Pokerstars.com EPT Copenhagen Day 2 - At A Glance

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Good morning once again from the Comfort Hotel Esplanaden, where I am enjoying my now customary breakfast vitamin pill. A new player list/chip count type document has arrived from Pokerstars overnight, but I understand that it still has Marc Goodwin on it, and also they're claiming they can't find Steve Frezer on it even though he's quite obviously right at the bottom; nevertheless, I am posting it, and you will enjoy it, or I will set Jen on you. Corrected version hopefully available by the time we make it to the casino.

Play starts at 2pm Danish (1pm UK time, and it's suddenly occurred to me I haven't seen a single Danish pastry all week; am outraged by this). See you then!

Name   Country   Chips
Joris Jaspers   Holland   44,900
Mathias Andersen   Denmark   71,600
Miikka Samuli Mustonen   Finland   47,500
Stig Farholt   Denmark   70,600
Jonas Klausen   Denmark   13,800
Raymond Landaas   Norway   35,000
Allan Bække   Denmark   50,900
Ulrica Skönnemark   Sweden   9,400
Matin Talebi   Denmark   35,400
Severin Hovde   Norway   24,600
Christer Laudius   Sweden   12,900
Thomas Markussen   Denmark   10,900
Nikolas Liakos   Sweden   25,800
Barny Boatman   UK   30,000
Peter Hedlund   Sweden   16,100
Michele Limongi   Italy   21,000
Michael Marek   Czech Republic   11,600
Jospeh Serock   USA   35,200
David Figueroa   Peru   12,300
Wim Emo   Holland   30,900
Bill Chen   USA   40,300
Tomasz Krzesiñski   Poland   29,200
Michael Eriksson   Sweden   10,100
Thomas Petersen   Sweden   17,600
Mattias Ressner   Sweden   50,000
Andreas Hoivold   Norway   23,600
Johan Lund   Sweden   51,900
Nicolas Dervaux   France   20,000
Jarle Aasen   Norway   38,000
Ilari Sahamies   Finland   37,800
Magnus Hansen   Denmark   23,300
Morten Johansen   Denmark   15,400
Runar Runarsson   Iceland   25,400
Jan Sørensen   Denmark   57,800
Gesi Bason   Holland   9,200
Peter Eastgate   Denmark   79,700
Anders Martinsen   Denmark   17,400
Janno Cazemier   Afghanistan   37,500
Patrik Andersson   Sweden   14,400
Morten Erlandsen   Denmark   28,000
Jesper Hougaard   Denmark   33,400
Giacomo Rosa   Italy   29,200
Theo Jørgensen   Denmark   75,900
Frederik Brink Jensen   Denmark   45,700
Lars Juul Madsen   Denmark   34,200
Tom Larsen   Denmark   50,000
Kristian Hasløv   Denmark   50,700
Bengt Sonnert   Sweden   31,900
Pernille Ravn   Denmark   12,700
Jonas Lennartsson   Sweden   37,000
Nhi Bui   Sweden   12,600
Jesper Petersen   Denmark   16,000
Norman Levitt   UK   13,000
Omar Adel   Denmark   18,400
Tobias Holmeide   Denmark   28,400
Mika Puro   Finland   10,500
Brian Jensen   Denmark   28,200
Dennis Naci Hansen   Denmark   63,300
Kristian Pedersen   Denmark   18,500
Torbjörn Jonson   Sweden   19,300
Sidsel Helle Boesen   Denmark   25,900
Tommy Pavlicek   Canada   67,000
Paul Grabowski   USA   12,600
Martin Skovgaard Anersen   Denmark   25,500
Markus Golser   Austria   54,800
Marcin Horecki   Poland   50,100
Sonny Sareen   Denmark   19,900
Mikael Norinder   Sweden   19,000
Lasse Jeppesen   Denmark   13,300
Anthony Chatelain   Sweden   13,600
Nicolas Levi   France   20,900
Christina Orth   Sweden   13,000
Claus Uhrskov   Denmark   33,300
Jerzy Hajdamowicz   Poland   8,300
Ulrik Pedersen   Denmark   33,600
Luca Pagano   Italy   56,400
Kresten Nielsen   Denmark   32,900
Brian Linnet   Denmark   10,000
Timothy Vance   USA   27,900
Johannes Korsar   Sweden   28,200
Istvan Szikrai   Hungary   22,500
Timmi Jofur   Sweden   15,900
Claus Tversted   Denmark   10,300
Rigo Nyfjeld   Denmark   27,500
Jesper Askholt   Denmark   35,300
Nicolaj Linneballe   Denmark   12,500
Marcus Friman   Sweden   17,200
Anders Berg   Norway   26,200
Pehr Petersson   Sweden   7,100
Ola Brandborn   Sweden   79,300
Daniluk Andrey   Russia   24,600
Gino Alacqua   Italy   38,900
Claus Bentzen   Denmark   22,100
Anders Rasmussen   Denmark   7,700
Peter Kalsen Petersen   Denmark   50,900
Andreas Per Ragnar Davidsson   Sweden   27,300
Olli Kurvinen   Finland   14,400
Arnaud Mattern   France   7,300
Martin Bjerring Hansen   Denmark   30,800
Piotr Paruszewski   UK   17,100
Jannick Wrang   Denmark   4,300
Erik Veld   Holland   17,600
Matthias Neu   Germany   6,200
Frederik Hostrup-Pedersen   Denmark   11,900
Joseph Morneau   USA   26,200
Erik Bodén   Sweden   25,800
Jan Rune Olsen   Denmark   12,900
Morten Holm   Denmark   30,500
Leroy Soesman   Holland   46,000
Rolf Slotboom   Holland   9,400
Stuart Rutter   UK   21,200
Peter Eichhardt   Sweden   12,000
Kenneth Lyons   USA   19,300
Simon Dørslund   Denmark   59,500
Sven Polanski   Holland   7,000
Georgios Pittas   Greece   8,800
Sargon Ruya   Sweden   10,800
Sigbjørn Mortueit   Norway   9,900
Alexander Ellingsen   Norway   14,800
Christian Grundtvig   Denmark   28,900
Jakob Vedel Lauridsen   Denmark   25,900
Peter Bregnhøj   Denmark   8,900
Mikkel Middelbo   Denmark   18,000
Noah Boeken   Holland   9,400
Marcel Baran   Germany   30,200
Dustin Mele   USA   13,400
Christoffer Thorsen   Norway   39,400
Thomas Christiansen   Denmark   32,100
Mike McDonald   Canada   32,500
Lars Hoe Madsen   Denmark   10,000
Morten Klein   Norway   22,200
Luca Ferrario   Italy   7,600
Kaj Jørgensen   Denmark   11,400
Tung Huynh   USA   16,000
Aron Wallden   Norway   14,400
Scott Harwood   USA   15,300
Peter Hauerslev   Denmark   15,900
Gunnar Rabe   Sweden   14,300
Anders Henriksson   Sweden   34,300
Mathias Kuerschner   Germany   29,200
Jon Lundberg   Sweden   6,900
Ryan Badii   USA   12,600
Thor Hansen   Norway   20,200
Jens Hansen   Denmark   24,500
Marc Goodwin   UK   
Andreas Glannbro   Sweden   69,700
Anders Bekhøj Hansen   Denmark   27,300
Søren Jensen   Denmark   20,600
Tommy Dender   Denmark   7,400
Charles Furey   USA   44,600
Frank Gersby Jacobsen   Denmark   8,000
Brian Bischoff   Denmark   25,600
Ed de Haas   Holland   42,000
Trond Erik Eidsvig   Norway   35,400
Nedin Musa   Denmark   67,300
Rene Kovacs   Denmark   9,400
Vegard Mandal   Norway   43,900
Paul Testud   France   19,700
Claus Valloe   Denmark   13,100
Daniel Ryan   USA   21,400
Ramzi Jelassi   Sweden   46,200
Jonas Danielsson   Sweden   39,700
Henrik Rune   Denmark   46,600
Jonas Mathiasen   Denmark   8,400
Børge Dypvik   Norway   44,200
Rasmus Hede Nielsen   Denmark   43,100
Haward Speer   Germany   25,700
Roar Wang   Norway   20,400
Alexander Kravchenko   Russia   40,500
Kenneth Raun Hemmingsen   Denmark   30,600
Steve Frezer   USA   22,500

