€550 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 Coolbet Poker Open

08-15-2025 16:04 UTC+2

Eliminated Players as Bubble Approaches

Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Kosonen	Busted
Claudio Stachura	Busted
Oystein Nordli	Busted
Miko Mannisto	Busted
Marek Koiv	Busted
Vytautas Rubezius	Busted
Morten Godaker	Busted
Steffen Gjelseth	Busted
Sigurjon Thordarson	Busted
Wegard Nygard	Busted

08-15-2025 16:18 UTC+2

Lund Knocks Out Two, Ships Seven-Figure Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Marius Enebakk moved all in for 30,000 in the cutoff. Asgeir Lund made it 60,000 on the button, which fellow big stack Jeremy Doll called in the small blind.

Doll had checked in the dark when the 8♠A♣9♣ flop arrived. Lund then announced an all-in bet worth more than twice the pot, covering Doll's stack of 450,000. Doll snapped him off, ensuring a new chipleader would be crowned.

Marius Enebakk: A♦J♥ All in
Jeremy Doll: Q♣8♣ All in
Asgeir Lund: A♠9♦

Lund had flopped two pair for a big lead. Doll rooted for a club or an eight, but the turn came the 9♠ instead, locking up the pot for Lund with a full house.

Doll complimented his opponent's hand and play as the meaningless J♦ rolled off on the river. Meanwhile, Lund stood up and took a few deep breaths as he could not believe he had become the first chip millionaire of the 2025 Coolbet Open Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asgeir Lund	1,175,000 890,000	890,000

Jeremy Doll	Busted
Marius Enebakk	Busted

Tags: Asgeir Lund Jeremy Doll Marius Enebakk

08-15-2025 16:25 UTC+2

Solovjev Scores Double Elimination

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Snorre Sund, Paul Solovjev, and Felipe Barrios had gotten all their chips in the middle. Solovjev had 83,000, which covered Barrios' 80,000 and the 42,000 of Sund.

Snorre Sund: A♠K♣ All in
Felipe Barrios: 4♠4♣ All in
Paul Solovjev: Q♥Q♣

The J♣9♠8♠ flop added a gutshot to Solovjev's arsenal, and he made a set on the Q♦ turn, leaving Barrios drawing dead. Sund needed a ten to stay alive, but the 6♥ river did not bring one, seeing him eliminated from the Main Event as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Solovjev	217,500 171,000	171,000
Felipe Barrios	Busted
Snorre Sund	Busted

Tags: Felipe Barrios Paul Solovjev Snorre Sund

08-15-2025 16:33 UTC+2

Remaining Pre-Bubble Oustings

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Hirttio	Busted
Magnus Eidshaug	Busted
Soren Kangur	Busted
Scott Kenyon	Busted

08-15-2025 16:33 UTC+2

Break Before Bubble Commences

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With only four eliminations to go before the money, the remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

08-15-2025 16:48 UTC+2

Assorted Bubble Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fredrik Kaarvall	845,000 20,000	20,000
Kaarel Vohandu	485,000 125,000	125,000
Jonny Raninen	475,000 145,000	145,000
Knut Gronli	390,000 90,000	90,000
Aleksei Gontsar	380,000 90,000	90,000
Kristjan Maasalu	351,000 291,000	291,000
Lauri Laast	340,000 80,000	80,000
Frederic Janik	301,000 229,000	229,000
Magnus Pukk	300,000 124,500	124,500
Arne Da Silva-Aarskog	275,000 245,000	245,000
Artur Kulanurk	272,000 42,000	42,000
Jarkko Toijanen	225,000
Martin Rasch	210,000 25,000	25,000
Elisabeth Harestad	185,000 127,000	127,000
Olli Liikkanen	182,000 24,000	24,000
Erik Sonsteby	175,000 81,000	81,000
Jari Hurri	170,000 122,500	122,500
Torgeir Ravlo	170,000 140,000	140,000
Diego Rodriguez Cantillana	165,000 135,000	135,000
Peeter Talviste	165,000 80,000	80,000
Antti-Jussi Puotiniemi	157,000 69,000	69,000
Esa Turpeinen	147,000 118,000	118,000
Mikko Harmaa	142,000 31,000	31,000
Isabelle Winther	130,000 7,500	7,500
Kai Tiainen	126,000 14,000	14,000

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08-15-2025 16:58 UTC+2

Rodriguez Left Short After Limp

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Diego Rodriguez Cantillana limped in from middle position. Artur Kulanurk then made it 20,000 to go in the hijack, which Rodriguez called.

Rodriguez check-called Kulanurk's bet of 25,000 on the 7♦9♦3♥ flop before the 4♥ turn was checked by both players. Rodriguez also checked the J♦ river, seeing his opponent bet 35,000.

A quick call followed, but Rodriguez's A♣7♥ was no match for the K♥J♠ of Kulanurk, who took the pot with top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Kulanurk	365,000 93,000	93,000
Diego Rodriguez Cantillana	75,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Artur Kulanurk Diego Rodriguez Cantillana

08-15-2025 17:04 UTC+2

Exclusive Interview w/ Will Kassouf, Self-Proclaimed ‘Donald Trump of Poker’ | PokerNews Podcast #912

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In the 912th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway comes to you from the Chamada Prestige Hotel & Casino, which is currently hosting the World Poker Tour (WPT) Cyprus Championship. It's there that he caught up with Will Kassouf for an exclusive interview to discuss his controversial run in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, why he acts the way he does, and where things currently stand between him and the WSOP. Chad also asks if he experienced any sort of mental health situation during the WSOP, or perhaps was influenced by any sort of substances, while also inquiring how Kassouf thinks he's perceived in the poker world. Spoiler Alert: he says he is the 'Donald Trump of poker.'

Chad then sat down with WPT commentator Tony Dunst, who bagged Day 1a of the $3,500 WPT Cyprus Championship. The two Wisconsin boys talk about visiting Cyprus for the first time, sports, and what life is like nowadays for the debonair Dunst, who has now been with the WPT for 15 years!

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08-15-2025 17:06 UTC+2

Vohandu Shoves in Four-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Kaarel Vohandu raised to 13,000 in middle position, and Magnus Pukk called in the hijack. Aleksei Gontsar then three-bet to 38,000 in the cutoff, which Vohandu reraised to 100,000.

Pukk quickly got out of the way, but Gontsar tossed in calling chips. A J♦7♣8♥ flop was spread, on which Vohandu moved all in.

Gontsar was put at risk for his remaining 235,000, and he weighed his options for about 30 seconds before finding a fold.