Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2016 Master Classics of Poker
Main Event
Day: 3
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
Juha Helppi Leads 2016 Master Classics of Poker Main Event Final Table
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The penultimate day of the 2016 Master Classics of Poker Main Event ended with two bust outs at the same time, making for a final table of nine without any delay of hand for hand play.
Big names like Jussi Nevanlinna, Arne Coulier And Michiel Brummelhuis fell short but digital railbirds anxious to follow along won't be disappointed with some of the players that did make it. Longtime rounder Juha Helppi leads the final nine with Charlie Carrel, who cashed five out of five this week, also still in.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juha Helppi | Finland | 2,360,000 | 148 |
| 2 | Hakim Zoufri | Netherlands | 1,603,000 | 100 |
| 3 | Samuli Sipila | Finland | 376,000 | 24 |
| 4 | Ivan Arbatsky | Russia | 1,843,000 | 115 |
| 5 | Stefan Fabian | Romania | 811,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Fabio Sperling | Germany | 1,525,000 | 95 |
| 7 | Charlie Carrel | United Kingdom | 690,000 | 43 |
| 8 | Michiel Brosky | Netherlands | 890,000 | 55 |
| 9 | Rashed Zade | Netherlands | 564,000 | 35 |
Day 3 of the MCOP Main Event started with still 53 players in, all just in the money after the bubble had burst at the end of Day 2.
As is the case with many post-bubble situations, players busted out left and right at the start. Before the first level was over, more than 15 players had already hit the rail. Foeke Deinum was the first to go but he wouldn't be standing alone at the payout desk as he was followed by a long queue of players also holding up their hands for cheques worth €7,895 or more.
The title defender, Jussi Nevanlinna, would fail on his goal of going back to back. The Fin, who won the event last year for €300,000 and also made the final table back in 2011 (2nd, €227,850) and 2014 (5th, €71,985) limp shoved queen-deuce into king-queen in a battle of the blinds to go out in 35th place (€9,586).
Charlie Carrel, who was guaranteed to cash in 5 out of 5 tournaments played this week after making the money, started the day as chip leader but would not end it that way. He won and lost some small pots, only to lose a series of bigger ones to drop down significantly. He doubled Hakim Zoufri when a bluff with a missed flush draw failed, and handed a whole lot of chips to eventual final table bubble Garreth Fields when he five-bet folded to a six-bet by his German neighbor.
Juha Helppi knocked out Arne Coulier in a giant flip to become the chip leader. Helppi had jacks to Coulier's ace-king and saw the board blank out to take the top spot and send his Belgian opponent to the rail.
While Coulier's demise came in the form of one single huge hand, Michiel Brummelhuis had two hands that contributed to his downfall. The former November Niner first ran pocket fives into pocket jacks, and lost the remainder with sevens to ace-king to go out in 13th place.
After Ben Heath exited in 12th place, things went really fast all of the sudden. At the same time, at two different tables, two players busted. Garreth Fields went out in 11th after shoving king-five into aces and Artur Koren moved in with ace-three into kings at the same time. Both times the best hand held up and just like that, the tournament was down to just nine players.
The final nine return to Holland Casino Amsterdam at 3pm to play down to a winner. They'll be welcomed by a big crowd and will make their entrance walking up to the final table to their own song played and cheered on by their friends and family. They're all guaranteed €27,349 at this point, but finishing first yield the champion ten times more than that.
PokerNews.com will be on the floor to keep you up to date on all the bust outs, all the coolers and all the bad beats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,360,000 | 409,000 |
|
1,843,000 | 15,000 |
|
1,603,000 | -127,000 |
|
1,525,000 | 403,000 |
|
890,000 | 486,000 |
|
811,000 | -71,000 |
|
690,000 | 147,000 |
|
564,000 | -194,000 |
|
376,000 | -161,000 |
Done for the Day, A Final Table is Set
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
And just like that, play is done for the day. Both on the feature table and the outer table someone busted, so the tournament is down to its final table with 31 minutes and 18 seconds left in the level. We'll backdate posts and publish end of day chip counts and an extensive recap on today's action.
Artur Koren Eliminated in 10th Place (€22,838)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Action folded to Artur Koren in the small blind and he shoved for about 290,000 all in. Michiel Brosky, Koren's neighbor in the big blind who he had criticized on the bubble last night, took his time checking his cards, and instantly called once he had gotten the good news.
Arthur Koren: 
Michiel Brosky: 
The board ran out 
and Koren made his exit as the final table bubble. He received €22,838 for his efforts.
The remaining nine players are guaranteed €27,349 and will come back to Holland Casino Amsterdam tomorrow to play the final table at 3pm local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Garreth Fields Eliminated in 11th Place (€22,838)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
At one point, Garreth Fields catapulted his stack to take the position of chip leader but it wouldn't last.
Slowly but surely, he dropped his chips losing a lot of small pots.
In the end, he felt he needed to make a move and shoved with 
. He ran right into the 
of Fabio Sperling and the board would not help him one bit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Ben Heath Eliminated in 12th Place (€19,173)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
From the hijack, Ben Heath raised to 150,000 with about 38,000 behind. His neighbor Abdelhakim Zoufri studied the stacks for a bit before three-betting to 275,000. Action folded back to Heath who instantly called.
Abdelhakim Zoufri:
Ben Heath: 
The board ran out 
and Heath made his exit in 12th place. The remaining 11 players are guaranteed €22,838. Uhr
Two more players need to bust before the day comes to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,730,000 | 1,730,000 |
|
Busted |
Carrel Calls With "8-High", Wins
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
We missed the exact action as the pot didn't seem all that noteworthy at first. As we understood it, action folded to Michiel Brosky in the small blind and he limped in. Charlie Carrel checked his option in the big blind.
Both checked the 
flop and 
turn before Brosky bet 16,000 on the river. Carrel tanked for a bit while looking at his neighbor and eventually called.
Brosky showed 
for two pair with a seven. Carrel tabled 
and took down the pot with two pair and an eight.
Michiel Brummelhuis Eliminated in 13th Place (€19,173)
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
And just like that, Michiel Brummelhuis has been eliminated from the Main Event. Not too long ago, he was one of the biggest stacks in the room, but two hands changed all that in dramatic fashion.
In the first hand, he opened the button for 35,000 and Ivan Arbatsky three-bet to 103,000 from the small blind. Brummelhuis moved all in and Arbatsky quickly called.
Brummelhuis showed 
and was up against 
. The board ran out 
and Brummelhuis was knocked down to just 426,000 while Arbatsky doubled.
Not much later, he handed the remained of his stack to that very same Ivan Arbatsky.
Brummelhuis open shoved his 424,000 stack from the cutoff holding . Arbatsky called from the button holding and Brummelhuis was at risk. The board came 
and Brummelhuis made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,828,000 | 1,221,000 |
|
Busted |
Fields Gets Three Streets of Value
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
From early position, Garreth Fields opened for 32,000. Big blind Ben Heath called.
Heath check-called 45,000 on the 
flop, 50,000 on the turn and 85,000 on the river.
Fields slammed on the table and Heath mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
574,000 | 268,000 |
|
|
212,000 | -267,000 |
Brosky Hits Lucky Double
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Michiel Brosky shoved under the gun for 191,000 and big blind Artur Koren snap called. Koren had while Brosky had to do with .
The 
flop brought nothing much for Brosky just yet, but the 
on the turn gave him some hope. The 
completed the board and with his rivered straight, Brosky doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
510,000 | -42,000 |
|
|
404,000 | 203,000 |