€550 Main Event Day 2 | 2024 Coolbet Poker Open

08-30-2024 11:35 UTC+2

More Early Casualties in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Raimo Kaljulaid and Herli Olop were among the bigger stacks heading into the day but both departed in the opening half an hour, with Andre Mägi and Joonas Laamanen benefitting the most.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Mägi	210,000 110,400	110,400
Joonas Laamanen	160,000 70,200	70,200
Arne Aarskog	130,000 24,700	24,700
Raimo Kaljulaid	Busted
Kjetil Sandnes	Busted
Enea Subashi	Busted
John Bjorklund	Busted
Henri Kosonen	Busted
Toni Helminen	Busted
Georgi Abuladze	Busted
Herli Olop	Busted

08-30-2024 11:27 UTC+2

Gontšar Barrels Twice

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Christian Arstad called an open raise to 3,200 and Aleksei Gontšar then three-bet to 10,000 in the next seat. It folded back to Arstad and he was the only caller.

The K♣J♣6♠ flop saw Arstad check-call for 7,500 and he checked again the 9♦ on the turn. Gontšar now bet 20,000 and that won the pot right there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksei Gontšar	80,000 18,100	18,100
Christian Arstad	65,000 22,800	22,800

Tags: Aleksei Gontšar Christian Arstad

08-30-2024 11:22 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Tielinen	Busted
Enri Orav	Busted
Kim Öfverström	Busted
Pekka Ikonen	Busted
Paul Koppe	Busted
Oskar Davidsson	Busted
Kaido Mikk	Busted
Ronny Olsen	Busted

Vilhjalmsson Doubles Through Bjorklund

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a heads-up flop of Q♣10♠9♥, Andres Vilhjalmsson bet 4,000 and John Bjorklund called. The 2♣ turn brought a second bet worth 10,500 by Vilhjalmsson and Bjorklund stuck around to the 2♠ river.

Vilhjalmsson now moved all-in and without hesitation, Bjorklund also declared all-in as well. Vilhjalmsson tabled the K♠J♣ for the flopped king-high straight and Bjorklund revealed J♥10♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Vilhjalmsson	85,000
John Bjorklund	20,000

Tags: Andres Vilhjalmsson John Bjorklund

08-30-2024 11:15 UTC+2

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

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08-30-2024 11:13 UTC+2

Cards in the Air for Day 2

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

There are now 207 players in action as 16 entered before the cards went in the air. Tournament staff told the participants the schedule for today as well, which includes action until the end of level 20 or down to the final 27 players, whichever of the two comes first.

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

08-30-2024 11:03 UTC+2

Final Preparations Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

The players are entering the tournament area and the bags will be opened momentarily. Four different rooms will feature the action at the start and the late registration is open for the first hour and following break. Cards will be in the air in a few minutes from now.

08-30-2024 10:00 UTC+2

Day 2 of the 2024 Coolbet Open Tallinn Main Event Kicks Off at Noon

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Christian Zetzsche

After two busy opening days at the Chesterfield Poker Club inside the Nordic Hotel Forum in Tallinn, the seventh edition of the Coolbet Open Main Event has attracted a field of 464 entries so far. Nine levels each were completed and 191 players advanced to Day 2, which is set to kick off at noon local time.

The prize pool of the 2024 Coolbet Open Tallinn €550 Main Event has already surpassed €200k and the final figures are still subject for change, as the late registration and re-entry period remains open for the first level of the penultimate tournament day.

Players from Norway, Estonia and Iceland have dominated at the tables thus far and Hans Winther leads the way with a stack of 266,300, followed by Karl-Julius Kalmus (242,300) and Stein Pedersen (241,800).

Top 10 Chip Counts for Day 2

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Hans Winther	Norway	266,300	166
2	Karl-Julius Kalmus	Estonia	242,300	151
3	Stein Pedersen	Norway	241,800	151
4	Taago Tamm	Estonia	239,000	149
5	Taavi Pusa	Estonia	234,000	146
6	Ott-Kaarli Toome	Estonia	203,900	127
7	Madis Müür	Estonia	199,900	125
8	Ole Roulund	Norway	190,200	119
9	Einar Porolfsson	Iceland	182,000	114
10	Robert Kallikorm	Estonia	175,000	109

All players in the overnight top ten have more than 100 big blinds at their disposal when the action in level ten resumes at blinds of 800-1,600 and a big blind ante of 1,600. Among them is also one of the six former Main Event champions of this live poker series, as Estonian player Ott-Kaarli Toome advanced with 203,900 in pursuit of a potential second title.

The field size so far has already surpassed the attendance of the first-ever Coolbet Open Main Event here in Tallinn and there is certainly a chance to surpass 500 entries with several notables unable to bag up chips in the two opening days.

History of the Coolbet Open Main Events

Year	Location	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Country	Top Prize
2018	Tallinn	425	€ 205,525	Sebastian Wahl	Finland	€50,100
2018	Tallinn	589	€ 285,665	Mats Albertsen	Norway	€60,510
2019	Tallinn	531	€ 252,685	Mathias Siljander	Finland	€60,100
2019	Tallinn	686	€ 332,710	Ott-Kaarli Toome	Estonia	€71,700
2022	Tallinn	652	€ 312,960	Kaido Mikk	Estonia	€65,700
2023	Bratislava	620	€ 300,000	Ville Hakala	Finland	€60,000

Among those to look out for today are Peter Rees (124,500), Steinn Karlsson (106,500), the Coolbet Open Twitch streamers Christian Arstad (87,800) and Ylva Thorsrud (52,200), Ranno Sootla (80,400), Jari Hurri (69,100), and Mark Metsla (35,800) to name all but a few.

The 2022 champion Kaido Mikk has his work cut out for today, as he returns with a short stack of 32,500.

Late entrants giving it another shot will start their journey with just shy of 20 big blinds and as of Day 2, the level duration will increase to 60 minutes each for the remainder of the tournament until a winner has been crowned. It is scheduled to play until the end of level 20 or down to the final two tables today, whichever of the two comes first.

The money bubble will certainly burst today and tomorrow's final day will be live-streamed on the Coolbet Twitch channel as well. Stay tuned for the conclusion of the latest instalment of the Coolbet Open from Tallinn right here on PokerNews.

Tags: Christian Arstad Hans Winther Jari Hurri Kaido Mikk Karl-Julius Kalmus Mark Metsla Ott-Kaarli Toome Peter Rees Ranno Sootla Robert Kallikorm Stein Pedersen Steinn Karlsson Ylva Thorsrud

08-30-2024 09:55 UTC+2

Day 2 Seat Draw

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Christian Zetzsche

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