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Day 1b Completed

08-14-2025 20:20 UTC+3

Teppo Kurvinen Bags Day 1b Chiplead of 2025 Coolbet Open Main Event

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After a busy day at the Chesterfield Poker Club in Tallinn, Estonia, Day 1b of the 2025 Coolbet Open €550 Main Event is in the books. Over the course of the nine levels of play, 265 entries were made, making the total entries so far stand at 422. At the end of the evening, 107 players bagged, and it was Teppo Kurvinen from Finland who filled his bag the most, ending up with 216,000 chips, or 144 big blinds at the start of Day 2.

Kurvinen is joined in the top three by fellow Finnish player Kai Tiainen, who was the only other player to amass more than seven starting stacks, and Monica Vaka from Norway. Meanwhile, Ronald Randma was the best performing hometown player, securing a seventh spot on the leaderboard with his stack of 148,000.

End of Day 1b Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Teppo Kurvinen	Finland	216,000	144
2	Kai Tiainen	Finland	210,500	140
3	Monica Vaka	Norway	195,000	130
4	Mikko Harmaa	Finland	173,000	115
5	Knut Gronli	Norway	166,500	111
6	Markus Hirttio	Finland	158,000	105
7	Ronald Randma	Estonia	148,000	99
8	Eirik Thorvaldsen	Norway	143,500	96
9	Oystein Nordli	Norway	142,500	95
10	Espen Ringstad	Norway	142,000	95

WSOP bracelet winner and eighth on Estonia's all-time money list, as per The Hendon Mob, Ranno Sootla also bagged big with 135,000 in chips. Poker streamer Scott "Pokerbrahs" Kenyon ended with a six-figure stack of 106,000, while defending champion Anders Bjorkheim expanded the starting stack of 30,000 to 50,500 after reentering late in the day.

The 107 surviving players will combine with the 62 who did so on Day 1a on Friday, August 15, at noon local time for the second day of the three-day event. The total prize pool currently sits at €200,450 but with late registration open for one more full level on Day 2, and unlimited reentries allowed, that figure is expected to increase.

The plan for Day 2 has not yet been announced, but the field can expect a long day, as last year the Main Event played down to the final three tables before Day 2 concluded.

Whatever the plan may be for Day 2, PokerNews will be on the floor from start to finish for all your live reporting needs. Make sure to tune back in then to not miss anything from the 2025 Coolbet Open.

Tags: Anders Bjorkheim Eirik Thorvaldsen Espen Ringstad Kai Tiainen Knut Gronli Markus Hirttio Mikko Harmaa Monica Vaka Oystein Nordli Ranno Sootla Ronald Randma Teppo Kurvinen

08-14-2025 19:50 UTC+3

Day 2 Seat Draw

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Antti Nieminen	Finland	55,000	37
1	2	Hjörtur Davíðsson	Iceland	41,000	27
1	4	Teppo Kurvinen	Finland	216,000	144
1	5	Rune Reitan	Norway	84,500	56
1	6	Madis Ormisson	Estonia	105,500	70
1	7	Peeter Talviste	Estonia	90,500	60
1	8	Roy Tønne	Norway	23,500	16

2	2	Runar Runarsson	Iceland	130,500	87
2	3	Jouni Huovila	Finland	26,000	17
2	4	Gunnar Leifsson	Iceland	101,000	67
2	6	Magnus Pukk	Estonia	92,000	61
2	7	Terje Stordal	Norway	17,500	12
2	8	Mina Knudsen	Norway	52,000	35
2	9	Ragnar Bjarnason	Iceland	42,000	28

3	1	Steinar Saevarsson	Iceland	116,000	77
3	2	Niklas Klein	Norway	29,000	19
3	3	Stefan Moe	Norway	21,500	14
3	4	Enri Orav	Estonia	56,500	38
3	6	Joergen Jessen	Norway	33,000	22
3	7	Mykhailo Mikhalov	Ukraine	37,500	25
3	8	Wegard Nygard	Norway	107,000	71
3	9	Kasper Wurtz	Denmark	88,500	59

4	1	Jarkko Toijanen	Finland	34,000	23
4	3	Sigurjon Thordarson	Iceland	85,000	57
4	5	Viacheslav Martynenko	Estonia	135,500	90
4	6	Jaanus Kippel	Estonia	220,000	147
4	7	Diego Rodriguez Cantillana	Chile	32,000	21
4	8	Lauri Laast	Estonia	56,000	37
4	9	Olli Liikkanen	Finland	55,000	37

