2018 Master Classics of Poker
A middle position raise to 1,000 prompted Niek Minten to three-bet to 2,800 from late position. The small blind cold four-bet shoved for around 16,000. The big blind and initial raiser folded, Minten called.
Niek Minten was behind with ![]()
as his opponent tabled ![]()
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flop didn't do much for Minten but the
on the turn made him frown as he picked up some outs. The
on the river was one of his two initial outs, and the small blind said his goodbyes.
The button opened for 1,200 and small blind Noah Boeken called. The big blind gave up.
Boeken lead for 1,800 on ![]()
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and the button called. The
hit the turn and Boeken checked. The button bet 3,800 with 11,800 behind. Boeken shoved and the button called.
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The
river was a blank and Boeken added to his stack again, surpassing the 100,000-mark.
We arrived on the flop as both blinds checked to Davidi Kitai on ![]()
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. Kitai, presumably the initial raiser, bet 2,500 from under the gun. His neighbor Matthias De Meulder called and so did the small blind. The big blind folded.
The
on the turn saw the small blind and Kitai check. De Meulder bet 5,400 and just the small blind called, Kitai folded. The
on the river saw the small blind check again. De Meulder shoved and the small blind called instantly for his last 9,100. De Meulder mucked as his opponent tabled ![]()
for the flush.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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.
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The board ran out ![]()
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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.
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 ![]()
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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.
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 ![]()
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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.
[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 ![]()
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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 ![]()
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The last break of the day just started. 15 minutes of rest for the 104 remaining players.