2026 Coolbet Open
Erik Hamre moved in his last 160,000 in under the gun. It folded to Rene Lazaro in the small blind, who called.
Erik Hamre: 4♥4♣
Rene Lazaro: 8♥8♦
Hamre was in dire shape, and he was eliminated when the 9♦3♠2♥Q♦5♠ board did not provide him with a four.
At another table: Mihkel Ustav shoved all in for 105,000 on the button. Roar Wang was in the big blind, and he called.
Mihkel Ustav: K♥J♦
Roar Wang: 8♣6♣
Wang paired one of his hole cards on the 9♦2♥9♣6♠5♣ runout, eliminating Ustav, as he could not perform the same feat.
At yet another table, Xavier Lyu pushed all in for his last few blinds in the small blind, and Petter Berg looked him up in the big blind.
Xavier Lyu: 9♣5♣
Petter Berg: A♠A♣
Lyu flopped outs on the 4♥9♦Q♣ flop, but Berg's aces held on the J♠K♦ runout to secure Lyu's elimination.
Jarno Jokiniemi opened to 50,000 under the gun. Xavier Lyu three-bet to 150,000 in middle position and quickly called when Jokiniemi put his stack of 395,000 at risk.
Jarno Jokiniemi: K♠K♣
Xavier Lyu: A♣K♥
The last king in the deck appeared on the 3♠K♦10♦ flop, although Lyu received a lifeline on the A♠ turn. The 3♥ river provided only Jokiniemi with a full house, doubling him up to an above-average stack.
Helena Ling opened to 60,000 in early position. Kristaps Renga flat-called in the small blind, prompting Lauri Tuominen to jam for 180,000 in the big blind.
Ling folded after some thought, but Renga snap-called with the covering stack.
Lauri Tuominen: K♠J♦
Kristaps Renga: A♥K♦
Tuominen flopped a gutshot on 4♣A♦Q♠, but it also gave Renga top pair. Renga's pair held on the 2♣ turn and 3♦ river, eliminating Tuominen from the tournament.
Kristian Dahl opened to 50,000 in the hijack, and Rene Lazaro three-bet to 125,000 on the button in response. Dahl then jammed in his stack of 425,000, and Lazaro snapped him off.
Kristian Dahl: K♣Q♣
Rene Lazaro: A♠K♦
The 9♣8♥2♠10♥ turn gave Lazaro a glimmer of hope, but the 8♦ river paired the board, granting the pot to Lazaro and confirming Dahl's exit.
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Rene Lazaro opened to 40,000 under the gun. Erik Hamre responded with a three-bet to 100,000 in the hijack, after which Helena Ling four-bet jammed for 660,000 in the cutoff.
Lazaro quickly folded, and Hamre followed suit after a couple of minutes in the tank, shipping ot pot to Ling without showdown.
Kjetil Hanstvedt pushed in his final blinds on the J♠6♠10♦ flop, and he was immediately looked up by John Blomberg on the button.
Kjetil Hanstvedt: J♦8♥
John Blomberg: J♥10♥
Blomberg's two pair had a massive lead, and he won the pot on the 3♥5♣ runout, absorbing Hanstvedt's chips into his ever-growing stack.
Preflop, Bjorn Ophaug was at risk for his final chips, and Ville Keranen had looked him up.
Bjorn Ophaug: A♥10♦
Ville Keranen: Q♠Q♣
The deck had no aces in store on the 4♠9♦10♠K♣8♠ runout, securing the pot in Keranen's favor.