5	1	Timo Koivusalo	Finland	45,000	30
5	2	Erno Suominen	Finland	34,000	23
5	3	Axel Hilmisson	Iceland	32,000	21
5	4	Marek Kõiv	Estonia	112,500	75
5	6	Oskari Almgren	Finland	22,500	15
5	7	Antti-Jussi Puotiniemi	Finland	89,000	59
5	8	Martin Piik	Estonia	133,000	89
5	9	Paul Solovjev	Finland	46,500	31

7	1	Snorre Sund	Norway	32,500	22
7	3	Vytautas Rubezius	Lithuania	78,000	52
7	4	Artur Külanurk	Estonia	126,000	84
7	5	Marcin Jaworski	Poland	82,500	55
7	6	Karo Virtanen	Finland	60,500	40
7	7	Asgeir Lund	Norway	39,500	26
7	9	Steinn Karlsson	Iceland	31,500	21

8	1	Ott Jaakson	Estonia	54,000	36
8	2	Rasmus Lundström	Finland	46,000	31
8	4	Kjetil Sandnes	Norway	77,000	51
8	5	Jukka Moisio	Finland	27,500	18
8	6	Kristjan Helgason	Iceland	17,500	12
8	7	Bjoern Ophaug	Norway	118,000	79
8	8	Magnus Eidshaug	Norway	47,000	31
8	9	Timo Ruuska	Finland	126,000	84

9	1	Elisabeth Harestad	Norway	58,000	39
9	2	Thor Brosveet	Norway	54,000	36
9	3	Maksim Petrov	Estonia	88,000	59
9	5	Scott Kenyon	United Kingdom	106,000	71
9	6	Aðalbjörn Jónsson	Iceland	93,000	62
9	7	Maikel Homin	Estonia	15,500	10
9	8	Kai Tiainen	Finland	210,500	140
9	9	Johan Alen	Finland	43,000	29

10	2	Jarle Traasdahl	Norway	33,500	22
10	3	Martin Rasch	Norway	87,000	58
10	4	Felipe Barrios	Chile	75,500	50
10	5	Jesse Huostila	Finland	59,000	39
10	6	Logi Laxdal	Iceland	101,500	68
10	8	Verneri Häkkinen	Finland	24,500	16
10	9	Marius Morel	Estonia	71,500	48

11	1	Frederic Janik	France	72,000	48
11	2	Markus Hirttiö	Finland	158,000	105
11	4	Paul Groven	Norway	84,000	56
11	5	Maksim Belomestnõi	Estonia	137,500	92
11	6	Kjetil Hanstvedt	Norway	28,500	19
11	7	Joni Liimatta	Finland	49,000	33
11	8	Einar Einarsson	Iceland	99,000	66

12	2	Jari Hurri	Finland	47,500	32
12	4	Jimmy Irlat	France	36,000	24
12	5	Marius Enebakk	Norway	82,000	55
12	6	Øystein Nordli	Norway	142,500	95
12	7	Enea Subashi	Greece	47,000	31
12	8	Ole Wasenius	Norway	126,500	84
12	9	Daniel Nesbakken	Norway	36,000	24

13	1	Hlynur Arnason	Iceland	81,500	54
13	2	Thomas Fløan	Norway	30,500	20
13	3	Herli Olop	Estonia	103,500	69
13	4	Thorbergur Thorarinsson	Iceland	63,000	42
13	5	Tomas Kaarvall	Sweden	164,500	110
13	8	Tor Sandnes	Norway	32,500	22
13	9	Aleksandr Jelpidiforov	Estonia	64,500	43

14	1	Rünno Nemvalts	Estonia	21,000	14
14	2	Siim Suviste	Estonia	41,000	27
14	3	Sturla Hiller	Norway	57,500	38
14	4	Oeystein Brenden	Norway	22,500	15
14	6	Isabelle Winther	Norway	137,500	92
14	7	Roger Uhlen	Norway	50,500	34
14	8	Kaarel Võhandu	Estonia	134,000	89
14	9	Stig Rune Bjørnli	Norway	68,000	45

15	1	Andrei Frolov	Estonia	61,500	41
15	4	Morten Godaker	Norway	93,000	62
15	5	Dmitri Dudakov	Estonia	24,500	16
15	6	Eirik Thorvaldsen	Norway	143,500	96
15	7	Bjoerge Storflor	Norway	81,000	54
15	8	Sander Eentalu	Estonia	74,500	50
15	9	Knut Grønli	Norway	166,500	111