[danafish]

Thank you thank you for the well-meant pastry, I'm sure if it were real I would be a happier, less hungrier updater.

As it is, we've just arrived at the casino and as might be expected, the hallway is full of poker players, milling. Particularly interesting early doors will be the fate of Arnaud Mattern, currently an absolute microstack on about 7k - he's praying the seat draw puts him on the button. Also interesting should be the Rollercoaster Rutter - he's about average with 22k or so, but can't seem to help getting it all in on a race just when we're least expecting it, so we'll be keeping a close eye on him. Incidentally, he's terribly sorry about the lack of scarf these past few days. A scarf has been found, and photos have been posed for. To follow shortly...

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Mr Kremser is on the mic - he tells us that today we'll be playing eight levels or down to 40, whichever comes first. Tomorrow we'll be playing down to final table. Juuuuust about to start. Good luck everyone! My picks/favourite players of the day are Trond Eidsvig, Micke Norinder and Steve Frezer.

[danafish]

BREAKING NEWS

The button is at seat 9; Arnaud Mattern is at seat 8. Good luck, Arnaud!

[Djinn]

Early action includes:

Multiple simultaneous instances of stacks under 15k moving in, uncalled.

One instance of Arnaud Mattern somehow having doubled up before we even got into the room today (Dana fills in the tantalising details - QQ vs AQ).

One bust-out of Jerzy Hajdamowicz who moved in with on the cutoff but was instacalled by the big blind who woke up with .
There was a little bit of breath-holding despite the fact that the first card out was the because the turn saw the board reading providing a possible flush/straight for the all-in player, but the blank on the river sent him to the rail.

