Welcome to Day 1a of the Coolbet Open Main Event
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
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Big blind ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 50 | |
| 2 | 50 | 100 | |
| 3 | 75 | 150 | |
| 4 | 100 | 200 | 200 |
| 5 | 150 | 300 | 300 |
| 6 | 200 | 400 | 400 |
| 7 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 8 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
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.
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
| Date | Time (EEST) | Event # | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 16 | 5 p.m. | 1 | Freebuy Satellite to Coolbet Opening Event (seven seats gtd.) | €0 + €20 rebuys |
| 7:30 p.m. | 2 | One Hand Flip to Coolbet Opening Event | €20 | |
| 8 p.m. | 3 | Coolbet WarmUp Event (Main Event 1a Seat Added for Winner & Runner-Up) | €220 | |
| 10 p.m. | 4 | Freebuy Satellite to Main Event Day 1a (five seats gtd.) | €0 + €20 rebuys | |
| Oct. 17 | 1 p.m. | 5 | Freebuy Satellite to Main Event Day 1b (five seats gtd.) | €0 + €20 rebuys |
| 2 p.m. | 6 | Coolbet Open Main Event Day 1a | €550 | |
| 5 p.m. | Kommunepoker | |||
| 5 p.m. | 7 | Freebuy Satellite to Any €330 Event (seven seats gtd.) | €0 + €20 rebuys | |
| 7 p.m. | 8 | Coolbet NLHE Deepstack Day 1 | €330 | |
| 9 p.m. | 9 | Coolbet Hyper Turbo | €60 | |
| 11 p.m. | 10 | Five-Card PLO Bounty | €165 | |
| Oct. 18 | 1 p.m. | 11 | Hyper Turbo Satellite to Main Event Day 1b (five seats gtd.) | €60 |
| 2 p.m. | 6 | Coolbet Open Main Event Day 1b | €550 | |
| 6 p.m. | 12 | One Hand Flip to Archie | €25 | |
| 7 p.m. | 13 | Archie: Limit Triple Draw High/ Low Split | €165 | |
| 8 p.m. | 14 | One Hand Flip to Event 15 | €30 | |
| 9 p.m. | 8 | Coolbet NLHE Deepstack Final Day | ||
| 9 p.m. | 15 | Coolbet Thursday Turbo | €330 | |
| 11 p.m. | 16 | Coolbet No Limit Texas Hold'em FreezeOut | €110 | |
| Oct. 19 | 1 p.m. | 6 | Coolbet Open Main Event Day 2 | €550 |
| 2 p.m. | 17 | Freebuy Satellite to Any €330 Event (seven seats gtd.) | €0 + €20 rebuys | |
| 4 p.m. | 18 | One Hand Flip to Any €330 Event | €30 | |
| 5 p.m. | 19 | Pokerisivut Open Day 1 | €330 | |
| 7 p.m. | 20 | Coolbet Deep Special | €110 | |
| 9 p.m. | 21 | 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha Freezeout | €330 | |
| 10 p.m. | 22 | Freebuy Satellite to the Coolbet 1k (three seats gtd.) | €0 + €50 rebuys | |
| Oct. 20 | 12 p.m. | 6 | Coolbet Open Main Event Final Day | |
| 12 p.m. | 19 | Pokerisivut Open Final Day | €330 | |
| 12 p.m. | 24 | Freebuy Satellite to the Coolbet 1k (three seats gtd.) | €0 + €50 rebuys | |
| 1 p.m. | 20 | Turbo Satellite to €1k Coolbet (two seats gtd.) | €110 | |
| 2 p.m. | 25 | €1k Coolbet Six-Max | €1,100 | |
| 3 p.m. | 26 | Coolbet Ladies Event | €110 | |
| 3 p.m. | 27 | Open Face Chinese Pineapple | €220 | |
| 7 p.m. | 28 | Texas Hold'Em No Limit Bounty FreezeOut | €110 | |
| 9 p.m. | 29 | Pot Limit Omaha | €165 | |
| 11 p.m. | 30 | Coolbet Saturday Turbo | €110 | |
| May 6 | 12 p.m. | 31 | Turbo 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.