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With still 25 players in contention, today promises to be a long day. The players are already well into the money, each guaranteed €2,815 already. The final table is where the big money is though, reaching the final nine nets you €8,285 minimum. The champion will receive a €83,115 cheque tonight, so there's a lot of money on the line.
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After half an hour of play at the last day of the Unibet Open Copenhagen, all the Dutch and Belgian players have been eliminated. The tournament had one of both nations, and the two of them got knocked out in the same hand.
Tim van Meene shoved all-in from early position for his last 134,000 chips and Davy De Cooman on the button made the call with about 100,000 behind. Big blind Pavlos Xanthopoulos shoved over the top all-in and De Cooman tanked for a bit before calling.
De Cooman:
van Meene:
Xanthopoulos:
Two of the aces were accounted for, but a third one popped up on the flop nonetheless: .
The on the turn changed nothing and the on the river made things official. Both Dutch speaking players were gone in the same hand, Van Meene (25th for €2.815) making slightly less than De Cooman (24th for €3.217).
On the turn a board of was out there and Michael Møllgaard checked from the small blind. Henrik Hecklen in the big blind bet out 107,000 and Møllgaard check raised all in for 310,000 total. Hecklen made the call.
Møllgaard:
Hecklen:
The on the river was a blank and Møllgaard hit the rail in 20th place.
Postula Jacek opened the cutoff for 50,000 and Rasmus Agerskov three bet to 110,000 from the button. Bogdan Petrescu in the small blind cold four bet to 250,000 and Jacek folded. Agerskov shoved all in for 600,000 and Petrescu made the call.
Agerskov:
Petrescu:
The board ran out and Rasmus Agerskov was eliminated in 18th place. Petrescu now plays 1.6 million in chips.
After doubling with his flush, Gornan Florin instantly raised again to 60,000 from early position. Action folded to Postula Jacek in the small blind and he shoved all in. The big blind folded, Florin instantly called.
Gornan Florin:
Postula Jacek:
The flop gave Jacek some backdoor outs, and the gave him a real shot. The on the river was a blank though and Jacek was eliminated in 16th place.
After getting decimated in the hand with ace king versus king ten, he lost the remainder of his stack not much later. Luckily for him, Postula Jacek busted before him so a payjump was made.
He shoved all in for his last 135,000 and found a caller in Henrik Juncker.
Khan:
Juncker:
The board came and Juncker busted Khan with his straight. 14 players remain.
At the same time as the bust out of Mudassar Khan, Tommy Nord also got eliminated.
On a flop of it was Nord who was all in for 325,000. Mohanathas Sivagnanam on the button made the call and it was time for these two two open up their cards.
Nord:
Sivagnanam:
The on the turn improved both, and the on the river was a blank effectively. 13 players remain.
Bogdan Petrescu opened to 62,000 from early position and Abid Hosseindad shoved from the small blind for about 500,000. The big blind folded and Petrescu instantly called.
Bogdan Petrescu:
Abid Hosseindad:
The flop brought some possibilities for Hosseindad, but he would fail to improve with the on the turn and on the river. The remaining 12 players are now guaranteed €6,167.