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Sorry about that, the server exploded.

Anyway, the action has been FAST and it has been FURIOUS thus far, as though everyone's hotel requires that they check out by 3pm or pay for an extra day.

Georgios Pittas of Greece is gone, somehow getting it in with Q-9 offsuit against the pocket Tens of Leroy Soesman. Soesman's vocal appeals to God that all the Queens stay firmly buried in the deck paid off.


Nicolas Levi and his special friend Micke Norinder are sharing a table again today, although possibly not for long. I have obviously bokked Mr Norinder by picking him, as he's down to just 8k, his flush draw failing to come through for him against Christina Orth's on an board, all in on the flop.


Pretty ladies still in include Sidsel Helle Boesen (in shades) and Pernille Ravn. Oh no, hang on, just as I'm scribbling down that she's still in, Pernille shoves with and gets herself called by the of Bengt Sonnert. An incredibly decisive board later, and she hits the rail, giggling.

[Djinn]

We are down one Nutter.

Stuart Rutter has lost another race.  J-J vs A-K was the real knocker-backer and then someone gave his A-9 a spin with Q-T.  “I just can’t win a race.  This year,” he says, with only the minimum amount of self-pity.  It does look like when the cards are on their backs, Stuart tends to have one foot out of the tournament area, to be fair – seen this happen to him at least once or twice… Still, he’s already looking forward to next weekend at the Broadway. 

[Djinn]

The tournament's range of headwear is significantly less cool with the knockout of Nicolas Levi.

I caught this hand from where Levi moved all in from the small blind over the preflop raise of cutoff Lasse Jeppesen (pictured combining Nicolas' chips with his own).  Jeppesen was thinking about it, then came down on the side of 'OK then' and called the all-in with , which probably wasn't what Nicolas had in mind when he shoved .  A Queen on the flop sealed his fate, and he calmly exited with a, "Nice hand," presumably to be pursued vigorously by the cameramen who seem to permanently film the gregarious young player.

[Djinn]

Saw a pretty big pot between Mathias Andersen (pictured) and Jonas Klausen just now...

The board was an interesting when Klausen checked, Andersen bet areound 5k and was called, eventually. 
River:    curiouser and curiouser...  Now check to Andersen once again, and he bet 9k.  A very long think later, complete with self-countdown etc. etc. (the decision was pretty serious for shorter-stacked Klausen).  Eventually he called but was shown the rather board-relevant ...

[Djinn]

LEADERWATCH

The start-of-day big stacks are here pictured:

1) Theo Jorgensen - resigned once again to having a really big stack



2) Ola Brandborn (although news has filtered in that he's actually lost about half his stack thus far...) He's here pictured telling me, "You didn't remember my name yesterday."  Oops.

[Djinn]

All of our picks are struggling somewhat, or looking a bit sad not to be chip leaders...  Most recent near-casualty (down under 10k) is Ramzi who got it in with Aces preflop (again - see his Dortmund exit) vs. Rolf Slotboom's Queens.  Out popped the Queen to give Rolf a good stack for the first time this tournament and near felt his opponent, who will probably inwardly wince whenever he gets it all in with Aces, good though that's meant to be to do.

[danafish]

Yes indeed, it seems that as soon as we pick them, they suddenly bust out, or become very depressed. Ramzi down to 8k. Micke Norinder out. Stuart Rutter out. Steve Frezer - depressed (see below). Can't even find Trond Eidsvig. Go Christian Grundtvig!

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Istvan Szikrai has doubled up with a flush courtesy of Kresten Nielsen. He is pleased.

Less pleased is Soren Jensen, who turned a straight holding Q-T on a K-9-3-J-T board and got himself called by Anders Hansen, who of course split with him at the end. Jensen was furious, although I didn't see the pre-river betting so it's hard to say if it was a slow-play gone wrong or foolish calling from Hansen that did it. He fumes, currently.

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Also one of our two remaining Brits is out. Sunderland-born Woodstock-lookalikey Andreas Hoivold is OUT, holding A-J against Raymond Landaas' A-2 on an A-8-7-2-4 board. Not sure when the chips went in, I'm afraid, but go in they did and they came out the property of Mr Landaas.

[danafish]

Ok, as far as I can see, we are now officially playing a Brit-free tournament.

Norman Levitt is not in his seat, presumed OUT.

Also we found on the list one Piotr Paruszewski listed as a UK qualifier, but he is also not in his seat, thus presumed busted.

And Mr Barny Boatman, sole UK survivor of Day 1a, has just this moment picked up his proverbial wooden spoon and headed for the rail. Canadian Tommy Pavlicek makes it 3k to go, and Barny shoves for another 8.7k. After a not-very-lengthy dwell, Pavlicek calls.

Boatman -
Pavlicek -

Board - ("oooooh," says everyone)

"You thought you were committed?" says Barny. "I'll send you a maths book."