Main Event Day 1a | 2015 World Poker Tour Amsterdam

05-11-2015 18:28 UTC+2

Ung Triples with Aces, Schiffbauer Exits

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Ludovic Geilich raised under the gun to 625 and Robbie Schiffbauer three-bet to 1,625. The action folded to Senh Ung in the big blind and he made it 4,000.

Geilich moved all in, Schiffbauer called off his remaining 12,000 chips and Ung did the same for a similar amount.

Geilich:
Ung:
Schiffbauer:

The board ran out and Schiffbauer hit the rail while Ung tripled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ludovic Geilich	45,000 -12,000	-12,000
Senh Ung	42,000 29,000	29,000
Robbie Schiffbauer	Busted

Tags: Ludovic Geilich Senh Ung Robbie Schiffbauer

05-11-2015 18:25 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Barrie Pietersz	110,000 10,000	10,000
Samantha Abernathy	97,000 2,000	2,000
Nico Kuan	85,000 5,000	5,000
Andy Seth	70,000 40,000	40,000
Ludovic Geilich	57,000 27,000	27,000
Jasper Meijer van Putten	56,000 11,000	11,000
Tobias Peters	52,000 22,000	22,000
Johan Verhagen	48,000 18,000	18,000
Dan Heimiller	36,000 6,000	6,000
Thomas Brader	30,000
Erik van den Berg	29,000 -1,000	-1,000
David Boyaciyan	28,000 -9,000	-9,000
Floris van der Ven	18,000
Clyde Tjauw Foe	14,000 14,000	14,000
Senh Ung	13,000 -17,000	-17,000
Mark Roovers	12,000 -18,000	-18,000
Robbie Schiffbauer	11,000 -19,000	-19,000

Pietersz Cruising

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Barrie Pietersz is one of the bigger stacks in the room, he plays about 100,000 at the moment. Not only did he bust Jorn Walthaus not too long ago, he also won two other big hands.

Pietersz told he flopped a straight versus a flush draw first, and won quite some chips there. His opponent had a gutshot on top of his flush draw, but Pietersz blocked those outs with his flopped straight, so it was just the flush outs he had to worry about, which stayed in the deck.

Not much later, he won another huge one.

Pietersz told us he made a bet on with two spades holding . His opponent made the call. On the turn an off suit appeared and Pietersz bet again. His opponent raised, and Pietersz called. The river made his opponent bet all in for two times the size of the pot, and Pietersz tank-called with his rivered straight. His opponent had for a lower straight, and Pietersz gained a lot of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barrie Pietersz	100,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Barrie Pietersz

05-11-2015 18:10 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Elliot Smith	52,000 22,000	22,000
Scott Davies	38,000 8,000	8,000
Pim van Riet	38,000 8,000	8,000
Anthony Zinno	36,000 11,000	11,000

Andrew Chen	33,000 3,000	3,000
Bastian Hagenbeuk	32,000 -20,000	-20,000
Rumen Nanev	31,000 1,000	1,000
Yann Dion	25,000
Noah Boeken	22,000 -12,500	-12,500
Rob Hollink	22,000 -8,000	-8,000

Paul Newey	18,000 -12,000	-12,000
Michael Mizrachi	17,000 2,650	2,650

05-11-2015 18:02 UTC+2

Walthaus Eliminated

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jorn Walthaus, who traveled all the way from Hong Kong to play this tournament, walked by the media desk just now. He told us he had just been eliminated, though we couldn't have told that by his face as he was still all smiles.

Walthaus told us he had lost a lot of his chips in a hand against David Boyaciyan. In that hand Boyaciyan had opened to 400 and Walthaus had called. A short stack had shoved all in and both Boyaciyan and Walthaus had called. On a flop of with a flush draw, Boyaciyan had bet out 3,500. Walthaus had made the call. The on the turn made Boyaciyan check, and call Walthaus' 4,500 bet. The river made Boyaciyan bet out 8,000 and Walthaus folded. Boyaciyan showed in that hand, the all in player had and busted.

Walthaus had just 7,500 left after that hand and found himself all in not much later. After two limps, a player made it 1,200. Walthaus shoved all in and Barry Pietersz, the second limper, re shoved all in, the other player who had made it 1,200 folded. Pietersz showed up with queens and Walthaus with pocket sevens wouldn't improve.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Boyaciyan	37,000 7,000	7,000
Jorn Walthaus	Busted

Tags: David Boyaciyan Jorn Walthaus

05-11-2015 18:00 UTC+2

Two More Late Entrants

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	30,000
Thomas Brader	30,000

05-11-2015 17:59 UTC+2

Abernathy's on a Tear

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Samantha Abernathy has been on quite a tear today, as we just spotted her raking in another pot. The player on the button raised to 550 and both players in the blinds, including Abernathy in the big blind, called.

The flop brought out and both blinds checked to the initial raiser who bet 1,250. The player in the small blind called, and Abernathy check-raised up to 3,250.

Both other players involved folded and Abernathy picked up another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samantha Abernathy	95,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Samantha Abernathy

05-11-2015 17:52 UTC+2

Zinno's Kicker Plays

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

On a flop of Zinno called a bet of 1,525. The three-time World Poker Tour champion checked behind on the river, only to see a pop up on the river. His opponent checked, and Zinno bet 3,000. The insta call followed, and Zinno announced his kicker jack, while showing . His opponent showed and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	25,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno

05-11-2015 17:42 UTC+2

Boeken Makes a Big Call

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

The player in second position opened and Elliot Smith made the call. Noah Boeken on the button squeezed to 1,800 and the big blind cold called. The initial raiser gave up, Smith called.

Three players saw a flop of and action checked around. All three of them checked on the as well and they saw the river for free. The big blind checked and Smith bet 2,000. Boeken called from the button.

The big blind had much bigger plans though, quite unexpectedly check-raising to 10,000. Smith frowned and folded, but Boeken wasn't so eager to lay his hand down. He shrugged, leaned forward, and called after some thirty seconds of tanking.

The big blind reluctantly rolled over for a bluff. Boeken showed and took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Boeken	34,500 9,500	9,500

Tags: Elliot Smith Noah Boeken

05-11-2015 17:41 UTC+2

Birthday Girl Abernathy in Great Shape

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Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

We just spotted Samantha Abernathy in today's event, and it happens to be her birthday. So, happy birthday to you Samantha!

Now let's get down to business, as the hand we watched with Abernathy did not go so well for her.

The action started on Erik van den Berg who raised to 400 and Floris van der Ven made the call. The third player that got involved three-bet from the button to 1,575 and Abernathy called from the big blind.

Van den Berg and Van der Ven both folded, and the action was heads up.

The flop brought out and both players checked. On the turn the hit and Abernathy bet 2,300. Her opponent made the call and the river was the . Both players checked this time around and Abernathy showed . Her opponent tabled and his pair of fours took this pot down.

With 80,000 chips however, Abernathy is still in good shape.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samantha Abernathy	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Erik van den Berg Floris van der Ven Samantha Abernathy