Asgeir Lund Leads Final 24 Players After Dominating Day 2 of Coolbet Open Main Event
After an eventful Day 2 of the 2025 Coolbet Open €550 Main Event, only 24 players remain out of the 493 total entries. They will come back to the Chesterfield Poker Club for Day 3 on Saturday, August 16, to play out the rest of the tournament, battling for the majority of the €234,175 prize pool.
Leading the field at the end of the night was Norwegian player Asgeir Lund. Lund became the first chip millionaire before the money had been reached, and continued that momentum to end up with 2,230,000, nearly 150 big blinds. If Lund continues his hot streak and walks away with the €48,400 first-place prize, he would double his total career earnings as per The Hendon Mob.
The two other players who ended with seven-figure stacks when Day 2 concluded were hometown players Kristjan Maasalu and Artur Kulanurk. The last lady standing in the field, Monica Vaka secured another top ten finish as well, placing ninth with a bag filled with 660,000 chips.
End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asgeir Lund | Norway | 2,230,000 | 149 |
| 2 | Kristjan Maasalu | Estonia | 1,285,000 | 86 |
| 3 | Artur Kulanurk | Estonia | 1,095,000 | 73 |
| 4 | Jo Andersen | Norway | 875,000 | 58 |
| 5 | Magnus Pukk | Estonia | 820,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Torsti Kettula | Finland | 795,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Ole Wasenius | Norway | 720,000 | 48 |
| 8 | Paul Solovjev | Finland | 685,000 | 46 |
| 9 | Monica Vaka | Norway | 660,000 | 44 |
| 10 | Fredrik Kaarvall | Sweden | 645,000 | 43 |
Meanwhile, Iceland's last hope is Runar Runarsson, who bagged 330,000 at the end of the night. Start-of-day chipleader Edd-Christian Gerhardsen also maneuvered through Day 2, ending with the same stack as Runnarsson after notably skipping the first three levels of the day.
Day 2 Action
Late registration was still open for the first level of the day, and no fewer than 71 entries were made during that period. Icelandic regular Steinn Karlsson and poker streamer Ylva "Jevakim" Thorsrud were among the early exits of the day, while defending champion Anders Bjorkheim could not book a repeat success, busting some ways before the money as well.
Day 1b chipleader Teppo Kurvinen knew a rough day and also finished outside of the 62 paid places, as did Scott "Pokerbrahs" Kenyon. Eventually, number eight on Sweden's all-time money list Johan Storakers was the last player to leave empty-handed, bubbling against Estonian bracelet winner Ranno Sootla.
Sootla would eventually finish in 29th for €1,275, shortly Diego Rodriguez Cantillana, who was the last player standing from a small but enthusiastic Chilean delegation, busted in 36th for €1,125. The final elimination of the night was Andre Sorm, placing 25th for €1,500 as the remaining 24 players immediately bagged up for Day 3.
The third and final day of the tournament will commence Saturday, August 16, at noon local time. The 24 survivors have already locked up €1,500, but the big pay jumps will have to wait until the final table, with everyone eyeing the five-figure payouts reserved for the top six.
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 |
Day 3 will restart with ten minutes remaining in Level 18: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante. All levels after will have a duration of 60 minutes, starting with Level 19: 10,000/20,000 (20,000), and the Main Event will play down to a champion on the third day. Coolbet will also stream the action live once the cards go in the air, on a 30-minute delay.
PokerNews will continue to be on the floor in Tallinn to provide the live report, so make sure to tune back in for Day 3 as the 2025 Coolbet Open Main Event will reach its thrilling conclusion.