€550 Main Event Day 2 | 2025 Coolbet Poker Open

08-15-2025 18:22 UTC+2

Bodvarsson Rivers Winner in Vital Flip

Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Haukur Bodvarsson had pushed in his 133,000 chips on the button, putting himself at risk against Paul Solovjev in early position.

Haukur Bodvarsson: A♣Q♣ All in
Paul Solovjev: 9♠9♥

Solovjev's pair remained ahead on the 4♥3♣8♠ flop and 10♣ turn, but Bodvarsson paired up on the Q♥ river to double up and leave Solovjev with just over ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Haukur Bodvarsson	286,000 131,000	131,000
Paul Solovjev	85,000 132,500	132,500

Tags: Haukur Bodvarsson Paul Solovjev

08-15-2025 18:27 UTC+2

Ravlo Overtakes Pukk After Double

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Magnus Pukk and Torgeir Ravlo had gotten all their chips in the middle in the blinds. Ravlo played a stack of 107,000 and was the one at risk.

Torgeir Ravlo: A♠J♠ All in
Magnus Pukk: K♥10♠

The 6♥J♦3♦ flop left Pukk with fewer outs, and Ravlo made two pair on the 5♦A♥ runout to secure the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Torgeir Ravlo	322,000 152,000	152,000
Magnus Pukk	275,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Magnus Pukk Torgeir Ravlo

08-15-2025 18:33 UTC+2

Da Silva-Aarskog Falls to Leader

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Asgeir Lund had opened in the hijack when Arne Da Silva-Aarskog committed his last 60,000 on the button. It folded back to Lund, who made a quick call.

Arne Da Silva-Aarskog: 9♠9♣ All in
Asgeir Lund: A♣5♣

Da Silva-Aarskog had a sizable lead with his pair, but Lund flopped an ace on A♥3♦7♠ to reverse the situation.

Da Silva-Aarskog needed a nine to survive, but the deck had none in store on the K♥ turn and 5♦ river, eliminating him instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asgeir Lund	1,320,000 120,000	120,000

Arne Da Silva-Aarskog	Busted

Tags: Arne Da Silva-Aarskog Asgeir Lund

08-15-2025 18:38 UTC+2

Harestad Heads Home

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Arriving on a A♦J♦K♣ flop, Ole Wasenius bet 16,000 into the pot of 67,000 on the button. Small blind Elisabeth Harestad then check-raised all in for 88,000, and Wasenius called after a small tank.

Ole Wasenius: A♣9♠ All in
Elisabeth Harestad: 10♦8♦

Harestad had a flush draw and a gutshot to work with, but neither came in on the 2♥3♣ runout, ending her Main Event run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Wasenius	570,000 320,000	320,000
Elisabeth Harestad	Busted

Tags: Elisabeth Harestad Ole Wasenius

08-15-2025 18:50 UTC+2

Bodvarsson a Non-Believer

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Niklas Klein raised to 17,000 in the cutoff. Haukur Bodvarsson flat-called on the button, and the two went heads up to the 9♠Q♣8♠ flop. Klein checked to Bodvarsson, who bet 15,000.

Klein then raised to 40,000, which Bodvarsson called. The 4♠ turn saw Klein size up to 55,000, again being called by Bodvarsson. Both players tanked a while on the A♠ river, but it eventually checked through.

Klein showed J♦8♦ for a pair of eights, but Bodvarsson had better with Q♥10♦ for a pair of queens.

"Ah, I should have bet," Klein concluded as the pot was shipped to Bodvarsson.

"I don't know, I didn't believe you," Bodvarsson replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asgeir Lund	1,345,000 25,000	25,000

Jonny Raninen	695,000 75,000	75,000
Esa Turpeinen	545,000 23,000	23,000
Knut Gronli	438,000 163,000	163,000
Haukur Bodvarsson	340,000 54,000	54,000
Ruben Elden	265,000 244,000	244,000
Kai Tiainen	137,000 11,000	11,000
Niklas Klein	105,000 14,000	14,000
Timo Ruuska	47,000 79,000	79,000

Tags: Haukur Bodvarsson Niklas Klein

08-15-2025 18:57 UTC+2

Wold Wins Crucial Flip

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Geir Wold got his 117,000 chips in on the button against Lauri Laast in the small blind, and was at risk.

Geir Wold: K♠J♠ All in
Lauri Laast: 8♥8♣

Wold paired up on the 5♥K♦2♦ flop, and Laast failed to retaliate on the 9♥2♠ runout, doubling up his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fredrik Kaarvall	755,000 90,000	90,000
Monica Vaka	575,000 265,000	265,000
Geir Wold	350,000 300,000	300,000
Isabelle Winther	280,000 150,000	150,000
Lauri Laast	270,000 70,000	70,000
Mikko Harmaa	180,000 91,000	91,000

Tags: Geir Wold Lauri Laast

08-15-2025 19:03 UTC+2

Hautanen Can't Hold

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Jussi Hautanen was all in preflop in late position, his stack of 35,000 being at risk against Artur Kulanurk under the gun.

Jussi Hautanen: A♣10♥ All in
Artur Kulanurk: K♥Q♥

Hautanen seemed to double his dire stack after the 9♠6♦8♣3♣ flop and turn remained clean, but the river brought the K♠ to pair up Kulanurk and send Hautanen to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Kulanurk	570,000 205,000	205,000
Jussi Hautanen	Busted

Tags: Artur Kulanurk Jussi Hautanen

08-15-2025 19:04 UTC+2

Pre-Dinner Exits

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marko Vest	Busted
Niklas Klein	Busted
Rune Reitan	Busted
Viacheslav Martynenko	Busted
Karo Virtanen	Busted
Atte Franssila	Busted
Silver Simulask	Busted
Olli Liikkanen	Busted
Jari Hurri	Busted

08-15-2025 19:08 UTC+2

Dinner Time

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The remaining 31 players have been sent on a dinner break of 30 minutes. The action will resume around 8:40 p.m. local time.

08-15-2025 19:10 UTC+2

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

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Frank Visser

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 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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