2017 Master Classics of Poker

€1,600 NLH Progressive Bounty 8-Max
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 Master Classics of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
€29,900
Event Info
Buy-in
€1,600
Prize Pool
€127,070
Entries
131
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000

€1,600 NLH Progressive Bounty 8-Max

Day 2 Completed

Maik de Rijk Wins the MCOP Progressive Bounty (€29,900)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Maik de Rijk
Maik de Rijk

Day 2 of the inaugural Progressive Bounty event at the Master Classics of Poker saw 27 players return while only 17 would cash. After some 14 hours of play, a champion was crowned just before casino closing time. Maik de Rijk, a long-time regular at the Amsterdam poker series, grabbed the coveted plate after a rollercoaster of a day.

With 10 players to the money, play started out relatively loose. Henok Tekle Mariam was out before some players had seen a blind and MCOP champions Tonny van Eck and Hakim Zoufri departed well before the money as well. While not all left empty-handed, since some had gathered some bounty money before busting, the real money started coming in for the Top 17.

Holland Casino regular Dennis Lavrijsen and MCOP side event winners Bartel Kars and Doug Roberts both hit the rail shortly after Eric Mooij bubble the event.

From there, it was a short ride to the official final table of 8 with [Removed:155] the first to depart. He got it in with ace-king against ace-queen and jacks and saw Van Boxtel hit a queen to scoop the big pot.

Andre Otten was next to go, gifting his chips to Tonny Krijn who secured the chip lead doing so. Otten's ten-nine suited outflopped Krijn's ace-king but a king on the river set things straight and Otten left in 7th place.

It would take a level and a half for the next player to go, and it was the last German player Pascal Pflock to be the unlucky one. He found himself all in holding ace-five to Bob Janssens's pocket tens and found no help on the flop, turn, or river.

Spel Sah Hwan followed him out the doer, pushing with second pair into Janssens' top pair on a flop of ace-queen-four. Janssens faded some outs to make play 4-handed.

While Raul van Boxtel doubled with quads first, the likable hometown player was next to go anyway. He got short and called all in with jack-three suited and turned out to be up against four-seven suited. A seven on the river ousted Van Boxtel who had to settle for €20,267.

Fan-favorite Tonny Krijn bowed out in 3rd place, losing a flip to Bob Janssens. Janssens flopped top-two and rivered a boat with queen-eight to crush Krijn's deuces.

With play now heads up, the stakes were high. Both players had a hefty bounty on their head, with the biggest one belonging to Bob Janssens who had knocked out his fair share of players throughout the event. While all had started with a €500 bounty on their head, both were worth a multitude of that by the time only they were left. While there was a lot to play for, the structure didn't give them a lot of wiggle room. Janssens started out with the lead but as he missed with a combo draw he all of the sudden found himself out chipped.

The next hand, Janssens got it in with tens to Maik de Rijk's nines and flopped a set. De Rijk, however, would make runner runner straight to claim the title. After playing at the Master Classics of Poker for 10 years in a row, making 3 final tables and finishing runner-up once, now De Rijk was the one lifting the plate, the traditional trophy only the MCOP awards to their winners.

Maik de Rijk
PositionPlayerCountryPrize
1Maik de RijkNetherlands€29,900
2Bob JanssensNetherlands€19,937
3Tonny KrijnNetherlands€13,978
4Raul van BoxtelNetherlands€10,267
5Spel Sah HwanNetherlands€7,878
6Pascal PflockGermany€6,265
7Andre OttenNetherlands€5,146
8[Removed:155]Netherlands€4,333
Maik de Rijk

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Maik de Rijk

Photos by Sonja Bruin, Holland Casino

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Bob Janssens Eliminated in 2nd Place (€19,937)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Bob Janssens
Bob Janssens

Maik de Rijk and Bob Janssens got it in on a flop of {10-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. De Rijk was in front with {K-Spades}{K-Hearts} but Janssens had a ton of outs with {J-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}.

Neither the {3-Hearts} on the turn nor the {Q-Hearts} on the river helped Janssens and De Rijk scooped the majority of all the chips in play.

The next hand, De Rijk shoved the button and Janssens called instantly.

Maik de Rijk: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Bob Janssens: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}

Janssens flopped a set on {K-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, but the {J-Hearts} on the turn and {Q-Hearts} on the river made De Rijk a straight and just like that, only half an hour before the casino would close, the tournament was over.

Player Chips Progress
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Maik de Rijk
2,620,000
1,290,000
1,290,000
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Bob Janssens
Busted

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Tonny Krijn Eliminated in 3rd Place (€13,978)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Tonny Krijn
Tonny Krijn

Bob Janssens shoved the button and the small blind instantly folded. Big blind Tonny Krijn called rather quickly for his last 600,000 or so.

Bob Janssens: {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}
Tonny Krijn: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}

The board ran out {Q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} and Krijn shook hands with both Janssens as De Rijk. His €7,070 bounty went to Janssens who's now worth €8,550 himself.

Player Chips Progress
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Bob Janssens
1,960,000
945,000
945,000
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Tonny Krijn
Busted

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Raul van Boxtel Eliminarted in 4th Place (€10,267)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Raul van Boxtel
Raul van Boxtel

Action folded to Maik de Rijk in the small blind and he shoved all in. Raul van Boxtel, down to about 200,000 or so it looked like, snap-called.

Maik de Rijk: {4-Spades}{7-Spades}
Raul van Boxtel: {3-Spades}{J-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and with the river seven, Van Boxtel made his exit. His €2,990 bounty went to Maik de Rijk.

The remaining 3 players are guaranteed €13,978 from here on out.

Player Chips Progress
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Maik de Rijk
1,200,000
300,000
300,000
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Raul van Boxtel
Busted

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