Level 4: 100 / 200 (200) – Day 1a Entries: 124 / 134 After three levels the first break has been reached. We did some counting and determined that Daniel Axelsson is currently in the lead with triple the starting stack. Those are our (eyeballed) top chip counts: <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><thead><tr><th class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Name</th><th class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Chips</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Daniel Axelsson</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">90,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Aleksandr Kuperman</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">62,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Oystein Brenden</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">59,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Andrei Harlanov-Voogla</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">57,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Eirik Lavik</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">57,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Georgi Abuladze</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">55,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Van Son Le</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">55,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Totti Lind</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">54,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Onni Huttunen</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">49,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Andrei Silencov</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">49,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Joel Salmirinne</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">48,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Christian Arstad</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">48,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Are Tengelsen</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">47,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Pal Kristiansen</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">45,000</td></tr><tr><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">Orvar Kilvar</td><td class="has-text-align-left" data-align="left">44,000</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

First Break, Axelsson Leads

Level 3: 75 / 150 &#8211; Day 1a Entries: 119 / 128 At table four we witnessed one of the largest pots of the tournament so far. We came to table when there were already a couple thousand chips in the middle with three players in the hand. The board read K 6 3 9 . After two checks Van Son Le bet 7k on the button and only Kaur Ajamaa in middle position called. The river fell 9 and Ajamaa who barely covered Son Le moved all-in for roughly 25k. Son Le instantly called. Showdown: Van Son Le: A A Kaur Ajamaa: A K With his better pair Son Le took down a pot worth 75k and left Ajamaa with only a couple thousand chips. Van Son Le &#8211; 75,000 Kaur Ajamaa &#8211; 8,000

Huge Double Up for Son Le

Level 3: 75 / 150 – Day 1a Entries 117 / 124 We did some counting at the tables. With 117 players in the field we counted a total of 7 women. That&#8217;s less than 6% of the field and we feel that there&#8217;s definitely room for improvement. The number of beers currently consumed at the tables narrowly beat the number of coffees consumed with 12 beers to 9 coffees. And we&#8217;ve counted at least 9 of the super cool Coolbet hoodies worn by players. Unfortunately we&#8217;re still at zero Coolbet bears playing although the bear has been spotted in the building earlier. <div class="wp-block-image"><figure class="aligncenter size-full"><a href="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-1a-12-by-Elena-Kask.jpg" data-lightbox="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-1a-12-by-Elena-Kask.jpg"><img src="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-1a-12-by-Elena-Kask.jpg" alt="Coolbet Bear" class="lightbox__image"/></a><figcaption>The Coolbet Bear &#8211; When will he enter the main event?</figcaption></figure></div>

The Important Statistics

Level 3: 75 / 150 &#8211; Day 1a Entries: 119 / 124 At table 8 Geert Laanemets got frisky with a short(ish) stack. After a couple of limps he found 7 3 on the button and moved all-in for roughly 7k. Right behind him Jarmo Salonen looked down to find Q Q . He had an easy call. After the limpers folded the hand went to showdown. The board ran out Q 4 4 &#8211;9 &#8211;6 giving Laanemets an unlikely flush. But this was not enough to beat Salonens full house. Jarmo Salonen &#8211; 44,000 Geert Laanemets &#8211; 0

Flush no Good For Laanemets

Level 3: 75 / 150 – Day 1a Entries 114 / 118 The Coolbet Open is running a TV table every day, including today. The stream will start after the first break after this level which will be roughly 15:00 EEST. The stream will be on half an hour delay and you can find it here: <a href="https://coolbetopen.com/live-video" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">Coolbet Open Live Stream</a>.

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