The First-Ever CoolBet Open Main Event is About to Begin
Welcome to the 2018 Coolbet Open �550 Main Event at Olympic Park Casino and Hilton Park Hotel on May 2-6.
This is the first-ever Coolbet Open festival in history and is expected to attract players from all around Europe, especially from Scandinavian and Baltic countries.
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 | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | 50 | |
| 2 | 50 | 100 | |
| 3 | 75 | 150 | |
| 4 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 5 | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 6 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 7 | 300 | 600 | 75 |
| 8 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
Players are scheduled to play eight blind levels today and can re-enter an unlimited amount of times up until the start of Day 2. Those advancing to Day 2 or buying in before the day begins will play in an even deeper structure of 60-minute blind levels.
In addition, 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 9 p.m. and the �110 PLO Bounty at 11 p.m.
Coolbet Open Schedule
| Date | Time (EEST) | Event # | Event | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 5 p.m. | 1 | Freebuy Satellite to Main Event Day 1b (seven seats gtd.) | �0 + �20 rebuys |
| 7:30 p.m. | 2 | One Chip Flip to Event #3 | �20 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | 3 | Coolbet WarmUp Event (Main Event 1a Seat Added for Winner & Runner-Up) | �220 | |
| May 2 | 1 p.m. | 4 | Hyper Turbo Satellite to Main Event Day 1a (four seats gtd.) | �60 |
| 2 p.m. | 5 | Coolbet Open Main Event Day 1a | �550 | |
| 5 p.m. | 6 | Freebuy Satellite to Main Event Day 1b (five seats gtd.) | �0 + �20 rebuys | |
| 7 p.m. | 7 | Freebuy Satellite to Any �330 Event | �0 + �20 rebuys | |
| 9 p.m. | 8 | Coolbet NLHE Deepstack Day 1 | �330 | |
| 11 p.m. | 9 | PLO Bounty | �110 | |
| May 3 | 1 p.m. | 10 | Hyper Turbo Satellite to Main Event Day 1b (two seats gtd.) | �60 |
| 2 p.m. | 5 | Coolbet Open Main Event Day 1b | �550 | |
| 6 p.m. | 11 | Turbo Satellite to Any �330 Event | �35 | |
| 9 p.m. | 8 | Coolbet NLHE Deepstack Final Day | ||
| 9 p.m. | 12 | NLHE Turbo | �330 | |
| 11 p.m. | 13 | Hyper Turbo Win the Button | �60 | |
| May 4 | 12 p.m. | 5 | Coolbet Open Main Event Day 2 | �550 |
| 4 p.m. | 14 | Hyper Turbo Satellite to Any �330 Event | �60 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | 15 | One Chip Flip to Any �330 Event | �10 | |
| 5:45 p.m. | 16 | Last Chance One Chip Flip to Any �330 Event | �30 | |
| 6 p.m. | 17 | ViMenn Open Day 1 | �330 | |
| 10 p.m. | 18 | Rebuy Satellite to �1K Coolbet (three seats gtd.) | �60 + �50 rebuys and addon | |
| 12 a.m. | 19 | 5 Card PLO Turbo | �110 | |
| May 5 | 12 p.m. | 5 | Coolbet Open Main Event Final Day | |
| 12 p.m. | 17 | ViMenn Open Final Day | �330 | |
| 1 p.m. | 20 | Turbo Satellite to �1k Coolbet (two seats gtd.) | �110 | |
| 3 p.m. | 21 | �1k Coolbet Six-Max | �1,100 | |
| 5 p.m. | 22 | Open Face Chinese Pineapple | �220 | |
| 6 p.m. | 23 | Coolbet & European Poker Girls Ladies Event | �110 | |
| 7 p.m. | 24 | Coolbet Deep Special | �110 | |
| 9 p.m. | 25 | PLO | �330 | |
| 11 p.m. | 26 | NLHE Turbo | �110 | |
| May 6 | 12 p.m. | 27 | 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 winners are crowned.