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

Zisimopoulos Limps Kings; Doubles

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Georgios Zisimopoulos limped in from the button and Jussi Nevanlinna moved all in from the big blind to see the Greek snap-call for 775,000.

Nevanlinna: {A-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Zisimopoulos: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

The board rna out {7-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Spades} and that gave Zisimopoulos an urgently needed double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
3,700,000
-700,000
-700,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
1,600,000
825,000
825,000

Tags: Georgios ZisimopoulosJussi Nevanlinna

Nine Big Blinds for van Brugge

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Jussi Nevanlinna limped in from the small blind and Kees van Brugge checked his option in the big blind. On the {Q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop, Nevanlinna bet 60,000 and van Brugge called before they checked the {8-Clubs} on the turn. The {4-Clubs} came on the river and Nevanlinna bet 115,000.

Van Brugge opted to raise to 260,000 with {9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} for eights and threes, but Nevanlinna looked him up with the {6-Clubs}{4-Hearts} for eights and fours.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
4,100,000
400,000
400,000
Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
545,000
-550,000
-550,000

Tags: Jussi NevanlinnaKees van Brugge

Big Pot Between Nevanlinna and Rae

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Georgios Zisimopoulos raised to 150,000 with {6-Clubs}{2-Clubs} and was called by Donald Rae with {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} in the small blind and Jussi Nevanlinna with {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts} in the big blind. The flop {Q-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop gets checked to the Greek and he continued for 205,000, which both opponents called.

The dealer then burned and turned the {10-Spades} and Nevanlinna fired 300,000. Zisimopoulos folded but Rae called, heading to the {5-Spades} river. Both players checked and the Finn won the pot with top pair.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
5,100,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Donald Rae gb
Donald Rae
1,800,000
-900,000
-900,000

Tags: Donald RaeGeorgios ZisimopoulosJussi Nevanlinna

Kees van Brugge Eliminated in 4th Place (€81,818)

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Kees van Brugge
Kees van Brugge

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: {J-Clubs}{7-Hearts}
Zisimopoulos: {A-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}

The flop {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{K-Hearts} saw neither player hit anything while the Greek spiked a pair of aces on the {A-Hearts} turn. Only a queen could save van Brugge, but the local player headed to the rail in 4th place after the {8-Hearts} fell on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
2,100,000
500,000
500,000
Kees van Brugge nl
Kees van Brugge
Busted

Tags: Georgios ZisimopoulosKees van Brugge

An Ace for Rae

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Donald Rae opened to 130,000 from the button with {A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Georgios Zisimopoulos defended his big blind with the {Q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Both players hit the flop {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} but checked. On the {10-Clubs} turn, Zisimopoulos check-called a bet of 140,000 and then bet the {6-Diamonds} river for 60,000. Rae called and won the pot with a pair of aces.

Player Chips Progress
Donald Rae gb
Donald Rae
2,300,000
500,000
500,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
1,700,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Donald RaeGeorgios Zisimopoulos

Zisimopoulos Back to Limping

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Georgios Zisimopoulos limped the button for 60,000 with the {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} and Donald Rae called in the small blind. Jussi Nevanlinna raised to 160,000 out of the big blind with {8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and then folded to the shove of Zisimopoulos for 1.1 million.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
5,300,000
200,000
200,000
Donald Rae gb
Donald Rae
2,700,000
400,000
400,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
1,500,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Donald RaeGeorgios ZisimopoulosJussi Nevanlinna

Zisimopoulos Takes it Down

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

In a limped pot, Jussi Nevanlinna checked the {J-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{7-Hearts} turn and Georgios Zisimopoulos bet 75,000 into a pot of 370,000. Nevanlinna called and they saw the {Q-Spades} on the river. Zisimopoulos bet 200,000 with the {A-Spades}{5-Clubs} and Nevanlinna called with the inferior {K-Spades}{5-Diamonds} to drop some chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
4,800,000
-500,000
-500,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
2,000,000
500,000
500,000

Tags: Georgios ZisimopoulosJussi Nevanlinna

Donald Rae Eliminated in 3rd Place (€102,560)

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Donald Rae
Donald Rae

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: {A-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Rae: {K-Spades}{K-Hearts}

The flop came {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades} and Nevanlinna had immediately improved. Both the {8-Diamonds} turn and the {7-Hearts} 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
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
6,900,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Donald Rae gb
Donald Rae
Busted

Tags: Donald RaeJussi Nevanlinna

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 {2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} turn with a bet, holding {5-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for the open-ended straight draw. Georgios Zisimopoulos had not connected with his {J-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and gave up the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
7,200,000
300,000
300,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
1,600,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Georgios ZisimopoulosJussi Nevanlinna

Straight Over Straight

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Jussi Nevanlinna opened to 130,000 and Georgios Zisimopoulos defended with the {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} to see the flop {5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}. Both players checked and Zisimopoulos check-called a bet of 120,000 on the {8-Spades} turn with his bottom straight.

Zisimopoulos also checked the {5-Spades} river and snap-called a bet of 350,000 by Nevanlinna to see the bad news. The Finn had turned a higher straight with {K-Clubs}{9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Jussi Nevanlinna fi
Jussi Nevanlinna
7,600,000
400,000
400,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
1,150,000
-450,000
-450,000

Tags: Georgios ZisimopoulosJussi Nevanlinna