The table that used to house former European Poker Tour champion, Rupert Elder, has been vaporised and Elder has found himself seated to the direct right of another former EPT champion, Roberto Romanello. Here is the Welshman in action in a hand against Samuli Spiila.
Romanello raised to 500 in early position and Spiila made the cold call from the button. The flop was and Romanello made a 600 c-bet. Action onto Spiila and he raised to 1,400. Romanello wasn't going to be shifted off the pot that easily and he made the call. On the turn we saw the and Spiila finally shook Romanello off with a 3,600 bet.
Philip Jacobsen opened to 575 from under the gun, one player folded and Attal Vincent flat-called. Rupert Elder decided to sit this one out but Allan Bakke, who said he had kings every time he had the button, squeezed to 1,750. Steve O'Dwyer quickly folded his small blind but Patrik Renkers looked like he was pondering a call in the big blind but that is all he did, ponder, before flicking his cards back to the dealer.
Jacobsen asked to see Baekke's stack and he obliged by moving his hands out of the way and telling Jacobsen "around 24,000." Jacobsen knodded then shortly afterwards folded. Vincent followed suit and Baekke scooped the pot.
Albert Iversen must've had a hard time playing Achim Wolfgang Kruse today as when he forced a fold from the German in a hand he said, "So I can beat you!"
The hand started with a Kruse raised from under the gun which was called in two spots before Iversen three-bet to 3,000 from the small blind. Kruse put in a four-bet to 5,550 and Iversen was the only caller to the flop.
Both players checked to the turn where Iversen led for 4,500. His German opponent took his time before making the call. The river came and Iversen made it 6,625 to play. Kruse took his time again but this time he found a fold.
The action folded to David Vamplew in middle position and he bets 500. It seems like he is going to be picking up the blinds and antes but at the last moment Kasper Jacobsen called in the big blind's seat.
Flop: - Jacobson checked to Vamplew and the Scotsman checked behind.
Turn: - Jacobson checked for a second time when the turn was dealt and then called as Vamplew bet 725.
River: - For the third consecutive street Jacobson checked and Vamplew gave up and checked behind.
Despite losing a big pot before the break Roberto Romanello seems in jovial mood once agian and is back to his chatty, smiling self.
As we were walking through the tournament area he was bust offering a selection of sweets to his table mates, and us humble tournament bloggers. The dealer refused one but the Welshman put one in her tray and said, "That one is for you, but you have to think of me when you are eating it!"
EPT regular Paul Berende looks positively miserable. He has had a difficult start to the day and it has just gotten a lot worse after this hand.
Lauri Varonen raised to 525 on the button and Berende three-bet to 1,350 in the small blind. Varonen made the call and the two of them shared a flop of . Berende took 1,500 from his stack and moved it over the line, while the dulcet tone of Varonen just said, "call."
The turn card was the and Berende bet once more - this time for 3,250 - and once again the table heard the Fin say, "call." On the river we saw the and Berende bet 6,250 and the Finn called in a heartbeat.
"You are good," said Berende before mucking his hand.
Varonen took the pot - without revealing his hand - and now has 45,000. Berende is now down to 12,000
The first two levels have passed and the first break of the day us upon us. Niklas Asplund failed to make said break. He was the first player eliminated from the European Poker Tour Copenhagen Main Event today.
Roberto Romanello is down to 18,500 chips after losing a large pot right at the end of the second level to Dag Vidorbrigsvor.
We didn't see the hand take place but Romanello relayed it to us on his way t out of the door at break time.
"That guy [Dag Vidorbrigsvor] raised and I made it 1,200 with and he called. The flop was , he checked, I bet 1,500 and he called. The turn is a jack and we both check. The river is a four and he bets 3,200, I make it 6,400 and he calls and show's . Queen-nine off man!"
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and Romanello made a 600 c-bet. Action onto Spiila and he raised to 1,400. Romanello wasn't going to be shifted off the pot that easily and he made the call. On the turn we saw the 
and Spiila finally shook Romanello off with a 3,600 bet.
flop.
turn where Iversen led for 4,500. His German opponent took his time before making the call. The river came 
and Iversen made it 6,625 to play. Kruse took his time again but this time he found a fold.
- Jacobson checked to Vamplew and the Scotsman checked behind.
- Jacobson checked for a second time when the turn was dealt and then called as Vamplew bet 725.
- For the third consecutive street Jacobson checked and Vamplew gave up and checked behind.
and Vamplew mucked.
. Berende took 1,500 from his stack and moved it over the line, while the dulcet tone of Varonen just said, "call."
and Berende bet 6,250 and the Finn called in a heartbeat.
and he called. The flop was 
, he checked, I bet 1,500 and he called. The turn is a jack and we both check. The river is a four and he bets 3,200, I make it 6,400 and he calls and show's 