The ninth Coolbet Open has its champion. Norway's Petter Berg won the record-breaking €550 Main Event on Saturday at Olympic Park Casino and the Hilton Tallinn Park in the Estonian capital Tallinn, collecting €65,415 after a hard-fought battle and defeating Georgia's Sergi Kapanadze heads-up in a hand that will be talked about for years. Sad goodbyes are already being shared around the Hilton Tallinn Park as the ninth edition of one of the Baltics' most beloved poker festivals winds down, with five more trophies awarded on Saturday alongside the Main Event crown, and one final send-off on Sunday before everyone heads home until next time.
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Petter Berg Wins the 2026 Coolbet Open Main Event
Petter Berg
Petter Berg got the job done and earned the rights of becoming the ninth Coolbet Open €550 Main Event champion. The Norwegian grinder, well respected by his peers and the holder of a Norwegian Heads-Up Championship title, won the biggest Coolbet Open Main Event in the tournament's history, navigating a record 753-entry field to claim €65,415 from the €357,675 prize pool. It was his first-ever Coolbet Open cash.
As was the case throughout the Main Event, Christoffer Karlén was live on the ground throughout the final day at poker.pro.
Berg started the final day just outside the top ten but began climbing quickly. By the time the first break arrived, after more than half the 54 returning players had been eliminated in the opening three levels, Berg had worked his way up to third in chips.
He seized the chip lead for the first time when two tables remained, following a decisive clash with overnight leader Oystein Stai that sent the Norwegian out in 12th place for €4,020. Defending champion Guillermo "GGordo" Cifuentes, who had been hoping to make back-to-back Coolbet Open final tables, was eliminated in 11th for €4,820 by Sergi Kapanadze, the Georgian who would become Berg's opponent in the heads-up. Kapanadze burst the official final table by sending Atte Franssila home in 10th, also for €4,820.
Sergi Kapanadze
At the final table, Kapanadze was the dominant force. He eliminated Roar Wang, Jarno Jokiniemi, and Rene Lazaro in succession and found himself with nearly half the chips in play when four players remained. Berg, meanwhile, had been doubling players up and was down to around ten big blinds.
What followed was one of the hands of the tournament: Berg got in king-nine against Tomi Bondarew's ace-nine and flopped a king to double through. He recovered, built a stack, then eliminated both Bondarew and third-place finisher Kenneth Olaisen, going into heads-up with nearly a three-to-one chip lead over Kapanadze.
Kapanadze pushed back in the heads-up, even bluffing Berg off a hand early on. But Berg made two key plays that changed the match. First, he went runner-runner to win a big pot he had no right winning, firing into Kapanadze's trip nines on a paired board with king-eight and catching running eights for a better two pair when Kapanadze wisely folded the river.
Then Berg called down a three-barrel bluff from Kapanadze, catching him with jack-high on a board that had given Berg two pair. Kapanadze was left with nine big blinds.
On the final hand, Berg shoved king-three on the button and Kapanadze called quickly from the big blind with queen-jack. The board ran three-ace-six-six-two. Berg's pair of threes held and the title was his.
A large Norwegian rail had gathered at the final table and erupted in cheers and applause when the final card was dealt. Berg was swarmed by his friends and after a quick photoshoot headed into the Estonian night with his people and €65,415.
Asked about his win, Berg kept it characteristically brief. "It's always good to finish first," he told the Coolbet team.
Runner-up Sergi Kapanadze, a former member of the Georgian parliament, collected €43,060, by far the largest score of his career. Georgia has a growing poker community and Kapanadze's performance in Tallinn will have been noticed back home.
