Seat 1: Bjarke “Metalmania” Hansen, 26, Esbjerg, Denmark – 1,497,000
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Hansen hails from Esbjerg – the fifth largest city in Denmark - but has been living in Malta for the last seven months after playing a tourney there last March and really liking the place. Lots of Danes now live in Malta, working in the gaming industry and/or playing online professionally. Hansen actually never planned to play EPT Copenhagen but won his seat after playing in an invitational VIP Sit and Go a month ago. He has been a pro since 2004, initially playing No Limit Hold’em but now focusing on Heads-Up PLO cash games. He also coaches PLO via the Pokernet.dk poker forum. His best live result was runner-up in a tourney in Bulgaria in 2010 for €97,515. He is being supported in Copenhagen by his brother Sune who is here working for PokerNews Denmark. Sune said: “He actually reversed jinxed himself by booking a ticket back home to Malta for yesterday - and then had to cancel it after making Day 4.”