2012 PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a5
Prize
2,515,000 DKK
Event Info
Buy-in
35,000 DKK
Entries
299
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Lauri Varonen fi
Lauri Varonen
460,000
188,200
188,200
Stig Christensen
Stig Christensen
426,000
-4,000
-4,000
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
425,000
42,000
42,000
Juha Lauttamus fi
Juha Lauttamus
378,000
78,000
78,000
Metin Antar
Metin Antar
330,000
102,000
102,000
Aage Ravn no
Aage Ravn
298,000
6,600
6,600
Spencer Hudson us
Spencer Hudson
264,000
64,700
64,700
Michael Tureniec se
Michael Tureniec
259,000
4,000
4,000
EPT 1X Winner
Ghattas Kortas se
Ghattas Kortas
255,000
29,400
29,400
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
255,000
85,600
85,600
Niels van Alphen nl
Niels van Alphen
249,000
18,200
18,200
Andreas Wiese
Andreas Wiese
222,000
77,600
77,600
Alber Hanna
Alber Hanna
212,000
-28,100
-28,100
Henrik Jeppsson se
Henrik Jeppsson
210,000
47,800
47,800
Anthony Hnatow
Anthony Hnatow
208,000
-12,000
-12,000
Jacob Rasmussen dk
Jacob Rasmussen
196,000
103,200
103,200
Simon Ravnsbæk
Simon Ravnsbæk
195,000
-138,000
-138,000
Mads Wissing dk
Mads Wissing
195,000
75,700
75,700
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
167,000
-54,300
-54,300
Alexander Manson
Alexander Manson
167,000
700
700
Grzegorz Cichocki pl
Grzegorz Cichocki
165,000
23,000
23,000
Malki Yaron Zeev us
Malki Yaron Zeev
160,000
65,000
65,000
Keld Volquardsen
Keld Volquardsen
158,000
3,000
3,000
David Hrdlicka
David Hrdlicka
154,000
24,400
24,400
Constantin Petrica
Constantin Petrica
148,000
20,000
20,000

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Lauttamus Takes Strange Line To Take Down Pot

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

If you can keep your opponents guessing to what your hand strength is then you will definitely be a thorn in their side. Juha Lauttamus obviously knows this because he took a strange line against Simon Ravnsbaek in a hand just now.

It was Ravnsbaek who opened the betting with a raise to 4,800 from the cutoff and Lauttamus decided to see flop from the big blind and tossed in the extra chips. He and Ravnsbaek shared a flop reading {7-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{K-Hearts} and both players checked but there was no such passivity when the {A-Clubs} landed on the turn, instead Lauttamus instantly reached for chips and bet just 2,100. Ravnsbaek asked the dealer to confirm the amount before making the call.

The river was the {8-Clubs} and despite it being a relative blank Lauttamus made it 17,200 to play. Ravnsbaek took another look at his cards before giving them back to the dealer. Lauttamus wins.

Tags: Juha LauttamusSimon Ravnsbaek

Steve O'Dwyer Doubles Through Albert Iversen

Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer

Steve O'Dwyer is back up and running and approaching 100,000 chips again after doubling through Albert Iversen. We did not see the hand go down but it appears the chips went in on the {5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{J-Hearts} flop with the turn and river coming {6-Spades} and {A-Diamonds} respectively.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O’Dwyer
Steve O’Dwyer
98,000
53,000
53,000
Albert Iversen
Albert Iversen
8,800
-33,200
-33,200

Tags: Albert IversenSteve O'Dwyer

The Story of Varonen and Iacofano

When we started the days proceedings Kevin Iacofano was sat snugly in third place with 305,200 chips and just a few places behind him was the flying Fin Lauri Varonen with 271,800 chips. The latest chip counts show Varonen as the new chip leader and Iacofano floundering with the fish at the bottom of the ocean, so we have some explaining to do.

Melanie Weisner told us the the defining happened in a button versus big blind spot, Iacofano was in the big blind with pocket kings and Varonen was on the button with pocket aces. A six bet later, and Varonen had doubled up to overtake Weisner as the chip leader and Iacofano was left with a shove and fold stack.

Iacofano did indeed shove his stack into the middle at the beginning of Level 14 and it was that man Varonen who was once again there to greet him with a call.

Iacofano{A-Hearts} {K-Clubs}
Varonen{10-Hearts} {9-Hearts}

Iacofano was in for his last 21,500 chips but doubled up after the board ran out {K-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {6-Hearts}

Player Chips Progress
Lauri Varonen fi
Lauri Varonen
405,000
-55,000
-55,000
Kevin Iacofano us
Kevin Iacofano
46,000
4,000
4,000

Tags: Kevin IacofanoLauri Varonen

Iversen Doubles But Is Still Short

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Fresh from losing almost all of his chips to Steve O'Dwyer, Albert Iversen has just doubled up through PokerStars Team Pro Online Mickey Petersen.

Iversen open-shoved for 8,800 on the button and Petersen made the call.

Iversen: {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Petersen {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

"How do you read me like that," joked Petersen as the dealer got busy putting out the five community cards, which by the river read {Q-Spades}{A-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{A-Spades}{10-Clubs}. Iversen climbed to around 20,000 whilst Petersen is down to around 43,000

Tags: Mickey PetersenAlbert Iversen

Grzegorz Cichocki

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Keep your eye on this player: Grzegorz Cichocki. He finished in 2nd place at EPT Tallinn with a seemingly fearless approach to the game. He is currently sharing the same table as Melanie Weisner and Lauri Varonen and he is showing them, once again, that he has no fear at the table. After raising for three consecutive pots Cichocki once again moved a bet into the pot. This time Varonen decided to put him in his place with a 14,300 three-bet. How did Cichocki react? He moved all in for nearly 200,000 chips of course. Varonen folded and Cichocki counted out a raise in preparation for his next hand!

Tags: Grzegorz Cichocki

Hansen Gets it in Bad, Busts

Jacob Rasmussen has taken care of Lars Damgaard Hansen to break through the 200k mark.

He opened to 5,000 from mid position before Hansen three-bet to 14,700. When Rasmussen realised his opponent only had 50,000 back he slid over a tower of blue 5k chips. Hansen seemed to know he was in bad shape, but committed to his fate. Call.

Hansen: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Rasmussen: {k-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

The board ran {5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{4-Spades}{q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} and Hansen headed off.

Player Chips Progress
Jacob Rasmussen dk
Jacob Rasmussen
220,000
24,000
24,000
Lars Damgaard Hansen
Lars Damgaard Hansen
Busted

Tags: Jacob RasmussenLars Damgaard Hansen