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1st |
Petter Berg |
Norway |
€65,415 |
|
2nd |
Sergi Kapanadze |
Georgia |
€43,060 |
|
3rd |
enneth Olaisen |
Norway |
€30,750 |
|
4th |
Tomi Bondarew |
Finland |
€23,080 |
|
5th |
Lazaro Cifuentes |
Spain |
€17,670 |
|
6th |
Tomas Bulksas |
Lithuania |
€13,580 |
|
7th |
Jarno Jokiniemi |
Finland |
€10,620 |
|
8th |
Roar Wang |
Norway |
€7,990 |
|
9th |
Jon Thorvaldsson |
Iceland |
€6,080 |
|
10th |
Atte Franssila |
Finland |
€4,820 |
|
11th |
Guillermo Gordo |
Spain |
€4,820 |
|
12th |
Oystein Stai |
Norway |
€4,020 |
|
13th |
Pal Koppegodt |
Norway |
€4,020 |
|
14th |
Tomas Fernkvist |
Sweden |
€3,410 |
|
15th |
Ville Keränen |
Finland |
€3,410 |
|
16th |
Ragnar Linde |
Estonia |
€2,970 |
|
17th |
Payam Seyedzadeh |
Norway |
€2,970 |
|
18th |
Ranel Käsi |
Estonia |
€2,560 |
|
19th |
John Blomberg |
Finland |
€2,560 |
|
20th |
Maria Ling |
Sweden |
€2,560 |
|
21st |
Kristaps Renga |
Latvia |
€2,250 |
|
22nd |
Frederico Dos Santos |
Brazil |
€2,250 |
|
23rd |
Pekka Ikonen |
Finland |
€2,250 |
|
24th |
Conny Eriksson |
Finland |
€1,960 |
|
25th |
Julia Kuusijärvi |
Finland |
€1,960 |
|
26th |
Xavier Lyu |
United States |
€1,960 |
|
27th |
Erik Hamre |
Norway |
€1,960 |
|
28th |
Mihkel Ustav |
Estonia |
€1,680 |
|
29th |
William Aravena |
Chile |
€1,680 |
|
30th |
Lauri Tuominen |
Finland |
€1,680 |
|
31st |
Joonas Helin |
Finland |
€1,680 |
|
32nd |
Kristian Dahl |
Norway |
€1,480 |
|
33rd |
Olaf Larssen |
Norway |
€1,480 |
|
34th |
Ranno Sootla |
Estonia |
€1,480 |
|
35th |
Kjetil Hanstvedt |
Norway |
€1,480 |
|
36th |
Bjorn Ophaug |
Norway |
€1,480 |
|
37th |
Leo Alatalo |
Finland |
€1,480 |
|
38th |
Gabriel Terol |
Spain |
€1,480 |
|
39th |
Lluis Murcia |
Spain |
€1,480 |
|
40th |
Halldor Sverrisson |
Iceland |
€1,350 |
|
41st |
Robert Rohr |
Germany |
€1,350 |
|
42nd |
Raimo Ahola |
Finland |
€1,350 |
|
43rd |
Gunnar Leifsson |
Iceland |
€1,350 |
|
44th |
Atso Lindell |
Finland |
€1,350 |
|
45th |
Andreas Backlund |
Finland |
€1,350 |
|
46th |
Jarmo Salonen |
Finland |
€1,350 |
|
47th |
Dominykas Buda |
Lithuania |
€1,350 |
|
48th |
Yevhen Pavlenko |
Ukraine |
€1,350 |
|
49th |
Priit Brikker |
Estonia |
€1,350 |
|
50th |
Korneliusz Jelinski |
Poland |
€1,350 |
|
51st |
Axel Hilmisson |
Iceland |
€1,350 |
|
52nd |
Arasch Mirzai |
Sweden |
€1,350 |
|
53rd |
Alger Pissarev |
Estonia |
€1,350 |
|
54th |
Sindre Rönquist |
Norway |
€1,350 |
|
55th |
Jonas Lapinskas |
Lithuania |
€1,350 |
|
56th |
Luis Palma |
Chile |
€1,230 |
|
57th |
Jerry Villa |
Finland |
€1,230 |
|
58th |
Toivo Ojasoo |
Estonia |
€1,230 |
|
59th |
Mark Metsla |
Estonia |
€1,230 |
|
60th |
Jan Holte |
Norway |
€1,230 |
|
61st |
Siim Suviste |
Estonia |
€1,230 |
|
62nd |
Daniel Vasser |
Estonia |
€1,230 |
|
63rd |
Mounir Tajiou |
Sweden |
€1,230 |
|
64th |
Toomas Mäkikokko |
Finland |
€1,230 |
|
65th |
Baldvin Borgarsson |
Iceland |
€1,230 |
|
66th |
Heikki Haapasaari |
Finland |
€1,230 |
|
67th |
Miska Vihervuori |
Finland |
€1,230 |
|
68th |
Jami Juutila |
Finland |
€1,230 |
|
69th |
Johan Storåkers |
Sweden |
€1,230 |
|
70th |
Matti Mustonen |
Finland |
€1,230 |
|
71st |
Gunnar Jacobsen |
Norway |
€1,230 |
|
72nd |
John Hagstrand |
Sweden |
€1,120 |
|
73rd |
Brage Aasen |
Norway |
€1,120 |
|
74th |
Jere Laitinen |
Finland |
€1,120 |
|
75th |
Stanislovas Vinicenka |
Lithuania |
€1,120 |
|
76th |
Timo Rantamäki |
Finland |
€1,120 |
|
77th |
Joel Holmberg |
Finland |
€1,120 |
|
78th |
Teemu Leppälahti |
Finland |
€1,120 |
|
79th |
Jarkko Suokas |
Finland |
