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

02-23-2008 14:43 UTC+1

Flop-less Poker

Nicolas Dervaux won two in a row with raises and then looked like raising a third time, but he let Magnus get one through instead. No flops have been dealt since the Dorsland queens hand.

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02-23-2008 14:29 UTC+1

Simon Dorslund Likes Pocket Queens

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Simon Dorslund raised to 30,000 and Patrick Andersson called. The flop was {A-Hearts}

. Dorslund bet 30,000, Andersson raised to 80,000 and Dorslund called. The turn was the {6-Spades}

. Andersson moved all in and Dorslund called.

Andersson {A-Clubs}

Dorslund

The river was the {5-Hearts}

and Dorslund took it down with his set of queens, leaving Andersson with only 138,000. Dorslund increased his stack to 466,000.

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02-23-2008 14:23 UTC+1

4-6 Good for Nielsen

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On a flop of {10-Hearts}

, Rasmus Nielsen bet 17,000 from the small blind and Tim Vance called from the big blind. The turn was the {Q-Hearts}

. Nielsen bet 40,000 and Vance called again. The river was the {2-Clubs}

and both players checked. Nielsen took it down with 4-6 for a pair of sixes.

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02-23-2008 14:20 UTC+1

Patrick Andersson has been active in the early going, taking down two of the first three pots. Only the third hand made it to the flop.

Andersson raised to 35,000 and Simon Dorslund made the call. The flop was {A-Spades}

. Andersson led out for 60,000, and Dorslund decided to let it go.

Tags: Patrick Andersson Simon Dorslund

02-23-2008 14:15 UTC+1

What They're Playing For

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Here's our remaining prizepool, converted from Danish Kroners to U.S. Dollars:

1 $ 1,236,095
2 $ 699,724
3 $ 406,427
4 $ 310,119
5 $ 255,638
6 $ 201,158
7 $ 159,250
8 $ 113,151

02-23-2008 14:13 UTC+1

Cards are in the Air

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The blinds and antes have been wound back two levels and will start at 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 1,000

02-23-2008 14:09 UTC+1

Starting Shortly

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The players are being miked up and Tournament Director Thomas Kresmer is about to start introducing our final table to the crowd.

Cards will be in the air in a few minutes.

02-23-2008 13:08 UTC+1

Welcome to the Final Day of the PokerStars.net EPT Copenhagen

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Today is the day that a new EPT Copenhagen champion will be crowned. At the moment, American online qualifier Tim Vance is in pole position with nearly double the chips of Denmark's Rasmus Nielsen. If numbers are the key then a Danish player is most likely to win - 4 of today's finalists are from the host country. Nicolas Dervaux is aiming to be the 3rd French EPT winner this season while Patrick Andersson is the only Swede left in the tournament. Daniel Ryan is another American online qualifier who has a good online pedigree, winning 15-20 seats to the PCA earlier in the season!

One of the players is going to walk away with the $ 1,236,095 first prize. We will bring you all the action as it happens. Play is due to start at 2 p.m. local time (GMT+1). The chip counts and seating positions for today's final table are:

1. Rasmus Hede Nielsen 789,000
2. Tim Vance 1,408,000
3. Daniel Ryan 557,000
4. Patrick Andersson 283,000
5. Simon Dorslund 267,000
6. Nicolas Dervaux 336,000
7. Soren Jensen 500,000
8. Magnus Hansen 458,000