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The Coolbear has already shared some heartful goodbye hugs and expressed farewell to the vibrant poker community in attendance for a thrilling first visit to the Chesterfield Poker Club and the Nordic Hotel Forum.&nbsp;
Before we let the final winners of the Coolbet Open have their time in the sun, we would like to thank all the players who helped contribute to the fantastic vibe at the festival. You are all champions in our hearts, and we look forward to seeing you at our next Coolbet Open in 2025.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Norway&rsquo;s Anders Bjorkheim earned the festival&rsquo;s spotlight on Saturday after he entered his name into the Coolbet Open history books after shipping The Coolbet Open &euro;550 Main Event for &euro;50,000 on the live-streamed feature table. However, several other players on Saturday and one more on Sunday also earned trophies to close out the 2024 Coolbet Open.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Sturla Hiller Wins Mystery Bounty<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Norway&rsquo;s Sturla Hiller is a treasured part of the Coolbet Open family, having attended many festivals. Hiller&rsquo;s friends were thrilled when he shared that he advanced to the second and final day of the &euro;440 Mystery Bounty when the envelopes began to be drawn.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
The event attracted 124 entries, creating a &euro;24,506 prize pool along with &euro;24,800 for the mystery bounty envelopes. The atmosphere was electric as players began to open envelopes until Hiller was the last player standing after defeating Finland&rsquo;s Akseli Valaja heads-up to win the &euro;5,550 top prize.&nbsp;
Despite eliminating four players on the final day and winning the title, Hiller wasn&rsquo;t the biggest winner. He was unable to find more than a &euro;600 min-bounty on three of his envelopes, with the other envelope containing a bit more juice, a &euro;1,400. This brought his total haul up to &euro;8,750, including &euro;3,200 in bounties.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Meanwhile, while Vajala did miss out on his trophy he was easily the biggest cash winner in the event. Like Hiller, Vajala also eliminated four players. Lady luck was on his side as he collect the three biggest bounties of &euro;5,000, &euro;5,000, and &euro;2,500 to supplement one min-bounty of &euro;600 for &euro;13,100 in total bounties. This is in addition to the &euro;4,000 earned from the prize pool from his runner-up performance to earn a total of &euro;17,100 for nearly double Hiller&rsquo;s haul.<o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Heidi R&oslash;neid Wins Coolbet Open Ladies Event<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Norwegian chess commentator Heidi R&oslash;neid is another long-time friend of the Coolbet Open to win a title on Saturday. R&oslash;neid joined the commentating booth during the 2023 Coolbet Open in Bratislava and it is fair to say her chess acumen crosses over to poker.<o:p></o:p>
R&oslash;neid joined in on the action in the &euro;150 Coolbet Open Ladies Event, which attracted 37 entries for a &euro;4,845 prize pool and agreed to a deal with Sissel Naalsund during heads-up action with a &euro;1,250 package to The Festival Ladies added to the event. Naalsund managed to earn a four-figure prize of &euro;1,435 thanks to the deal after R&oslash;neid came out on top to win the trophy, The Festival package, and the &euro;1,754 top prize.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Tone Fester Becomes Second Woman Champion on Saturday<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
R&oslash;neid wasn&rsquo;t the only woman to win an event on Saturday as Tone Fester did the same in an event with men and women after hoisting the trophy in the &euro;150 Coolbet Live Special.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
