The current chipleader is 24-year-old Ioana Silvana Apostol from Timisoara, Romania. Silvana first started making waves at Unibet London, where she finished in 15th place. Silvana qualified for that event on Unibet, for which she spent New Year’s Eve playing online in a desperate bid to get the points needed for her package.
“I was on a skiing holiday with friends but I was playing poker, I wasn’t out having fun with my friends, trying to win the package," Silvana said in London. I didn’t sleep for 24 hours, just played poker. I was really tired but I was just so happy when I won it – and then I went out and partied!”
The recent Pharmacy graduate parlayed her cash of £4,900 into more, smaller cashes, but might just surpass her breakout performance here in Copenhagen. Silvana currently tops the standings with 192,000 in points.
No less than five players saw a flop together after James Mackenzie had opened the action. On the flop Mackenzie checked to Lorenzen, who bet 10,000. Behind Lorenzen, Ilari Vaara made it 25,000 to go and the other three players quickly folded.
Lorenzen gave it some thought before moving all in. Slightly frustrated, Vaara slammed his remaining 30,000 in the middle to make the call.
Kasper Lorenzen:
Ilari Vaara:
Much to his surprise, Vaara was in fantastic shape to double up. The turn and river weren't one of the remaining sevens and Lorenzen had to part with a quarter of his massive stack.
Joachim Kleiven opened the action from late position, Sidsel Nebel three-bet from the blinds and Kleiven called. The flop was and Nebel checked as the preflop reraiser.
Kleiven bet 11,000, but Nebel had a trick up her sleeve as she check-raised to 27,000. Without much ado, Kleiven announced all in and put his stack of around 80,000 across the line.
Nebel gave it around ten seconds of thought before calling it off, creating the biggest pot of Day 1a.
Joachim Kleiven:
Sidsel Nebel:
"Good luck," a jovial Kleiven pipped and he gave Nebel a fist bump.
However, everything changed on the turn. Mortified, Kleiven let out a shriek, realizing he was drawing dead just like that. The on the river was icing on the cake, as Nedel improved to quad jacks to send Kleiven packing.
Tournament director Kenny Hallaert has paused the clock with twelve minutes remaining. The 49 remaining players will play four more hands until chips are bagged and tagged for the night.
flop Mackenzie checked to Lorenzen, who bet 10,000. Behind Lorenzen, Ilari Vaara made it 25,000 to go and the other three players quickly folded.
turn and 
river weren't one of the remaining sevens and Lorenzen had to part with a quarter of his massive stack.
and Nebel checked as the preflop reraiser.
turn. Mortified, Kleiven let out a shriek, realizing he was drawing dead just like that. The 
on the river was icing on the cake, as Nedel improved to quad jacks to send Kleiven packing.
