€4,300 Main Event
Day 3 Completed
2018 Master Classics of Poker
€4,300 Main Event
Days: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Master Classics of Poker
Buy-in
€4,300
Prize Pool
€1,164,240
Players
293
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Mulder and Kramer Lead International MCOP Event Final Table
Level 21
: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 ante
Day 3 of the Master Classics of Poker Main Event has come to an end, and the final table is set. Nine players remain in the most prestigious tournament of The Netherlands, and it's a Dutchman that leads the international final table.
Teun Mulder, an online cash game expert by trade, battled with kings versus ace-king in the last hand of the day to conclude the penultimate day of poker showdowns in Amsterdam. German angstgegner [Removed:172] follows close behind with just a three big blind deficit to the chipleader.
Worth a mention are two other Dutchman, both for their own reasons. Jasper Meijer van Putten won the last EPT in Prague before the world's biggest poker tour took a year hiatus before getting reinstated. The experienced Dutch poker player brings a more than decent 59 big blinds to the final table.
The other honorable mention goes out to Alberto Stegeman who starts out with fourteen big blinds and has his work cut out for him. Stegeman is a local celebrity, known for his investigative journalism with his own tv-shows on Dutch TV. Despite poker not being his bread and butter, Stegeman is absolutely no stranger to poker. In fact, the game of poker has been a longtime passion of the amicable Stegeman who's cemented himself a place in the Dutch poker scene already, having played numerous national and international poker tournaments.
MCOP Main Event Final Table Line Up
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | 2,075,000 | 104 |
| 2 | Danilo Velasevic | Serbia | 1,180,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Pascal Baumgartner | Switserland | 215,000 | 11 |
| 4 | David Algarra | Spain | 190,000 | 10 |
| 5 | Alberto Stegeman | Netherlands | 275,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Henri Piironen | Finland | 630,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Joey Vittali | Netherlands | 925,000 | 46 |
| 8 | [Removed:172] | Austria | 2,020,000 | 101 |
| 9 | Jasper Meijer van Putten | Netherlands | 1,170,000 | 59 |
Day 3 of Amsterdam's most famous tournament got underway with 36 hopeful souls looking for a spot at that final table and a shot at the €240,183 first-place prize that accompanies coming in first.
Before the dinner break, many recognizable faces had hit the rail already. Former champions Noah Boeken (33rd, €7,800) and Hakim Zoufri (31st, €9,547) were joined on the rail by such famous players as Steve O'Dwyer (27th, €9,547), Giuliano Bendinelli (20th, €11,642), and Goran Mandic (16th, €13,971).
Local heroes Stefan Wolzak (34th, €7,800), Michiel Brummelhuis (30th, €9,547), and Joris Ruijs (23rd, €11,642) had already claimed their payout by that time.
The chip lead shifted between Jasper Meijer van Putten and [Removed:172] for some time, before eventually Teun Mulder took the honors.
There are 45 minutes remaining in Level 21; 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000-ante. The final day is scheduled to get underway at 3 pm local time. But, as is a tradition in Holland Casino Amsterdam, the actual play is going to be preluded by a welcome ceremony that includes every player making their entrance to their hand-picked song. You can follow along with the final table and all other MCOP Live Updates, right here on PokerNews.com.
Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 21
: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teun Mulder | Netherlands | 2,075,000 | 104 |
| 2 | Danilo Velasevic | Serbia | 1,180,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Pascal Baumgartner | Switserland | 215,000 | 11 |
| 4 | David Algarra | Spain | 190,000 | 10 |
| 5 | Alberto Stegeman | Netherlands | 275,000 | 14 |
| 6 | Henri Piironen | Finland | 630,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Joey Vittali | Netherlands | 925,000 | 46 |
| 8 | [Removed:172] | Austria | 2,020,000 | 101 |
| 9 | Jasper Meijer van Putten | Netherlands | 1,170,000 | 59 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,075,000 | |
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![[Removed:172]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
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2,020,000 | 95,000 |
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1,180,000 | 154,000 |
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1,170,000 | 120,000 |
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925,000 | -125,000 |
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630,000 | |
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275,000 | |
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215,000 | -100,000 |
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190,000 | -25,000 |
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Vlada Stojanovic Eliminated in 10th Place (€19,909)
Level 21
: 8,000-16,000, 16,000 ante
Teun Mulder, one of the many medium stacks in the tournament, opened under the gun with 
for 40,000. Danilo Velasevic called from the button before Vlada Stojanovic squeezed all in for over 900,000 from the big blind holding 
.
Mulder went all in for a little more, Velasevic folded.
The board came 
and Mulder eliminated Stojanovic. Down to nine players, time to bag all the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,075,000 | 770,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
Estimated Chip Counts in the Break (full)
Level 20
: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,925,000 | 285,000 |
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1,305,000 | 475,000 |
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1,050,000 | -200,000 |
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1,050,000 | -50,000 |
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1,026,000 | -194,000 |
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985,000 | -115,000 |
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630,000 | 227,000 |
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315,000 | 58,000 |
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275,000 | -194,000 |
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215,000 | 59,000 |
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Break
Level 20
: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
A 15-minute break in the Main Event.
"You Really Have a Set?"
Level 20
: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
Pascal Baumgartner was first to act and made it 33,000 to go. Jasper Meijer van Putten three-bet to 120,000 from the small blind and Baumgarter called.
The flop came 
and Meijer van Putten bet 120,000. Baumgarter moved all in for 316,000 and Meijer van Putten called. Baumgarter had just 
while Meijer van Putten showed 
.
The on the turn changed it all and the 
on the river was a blank.
Not much later, though, Baumgarter lost it all back to Joe Vittali. In that hand, Meijer van Putten opened for 35,000 under the gun and Baumgarter called on the button. Big blind Vittali came along so it was three-handed to the flop.
Vittali and initial-raiser Meijer van Putten checked on 
and Baumgarter bet 77,000. Vittali check-raised to 195,000 and Meijer van Putten folded.
"You really have a set?" Baumgarter asked while in the tank. Baumgarter eventually moved all in and Vittali answered soon enough with the call for his 497,000 stack.
Pascal Baumgarter:
Joey Vittali: 
The 
on the turn sealed Vittali the double up, the on the river was inconsequential.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,250,000 | -450,000 |
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1,100,000 | 582,000 |
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257,000 | -331,000 |
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Playing Slow
Level 20
: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
It's still 10-handed, with play now hand for hand on the two remaining tables. One more player needs to bust to set the final table.
Vittali Finds a Double
Level 20
: 6,000-12,000, 12,000 ante
The action on the five-handed outer-table folded to [Removed:172] in the small blind. He glanced over to see how much Joey Vittali was playing in the big blind. Kramer then shoved and Vittali called instantly for 253,000.
[Removed:172]: 
Joey Vittali: 
The board ran out 
and Vittali doubled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,640,000 | -18,000 |
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518,000 | 159,000 |
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