PokerStars EPT Copenhagen Main Event Day 1b | 2008 PokerStars.net EPT - Copenhagen

02-20-2008 16:39 UTC+2

Andy Black in the Thick of It...

Andy Black has been very involved early on. He was down to 3,000 after his 5 high ran into trip aces. He then doubled up with 5-4 suited when he flopped a draw which he rivered against queens to take him back up to just over 6,000. He seems in very bouyant spirits, he also reckons the dealer is the most aggressive player on the table.

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02-20-2008 16:36 UTC+2

Peter Jepsen on Life Support

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Peter Jepsen was sighing and shuffling a tiny stack of gray and green chips totaling only 375 as we passed his table; however, the man on his right, Thomas Billum, was busy stacking up nearly 10,000 chips that once sat in front of Jepsen. Jepsen had flopped a set while Billum flopped a flush draw with {4-Diamonds}

and moved all in on the flop. Jepsen called, but a diamond hit on the river, crippling him.

Jepsen moved all in on the button on the next hand with {K-Diamonds}

and got a caller in, Rene Mouritsen in the big blind, holding {K-Hearts}

. The flop was {9-Diamonds}

, giving Jepsen a flush draw. The turn was the {K-Spades}

, but the river, a beautiful {3-Diamonds}

making Jepsen's flush and doubling his stack to 800. The young Dane (who captured an EPT title at Warsaw last year) is down, but still hanging on for dear life.

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02-20-2008 16:33 UTC+2

Early Chip Leader

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Charles Furey, a PokerStars online qualifier, is up to 26,000 already. He just check-shoved on a {6-Diamonds}

board to take down a 6,000 chip pot.

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02-20-2008 16:29 UTC+2

Marc Goodwin Eliminated

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Marc Goodwin was already short and pushed with pocket sixes and lost the race against Uffe Holm's K-J.

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02-20-2008 16:28 UTC+2

Rough Start for Tony G

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Tony Guoga has not fared too well in the early exchanges on the Table of Death. He is down to 4,800.

Micke Norinder has the best start with up to 16,000 already.

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02-20-2008 16:12 UTC+2

Elephant Man

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Uffe Holm lost some kind of prop bet we are led to believe. Hence his appearance. The photo says it all really.

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02-20-2008 16:09 UTC+2

Internet Troubles (again)

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The same internet troubles that struck yesterday have just crippled the media room again. Level 2 has just started and 4 players have gone. We will do our best to resume full coverage as soon as we can.

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

02-20-2008 15:41 UTC+2

Today's Tables of Death

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Table 26 seems to be the worst draw of the lot, stacked with William Thorson, Nicolas Levi, Paul Testud and Tony G. Andy Black and Luca Pagano are across from one another at Table 28, while three Scandinavian poker greats face off at Table 39: Theo Jorgensen, Rehne Pedersen, and Jan Sorensen. Katja Thater has Soren Kongsgaard and Johannes Korsar to contend with at Table 41, while Rolf Slotboom, Roy Brindley, and Pascal Perrault battle it out across from them at Table 38.

02-20-2008 15:15 UTC+2

Who's Here?

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EPT Dortmund Champion Michael "Timex" McDonald is playing today, as is the winner of EPT Prague, Arnaud Mattern. We've also spotted Andy Black, William Thorson, Nicolas Levi, Luca Pagano, Johan Storakers, Tom McEvoy, Rolf Slotboom, Marc Goodwin, Pascal Perrault, Peter Jepsen, Rehne Pedersen, Jan Sorensen, Rob Hollink, Tony G, and WSOP bracelet winner Katja Thater.