Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2015 Master Classics of Poker
Main Event
Day: 4
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
Jussi Nevanlinna Wins 2015 Master Classics of Poker Main Event for €300,000!
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
The fourth and final day of the €4,250 Main Event of the Master Classics of Poker saw nine hopefuls out of a 291-entry field return to action at Holland Casino in Amsterdam, chasing the exclusive winner's plate, Skullcandy headphones, and a first-place payout of €300,000.
Ultimately, it was Finland's Jussi Nevanlinna who emerged victorious after defeating Georgios Zisimopoulos in heads-up play.
Nevanlinna had already reached the final table of this event in 2011, where he finished runner-up to winner David Boyaciyan. Additionally, last year Nevanlinna finished in fifth place in this event.
The final table started with a bang when [Removed:172] exited in ninth place. The German, who had deep runs in both the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas and the WSOP Europe Main Event in Berlin this year, three-bet shoved out of the big blind with ace-queen suited and ran straight into the pocket kings of Nevanlinna, the initial raiser.
Johnny Hansen, recent third-place finisher in the WSOP Circuit Rozvadov Main Event, experienced the same fate after three-bet shoving ace-eight and getting called by Nevanlinna with ace-jack.
Joep van den Bijgaart's elimination in the second level of the day came in a massive three-way all-in clash, and once again it was Nevanlinna who had the best of it. The Dutchman three-bet shoved with pocket sixes and Nevanlinna just flat-called with pocket aces before start-of-the-day chip leader Donald Rae reshoved with pocket kings. The aces held, Rae was left very short, and van den Bijgaart was eliminated.
Clyde Tjauw Foe, who also made back-to-back final tables in this event the same as Nevanlinna, then won a big pot with bottom set against the two pair of the Finn before it was 2015 WSOP Europe gold bracelet winner Makarios Avramidis hitting the rail in sixth place. Down to only three big blinds, he shoved with ace-deuce and Nevanlinna called out of the big blind with ace-six before he found a six on the flop.
Tjauw Foe then fell after a four-bet pot on a king-high flop resulted in his demise. He called the shove of Nevanlinna with king-jack for top pair when Nevanlinna had made a move with the 
for a flush draw. Another diamond immediately appeared on the turn to hand over the chips to Nevanlinna.
Kees van Brugge had been down to four big blinds at one point, but he made the pay jump before shoving with jack-seven in a battle of the blinds. Zisimopoulos called with ace-four and an ace on the turn all but locked up the hand. It was the only elimination of the final table that didn't see Nevanlinna raking in the chips after.
Rae made it all the way to third place after a massive pot early on against Nevanlinna. Nevanlinna four-bet shoved with ace-six, and the Brit called with kings only to see an ace appear right in the window.
The heads-up duel was brief, with half a dozen hands being played. In the end, it was the 
of Zisimopoulos and the 
of Nevanlinna that decided the outcome of the Main Event. The 
flop was quite decisive, and it was all over after the hit the turn, making the 
river nothing more than a formality.
Final Table Results
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jussi Nevanlinna | Finland | €300,000 |
| 2 | Georgios Zisimopoulos | Greece | €178,616 |
| 3 | Donald Rae | United Kingdom | €102,560 |
| 4 | Kees van Brugge | Netherlands | €81,818 |
| 5 | Clyde Tjauw Foe | Netherlands | €70,294 |
| 6 | Makarios Avramidis | Greece | €57,618 |
| 7 | Joep van den Bijgaart | Netherlands | €46,095 |
| 8 | Johnny Hansen | Denmark | €34,571 |
| 9 | [Removed:172] | Germany | €23,047 |
With that, PokerNews' live reporting from the 2015 Master Classics of Poker has come to an end. Next up for our team on the circuit will be Unibet Open Antwerp from Nov. 26-29 in Belgium.
Georgios Zisimopoulos Eliminated in 2nd Place (€178,616)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
In a raising war, Georgios Zisimopoulos got his remaining 18 big blinds in before the flop and Jussi Nevanlinna quickly looked him up to reveal the better kicker in showdown.
Zisimopoulos:
Nevanlinna:
The flop all but locked up victory for Nevanlinna and it was officially confirmed as soon as the fell on the turn, making the river a formality.
Zisimopoulos had to settle for second place and a payday of €178,616 while the third final table appearance for Nevanlinna was the charm.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,730,000 | 1,130,000 |
|
Busted |
Straight Over Straight
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Jussi Nevanlinna opened to 130,000 and Georgios Zisimopoulos defended with the 
to see the flop 
. Both players checked and Zisimopoulos check-called a bet of 120,000 on the 
turn with his bottom straight.
Zisimopoulos also checked the 
river and snap-called a bet of 350,000 by Nevanlinna to see the bad news. The Finn had turned a higher straight with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,600,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
1,150,000 | -450,000 |
Play Resumes with a Small Bluff
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
The first hand of the heads-up duel saw Jussi Nevanlinna take down the pot on the turn of a 
turn with a bet, holding 
for the open-ended straight draw. Georgios Zisimopoulos had not connected with his 
and gave up the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,200,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
1,600,000 | -400,000 |
Donald Rae Eliminated in 3rd Place (€102,560)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Jussi Nevanlinna raised to 130,000 from the button and Donald Rae three-bet to 330,000 with an effective stack of 2,600,000 out of the big blind. Nevanlinna moved all in and was snap-called by the Brit:
Nevanlinna:
Rae: 
The flop came 
and Nevanlinna had immediately improved. Both the turn and the 
river blanked and that sent Rae to the rail in 3rd place after pocket kings became his nemesis for the second time today.
There is now a short break to set up the heads-up duel for the title and payday of €300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,900,000 | 2,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Zisimopoulos Takes it Down
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
In a limped pot, Jussi Nevanlinna checked the 
turn and Georgios Zisimopoulos bet 75,000 into a pot of 370,000. Nevanlinna called and they saw the 
on the river. Zisimopoulos bet 200,000 with the 
and Nevanlinna called with the inferior to drop some chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,800,000 | -500,000 |
|
|
2,000,000 | 500,000 |
Zisimopoulos Back to Limping
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Georgios Zisimopoulos limped the button for 60,000 with the 
and Donald Rae called in the small blind. Jussi Nevanlinna raised to 160,000 out of the big blind with and then folded to the shove of Zisimopoulos for 1.1 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,300,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
2,700,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | -200,000 |
An Ace for Rae
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Donald Rae opened to 130,000 from the button with 
and Georgios Zisimopoulos defended his big blind with the . Both players hit the flop 
but checked. On the 
turn, Zisimopoulos check-called a bet of 140,000 and then bet the 
river for 60,000. Rae called and won the pot with a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000 | 500,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | -400,000 |
Kees van Brugge Eliminated in 4th Place (€81,818)
Level 27
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
In a battle of the blinds, Kees van Brugge open-shoved for 535,000 chips and Georgios Zisimopoulos called in the big blind.
van Brugge:
Zisimopoulos:
The flop saw neither player hit anything while the Greek spiked a pair of aces on the turn. Only a queen could save van Brugge, but the local player headed to the rail in 4th place after the 
fell on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,100,000 | 500,000 |
|
Busted |