2010 EPT Copenhagen

Main Event
Day: 1b
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Event Info

2010 EPT Copenhagen

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥j♦
Prize
3,675,000 DKK
Event Info
Buy-in
35,000 DKK
Entries
423
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
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Ka-Blom

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Isildur or Isil-don't, Viktor Blom has not been off to the very best of starts in this tournament.

Kasper Kjeldsen opened for 350 in mid position only for Blom to make it 1,800 to go. Kjeldsen ever so slightly raised an eyebrow and made the call.

He checked the {6-Spades} {J-Spades} {6-Hearts} flop and Blom bet 2,300. His hand betraying just the merest hint of a shake, Kjeldsen called again.

The two proceeded to check down the {4-Spades} turn and the {6-Clubs} river, and Kjeldsen turned over an unsurprisingly premium {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}. Blom mucked, and he's down to 23,500.

Tags: Viktor Blom

Hougaard Rockets Ahead

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Mr. Hougaard
Mr. Hougaard
We caught up with Marc Goodwin and Jesper Hougaard looking down at an {8-Hearts} {4-Spades} {2-Diamonds} flop. Goodwin in the big blind position checked, and then called 400 from Hougaard in mid position.

The turn was the {Q-Hearts} and Goodwin check-called 1,050 from Hougaard; Goodwin also check-called 2,600 on the {7-Diamonds} river before mucking when Hougaard turned over {A-Hearts} {A-Diamonds}.

"That's the one hand you've had all day," mused Goodwin.

"Nah," Hougaard told him, "It's just the first time I've had aces."

Goodwin claimed pocket jacks and dips to 26,000; Hougaard is up to around 35,000.

Tags: Jesper HougaardMarc Goodwin

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Clemencon, and On

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A rather better start has been had by tiny Frenchman Tristan Clemencon.

He raised to 250 under the gun and got three calls behind to see the {5-Diamonds} {10-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} flop. Three players checked around to Francesco de Vivo who bet 425; Clemencon and one other player made the call.

All three players checked the {9-Hearts} turn and they moved on to the {K-Spades} river, at which point Clemencon bet out 725, looking incredibly intense. Duly, everyone folded, and Clemencon took the pot without a showdown.

Tags: Tristan Clemencon

All Roads Lead to Romanello

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Unexpected Welshman Roberto Romanello has had a pretty dreadful start to the day, and is down to around 12,000 already.

The particular hand we witnessed involved him betting out 2,500 on the turn of an {8-Spades} {J-Spades} {3-Spades} {8-Diamonds} board, and another 5,025 on the {10-Spades} river. Anders Langset called both times, and Romanello had mucked his hand before Langset had even turned over his {3-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}.

Tags: Roberto Romanello

Who is Viktor Blom?

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Viktor Blom
Viktor Blom
If you've been keeping even half an eye on the nosebleed action online, you've heard of "Isildur1". The legendary and mythical figure dropped into the high-stakes realm from seemingly nowhere, pushing around millions of dollars and taking the online poker world by storm.

There's been a whirlwind of speculation among the railbirds and forum-ites regarding the real-life identity of Isildur, and the name most often thrown around is Viktor Blom, a 20-year-old Swedish wunderkind of sorts. Blom vehemently denies the rumors, but that hasn't exactly quelled the chatter.

We first bumped into Blom at the WSOPE last fall, and he has been absent from the tournament scene since then, as far as we're aware. It was a pleasant surprise, then, to see Blom's name atop the registration list for today's flight. He is indeed here, sporting a Rocky Balboa shirt and sitting at a table with Juha Helppi and Ricky Fohrenbach. We'll keep an eye on him today and hope to grab an interview, but we won't presume to guess he's ready to give away any information if he is indeed the newest nosebleed phenom.

Tags: Isildur1Viktor Blom

Fitzgerald Heading South

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An unhappy start for Alex Fitzgerald as he raised his button only for Kimmo Kurko in the small blind to reraise. Fitzgerald spent a moment sliding his cards around on the felt before calling, and deciding that he had invested enough to now sit up and pay attention.

Flop: {Q-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}

Kurko checked to Fitzgerald, who bet 1,100. Kurko made the call without much fuss, and they proceeded.

Turn: {9-Spades}

Once more Kurko checked, and this time Fitzgerald bet 2,400. Again, Kurko called, and they saw a river.

River: {K-Clubs}

Kurko checked again and Fitzgerald now bet 4,200. This time, though, Kurko raised to 11,000. A disgusted Fitzgerald gave it some brief thought before folding his {J-Diamonds} {10-Spades} straight face up. Kurko smiled vaguely to himself as he raked in the large-for-level-1 pot.

Fitzgerald is down to 21,000 already.

Tags: Alex Fitzgerald

It's Still Early

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2.30 in the PM it may be here in Copenhagen, but it's clear that certain of our runners have only just crawled out of bed.

"I thought we were getting 30,000 for every tournament now, but I only have 10,000," complained young Swedish pro Ramzi Jelassi. Looking down at his chips, it was clear to even a casual observer that he was still in possession of his full 30,000 starting stack. "Er, that is 30,000," said your blogger. Jelassi looked back down at the yellow chips at the bottom of his stack. "Ohhh, those are 5,000 chips. I thought they were 1,000 ones."

Good luck, Mr. Jelassi!

Tags: Ramzi Jelassi

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

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