24,700
Joel Salmirinne	101,300 101,300	101,300
Karl-Henrich Rohtaas	100,100 5,100	5,100
Kristine Ingebrigtsen	99,700 28,300	28,300
Robert Gislason	98,500 98,500	98,500
Seppo Somerharju	97,800 13,800	13,800

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08-29-2024 19:15 UTC+2

Pedersen and Pusa Lead the Way After Day 1b of the 2024 Coolbet Open Tallinn Main Event

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

It was a busy day inside of the Chesterfield Poker Club at the Nordic Hotel Forum in Tallinn. The second final starting day of the 2024 Coolbet Open Tallinn €550 Main Event attracted a bumper field and surpassed the opening flight by a significant margin.

Most of the participants hailed from nearby Scandinavian countries with a few rare exceptions, such as two contenders from as far away as Chile, as a total of 275 entries emerged. Along with the 189 entries of Day 1a, this bumps the field up to 464 entries and that figure will likely increase further as the late registration remains open for the first level on Day 2.

Upon completion of nine levels of 45 minutes each, that figure was cut down to just 123 survivors and a duo claimed the top spots separated by just five big blinds. Norway's Stein Pedersen claimed the bragging rights and biggest tally of 241,800 while local player Taavi Pusa follows close behind with 234,000.

Only three different countries are represented in the overnight top ten for Day 1b including Norway, Estonia and Finland. Monica Klingenberg was the top-placed female contender in the field and advanced with the fourth-biggest stack of 159,500.

Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 1b

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds Day 2
1	Stein Pedersen	Norway	241,800	151
2	Taavi Pusa	Estonia	234,000	146
3	Robert Kallikorm	Estonia	175,000	109
4	Monica Klingenberg	Norway	159,500	100
5	Runnar Lindepuu	Estonia	145,200	91
6	Steven Tool	Estonia	142,200	89
7	Joni Väistö	Finland	141,100	88
8	Tarjei Forus	Norway	139,600	87
9	Henning Stalsberg	Norway	129,600	81
10	Mart Tammoja	Estonia	128,300	80

Further notables to advance from Day 1b with an above-average stack were Asbjorn Elvevold (122,300), Steinn Karlsson (106,500), Laur Sibold (95,600), Toivo Ojasoo (91,200), as well as Sander Laprik (85,700). The two Coolbet Twitch streamers Christian Arstad (87,800) and Ylva Thorsrud (52,200) both busted and successfully re-entered to make it through as well.

Several notables from Scandinavia were not as fortunate and bowed out during a frantic second starting day such as Joni Liimatta, Dmitri Dudakov, Andreas Hoivold, Karev Tralla, Roar Flotre, Kaur Ajamaa, and Knut Gronli.

The elimination of Liimatta happened during the final hands of the night when his jack-nine suited came up second-best versus seven-trey in a preflop all-in with the "two live cards" hitting a full house.

Hoivold entered late and lost most of his stack right away, then bowed out against eventual big stack Kallikorm. His second bullet was not crowned by success either but he can still give it another shot in the first level of Day 2 as of noon local time on Friday, August 30, 2024.

The penultimate tournament day will see the level duration increase to 60 minutes each and a long day awaits with up to eleven levels being played or down to the final two tables, whichever comes first. Recommencing blinds for level ten will be 800-1,600 with a big blind ante of 1,600, giving all late entrants nearly 20 big blinds at their disposal.

Stay tuned for the exciting conclusion of the seventh Coolbet Open Main Event here in Tallinn, as the PokerNews team will be on the floor until a winner is crowned in the following two days.

