The action was caught when the 8♥J♠6♣10♣4♥ river was dealt. Monica Vaka checked from the big blind to Viacheslav Martynenko in the neighboring seat. Martynenko added 5,000 to the sizable pot of 9,000, which folded out Steinar Saevarsson.
Vakka called after some thought, but she could not beat the J♥J♦ of Martynenko, who had flopped top set to rake in the chips. Vaka flashed the J♣ as she mucked her other card without showing it.
The sun has risen in Tallinn, Estonia, for the fourth day of the 2025 Coolbet Open, and with Day 1b of the €550 Main Event as the main attraction on the schedule, starting at noon local time, a busy day at the Chesterfield Poker Club is expected.
While Day 1b does not mark the last chance at entering the Main Event, as late registration will remain open throughout the first level of Day 2, the majority of entries usually come from the second and final Day 1.
Previous Coolbet Open champions Anders Bjorkheim and Kaido Mikk are some of the names expected to show up after they did not make it through on their Day 1a attempts. They, along with many others, will be chasing Day 1a chipleader Edd Gerhardsen, who amassed 247,00 chips on the first starting flight, leading the 62 survivors of the 157 entries on Day 1a .
End of Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Edd Gerhardsen
Norway
247,000
165
2
Jaanus Kippel
Estonia
220,000
147
3
Jonny Raninen
Finland
217,000
145
4
Anthony Lesoismier-Geniaux
France
216,500
144
5
Andre Sorm
Estonia
175,000
117
6
Tomas Kaarvall
Sweden
164,500
110
7
Maksim Belomestnoi
Estonia
137,500
92
8
Isabelle Winther
Norway
137,500
92
9
Runar Runarsson
Iceland
130,500
87
10
Markus Markusson
Norway
130,000
87
Edd Gerhardsen
Day 1b will feature the same structure as Day 1a, with nine levels of 45 minutes to be played before the players bag up, ending the day around 7:15 p.m. local time. With a starting stack of 30,000, the tournament will begin with blinds at 100/100 (100). Two small breaks are planned, one after Level 3 and one after Level 6, while dinner can be had after the final level, 600/1,200 (1,200), has been completed. Unlimited reentries are allowed throughout the day.
Day 1b Structure
Level
Length
Small Blind
Big Blind
Big Blind Ante
1
45
100
100
100
2
45
100
200
200
3
45
100
300
300
Break
15
4
45
200
400
400
5
45
200
500
500
6
45
300
600
600
Break
15
7
45
400
800
800
8
45
500
1,000
1,000
9
45
600
1,200
1,200
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