Welcome to Day2 of the Master Classics of Poker Main Event. Over the 2 starting days, a combined 265 entries into the €4,300 buy-in event were made. With 9 levels in the books, just141 players remain. Registration is open until the start of play today, so a few more players just might sign up.
Leading the remaining players is Daan Mulders who gathered 159,100 in chips on Day 1a. Close on his heels is Day 1b chip leader Igor Yaroshevsky.
PokerNews.com will be on the ground in Holland Casino Amsterdam to cover the whole day, you'll find updates and photos right here from the first flop until the last river.
Sha came all the way from Rotterdam, but by now is on her way back again.
In the 2nd hand of the day, the player under the gun opened. Down to just 9,800, Moreira de Melo shoved from the big blind holding . Her opponent called with .
Sander van Wesemael collected his hole-card trophy last week for winning his 3rd MCOP event last year
Sander van Wesemael was seen close to the bar upstairs, not where he supposed to be. We asked him what had happened and he told us the details of his bust out.
The player under the gun opened for 2,500 and Ole Schemion called. Holding , Van Wesemael squeezed to 8,800. Niek Minten in the small blind 4-bet to 22,000 and as the action had folded to Van Wesemael, he shoved for 45,000 total. Minten called.
Niek Minten:
Sander van Wesemael:
The board ran out and Van Wesemael was eliminated. According to Van Wesemael, Minten now plays around 150,000.
We could hardly see Kees van Brugge, hiding behind massive towers of chips stacked at least 40 high. Van Brugge told us he had done that in typical "Van Brugge Style".
Van Brugge explained how he had just doubled to 66,000 when he opened the button with . Dan Carter, in the small blind, 3-bet and Van Brugge called. The flop came and Carter made a continuation bet. Van Brugge called.
The turn was a bringing a second flush draw. Carter shoved for 1.5 times the pot and Van Brugge called.
Carter had and was soon out of there as a hit the river to complete Van Brugge's flush.
Van Brugge wasn't too worried when he got it in, "Everyone knew I was gonna get there," he proclaimed with a big smile on his face.
Govert Metaal limped under the gun and his neighbor Jean-Philippe Schoonbrood under the gun plus over limped.
The player next to them raised and Zhong Chen 3-bet to 10,000. When the action got back to Metaal, he 4-bet to 38,500. Schoonbrood wasn't backing down and shoved for 178,300. The action folded to Metaal who called all in for just less than that.
Jean-Philippe Schoonbrood:
Govert Metaal:
The biggest pot of the tournament was going to be a bad beat for Metaal: on the flop. The hit the turn and gave Metaal some hope but the on the river was the wrong kind of black card for him.
Metaal eliminated, Schoonbrood the owner of a monster stack.
While having dinner, Marijn van Puffelen shared the news that he was in the possession of a 400,000-stack. With our notepad nearby anyway, we asked him some details.
Michiel Brosky opened under the gun for 3,500 and from middle position, Marijn van Puffelen called. The cutoff 3-bet to 9,600 and Brosky folded, Van Puffelen called.
Van Puffelen check-called 11,600 on and check-called another 26,000 on an offsuit on the turn. The river was another and Van Puffelen check-called the all-in that followed for about 80,000.
Van Puffelen showed for quads and his opponent had .
Lars Bonding opened under the gun for 4,500 and Ole Schemion 3-bet to 16,000 from the hijack. The big blind cold 4-bet to 51,000 and Bonding shoved all in. Schemion shoved over the top and the big blind called.
Ole Schemion:
Lars Bonding:
Big blind:
The board ran out and Schemion said his goodbyes while the other 2 chopped the pot.
Rens Feenstra lost a big portion of his stack to Martin Kabrhel when he tried to bluff the latter. Kabrhel called with a full house to leave Feenstra with just 151,000.
Not much later, Joris Ruijs opened under the gun for 9,000. Big blind Feenstra 3-bet to 35,000 and Ruijs shoved. Feenstra called.
Joris Ruijs:
Rens Feenstra:
The board ran out and Feenstra doubled. Ruijs has just over one big blind left with 40 players remaining and 39 in the money.
. Her opponent called with 
.
making her neighbor a straight.
and Van Wesemael was eliminated. According to Van Wesemael, Minten now plays around 150,000.
. Dan Carter, in the small blind, 3-bet and Van Brugge called. The flop came 
and Carter made a continuation bet. Van Brugge called.
bringing a second flush draw. Carter shoved for 1.5 times the pot and Van Brugge called.
hit the river to complete Van Brugge's flush.
and Feenstra bet 5,500. The cutoff called, Lakemeier folded.
hit the turn, Feenstra bet 11,000. His opponent shoved for about 40,000 and Feenstra called.
was a blank and Feenstra started stacking.
and Van den Berg checked. Van den Bijgaart bet 4,200, Metaal raised to 11,000 and Van den Berg folded. Van den Bijgaart called.
hit the turn and Van den Bijgaart shoved for 18,900. Metaal tanked for a bit and called.
paired up Metaal and Van den Bijgaart exited the tournament area.
on the flop. The 
hit the turn and gave Metaal some hope but the 
and check-called another 26,000 on an offsuit 
on the turn. The river was another 
and Feenstra doubled. Ruijs has just over one big blind left with 40 players remaining and 39 in the money.