Alexandre Reard Captures Second WSOP Circuit Ring in HC Rotterdam High Roller
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France’s Alexandre Reard overcame a predominantly Dutch field to win the €2,750 High Roller at the World Series of Poker International Circuit in Holland Casino Rotterdam. Reard defeated Tom Vogelsang heads-up in a 75-player strong field for the WSOP Circuit Ring and the first-place prize of €55,727 ($61,737).
This win isn’t Reard’s first by any means, who's closing in on the $2.5 million mark in lifetime earnings according to The Hendon Mob. It's also not his first taste of WSOP Circuit glory: seven months ago, the French pro took down the €4,000 Super High Roller at the WSOP International Circuit in Cannes for €32,000.
2019 WSOP International Circuit Rotterdam €2,750 High Roller Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (EUR) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandre Reard | France | €55,727 | $61,737 |
| 2 | Tom Vogelsang | Netherlands | €37,121 | $41,124 |
| 3 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | €26,517 | $29,437 |
| 4 | David Hu | Netherlands | €17,787 | $19,703 |
| 5 | Simon Burns | United Kingdom | €11,713 | $12,975 |
| 6 | Gary Hasson | Belgium | €7,948 | $8,804 |
| 7 | Rasmus Larsen | Denmark | €5,784 | $6,407 |
| 8 | Zhong Chen | Netherlands | €4,820 | $5,339 |
| 9 | Abdelhakim Zoufri | Netherlands | €4,820 | $5,339 |
WSOP Main Event Champ Ensan Shows Up
The High Roller attracted 57 entries on Day 1 with 21 players making it through to Day 2. 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan traveled to Rotterdam just to play this High Roller and fired two bullets, both unsuccessful in the end. The champ left the tournament stage and indicated he will return to The Netherlands next week for the Master Classics of Poker in Amsterdam.
He wasn’t the only one to fall during the first few levels, with the likes of Alberto Stegeman, Govert Metaal, Vojtech Ruzicka, and Jonathan Abdellatif all hitting the rail well before the money.
With eleven players getting paid, it took thirty minutes for four players to bust to get to the bubble which lasted about twenty minutes. Defending champion Luuk Gieles called a shove of Rasmus Larsen for his last nine big blinds with ace-four. He was ahead as Larsen held eight-six but the eight on the turn meant Gieles was eliminated as the bubble boy.
Ruijs was next to go with Farid Chati following him in tenth place after having entered at the start of Day 2. The nine remaining players were redrawn onto the final table.
Final Table Action
Abdelhakim Zoufri was victorious in this event in 2017 but wouldn’t be winning again as he busted just before the dinner break thanks to Vogelsang. Vogelsang and Reard went into the dinner as #1 and #2 in the chip coun and that would also become the heads-up match in the end. Zhong Chen, Larsen, and Gary Hasson were all taken out by Mulder. Vogelsang then eliminated Burns with the higher kicker but Mulder was back again to eliminate David Hu in fourth place after he got short as he lost a big pot against Reard.
Three-handed play would last almost an hour with the stacks getting close for a bit but then both Mulder and Reard turned a flush. All the chips went in on the river but Reard had the higher hole cards to send Mulder to the rail in third place.
Heads-up was a fast-paced affair with only two hands going to showdown. Reard went into the battle with a 2:1 chip lead and never looked back. In the final hand of the night, both players had turned a straight. Reard had the higher hole-card for the better straight to send the Dutch Vogelsang to the rail in second.
The High Roller coverage has concluded, but the Main Event is still going strong. Make sure to keep following those updates as the PokerNews live reporting team will be there until a winner has been crowned.
A former professional poker player with a background in sports marketing and journalism. Yori has been a part of PokerNews since 2016 and manages the content team.
