Evgueny Ievkov Leads Final 16 in Unibet Open Copenhagen Main Event
Day 2 of the Unibet Open Copenhagen started with still 134 players in contention. With only 53 players in the money, a guaranteed 81 players would go home empty handed.
Two-time Unibet Open champion Mateusz Moolhuizen would be high on everyone's list to make the money before the event started. He wouldn't get the same vote of confidence looking at the chip counts going into Day 2 as he started out the shortest with just 4 big blinds. In true Moolhuizen fashion, though, he spun that up to a whopping 170,000 before the bell rung three times, but lost it again just as hard. The roller coaster ride ended with Moolhuizen losing a flip for an average stack with ace-queen.
With the elimination of Moolhuizen, it was certain there wouldn't be crowned a three-time champion. There still were players in contention for their second title but they too would trip before the money stage was reached. Unibet Open Glasgow champ Daniel Chutrov lost all of his chips early on and so did last years Unibet Open Glasgow winner Theis Vad Hennebjerre. The latter made a wheel on the turn but was drawing dead getting it against six-seven. Upside for Vad Hennebreje was that he remained one cool looking Hendonmob profile; one cash, one win.
The march for the money continued with players busting left and right. The bubble only took a handful of hands as short stack Thomas Jespersen got it in with sevens against the ace-eight of British pro Ian Simpson. An ace on the flop and Jespersen made his exit as the last player not getting a financial reward for their hard work.
The initial goal for the day was to play down to a final table but that stage of the tournament could not be reached. Around 1 a.m. tournament director Kenny Hallaert announced the final 3 hands to be played. By that time still 16 players remained.
One-time chip leader Jasper Van Vlasselaer was amongst them, but he by no means brings to Day 2 the same stack he once had. A big bluff with a missed flush draw set him back considerably and handed the position of tournament commander to Evgueny Ievkov who called with second pair to get there.
Another familiar face still in the running is Johan Goslings. The Dutchman was the stone bubble in the last Unibet Open event on Malta, but survived without many hiccups this time around.
Besides a slate of Nordics and players from the lowlands and other parts of Europe, one American is still in it. Patrick Coughlin can become the first player from the United States to win an Unibet Open. He's in an excellent position to do so, with 1,061,000 in chips (44 big blinds) he's second in chips.
The tournament resumes at noon and will play down to a winner. As soon as the final table is reached, the live stream switches to cards up coverage on a delay. PokerNews will, of course, again be on the floor for updates from the start.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper Van Vlasselaer | Belgium | 346,000 | 14 |
| 2 | Evgueny Ievkov | Finland | 1,389,000 | 58 |
| 3 | Mudassar Khan | Denmark | 1,017,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Rune Thomsen | Denmark | 603,000 | 25 |
| 5 | Lasse Haagensen | Denmark | 929,000 | 38 |
| 6 | Johan Goslings | Netherlands | 477,000 | 20 |
| 7 | Daniel Wittikko | Sweden | 973,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Petri Vesa Jiuutilainen | Finland | 122,000 | 5 |
| 1 | Alexandru Dan Nistor | Romania | 912,000 | 38 |
| 2 | Joni Liimatta | Finland | 696,000 | 29 |
| 3 | Tutku Halim Kara | Denmark | 142,000 | 6 |
| 4 | Patrick Coughlin | United States | 1,061,000 | 44 |
| 5 | Robin Sevastik | Sweden | 600,000 | 25 |
| 6 | Soren Blanner | Denmark | 738,000 | 31 |
| 7 | Srdan Andric | Serbia | 662,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Aidan Ball | United Kingdom | 309,000 | 13 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,389,000 | 289,000 |
|
1,061,000 | 401,000 |
|
1,017,000 | 437,000 |
|
973,000 | 788,000 |
|
|
929,000 | 218,000 |
|
912,000 | 532,000 |
|
738,000 | 48,000 |
|
696,000 | 316,000 |
|
662,000 | 222,000 |
|
603,000 | 38,000 |
|
600,000 | 380,000 |
|
477,000 | 8,000 |
|
346,000 | 151,000 |
|
309,000 | -416,000 |
|
|
142,000 | -28,000 |
|
|
122,000 | -378,000 |
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flop must have given Grossegger a glimmer of hope, but the 
on the turn and 
on the river failed to improve him.
. Kilpelainen made his exit, Mahle started stacking.
hit the turn and two checks later it was Rasmus Rasmussen (no relation) betting. 
and the player that had check-called the bet on the turn, now lead out on the river. Rasmus Rasmussen shoved all in and received a call.
for a straight, while Rasmus Rasmussen turned over 
and Tostesen made his exit.
fell on the turn and Haagensen bet 27,000. Vad Hennebjerre, who had started the hand with 150,000 or so, moved all in. Haagensen quickly called.
and Heikkila checked. Arwin made a bet of 20,000 and Sorensen folded after some consideration. Hansson instantly shoved for 27,000 and Heikkila folded. Arwin called.
hit the turn. The 
against a pair of either nines or tens. Moolhuizen flopped an ace but his opponent made a flush to send the 2-time champ packing.