Tags: Andreas Hoivold Christian Arstad Dmitri Dudakov Henning Stalsberg Joni Liimatta Karev Tralla Laur Sibold Monica Klingenberg Roar Flotre Robert Kallikorm Sander Laprik Stein Pedersen Steinn Karlsson Taavi Pusa Ylva Thorsrud

€550 Main Event

Day 1b Completed

08-29-2024 21:06 UTC+2

Day 2 Seat Draw

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Haukur Bödvarsson	Sweden	101,600	64
1	3	Johnny Kristiansen	Norway	67,800	42
1	4	Hiroyuki Miyano	Japan	28,400	18
1	5	Kare Hallamaa	Finland	49,200	31
1	6	Rasmus Sihvonen	Finland	115,600	72
1	7	John Hågstrand	Sweden	28,200	18
1	8	Priit Hansalu	Estonia	42,800	27
1	9	Ranno Sootla	Estonia	80,400	50

2	1	Andre Mägi	Estonia	99,600	62
2	2	Herli Olop	Estonia	105,500	66
2	3	Aleksandr Jelpidiforov	Estonia	31,600	20
2	4	Tuomas Tervonen	Finland	85,400	53
2	5	Antti Nieminen	Finland	72,200	45
2	6	Jon Thorvaldsson	Estonia	33,700	21
2	7	Kim-Tore Solvang	Norway	43,100	27
2	8	Pyry Kekäläinen	Finland	56,600	35

3	1	Mario Jürgens	Estonia	49,000	31
3	2	Jani Haarala	Finland	37,300	23
3	4	Oskar Davíðsson	Iceland	33,100	21
3	5	Lars Erdal-Aase	Norway	85,000	53
3	6	Laur Sibold	Estonia	95,600	60
3	7	Nidal Dawoud	Denmark	27,500	17
3	8	Gustav Ekhagen	Sweden	92,100	58
3	9	Terje Sirnes	Norway	45,500	28

4	1	Bo Gustafsson	Sweden	39,800	25
4	2	Toivo Ojasoo	Estonia	91,200	57
4	3	Karl-Julius Kalmus	Estonia	242,300	151
4	5	Andres Vilhjalmsson	Iceland	43,900	27
4	6	Ôrvar Gudmundsson	Iceland	14,400	9
4	7	Morten Halvorsen	Norway	57,100	36
4	8	Eyjolfur Halldorsson	Iceland	69,500	43
4	9	John Bjorklund	Norway	66,600	42

5	1	Aleksei Gontšar	Estonia	61,900	39
5	2	Jon Bongo	Norway	43,400	27
5	3	Kjetil Sandnes	Norway	28,900	18
5	4	Laasik Kasso	Estonia	148,300	93
5	6	Seppo Somerharju	Finland	97,800	61
5	7	Toni Ojala	Finland	48,900	31
5	8	Madis Vill	Estonia	67,300	42
5	9	Christian Arstad	Norway	87,800	55

6	1	Keimo Suominen	Finland	47,000	29
6	2	Lars Nilsen	Norway	33,600	21
6	3	Thomas Bårdset	Norway	52,600	33
6	5	Joni Väistö	Finland	141,100	88
6	6	Halldor Sverrisson	Iceland	56,700	35
6	7	Andres Kolbeinsson	Iceland	83,300	52
6	8	Teemu Kaonpää	Finland	65,800	41
6	9	Kaido Mikk	Estonia	32,500	20

7	1	Hans Winther	Norway	266,300	166
7	2	Leo Alatalo	Finland	45,000	28
7	3	Andrei Mjagkov	Estonia	23,100	14
7	4	Akseli Valaja	Finland	27,500	17
7	5	Jukka Moisio	Finland	86,100	54
7	6	Asbjorn Elvevold	Norway	122,300	76
7	8	Mika Paasonen	Finland	43,900	27
7	9	Rolf Woods	Norway	78,000	49

8	1	Mairo Toom	Estonia	23,100	14
8	2	Magnus Bodvarsson	Iceland	29,600	19
8	3	Anders Bjorkheim	Norway	141,500	88
8	4	Ian-Erik Valge	Estonia	37,600	24
8	5	Asgrimur Johannesson	Iceland	83,900	52
8	6	Antti Takala	Finland	109,100	68
8	7	Mindaugas Ezerskis	Lithuania	70,100	44
8	8	Davy Wathne	Norway	57,800	36

