From the button, Raoul Refos got his last 10,300 in chips in the middle. His opponent, his neighbor on his left Wim Emo, was the one looking him up.
Refos had the better hand with 
, Emo was trailing with 
. The board ran out an uneventful 
and Refos doubled.
We missed the initial action, we only got there on the turn as both Rens Feenstra (small blind) and Rene Kuhlman (under the gun) checked on 
with already some big chips in the pot.
The 
completed the board and Feenstra bet 6,400. Kuhlman tanked for a bit before flicking in a 5,000-chip to call.
Feenstra tabled 
for a missed open-ended. Kuhlman showed 
and took down the pot with nothing but ace-high.
From early position, Steve O'Dwyer opened for 1,800. The cutoff called and Luuk Gieles over called from the big blind. Gieles checked to O'Dwyer on 
and saw the initial raiser bet 5,000. The cutoff folded, Gieles called.
The two checked the 
on the turn and Gieles checked once more on the 
river. O'Dwyer contemplated what to do for just a bit before eventually checking behind.
Gieles showed and took it down as O'Dwyer mucked .
Stefan Wolzak, the sole Dutch poker player to enter the MCOP €25,500 High Roller, was missing from his seat. Former table mate Jasper Meijer van Putten told us how his run had ended.
Seated under the gun, [Removed:172] opened for 1,500. A player in middle position called before big blind Stefan Wolzak squeezed to 6,000. Kramer made it 12,800 and the caller now folded. Wolzak tanked for about two minutes before pushing for 42,000. Kramer called.
Wolzak had 
up against the 
of Kramer. No help on the flop, turn, or river and Wolzak exited the tournament area.
Level: 8
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
The last break of the day just started. 15 minutes of rest for the 104 remaining players.
[Removed:564] opened under the gun for 1,300 and found interested parties in the small and big blind willing to commit chips.
All three of them checked on 
and the 
rolled off on the turn. The small blind checked once more but the big blind bet 2,700. [Removed:565] called, the small blind gave up.
The 
on the river saw the big blind bet 6,400. [Removed:565] tossed in a 5,000-chip to call, but needed to add 1,400 more as he couldn't beat his neighbor's .
Lex Veldhuis is sitting behind a stack of 90,000, well above the average. He told us about a hand he played earlier today.
One of his opponents opened for 1,000 and Veldhuis three-bet to 3,500. The initial-raiser four-bet to 8,500 and Veldhuis flatted.
The initial-raiser bet 9,000 on 
rainbow and Veldhuis called. The 
on the turn saw the initial raiser shove for effectively 17,000 and Veldhuis called with aces. His opponent had kings and failed to catch up on the river.
Meijer van Putten had some towers of chips in front of him, a lot more than the last time we checked in with him. He told us how he won a sizable pot to get him there.
Meijer van Putten opened in middle position and got a call from the cutoff and small blind. Meijer van Putten continuation bet two-thirds of the pot on 
with two clubs and a heart. Both of his opponents called.
The turn was the , bringing a second flush draw. The small blind checked and Meijer van Putten bet two-thirds of the pot again. The cutoff folded but the small blind shoved, which was effectively a min raise. With his trips, Meijer van Putten called. The small blind showed 
for an inferior trips, and the river blanked to gift Meijer van Putten the sizable pot.
Action folded to Kees van Brugge on the button and he opened for 1,200. Marcel Goldenbelt, acting out of the small blind, three-bet to 4,800. The big blind gave up and van Brugge shoved for 20,500 total. Goldenbelt called instantly.
Kees van Brugge: 
Marcel Goldenbelt: 
The board ran out 
and Van Brugge raked in the pot.
"What a player, huh?" Van Brugge quipped, referring to himself. "Also a nice hand; three pair," Van Brugge teased his friend Goldenbelt.
"How? Have I ever won a hand against you?" Goldenbelt replied with a smile on his face.
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