Jouny Hanna Leads, Rasmus Agerskov Larsen Amasses Big Stack
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.