16	2	Jussi Hautanen	Finland	102,000	68
16	3	Kris Maiberg	Estonia	73,500	49
16	4	Olli Merenheimo	Finland	35,500	24
16	6	Hans Michaelsen	Norway	18,500	12
16	7	Anders Bjørkheim	Norway	50,500	34
16	8	Raymond Forsland	Norway	45,500	30
16	9	Edd-Christian Gerhardsen	Norway	247,000	165

17	1	Ronald Randma	Estonia	148,000	99
17	3	Kenneth Berge	Norway	63,500	42
17	4	Jani Kalervo Haarala	Finland	63,000	42
17	5	Steffen Gjelseth	Norway	68,000	45
17	7	Taavi Välisson	Estonia	91,000	61
17	8	Conny Eriksson	Finland	104,000	69
17	9	Andre Mägi	Estonia	24,000	16

18	2	Janne Ilmen	Finland	27,500	18
18	3	Per Indersund	Norway	36,500	24
18	4	Haukur Bödvarsson	Sweden	77,500	52
18	5	Ranno Sootla	Estonia	135,000	90
18	7	Anthony Lesoismier-Geniaux	France	216,500	144
18	8	Martin Zobel	Estonia	34,000	23
18	9	Marko Vest	Estonia	59,500	40

19	1	Pasi Laihinen	Finland	56,000	37
19	2	Silver Simulask	Estonia	41,000	27
19	3	Andre Sõrm	Estonia	175,000	117
19	6	Joonas Kulli	Estonia	38,500	26
19	7	Monica Vaka	Norway	195,000	130
19	8	Vegard Granli	Norway	76,500	51
19	9	Geir Andre Wold	Sweden	96,000	64

20	2	Gry Fagerbakke	Norway	33,500	22
20	3	Ylva Thorsrud	Norway	40,500	27
20	4	Jarno Mäkelä	Finland	23,000	15
20	5	Marco Ramirez Quinlan	Chile	97,000	65
20	6	Ruben Elden	Norway	21,000	14
20	7	Markus Markusson	Norway	130,000	87
20	8	Daniel Haekkinen	Finland	56,000	37
20	9	Jimmy Dewerdt	Estonia	82,500	55

21	2	Aleksei Gontšar	Estonia	94,000	63
21	3	Audun Flage	Norway	63,000	42
21	4	Shamsolebad Mahdi	Norway	26,000	17
21	5	Henrik Kosonen	Finland	60,500	40
21	6	Mikko Harmaa	Finland	173,000	115
21	7	Thomas Jakobsen	Norway	85,500	57
21	8	Mikko Pennanen	Finland	23,000	15
21	9	Robert Hagevik	Norway	102,000	68

22	2	Erik Sonsteby	Norway	94,000	63
22	3	Keimo Suominen	Finland	55,000	37
22	4	Andreas Lund	Norway	31,500	21
22	5	Ants Olev	Estonia	28,000	19
22	6	Jonny Raninen	Finland	217,000	145
22	7	Miko Männisto	Finland	52,000	35
22	8	Arne Da Silva-Aarskog	Norway	64,500	43

23	2	Kristjan Maasalu	Estonia	60,000	40
23	3	Kaspar Anderson	Estonia	70,000	47
23	4	Örn Arnason	Iceland	34,000	23
23	5	Tomi Räsänen	Finland	111,000	74
23	6	Esa Turpeinen	Finland	29,000	19
23	8	Laur Sibold	Estonia	46,000	31
23	9	Petteri Laiho	Finland	112,000	75

24	1	Vilde Fagerbakke	Norway	94,500	63
24	2	Stein Osnes	Norway	23,500	16
24	3	Maruen Zormati	Finland	40,000	27
24	4	Johan Storaker	Sweden	23,000	15
24	5	Janne Siljamäki	Sweden	69,500	46
24	6	Espen Ringstad	Norway	142,000	95
24	7	Jo Andersen	Norway	59,000	39
24	9	Magnus Bodvarsson	Iceland	78,500	52

08-14-2025 19:22 UTC+3

End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Teppo Kurvinen	216,000 216,000	216,000

