Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 PokerStars.com EPT Copenhagen
Buy-in
35,000 DKK
Entries
299
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Day 1a Complete: Steve O'Dwyer Leads The Way
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Day 1a of the European Poker Poker Tour Copenhagen Main Event has been completed after seven 60-minute levels here at the Casino Copenhagen inside the Radisson Blu Hotel. A total of 83 players exchanged DKK37,275 (€5,000) for 30,000 tournament chips and the chance to become an EPT champion. When time was called on proceedings only 48 of those players remained, the best placed of them all being Steve O'Dwyer who bagged and tagged a more than healthy 190,975 chips.
O'Dwyer built his stack quite early in the day and when we asked him how he replied, "I got lucky I guess," but it cannot all be down to luck as O'Dwyer always seems to be at the right end of the chip counts. His massive total is going to take some catching and it will not be a surprise if he is the overall chip leader going into Wednesday's Day 2.
Hot on O'Dwyer's heels is Lauri Varonen on 165,150 whilst third place at the end of Day 1a belongs to Roberto Romanello, the Welshman bagging up 115,475 worth of precious ceramic discs.
There were only two Team PokerStars Pros in the field today, Pierre Neuville and Arnaud Mattern and both managed to scrape through to Day 2 with 15,000 and 19,900 chips respectively.
Tomorrow should see a much larger field with more than 150 players expected. Amongst them will be PokerStars Team pros Johnny Lodden, Viktor Blom and Theo Jorgensen, serial online qualifier Martin Jacobson and scores more talented players to boot.
Join us from 1200 CET for all the action, as it happens, live from the EPT Copenhagen Main Event.
End of Day 1a Official Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
190,975 | |
|
165,150 | 79,150 |
|
115,475 | 18,475 |
|
105,000 | 23,000 |
|
96,325 | 33,325 |
|
95,875 | -125 |
|
|
94,175 | 10,175 |
|
|
90,525 | 27,525 |
|
78,900 | 26,900 |
|
70,500 | -27,800 |
|
70,400 | 1,400 |
|
|
68,650 | 27,650 |
|
|
66,300 | 37,300 |
|
61,900 | 12,900 |
|
59,325 | 13,325 |
|
56,725 | -12,275 |
|
|
55,400 | -5,600 |
|
55,300 | 2,300 |
|
54,375 | 23,375 |
|
53,150 | 27,150 |
|
|
51,750 | 22,750 |
|
47,850 | 21,850 |
|
47,075 | -16,925 |
|
|
41,150 | -26,850 |
|
|
41,150 | 150 |
Two Tops Danes Depart
We have just lost both Soren Kongsgaard and Jonas Klausen as we inch closer to the end of Day 1a. We don't have the details of Kongsgaard's exit but we do have the details of Klausen's exit.
There was an open from Lars Hansen in the hijack and a cold call from the cutoff before Klausen moved all-in for 9,425 in the small blind. Hansen reshoved, the cutoff folded and we had a showdown.
| Hansen |   |
| Klausen |   |
The board ran out 
and Klausen was out.
Hansen ~ 60,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Melanie's Hand? We're None The Weisner
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Melanie Weisner and Simon Ravnsbaek have just been involved in a huge hand that resulted in Weisner being all in and Ravnsbaek eventually folding a straight to her.
On a board reading 
Ravnsbaek folded to Weisner and the American was all in for a shade over 33,000 with around that already in the pot. Ravnsbaek was in deep thought and looked genuainely pained in his decision making.
"It's a difficult spot to be bluffing in," started Ravnsbaek, "but I guess you're capable of doing it.."
Ravnsbaek apologised to his table mates for taking so long to act and says if anyone wants to they can call the clock on him. Nobody does and after two more minutes Ravnsbaek folded and showed 
.
"Now show me the bluff. It'd be sick!"
Weisner smiles and turns over the 
but refuses to show her second card.
It's Nearly a Wrap
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
The tournament director has just announced that we have six more hands to go before Day 1a comes to an end.
A Decision for Molby's Tournament
Roberto Romanello opened up the action, from middle position, making it 1,100 to play. Jan Molby, who has been sat next to the Welshman all day long, suddenly perked up and makes the three-bet to 2,300. The action folded back around to our former EPT Champion and he made the call.
Flop: 
Romanello checked, Molby bet 4,000 and Romanello made the call.
Turn: 
Romanello bet 11,000 and Molby went deep into thought mode. He stared intently at the board for several minutes before throwing 23,000 into the pot. Romanello didn't need as much time to make his next decision which was to move all-in. The Welshman's stack covered the stack of Molby and a wrong call here was going to be fatal. Eventually Molby folded and the pot was handed to Romanello, but it was a dent to Molby's EPT Copenhagen hopes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
97,000 | 30,800 |
|
35,000 | -15,000 |
O'Dwyer Enjoying a Nice Life
Just imagine how you might already have the chip lead in an EPT and a very loose image at your table because you're using said chip lead as you should. Then there's a raise and a call in front of you and you're in the big blind with pocket kings. You put in an over-sized squeeze to 5,600 before the original raiser four-bet jams for around 30,000.
Steve O'Dwyer didn't need to imagine such a scenario as it happened to him. Giulio Mascolo was the player who jammed (with pocket jacks) and was obviously called by the American. The board ran out 
and it'd pretty safe to say he'll be the end of day chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
186,000 | 186,000 |
|
Busted |
Hnatow Hoovering Up Chips
Roberto Romanello started the betting ball rolling with a raise to 1,025 from UTG+1 and he was called by both the blinds, Anthony Hnatow in the small blind and Dag Vidorbrigsvor in the big blind.
The flop came down 
and after both blinds checked Romanello set the price to play at 1,700 but Hnatow did not believe him and he check-raised to 3,850, which forced prompt folds from both his opponents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
98,300 | 3,300 |
|
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66,200 | -15,800 |
|
|
14,000 | -12,000 |
Those We Have Loved and Lost This Level
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |