Noah Boeken, who won this event back in 2013 for €306,821 and won the €10,000 High Roller last year for €217,069, doesn't have the greatest of starts. He's down to just half of what he started with: 15,000.
Just now, we saw him check-call a river bet of 3,000 on 
. His opponent showed 
and Boeken only nodded, showing his foe ace-jack was good.
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Lars Bonding opened to 300 under the gun and Pim Kuipers called from middle position. Next to act, Rens Feenstra squeezed to 1,400 from the hijack. The player on the button called, the blinds, Bonding and Kuipers all folded.
Feenstra, who finished runner-up to Jack Salter in the €1,500 last night, checked on 
. His opponent bet 1,600 and Feenstra called.
On the 
turn, Feenstra check-called a bet of 2,600. Another low card completed the board, and Feenstra checked as soon as he saw the 
appear. The button causally bet 6,700 and Feenstra let it go.
Dennis Bijen was seen checking from first position on a board of 
. His opponent, Kees Alblas in middle position, bet 2,175 and Bijen called.
The river came the and Bijen checked. Alblas checked behind and Bijen instantly admitted he had a really good hand, showing 
.
"You have some guts there," Alblas said in Dutch.
"Yeah, those were some really tough calls," Bijen replied with a big smile and laugh.
The Master Classics of Poker is the most important tournament of the year for a lot of Dutch poker players, and they're out in force today. Here's are some of the players having signed up early.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
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