€1,120 |
|
80th |
Gretar Steindorsson |
Iceland |
€1,120 |
|
81st |
Daniel Åkesson |
Sweden |
€1,120 |
|
82nd |
Karol Olszewski |
Poland |
€1,120 |
|
83rd |
Denise Fodor |
Denmark |
€1,120 |
|
84th |
Peeter Talviste |
Estonia |
€1,120 |
|
85th |
Steven Tool |
Estonia |
€1,120 |
|
86th |
Martin Willborg |
Sweden |
€1,120 |
|
87th |
Anders Bjorkheim |
Norway |
€1,120 |
|
88th |
Markus Volk |
Finland |
€1,120 |
|
89th |
Mario Colavita |
Italy |
€1,120 |
|
90th |
Kalle Kulju |
Finland |
€1,120 |
|
91st |
Peter Sbertoli |
Norway |
€1,120 |
|
92nd |
Pyry Kekäläinen |
Finland |
€1,120 |
|
93rd |
Sebastien Schang |
France |
€1,120 |
|
94th |
Adalbjörn Jonsson |
Iceland |
€1,120 |
|
95th |
Jonatan Wedde |
Norway |
€1,120 |
Anders Karlsen Wins Second Trophy of the Festival in the €1,100 High Roller
Anders Karlsen
Norway's Anders Karlsen had already collected more bounty money than anyone else in the Mystery Bounty earlier in the week. On Saturday he added a trophy to his Coolbet Open haul, winning the €1,100 NLH High Roller for €27,070 from a record 97-entry field worth €92,150.
Karlsen defeated Latvia's Edgars Hauks heads-up, with Germany's Martin Zobel, who had led the field overnight, finishing third for €12,160. Spain's David Marfil, who finished fourth in the 2026 WSOP Circuit Tallinn Main Event for €68,575 earlier this summer, as covered by poker.pro, finished fifth here for €6,530. Sweden's Rohan Oberoi, who recently founded the Pebel staking app, finished ninth for €2,810.
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1st |
Anders Karlsen |
Norway |
€27,070 |
|
2nd |
Edgars Hauks |
Latvia |
€17,590 |
|
3rd |
Martin Zobel |
Germany |
€12,160 |
|
4th |
Antti Takala |
Finland |
€8,840 |
|
5th |
David Marfil |
Spain |
€6,530 |
|
6th |
Raivo Grislis |
Latvia |
€4,940 |
|
7th |
Paul Le Cheviller |
France |
€4,040 |
|
8th |
Tommy Sorensen |
Norway |
€3,350 |
|
9th |
Rohan Oberoi |
Sweden |
€2,810 |
|
10th |
Eskil Kvamvold |
Norway |
€2,410 |
|
11th |
Jari-Pekka Juhola |
Finland |
€2,410 |
Mathias Christensen Wins the €350 PLO4/PLO5 Mystery Bounty
Mathias Christensen
Sweden's Mathias Christensen won the €350 PLO4/PLO5 Deepstack Mystery Bounty for a combined total of €12,000. The prize pool paid out €4,000 for first place, and Christensen also pulled the €8,000 top mystery bounty envelope during the course of Day 2, giving him €12,000 in all.
Portugal's Manuel Lopes, who had led the 13-player field overnight, collected €5,258 between his prize pool finish and the bounty envelopes he opened during the day. The 104-entry event generated a €15,028 prize pool with mystery bounties ranging from €300 to the €4,000 top bounty.
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
Bounty |
Total |
|
1st |
Mathias Christensen |
Sweden |
€4,000 |
€8,000 |
€12,000 |
|
2nd |
Manuel Lopes |
Portugal |
€2,758 |
€2,500 |
€5,258 |
|
3rd |
Jani Forsten |
Finland |
€1,900 |
€2,300 |
€4,200 |
|
4th |
Bo Göthlin |
Sweden |
€1,380 |
€500 |
€1,880 |
|
5th |
Tommi Hakala |
Finland |
€1,060 |
€0 |
€1,060 |
|
6th |
Andre Sivertsen |
Norway |
€860 |
€0 |
€860 |
|
7th |
Antti Pietarinen |
Finland |
€690 |
€300 |
€990 |
|
8th |
Toni Ojala |
Finland |
€560 |
€0 |
€560 |
|
9th |
Mikko Harmaa |
Finland |
€440 |
€2,000 |
€2,440 |
Arild Haugland Wins the €200 Open-Face Chinese Pineapple
Arild Haugland
Norway swept the entire podium in the €200 OFC Pineapple, with Arild Haugland winning for €2,771, Borge Dypvik finishing second for €1,930, and Eirik Bjorbak third for €1,380 from a 47-entry field worth €7,591.
