2014 World Poker Tour National Valkenburg

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Poker Tour National Valkenburg

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€40,000
Event Info
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€194,970
Entries
402
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000

The Tables Turn as Van Leeuwen Takes The Lead

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

After a preflop raising was it was Niels van Leeuwen who ended up all in for his tournament life in a huge pot.

Van Leeuwen: {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}
Van Wieringen: {10-Spades}{J-Hearts}

The board ran out {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Van Leeuwen found himself a double up to turn the tables on his opponent. Van Wieringen is now the short stack as the heads up battle continues.

Player Chips Progress
Niels van Leeuwen nl
Niels van Leeuwen
7,300,000 3,020,000
Pim van Wieringen
Pim van Wieringen
4,800,000 -2,980,000

Tags: Niels van LeeuwenPim van Wieringen

Play On!

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

The cards are now in the air for the heads up between Pim van Wieringen and Niels van Leeuwen!

Marcel Luske Eliminated in 3rd Place (€18,990)

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Marcel Luske
Marcel Luske

Marcel Luske moved all in from the button for 985,000 and Pim van Wieringen called from the small blind. Niels van Leeuwen tanked for a bit before folding and the heads-up showdown went as following.

Luske: {K-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Van Wieringen: {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} and Luske was knocked out in third place after putting up a great fight to become the first ever WPT winner on Dutch soil.

Player Chips Progress
Pim van Wieringen
Pim van Wieringen
7,000,000 755,000
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
Busted

Tags: Marcel LuskeNiels van LeeuwenPim van Wieringen

Level: 31

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

Break

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

Play will resume in 15 minutes with the next level of play.

Van Wieringen Cracks Luske's Aces To Take The Lead

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante
Pim van Wieringen
Pim van Wieringen

After a raising war it was Pim van Wieringen who ended up all in before the flop and Marcel Luske snap-called creating a pot worth 6.3 million chips.

Luske: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}
Van Wieringen: {J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}

The board ran out {7-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and due to four clubs being on the board Van Wieringen hit his flush! The crowd went wild and Van Wieringen was in shock over what just happened. Luske was trying to laugh away the pain of losing this enormous hand, as he's left with just 1,000,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Pim van Wieringen
Pim van Wieringen
6,300,000 2,500,000
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
1,000,000 -3,500,000

Tags: Marcel LuskePim van Wieringen

Luske Leads

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 15,000 ante

On a {7-Spades}{A-Spades}{2-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} board Marcel Luske just bet 600,000 and Niels van Leeuwen seemed a bit confused before he ultimately made the call. Luske showed {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for two pair and he raked in this huge pot to take the chip lead!

Player Chips Progress
Marcel Luske nl
Marcel Luske
4,500,000 700,000
Niels van Leeuwen nl
Niels van Leeuwen
3,800,000 400,000
Pim van Wieringen
Pim van Wieringen
3,800,000 -1,000,000

Tags: Marcel LuskeNiels van Leeuwen