The Coolbet Live Special runs monthly at the Chesterfield Poker Club for the vibrant Estonian poker community. However, this Coolbet Live Special proved to be more special than usual as it was the largest to date, with 244 entries, creating a &euro;31,952 prize pool.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Fester earned the largest prize, according to The Hendon Mob, in an international poker tournament after defeating Joonas Laamanen during heads-up action.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Jon Gurrutxaga Alba Wins &euro;1,500 Masterclass<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Jon Gurrutxaga Alba is part of the Spanish poker community that has called Tallinn home for a number of years. On Saturday, he faced off against a talent group of 29 entries for a piece of the &euro;37,975 prize pool in the &euro;1,500 Masterclass and taught the field a lesson after shipping the event for &euro;18,000.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Local poker beast Steven Tool was the only Estonian to cash after bowing out on the podium in third place for &euro;6,000.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, a pair of Finnish players also cashed in the event, including runner-up Teemu Toikkanen (second -&nbsp; &euro;11,000) and min-casher Arto Lehtonen (fourth - &euro;2,975).<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Ronny Olsen Wins Final Event<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
While many players said their goodbyes Saturday evening, it wasn&rsquo;t just the locals that stuck around for the only event on Sunday in the &euro;150 Hyper Turbo Version of the Main Event.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
The event attracted 72 entries to create a &euro;9,428 prize pool. Norway&rsquo;s Ronny Olsen and local Estonian Toivo Ojasoo agreed to a heads-up deal to flatten the payouts, guaranteeing Ojasoo at least &euro;2,413.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Olsen went onto glory by defeating Ojasoo to collect &euro;3,027 and the final trophy of the 2024 Coolbet Open.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
Once again, a special thanks to all of the players, and of course The Coolbet Open staff, for making the 2024 Coolbet Open a success. We couldn&rsquo;t have done it without you, and we look forward to seeing you the next time.<o:p></o:p><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p>
See all the winner photos <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=CoolbetOpen&amp;set=a.924407256373174">here</a>.
Author: Jason Glatzer<o:p></o:p>
Photos: Elena Kask<o:p></o:p>
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Final Highlights 2024 Coolbet Open

Anders Bjorkheim Wins 2024 Coolbet Open Main Event (€50,000)

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Three new winners were crowned on Friday&rsquo;s Day 5 of the 2024 Coolbet Open at the Chesterfield Poker Club and the Nordic Hotel Forum including Estonia's Priit Hansalu, Finland&rsquo;s Erno Souminen, and Norway&rsquo;s Stig Mortensen.
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Meanwhile, the 2024 Coolbet Open &euro;550 Main Event witnessed another 40 entries getting into the mix at the start of Friday&rsquo;s Day 2 to bring the field up to 504 entries for a tasty &euro;244,440 prize pool.&nbsp;
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The action played deep into the money with the top 63 players earning at least a &euro;1,000 min-cash and 27 players advancing to Day 2.
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The start of the day chip leader Hans Winther squeaked in a min-cash with a 62nd-place performance, while several other notable players advanced further despite missing out on Saturday&rsquo;s final live-streamed day including the likes of Norway&rsquo;s Ingvill Nilsen (28th - &euro;1,375), Estonia&rsquo;s Ave Lepik (29th - &euro;1,375), Finland&rsquo;s Kare Hallamaa (38th - &euro;1,225), 2019 Coolbet Open Main Event champion from Estonia Ott-Kaarli Toome (39th - &euro;1,225), and Norway&rsquo;s Oystein Stai (48th - &euro;1,100).
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Meanwhile, Estonians are dominating the top part of the leaderboard heading into the final day with Vadim Guk leading the way followed by Steven Tool. Iceland&rsquo;s Daniel Axelsson is sandwiched in the middle in third place with Estonians Laasik Kasso and Madis Muur rounding out the top five.
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The final day will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay at <a href="https://coolbetopen.com/live-video">The Coolbet Open website</a> and The Coolbet Open Facebook and YouTube channels. You can also follow along with the action on the live blog powered by PokerNews, where you can check out the complete chip counts and the seat draw to start the day.
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<h2 dir="ltr">Three Trophies Hoisted on Friday</h2>
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The two-day &euro;330 Pot-Limit 4 &amp; 5 Cards had its second and final day. The event attracted 51 entries on its opening day on Thursday to create a &euro;14,841 prizepool. The action played down to the money where the seven final table players already locked up &euro;1,000 with their eyes on the &euro;4,500 top prize.
