Main Event Down to 24 with Lund Dominating, Fagerbakke Crowned Ladies Champion

Day 2 of the 2025 Coolbet Open Main Event is in the books, and it’s Asgeir Mogens Lund who will come to the 3rd and final day with a massive chip advantage. He leads the pack with 2.230.000 chips, twice as much as his nearest rivals Kristjan Maasalu (1.285.000) and Artur Külanurk (1.095.000).

Day 2 action

The action started at 12:00 with 169 players who bagged a stack from Days 1A and 1B, and with one hour left there were sparks flying from the very first hand. Plenty of players entered or re-entered the tournament, and by the time late registration closed we had 240 entries for the day - good for a total prize pool of €234.175, of which €48.400 is waiting for the winner.

Start-of-day chipleader Edd-Christian Gerhardsen had played deep into the night to win Leffern’s Hyper Turbo and needed some extra rest. He slept a bit longer, missed the first three levels, and that seemed to have been the right decision as he bagged 330.000 chips to make it to Day 3.

Johan Storakers bubbles the Main Event

Players kept dropping like flies and it didn’t take long before we reached the bubble. It was Sweden’s Johan Storakers who received the ungrateful title of bubble boy when he moved all in with A8, only to be called by Ranno Sootla’s KK. Storakers couldn’t improve enough to overcome the kings.

With 62 players remaining, it was decided to play down until either 24 players or 23:00, whichever came first. It turned out to be the former, as play ended around 22:30 when Estonia’s Andre Sörm was the last elimination of the day, bringing the field down to 24 players.

Today we are playing down to a winner. All remaining players have locked up at least €1.500, but all eyes are on the first prize of €48.400 and, of course, the trophy and bragging rights for life.

Top 5 chip stacks (Day 2)

Asgeir Mogens Lund – 2.230.000
Kristjan Maasalu – 1.285.000
Artur Külanurk – 1.095.000
Jo Andersen – 875.000
Magnus Pukk – 820.000

Fagerbakke wins the Ladies Event

The much-anticipated Ladies Event also took place yesterday, and it delivered! The tournament attracted 36 entries, and it was Norway’s Vilde Bystoel Fagerbakke who emerged victorious, ahead of Estonia’s Liis Rogov and fellow Norwegian Elisabeth Debora Harestad.

Final table payouts:

Vilde Bystoel Fagerbakke – €1.750
Liis Rogov – €1.100
Elisabeth Debora Harestad – €700
Ilona Sibold – €570
Kateryna Bosa – €497

8-Game victory goes to Iceland

The mixed game specialists gathered at 18:00 for the ultimate test of poker skills, the 8-Game. A total of 76 entries joined the battle, and ultimately it was Iceland’s Brynjar Bjarkason who proved strongest. He defeated Estonia’s Herli Olop and the Netherlands’ Danny Hobo in a long 3-handed duel to take the trophy home, along with a payday of €3.600.

Final table payouts:

Brynjar Bjarkason – €3.600
Herli Olop – €2.500
Danny Hobo – €1.800
Tor Inge Sandnes – €1.370
Johnny Johansen – €1.060
Imre Leibold – €850
Bahtijar Kulijev – €660

Pot Limit Omaha Mystery Bounty goes to Day 2

The 8-Game wasn’t the only mixed event on the schedule. The PLO specialists came together for the new Mystery Bounty tournament. A total of 92 entries were made, and 13 players reached the money stage, which will conclude today. There’s a €3.300 prize awaiting the winner, and Norway’s Marius Vik Enebakk leads the way as the clear chipleader.

Top 5 chip counts:

Marius Vik Enebakk – 600.000
Jonas Eirikur Nordquist – 376.000
Raivo Pukk – 256.000
Janne Marko Johannes Siljamäki – 197.000
Bartel Kars – 165.000

Other winners of the day

There was no shortage of side events on Day 2, as plenty of trophies found new homes. Per Frode Indersund came out on top in the Daily Single Re-Entry, taking home €3.100 after a heads-up deal with Niklas Per-Erik Anäs, who secured €2.900 for his efforts.

The NLH Supreme gathered 65 entries and was claimed by Estonia’s Ralf Rogov, who walked away with €3.300. AcerZiggy’s Hyper Turbo proved to be a fast and furious affair, with Alf Johannes Jacobsen navigating his way to victory and collecting €2.500.

Meanwhile, the Sviten Special was shortened from its original 2-day schedule into a single-day event, and it was Finland’s Jukka Ilmari Juvonen who emerged victorious, pocketing €2.700 along with the title.

Today’s schedule

Today kicks off the penultimate day of the Coolbet Open at 12:00 with the final three tables of the Main Event, as well as Day 2 of the PLO Mystery Bounty. At 14:00 there’s a freebuy satellite for the Coolbet Live Special, which itself begins at 17:00. We’ll also see the €1.500 Coolbet Open NLH, the Open Face Chinese Pineapple, a PLO 4&5 Card Mix, and we’ll close out the day with two No Limit Hold’em events: the Coolbear Thrill Ride at 21:00 and Sycksbe’s Hyper Turbo at 23:00.