Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2015 Master Classics of Poker
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Master Classics of Poker
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,152,360
Entries
291
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
2015 Master Classics of Poker Final Table Reached; Donald Rae Still Leading
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The third and penultimate day of the €4,250 Main Event from the 2015 Master Classics of Poker saw 36 hopefuls out of a 291-entry field return to the tables. When it began, Donald Rae was in the lead at Holland Casino in Amsterdam, and after five and a half 90-minute levels, Rae maintained his position as chip leader. Only nine participants remained to battle for the €300,000 first-place payout, and Rae's stack of 2,265,000 in chips was the standard set.
Among those to fall in the first batch were 2012 MCOP High Roller champion Rens Feenstra, Martin Finger, and Wim Emo.
Anton Wigg reached the second payout, but missed out on the last three tables after getting his stack in short with pocket tens. The Swede was called by Makarios Avramidis and Tobias Peters, with the latter flopping a set of threes.
Ilan Boujenah lost a flip with queens versus ace-king, and then Joep van den Bijgaart busted Luuk Gieles and Sampo Ryynanen in the same hand when finding pocket aces after both opponents had moved all in before him.
Steven van Zadelhoff and defending champion Ruben Visser fell at the start of the second level, with the latter losing a flip with pocket sevens versus queen-jack.
Steve O'Dwyer lost almost all of his chips in a flip with ace-queen against the pocket jacks of Michiel Brummelhuis and joined the rail one hand later in 22nd place.
Johan Verhagen also sent his stack to the former November Niner, and then Pascal Vos could not get there with sevens against pocket tens.
The last two tables were reached after the elimination of Przemyslaw Piotrowski in 19th place, before Timothy Adams ran with ace-six into the pocket tens of Pieter de Korver.
Tobias Peters followed a few minutes later when his king-queen failed to improve against the ace-nine of Kees van Brugge.
By then, Rae had established a commanding lead and his enormous run-good was perfectly captured during the elimination of Niels van Alphen. The Dutchman got his stack in with ace-queen suited and Rae called with pocket jacks to not only find one, but both remaining jacks in the deck to make quads.
After, Per Munksgaard didn't get there with king-jack suited against the ace-queen of Jussi Nevanlinna, and the rise of the Finn had begun.
Chris Dowling lost most chips with ace-eight suited against the ace-nine suited of [Removed:172] and the remainder of the stack vanished soon after. Brummelhuis also fell against the German, Kramer, after he lost a flip with ace-jack versus pocket tens.
Georgios Zisimopoulos dominated the action on the secondary table, but it was again Nevanlinna who knocked out the next two players.
De Korver was short with ace-four and the Finn's jack-ten made a straight. Bryan Paris fell in 11th place after running king-deuce into the kings of Nevanlinna.
Last, but not least, it was Marco Guldenaar who bubbled the final table. With identical stacks he shoved ace-jack and Clyde Tjauw-Foe called with ace-queen. A jack on the river initially let Guldenaar celebrate, but the same card had also completed a straight for his opponent and the Dutchman was gone in 10th place.
Of those at the final table, Tjauw Foe and Nevanlinna made back-to-back final tables, and van Brugge won the initial €1,500 Side Event last year. Zisimopoulos is in second place with 1,611,000 in chips, and the remaining finalists include van den Bijgaart, Johnny Hansen, Kramer, and Avramidis.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clyde Tjauw Foe | Netherlands | 904,000 |
| 2 | Donald Rae | United Kingdom | 2,265,000 |
| 3 | [Removed:172] | Germany | 371,000 |
| 4 | Joep van den Bijgaart | Netherlands | 617,000 |
| 5 | Jussi Nevanlinna | Finland | 1,388,000 |
| 6 | Kees van Brugge | Netherlands | 1,003,000 |
| 7 | Johnny Hansen | Denmark | 393,000 |
| 8 | Georgios Zisimopoulos | Greece | 1,611,000 |
| 9 | Makarios Avramidis | Greece | 222,000 |
The remaining nine players will return Friday at 15:00 local time with 47:06 minutes left in Level 23 at blinds of 10,000/20,000 and a running ante of 3,000. A live stream with hole cards and Dutch commentary on a security delay of half an hour will be available, and the finalists have €23,047 locked up for their efforts.
The PokerNews Live Reporting team will bring you all key hands until the winner is crowned in Amsterdam, so stay tuned.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,265,000 | 210,000 |
|
1,611,000 | 371,000 |
|
1,388,000 | 48,000 |
|
1,003,000 | 37,000 |
|
904,000 | |
|
617,000 | -33,000 |
|
393,000 | -314,000 |
![[Removed:172]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
|
371,000 | -154,000 |
|
222,000 | -33,000 |
Marco Guldenaar Eliminated in 10th Place (€18,438)
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
From the button, Marco Guldenaar moved all in for 434,000 and Clyde Tjauw Foe did so as well from one seat over for 435,000, exactly half an ante more.
Guldenaar: 
Tjauw Foe: 
The flop came 
and either kicker would give the opponent a straight. The 
turn changed nothing but opened up some more split outs. Fast forward to the 
river that let Guldenaar burst out in celebration, thinking he had won the hand before realizing that Tjauw Foe made the straight.
That's it for tonight as the official final table is found, the counts and redraw will be available as soon as possible.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
904,000 | 439,000 |
|
Busted |
Van den Bijgaart Catches Nevanlinna Bluffing
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
On the river of a board 
, Joep van den Bijgaart checked out of the big blind and Jussi Nevanlinna bet 70,000. The Dutchman had a decision to make and tanked for a good two minutes before calling. Nevanlinna rolled over 
for a bluff and van den Bijgaart claimed the pot with 
for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,340,000 | -98,000 |
|
|
650,000 | 35,000 |
Avramidis Folds to Shove
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Makarios Avramidis shoved from the button to steal the blinds and antes. The next hand, Avramidis raised to 80,000 from the small blind and Georgios Zisimopoulos moved all in. Avramidis tanked for a bit and then folded the 
, he was shown the "favorite" of his fellow Greek, the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000 | -20,000 |
Rae and Nevanlinna Win Pots
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Donald Rae raised to 45,000 and got called by Kees van Brugge and Johnny Hansen in the blinds. On the flop 
, both shorter stacks folded to the continuation bet of Rae.
On the secondary table, Jussi Nevanlinna fired a second barrel worth 115,000 on the 
turn against Georgios Zisimopoulos in the small blind and that eventually got the latter to fold.
A Glimpse of Value
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Clyde Tjauw Foe limped from the small blind and Donald Rae checked his option. On the flop 
, Tjauw Foe bet 30,000 and was called before both players checked the 
turn. On the river, the Dutchman checked and snap-called a bet of 36,000 by Rae to reveal 
as winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,055,000 | -21,000 |
|
|
465,000 | 66,000 |
Two Pair for van Brugge; Shove for Avramidis
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
On the feature table, Kees van Brugge made two pair with but the action was killed with a four-card straight on the board and they checked down the river.
Makarios Avramidis moved all in from early position and enforced folds all around.
Tjauw Foe Doubles
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Clyde Tjauw Foe shoved for 192,000 with the 
and Donald Rae called with 
in the big blind.
The flop 
changed nothing whatsoever, but Tjauw Foe made a full house with the turn and 
river to stay in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,076,000 | -153,000 |
|
|
399,000 | 204,000 |