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Our Live Reporting team has been slowly trickling into Denmark over the past two days, and we're just about ready to cut the ropes and open up the action at the 2010 EPT Copenhagen! The Casino Copenhagen is playing host to this event once again, this stop representing one of the core EPT events that has persisted on the running schedule since Season 1. It's got a new name this time 'round, though, and the "Nordic Open" figures to be a fine showcase for some of the best poker Denmark has ever seen.

The partial list of registrants that we peeked at hints at what we can expect this week. We've got the usual assortment of Team PokerStars Pros lined up, including Scandinavia's own Peter Eastgate, Johnny Lodden, and William Thorson. Annette Obrestad is registered to play too, and we expect to see a smorgasbord of other notable Scandies in the room when play kicks off tomorrow. In addition, just about 100 players have earned their seat through online satellites, many of them also from this region. A total of 340 runners have already registered, with room for just about 500 total.

We're still about 18 hours away from our start time, and the players and media are focused on tonight's Nordic Poker Awards. Our intrepid video team is heading for the red carpet as we speak, and we'll be sure to give you the scoop with videos and interviews from tonight's big event.

Now you're looking for a way to kill those 18 hours, so check out our PokerNews Jetset: Copenhagen to get a taste of what this city has to offer outside of the casino. Let's face it, though, you're a poker player, and the casino is all you care about. So join us right back here at noon CET as we start to raise some lint on the pristine new felt.

See you in the morning!