2016 Master Classics of Poker

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2016 Master Classics of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€275,608
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,409,760
Entries
356
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Salter and Stephensen Eliminated

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante
Felix Stephensen
Felix Stephensen

Both Jack Salter and Felix Stephensen were seen having a beer at the bar, and soon spoiled the beans on what had happened.

Salter lost {A-}{K-} to {J-}{J-} to go out.

Stephensen had a bigger story: "I had top full house. Kings on {K-}{10-}{5-}{5-}, 150,000 pot" Stephensen said with a mysterious smile.

He soon told the true story of his demise. He was down to just 5,000 and lost {K-}{Q-} to {7-}{7-} to go out.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
Busted
Felix Stephensen no
Felix Stephensen
Busted

Tags: Felix StephensenJack Salter

David Boyaciyan Eliminated

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

David Boyaciyan, who won this event once and finished runner-up another time, has just been eliminated. According to one of our colleagues,he got it all in with pocket aces on a flop of {Q-}{7-}{3-}. His opponent had a set of sevens and no ace popped up on the turn or river.

Player Chips Progress
David Boyaciyan nl
David Boyaciyan
Busted

Tags: David Boyaciyan

Van Hoof Must Fold

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

On a flop of {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts} we saw both the small blind and big blind Jorryt van Hoof check. The small blind lead out 1,100 on the {9-Clubs} turn and Van Hoof, November Niner two years ago, raised to 2,600. The small blind called. The river {A-Diamonds} saw the small blind bet out 3,500 and Van Hoof folded.

Despite losing that pot, he's still up for the day.

Player Chips Progress
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
43,000
13,000
13,000

Tags: Jorryt van Hoof

Van Brugge Doubles

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Just before the break, Kees van Brugge doubled through his neighbor Maxi Lehmanski.

Lehmanski opened from early position and Van Brugge called with {8-}{8-}. His neighbor over called and Cor Janssen on the button called as well.

All four of them checked on {Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-} and an {8-} hit the turn. Lehmanski checked to Van Brugge and he bet 2,100. The first player folded, Janssen called and so did Lehmanski.

The river was a blank and Lehmanski lead for 1,500. Van Brugge shoved for 23,000 or so and Janssen folded. Lehmanski called with {Q-}{9-} and soon parted ways with his chips as Van Brugge tabled his set.

Player Chips Progress
Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
50,000
16,000
16,000
Maxi Lehmanski de
Maxi Lehmanski
36,000

Tags: Maximilian LehmanskiKees van Brugge

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

[€25,000 Super High Roller] Jean-Noël Thorel Bubbles, Ole Schemion Wins (€160.875)

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Ole Schemion
Ole Schemion

It was four-handed for a while in the €25,000 Super High Roller, but it's all done now.

Jean-Noël Thorel bubbled the event, going out with {10-Hearts}{9-Spades} against the {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} of Frank Williams. The flop came {K-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} making Thorel the heavy favorite, but the {K-Hearts} on the turn and {K-Diamonds} on the river made Williams a full house and Thorel was the last player to leave empty-handed.

Down to three, Charlie Carrel would be next with his head on the chopping block. He first clashed with Schemion in a huge pot with jack-seven up against ace-ten. He would hand the remainder of his chips to Schemion not much later, getting it all in pre flop with {Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} up against {K-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. The board ran out {5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{K-Clubs} and with that river king, Carrel bowed out in third place for €64,350.

Frank Williams, a cash game specialist, started out heads up with a chip disadvantage but they were still deep. Nonetheless, it wouldn't take long. Williams got it in with {A-Spades}{J-Hearts} up against the {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} of Schemion. The board ran out an uneventful {8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades} and Williams left in second place, worth €96,525.

Ole Schemion has won the €25,000 Super High Roller and received a cheque worth €160,875. He'll play the Main Event on Tuesday.

Tags: Charlie CarrelFrank WilliamsJean-Noel ThorelOle Schemion

Bart Spijkers Leads the Main Event

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante
Bart Spijkers
Bart Spijkers

Bart Spijkers leads the Main Event, and not by a small margin either. He holds 165,000, about twice as big a stack as anyone else we've seen so far.

Spijkers told us he cold called a three-bet to 4,000. Holding pocket tens, the flop came a beautiful {2-}{5-}{10-}. A blank fell on the turn and his opponent checked. Spijkers bet 14,000 and his opponent went deep into the tank.

"After about "10 minutes" in the tank, he shoved all in. I thought about 1 second and called" Bart Spijkers said with a big smile.

Spijkers needed to dodge two outs as his opponent tabled {K-}{K-}. The river was a blank and Spijkers doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Bart Spijkers nl
Bart Spijkers
165,000
85,000
85,000

Tags: Bart Spijkers

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50