PokerStars EPT Copenhagen Main Event | 2008 PokerStars.net EPT - Copenhagen

02-23-2008 23:19 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Jensen 2,800,000
Vance 1,800,000

02-23-2008 23:24 UTC+1

Three More Hands

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1. Tim limps and Soren checks. Flop is {8-Diamonds}

. Soren checks, Tim checks. Turn is the {4-Diamonds}

. Soren checks, Tim bets 100,000, and Soren folds.

2. Soren raises, Tim folds.

3. Tim gives Soren a walk.

02-23-2008 23:29 UTC+1

Trip Threes For Jensen

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After limping in and seeing a {J-Spades}

flop, Jensen checked, Vance bet 120,000 and Jensen called. The turn was the {6-Spades}

and both players checked. The river was the {3-Diamonds}

. Both checked again. Vance showed a seven for second pair, but Jensen showed a three for trip threes and took it down.

02-23-2008 23:32 UTC+1

Back to Their Old Tricks

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Both players limped in and saw a {J-Spades}

flop. Both predictably checked it. The turn was the {6-Clubs}

. Jensen checked, Vance bet 100,000, and Jensen gave it up.

02-23-2008 23:38 UTC+1

Tim Vance Doubles Through Soren Jensen

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Finally, some big action!

Jensen called from the small blind and Vance raised to 140,000. Jensen called. The flop was {10-Clubs}

. Jensen checked, Vance bet 200,000, Jensen raised to 400,000, and Vance quickly called. The turn was the {Q-Spades}

. Jensen checked and Vance checked behind. The river was the {J-Clubs}

. Jensen checked, Vance moved all in and Jensen called.

Vance turned up a flush while Jensen showed Q-10 for two pair. Vance took a commanding chip lead on the hand with 3,730,000 to Jensen's 870,000.

And we're all left to wonder what would have happened had Jensen bet his two pair on the turn...

02-23-2008 23:44 UTC+1

Updated Chip Counts

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Tim Vance 3,730,000
Soren Jensen 870,000

02-23-2008 23:48 UTC+1

Soren Doubles Up

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Soren limps and Tim makes it 200,000 more. Soren moves all in. Tim asks for a count. Soren has 610,000 more than the raise.

Tim calls with {Q-Hearts}

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Soren has {K-Diamonds}

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Flop is {J-Spades}

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Turn is the {K-Spades}

, the river is an irrelavent {2-Clubs}

, and Soren doubles back up and goes into his excited celebration performance again.

Tim meanwhile berates himself for a bad call.

Tim still has 2,860,000 to Soren's 1,740,000.

02-23-2008 23:50 UTC+1

Tim's External Internal Monologue

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"Why didn't I take my time? Time is on MY side. It's on MY side. Take your time, take your time," Vance said, pacing around and berating himself for his play on the previous hand.

"I'm sorry," he said, apologizing to the photo of his three-year-old daughter Nanzi, which is taped to the inside of his red baseball cap.

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 0

02-23-2008 23:56 UTC+1

Record Blinds

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We're breaking all sorts of records here in Copenhagen, the latest of which is a blind level previously unheard of on the EPT. The structure sheet has long run out, and blinds are all the way up to 40,000-80,000.