Tim Vance likes the Beatles and so do we. Here's how the final six stack up.

Seat 1	Rasmus Nielsen	$229,000
Seat 2	Tim Vance	$1,562,000
Seat 3	Daniel Ryan	$731,000
Seat 4	empty
Seat 5	Nicolas Dervaux	$206,000
Seat 6	empty
Seat 7	Soren Jensen	$944,000
Seat 8	Magnus Hansen	$926,000

Magnus Hansen has doubled through fellow Dane Rasmus Nielsen. Hansen made a $60k raise from the small blind and Nielsen gave him a little action in the big blind.

The flop came Q 8 7 and Hansen kept firing, betting out $100k. Nielsen suddenly shoved and had Hansen covered, putting him to a decision for all his chips. He made the call, felting pocket nines, and was way ahead of Nielsen's A-7. The 6 turn and K river doubled Hansen up and crippled Nielsen once again.

Simon Dorslund was running well in the early going of the day but ran into his first major setback a few mintues ago when he doubled up Rasmus Nielsen. After that hand he was somewhat short-stacked and moved all-in over the top of a Tim Vance opening raise. Vance made it $53,000 from the cut-off and Dorslund shipped it for about $300,000.

Vance considered it for a few moments before making the call and tabling big slick. He saw he had Dorslund's A 8 dominated and the J 9 2 flop didn't change much. The turn did a lot for Dorslund though, bringing the T and adding a ton of straight outs to his list. The river was the 6 though and Simon Dorslund is out in seventh for 801,283 DKK.

 

For the second hand in a row Rasmus Nielsen open-shoved, but the second time around wasn’t much like the blind-stealing first as Simon Dorslund made the call with A 10.

The race for Nielsen’s $300k was on as he showed pocket fives. The 6 K Q flop gave Dorslund many outs, but the 5 turn took away quite a few. The Q river both filled and doubled Nielsen up. Dorslund looks to be in a bit of trouble now.

Daniel Ryan has been relatively quiet so far at this final table but just got involved in a hand, defending his big blind and raking the pot as a result. Magnus Hansen opened the pot to $55,000 from the cut-off and Ryan called in the big blind. The flop came down A Q 2 and Ryan checked.

Hansen continuation bet $90,000 and Ryan smooth-called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The river was the 8 and Ryan led out for $80,000. Magnus only took a few seconds before tossing his hand in the muck, conceding the pot to the American.

Tim Vance has been told to take his seat. The TD just pointed out to Vance that his constant standing and walking around is a no-no at an EPT final table and he's been asked to remain in his seat when he is in a hand.

Vance wanted to clarify the rule and was asking about different scenarios where he would be allowed to get up. Apparently, he can stand when all his chips go in the middle, effectively ending his action; other than that, he must stay seated.

The very next hand after getting it sorted, Vance, still the chip leader, moved all-in from the big blind and stood up out of his chair, stealing a Rasmus Nielsen small-blind limp in the process.

We're back with the start of Level 23. Play has been pretty tight for a while, but we expect some action during this new level with the blinds and antes getting bigger and bigger!

This level is over and we're now on a 15-minute break.

Soren Jensen just doubled through Rasmus Nielsen, increasing his stack to almost $1 million and crippling Nielsen down to $220,000. Jensen opened the pot to $44,000 from the button and Nielsen called in the big blind. The flop came down K 8 2 and after a check from Nielsen, Jensen fired $60,000. Nielsen moved all-in and got a quick call from Soren.

Soren Jensen: A K

Rasmus Nielsen: J 8

Jensen had a solid lead but would need to fade Nielsen's outs to stay alive. The board finished out K Q and the pot was shipped to Jensen. As he's done every time he's taken a pot Jensen jumped up from the table and started screaming some sort of incomprehensible Danish chant. Good show. 

In honor of Tim Vance's penchant for halfheartedly singing Beatles tunes, our chip count title theme for the day will be classic Beatles song titles.

Seat 1	Rasmus Nielsen	$738,000
Seat 2	Tim Vance	$1,118,000
Seat 3	Daniel Ryan	$503,000
Seat 4	Patrik Andersson	$0
Seat 5	Simon Dorslund	$565,000
Seat 6	Nicolas Dervaux	$332,000
Seat 7	Soren Jensen	$483,000
Seat 8	Magnus Hansen	$858,000