EPT champion Anton Wigg was seen standing on the rail. Upon being asked, he told us he had lost his remaining chips with queen-nine against pocket eights.
Down to 85 players in the Main Event.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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Eliminé | |
|
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Action folded to Italo Modena in late position and he made it 4,000. His neighbor Lex Veldhuis three-bet to 15,000, and called the shove that followed in what we believe was a button versus small blind situation.
Italo Modena: 
Lex Veldhuis: 
Veldhuis had the best hand going in, and the flop was good for him as well: 
. The 
on the turn brought some chop outs to Modena and he "got there" with the 
on the river.
Chop it up!
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
57,000 |
David Peters, who flew in this morning and registered right before Day 2 got underway, has been eliminated from the Master Classics of Poker Main Event.
Steven van Zadelhoff told us how Stefan Wolzak opened the button and David Peters defended his big blind. On the river, David Peters check-called all in with 
, having made two-pair. Unfortunately for Peters, Wolzak had 
and a straight by the time the river card landed.
Wolzak, who started out second in chips today, up to over 300,000 in chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Eliminé | |
|
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From middle position, Thomas de Rooij opened and big blind Joris Ruijs called. Ruijs check-called a bet of 4,000 on 
and check-called another 12,000 on the 
turn. The 
on the river had both players check and Ruijs took down the small pot with 
as De Rooij mucked.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
195,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Alberto Stegeman, a Dutch television host and poker aficionado, just won a massive flip. From middle position, a player opened to 4,500. Big blind Stegeman three-bet to 13,500 and called the four-bet for 60,000 that followed. Stegeman had the while his opponent had 
. The board ran out 
and Stegeman started stacking the chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
276,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
Niveau: 13
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
Action folded to Thomas de Rooij in the small blind and he limped in. Big blind Goran Mandic raised to 7,500 and De Rooij called.
De Rooij would play check-called all the way. He check-called 6,000 on the 
flop, 13,000 on the turn, and 46,500 on the 
river.
Mandic showed 
and doubled as De Rooij mucked his 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
149,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
136,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
The tournament organization has just released the prize pool information for the 2018 Master Classics of Poker Main Event.
From the €1,164,240, €240,183 is set aside for the winner that will be crowned on Friday. 44 players make the money, guaranteing themselves of a €7,800 payday at the minimum. Making the final table nets the players a minimum of €23,983.
| Position | Prize in € | Prize in $ | Position | Prize in € | Prize in $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | €240,183 | $271,017 | 10-11 | €19,909 | $22,465 |
| 2 | €160,432 | $181,027 | 12-13 | €16,649 | $18,786 |
| 3 | €111,418 | $125,721 | 14-17 | €13,971 | $15,765 |
| 4 | €80,216 | $90,519 | 18-23 | €11,642 | $13,137 |
| 5 | €59,842 | $67,529 | 24-31 | €9,547 | $10,772 |
| 6 | €45,987 | $51,894 | 32-44 | €7,800 | $8,801 |
| 7 | €36,324 | $40,990 | |||
| 8 | €29,222 | $32,976 | |||
| 9 | €23,983 | $27,064 |
* Prizes in $ via XE.com
We ran into Rene Kuhlman while he stood on the rail talking to his close friend Floris van der Ven. Kuhlman described how his last hand had transpired.
A player in middle position opened for 5,500 and holding 
, Kuhlman three-bet to 16,500. The action folded back to the initial raiser who four-bet to 35,000. Kuhlman called.
The flop came 
and the initial raiser bet 20,500. Kuhlman called and checked behind on the 
turn. The river came the 
and the middle position player jammed. Kuhlman called for his remaining 75,000 or so, and ended up losing to pocket aces.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminé |
Floris van der Ven opened under the gun and found callers on the button and big blind. The flop came 
and the big blind and Van der Ven both checked. The player on the button bet 12,000 and the big blind folded. Van der Ven shoved for 35,000 and the button called.
Van der Ven had an overpair with but his opponent had a ton of outs with his . The on the turn and on the river were blanks and Van der Ven doubled.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