Kai Tiainen	210,500 60,500	60,500
Monica Vaka	195,000 85,000	85,000
Mikko Harmaa	173,000 133,700	133,700
Knut Gronli	166,500 29,500	29,500
Markus Hirttio	158,000 16,000	16,000
Ronald Randma	148,000 81,000	81,000
Eirik Thorvaldsen	143,500 143,500	143,500
Oystein Nordli	142,500 142,500	142,500
Espen Ringstad	142,000 67,000	67,000
Viacheslav Martynenko	135,500 5,500	5,500
Ranno Sootla	135,000 105,000	105,000

Kaarel Vohandu	134,000 60,000	60,000
Martin Piik	133,000 97,000	97,000
Artur Kulanurk	126,000 74,000	74,000
Bjoern Ophaug	118,000 88,000	88,000
Steinar Saevarsson	116,000 88,000	88,000
Petteri Laiho	112,000 19,000	19,000
Scott Kenyon	106,000 18,000	18,000
Madis Ormisson	105,500 105,500	105,500
Conny Eriksson	104,000 74,000	74,000
Herli Olop	103,500 103,500	103,500
Robert Hagevik	102,000 25,000	25,000
Jussi Hautanen	102,000 102,000	102,000
Logi Laxdal	101,500 101,500	101,500

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08-14-2025 19:16 UTC+3

Day 1b in the Books

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The 107 remaining players are racing off the T-100 chips and bagging their chips, marking the end of Day 1b.

Stay tuned for the chip counts and a recap of the day.

08-14-2025 19:14 UTC+3

Haekkinen Finds Late Triple as Myllyrinne Makes Exit

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Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Arttu Myllyrinne opened to 2,500, which Eero Santanen three-bet to 8,000. Daniel Haekkinen then moved his final 18,600 in the middle, and Myllyrinne committed his stack of 14,800 as well.

Santanen mulled things over for a bit before calling, putting both opponents at risk.

Arttu Myllyrinne: A♦7♦ All in
Daniel Haekkinen: A♥Q♥ All in
Eero Santanen: 9♥9♣

Haekinnen turned a flush on J♥J♦3♥4♥, leaving Myllyrinne drawing dead and confirming his departure. The 4♦ river did not upgrade Santanen to a full house as Haekkinen picked up a vital pot during the final hands of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Haekkinen	55,000 26,000	26,000
Eero Santanen	20,000 20,000	20,000
Arttu Myllyrinne	Busted

Tags: Arttu Myllyrinne Daniel Haekkinen Eero Santanen

08-14-2025 19:06 UTC+3

Late Exits

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristjan Sigurdsson	Busted
Eero Santanen	Busted
Atte Franssila	Busted
Kristin Engli	Busted
Sigve Enes	Busted
Yanis Sahli	Busted
Peep Kivistik	Busted
Ian-Erik Valge	Busted
Sverrir Sverrisson	Busted
Niko Sipilae	Busted
Nils Kollandsrud	Busted
Kristjan Maasalu	Busted
Kim Ofverstrom	Busted
Stanislav Smeljov	Busted
Thoroddur Eiriksson	Busted
Misto Necati	Busted
Mairo Toom	Busted

08-14-2025 19:04 UTC+3

Final Four Hands

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The floor has announced that each table will play four more hands before Day 1b wraps up.

08-14-2025 18:55 UTC+3

Sonsteby Sees Out Gaup as Bodvarsson Folds Monster

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Erik Sonsteby made it 2,500 under the gun. Haukur Bodvarsson tossed in a call from middle position, after which Lemet Gaup moved all in for 18,700 on the button.

Sonsteby rejammed for 72,900 once it folded back to him, which put Bodvarsson into the tank. "I'm such a pussy," he eventually concluded as he folded what he claimed were queens.

Lemet Gaup: A♦J♦ All in
Erik Sonsteby: A♠K♠

Sonsteby's kicker awarded him the pot on the 10♦3♠4♠9♣2♦ board, meaning Bodvarsson would have scooped a monster pot had he made the call. Meanwhile, Gaup was eliminated at the tail end of Day 1b.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Sonsteby	97,100 97,100	97,100
Haukur Bodvarsson	90,000 90,000	90,000
Magnus Bodvarsson	86,500 56,500	56,500
Jani Haarala	75,000 75,000	75,000
Olli Merenheimo	65,000 35,000	35,000
Arne Da Silva-Aarskog	60,000 30,000	30,000
Paul Groven	32,000 32,000	32,000
Lemet Gaup	Busted