Day 1b Kicks Off at 2pm CET
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Among the folks expected to take their shot at EPT glory today are Peter Eastgate, Luca Pagano, Noah Boeken and ElkY. This makes us all very excited. Sit tight, friends, because this is going to be awesome.
2010 EPT Copenhagen
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 EPT Copenhagen
Buy-in
35,000 DKK
Entries
423
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Among the folks expected to take their shot at EPT glory today are Peter Eastgate, Luca Pagano, Noah Boeken and ElkY. This makes us all very excited. Sit tight, friends, because this is going to be awesome.
Almost Ready
Even for a Day 1b, this is impressive.
Further to the Team PokerStars Pros already mentioned, we have a veritable cornucopia of poker talent treats for you here today. Among the names-you-might-know-from-TV are Messrs. Freddy Deeb, Michael Greco, Jesper Hougaard, Maxim Lykov, Tony Cascarino, Juha Helppi, Tristan Clemencon, William Thorson, Marc Naalden... It goes on and on.
TD Thomas Kremser has just this moment taken the mic, so we will be starting any second now...
And They're Off!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
It's Still Early
"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!
Fitzgerald Heading South
Flop:
Kurko checked to Fitzgerald, who bet 1,100. Kurko made the call without much fuss, and they proceeded.
Turn:
Once more Kurko checked, and this time Fitzgerald bet 2,400. Again, Kurko called, and they saw a river.
River:
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
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.
Who is Viktor Blom?
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.
All Roads Lead to Romanello
The particular hand we witnessed involved him betting out 2,500 on the turn of an
board, and another 5,025 on the river. Anders Langset called both times, and Romanello had mucked his hand before Langset had even turned over his 
.
Clemencon, and On
He raised to 250 under the gun and got three calls behind to see the
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
turn and they moved on to the 
river, at which point Clemencon bet out 725, looking incredibly intense. Duly, everyone folded, and Clemencon took the pot without a showdown.
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0