After a nearly five-hour heads-up battle, Tim Vance was finally able to whittle down Soren Jensen and come away with his first major poker title. In addition to winning over $1.2 million USD for his victory, Vance also earns a seat in the EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, which kicks off on April 11.
"Yes! Yes! I did it, Nanzi!" cried Vance, as he looked lovingly at the photo of his three-year-old daughter that has been taped inside his red baseball hat for the duration of the tournament.
Runner-up Jensen was naturally disappointed and had hardly a word to say in his post-tournament interviews, while an emotional and exhausted Vance could only think of his daughter, crying "Nanzi!" as he hoisted his trophy aloft.
Congratulations to Tim Vance, a player we'll certainly be hearing from again at future EPT events.
Limped pot. Flop comes . Turn is the . Soren bets 115,000, Tim quickly calls. River is the . Soren moves all in. Tim calls with after announcing, "It was nice playing with you sir," and it is all over.
Tim Vance is the EPT Copehagen champion, winning $1,236,095.
Soren Jensen is the runner-up and wins $699,724 for his efforts.
Both players limp to a flop...and check it. The turn is the and both check again. The river is the . Jensen checks, Vance bets 200,000 and Jensen calls. Vance shows J-8 for two pair and takes it down. Now it's 3.6 million for Vance to Jensen's 1,000,000.
Vance limps on the button and Jensen checks. The flop is and both players check. The turn is the . Check-check. The river is the . Jensen checks, Vance bets 200,000 and Jensen folds.