2015 Master Classics of Poker

Main Event
Day: 1a
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

Various Counts

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Julian Stuer at
Julian Stuer
69,000
-25,000
-25,000
Rens Feenstra nl
Rens Feenstra
52,500
22,500
22,500
[Removed:17] nz
[Removed:17]
43,000
11,000
11,000
Georgios Zisimopoulos gr
Georgios Zisimopoulos
42,000
-15,000
-15,000
David Boyaciyan nl
David Boyaciyan
37,500
7,500
7,500
Morten Mortensen dk
Morten Mortensen
36,000
3,500
3,500
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
24,000
-6,000
-6,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
23,000
-18,000
-18,000
Foeke Deinum nl
Foeke Deinum
22,000
-15,500
-15,500
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
12,225
-17,775
-17,775
Dennis Smit nl
Dennis Smit
12,000
-18,000
-18,000

Montury Starts Building a Tower of Chips

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Jean Montury opened the action from early position and Vlado Banicevic defended his big blind. On the {A-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Clubs} turn, Banicevic check-called a bet of 1,300 and then led the {A-Spades} river for 2,700. Banicevic immediately gave up and tossed his cards into the muck to award the pot to the Frenchman, who also raised the next hand from under the gun.

Farid Chati called from the button and then folded to a continuation bet on the {3-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop. "Nice hand?" he asked and the Frenchman just grinned back.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Montury fr
Jean Montury
72,000
26,000
26,000
EPT 1X Winner
Vlado Banicevic me
Vlado Banicevic
19,000
5,500
5,500

Tags: Farid ChatiJean MonturyVlado Banicevic

Beltz Thriving Further

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Ruben Visser just "got owned" by Artan Dedusha with Vladimir Stepanian also in the hand and dropped down to half the starting stack while a couple other well known pros are also well below the 30,000 chips, too. Wouter Beltz is the complete opposite on more than three times of what everyone initially received.

Player Chips Progress
Wouter Beltz nl
Wouter Beltz
95,000
29,000
29,000
Mateusz Moolhuizen nl
Mateusz Moolhuizen
16,000
3,775
3,775
Ruben Visser nl
Ruben Visser
15,000
-10,500
-10,500
EPT 1X Winner
Noah Boeken nl
Noah Boeken
14,000
-28,000
-28,000
EPT 1X Winner
Louis Salter gb
Louis Salter
6,000
-24,000
-24,000

Tags: Ruben VisserVladimir StepanianWouter BeltzArtan Dedusha

Wheeler Check-Raises the Flop

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Juha Helppi had raised to 850 from under the gun and Jason Wheeler called, heading to a heads-up flop of {2-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. Wheeler checked, Helppi continued for 1,125 and then quickly folded as Wheeler had check-raised to 3,300. The American expat, fully focused on his game, showed no reaction at all when collecting the chips and appeared completely in the zone.

His stack is not in the profit zone just yet though, but another double would send him there.

Player Chips Progress
Rens Feenstra nl
Rens Feenstra
65,000
12,500
12,500
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
31,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
19,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jason WheelerJuha Helppi

Faraz Jaka Eliminated

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Faraz Jaka
Faraz Jaka

Govert Metaal limped in the last hand of the outer table and Faraz Jaka then moved all in for 2,500 from the button. Kevin Killeen three-bet small and Metaal called to see both players check down the flop {4-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}. Killeen then bet the {9-Hearts} turn for 2,500 which Metaal called before the Irishman checked the {8-Diamonds} on the river.

Metaal bet big, making it 8,000, and Killeen said he then folded ace-king. "Show me ace-queen," Jaka joked over to Metaal but was greeted by the {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} of his opponent. Jaka only held {10-Hearts}{10-Spades} for an inferior pair of tens and was sent to the rail, though this may only be temporarily.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Faraz JakaGovert MetaalKevin Killeen

Smit Back Above Starting Stack

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Dennis Smit opened to 1,000 and found one caller in Noah Boeken to find a flop of {8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. The continuation bet of Smit was answered with a raise to 8,000 by Boeken and Smit then got his last 13,300 in with the {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}. Boeken called for most of his stack and had a straight draw on top of his two hearts, holding {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}.

The {5-Spades} turn and {K-Hearts} river filled up the board and the nut flush brought Smit back above starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Dennis Smit nl
Dennis Smit
31,000
19,000
19,000
Noah Boeken nl
Noah Boeken
3,000
-11,000
-11,000
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Dennis SmitNoah Boeken

Jaka Back; Ensan in Trouble

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Hossein Ensan just lost 17,000 chips, more than half of his stack, in a three-way hand after flopping a set. The river made for a four-card straight and Fatih Aydin as well as the player in seat two chopped the pot with a ten for the straight.

On the way back to the tables is also Faraz Jaka, who said he wants to have a day off tomorrow and thus entered straight away again.

Player Chips Progress
Fatih Aydin nl
Fatih Aydin
40,000
40,000
40,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
30,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Hossein Ensan de
Hossein Ensan
14,000
-13,000
-13,000
EPT Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
EPT 1X Winner

Tags: Faraz JakaFatih AydinHossein Ensan

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50