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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
Elder Eradicated
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Rupert Elder will not become the first double EPT champion because he has been eliminated at the hands of another former champion Roberto Romanello.
Joining the action on the 
flop, Samuli Spiila bet 1,400, Elder raised to 4,200 and Romanello put in a raise of his own, this one to 7,800. Spiila got out of the way but Elder raised to around 16,000 then called when Romanello moved all in.
Romanello: 
Elder: 
Elder needed running cards but the turn and river were the 
and 
respectively and after the chips were counted, Elder had 32,500, Elder was eliminated and Romanello now has more than 70,000 chips.
Team PokerStars Pro Pierre Neuville was talking to Jan Molby about Romanello and he said, "That is how he wins tournaments, he is charming so they give him their chips. He gets all the women, all the men and all the chips!"
Hnatow Gives Up
Jan Verstraete raised to 1,000 in mid position and Anthony Hnatow three-bet to 2,250 one seat to his immediate left. Back to Verstraete and he decided to see a flop from out of position and made the call. The flop was 
and both players checked before we saw the 
on the turn where Verstraete check-called a 2,300 Hnatow bet. On the river we saw the 
and both players checked.
Hnatow turned over 
for the bluff and Verstrate turned over 
for the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
More for Iversen, Less for Kelopuro
A cheeky Albert Iversen is up to around 74,000 after betting 3,200 into an 8,600 pot on the river of a 
board. Iversen was betting from the big blind and the decision was on Gunther Schett on the button. The Austrian tanked for a few minutes and folded. Iversen broke out into a smile and tabled .
Sam Kelopuro couldn't beat fourth pair versus Johnny Jensen. He was on of two caller when Jensen raised to 925 from under the gun. The Finn called a 1,625 c-bet before both players checked through the turn and river. The final board read 
and Kelopuro mucked upon seeing Jensen's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
27,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Neuville Pays Off Hnatow
Anthony Hnatow raised to 800 in early position and Pierre Neuville called in the big blind. The dealer gave us a hearty flop of 
and both players decided to check. On the turn we saw more red when the hit the board. Neuville decided to lead when he made a bet of 1,100 and Hnatow calmly made the call. Finally we saw the and Neuville once again lead - this time for 2,000 - but Hnatow raised to 4,100. Neuville pondered for a while and made the call and Hnatow turned over 
for the straight. Neuville mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
19,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
Weisner vs Hansen
Melanie Weisner is up to around 65,000 chips after a clash with Bjarke Hansen saw her scoop a pot of almost 15,000 chips.
It was Weisner who opened to 800 from the button, a min-raise, and Bjarke Hansen made the call from the big blind. The dealer spread out the 
flop and Hansen check-called an 1,100 bet from his American opponent.
The turn was the and now Hansen lead out with a 1,675 bet and Weisner craned her neck to check the amount, the dealer verbally confirmed it for her and she made the call. The fifth and final community card was the 
and Hansen increased his bet size to 3,700. Weisner quickly called and the cards were revealed.
Hansen:
Weisner: 
Weisner is now in the top 10 chips counts at the European Poker Tour Copenhagen Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
O'Dwyer Soaring, Klausen Back in Profit
Steve O'Dwyer is happily chatting away at his table, and why not? The EPT London runner-up has amassed a 128,000 stack, well clear of the field.
Jonas Klausen is back in profit. He was up against Patrick Renkers and bet 1,200 on a 
flop when the action was checked to him. Renkers called before both players checked the turn. The river was and the Dutchman check-called a 3,100. Klausen opened 
and took the pot as Renkers folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
128,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
31,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Gorelov's Three-Bet Takes Down Pot
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
Giulio Mascolo tried to open to 700 but was quickly informed that the minimum he could make it was 800. He apologised and made it 800 to play. To his direct left Vladimir Gorelov, who is sporting a PokerStars scarf fresh from the VIP Store, three-bet to 2,175 which saw the action fold back to Mascolo. He paused for a few moments under the watchful eye of Gorelov before mucking his hand.
Maybe the 'Stars scarf gifted Gorelov extra respect?
No Stopping Neess
Danny Neess continues to improve over at Table 21 and here he is stripping Svein Aril Olsen of most of his chips.
Olsen raised to 800 from the hijack seat and the player in the cutoff called, as did Neess in the big blind. The threesome shared a flop of 
and Olsen made a 1,600 c-bet when checked to. The cutoff folded and after asking for a quick count, Neess made the call. The turn card was the and Neess piled the pressure on the short stacked Olsen with a bet of 3,100. Olsen, who looked very nervous, made the call and we were down to the final card. The dealer decided that the 
would make a fitting river card and Neess liked it because he bet 8,900 and Olsen made the call.
Neess turned over 
for the flush and Olsen showed for the straight.
Neess ~ 100,000
Olsen ~ 6,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Break Post
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
The players are now on a 15-minute break