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EPT Copenhagen – Michael Tureniec wins
Posted by: Randy Williams - Sun, 2011-02-27 10:38
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EPT Copenhagen stop is always special. Often dubbed the “Scandinavian Open”, the event is known for the high level of competition it attracts year after year. This year, things weren’t different, and thus Michael Tureniec’s feat of beating 448 players to the €500k top prize is by no means a casual achievement.
Per Linde was the one who started the final stretch of the competition from the pole position. His lead wouldn’t last though. Although all the chips eventually came to rest in Tureniec’s possession, the lead would change hands several times before the end of the day.
John Eames was the short stack when the action kicked off, and he was the first one to make a move too. He shoved all-in on the very first hand, and got a call from Nikolas Liakos who probably thought he was bluffing. Liakos had a decent Q,J but it was no match for Eames’ pocket Ks.
This thunderous start gave Eames enough momentum to score the first elimination of the day. The victim was none other than Juha Helppi, whose Q,Q fell to Eames’ pocket Ks.
Having scored two huge pots on K,K, Eames wasn’t about to stop. When Andrea Dalle Molle shoved his short stack into the middle, he pounced on him holding K,K again.
Linde got hit by Eames too, and later by Tureniec. It was only a matter of time before Tureniec and Eames locked horns. The Swede was the one who emerged with the upper hand from this confrontation.
After the attrition took care of just about everyone around them, Tureniec, Linde and Eames found themselves three-handed in the home-stretch.
Eames – who finally appeared to hit a dry-spell pocket Ks-wise - was the one who faded away in 3rd.
The heads-up stage found Tureniec holding a 2-1 chip lead. It still took him nearly 4 hours to put Linde away for good.
