The 2 Biggest Stacks in the Room
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...And their respective owners, Michael Aron and Ramzi Jelassi.
2011 EPT Copenhagen
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 EPT Copenhagen
Buy-in
35,000 DKK
Prize Pool
15,086,400 DKK
Entries
449
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Berende Takes Hit, Remains Cheerful
Level 7
: 300/600, 50 ante
A short stack open-shoved for a little under 10,000 and Paul Berende flat-called a couple seats down. In the big blind John Duthie spent some time thinking about it before folding, eliciting a few chuckles around the table.
On their backs.
All-in gentleman: 
Berende: 
Board: 
Berende was all good-natured banter and smiles as he dropped back below his starting stack. He's at 26,000 now.
Chip Count Selection 2
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,500 | 13,500 |
|
51,000 | 14,000 |
|
40,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
38,000 | 3,000 |
|
37,000 | -14,000 |
|
|
24,000 | -2,000 |
|
20,000 | 9,000 |
|
19,000 | -4,550 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 50
Chip Count Selection 1
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | 20,000 |
|
71,200 | 25,200 |
|
70,500 | 10,500 |
|
57,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
48,000 | 8,000 |
|
40,000 | -10,000 |
|
35,800 | 9,800 |
|
35,500 | -20,500 |
|
28,200 | 2,200 |
|
21,400 | -7,900 |
|
16,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
12,000 | -8,000 |
|
Busted |
Break for the Border
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
By which we mean gas station, for snacks.
Back in 15 minutes.
Blomshell
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
After an hour or so of watching his stack head feltwards, Viktor "Isildur1" Blom has completely run out of chips and will therefore not be progressing any further in this tournament.
The flop read 
when the chips went in.
Blom: 
for a flush draw
Ramzi Jelassi: 
for aces
Turn: not a heart, but the 
.
River: , also not a heart.
As he headed for the door, Blom told our own Gloria Balding, "Mehhh, I slept one hour. It's OK."
Words of wisdom there.
Chaaya-os
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Charles Chaaya probably doesn't know whether to be happy or incredibly cross. Simon Hanninger had opened to 1,000 preflop from early position with Omr Markovitch 3-betting to 2,500 in middle position.
Chaaya now moved all-in from the cutoff and got out of his seat and turned his back on the table, but when he turned around his hand had been mucked although no-one had seen what had happened and the dealer was adamant she did not muck his cards.
Kevin, the tournament director ruled the following: Because the hand was now in the muck and not retrievable Chaaya's hand was dead so he could not move all-in, but he would have to put in the 2,500 reraise.
As a result Hanniger set Markovitch all-in and the latter called with 
behind to Hanniger's 
. The board cam 
and Markovitch was eliminated, Chaaya despite losing 2,500 without getting involved wasn't too upset, perhaps he would've been out if he had protected his cards?
Dropped on His Hedlund
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ladies and gentlemen, this already unusually subdued and orderly tournament just got about 50% quieter.
Peter Hedlund, all in:
Michael Aron, covering him by a very wide margin: 
Hedlund: "I'm out soon. Unless you put a queen, once in the world."
Board: 
Hedlund: "The only guy in the world I can push with that against, because you made that stupid play." [Apologies, but we don't recall witnessing whatever "stupid play" Hedlund was referring to.]
Aron: shrug.
Hedlund wandered off, perhaps to investigate whether the refreshments table had magically sprouted beers. It had not, and after a moment he returned. He announced, "F***ing unnecessary," then went on to repeat verbatim his earlier statement about Aron being the only person in the world he could push against, and finally asked him, "Did you think I had aces?"
Aron, now looking weary: "I did not think you had aces."
Either way, Hedlund eventually left, and Aron is our current chip leader on a commanding 125,000.
Langmann Progressively Less Happy With Two Pair
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
Team PokerStars Pro Florian Langmann found himself calling preflop on the button with , which hit the 
flop. Presumably Martin Jacobson had a little something too, as both he and Zachary prager came along to the turn for 1,600. This was the ; Jacobson and Prager checked and Langmann bet 4,100. Prager alone made the call. The river brought the and another swift check from Prager. After giving it some thought (and a glance to his c.18k remaining), Langmann checked behind and revealed his hand. Prager tapped the table with his hand and threw it in the muck.