€4,300 Main Event Day 2 | 2019 Master Classics of Poker

11-28-2019 20:53 UTC+2

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustafa Biz	95,000 -12,900	-12,900
Paul Dando	93,000 -67,000	-67,000
Johan Verhagen	92,000 -5,000	-5,000
Henri Buhler	74,000 44,000	44,000
Kalidou Sow	65,000 -6,700	-6,700
Bas de Laat	63,000 -4,600	-4,600
Frederico Silva	58,700 -2,500	-2,500
Ryan Riess	51,200 5,300	5,300

Orhan Ates	50,000 12,900	12,900
Aleksi Naski	10,500 -39,200	-39,200
Luigi Knoppers	Busted

Valli Doubles Through Ensan

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Alessandro Valli just found a double-up through Hossein Ensan with . Ensan held and the bigger pair held throughout the board for Valli to take chips away from Ensan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alessandro Valli	27,000 8,600	8,600
Hossein Ensan	22,000 -13,800	-13,800

Tags: Hossein Ensan Alessandro Valli

11-28-2019 21:05 UTC+2

Gieles Busts to Mulder

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Gert Jan Albers raised to 1,200 from the middle position and Pim Gieles called in the late position. Teun Mulder three-bet to 6,000 on the button for the blinds and Albers to fold. Gieles four-bet shoved for 34,000 and Mulder made the call.

Pim Gieles:
Teun Mulder:

The board ran out for Mulder to hit the flop immediately to end Gieles' tournament life.

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	140,000 7,700	7,700
Pim Gieles	Busted
Mark Roovers	Busted

Tags: Gert Jan Albers Pim Gieles Teun Mulder

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

11-28-2019 21:20 UTC+2

Schemion Doubles Through Durnegger

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The board read and the all-in button was in front of Markus Durnegger on the button. Ole Schemion took some time and then made the call from the early position for the 65,100 he had in front of him. Durnegger tabled for the flopped top pair but Schemion held for the overpair.

The river completed the board with the to keep Schemion ahead and double him up. Durnegger was left with 20,000 which he lost to Omar Eljach shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Schemion	168,000 107,700	107,700

Markus Durnegger	Busted

Tags: Ole Schemion Markus Durnegger Omar Eljach

11-28-2019 21:25 UTC+2

Some Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Danilo Velasevic	140,000 6,000	6,000
Rene Kuhlman	101,000 4,700	4,700
Rens Feenstra	91,000 -37,500	-37,500
Jorryt van Hoof	87,000 -6,600	-6,600
Jussi Mattila	80,000 7,700	7,700
Tom Kunze	80,000 -27,400	-27,400
Roger Peetoom	72,000 27,400	27,400
Kenny Hallaert	64,500 15,000	15,000

Raoul Refos	50,000 2,700	2,700
Niklas Astedt	48,000 18,000	18,000
Kimmo Kurko	43,000 -19,500	-19,500
Fatima Moreira De Melo	26,300 -7,300	-7,300
Juha Helppi	Busted

David Yan	Busted

11-28-2019 21:30 UTC+2

Sey Flops Quads to Bust Munksgaard

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Pet Munksgaard shoved from the middle position for 22,000 and Hassan Sey did the same on the button but for more. Dimitrios Farmkoulis asked for a count in the big blind and the dealer confirmed Sey had over 76,000. Farmkoulis contemplated for a bit and then folded.

Per Munksgaard:
Hassan Sey:

The flop came for Munksgaard to be drawing dead immediately as Sey hit quads.

The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river as a formality as Munksgaard was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Sey	103,000 70,800	70,800
Dimitrios Farmkoulis	65,000 10,100	10,100
Per Munksgaard	Busted

Tags: Per Munksgaard Hassan Sey

11-28-2019 21:45 UTC+2

Prize Pool Details Confirmed

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The prize pool details have been announced, the 2019 edition of the Main Event of the Master Classics of Poker attracted 346 entries in total to create a prize pool of €1,370,160. Of those 346 entries, 47 players will be in the money for at least €8,632. The winner will walk away with the title, the bordje, and a whopping €260,878.

This is what they are all playing for:

Place	Prize (EUR)	Prize (USD)
1	€ 260,878	$287,146
2	€ 174,421	$191,983
3	€ 124,548	$137,089
4	€ 95,911	$105,568
5	€ 73,441	$80,836
6	€ 56,177	$61,833
7	€ 43,023	$47,355
8	€ 33,021	$36,346
9-11	€ 25,485	$28,051
12-15	€ 19,867	$21,867
16-20	€ 15,757	$17,344
21-27	€ 12,605	$13,874
28-35	€ 10,276	$11,311
36-47	€ 8,632	$9,501

11-28-2019 21:49 UTC+2

Stegeman, The Defending Champion Failed to Defend His Title

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The player in the middle position opened and Alberto Stegeman shoved in the big blind for around 19 big blinds with . He was called by the opponent who held and got no help.

"You can't win every year," Stegeman commented after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alberto Stegeman	Busted

Tags: Alberto Stegeman

11-28-2019 21:59 UTC+2

More Eliminations

Shirley Ang

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Bart Lybaert opened to 3,400 from the middle position and was called by the small blind. Hossein Ensan shoved in the big blind for around 12,000 and was called by both Lybaert and the small blind. Lybaert bet on the flop to get the other player to fold. Lybaert held while Ensan had . The rest of the board was completed with the on the turn and the on the river.

On the feature table, Ryan Riess raised and Alexander Norden three-bet to 15,700. Majid Bozakraft four-bet shoved for 48,000. Riess folded but Norden called.

Majid Bozakraft:
Alexander Norden:

The board ran out for Norden to hold with the rockets to send Bozakraft to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Norden	162,000 93,100	93,100
Bart Lybaert	79,000 -64,000	-64,000
Micha Hoedemaker	64,000 37,000	37,000
Hossein Ensan	Busted

Majid Bozakraft	Busted
Kalidou Sow	Busted
Tobias Peters	Busted

Tags: Alexander Norden Bart Lybaert Hossein Ensan Majid Bozakraft Ryan Riess