Another hand on the feature table, another bust out. Tom Vogelsang defended his big blind with and check-shoved on against initial raiser John Juanda. Juanda called with and saw his hand hold up with the on the turn and on the river. Down to 37 players.
Vincent Calis started out as the shortest stack in the room and found a hand to go with right off the batt. He pushed his remaining 27,500 in with but was unfortunate enough to find Michiel Brosky behind him with .
The board ran out and Brosky pocketed some extra chips while Calis departed in 39th place.
In a little under an hour, Day 3 of the Master Classics of Poker 2017 Main Event gets underway. 39 players remain, all guaranteed a payday of €8,577. Late last night, the bubble burst as Joris Ruijs hit the rail after losing most of his chips with ace-king to kings. Now, the quest for the Final Table starts. At the end of the day, a final table of 9 should be formed.
When the players return, blinds will be at 2,500 and 5,000 with a 500-ante. Levels are, again, 75 minutes long. Ukrainian player Igor Yaroshevskyy leads, with Lars Bonding in 2nd. John Juanda, Ben Heath, Noah Boeken, and Dutch tv host Alberto Stegeman are just some of the big names still in contention.
Day 3 Seat Draw 2017 Master Classics of Poker Main Event