Main Event Day 3 | 2016 Master Classics of Poker

11-24-2016 16:15 UTC+2

Hans Bosman Eliminated

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Hans Bosman was seen walking to the payout desk. He told us he had three-bet his neighbor Hakim Zoufri for the second time today, this time with . Zoufri called and check-called a hefty bet on . The turn was another and the last couple of chips from Bosman went in as well. Zoufri turned out to have and no queen on the river resulted in a walk to the exit for Bosman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hans Bosman	Busted

Tags: Abdelhakim Zoufri Hans Bosman

11-24-2016 16:27 UTC+2

Flush Versus Full House Results in 14 Big Blind Pot

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

From the hijack, Jan Bendik opened for 10,000. Small blind Anton Wigg and big blind Arne Coulier called. The blinds checked on and Bendik bet 20,000. Wigg called, Coulier folded.

The turn came the and both players checked. Wigg checked again on the river and Bendik said something about flushes and fullhouses we couldn't quite hear, before checking behind.

Wigg showed and Bendik open mucked his . The table was in awe as Wigg started stacking.

Tags: Anton Wigg Arne Coulier Jan Bendik

11-24-2016 16:32 UTC+2

Break

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Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Now that the levels are 90 minutes long, a break occurs after each and every level. Play resumes in 15 minutes.

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

11-24-2016 17:00 UTC+2

Koren Check-Raises the River

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

From middle position, Artur Koren opened for 14,000 and his neighbor Michiel Brosky three-bet to 41,000. Action folded back to Koren and he called.

Both checked on and the hit the turn. Koren check-called a bet of 32,000 before he checked again on the river. Brosky bet 76,000 and Koren didn't waste much time check-raising to 210,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Koren	590,000 10,000	10,000
Michiel Brosky	500,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Michiel Brosky Artur Koren

11-24-2016 17:02 UTC+2

Intermezzo

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Play has halted for a couple minutes as the announcement of the €1,000 Final Table players will get underway. The way they do that here in Holland Casino Amsterdam, is a little different than other tournaments. They stop play everywhere and ask attention for the finalists while the speaker introduces them.

11-24-2016 17:12 UTC+2

Play Underway Again

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The announcement of the €1,000 event is done, play is back underway in the Main Event.

11-24-2016 17:25 UTC+2

Gierse Folds the River

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Marius Gierse in the small blind and he limped in. Big blind Michiel Brummelhuis checked his option.

Gierse bet 6,000 on and 17,000 on the turn. Brummelhuis called both streets and saw his neighbor check on the river. Brummelhuis shoved all in and Gierse released his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michiel Brummelhuis	253,000 13,000	13,000
Marius Gierse	85,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Michiel Brummelhuis Marius Gierse

11-24-2016 17:42 UTC+2

Chip Counts (full)

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Carrel	910,000 -250,000	-250,000
Jan Bendik	843,500 103,000	103,000

Abdelhakim Zoufri	600,000 600,000	600,000
Artur Koren	584,000 -6,000	-6,000
Kimmo Kurko	542,000 140,000	140,000
Garreth Fields	520,000 245,000	245,000
Michiel Brosky	480,000 -20,000	-20,000
Jakub Michalak	415,000 190,500	190,500
Stefan Fabian	410,000 349,000	349,000
Anton Wigg	410,000 35,000	35,000

Dennis Bijen	385,000 284,500	284,500
Juha Helppi	360,000 -173,000	-173,000

Arne Coulier	312,000 104,000	104,000
David Boyaciyan	310,000 98,000	98,000
Jonathan Rozema	310,000 -60,500	-60,500
Samuli Sipila	274,000 94,000	94,000
Jans Arends	259,000 65,000	65,000

Michael Sassen	255,000 -84,500	-84,500
Michiel Brummelhuis	235,000 -18,000	-18,000
Rembert Net	235,000 81,000	81,000
Fabio Sperling	230,000 40,500	40,500
Teto Haddad	220,000 113,500	113,500
Dennis Berglin	170,000 -61,000	-61,000
Kevin Killeen	166,000 -187,000	-187,000
Benjamin Pollak	160,000 105,000	105,000

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11-24-2016 17:48 UTC+2

The Title Defender Makes His Exit

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Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Jussi Nevanlinna is eliminated, the dream of going back to back is done.

We asked former table mate Michiel Brummelhuis what had happened. Brummelhuis told us action had folded to Nevanlinna in the small blind and he had limped in. The big blind, German player G. Garfield, raised to 18,000 and Nevanlinna had pushed all in for about 130,000. Garfield had called with and Nevanlinna was in dire straits with .