button in SafariLast Two Starting Flights of 2026 Coolbet Open Main Event Get Underway Today
It's the second day of the 2026 Coolbet Open €550 Main Event, and it brings a double headliner. After Day 1a noted 169 entries at the Olympic Park Casino in Hilton Tallinn Park, today will bring two more chances to build a stack for Day 2, as Day 1b will begin at noon local time, while Day 1c, the final starting flight, will kick off at 7:30 p.m.
The prize pool read €83,125 after Day 1a, but is expected to grow exponentially today as hundreds more are expected to buy in. Meanwhile, the goal for the most ambitious players will be clear: overtake Day 1a chipleader Baldvin Borgarsson's stack of 179,000 and begin Day 2 with the largest stack of all.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baldvin Borgarsson | Iceland | 179,000 | 119 |
| 2 | Jon Thorvaldsson | Iceland | 173,700 | 116 |
| 3 | Sergi Kapanadze | Georgia | 157,000 | 105 |
| 4 | Andreas Backlund | Finland | 150,100 | 100 |
| 5 | Steven Tool | Estonia | 143,000 | 95 |
| 6 | Skuli Sigfusson | Iceland | 141,200 | 94 |
| 7 | Sigurdur Fridriksson | Iceland | 140,100 | 93 |
| 8 | Markus Volk | Finland | 118,900 | 79 |
| 9 | Benny Hagberg | Sweden | 118,400 | 79 |
| 10 | Lukas Kasparavicius | Lithuania | 114,200 | 76 |
Regardless of the flight, the players will get the same amount of time to collect as many chips as they can. Day 1b and Day 1c will both play nine 40-minute levels, meaning Day 1b will conclude around 6:30 p.m. local time, while Day 1c's night owls can go to bed around 2:00 a.m. Unlimited reentries are available throughout the starting flights, and those who do not bag can still enter for four more levels on Day 2.
A buy-in will get one a starting stack of 30,000, and the early birds will start in Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. The starting flights will conclude after Level 9: 600/1,200 (1,200), while late registration remains open until the start of Level 14: 1,500/3,000 (3,000). A small break is scheduled after every three levels.
Coolbet Open Main Event Starting Flights Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante | Duration (Min) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 40 |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 40 |
| 3 | 100 | 300 | 300 | 40 |
| Break | 15 | |||
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 400 | 40 |
| 5 | 200 | 500 | 500 | 40 |
| 6 | 300 | 600 | 600 | 40 |
| Break | 15 | |||
| 7 | 400 | 800 | 800 | 40 |
| 8 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 40 |
| 9 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 40 |
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PokerNews will be on the floor in Tallinn to live report Day 1b from start to finish. Meanwhile, Day 1c's chip counts will be posted before the start of Day 2. Stay tuned as more Coolbet Open action will kick off shortly.