Sander van Wesemael collected his hole-card trophy last week for winning his 3rd MCOP event last year
Sander van Wesemael was seen close to the bar upstairs, not where he supposed to be. We asked him what had happened and he told us the details of his bust out.
The player under the gun opened for 2,500 and Ole Schemion called. Holding , Van Wesemael squeezed to 8,800. Niek Minten in the small blind 4-bet to 22,000 and as the action had folded to Van Wesemael, he shoved for 45,000 total. Minten called.
Niek Minten:
Sander van Wesemael:
The board ran out and Van Wesemael was eliminated. According to Van Wesemael, Minten now plays around 150,000.
Robin Ylitalo opened in middle position to 2,100. From the cutoff, Govert Metaal 3-bet to 6,000 working out of a 100,000-stack. When the action folded to Ylitalo, he shoved for just over 24,000. Metaal called instantly.
Govert Metaal:
Robin Ylitalo:
The flop came and with the on the turn, Metaal was guaranteed not to lose the hand. Ylitalo got up from the table and started to shake hands as the completed the board. He hit a pair but it was too little too late and he departed from the tournament area.
Dietrich Fast was seen standing on the rail, and told us the details of his bust out.
Martin Kabrhel opened the button and Fast called from the big blind defending with . The flop came and Fast check-raised a bet of 2,300 all in for 15,100. Kabrhel called with .
Fast didn't improve on the turn or river and was eliminated.
Jorryt van Hoof ended Day 1a with an even 30,000, exactly the starting stack. Just now, at the start of Day 2, he lost those 30 big blinds. We ran into him as he was on his way out, and he told us the details of his bust out hand.
He opened under the gun and the button, and Govert Metaal in the big blind, called. Metaal checked on with 2 spades and Van Hoof bet 4,500. The button folded, Metaal moved in. Van Hoof called with his top pair and top kicker. Metaal had .
The turn was a blank but a hit the river and Van Hoof exited the tournament area.
The last EPT winner, Jasper Meijer van Putten, was seen standing on the rail. He told us what had happened.
Fatih Aydin opened under the gun plus one and, starting with 34 big blinds, Meijer van Putten 3-bet with . Aydin shoved and Meijer van Putten called. Aydin had and won on .
An additional 17 players signed up for Day 2, but that number is not official yet. As soon as we have word from the tournament organization we'll report back.
Sha came all the way from Rotterdam, but by now is on her way back again.
In the 2nd hand of the day, the player under the gun opened. Down to just 9,800, Moreira de Melo shoved from the big blind holding . Her opponent called with .
Welcome to Day2 of the Master Classics of Poker Main Event. Over the 2 starting days, a combined 265 entries into the €4,300 buy-in event were made. With 9 levels in the books, just141 players remain. Registration is open until the start of play today, so a few more players just might sign up.
Leading the remaining players is Daan Mulders who gathered 159,100 in chips on Day 1a. Close on his heels is Day 1b chip leader Igor Yaroshevsky.
PokerNews.com will be on the ground in Holland Casino Amsterdam to cover the whole day, you'll find updates and photos right here from the first flop until the last river.
and Van Wesemael was eliminated. According to Van Wesemael, Minten now plays around 150,000.
and with the 
on the turn, Metaal was guaranteed not to lose the hand. Ylitalo got up from the table and started to shake hands as the 
completed the board. He hit a pair but it was too little too late and he departed from the tournament area.
. The flop came 
with 2 spades and Van Hoof bet 4,500. The button folded, Metaal moved in. Van Hoof called with his top pair and top kicker. Metaal had 
hit the river and Van Hoof exited the tournament area.
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