The first two hours of the 2026 Coolbet Open Main Event have registered 106 entries, and the 91 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
The first two hours of the 2026 Coolbet Open Main Event have registered 106 entries, and the 91 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.
Jon Thorvaldsson raised to 700 in the cutoff. Runar Runarsson responded with a three-bet to 2,100 on the button, but Thorvaldsson wanted to up the ante further and four-bet to 5,900.
Runarsson called to the 8♦A♠6♥ flop, but he lost interest in the pot and quickly folded when Thorvaldsson bet 5,500.
Over at another table, Haraldur Petursson checked the 10♣3♠7♠ flop from the cutoff to Jarmo Salonen on the button. Salonen bet 5,000 into a pot of 6,000, which Petursson raised all in.
Salonen instantly called for his stack of 12,600, flipping up the cards.
Jarmo Salonen: J♥Jx
Haraldur Petursson: 10♦8♦
Petursson's top pair did not improve on the 5♦ turn or K♠ river, doubling up Salonen with his jacks.
The action was caught on the 7♦8♣Q♣ flop, where Rune Reitan appeared to put his last 5,000 at risk under the gun. Alessandro Barone was his opponent, taking him on from the big blind.
Rune Reitan: A♣Q♥
Alessandro Barone: 9x6x
Barone hit his gutshot on the 10♣ turn, but Reitan could still win as he had gained a flush draw. The 7♥ river brought no club, however, and Reitan complimented his opponent's hand and vacated the table.
Big blind Espen Brukstuen and Leif Iversen in the cutoff had created a pot of 6,800 when they both checked the 4♦7♥4♥ flop. Brukstuen checked again on the 5♠ turn, but Iversen aggressed with a bet of 2,000.
Brukstuen called after some thought, and he check-called again when Iversen sized up to 5,000 on the 9♠ river.
Iversen tabled J♣J♦, and Brukstuen's cards promptly disappeared into the muck.
In a pot of 14,000, Sergi Kapanadze and Jani Makinen saw a A♥3♠J♣9♥ turn. Kapanadze bet 4,100 from the hijack, which Makinen called on the button.
The 5♥ river then quickly checked to showdown. Kapanadze showed A♦Q♦ for top pair, and Makinen briefly flashed Qx10x for a bricked draw.
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 300
Four-way to the Q♣6♠5♠ flop, Petter Richardsen in the big blind, Stein Pedersen under the gun, Jon Thorvaldsson in the hijack, and Runar Runarsson in the cutoff all checked.
Richardsen checked again on the Q♥ turn, but Pedersen took the initiative with a bet of 4,200. Thorvaldsson called before the other players folded.
Pedersen then moved all in on the 2♦ river, only to be snapped off by Thorvaldsson. Pedersen could only show a missed draw with 10♠9♠, doubling up Thorvaldsson with 6♦6♣ for a full house.
Heads up to the Q♣9♠5♥ flop, Daniel Rantanen added 1,600 to the pot of 4,400 from the small blind. Alger Pissarev raised to 5,100 on the button, and Rantanen called.
The K♦ turn was checked through, prompting Rantanen to bet 6,000 on the 5♣ river. Pissarev quickly mucked, sending the pot Rantanen's way.