Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
There are only 38 players remaining and the tournament continues in hand for hand mode with two spots away from the money.
2015 Master Classics of Poker
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
2015 Master Classics of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,152,360
Entries
291
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 291
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Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Start-of-the-day chip leader Martin Finger has been left with less than 10 big blinds after losing a crucial all in with 38 players left.
The German had 
and Chris Dowling in two seats over the 
. The board came 
and Dowling doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
42,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
|
||
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Andre van de Venne moved all in for 42,500 with the 
and Ilan Boujenah called in the big blind with 
. The board ran out 
and the field has been reduced to only 37 players with 36 making the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
The next clash of premium hands put Johan Verhagen at risk of bubbling the tournament. He had picked up the and faced the 
of Michiel Brummelhuis. The battle of the Dutchmen went to Verhagen after a board of 
and hand-for-hand mode carries on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
180,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
145,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
A pot of 160,000 chips emerged on the feature table and Georgios Zisimopoulos had turned a flush draw with 
while Joep van den Bijgaart's 
flopped a gutshot and rivered top pair. Both players checked through and the pot was shipped to the Dutchman, who now holds the biggest stack on the feature table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
392,500
222,500
|
222,500 |
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
As per casino regulations in the Netherlands, the house has to close at 3 a.m. local time and this may result in the players returning on the money bubble tomorrow if the money is not reached within a reasonable time tonight still.
For now, the tournament direction has decided to continue playing.
Level 17
: 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Andrew Leathem raised to 11,000 from under the gun and was called by Pieter de Korver and Donald Rae in the big blind. On the 
flop, the action checked to de Korver and he bet 22,000. Only Rae called and the duo checked the 
turn before the Brit fired the 
river for 42,000.
De Korver called and then smiled, turning over as winning hand. Rae was playing the board and his busted gutshot with 
never came.
Chris Dowling raised to 12,000 and Rob Hendriks called to see a flop of 
. Dowling continued for 15,000 and then folded when Hendriks shoved for 62,000, showing 
for middle set. Jan Jansma celebrated, saying he had folded 
preflop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
300,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
|
95,000
56,700
|
56,700 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,000
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Georgios Zisimopoulos open-shoved the button and Juha Helppi called from the small blind for an effective stack of 186,000, putting himself at risk of elimination.
Zisimopoulos:
Helppi: 
The Greek found some magic on the flop and neither the turn nor the 
river changed anything anymore to let the bubble burst in bizarre fashion. "I know he jams any two, that's why I called. If I win the hand I have a good chance to win the tournament," Helppi said after walking away from the crime scene.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
582,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 18
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Immediately after the bubble burst, the players bagged the chips and Donald Rae is the chip leader with 682,000 chips, followed by Makarios Avramidis with 635,000. The full counts will be available shortly.
