The Plan
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
The plan is to play 10 levels total today, with a split dinner break after level 4 (6:30 pm) and level 5 (7:30). Play will wrap up around 2 pm tonight, so it's going to be a long day.
2016 Master Classics of Poker
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2016 Master Classics of Poker
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,409,760
Entries
356
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Welcome Wheeler
Level 3
: 100/200, 0 ante
Jason Wheeler, who sat down not too long ago, has almost doubled his starting stack already, playing 55,000.
He got it in with 
against 
on a board of 
. With the bigger full house, Wheeler raked in the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000 | |
|
||
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Big Bet Poker
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
From the hijack, Cor Janssen raised to 600. Over on the button, Rob Hollink called and Kees van Brugge in the big blind came along as well.
The flop came 
and was checked around. Van Brugge bet 900 on the 
-turn and Bakker folded, Hollink called.
With the 
completing the board, Van Brugge bet a hefty 4,600. Hollink pondered for a bit before tossing in a 5,000-chips. Van Brugge showed 
and Hollink mucked.
Despite losing that pot, Hollink is still sitting comfortable on a stack of 47,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
36,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
Van Doorn Flops the Goods
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
From middle position, Pascal van Doorn raised to 500 and the button called. The flop came 
and Van Doorn checked. His opponent bet 500 and Van Doorn called. The 
on the turn was checked by both and the 
completed the board. Van Doorn checked for the third time in a row and his opponent leaned back, looking troubled.
"I think you have a higher one" the button said upon showing 
. Van Doorn did not have a bigger pair to start the hand with, but in fact showed 
for flopped trips. Back to 59,000 for Van Doorn who had lost some smaller pots before.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
59,000 |
[€25,000 Super High Roller] Steve O'Dwyer Eliminated
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Some time ago, Steve O'Dwyer made his exit from the Super High Roller. He fell at the hands of Jean-Noël Thorel.
O'Dwyer opened under the gun and saw Schemion (button) and Thorel (big blind) both call. The flop came 
and Thorel checked to O'Dwyer. The Irishman, living in Amsterdam, bet 3,500. Schemion folded but Thorel moved all in, putting O'Dwyer to the test for his last 20,000 or so.
O'Dwyer called with 
and needed to improve to stay alive as Thorel tabled 
. The 
on the turn was the last card O'Dwyer wanted to see, the 
on the river only improved Thorel further.
Down to five players with three getting paid.
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Break
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Half the field has a 15-minute break, while the other half is on dinner break for 60 minutes.
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Refos Turns the Nuts
Level 5
: 150/300, 25 ante
On a board of 
, we saw a player in middle position check. Raoul Refos, seated in the hijack, tossed in four 1,000-chips. His opponent thought about it for a bit before announcing call.
Refos showed 
for the wheel, the player in middle position mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,500
-6,500
|
-6,500 |