2018 Coolbet Open II

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2018 Coolbet Open II

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
105
Prize
€60,510
Event Info
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€285,665
Entries
589
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

Welcome to Day 1a of the Coolbet Open Main Event

Coolbet Open
Coolbet Open

Welcome to the 2018 Coolbet Open �550 Main Event at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Park Hotel on Oct. 17-20.

The festival is expected to attract players from all around Europe, especially from Scandinavian and Baltic countries with many already in the house last night for the Coolbet �220 WarmUp Event and the welcome drinks ceremony which included a "cool" band featuring Kim Herold, Toomas Keskinen, and Jarkoo Rantala.

The Coolbear was also in the house dancing away on stage with the magnificent trio.

The first of the two opening days of the Main Event kicks off today at 2 p.m. EEST. The tournament boasts an amazing structure with players kicking off the action with 30,000 in chips and blinds increasing every 45 minutes.



Coolbet Open Main Event Day 1a Blind Structure

LevelSmall blindBig blindBig blind ante
12550 
250100 
375150 
4100200200
5150300300
6200400400
7300600600
8400800800

Players are scheduled to play eight blind levels today and can re-enter an unlimited amount of times up until the end of the first blind level of Day 2 on Oct. 19. Those advancing to Day 2 or buying in before the late-registration period closes will play in an even deeper structure of 60-minute blind levels. Players that survive the second day will compete for the title in one final day on Oct. 20.

This is the second-ever Coolbet Poker festival. The first one took place in May 2018 and was a huge success both in terms of how many players attended and the fun atmosphere surrounding the event.

Sebastian Wahl
Sebastian Wahl wins first-ever Coolbet Open Main Event in May.

In May, Finland's Sebastian Wahl outlasted a field of 425 entrants in the Main Event to win the top prize of �50,100 ($60,267).

Wahl battled it out against a difficult opponent heads-up in Dutch player Sander van Wesemael, who claimed the runner-up prize of �33,000 ($39,637).

Van Wesemael, Wahl, and other top performers, will be back this festival thanks to the top 10 finishers in the Main Event in May getting awarded a Coolbet Open package on top of the prizes they won.

In addition to the Main Event, there are a whopping 26 events on the schedule to complement the Main Event giving something for everyone. Today's action includes the opening day of the two-day Coolbet �330 NLHE Deepstack at 7 p.m., the and the Coolbet �165 Hyper Turbo at 9 p.m., and the �60 Five-Card PLO Bounty at 11 p.m.

In addition, the final two tables of the Kommunepoker will begin at 5 p.m. This event has created a huge buzz in Norway with players competing locally in their municipalities. The winner of each municipality, including Bergen's Jon Kyte, will be in action hoping to become the Norwegian champion. This event will be live streamed in Norwegian and embedded in our coverage.

Coolbet Open Schedule

DateTime (EEST)Event #EventBuy-in
Oct. 165 p.m.1Freebuy Satellite to Coolbet Opening Event (seven seats gtd.)�0 + �20 rebuys
 7:30 p.m.2One Hand Flip to Coolbet Opening Event�20
 8 p.m.3Coolbet WarmUp Event (Main Event 1a Seat Added for Winner & Runner-Up)�220
 10 p.m.4Freebuy Satellite to Main Event Day 1a (five seats gtd.)�0 + �20 rebuys
Oct. 171 p.m.5Freebuy Satellite to Main Event Day 1b (five seats gtd.)�0 + �20 rebuys
 2 p.m.6Coolbet Open Main Event Day 1a�550
 5 p.m. Kommunepoker 
 5 p.m.7Freebuy Satellite to Any �330 Event (seven seats gtd.)�0 + �20 rebuys
 7 p.m.8Coolbet NLHE Deepstack Day 1�330
 9 p.m.9Coolbet Hyper Turbo�60
 11 p.m.10Five-Card PLO Bounty�165
Oct. 181 p.m.11Hyper Turbo Satellite to Main Event Day 1b (five seats gtd.)�60
 2 p.m.6Coolbet Open Main Event Day 1b�550
 6 p.m.12One Hand Flip to Archie�25
 7 p.m.13Archie: Limit Triple Draw High/ Low Split�165
 8 p.m.14One Hand Flip to Event 15�30
 9 p.m.8Coolbet NLHE Deepstack Final Day 
 9 p.m.15Coolbet Thursday Turbo�330
 11 p.m.16Coolbet No Limit Texas Hold'em FreezeOut�110
Oct. 191 p.m.6Coolbet Open Main Event Day 2�550
 2 p.m.17Freebuy Satellite to Any �330 Event (seven seats gtd.)�0 + �20 rebuys
 4 p.m.18One Hand Flip to Any �330 Event�30
 5 p.m.19Pokerisivut Open Day 1�330
 7 p.m.20Coolbet Deep Special�110
 9 p.m.215 Card Pot Limit Omaha Freezeout�330
 10 p.m.22Freebuy Satellite to the Coolbet 1k (three seats gtd.)�0 + �50 rebuys
Oct. 2012 p.m.6Coolbet Open Main Event Final Day 
 12 p.m.19Pokerisivut Open Final Day�330
 12 p.m.24Freebuy Satellite to the Coolbet 1k (three seats gtd.)�0 + �50 rebuys
 1 p.m.20Turbo Satellite to �1k Coolbet (two seats gtd.)�110
 2 p.m.25�1k Coolbet Six-Max�1,100
 3 p.m.26Coolbet Ladies Event�110
 3 p.m.27Open Face Chinese Pineapple�220
 7 p.m.28Texas Hold'Em No Limit Bounty FreezeOut�110
 9 p.m.29Pot Limit Omaha�165
 11 p.m.30Coolbet Saturday Turbo�110
May 612 p.m.31Turbo Deep Stack Version of Coolbet Main Event�110

Stay tuned as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will bring you the biggest hands and bad beats from the Main Event until the winner is crowned.

Tags: Jarkoo RantalaJon KyteKim HeroldSander van WesemaelSebastian WahlToomas Keskinen