Edd-Christian Gerhardsen, who started the day atop the counts, had apparently slept in as he took his seat only after the last break, blinding down in the three previous levels.
In an effort to regain chips, he raised to 10,500 in middle position. Niklas Klein called in the next seat, while Olli Merenheimo did so on the button.
Gerhardsen checked the 7♠7♦K♠ flop over to Klein, who bet 15,500. Merenheimo quickly got out of the way before Gerhardsen tossed in a call.
The 3♠ turn and 3♥ river then checked to showdown, where Gherhardsen's 8♦8♣ was awarded the pot.
Jesse Huostila made it 8,000 to go in the hijack. Logi Laxdal called in the cutoff before Lauri Laast three-bet to 21,000 on the button.
Huostila and Laxdal both called to the 2♥K♠6♣ flop, where Laast continued for 17,000. Huostila and Laxdal quickly mucked, prompting Laast to confidently table 10♥10♣.
"I had jacks," claimed Laxdal, however. He had folded the best hand and could only look on as the pot was shipped to his neighbor.
The 2025 Coolbet Open €550 Main Event attracted a field of 493 entries, creating a prize pool of €234,175. The top 62 finishers will receive a return on their investment, with the minimum cash amounting to €900.
Five-figure payouts are reserved for the top seven, while the eventual winner will walk away with the eye-watering sum of €48,400.
Arriving on the 7♣8♥7♥3♦9♦ river, Madis Ormisson bet 11,000 into the pot of 33,500 from under the gun. Peeter Talviste was in the next seat over and raised to 30,000.
Ormisson thought it over for several minutes, repeatedly sighing and talking to his opponent to try to get any information. Eventually, he tossed in a call, but he quickly muckedhis cards when Talviste tabled 8♦8♣ for a full house.
Diego Rodriguez Cantillana got his stack of 30,500 in from under the gun against Jaanus Kippel, who started the day second in chips and sat in the big blind.
Diego Rodriguez Cantillana: A♣K♠
Jaanus Kippel: A♠3♦
Rodriguez paired his king on the 7♦J♥K♥ flop and locked up the pot on the 6♦ turn. The K♦ river gave him trips as a bonus, seeing him double up to a healthy stack of over 40 big blinds.
As one of Estonia's most accomplished poker players, Ranno Sootla's cabinet is filled with trophies. Aside from being the only WSOP bracelet winner hailing from the Baltic country, Sootla has won no less than seven tournaments in his hometown of Tallinn. A Coolbet Open is not in his possession, however, and he will be looking to change that as the €550 Main Event of the 2025 edition heads into Day 2.
Out of the 169 players starting Day 2, Sootla sits 20th on the leaderboard with a healthy stack of 135,000, good for 90 big blinds when the tournament resumes at noon local time at the Chesterfield Poker Club. So far, the 422 entries across Day 1a and Day 1b have provided a prize pool of €200,450, but those numbers are not final as late registration and unlimited reentries will remain open for one full 60-minute level at the start of today.
Leading the returning players is Edd-Christian Gerhardsen from Norway. Gerhardsen collected 247,000 chips on Day 1a, 18 big blinds more than his nearest contender Jaanus Kippel. The top four in the counts all made their fortune on Day 1a, as Jonny Raninen and Anthony Lesoismier-Geniaux occupy third and fourth place, respectively. Day 1b chipleader Teppo Kurvinen, meanwhile, sits in fifth with a stack of 216,000.
Edd Gerhardsen
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Edd-Christian 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
Teppo Kurvinen
Finland
216,000
144
6
Kai Tiainen
Finland
210,500
140
7
Monica Vaka
Norway
195,000
130
8
Andre Sorm
Estonia
175,000
117
9
Mikko Harmaa
Finland
173,000
115
10
Knut Gronli
Norway
166,500
111
Returning champion Anders Bjorkheim still has a shot at back-to-back glory as he made Day 2 with a stack of 50,500. Scott Kenyon (106,000), Ylva Thorsrud (40,500), Steinn Karlsson (31,500), and Andre Magi (24,000) are among the other notable names who bagged for the second day.
Anders Bjorkheim
Day 2 will kick off in Level 10: 1,000/1,500 (1,500). Players who enter during this level will receive the 30,000 starting stack, good for 20 big blinds. The latest anyone can enter is just before the first hand of Level 11, around 1:15 p.m. local time.
Day 2 is scheduled to play a maximum of 11 60-minute levels, although play may be stopped earlier if the tournament progresses quickly. A quick 30-minute dinner break will take place after Level 16, around 7:45 p.m.
Day 2 is where the Coolbet Open will get into the business end of things, bursting the bubble and playing down to the final few tables. PokerNews will be reporting the Main Event action live from Tallinn, so stay tuned to this page for continuous updates.
