EPT -- Copenhagen Open Begins on Tuesday

The next stop on season four of the PokerStars European Poker Tour will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark at the Casino Copenhagen. The €6,700 no-limit hold’em main event begins on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at noon CET (3 a.m. PST). Card Player Europe’s live coverage team will be on hand to bring you all of the action until the conclusion of the final table on Saturday, Feb. 21. The cap has been increased this year to 500 people after last year's event sold out at 460 players.

The tournament will feature standard EPT structure, which means that players will begin with 10,000 in chips and blinds will start at 25-50. Levels will last for 60 minutes. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Tuesday, Feb. 17: Day 1A – eight levels (all tournament days begin at noon)
Wednesday, Feb. 18: Day 1B – eight levels
Thursday, Feb. 19: Day 2 – eight levels or down to 32 players
Friday, Feb. 20: Day 3 – down to final table of eight players
Saturday, Feb. 21: final table

2008 EPT Copenhagen Open:

Buy-in: $9,750
Number of Entries: 460
Total Prize Pool: $4,111,848
First-Place Prize: $1,210,699
Places Paid: 40

Final-Table Results:

1: Tim Vance (USA) — €834,964
2: Soren Jensen (Denmark) — €472,675
3: Magnus Hansen (Denmark) — €274,547
4: Rasmus Hede Nielsen (Denmark) — €209,448
5: Daniel Ryan (USA) — €172,653
6: Nicolas Dervaux (France) — €135,858
7: Simon Dorslund (Denmark) — €107,554
8: Patrik Andersson (Sweden) — €76,420

Notable Cashes: Jan Sorenson (13th), Ed De Haas (16th), Gino Alacqua (19th), Luca Pagano (27th), Rolf Slotboom (31st), Peter Eastgate (32nd), Alex Kravchenko (36th, Trond Erik Eidsvig (37th).

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