2012 PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen

Main Event
Day: 4
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

Van Alphen Doubles

The active Van Alphen
The active Van Alphen

Niels van Alphen got off to a great start before his stack started to slide and he seemed to lose his "Mojo" according to the EPT Live Lite commentators. He may well have it back after he doubled through Team Online's Mickey Petersen.

All the chips went in pre flop and the cards were on their backs.

Petersen: {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs}
Van Aplhen: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The board ran {3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts} to see the jacks hold up.

Player Chips Progress
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
834,000
-144,000
-144,000
Niels van Alphen nl
Niels van Alphen
630,000
80,000
80,000

Tags: Mickey PetersenNiels van Alphen

Ravn Getting Underneath O'Dwyer's Skin?

Aage Ravn terrorising O'Dwyer from position
Aage Ravn terrorising O'Dwyer from position

Jacob Rasmussen raised to 35,000 in first position, Steve O'Dwyer called in the small blind and Aage Ravn once more squeezed out a three-bet for 100,000 in the big blind. Rasmussen folded and O'Dwyer called in a repeat performance of a previous hand.

The flop was {J-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {2-Hearts} and after O'Dwyer checked, Ravn immediately moved 200,000 into the middle of the felt. O'Dwyer must have knew it was coming and went into the tank and after about three or four minutes, O'Dwyer folded and Ravn dragged in yet another three-bet pot.

Player Chips Progress
Aage Ravn no
Aage Ravn
1,390,000
90,000
90,000
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer
630,000
-110,000
-110,000

Tags: Steve O'DwyerAage Ravn

O'Dwyer Claws Some Back

Steve O'Dwyer raised to 33,000 on the button and Jacob Rasmussen defended the big blind. The action checked through to the river on a board of {10-Clubs} {8-Spades} {4-Clubs} {2-Spades} {5-Hearts} and Rasmussen called a 38,000 O'Dwyer bet. The American turned over {5-Clubs} {5-Spades} and Rasmussen acknowledged that it was good before mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer
790,000
160,000
160,000
Jacob Rasmussen dk
Jacob Rasmussen
720,000
106,000
106,000

Tags: Steve O'DwyerJacob Rasmussen

Rasmussen Takes On O'Dwyer

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jacob Rasmussen has shown he is not afraid the three and four bet in these latter stages of the EPT Copenhagen Main Event and he has just done the latter against Steve O'Dwyer.

Rasmussen opened to 35,000 from under the gun and when the action folded to O'Dwyer in the small blind and he moved a tower of blue chips over the betting line, a bet of 100,000. Aage Ravn folded in the big blind but Rasmussen asked O'Dwyer if he had raised to 100,000 and the American simply nodded. Rasmussen went back to thinking about what his next move was before deciding a raise to 205,000 was the best option. It turned out he was correct because O'Dwyer folded.

Tags: Steve O'DwyerJacob Rasmussen

Lauri Varonen Elimiated in 10th Place (140,000 DKK)

The unlucky Finn
The unlucky Finn

EPT Copenhagen in down to a one table affair Lauri Varonen was unlucky to bust to Bjarke Hansen.

The Finnish player called all-in with {a-Spades}{k-Spades} after Hansen put him to the test with {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}. The board ran {4-Spades}{j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} to make the Dane two-pair and give him a two-million plus stack.

The players will be drawn onto one table table of nine and play until we lose one more player. We'll have that draw and the official counts after we come back from a short break.

Player Chips Progress
Lauri Varonen fi
Lauri Varonen
Busted

Tags: Bjarke HansenLauri Varonen

Chips and Final Nine Seat Draw

Seat 1:Bjorke Hansen1,903,000
Seat 2:Mickey Petersen949,000
Seat 3:Steve O’Dwyer627,000
Seat 4:Spencer Hudson249,000
Seat 5:Keld Volquardsen1,274,000
Seat 6:Jacob Rasmussen871,000
Seat 7:Pierre Neuville1,060,000
Seat 8:Aage Ravn1,380,000
Seat 9:Niels van Alphen625,000
Player Chips Progress
Bjarke Hansen dk
Bjarke Hansen
1,903,000
818,000
818,000
Aage Ravn no
Aage Ravn
1,380,000
-10,000
-10,000
Keld Volquardsen
Keld Volquardsen
1,274,000
-125,000
-125,000
Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
1,060,000
-189,000
-189,000
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
949,000
115,000
115,000
Jacob Rasmussen dk
Jacob Rasmussen
871,000
151,000
151,000
Steve O'Dwyer
Steve O'Dwyer
627,000
-163,000
-163,000
Niels van Alphen nl
Niels van Alphen
625,000
-5,000
-5,000
Spencer Hudson us
Spencer Hudson
249,000
3,000
3,000

Rasmussen Check-Raise Pushes O'Dwyer Off Pot

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Steve O'Dwyer raised from the big blind and Jacob Rasmussen made the call from the big blind. The flop came down {J-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and Rasmussen check-called a continuation bet from the American but it was a different story on the turn.

The {6-Hearts} turn saw Rasmussen check again but when O'Dwyer bet 81,000 Rasmussen sprung to life and check-raised to 275,000 sending O'Dwyer deep into the tank. He stayed there for two minutes before he folded his holding, correctly or not we will never know.

Tags: Jacob RasmussenSteve O'Dwyer

A Few Hands

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
  • Spencer Hudson moves all-in for what seems like the umpteenth time and everyone folded.
  • Pierre Neuville limped into the pot in the small blind and Aage Ravn checked. The flop was {A-Spades} {8-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} and both players checked. The turn was the {J-Diamonds}, Neuville bet 35,000, Ravn raised to 75,000 and Neuville folded.

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000