Late Thursday evening local Danish time, the bubble burst, and the remaining 39 players in the Pokerstars EPT Scandinavian Open could finally relax and head for the bar. 131 players didn't make it through Day 2 on Thursday, but the rest will sit down at the tables again Friday knowing that they're guaranteed to cash at least $12,574 in one of the most surprise-filled EPTs ever.
All the big names are gone, and the race for the title here in Copenhagen is wide open. The $1,236,095 first prize is just waiting out there, and with a field packed with unknowns, there's been a special kind of tension at the tables the last couple of days. This is the chance of a lifetime, and anyone can win this thing.
Few of the players returning Friday will be even remotely content to walk away with just the $12,574. Many, however, will have to work small wonders to avoid just that, since the number of short stacks going into Day 3 is immense. Blinds will start at 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante, and with 24 players below the average stack of 117,867, there's not going to be time to wait for decent cards. It's push it or lose it time.
But at least five players will sit down Friday somewhat more at easy. Chip leader and local aggression-sensation, Rasmus Hede Nielsen, with 295,500 and four other players - Joris Jaspers of Holland, the two Swedes Johan Lund and Patrick Andersson, and one of only four remaining North Americans, Joseph Serock - have opened up a solid gap down to the rest of the pack. All five sit down with more than 260,000 in chips - 90,000 more than the current 6th, Jan V. Soerensen.
Jan V. Soerensen - twice WSOP bracelet winner - is also one of the very few surviving 'established' names. Mostly every single big name poker player is gone - busted out by young hyper-aggressive players with little or no respect for past achievements.
You'd be hard pressed to come up with more than a handful of familiar faces among the 39 players gunning for the finale table, and without insulting too many other players, the only real household names left are - apart from Jan V. Soerensen - Scandinavian Rookie of the Year 2007 and Masters winner in Amsterdam, Trond Erik Eidsvig of Norway, Italian pro, Luca Pagano, Russian WSOP dominator, Alex Kravchenko, and Danish WPT winner, Christian Grundtvig.
But of those guys, only Soerensen and Eidsvig are above average in chips.
Play will commence Friday at 14.00 local time (8 am ET), and they'll keep playing until only 8 players are left.
Judging by how fast people were busting out on Thursday, reaching the final table may not take that long. Thursday 59 of the starting 170 players were already packing their bags before the second hour of play had ended. There's a reason the EPT in Copenhagen is widely regarded as the most aggressively played live poker tournament on the planet.
If you are unable to get to Casino Copenhagen in Denmark by Friday at 14.00, there's no reason you should miss out on the live action.
The EPT has made sure that not only can you watch the TV-table live on your computer throughout the day - for absolutely free. You're also guided through the event by some of the best poker commentators around.
Gotta love the EPT ... free live coverage on your own screen:
Watch EPT Live!
And here they are - the 39 players still with a chance to land the $1,236,095 first prize in Copenhagen:
Rasmus Hede Nielsen - 295,500
Joris Jaspers - 294,800
Johan Lund - 290,500
Patrik Andersson - 268,500
Jospeh Serock - 265,000
Jan Sørensen - 173,500
Ed de Haas - 167,500
Timothy Vance - 154,000
Peter Eastgate - 154,000
Trond Erik Eidsvig - 149,500
Simon Dørslund - 148,500
Thomas Christiansen - 145,500
Nicolas Dervaux - 143,500
Miikka Samuli Mustonen - 131,000
Daniel Ryan - 129,000
Michael Marek - 111,000
Henrik Rune - 105,500
Martin Bjerring Hansen - 105,000
Allan Bække - 95,500
Luca Pagano - 93,500
Jarle Aasen - 93,500
Tommy Pavlicek - 87,500
Andreas Glannbro - 85,500
Torbjörn Jonson - 85,500
Ulrik Pedersen - 77,000
Peter Kalsen Petersen - 70,500
Gino Alacqua - 70,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 68,000
Rolf Slotboom - 64,000
Christoffer Thorsen - 64,000
Magnus Hansen - 60,500
Søren Jensen - 58,500
Runar Runarsson - 56,000
Christian Grundtvig - 54,500
Sigbjørn Mortueit - 47,800
Erik Veld - 46,000
Michael Eriksson - 32,000
Kristian Pedersen - 28,000
Severin Hovde - 27,200
And this is what they are playing for:
1. $1,236,095
2. $699,724
3. $406,427
4. $310,119
5. $255,638
6. $201,158
7. $159,250
8. $113,151
9. $69,148
10. $69,148
11. $54,483
12. $54,483
13. $41,910
14. $41,910
15. $29,337
16. $29,337
17. $23,052
18. $23,052
19. $23,052
20. $23,052
21. $23,052
22. $23,052
23. $23,052
24. $23,052
25. $16,765
26. $16,765
27. $16,765
28. $16,765
29. $16,765
30. $16,765
31. $16,765
32. $16,765
33. $12,574
34. $12,574
35. $12,574
36. $12,574
37. $12,574
38. $12,574
39. $12,574
All the big names are gone, and the race for the title here in Copenhagen is wide open. The $1,236,095 first prize is just waiting out there, and with a field packed with unknowns, there's been a special kind of tension at the tables the last couple of days. This is the chance of a lifetime, and anyone can win this thing.
