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2015 World Poker Tour Amsterdam
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 World Poker Tour Amsterdam
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€992,310
Entries
341
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000
Van der Ven "Left His Balls at Home", Boyaciyan Steals a Big One
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As we approached table 21, Dutch online pro Floris van der Ven and MCOP champion and two time EPT Prague finalist David Boyaciyan were tangling in a rather large pot. After the hand concluded both players and Fatima Moreira de Melo who was sitting in between the two of 'em, were all smiles. So we were kind of obligated to invest what had happened.
Boyaciyan was first to open up, and he told his version of what had happened, with a smily Moreira de Melo adding some context and details every now and then.
Boyaciyan told us a player limped and he made a raise from the button. "550!' Moreira de Melo added. Floris van der Ven in the big blind three-bet to 1,600 and the limper folded. Boyaciyan told us he wasn't convinced by Van der Ven's strength, "so I floated, I mean I called" laughed Boyaciyan.
On a flop of 
, Van der Ven made a "weak bet of 1,300" Boyaciyan laughed, "He showed insecurity, so I floated again."
The 
on the turn made Van der Ven bet 3,000 and Boyaciyan floated one more time.
The 
fell on the river and Van der Ven now checked. Boyaciyan made a bet of 6,200 and Van der Ven eventually mucked. Boyaciyan "He hesitated for a bit, thinking about making a move, but he left his balls at home and folded"
Van der Ven told us he had 
, but we'll never know for sure if that was the case. Boyaciyan plays almost 40,000, Van der Ven dropped down to 24,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
24,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
Two EPT Champions Join
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We located four more familiar faces, including Yann Dion who played yesterday as well. Walter Buss is one of Belgium's biggest poker enthusiasts, as he has cashes all over the world in recent years. Buss' biggest score came in October of 2014 when he finished fourth in the Isle Open at Pompano Beach for $40,229.
Salvatore Bonavena won the European Poker Tour Prague event in 2008 for €774,000, which is one of the biggest results of an Italian player to date. Bonavena ranks fourth on the Italian all-time money list with $2.9 million in career earnings.
Jean Montury, from France, won one of the most recent EPTs, when he took down the Malta event for €687,400 and he loos to continue his good run here this week.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Berger's Back
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Seth Berger busted out last night, and today he's back for more. Players are allowed to do two entries per day, and one before the start of play tomorrow if need be.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Boyaciyan's Back For More
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Dutch Master Classics of Poker Main Event winner David Boyaciyan has bought back in today. Boyaciyan sits to the direct right of Fatima Moreira de Melo and he has his work cut out for him with Floris van der Ven at the table as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Champions Club Member Fundaro Spotted
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Giacomo Fundaro took down the World Poker Tour Mazagan event in November 2012 for $166,704,, and he came close again a year later to winning another title in the WPT Caribbean St. Maarten when he finished second for $100,000 to Tony Dunst.
Fundaro has had plenty of success on the international poker circuit, and his biggest result was a second-place finish in the EPT San Remo Main Event for €298,700.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
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Moschitta and Lovgren Enter
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Sofia Lovgren has just been spotted inside the tournament room, as has Italian pro Luca Moschitta. Lovgren has been traveling the international poker circuit for quite some time, but she's still looking to get that breakout live result.
Moschitta on the other hand won the Italian Poker Tour in Saint Vincent in 2013 for €180,000 after finishing second in Nova Gorica in 2011 for €97,000.
The tournament room here at Holland Casino is filling up quickly, and the numbers are increasing steadily.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
A Round of Photos
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Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
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