Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Veli-Pekka Alakorva jammed against an opener 65,000 in chips. Two seats over, Sami Pulliainen called off his stack of around 27,000 and the rest of the table folded.
Veli-Pekka Alakorva:
Sami Pulliainen:
Alakorva screamed so loud that people downstairs in the casino likely heard. It sounded like a scream of pain but it was likely a scream of joy as his pocket queens were dominating his opponent's pocket nines.
The board was a good one for Alakorva and Pullianen quietly got up while his opponent screamed in what couldn't be mistaken for anything but happiness after his hand held.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Veli-Pekka Alakorva
|
95,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
Sami Pulliainen | Busted |
Ole Christi Larssen opened from early position for what appeared to be 2,500 before he called a three-bet from an opponent in late position.
Larssen check-raised his opponent from 3,700 to 7,400 after the appeared on the flop and got a call.
Larssen then jammed his remaining stack of 11,500 chips after the came on the turn and got a snap-call from his opponent.
The table collectively gasped after Larssen turned over for the nut-straight. Larsenn's opponent was drawing dead holding .
The came on the river and Larssen cracked aces and doubled up
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ole Christi Larssen
|
39,000 |
Marjo Nikkinen just eliminated two of the short-stacked players on her table.
She opened to 1,600 from under the gun before Odd-Einar Ronningsgrind three-bet jammed for 6,200 from middle position. Joonas Helin from one seat over four-bet jammed for 8,000.
The action folded back around to Nikkinen who paused for 30 seconds before she called.
Marjo Nikkinen:
Odd-Einar Ronningsgrind:
Joonas Helin:
Ronningsgrind got out of his seat and began walking away before the flop was dealt when he saw his opponents' hands. Helin sat tight to watch the action knowing he wasn't in the worst spot in the world.
Nikkinen's jacks held as the board ran blanks for both of her opponents and she successfully took out two players at once. Helin will likely be back in action as he immediately asked the dealer whether he could reenter at the table.
When he got his answer he promptly headed over to the tournament desk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marjo Nikkinen
|
55,000 | |
Odd-Einar Ronningsgrind
|
Busted | |
Joonas Helin | Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Players are now on their second and last 15-minute break of the day. Players will return for two more blind levels before bagging chips to tomorrow's Day 2.
During the break, PokerNews will be interviewing Norway's Jon Kyte.
Kyte came to the Coolbet Open to first compete in the Kommunepoker and is now in the Day 1b field of the Main Event.
Craig Timmis was at the final table of the first Coolbet Open Main Event in May and is back in action today with a big stack after winning a package to this event for finishing in the top 10 spots.
Timmis with just called a three-bet jam from Dmitri Gashkov with of about 7,000 chips.
It was looking good for Gashkov after he paired the flop. It went from good to drawing dead after the came on the turn to give Timmis a full house.
The on the river gave Gashkov a straight but that was still not good enough to save his chips.
After the hand, Timmis was piling up what appeared to be approximately 95,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Craig Timmis |
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
Dmitri Gashkov
|
Busted |
Dutch poker player Sander van Wesemael, affectionately known as simply "The Weasel" to his friends, has just late-entered the tournament. During the first Coolbet Open Main Event in May, he finished runner-up to Sebastian Wahl for €33,000.
While Van Wesemael was taking a seat an all-in and a call took place. Yngve Am three-bet jammed for 11,000 with and was called by Geir Olav Flataker with .
Am was slightly ahead in the race before the flop and held all the way through to the river with the board running all blanks for his opponent.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sander van Wesemael | 30,000 | |
Yngve Am | 23,000 | |
Geir Olav Flataker
|
20,000 |