Thor Hansen ended day 1a of the PokerStars.com Scandinavian Open as chip leader after a powerful performance 
which saw the 225 strong field in the 50,000 Danish Kroner (approx. $8,465) whittled down to 95 players.
Among those attempting to secure passage towards the final table were former champions Tim Vance (season four), Magnus Petersson (season three), and Noah Boeken (season one).
The largely Scandinavian field included such luminaries as Rasmus Nielsen, Hungarian Open fourth place finisher Albert Iversen, Johannes Strassmann, Thor Hansen, yet another Hungarian Open final tablist Marino Serenelli, Alain Roy, World Series main event champion Carlos Mortensen, Luca Pagano, Polish Open champion Joao Barbosa, Christoffer Hansen, Marcin Horecki, Juha Helppi, Jani Sointula, Noah Boeken, Morten Erlandsen, Trond Erik Eidsvig, Gino Alacqua, Casey Kastle, Arnaud Mattern, and Remy Biechel.
The top 10 in chips at the end of the night were:
- Thor Hansen (Norway) — 74,700
- Allan Bække (Denmark) — 66,600
- Albert Iversen (Denmark) — 61,500
- Frederik Hostrup (Denmark) — 60,000
- Erik Karlsson (Sweden) — 59,100
- Rasmus Nielsen (Denmark) — 56,000
- Fredrik Boberg (Sweden) — 52,800
- Laurence Houghton (UK) — 52,000
- Christopher Lee Black (USA) — 48,200
- Roger Hudson (USA) — 46,200
Up to 250 runners are expected in today’s field for day 1B of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Copenhagen so be sure to drop by for our comprehensive live reporting from the event and check the full update of yesterday’s proceedings at CardPlayer.com.
