PokerStars Team Online pro Mickey "mement_mori" Petersen this weekend became the latest EPT champion after winning the Copenhagen Main Event. Petersen collected €338,133 for the win.
Team Lock Poker Pro's Melanie Weisner has taken the lead the the EPT Copenhagen Main Event with 72 players left in the field. Second in chips is WPT Venice fourth place finisher, Simon Ravnsbæk.
The European Poker Tour's Copenhagen stop is underway at Casino Copenhagen in Denmark. Just 48 players survived Day 1A, with EPT London runner-up Stephen O'Dwyer taking an early chip lead.
EPT Copenhagen champion Michael Tureniec sees his home country of Sweden as the world's best poker nation. Tureniec points to a special bond between the Swedish players as an explanation.
The EPT Copenhagen Main Event got underway today at Casino Copenhagen in the Danish capital. A handful of pros have found their way to Day 1A, including out-of-retirement Peter Eastgate.
A number of major tournaments are due to hit Europe over the next 30 days. Following the UKIPT's Nottingham stop, both Copenhagen and Athens are gearing up for live tournament action.
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