2014 Master Classics of Poker

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 Master Classics of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
€225,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,180,080
Entries
298
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Richard Milne Eliminated in 19th Place (€10,621)

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Richard Milne
Richard Milne

In a battle of the blinds, Richard Milne raised to 15,000 out of the small blind and Ruben Visser called one seat over out of the big blind. Milne bet the {K-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {5-Clubs} flop for 18,000 and called the raise of Visser to 46,000. On the {3-Diamonds} turn, Milne check-raised all in for 180,000 and Visser snap-called after leading 55,000.

Visser: {6-Clubs} {4-Hearts}
Milne: {8-Spades} {8-Diamonds}

The Brit was gracious in defeat and already shook hands with his opponent, a smile on the face. No card in the deck could help him anymore and the meaningless {10-Spades} on the river was just a formality. The Main Event run of Milne has come to an end in 19th place for €10,621 and the remaining players now get balanced on the last two tables.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
1,720,000
270,000
270,000
EPT 1X Winner
Richard Milne gb
Richard Milne
Busted

Tags: Richard MilneRuben Visser

Juha Helppi Eliminated in 20th Place (€10,261)

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

Juha Helppi opened to 12,000 preflop and Richard Milne called. Stuart Rutter then three-bet to 39,000 from the big blind and Helppi tanked for a minute or two before calling with just 70,000 back. Milne thought briefly but folded.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} and Rutter began to dwell before setting Helppi all in. The Finn deliberated, wondering if Rutter had ace-king but finally he made the call.

Helppi: {Q-Spades}{10-Spades}
Rutter: {A-Spades}{2-Spades}

The board came {7-Clubs} and {4-Clubs} and Helppi was knocked out.

"The nutter is back!" exclaimed Milne.

"He'd never gone away!" laughed Rutter.

Player Chips Progress
Stuart Rutter gb
Stuart Rutter
320,000
90,000
90,000
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Juha HelppiRichard MilneStuart Rutter

Andrea Dato Eliminated in 26th Place (€8,261)

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Andrea Dato
Andrea Dato

Andrea Dato limped for 6,000 from the cutoff and called the raise of Ruben Visser on the button for 16,000 to see the heads-up flop of {7-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}. The Italian check-called 15,000 and repeated the same for 38,000 after the {4-Clubs} turn. The {3-Diamonds} river completed the board and Dato checked, Visser bet 71,000.

The Italian gave it a lot of thought before check-raising all in for 260,000 and Visser snap-called, tabling {A-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} for the nut flush. Dato was gutted as he held {K-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} for the second nut flush and hit the rail in 27th place. "Brutal" was the only word he said before heading to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
1,100,000
220,000
220,000
EPT 1X Winner
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Andrea DatoRuben Visser

Marvin Rettenmaier Eliminated in 32nd Place (€5,901)

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier
Marvin Rettenmaier

Amir Mofazzarian raised with {6-Spades} {4-Spades} and called the all in of Marvin Rettenmaier for 25,000 to see the fellow German turn over {K-Spades} {K-Clubs}. Rettenmaier was in great shape to double up his short stack for the second time today, but the dealer had other plans. The {4-Hearts} {2-Clubs} Kh] flop was great for Rettenmaier, but the {5-Spades} turn and the {3-Clubs} river completed a back door straight for Mofazzarian.

Player Chips Progress
Amir Mozaffarian de
Amir Mozaffarian
270,000
-30,000
-30,000
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
Busted
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Marvin RettenmaierAmir Mozaffarian

Who Will Reach the Final Table of the 2014 Master Classics of Poker?

Back-to-back titles for Noah Boeken?
Back-to-back titles for Noah Boeken?

The second day of the €4,000 + €250 Main Event of the Masters Classics of Poker saw the field of 298 entries reduced to only 36 players and Jason Wheeler was eliminated in 37th place to become the last player to leave empty handed. All remaining contenders for the title in the Holland Casino in Amsterdam have €5,901 guaranteed for their efforts and Clyde Tjauw Foe is leading the chip counts with 658,800 closely followed by [Removed:17] with 640,700.

The last three Main Event champions all made it in the money with 2011 winner David Boyaciyan in third place (582,600), Ole Schemion in sixth place (425,800) and aforementioned Boeken in 12th place (279,100). Other big stacks include Andrew Chen (434,200), 2011 runner-up Jussi Nevanlinna (402,200) and Dennis Lavrijssen (384,100).

Marvin Rettenmaier, Andrea Dato, Aaron Lim and Steven van Zadelhoff are among the shorter stacks when the action resumes in level 16 at blinds 2,000-4,000 / ante 500. As of Day 3 and also on tomorrow's final day, the levels last 90 minutes and play continues until the final table of the last 10 has been determined. The PokerNews live reporting team will be there to provide all the action from the tables as of 14:00 local time.

Tags: Clyde Tjauw FoeDavid BoyaciyanMarvin RettenmaierNoah BoekenOle Schemion