2015 Master Classics of Poker

Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info

2015 Master Classics of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
€300,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,152,360
Entries
291
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Rae Catches Zisimopoulos Bluffing

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Georgios Zisimopoulos raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Donald Rae called from the big blind to check the flop {5-Spades}{6-Spades}{9-Hearts}. Zisimopoulos continued for 68,000 with his {K-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and Rae called before the {9-Spades} fell on the turn. The Brit checked and Zisimopoulos fired another bet worth 110,000 to get called.

Fast forward to the {3-Clubs} on the river and Rae checked for the third time. Zisimopoulos emptied the clip with a bet of 230,000. Rae tanked for a decent amount of time and made the call with {A-Clubs}{6-Hearts} to jump up in celebration and high-five another time with his rail.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
1,700,000
-600,000
-600,000
Donald Rae gb
Donald Rae
1,301,000
495,000
495,000

Tags: Donald RaeGeorgios Zisimopoulos

Tjauw Foe Check-Raises Turn

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Jussi Nevanlinna raised to 65,000 with the {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and Clyde Tjauw Foe defended his big blind with the {J-Spades}{7-Spades} to see the flop of {6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{K-Hearts}. Both players checked and Tjauw Foe then checked the {10-Spades} turn. Nevanlinna made a delayed continuation bet for 70,000 and then got out of the way when Tjauw Foe check-raised to 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
3,400,000
-100,000
-100,000
Clyde Tjauw Foe nl
Clyde Tjauw Foe
1,900,000
300,000
300,000

Tags: Clyde Tjauw FoeJussi Nevanlinna

Avramidis Flops Full

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Makarios Avramidis moved all in for his last 126,000 from under the gun and Donald Rae looked him up from the cutoff, making the call.

Avramidis: {3-Spades}{3-Hearts}
Rae: {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

The door card was the {3-Diamonds} and Avramidis made a full house with the {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds} also appearing. Neither the {4-Clubs} turn nor {7-Spades} river provided any runner runner miracle and the Greek doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Donald Rae gb
Donald Rae
806,000
-130,000
-130,000
Makarios Avramidis gr
Makarios Avramidis
321,000
105,000
105,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Donald RaeMakarios Avramidis

Nevanlinna's Aggression Wins Pot

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Donald Rae raised to 65,000 from the button with the {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} and Jussi Nevanlinna three-bet to 170,000 from one seat over wiht the {K-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Rae called and they headed to the flop {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. Nevanlinna continued for 110,000 and indeed got Rae to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
3,500,000
Donald Rae gb
Donald Rae
936,000
-164,000
-164,000

Tags: Donald RaeJussi Nevanlinna

Zisimopoulos vs Rae

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Georgios Zisimopoulos raised to 65,000 with {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and was called by Donald Rae with {A-Spades}{8-Spades} to see a flop of {J-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{J-Spades}. Rae check-called a bet worth 40,000 by Zisimopoulos and then check-folded the {9-Clubs} turn to a second bet worth 110,000.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
2,300,000
150,000
150,000
Donald Rae gb
Donald Rae
1,100,000
-173,000
-173,000

Tags: Donald RaeGeorgios Zisimopoulos

Van Brugge Doubles Through Tjauw Foe

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Clyde Tjauw Foe raised to 62,000 from the cutoff with the {K-Hearts}{10-Clubs} and Kees van Brugge folded his {K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} in the big blind. One hand later, Tjauw Foe raised to 62,000 with the {A-Spades}{2-Clubs} and van Brugge shoved from the big blind with {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for 123,000.

Tjauw Foe called and the board ran out {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{J-Spades}{J-Clubs} to give the player at risk a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Clyde Tjauw Foe nl
Clyde Tjauw Foe
1,600,000
-301,000
-301,000
Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
300,000
135,000
135,000

Tags: Clyde Tjauw FoeKees van Brugge

Big Double for Rae

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Donald Rae
Donald Rae

Jussi Nevanlinna raised to 60,000 from under the gun with the {Q-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and Kees van Brugge flat-called from one seat over before Donald Rae moved all in for 557,000 in the big blind. Nevanlinna folded but van Brugge called to set up a typical coin flip for the tournament life.

van Brugge: {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Rae: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{6-Spades}{2-Hearts} and Rae doubled up, high-fived his rail.

Player Chips Progress
Donald Rae gb
Donald Rae
1,273,000
647,000
647,000
Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
165,000
-636,000
-636,000

Tags: Donald RaeJussi NevanlinnaKees van Brugge

Van Brugge Shoves Twice

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Makarios Avramidis raised to 101,000 with the {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts} and won the blinds and antes. Soon after, Georgios Zisimopoulos raised with the {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Avramidis folded {K-Spades}{10-Hearts}, as did Jussi Nevanlinna with the {Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Kees van Brugge in the big blind.

The Dutchman shoved the small blind one hand later with {Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} and Zisimopoulos folded {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}.

Clyde Tjauw Foe then raised to 63,000 from under the gun with {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} and van Brugge shoved the button with {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}, enforcing folds all around.

Player Chips Progress
Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
801,000
209,000
209,000

Tags: Georgios ZisimopoulosJussi NevanlinnaKees van BruggeMakarios Avramidis

Queens for Rae

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Georgios Zisimopoulos limped in the small blind with {10-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Makarios Avramidis checked his option in the big blind with {7-Clubs}{4-Spades} to see the flop {4-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Zisimopoulos bet and that got Avramidis to fold.

One hand later, Donald Rae picked up the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades} in under the gun and raised to 65,000. All opponents folded and the Brit then defended his big blind the next hand against a raise of Jussi Nevanlinna, holding {K-Spades}{2-Clubs}. The Finn flopped a set with {3-Spades}{3-Hearts} on {J-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{7-Hearts} and his small continuation bet for 41,000 didn't get called.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
3,500,000
146,000
146,000
Donald Rae gb
Donald Rae
626,000
-16,000
-16,000
Makarios Avramidis gr
Makarios Avramidis
216,000
-64,000
-64,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Donald RaeGeorgios ZisimopoulosJussi NevanlinnaMakarios Avramidis

Zisimopoulos Takes from van Brugge

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Georgios Zisimopoulos raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Kees van Brugge defended with {K-Spades}{J-Clubs}. The flop came {6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and van Brugge snap-folded to a 50,000 bet of his opponent. Zisimopoulos had an identical hand in the {K-Diamonds}{J-Spades} and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
592,000
-77,000
-77,000

Tags: Georgios ZisimopoulosKees van Brugge