9	1	Joakim Fjaer	Norway	27,800	17
9	2	Tarmo Anton	Estonia	44,000	28
9	3	Kristine Ingebrigtsen	Norway	99,700	62
9	4	Vignir Runolfsson	Iceland	86,700	54
9	6	Adam Andersson	Sweden	30,100	19
9	7	Maruen Zormati	Finland	46,500	29
9	8	Sander Leigri	Estonia	83,300	52
9	9	Jhonro Magno	Iceland	77,800	49

10	1	Ave Lepik	Estonia	40,300	25
10	2	Patrik Nordtorp	Norway	26,900	17
10	3	Stein Pedersen	Norway	241,800	151
10	4	Ole Roulund	Norway	190,200	119
10	5	Jesse Huostila	Finland	50,800	32
10	6	Jari Hurri	Finland	69,100	43
10	8	Joel Salmirinne	Finland	101,300	63
10	9	John Sara	Norway	65,800	41

11	1	Martin Piik	Estonia	69,500	43
11	2	Ivar Kaspersen	Norway	30,800	19
11	4	Rob Perelman	United States	81,900	51
11	5	Karl Bratt	Sweden	36,600	23
11	6	Runnar Lindepuu	Estonia	145,200	91
11	7	Peter Rees	Finland	124,500	78
11	8	Ylva Thorsrud	Norway	52,200	33
11	9	Kim Öfverström	Finland	25,000	16

12	2	Russel Wheatley	South Africa	137,900	86
12	3	Miko Mannisto	Finland	122,600	77
12	4	Pekka Ikonen	Finland	30,300	19
12	5	Henrik Kosonen	Finland	23,100	14
12	6	Tapio Aaltonen	Estonia	60,700	38
12	7	Sergei Aleksejev	Estonia	69,000	43
12	8	Juho Härkönen	Finland	43,100	27
12	9	Kasper Wurtz	Denmark	82,200	51

13	1	Øystein Stai	Norway	85,100	53
13	2	Marita Nilsen	Norway	41,800	26
13	3	Niko Penttinen	Finland	20,200	13
13	4	Henning Stalsberg	Norway	129,600	81
13	5	Niko Korhonen	Finland	73,100	46
13	6	Paul Koppe	Estonia	14,200	9
13	7	Ignacio Gonzalez	Spain	47,900	30
13	9	Joona Koivisto	Finland	94,000	59

14	1	Jaanus Kippel	Estonia	60,000	38
14	2	Mihkel Vitsur	Estonia	36,800	23
14	3	Rafael Saskevits	Estonia	24,600	15
14	5	Raimo Kaljulaid	Estonia	85,300	53
14	6	Joonas Laamanen	Finland	89,800	56
14	7	Mahtte Gaup	Norway	22,800	14
14	8	Daniel Axelsson	Iceland	56,100	35
14	9	Arne Aarskog	Norway	105,300	66

15	1	Ronny Olsen	Norway	49,200	31
15	2	Karl Persson	Sweden	75,600	47
15	3	Mart Tammoja	Estonia	128,300	80
15	4	Joni Tielinen	Finland	21,500	13
15	5	Esa Turpeinen	Finland	60,600	38
15	6	Ville Pirhonen	Finland	44,600	28
15	7	Mateusz Jablonski	Norway	36,400	23
15	8	Vytautas Rubezius	Lithuania	89,000	56

16	1	Ville Hakala	Finland	50,200	31
16	2	Markus Ojansuu	Finland	51,200	32
16	3	Atli Porsteinsson	Iceland	13,400	8
16	4	Einar Porolfsson	Iceland	182,000	114
16	5	Johan Mattsson	Finland	65,000	41
16	6	Vesa Salo	Finland	43,600	27
16	7	Paul Le Cheviller	France	121,200	76
16	9	Mark Metsla	Estonia	35,800	22