Few of the players returning Friday will be even remotely content to walk away with just the $12,574. Many, however, will have to work small wonders to avoid just that, since the number of short stacks going into Day 3 is immense. Blinds will start at 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante, and with 24 players below the average stack of 117,867, there's not going to be time to wait for decent cards. It's push it or lose it time.
But at least five players will sit down Friday somewhat more at easy. Chip leader and local aggression-sensation, Rasmus Hede Nielsen, with 295,500 and four other players - Joris Jaspers of Holland, the two Swedes Johan Lund and Patrick Andersson, and one of only four remaining North Americans, Joseph Serock - have opened up a solid gap down to the rest of the pack. All five sit down with more than 260,000 in chips - 90,000 more than the current 6th, Jan V. Soerensen.
Jan V. Soerensen - twice WSOP bracelet winner - is also one of the very few surviving 'established' names. Mostly every single big name poker player is gone - busted out by young hyper-aggressive players with little or no respect for past achievements.
You'd be hard pressed to come up with more than a handful of familiar faces among the 39 players gunning for the finale table, and without insulting too many other players, the only real household names left are - apart from Jan V. Soerensen - Scandinavian Rookie of the Year 2007 and Masters winner in Amsterdam, Trond Erik Eidsvig of Norway, Italian pro, Luca Pagano, Russian WSOP dominator, Alex Kravchenko, and Danish WPT winner, Christian Grundtvig.
But of those guys, only Soerensen and Eidsvig are above average in chips.
Play will commence Friday at 14.00 local time (8 am ET), and they'll keep playing until only 8 players are left.
Judging by how fast people were busting out on Thursday, reaching the final table may not take that long. Thursday 59 of the starting 170 players were already packing their bags before the second hour of play had ended. There's a reason the EPT in Copenhagen is widely regarded as the most aggressively played live poker tournament on the planet.
If you are unable to get to Casino Copenhagen in Denmark by Friday at 14.00, there's no reason you should miss out on the live action.
The EPT has made sure that not only can you watch the TV-table live on your computer throughout the day - for absolutely free. You're also guided through the event by some of the best poker commentators around.
Gotta love the EPT ... free live coverage on your own screen:
Watch EPT Live!
And here they are - the 39 players still with a chance to land the $1,236,095 first prize in Copenhagen:
Rasmus Hede Nielsen - 295,500
Joris Jaspers - 294,800
Johan Lund - 290,500
Patrik Andersson - 268,500
Jospeh Serock - 265,000
Jan Sørensen - 173,500
Ed de Haas - 167,500
Timothy Vance - 154,000
Peter Eastgate - 154,000
Trond Erik Eidsvig - 149,500
Simon Dørslund - 148,500
Thomas Christiansen - 145,500
Nicolas Dervaux - 143,500
Miikka Samuli Mustonen - 131,000
Daniel Ryan - 129,000
Michael Marek - 111,000
Henrik Rune - 105,500
Martin Bjerring Hansen - 105,000
Allan Bække - 95,500
Luca Pagano - 93,500
Jarle Aasen - 93,500
Tommy Pavlicek - 87,500
Andreas Glannbro - 85,500
Torbjörn Jonson - 85,500
Ulrik Pedersen - 77,000
Peter Kalsen Petersen - 70,500
Gino Alacqua - 70,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 68,000
Rolf Slotboom - 64,000
Christoffer Thorsen - 64,000
Magnus Hansen - 60,500
Søren Jensen - 58,500
Runar Runarsson - 56,000
Christian Grundtvig - 54,500
Sigbjørn Mortueit - 47,800
Erik Veld - 46,000
Michael Eriksson - 32,000
Kristian Pedersen - 28,000
Severin Hovde - 27,200
And this is what they are playing for:
1. $1,236,095
2. $699,724
3. $406,427
4. $310,119
5. $255,638
6. $201,158
7. $159,250
8. $113,151
9. $69,148
10. $69,148
11. $54,483
12. $54,483
13. $41,910
14. $41,910
15. $29,337
16. $29,337
17. $23,052
18. $23,052
19. $23,052
20. $23,052
21. $23,052
22. $23,052
23. $23,052
24. $23,052
25. $16,765
26. $16,765
27. $16,765
28. $16,765
29. $16,765
30. $16,765
31. $16,765
32. $16,765
33. $12,574
34. $12,574
35. $12,574
36. $12,574
37. $12,574
38. $12,574
39. $12,574
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