€4,300 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 Master Classics of Poker

Player	Chips	Progress
Shyngis Satubayev	260,200 60,200	60,200

Andrea Ricci	191,500 8,500	8,500
Jesse Liljegren	182,000 128,000	128,000
Paraskevas Tsokaridis	166,000 95,000	95,000
Tommie Janssen	161,000 49,000	49,000
Paul Dando	160,000
Claus Grether	154,900 154,900	154,900
David Hu	154,500 16,800	16,800
Sebastiaan de Jonge	147,800 147,800	147,800

Denzel Spekman	136,100 136,100	136,100
Floyd Rosner	135,300 43,300	43,300
Pascal Vos	135,000 49,000	49,000

Danilo Velasevic	134,000 8,000	8,000
Bart Lybaert	132,900 22,900	22,900
Teun Mulder	132,300 7,700	7,700
Rens Feenstra	128,500 20,500	20,500

Kees Alblas	124,700 124,700	124,700
Firoz Mangroe	124,000 1,600	1,600
Ottomar Ladva	123,900 123,900	123,900
Gert Jan Albers	118,800 27,800	27,800
Johan Rensink	115,400 40,400	40,400
Gary Hasson	110,600 4,400	4,400
Kevin Paqué	108,400 1,200	1,200
Daniyar Aubakirov	108,000 108,000	108,000
Tom Kunze	107,400 107,400	107,400

Player

Chips

Progress

Shyngis Satubayev

260,200

60,200

Andrea Ricci

191,500

8,500

Jesse Liljegren

182,000

128,000

Paraskevas Tsokaridis

166,000

95,000

Tommie Janssen

161,000

49,000

Paul Dando

160,000

Claus Grether

154,900

David Hu

154,500

16,800

Sebastiaan de Jonge

147,800

Denzel Spekman

136,100

Floyd Rosner

135,300

43,300

Pascal Vos

135,000

49,000

Danilo Velasevic

134,000

8,000

Bart Lybaert

132,900

22,900

Teun Mulder

132,300

7,700

Rens Feenstra

128,500

20,500

Kees Alblas

124,700

Firoz Mangroe

124,000

1,600

Ottomar Ladva

123,900

Gert Jan Albers

118,800

27,800

Johan Rensink

115,400

40,400

Gary Hasson

110,600

4,400

Kevin Paqué

108,400

1,200

Daniyar Aubakirov

108,000

Tom Kunze

107,400

After nine levels of 60 minutes, Day 1a of the €4,300 Main Event of the Master Classics of Poker finished with 101 players making it through to Day 2 out of 258 entries. The 2019 edition has changed the structure a bit and Day 1a was the only starting flight that featured the full 60-minute levels. Compared to the 75 entries Day 1a attracted in 2018, today’s field crushed those attendance numbers. In 2018, the Main Event pulled in 293 entries and this year’s edition is well on course to surpass those numbers.

Claiming the Day 1a chip lead is Shyngis Satubayev from Kazakhstan with 260,200 in chips. He is followed by Andrea Ricci (191,500), Jesse Liljegren (182,000), Paraskevas Tsokaridis (166,000), and Tommie Janssen with 161,000.

Liljegren was responsible for the elimination of Ryan Riess when the latter pushed his last few chips in after Liljegren had raised. Riess held ace-ten but Liljegren was ahead with the rockets. Riess did pick up a Broadway draw on the turn but bricked the river to be sent home for today.

In a field that can be considered one of the toughest for a tournament with this buy-in, the majority consisted out of Dutch players. Janssen ended highest to represent the Dutchies and he is followed by David Hu, Sebastiaan de Jonge, Denzel Spekman, and Floyd Rosner. The defending champion, Alberto Stegeman is also still in the running to try and retain his title.

But the Master Classics of Poker always attracts the crème-de-la-crème of the poker world to Holland Casino Amsterdam. And this year is no different. Foreign players like Hossein Ensan, Paul Dando, Danilo Velasevic, Bart Lybaert, Gary Hasson, Sonny Franco, Igor Yaroshevskyy, Jan Bednar, Johan Storakers, Paul Tedeschi, Ole Schemion, and many more all found a bag for Day 2.

Unfortunately, not everyone was lucky enough to win their all-ins today. Paul Hoefer lost his last chips just before the end of the day as did Fari Chati. And they weren’t the only ones, Tobias Peters, Luuk Gieles, Fabio Sperling, Bryan Paris, Steve O’Dwyer, Claas Segebrecht, Michal Mrakes, Javier Zarco, Ioannis Angelou-Konstas, Niklas Astedt, and Juha Helppi for example will all need to try again on Day 1b.

Day 1b will take place on Thursday, November 28, at 12:30 p.m. local time. Nine levels of 20 minutes each are scheduled as this is the turbo version of the starting flight. Players who bust can reenter once during Day 1b or before the start of Day 2 at 7 p.m. local time.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be there from the start of Day 1b until the remaining players bag up their chips for a few hours, so stick around to see who else will make it through to Day 2!

Tags: Alberto Stegeman Andrea Ricci Bart Lybaert Bryan Paris Claas Segebrecht Danilo Velasevic Fabio Sperling Floyd Rosner Gary Hasson Hossein Ensan Igor Yaroshevskyy Ioannis Angelou Konstas Jan Bednar Javier Zarco Jesse Liljegren Johan Storakers Juha Helppi Luuk Gieles Michal Mrakes Niklas Astedt Ole Schemion Paraskevas Tsokaridis Paul Dando Paul Hoefer Paul Tedeschi Ryan Riess Sebastiaan de Jonge Shyngis Satubayev Sonny Franco Tobias Peters Tommie Janssen