Fredrik Kaarvall open-jammed his final 285,000 in middle position. It then folded to Kai Tiainen in the big blind, who called.
Fredrik Kaarvall: 5♥5♦
Kai Tiainen: A♠K♣
Kaarvall flopped a set on 5♠8♠6♠. The 7♦ turn brought some chop outs, but the 4♠ river made Tiainen a flush to secure the elimination of the final Swede in the tournament.
Erik Sonsteby open-jammed his stack of 115,000 from the hijack. The action folded to Jo Andersen in the big blind, who eyed the all-in before making the call.
Erik Sonsteby: A♦2♠
Jo Andersen: K♠10♣
Andersen paired his king on the 7♥6♥K♥ flop. No chop was possible after the J♠ turn, and the 8♠ river did not bring Sonsteby his desired ace. Sonsteby took his exit in 23rd place while Andersen joined the seven-figure club.
Chipleader Asgeir Lund raised to 35,000 under the gun. It folded to Geir Wold on the button, who moved all in for 335,000. Lund quickly called without asking for a count, and the players tabled their cards.
Geir Wold: A♦Q♥
Asgeir Lund: K♦J♣
The Q♣5♠5♥ flop was a good start for Wold, leaving Lund with fewer outs. With only a king as a direct out, Lund was drawing thin, but he drilled the K♥ turn for a huge lead.
The 3♥ river could not save Wold, who departed on the first hand of Day 3.
The third and final day of the 2025 Coolbet Open €550 Main Event has arrived. Only 24 players remain out of the field of 493 entries, and they will return to the Chestefield Poker Club in Tallinn, Estonia, at noon local time to divide the majority of the €234,175 prize pool.
The honor of last lady standing belongs to Monica Vaka. Vaka will start Day 3 with 660,000 chips, good for 44 big blinds, placing her ninth on the leaderboard. Vaka has won a Norwegian championship in heads-up poker, with her heads-up record in other tournaments standing at five victories and one loss. If she makes it that far today, she will be a strong contender to become the first woman to conquer the Coolbet Open Main Event, capturing the €48,400 top prize if she were to do so.
Meanwhile, Vaka's fellow Norwegian player Asgeir Lund sits atop the counts with a massive stack of 2,230,000 after dominating the majority of Day 2, nearly twice as much as his nearest rival, hometown player Kristjan Maasalu. Artur Kulanurk is the third player with a seven-figure stack, while Finland and Sweden are also represented in the top ten chip counts.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Asgeir Lund
Norway
2,230,000
2
Kristjan Maasalu
Estonia
1,285,000
3
Artur Kulanurk
Estonia
1,095,000
4
Jo Andersen
Norway
875,000
5
Magnus Pukk
Estonia
820,000
6
Torsti Kettula
Finland
795,000
7
Ole Wasenius
Norway
720,000
8
Paul Solovjev
Finland
685,000
9
Monica Vaka
Norway
660,000
10
Fredrik Kaarvall
Sweden
645,000
Asgeir Lund
Aside from the eye-watering first-place prize, the final table will award five other five-figure prizes, while making said final table will result in a guaranteed €4,700. Meanwhile, the players have already locked up a payday of €1,500, with one more elimination needed before they make the jump to €1,750.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
€48,400
10-11
€3,850
2
€28,000
12-13
€3,200
3
€21,500
14-15
€2,700
4
€16,800
16-17
€2,325
5
€13,000
18-20
€2,025
6
€10,000
21-23
€1,750
7
€7,400
24
€1,500
8
€5,700
9
€4,700
The 24 remaining players will come back with ten minutes left to play in Level 18: 10,000/15,000 (15,000). All subsequent levels will be 60 minutes long, and Day 3 will not conclude before a winner has been crowned. Details regarding a dinner break have not yet been confirmed. The remainder of the Main Event will also be streamed live by Coolbet, cards-up and on a 30-minute delay.
The PokerNews reporting will maintain the same delay, so keep an eye on this page for spoiler-free updates on the thrilling finale of the 2025 Coolbet Open Main Event.
