Main Event
Day 1b Started
2017 Master Classics of Poker
Main Event
Day: 1b
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
Day 1b 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 opening flight today and every 20 minutes during a turbo-flight later tonight. 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 tomorrow 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. 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 |
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
The Dutch Are Out in Force
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.
| 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 | 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 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
More Players Entering
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Some Early Photos
Quads for Bijen
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
31,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
More Entrants
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Feenstra Lets Go
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | -5,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0