Main Event
Day 1a Started
2017 Master Classics of Poker
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Master Classics of Poker
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,128,600
Entries
285
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
The Master Classics of Poker Starts Today!
The Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) is one of the longest-running live poker tournament series still around. Last year, the festival doubled its schedule to include more than two dozen events to celebrate its 25th anniversary. This year's schedule is equally as big for its 26th edition, taking place at the Holland Casino Amsterdam.
The highlight of the poker festival is, of course, the MCOP €4,300 Main Event. Last year, Dutch player Hakim Zoufri won the event for €275,608 outlasting a field of 356 entrants.
That marked the fourth time this decade the trophy was kept on home soil as David Boyaciyan (2011 - €382,200), Noah Boeken (2013 - €306,821) and Ruben Visser (2014 - €306,821) also notched recent victories in the Main Event.
Main Event
This year's Main Event should prove to be equally exciting. The tournament is a deep-stacked affair with players starting out with 30,000 in chips. Blind levels increase every 60 minutes during the first two opening flights on Nov. 17 and Nov. 21 and every 20 minutes during a turbo-flight on Nov. 21. Players are allowed to re-enter once per flight, and once more before the start-of-play on Day 2.
Players bagging chips will combine for Day 2 on Nov. 22 and the tournament will play through Nov. 24 until a winner is crowned. Starting on Day 3, blinds go up to 75 minutes, providing players a deeper structure.
| Date | Starting Time | Description | Buy-in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Main Event 1A | €4,300 |
| Nov. 21 | 2 p.m. | Main Event 1B | €4,300 |
| 10 p.m. | Main Event 1C Speed | €4,300 | |
| Nov. 22 | 2 p.m. | Main Event Day 2 | |
| Nov. 23 | 2 p.m. | Main Event Day 3 | |
| Nov. 24 | 3 p.m. | Main Event Final |
The PokerNews Live Reporting Team is on hand to cover both the Main Event and the MCOP €25,500 Super High Roller on Nov. 18-19. So sit back, keep your finger on the refresh button, and enjoy the coverage of Holland's biggest poker tournament.
Day 1's Structure
| Level | Small blind | Big blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 100 | 0 |
| 2 | 75 | 150 | 0 |
| 3 | 100 | 200 | 0 |
| 4 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 5 | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 6 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 7 | 250 | 500 | 50 |
| 8 | 300 | 600 | 75 |
| 9 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 10 | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Who's Here?
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Day 1a of the Master Classics of Poker Main Event has started. In the field, several high profile players already. Dutch November Niners Michiel Brummelhuis and Jorryt van Hoof have taken their seats, and so have international stars like Jack Salter, Moritz Dietrich and Jan Eric Schwippert.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Seven Bullets
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The MCOP allows players to reenter once per day, and once before the start of play on Day 2. Players that are really unlucky (and really wealthy), could end up doing 7 bullets in this event for a total buyin of €30,100 with 3 starting days total.
More Players Join the Field
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Day 1a of the Main Event of the MCOP is traditionally the smallest of fields, a bigger crowd is expected for Day 1b. With the Main Event going on a hiatus until November 21st before Day 1b gets underway, some players opt to enroll a bit later. Still, more players are signing up and the tournament room is getting packed. That is, of course, also because there are several other tournaments running right now with Day 2 of the Omaha high roller and the final table of the Bounty event underway shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 |
The First Photos
Raise the River
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The button opened for 250 and small blind Bart Spijkers called, as did Maxim Lykov in the big blind. Both blinds checked on 
and the initial raiser continued for 400. Spijkers hesitated not and called, Lykov folded.
Both active players checked the 
on the turn before Spijkers lead out for 1,325 on the 
river. The button reached for some chips and eventually raised to 3,000. Spijkers waited for a bit, frowned, and folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,300 | -2,700 |
The Champ is Here!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Ole Schemion, who won the Master Classics of Poker Main Event back in 2012 (€286,200) and won the €25,000 Super High Roller last year (€160,875), has just taken his seat. He's seated at the same table as Italian pro Andrea Dato and is one table removed from Irish pro Marc MacDonnell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Tobias Versus Marc
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 
. Tobias Peters, seated under the gun plus one, checked. Over on the button, Marc MacDonnell bet 4,600 and Peters called.
The 
on the river saw Peters check again. MacDonnell bet 8,000 and Peters went into the tank. After several minutes, he called.
MacDonnell showed 
and Peters mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000 | 14,000 |
|
|
14,000 | -16,000 |