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Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
2025 Coolbet Poker Open
€550 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2025 Coolbet Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
€550
Prize Pool
€234,175
Total Entries
493
Level
25
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
157
Players Left
62
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Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
The players have been sent on another 15-minute break. When they return, they will play three more levels of 45 minutes before Day 1a wraps up.
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Gert Orav under the gun, Marius Enebakk in early position, and Hjortur Davidsson on the button had gotten all of their chips in before the flop. Orav was at risk with 10,000, while Enebakk's 15,800 was also covered by Davidsson.
Gert Orav: A♦10♣ 
Marius Enebakk: J♠J♣
Hjortur Davidsson: A♣Q♥
Davidsson gained a flush draw and gutshot straight draw on the 8♥10♠6♥J♥ turn, while Enebakk made a set for a big lead. The Q♠ river changed nothing, seeing Enebakk drag the pot, eliminating Orav and leaving Davidsson with crumbs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,100 | |
|
2,800
27,200
|
27,200 |
|
Busted |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Stefan Moe raised to 1,400 in early position. Pasi Laihinen called in the hijack, as did Snorre Sund in the cutoff. Small blind Marek Koiv then three-bet all in to 7,100, and Moe four-bet to 13,300.
Laihinen also moved all in for 31,400 in total. Sund quickly folded his hand, but a puzzled Moe took his time to think things through. Eventually, he also laid down his hand as Laihinen and Koiv showed down.
Marek Koiv: 3♥3♣
Pasi Laihinen: 9♥9♦
Koiv hit a two-outer on the J♦A♥K♠7♣3♦ river to triple up, while Moe stated he had mucked ace-queen, meaning he would have won the large side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
98,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
70,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
30,500 | |
|
|
28,000 | |
|
|
23,700 |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
After amassing a sizable pot of 22,000, small blind Olavi Paluviir and Knut Gronli under the gun both checked the K♠8♠10♦9♦ turn.
The J♦ fell on the river, seeing Paluviir knuckle the table again. Gronli put in a bet of 8,500, which Paluviir called after a minute of thought.
Gronli tabled K♦Q♦ for the absolute nuts with a straight flush. Paluviir quickly mucked his cards as the pot was shipped to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
|
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Kaido Mikk open-raised to 1,300 in the hijack, calling when Martin Zobel three-bet to 3,200 on the button. Zobel placed a continuation-bet on the J♥J♦7♦ flop, which Mikk check-raised to 5,500.
After confirming the amount, Zobel called to the 8♣ turn. Mikk moved all his chips in the middle, and Zobel quickly called off his stack of 11,500.
Martin Zobel: A♦A♣
Kaido Mikk: J♠10♥
Mikk had flopped trips to take a big lead over Zobel's aces, and he was upgraded to a full house on the 10♠ river to seal the deal and eliminate his opponent.
"That's the fourth time that happened on the table," Isabelle Winther noted, referring to Zobel's aces disappearing into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
68,500
900
|
900 |
|
62,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
|
46,500
9,800
|
9,800 |
|
45,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
15,800
8,700
|
8,700 |
|
Busted |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Anders Bjorkheim made it 1,200 to go in early position, and called when Jari Hurri three-bet to 3,600 in the cutoff. Bjorkheim check-called Hurri's continuation-bet of 1,700 on the 6♦4♦Q♦ flop, but the 5♥ turn prompted him to lead out for 4,000.
Hurri raised to 11,000, and Bjorkheim inquired after his opponent's stack before putting him all-in for 31,800. Hurri snapped it off, and the cards were revealed.
Jari Hurri: K♦J♦
Anders Bjorkheim: 7♥7♦
Bjorkheim had no outs left against the flopped flush of Hurri, who officially doubled up when the K♣ river completed the board. Bjorkheim paid his opponent and was left with 18 big blinds in his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
75,400
14,400
|
14,400 |
|
61,000
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
58,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
45,000 | |
|
|
28,000
18,400
|
18,400 |
|
9,000
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
||
Level 5
: Blinds 200/500, 500 ante
Stanislav Smeljov in the big blind and Madis Palmi had already gathered a pot of 23,000 when Smeljov pushed his final 7,500 over the line on the Q♦3♦4♥J♥ turn. Palmi instantly called, putting his opponent at risk.
Stanislav Smeljov: K♦10♥
Madis Palmi: A♦J♠
The J♣ river improved Smeljov to trips, and Smeljov exited the tournament area as he was left with just king-high.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000 | |
|
Busted |
