Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2015 Unibet Open Copenhagen
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Unibet Open Copenhagen
Buy-in
€1,000
Prize Pool
€389,948
Entries
404
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Jouny Hanna Leads, Rasmus Agerskov Larsen Amasses Big Stack
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
It was the third time the Unibet Open poker tour visited Denmark, and it was the third time it was held in the casino in the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel. 167 players registered for Day 1a of the event, making for a crowded tournament room in Copenhagen.
Besides many Unibet Open regulars, a lot of famous Danish players showed up. The Great Dane Gus Hansen was nowhere to be found, but guys like Jannick Wrang, Rasmus Agerskov Larsen, and Jonas Klausen did show up.
Wrang and Klausen didn't fare to well. EPT champion Wrang was the first to go from our list with notable Danes. He first lost a big coinflip situation holding ace king suited against queens. Just before the break he ran pocket aces into a straight and that was it.
Jonas Klausen, who's been on the poker circuit for years, was of to a good start, but fell well before the tournament director announced the bagging and tagging. We won't see Klausen, who moved back to Copenhagen after having lived in London for some years, back on Day 2.
Rasmus Agerskov Larsen is looking to move up a couple of spots on the Danish all time money list, currently sitting in 30th place. He made some progress to complete that goal today after doubling up in a huge hand. He got it in with aces versus the queens of Tina Beyer Christensen on an eight-high board with a lot of dead money in the pot already as well. Blanks on the turn and river made for a big stack for Larsen.
Vincent van der Fluit was the sole bracelet winner in the field as far as we know, but he wouldn't last. He had a rough day, bleeding chips from the moment the clock started ticking. In his biggest hand he was value betting top set aces on a four-straight board. His opponent didn't have the queen that could make a straight so easily, but he did have eight-nine which made a lower one. With a flush out there as well, it took some time before Van der Fluit eventually got called. What started out as a quest for value, ended up costing the Dutch WSOP winner most of his chips. He lost the remainder with kings to aces.
A total of 54 players survived the first ten levels of play. Jouny Hanna leads the charge with 203,000 in chips. The Swede is closely followed by Benjamin Westergaard with 200,000 even.
Day 1b starts tomorrow, with again 10 one-hour long levels on the schedule. 200 players have already registered for the event, making it officially sold out. The casino might decide to add some extra tables though, so be sure to drop by if you have €1,100 to spare and you're in Copenhagen. PokerNews will again bring you updates from noon local time.
End of Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
203,000 | 55,000 |
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
197,500 | 197,500 |
|
174,100 | -26,900 |
|
167,200 | 20,200 |
|
163,600 | 163,600 |
|
154,700 | 154,700 |
|
154,700 | 154,700 |
|
134,700 | 134,700 |
|
130,600 | 130,600 |
|
|
123,500 | 123,500 |
|
|
115,700 | 115,700 |
|
|
114,900 | |
|
106,000 | 17,000 |
|
|
105,200 | 105,200 |
|
101,500 | 101,500 |
|
|
100,100 | 100,100 |
|
|
98,800 | 98,800 |
|
97,300 | 97,300 |
|
|
93,900 | 93,900 |
|
93,000 | 93,000 |
|
|
90,300 | 90,300 |
|
|
87,800 | 87,800 |
|
82,700 | 82,700 |
|
|
82,700 | 82,700 |
Four More Hands
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With 13 minutes left on the clock, tournament director John Scanlon announced there were four more hands to be played. We'll be back with some assorted chip counts after the players are done bagging and tagging.
63 Remain
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
63 players remain with just half an hour of play left for the day. The average stack is now just shy of 80,000.
Hanna Eliminates Glimne
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Dan Glimne was extremely short already, seated in the big blind at the start of his last hand. Jouny Hanna opened that hand to 4,100 and Wouter Schuurbiers made the call on the button. Glimne called all in from the big blind.
Hanna bet a mere 2,000 on 
but it was enough to have Schuurbiers fold his hand. Hanna then showed his 
for the flopped nuts, Glimne was drawing dead holding 
.
The 
on the turn and 
on the river couldn't save Glimne, and the Unibet Open ambassador hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
148,000 | -7,000 |
|
Busted |
Larsen Wins a Huge Pot
Level 10
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The player in the hijack opened to 3,500 and his neighbor Rasmus Agerskov Larsen in the cutoff three bet to 9,200. Tina Beyer Christensen in the big blind cold called and the hijack came along to see a flop as well.
Christensen now lead out for 12,000 and the hijack made the call. Larsen thought for a bit, before announcing all in for 73,100. Christensen made the call, the hijack folded.
Larsen: 
Christensen: 
The on the turn was a blank and so was the 
on the river. Larsen doubled, leaving Christensen with just a fraction of what she had started the hand with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
188,200 | 117,200 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Schuurbiers Shows a Trey
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Wouter Schuurbiers is sitting on a comfortable stack of just under 150,000. When he got up from the table to get some water, we got the chance to ask him if he had played any big pots to get to that stack.
The Belgian regular told us he just played a sizable pot where he called a raise in position. Schuurbiers told us he called a bet on 
with two clubs as well, and called another bet on the off suit on the turn.
The river came the 
and the agressor bet 12,000 with 40,000 behind. Schuurbiers moved all in and his opponent folded. Schuurbiers showed the 
and took it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
147,000 | 56,000 |
Jonas Klausen Eliminated
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
He's nowhere to be found, so we must assume he has been eliminated. The Danish regular, who's been on the circuit for years, recently moved back to Denmark from London, but won't be crowned Unibet Open champion in his home country.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |