€550 Main Event | 2026 Coolbet Open

Sep 05, 2026

Final Day Underway

Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The button has been drawn, the decks have been prepared, and the cards have been sent into the air for Day 3 of the Coolbet Open Main Event.

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Sep 05, 2026

Guillermo Gordo Eyeing Title Defence as 54 Return for Final Day of Record-Breaking Coolbet Open

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Frank Visser

One year ago, Guillermo Gordo won the Coolbet Open €550 Main Event, shipping his first-ever live trophy and €48,400. A couple of months later, Gordo improved on that score by finishing runner-up in a €1,100 Main Event at Olympic Park Casino in Hilton Tallinn Park for €66,790. Today, Gordo returns to the same venue at noon local time, hopeful of going back-to-back as the Coolbet Open is back and bigger than ever.

Due to the 2026 edition of the Coolbet Open Main Event noting a record-breaking 753 entries, Gordo can add €65,415 to his live career earnings if he goes all the way today, lifting his The Hendon Mob score over the magic $ 1,000,000 mark. However, Gordo has his work cut out for him on what will be the final day of the tournament.

Out of 54 returning players, the Spanish grinder sits in 48th, with his stack of 180,000 being worth 12 big blinds at the start. Gordo has been here before, though, as last year he returned for the final day as the third-shortest stack and turned it around to secure victory in the end.

Meanwhile, chipleader John Blomberg has the best outlook on the major prizes from the €357,675 prize pool. The Finnish national, who has only one recorded cash before the Coolbet Open, returns with 1,570,000 in chips, creating a big gap with Oystein Stai, who sits in second place with 1,090,000. American player Xavier Lyu completes the podium with 765,000, while the top ten also features players from Estonia, Ukraine, and Georgia.

Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	John Blomberg	Finland	1,570,000	105
2	Oystein Stai	Norway	1,090,000	73
3	Xavier Lyu	United States	765,000	51
4	Joonas Helin	Finland	735,000	49
5	Ranel Kasi	Estonia	725,000	48
6	Atso Lindell	Finland	715,000	48
7	Yevhen Pavlenko	Ukraine	700,000	47
8	Jarmo Salonen	Finland	685,000	46
9	Payam Seyedzadeh	Norway	640,000	43
10	Sergi Kapanadze	Georgia	620,000	41

Julia Kuusijarvi (525,000) and Helena Ling (475,000) still have hopes of becoming the first-ever female Coolbet Open champion, while Ranno Sootla (315,000) is looking to add a Coolbet trophy to his WSOP bracelet in his prize cabinet. Jon Thorvaldsson is Iceland's best hope with 485,000, while William Corvalan (325,000) is the last remaining player from Chile, having traveled halfway across the world for the Coolbet Open.

Day 3 of the 2026 Coolbet Open Main Event will restart at Level 22: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante. All levels will remain 40 minutes long until the end, with a break scheduled after every three levels. As this is the final day of the tournament, Day 3 will conclude only when a winner has been crowned. Coolbet will also host a cards-up live stream with a static 30-minute delay, starting when 24 players remain.

While the returning players have all secured €1,480 already, the real big prizes will have to wait for a bit. Small pay jumps will occur every few spots until the final table of nine players has been reached, at which point the minimum payout is €6,080. Surviving two more eliminations will net everyone a five-figure payout, while the first-place prize is €65,415.

Remaining Payouts

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	€65,415	10-11	€4,820
2	€43,060	12-13	€4,020
3	€30,750	14-15	€3,410
4	€23,080	16-17	€2,970
5	€17,670	18-20	€2,560
6	€13,580	21-23	€2,250
7	€10,620	24-27	€1,960
8	€7,990	28-31	€1,680
9	€6,080	32-39	€1,480
		40-54	€1,350

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Tags: Atso Lindell Guillermo Gordo Jarmo Salonen John Blomberg Jon Thorvaldsson Joonas Helin Julia Kuusijarvi Maria Ling Oystein Stai Payam Seyedzadeh Ranel Kasi Ranno Sootla Sergi Kapanadze William Corvalan Xavier Lyu Yevhen Pavlenko

Sep 05, 2026

Day 3 Seat Draw

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Frank Visser

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
11	1	Lauri Tuominen	Finland	110,000	7
11	2	Ranel Kasi	Estonia	725,000	48
11	3	Kjetil Hanstvedt	Norway	290,000	19
11	4	Axel Hilmisson	Iceland	245,000	16
11	5	Tomas Bulksas	Lithuania	560,000	37
11	6	Atso Lindell	Finland	715,000	48
11	7	Sindre Roenquist	Norway	160,000	11
11	8	Rene Lazaro	Spain	340,000	23

12	1	Ranno Sootla	Estonia	315,000	21
12	2	Dominykas Buda	Lithuania	220,000	15
12	3	Atte Franssila	Finland	220,000	15
12	4	Olaf Larssen	Norway	550,000	37
12	5	Kenneth Olaisen	Norway	260,000	17
12	6	Xavier Lyu	United States	765,000	51
12	7	Jarno Jokiniemi	Finland	235,000	16
12	8	Kristian Dahl	Norway	310,000	21

13	1	Bjorn Ophaug	Norway	515,000	34
13	2	Ville Keranen	Finland	365,000	24
13	3	Sergi Kapanadze	Georgia	620,000	41
13	4	Robert Rohr	Germany	300,000	20
13	5	Payam Seyedzadeh	Norway	640,000	43
13	6	Conny Eriksson	Finland	270,000	18
13	7	Frederico Dos Santos	Brazil	325,000	22
13	8	Yevhen Pavlenko	Ukraine	700,000	47

14	1	Jon Thorvaldsson	Iceland	485,000	32
14	2	Julia Kuusijarvi	Finland	525,000	35
14	3	Hans Fernkvist	Sweden	250,000	17
14	4	John Blomberg	Finland	1,570,000	105
14	5	Alger Pissarev	Estonia	335,000	22
14	6	Jarmo Salonen	Finland	685,000	46
14	7	Lluis Murcia	Spain	385,000	26
14	8	Petter Berg	Norway	615,000	41

15	1	Roar Wang	Norway	165,000	11
15	2	Leo Alatalo	Finland	270,000	18
15	3	Joonas Helin	Finland	735,000	49
15	4	William Corvalan	Chile	325,000	22
15	5	Andreas Backlund	FInland	425,000	28
15	6	Korneliusz Jelinski	Poland	330,000	22
15	7	Mihkel Ustav	Estonia	300,000	20
15	8	Ragnar Linde	Estonia	365,000	24

16	1	Pal Koppegodt	Norway	470,000	31
16	2	Erik Hamre	Norway	305,000	20
16	3	Maria Ling	Sweden	475,000	32
16	4	Tomi Bondarew	Finland	375,000	25
16	5
16	6	Halldor Sverrisson	Iceland	250,000	17
16	7	Gunnar Leifsson	Iceland	420,000	28
16	8	Kristaps Renga	Latvia	555,000	37

17	1	Gabriel Quevedo	Spain	295,000	20
17	2	Guillermo Gordo	Spain	180,000	12
17	3	Raimo Ahola	Finland	160,000	11
17	4	Priit Brikker	Estonia	225,000	15
17	5	Arasch Mirzai	Sweden	165,000	11
17	6	Pekka Ikonen	Finland	110,000	7
17	7	Oystein Stai	Norway	1,090,000	73
17	8

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