Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 25
2014 World Poker Tour National Valkenburg
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Poker Tour National Valkenburg
Buy-in
€500
Prize Pool
€194,970
Entries
402
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
25,000
All-In Move By Van den Bijgaart
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Joep van den Bijgaart is one of the most famous pros in today's event, and we just caught him playing a big pot.
A player raised to 500, another called and Van den Bijgaart three-bet to 1,500 from the cutoff. The button made the call and the two other players folded their hand creating heads-up action.
The flop brought out 
and Van den Bijgaart checked to his opponent who bet 2,100. The former EPT Berlin finalist check-raised to 5,800 and his opponent put in the call.
On the turn the 
popped up and Van den Bijgaart moved all in for 13,050, which put his opponent in the tank for quite a while. Eventually he let go of his hand and Van den Bijgaart raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
You Can Feel The Buzz
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
Dealers, floor staff, poker players, fans and reporters all feel that the atmosphere at this event is a little different from the usual tournaments at Holland Casino.
The first ever World Poker Tour National Event is a great step forward for poker in the Netherlands and so far it's been very well received. While late entrants are still making their way into the tournament area as the clock reads 203 players big pots are being played left and right.
The Dutch aren't afraid to get their chips into the middle, and Holland Casino's year round series make it so that most of the field knows what it takes to do well in a poker tournament.
The €500 buy in doesn't reflect the vibe inside the casino, because while a new millionaire will not be found here this weekend it's clearly a step towards ultimately having an event like this in the Netherlands.
Break
Level 3
: 75/150, 25 ante
The first break of the day has just started, play will resume in 15 minutes.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Hoogendijk's Enjoying The Poker Action
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Daan Hoogendijk just noticed yours truly roaming around the room and he was kind enough to introduce himself. Hoogendijk is one of the many players in today's field who doesn't play for a living, but enjoys the perks of getting to play a WPT event close to home.
Hoogendijk referred back to when he played EPT San Remo back in 2011, and pointed out that it was a great experience to be able to play such a big event. As a passionate poker fan Hoogendijk follows live poker events all over the world, and this might be his turn to make the frontpage with a big victory.
"I'm in sales, so usually I can tell from their expression if they have it or not," Hoogendijk said with a smile as he was dealt a hand in the big blind.
Just now a player raised from the cutoff to 425 and Hoogendijk opted to call saying, "He doesn't have it, he just called a re-raise with four-six."
"It was suited," the player in the cutoff defended himself with a smile.
The flop brought out 
and Hoogendijk check-called 550 and on the turn the 
popped up. Both players checked and on the river, the 
, Hoogendijk fired out 1,500.
After his opponent had called Hoogendijk said, "I got lucky on the river," as he tabled 
. The player in the cutoff flashed a 
before mucking his hand and giving up some chips to Hoogendijk who sits on around 41,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Van Wijk Spotted
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
We just spotted Dutchman Jorrit van Wijk in the downstairs room, and he's one of the ones to keep an eye on. At the beginning of this year Van Wijk finished runner-up in the Utrecht Series of Poker Main Event for €41,826. Jan Beton managed to win the event and take home the €71,103 first-place prize.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 50
Adriaans Eliminated Holding Aces
Level 4
: 100/200, 25 ante
Upstairs in the cash game area there are still tournament tables in play, and we jus witnessed a huge hand between two familiar faces, Marion Adriaans and Zeus Post.
Adriaans was seated under the gun and raised to 725 and Patrick Renkers called from her immediate left. Another player called before Post three-bet in position to 2,500. Adriaans gave it some thought before ultimately four-betting to 5,525 and both Renkers and the fourth player folded.
Post made the call and on the flop we saw 
on which Adriaans bet 5,100 and Post called. The turn was the 
and Adriaans bet 5,500 this time around, which was called by Post with a similar motion again.
The river completed the board with the 
and Adriaans checked to Post who moved all in about a second later. This move put Adriaans at risk and she started analyzing the hand out loud.
"Do you have queens?" she asked Post repeatedly, who remained silent throughout the entire hand before calling the clock.
"I think it's pretty obvious what I have," Adriaans laughed in disbelief, before ultimately making the call.
Post flipped up 
and with a set he raked in this pot, and Adriaans later confirmed she had a pair of aces.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
96,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Join the Fun at WPT Barcelona
Level 5
: 150/300, 50 ante
"Dutch people love Barcelona, right?" tournament director Christian Scalzi asked us on the tournament floor.
Dutch people indeed love this Spanish metropole and don't hesitate to travel to it for big poker events. Scalzi made sure to mention that the next big WPT National event will be hosted in Casino Barcelona from October 16 until the 19th.
The Main Event will have a €500+€50 buy in and the same structure as this event. There is also a €1,350+€150 High Roller event in Barcelona to make it into a very nice big poker trip in the Spanish sun. The fall might be well underway, but it's never too late for some hot poker action.
The range of side events in Barcelona is quite extensive, as there's also a €100+€100+€20 Bounty tournament, a WPTN Big Stack for €300+€30, a 8-Max PLO for €150+€20 and two turbo events on the final day.