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The Estonian flag was guaranteed to be represented in the winner's circle after Norway's Joakim Fjaer exited on the podium in third place for &euro;2,200, leaving Estonia's Priit Hansalu and Finland's Riku Maatta heads-up for the title. Hansalu earned the trophy and the &euro;4,500 awaiting the winner, while Maatta took home a healthy &euro;2,950 for finishing one player shy of Coolbet Open glory.
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Mixed games are growing in popularity in Norway with the help of Coolbet streamer Ylva Thorsrud and Norwegian Poker Association president Tobias Leknes among others. The efforts to grow mixed games was evident with a banner field of 77 entries creating a &euro;10,083 prize pool with the top 13 players including Coolbet&rsquo;s Danny Hobo going home with at least a &euro;250 min-cash.&nbsp;
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Tthe 8-Game then followed a similar pattern to the &euro;330 Pot Limit Omaha, this time ending with two Finns and one Norwegian in the mix. The title was guaranteed to go home to Finland after the formidable Norwegian Tarjei Forus bowed out in third place for &euro;1,300. Finland&rsquo;s Erno Souminen defeated countrymate Outi Reinila heads-up to win the &euro;2,600 top prize and the trophy, leaving Reinila to settle for the healthy runner-up prize of &euro;1,800.
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We mentioned Thorsrud&rsquo;s help in growing the popularity of games outside of no-limit hold&rsquo;em through her stream and her network. However, she also enjoys two-card action and had her own event late in the evening: the &euro;150 Jevakim&rsquo;s Friday Fun Hyper Turbo. While Thorsrud was unable to cash, another Norwegian was able to take down the title in Stig Mortensen for &euro;2,830 after agreeing to a three-way deal with Pekka Ikonen (second - &euro;2,440) and Norway&rsquo;s Asgeir Lund (third - &euro;2,825).
 
<h2 dir="ltr">Saturday Schedule at the Coolbet Open</h2>
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The weekend is here and the 2024 Coolbet Open schedule boasts more events on Saturday than ever at the Chesterfield Poker Club.
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The day begins with the conclusion of the &euro;550 Main Event at noon with the live stream kicking off streamed across various channels, including <a href="https://coolbetopen.com/live-video">The Coolbet Open website</a> and The Coolbet Open Facebook and YouTube channels, 30 minutes later with hole cards exposed.
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The excitement isn&rsquo;t contained to the feature table and side tables of the Main Event; elsewhere, there will be a tremendous buzz as players begin to open mystery bounty envelopes with the help of the Coolbear. The second and final day of the &euro;440 Mystery Bounty will also start at the same time as the Main Event at noon.
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The two-day &euro;220 Sviten Special will also crown a winner with the action starting one hour later at 1 p.m.
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Meanwhile, women can enjoy competing against each other in the &euro;150 Coolbet Open Ladies Event at 3 p.m. This event boasts tons of value with a freeroll satellite taking place at 12:30 p.m. for this event guaranteeing three seats as well as The Festival Series adding a package to The Festival Ladies valued at &euro;1,250.
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Expect some big names and tons of excitement in the highest buy-in event of the festival in the &euro;1,500 Coolbet NLH Masterclass 6-Max at 3 p.m. followed by the &euro;150 Coolbet Live Special which has added value with a The Festival Series &euro;550 Main Event added to the winner&rsquo;s prize.
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Those looking for something different will enjoy the &euro;150 Open Face Chinese Pineapple at 7 p.m. followed by the &euro;150 Pot Limit Omaha Hyper Turbo Freezeout at 8 p.m.
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Thorsrud isn&rsquo;t the only one with an honorary event today as we may see the Coolbear in action for its own event in the &euro;60 Coolbear Thrill Ride. To add to the fun, an extra stack is added to the pot during the very first hand at every table.
