Pierre Neuville was extremely short on the bubble, but fortunately for him he made it and was guaranteed his 100th cash of his poker carrier.
Just after the bubble had burst, he was eliminated anyway. His shove for just a couple big blinds was called by both Fernando Garcia as Maikel Muis. The side pot stayed empty as the two checked down the entire board of .
Neuville had the . Garcia had but the side pot went to Muis with .
With the blinds just up to 4,000/8,000, several players had no time to wait anymore. All of the sudden, no less than 4 players were all in in the same hand over on 3 different tables.
1) Action folded to small blind Kacper Pyzara and he pushed all in to put the pressure on his sole opponent in the big blind. Silvio Walter called instantly with and Pyzara showed . The board ran out and Walter doubled his 102,000 stack.
2) Mark McGovern () and Tomas Fara () got it in before the flop for 45,000 each. The board ran out and Fara doubled up, leaving McGovern a bit short.
3) From early position, Joep van den Bijgaart raised to 18,000 and Kai Lehto shoved all in for 68,000. In the blinds Yiannis Liperis was already all in for his last 6,000 and Van den Bijgaart called to put both players at risk.
Joep van den Bijgaart:
Kai Lehto:
Yiannis Liperis:
The flop came and Lehto remained in the lead. The on the turn shifted the advantage to Van den Bijgaart though. The on the river was a blank and Liperis bubbled the World Poker Tour Amsterdam Main Event while Kai Lehto, who started the hand with more chips at the same table, made his departure in 36th place for €6,200.
Pierre Neuville was down to his last 8,000 and was first to act. He shoved all in and on the button Fernando Garcia made the call. Small blind Kacper Pyzara shoved all in and both the big blind and Garcia folded.
Kacper Pyzara:
Pierre Neuville:
It doesn't happen too often someone is drawing dead on the flop, but in this instance Pyzara didn't stand a chance after the first three community cards; .
The on the turn and on the river were there just to make things official, and Neuville tripled up.
The quest for cash number 100 is still alive for Pierre Neuville. The tournament is still being played hand for hand.
We missed the exact action, but got there on a board of as Maikel Muis checked. Kacper Pyzara bet 80,000 and Muis made the call. Pyzara showed , Muis mucked, telling the table he had .
Clyde Tjauw Foe was stuck in traffic because of an accident on the highway near Rotterdam. He has arrived now, but missed the first 25 minutes of today's action. Tjauw Foe has 83,000 in chips.
From early position, Kees Alblas opened for 18,000. His neighbor Mark Lane put all of his black 5,000-chips in the middle, 80,000 worth, and action folded back to Alblas. Alblas asked how much Lane had behind (about 32,000) and pushed all in. Lane called instantly.
Mark Lane:
Kees Alblas:
The flop was still good for Lane, but the on the turn spoiled his double up party. The completed the board and Lane made his exit.
The first hand of the day saw Jonathan Rozema push his short stack of 51,000 over the line from first position. His neighbor Yigit Aktulga tanked for a bit before calling. All the other players got out the way.
Action folded to Mathijs Hagenouw on the button and he shoved all in to put the pressure on both shorties in the blind. Small blind Giacomo Fundaro called all in just about instantly, big blind Tomas Fara folded.
Giacomo Fundaro:
Mathijs Hagenouw:
Fundaro had found the perfect spot to double up, but it wasn't meant to be: on the flop. The on the turn and on the river sealed it, Fundaro made his exit in 38th place.