€550 Main Event | 2025 Coolbet Poker Open

08-16-2025 14:43 UTC+2

Monica Vaka Eliminated in 12th Place (€3,200)

Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kristjan Maasalu sat in the cutoff and raised to 80,000. It folded to the short-stacked Monica Vaka in the big blind, who looked at her cards before shipping in her remaining 290,000.

Maasalu asked for a count, making the call once he had heard the correct number.

Monica Vaka: 6♠5♠ All in
Kristjan Maasalu: A♠7♠

Vaka received no help on the K♦J♠2♥ flop, and the 7♣ turn locked up the pot for Maasalu. The meaningless 6♣ river completed the board as Vaka gathered her belongings and left the TV table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristjan Maasalu	1,900,000 880,000	880,000
Monica Vaka	Busted

Tags: Kristjan Maasalu Monica Vaka

08-16-2025 14:28 UTC+2

Wasenius Uses Aces to Catch Lund

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ole Wasenius raised to 100,000 on the button. Asgeir Lund called in the big blind before he checked the 10♠5♣7♣ flop over to Wasenius. Wasenius bet another 100,000, which Lund quickly raised to 300,000.

Wasenius then went all in for 520,000. Lund let his opponent know he was not happy with the situation, but deemed his odds too good and called off.

Ole Wasenius: A♠A♥ All in
Asgeir Lund: K♥J♣

The 3♣ turn brought a sweat as it provided Lund with a flush draw. The 5♠ river was clean for Wasenius, however, and he doubled up to a seven-figure stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asgeir Lund	2,900,000 465,000	465,000

Ole Wasenius	1,300,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Asgeir Lund Ole Wasenius

08-16-2025 14:18 UTC+2

Updated Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 21 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Asgeir Lund	3,365,000 65,000	65,000

Guillermo Gordo	1,810,000 10,000	10,000
Magnus Pukk	1,765,000 85,000	85,000
Artur Kulanurk	1,680,000
Frederic Janik	1,090,000 260,000	260,000
Kai Tiainen	1,045,000
Kristjan Maasalu	1,020,000 60,000	60,000
Torsti Kettula	675,000 80,000	80,000
Torgeir Ravlo	675,000 15,000	15,000
Maksim Belomestnoi	620,000 30,000	30,000
Monica Vaka	320,000 725,000	725,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

08-16-2025 14:05 UTC+2

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

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08-16-2025 14:01 UTC+2

First Break of Day 3

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The players have been sent on a small break of 15 minutes.

08-16-2025 14:00 UTC+2

Tiainen Doubles Through Kulanurk's Bluff

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Kai Tiainen raised his button to 65,000. Artur Kulanurk called in the big blind, after which both players checked the 9♦7♥5♠ flop. Kulanurk also checked the Q♦ turn before he called Tiainen's bet of 80,000.

The J♠ completed the board on the river. Kulanurk promptly announced an all-in bet, putting Tiainen at risk for his stack of 355,000. After a minute in thought, Tiainen called off.

"You win," Kulanurk simply stated as he tried to muck his cards. The dealer forced him to show his K♠9♥, however, after which Tiainen tabled A♣J♦ for a higher pair and the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Kulanurk	1,680,000 455,000	455,000
Kai Tiainen	1,045,000 545,000	545,000

Tags: Artur Kulanurk Kai Tiainen

08-16-2025 13:55 UTC+2

Jo Andersen Eliminated in 13th Place (€3,200)

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

In a five-bet pot, Jo Andersen got his stack of 725,000 in from early position against Guillermo Gordo under the gun.

Jo Andersen: A♠K♦ All in
Guillermo Gordo: A♦A♣

The J♥7♣J♠10♦ turn provided a change for Andersen's ace-king, but Gordo's aces were not threatened by the 6♣ river. He scooped up the chips and eliminated Andersen in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillermo Gordo	1,800,000 700,000	700,000
Jo Andersen	Busted

Tags: Guillermo Gordo Jo Andersen

08-16-2025 13:46 UTC+2

Knut Gronli Eliminated in 14th Place (€2,700)

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Artur Kulanurk raised to 60,000 in the hijack. Knut Gronli then three-bet to 175,000 in the cutoff, and was put all-in by Kulanurk once it had folded back to him.

Gronli debated for a few moments before he called off his stack of 650,000, putting himself at risk.

Knut Gronli: 10♠10♣ All in
Artur Kulanurk: K♥K♦

Gronli found no ten on the 7♠4♦J♦ flop or 2♣ turn, and Kulanurk hit a set on the K♠ river to win the hand in style. Gronli said his goodbyes to the table before exiting the tournament area and picking up his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Kulanurk	2,135,000 1,035,000	1,035,000
Knut Gronli	Busted

Tags: Artur Kulanurk Knut Gronli

08-16-2025 13:41 UTC+2

Esa Turpeinen Eliminated in 15th Place (€2,700)

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Guillermo Gordo raised his button to 60,000. Esa Turpeinen called in the big blind, and the two went to a flop of Q♥7♣6♣. Turpeinen quickly moved in his remaining 170,000 chips, and Gordo snap-called.

Esa Turpeinen: Q♦9♠ All in
Guillermo Gordo: 7♠6♠

Turpeinen's top pair had run into the two pair of Gordo. Neither the A♣ turn nor the 3♣ river improved Turpeinen's hand, sending him to the rail in 15th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillermo Gordo	1,100,000 500,000	500,000
Esa Turpeinen	Busted

Tags: Esa Turpeinen Guillermo Gordo