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The Coolbet Open Social Media raffle takes place at 10 p.m. followed by the final event of the day in the &euro;150 Coolbet Farewell Hyper Turbo at 11 p.m.&nbsp;
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While the Hyper Turbo might be a farewell for many players, others will stick around on Sunday for the final event of the festival in the &euro;150 Hyper Turbo Version of the Coolbet Open Main Event.
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Best of luck on Saturday to all of the Coolbet Open players and don&rsquo;t forget to enjoy the moments.
 
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Author: Jason Glatzer
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Hansalu, Souminen, & Mortensen Win Titles as Coolbet Open Main Event Heads Into Final Day

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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 &euro;330 Deepstack Championship for &euro;9,820 in front of a live-streamed audience on the Coolbet Open Facebook and YouTube channels.&nbsp;
The event, which overlapped with the two opening flights of The Coolbet Open 2024 &euro;550 Main Event, attracted a field of 170 entries to create a &euro;49,470 prize pool. The 23 surviving players from the opening day were already in the money for at least a &euro;550 min-cash.&nbsp;
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 - &euro;4,325) and Mark Metsla (fifth - &euro;3,500) were eliminated. Karlson came out on top to win the extra money and the trophy, while Peeter Talviste (second - &euro;7,763) and Alger Pissarev (third - &euro;7,242) were rewarded handsomely for their podium finishes.&nbsp;
Two other players won side events on Thursday, including Finland&rsquo;s Eeti L&ouml;yttyniemi, who defeated 159 individual players in the &euro;150 NLH Single Entry for &euro;5,250, and Sweden&rsquo;s Karl Persson, who outlasted 111 entries in the late-night &euro;150 Sycksbe Rock'n'Roll Hyper Turbo for &euro;3,900.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, the festival highlight, the 2024 Coolbet Open &euro;550 Main Event, concluded its second and final opening flight as players.&nbsp;
<h2 dir="ltr">Hans Winther Still Leads Main Event</h2>
&nbsp;The 2024 Coolbet Open &euro;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 &euro;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.&nbsp;
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&rsquo;s Karl-Julius Kalmus (242,300) isn&rsquo;t too far behind and is inches ahead of Day 1b chip leader from Norway Stein Pedersen (241,800).&nbsp;
Taago Tamm (239,000), who had a deep run yesterday in the &euro;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.&nbsp;
The action will resume at Noon on Friday, with players enjoying longer one-hour blind levels in hopes of making Saturday&rsquo;s final day, when one player will earn the right to join the elite as the latest Coolbet Open Main Event champion.&nbsp;
<h2 dir="ltr">Friday Schedule at the Coolbet Open</h2>
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.&nbsp;
The day begins with Day 2 of the &euro;550 Main Event at noon before the mixed-game community has its time in the sun with the &euro;150 Coolbet Open 8-Game kicking off at 5 p.m. Mixed game players will also be able to enjoy the action-packed &euro;220 Sviten Special at 10 p.m. &nbsp;
No-limit hold&rsquo;em enthusiasts will still have choices to make, as two other events begin between the two mixed-game events. The two-day &euro;440 Mystery Bounty kicks off its opening flight at 7 p.m. followed by the one-day &euro;220 NLH at 9 p.m. Late-night enthusiasts will enjoy the high-octane Jevakim&rsquo;s Friday Fun Hyper Turbo at 11 p.m.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, poker fans will not only have their eyes on the Main Event but also on the final table of the Coolbet Open &euro;330 Pot Limit Omaha 4 &amp; 5 Cards. The event attracted 51 entries on its opening day to create a &euro;14,841 prize pool, with the action playing down to the money with the final seven players returning at 9 p.m. with a &euro;1,000 min-cash in their pockets in hopes of winning the &euro;4,500 top prize.&nbsp;
Best of luck on Friday to all of the Coolbet Open players and don&rsquo;t forget to enjoy the moments. 
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Author: Jason Glatzer
Photos: Elena Kask