24	1	Mikko Harmaa	Finland	41,600	26
24	2	Taavi Pusa	Estonia	234,000	146
24	3	Vadim Guk	Estonia	136,100	85
24	4	Daniel Thorsteinsson	Iceland	66,700	42
24	5	Ville-Matti Lintula	Finland	85,300	53
24	6	Marko Hynynen	Finland	46,500	29
24	7	Mikael Andersen	Norway	20,000	13
24	9	Eirikur Sigridarson	Iceland	97,500	61

25	1	Sami Natri	Finland	152,300	95
25	2	Kalle Kulju	Finland	57,300	36
25	3	Karl-Henrich Rohtaas	Estonia	100,100	63
25	4	Enea Subashi	Greece	37,200	23
25	5	Quang Thanh Doan	Finland	30,600	19
25	6	Jimmy Dewerdt	France	56,100	35
25	8	Tanel Evert	Estonia	37,800	24
25	9	Tanel Merida	Estonia	71,900	45

26	1	Taivo Sillaste	Estonia	50,500	32
26	2	Jonas Sundin	Norway	43,400	27
26	4	Steinn Karlsson	Iceland	106,500	67
26	5	Monica Klingenberg	Norway	159,500	100
26	6	Matti Liuksiala	Finland	25,200	16
26	7	Birgir Ellingsen	Iceland	87,900	55
26	8	Alger Pissarev	Estonia	60,700	38
26	9	Madis Müür	Estonia	199,900	125

27	1	Per Gaassand	Norway	65,800	41
27	2	Roar Sandvik	Norway	49,400	31
27	3	Magnus Eidshaug	Norway	34,700	22
27	5	Andre Larsen	Norway	126,300	79
27	6	Petri-Kalevi Metsämaa	Finland	18,200	11
27	7	Bent Skammelsrud	Norway	43,100	27
27	8	Raini Lelle	Estonia	81,900	51
27	9	Meelis Ahman	Estonia	109,100	68

28	1	Reijo Hautamäki	Finland	17,600	11
28	2	Seyed Tabaei	Sweden	83,800	52
28	3	Thomas Jakobsen	Norway	42,200	26
28	5	Ole Sarpebakken	Norway	51,300	32
28	6	Robert Gislason	Estonia	98,500	62
28	7	Georgi Abuladze	Estonia	37,700	24
28	8	Kai Tiainen	Finland	59,400	37
28	9	Børge Dypvik	Norway	73,900	46

30	1	Esko Brandt	Estonia	69,800	44
30	2	Anitta Pietarsaari	Finland	39,800	25
30	3	Leif Iversen	Norway	39,500	25
30	5	Ingvill Nilsen	Norway	61,500	38
30	6	Taago Tamm	Estonia	239,000	149
30	7	Jona Boman	Sweden	68,400	43
30	8	Toni Helminen	Finland	19,000	12
30	9	Tarjei Forus	Norway	139,600	87

31	2	Steven Tool	Estonia	142,200	89
31	4	Brynja Sassoon	Iceland	40,400	25
31	5	Acid Nilsen	Norway	54,100	34
31	6	Sævar Sævarsson	Iceland	75,700	47
31	7	Robert Kallikorm	Estonia	175,000	109
31	8	Daniel Nilsson	Sweden	80,900	51
31	9	Ott-Kaarli Toome	Estonia	203,900	127

32	2	Sander Laprik	Estonia	85,700	54
32	3	Sergei Oganesjan	Estonia	40,300	25
32	4	Kristjana Gudjonsdottir	Iceland	51,100	32
32	5	Markus Kornfeld	Norway	114,600	72
32	6	Teemu Leppälahti	Finland	121,400	76
32	7	Oskar Lindström	Sweden	45,300	28
32	8	Tage Almark	Norway	27,900	17
32	9	Dan Tolppanen	Finland	49,800	31