Three Norwegians, three spots, zero room for anyone else. Bjorbak had also made the final table of the Tuesday PLO4, making him one of the more active mixed game players across the week.
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1st |
Arild Haugland |
Norway |
€2,771 |
|
2nd |
Borge Dypvik |
Norway |
€1,930 |
|
3rd |
Eirik Bjorbak |
Norway |
€1,380 |
|
4th |
Toni Järvisalo |
Finland |
€930 |
|
5th |
Sven Reimaa |
Estonia |
€580 |
Jukka Moisio Wins the €350 NLH Deepstack with Added Prizes
Finland's Jukka Moisio has been a frequent visitor to Tallinn over the years and on Saturday he recorded the biggest score of his poker career. Moisio won the €350 NLH Deepstack with Added Prizes from a massive 242-entry field for €15,029, pushing his lifetime recorded earnings past $100,000 on the Hendon Mob.
The event featured added prizes raffled during play, including packages to the 2027 Coolbet Open and tickets to the 2026 Festival Weekend Tallinn in November. Norway's Markus Mortensen finished runner-up for €9,340 and Norway's Ole Johnny Karlsen took third for €6,680.
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1st |
Jukka Moisio |
Finland |
€15,029 |
|
2nd |
Markus Mortensen |
Norway |
€9,340 |
|
3rd |
Ole Johnny Karlsen |
Norway |
€6,680 |
|
4th |
Jawad Habib |
Sweden |
€5,070 |
|
5th |
Martin Willborg |
Sweden |
€3,960 |
|
6th |
Tommi Hakala |
Finland |
€3,160 |
|
7th |
Evija Beizaka |
Latvia |
€2,600 |
|
8th |
Enea Subashi |
Greece |
€2,170 |
|
9th |
Aleksandr Geller |
Estonia |
€1,890 |
Sascha Manns Wins the €250 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty
Sascha Manns
Sascha Manns has made the trip to Tallinn many times and the mixed game events on the Coolbet Open schedule are where he is most comfortable. On Saturday he claimed the €250 PLO4/PLO5/PLO6 Progressive Bounty title from a 122-entry field, with Germany producing an all-German heads-up as Victor Hochheiden finished runner-up.
Both players collected €2,669 from the prize pool itself, with bounty money accumulated throughout the day on top for each. Manns won the tournament and walked away with the largest total, with no deal struck between the two going into heads-up.
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1st |
Sascha Manns |
Germany |
€2,669 |
|
2nd |
Victor Hochheiden |
Germany |
€2,669 |
|
3rd |
Dennis Holst |
Sweden |
€1,730 |
|
4th |
Jani Forsten |
Finland |
€1,200 |
|
5th |
Jarmo Salonen |
Finland |
€920 |
|
6th |
Joonas Salo |
Finland |
€720 |
|
7th |
Julia Kuusijärvi |
Finland |
€600 |
|
8th |
Thomas Lind |
Sweden |
€500 |
|
9th |
Jani Mäkinen |
Finland |
€430 |
Ville-Matti Keränen Wins Sycksbe's Hyper Turbo
Finland's Ville-Matti Keränen, a player well known to Estonian poker rooms, won the €200 NLH Sycksbe's Hyper Turbo from a strong 138-entry field for €5,527, defeating Finland's Toni Järvisalo heads-up in an all-Finnish final. Both players know Estonia well and Keränen's win was a fitting close to a night where Finland dominated across the board.
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1st |
Ville-Matti Keränen |
Finland |
€5,527 |
|
2nd |
Toni Järvisalo |
Finland |
€3,610 |
|
3rd |
Bo Göthlin |
Sweden |
€2,580 |
|
4th |
Knut Gronli |
Norway |
€1,930 |
|
5th |
Mikko Harmaa |
Finland |
€1,460 |
|
6th |
Frederic Janik |
France |
€1,170 |
|
7th |
Roar Wang |
Norway |
€960 |
|
8th |
Hafsteinn Baldursson |
Iceland |
€790 |
|
9th |
Kjetil Hanstvedt |
Norway |
€640 |
See You at the Coolbet Closer
The ninth Coolbet Open is not quite over. Sunday brings one final event at Olympic Park Casino: the €200 NLH Coolbet Closer Hyper Turbo, the traditional send-off event that gives players one last chance to sit across from each other before everyone heads home. The goodbyes being shared around the Hilton Tallinn Park on Saturday night will continue through Sunday as the ninth edition winds down. Plans for the 2027 Coolbet Open are already in the works. Until then, congratulations to Petter Berg and every player who made the trip to Tallinn. The ninth edition was the biggest and best in the festival's history, and the record it set will take some beating.
- Images courtesy of Elena Kask / Coolbet Open
- Article originally produced at poker.pro.
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