Ole-Johnny Fagerslett Karlsen Wins €330 Deepstack Championship

The action heated up for Day 4 of the 2024 Coolbet Open at the Chesterfield Poker Club and the Nordic Hotel Forum on Thursday. Poker fan favorite from Norway Ole-Johnny Fagerslett Karlsen won the biggest prize of the day after winning the two-day The Coolbet Open €330 Deepstack Championship for €9,820 in front of a live-streamed audience on the Coolbet Open Facebook and YouTube channels.

The event, which overlapped with the two opening flights of The Coolbet Open 2024 €550 Main Event, attracted a field of 170 entries to create a €49,470 prize pool. The 23 surviving players from the opening day were already in the money for at least a €550 min-cash.

It appeared likely when there were five players left that the trophy would stay home in Estonia as Karlsen was pitted against four accomplished local players. The payouts were flatted thanks to the final three players agreeing to the deal after the formidable duo of Taago Tamm (fourth - €4,325) and Mark Metsla (fifth - €3,500) were eliminated. Karlson came out on top to win the extra money and the trophy, while Peeter Talviste (second - €7,763) and Alger Pissarev (third - €7,242) were rewarded handsomely for their podium finishes.

Two other players won side events on Thursday, including Finland’s Eeti Löyttyniemi, who defeated 159 individual players in the €150 NLH Single Entry for €5,250, and Sweden’s Karl Persson, who outlasted 111 entries in the late-night €150 Sycksbe Rock'n'Roll Hyper Turbo for €3,900.

Meanwhile, the festival highlight, the 2024 Coolbet Open €550 Main Event, concluded its second and final opening flight as players.

Hans Winther Still Leads Main Event

The 2024 Coolbet Open €550 Main Event has been a huge success thus far. Day 1a, which attracted 189 entries on Wednesday, is followed by a larger field of 275 entries on Thursday, bringing the field up to 464 entries, which already added €225,040 to the prize pool. These figures will grow as late registration opens for the first blind level of the second day, which commences on Friday at Noon.

Day 1a chip leader Hans Winther from Norway parlayed his 30,000 in opening chips to 266,300. This turned out to be good enough to head into the penultimate day of the Main Event with the chip lead. Estonia’s Karl-Julius Kalmus (242,300) isn’t too far behind and is inches ahead of Day 1b chip leader from Norway Stein Pedersen (241,800).

Taago Tamm (239,000), who had a deep run yesterday in the €330 NLH Deepstack is poised to make a deep run with fellow Estonians Taavi Pusa (234,000), 2019 Coolbet Open Main Event champion Ott-Kaarli Toome (203,900), and Madis Muur (199,900) all near the top of the leaderboard.

The action will resume at Noon on Friday, with players enjoying longer one-hour blind levels in hopes of making Saturday’s final day, when one player will earn the right to join the elite as the latest Coolbet Open Main Event champion.

Friday Schedule at the Coolbet Open

Get ready for tons of excitement on Friday at the Chesterfield Poker Club. The Coolbet Open is hosting a variety of events alongside nonstop cash games.

The day begins with Day 2 of the €550 Main Event at noon before the mixed-game community has its time in the sun with the €150 Coolbet Open 8-Game kicking off at 5 p.m. Mixed game players will also be able to enjoy the action-packed €220 Sviten Special at 10 p.m.

No-limit hold’em enthusiasts will still have choices to make, as two other events begin between the two mixed-game events. The two-day €440 Mystery Bounty kicks off its opening flight at 7 p.m. followed by the one-day €220 NLH at 9 p.m. Late-night enthusiasts will enjoy the high-octane Jevakim’s Friday Fun Hyper Turbo at 11 p.m.

Meanwhile, poker fans will not only have their eyes on the Main Event but also on the final table of the Coolbet Open €330 Pot Limit Omaha 4 & 5 Cards. The event attracted 51 entries on its opening day to create a €14,841 prize pool, with the action playing down to the money with the final seven players returning at 9 p.m. with a €1,000 min-cash in their pockets in hopes of winning the €4,500 top prize.

Best of luck on Friday to all of the Coolbet Open players and don’t forget to enjoy the moments.