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Tim Vance
Rasmus Nielsen made it 44,000 from the cut off. Tim Vance smooth called on the button as did Simon Dorslund on the blind. Three to the flop:
Flop
Simon checked and Rasmus bet 106,000. Tim started to sing yet again as he contemplated what to do. Tim seemed to be more interested in Simon's hand instead of what Rasmus had; directing his interrogation on Simon.
After a couple of minutes of inane chatter, both to himself and his opponents, he ended up raising to 250,000. Simon folded and so did Rasmus.
Vance has been involved in six consecutive pots in a row thus far.
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Soren Jensen
Tim Vance raised to 43,000 and Soren Jensen called from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the . Jensen bet 40,000 and Vance called. The river was the . Jensen checked and Vance checked behind. Vance showed A-T, but Jensen held a seven for the straight and took it down.
Søren Jensen caught people’s attention early on in Copenhagen with an amazing emotional outburst after taking down a huge pot on Day 2. Shouting “Come on Jutland” and “Come on the Whites” after his local football team, Søren headed out into the corridor, striding up and down and punching the air with his fist. He said: “If I win a big pot, I have to Søren walk away from the table and calm down. I’m very emotional. It’s my personality.” Today Soren, who manages a car painting business in Arhus, says he’s focused and “100% sure” he’ll win. He’s been playing poker for seven years after switching from whist, and now plays high-stakes 10/20 and 20/40 NLHE cash games. He bought in to Copenhagen just one minute before registration closed. Søren cashed at the 2006 WSOP, but today’s guaranteed win of at least €76,000 will be his best result to date. He said: “I work, so I don’t really have much time for tournaments and this is my first EPT. But I’m very competitive. I’m one of four brothers and we grew up always competing against each other. I’m born to be a winner.” Søren is supported today by younger brother Lars and girlfriend Bettina.
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Timothy Vance made it 33,000 from the button; 33,000 is his favorite bet for some reason. He started singing again but it did not put Simon Dorslund off from calling. The flop was dealt , and both players checked. Simon threw out a 30,000 bet on the turn and Tim quickly folded.
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Tim Vance 997,000
Magnus Hansen 959,000
Rasmus Hede Nielsen 810,000
Daniel Ryan 659,000
Soren Jensen 471,000
Nicolas Dervaux 359,000
Simon Dorslund 340,000
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Magnus Hansen
Tim Vance raised to 33,000, and got three callers in Nicolas Dervaux, Magnus Hansen, and Rasmus Nielsen. The flop was . The action was checked back to Vance, who stood up, rubbing his hands together, before announcing a bet of 133,000. Dervaux folded, Hansen moved all in for 274,000, Nielsen folded, and Vance went back into his pacing and talking act, wondering aloud what his opponent had.
"You have a set of fours, sir? You have aces or kings? Ace-ten?" and then called.
Hansen T-T
Vance
The turn was the , the river was the and Hansen doubled through Vance with his set of tens, increasing his stack to 810,000. Vance was left with just short of a million.
"Nice hand. Very nice hand, beautiful hand," said Vance.
IT student Magnus currently earns around 4,000 Danish kroner a month (about €500) so whatever he wins today is going to make a difference to his life. He’s certainly planning to buy a car if he wins, but he’s also considering turning pro at the end of his studies. His biggest result to date was qualifying for Copenhagen and he normally plays $100 NLHE cash games. Besides poker, Magnus is also a keen Counterstrike player and is a member of one of the top 20 teams in the world.
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After being one of the most prolific pre-flop raisers at the final table so far, Nicolas Dervaux changed tactics and limped in on the button, while Soren made up the small blind and Magnus checked his option. It was checked around to Nicolas who bet 50,000 on the flop, which followed by instant folds from his opponents who must have been a bit suspicious of the limp.
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Tim Vance raised to 33,000, Simon Dorslund called on the button, and Soren Jensen called in the small blind. The flop was . Jensen checked, Vance checked, Dorslund bet 65,000. Jensen folded and Tim Vance, saying: "I don't think you have a hand, sir," raised to 260,000. Dorslund folded and Vance won the pot.
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Nicolas Dervaux
Nicolas used to be a professional pool player and is currently ranked 18th in France. He also owns a pool hall but plays less now that he’s into poker. He is very proud of his pool achievements and slightly baffled by what he considers “all the fuss” about poker. He said: “It’s easy. I just do it.” He started playing online after a friend downloaded the software and explained the rules. He mainly plays cash games and always in turbo games where you have to move within five second decisions – he gets bored if he has to wait more than a minute for a decision. The father-of-one has been a pro for two years. Best result so far was €15k in an online tourney. This is his first major live tournament. Most of his experience has been in online cash games.
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Patrick Andersson-- 8th Place
Danny Ryan raised to 35,000 from the button, Patrick Andersson moved all in from the small blind for 137,000, and Ryan made the call.
Ryan
Andersson
The flop was , the turn was the , the river was the and Andersson was eliminated in 8th place. He'll win $113,151 for his finish.
Patrick works as a sales manager for a food company in Stockholm. His biggest win so far was $75k in an online tournament and he also placed 14th in the Swedish Championship in 2006. He only plays Texas No-Limit and likes online games for the speed of play, and live events because they’re “fun”. He started poker with five card draw as a kid and started to play online 4-5 years ago. He qualified for the tournament through a live satellite. It’s his first EPT.
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and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Jensen bet 40,000 and Vance called. The river was the 
, and both players checked. Simon threw out a 30,000 bet on the 
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and Hansen doubled through Vance with his set of tens, increasing his stack to 810,000. Vance was left with just short of a million. 
. Jensen checked, Vance checked, Dorslund bet 65,000. Jensen folded and Tim Vance, saying: "I don't think you have a hand, sir," raised to 260,000. Dorslund folded and Vance won the pot.
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