Monica Vaka Looking to Become First Female Coolbet Open Champion as 24 Return for Final Day
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 |
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.
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