2017 Master Classics of Poker

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 Master Classics of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
€235,087
Event Info
Buy-in
€4,000
Prize Pool
€1,128,600
Entries
285
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Van Wesemael Suffers the Ultimate Beat, Loses Ace-High Flush to Straight Flush

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Sander van Wesemael collected his hole-card trophy yesterday after winning his 3rd MCOP event last year
Sander van Wesemael collected his hole-card trophy yesterday after winning his 3rd MCOP event last year

"You just missed a nice hand," Van Wesemael said with a wry smile on his face. "You want the details?"

From middle position, Van Wesemael told us, he opened for 1,000. Small blind Marc MacDonnell called and so did big blind Antoine Vranken.

The blinds checked on {8-Clubs}{3-}{2-} and Van Wesemael bet 1,800. Both of his opponents called.

As the {7-Clubs} hit the turn, MacDonnell bet 5,600. Vranken folded, Van Wesemael called.

The {6-Clubs} completed the board and MacDonnell bet 15,000 with 30,500 behind. Van Wesemael shoved and MacDonnell snap-called.

Van Wesemael had {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for the ace-high flush, but it turned out to be no good. MacDonnell tabled {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for the straight flush and collected the giant pot.

Player Chips Progress
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
111,000 44,000
Sander van Wesemael nl
Sander van Wesemael
20,000 -48,000

Tags: Antoine VrankenMarc MacDonnellSander van Wesemael

Big Bet Poker

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Jans Arends opened for 1,000 under the gun and in the hijack, Marc MacDonnell 3-bet to 3,600. This got rid of most of the competition as the action folded back to Arends, who called.

Both of them checked the flop of {7-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} and the {Q-Spades} hit the turn, pairing the board. Arends bet 6,000 and MacDonnell called.

The {4-Clubs} completed the board and Arends bet a hefty 23,000. MacDonnell tanked for quite some time before he slid his cards into the muck. Arends just smiled as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Marc MacDonnell ie
Marc MacDonnell
100,000 -11,000
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
WSOP 2X Winner
71,000 17,000

Tags: Jans ArendsMarc MacDonnell

Break

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Another break for the players. Play resumes in 25 minutes with blinds at 250 and 500, ante 50.

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

Hall Doubles

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Tom Hall (under the gun) got his last 18,800 in before the flop against the big blind. Hall had the advantage holding {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} as his neighbor turned over {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}.

The board ran out {Q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{5-Spades} and Hall doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Hall gb
Tom Hall
38,250 19,450

Tags: Tom Hall

Hambitzer Bad Beats Mulders, Ruys Busts

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

We missed the hand, but Daan Mulders told us about a big clash he had with his neighbor Niklas Hambitzer not too long ago.

Mulders told us he opened to 1,200 and was 3-bet by Hambitzer to 4,200. Mulders called out of position and check-called a bet of 4,200 on {A-}{8-}{6-} with 2 spades. The {6-Clubs} on the turn saw both players check and the {3-Diamonds} completed the board. Mulders overbet the pot for 26,000 and was soon facing a shove. Mulders called with {8-}{8-} only to be shown {A-}{A-} by Hambitzer.

Not much later, Fatih Aydin opened for 1,100 under the gun plus one. Hossein Ensan called from the cutoff before Joris Ruys shoved for 2,025 total in the small blind. Big blind Mulders isolated to 8,700 and Aydin shoved. Ensan folded, Mulders called.

Daan Mulders: {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Fatih Aydin: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Joris Ruys: {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}{10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Ruys hit the rail while Aydin and Mulders chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Niklas Hambitzer de
Niklas Hambitzer
140,000 70,000
Daan Mulders nl
Daan Mulders
Day 1A Chip Leader
30,000 -40,000
Joris Ruijs nl
Joris Ruijs
Busted

Tags: Daan MuldersFatih AydinHossein EnsanNiklas Hambitzer

Meijer van Putten Doubles

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Jasper Meijer van Putten opened under the gun for 1,200 and saw Jack Salter in the hijack 3-bet to 3,300. The action folded to Meijer van Putten who shoved for 9,875. Salter went into the tank and eventually called.

Jack Salter: {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Jasper Meijer van Putten: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Meijer van Putten had secured himself the double up on the turn already.

Player Chips Progress
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
48,000 -9,875
Jasper Meijer van Putten nl
Jasper Meijer van Putten
20,900 11,025

Tags: Jasper Meijer van PuttenJack Salter

Wesselink Wins Without Showdown

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Wim Anne Wesselink opened the cutoff for 1,100 and his neighbor Dan Carter called from the button. The player in the small blind squeezed to 4,500 and Wesselink called, Carter folded.

Both players checked the flop of {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and the small blind checked again on the {10-Diamonds} turn. Wesselink bet 6,100 and the small blind folded.

The small blind checked one last time on the {10-Clubs} river. Wesselink bet 6,100 and saw his opponent fold.

Player Chips Progress
Wim Anne Wesselink nl
Wim Anne Wesselink
83,000 31,550

Tags: Wim Anne Wesselink

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Claas Segebrecht Enters

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

Segebrecht, a German high roller who recently finished 3rd in the €25,000 High Roller at the WSOPE, has entered the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
120,000 96,500
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
WSOP 2X Winner
95,000 24,000
Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
45,000 -3,000
Paul Gresel nl
Paul Gresel
30,000
Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
30,000 5,000
Claas Segebrecht de
Claas Segebrecht
Day 3 Chip Leader
30,000
Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
20,000 -10,000
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
WPT 1X Winner
20,000 -10,000
Antoine Vranken nl
Antoine Vranken
WSOP 1X Winner
17,000 -19,000
Dietrich Fast de
Dietrich Fast
WSOP 1X Winner
16,000 -14,000
Govert Metaal nl
Govert Metaal
10,000 -20,000
Michiel Brummelhuis nl
Michiel Brummelhuis
Busted

Tags: Claas Segebrecht