Van den Berg Doubles
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Thierry van den Berg opened under the gun for 1,000 and saw a player behind him 3-bet to 3,400. One cold-caller followed and Van den Berg decided to call as well.
The flop came 
and Van den Berg checked. Another check and a bet of 6,000 followed. Van den Berg pushed all in and was called by 
.
Blanks on the turn and river resulted in a double up for Van den Berg.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
and a continuation bet followed. The small blind gave up but Boeken shoved for about 13,000. The initial raiser called.
on the turn and 
on the river were of no help to Boeken and he exited. Boeken busted out earlier today already, so he won't be able to enter Day 1b again. If he so wants, he can enter Day 1c which started 15 minutes ago and plays in a turbo format. Or, if he's not into playing turbo, he can still reenter tomorrow before the start of Day 2.
only to get check-raised on the river by Nevanlinna. Nevanlinna, who won this event back in 2015, didn't have to hold his breath for too long as Brummelhuis folded almost immediately.
of a different opponent and won on 
.
preflop all in against 
. He flopped a set on 
but his opponent made a flush on the 
turn. The 
and Zoufri hit the rail. Zoufri, who won last year's MCOP Main Event, already entered twice today, so he won't be able to buy back in. He can, however, enter once more before the start of play on Day 2, if he so chooses.