€550 Main Event | 2025 Coolbet Poker Open

Aug 16, 2025

Gordo Grabs Big Lead, Wasenius Left Shortest

Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Guillermo Gordo made a raise to 160,000 on the button. Ole Wasenius flat-called in the small blind, after which both players checked the J♣J♦9♠ flop.

Wasenius also checked the 5♠ turn, but Gordo picked up the aggression and bet 125,000. Wasenius called, making the K♠ appear on the river.

A third check followed by Wasenius. Gordo dropped a bet of 400,000 on the table, and Wasenius snapped off his opponent.

Gordo revealed Q♠J♠ for flopped trips turned into a flush, beating the Q♥10♦ of Wasenius, who had rivered a straight but lost the pot

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Aug 16, 2025

Wasenius Overtakes Belomestnoi After Shove

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Maksim Belomestnoi raised K♦J♠ to 160,000 as first to act. Ole Wasenius deliberated for a while in the big blind with J♦J♣, ultimately deciding to shove all in for 1,200,000.

Belomestnoi got rid of his hand, causing him to become the player with the fewest chips at the table.

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Aug 16, 2025

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Aug 16, 2025

Gordo Wins Last Hand Before Dinner

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Guillermo Gordo made it 160,000 to go under the gun with J♦8♠, and fellow big stack Asgeir Lund defended A♠9♥ in the big blind.

Gordo continued for 200,000 on the J♠7♦8♥ flop, with Lund quickly check-calling. The Q♣ turn saw Gordo size up to 500,000, which Lund deemed too much to call.

He folded face-up, and the players quickly vacated the table to go on dinner break.

Tags: Asgeir Lund Guillermo Gordo

Aug 16, 2025

Time for Food

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The four remaining contenders have been sent on a dinner break of 45 minutes. Expect the coverage to resume around 8:35 p.m. local time.

Aug 16, 2025

Life Outside Poker: Joe Stapleton Reveals 'Worst Mistake I Ever Made in My Entire Life'

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Frank Visser

Level 24 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 33rd episode, Connor talks with comedian and poker commentator Joe Stapleton about growing up in Albany, New York, first seeing Rounders while visiting a college campus, working at MADtv, getting his start in the poker industry and his favorite memories from PokerStars The Big Game.

Stapleton also talked about his friendship with late comedian Norm Macdonald, the European Poker Tour (EPT), doing commentary at the 2025 WSOP and making the "worst mistake I ever made in my entire life" by attempting to make a documentary about a stand-up comedy tour.

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Level: 25

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Aug 16, 2025

Gordo Widens Gap With Lund

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Guillermo Gordo was first to act and raised to 200,000 with 10♥9♠. Asgeir Lund defended his big blind wth Q♠7♠, and the two big stacks went to a flop of 2♥K♣Q♣. Lund checked, Gordo bet 150,000, and Lund instantly called.

The J♠ turn emerged from the deck, seeing Gordo size up to 550,000 as he had made a straight. Lund had seen enough and correctly folded his second pair, surrendering the pot to the chipleader.

Tags: Asgeir Lund Guillermo Gordo

Aug 16, 2025

Ole Wasenius Eliminated in 4th Place (€16,800)

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ole Wasenius shipped in his 1,100,000 chips under the gun, and Asgeir Lund looked him up from the small blind.

Ole Wasenius: A♣Q♥ All in
Asgeir Lund: J♥J♣

Lund flopped a set on 4♣J♦10♠. The 8♣ turn provided Wasenius with a double gutshot, but he lost the flip for his tournament life on the 5♥ river, finishing in fourth place.