Main Event | 2015 World Poker Tour Amsterdam

May 16, 2015

Hands 124 - 129: Yachou Takes the Lead

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Remko Rinkema

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

Hand #124: Farid Yachou opens to 225,000 on the button, and Steve Warburton folds.

Hand #125: Steve Warburton opens the button for 200,000, and Farid Yachou folds.

Hand #126: Farid Yachou gets a walk.

Hand #127: Steve Warburton limps into the pot from the small blind, and Farid Yachou checks. The action checks through to the turn on , and Yachou check-calls a 125,000 Warburton bet. Both players check the river, and Yachou wins the pot with , for a pair of fours. Warburton mucks his hand.

Hand #128: Farid Yachou opens the button for 225,000, and Steve Warburton calls. The action checks to the turn on , Warburton bets 260,000 and Yachou calls. The river is the , Warburton checks, Yachou bets 675,000, and Warburton folds.

Hand #129: Steve Warburton limps the button, and Farid Yachou checks. The flop is Yachou checks, Warburton bets 120,000, and Yachou folds.

Tags: Farid Yachou Steve Warburton

May 16, 2015

Hands 121-123: Even Steven

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Remko Rinkema

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

Hand #121: Steve Warburton limped from the button and Farid Yachou checked. The flop brought out and Yachou check-called 120,000. On the turn the hit and both players checked. The river was the hit and Yachou check-called 270,000.

Warburton showed and he took down the pot with a straight.

Hand #122: Yachou raised from the button to 225,000 and Warburton called. The flop came down and Warburton check-folded to a bet of 255,000.

Hand #123: Warburton raised from the button to 225,000 and Yachou three-bet to 525,000. Warburton called and the flop brought out . Yachou bet 575,000 and he won the pot.

Tags: Farid Yachou Steve Warburton

May 16, 2015

Heads-Up Play Underway!

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Remko Rinkema

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

Let's see who will take this event down!

May 16, 2015

Official Heads Up Chip Counts

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Remko Rinkema

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

May 16, 2015

Kees van Brugge Eliminated in 3rd Place (€90,000)

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Remko Rinkema

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

Hand #119: Kees van Brugge calls in the small blind, and Farid Yachou checks in the big blind. The flop is , Van Brugge bets 100,000, and Yachou folds.

Hand #120: Kees van Brugge moves all-in from the button for 1,500,000, and when the action folds to Steve Warburton in the big blind, he makes the call.

Showdown

Warburton:
Van Brugge:

Warburton has Van Brugge dominated, and heads to the rail to watch the flop with his friends.

Flop:

What a flop for Warburton. He makes trips, and cements his dominance over Van Brugge once the and hit the board. Warburton will now face off against Farid Yachou, for the title, with a 5.6m to 4.7 chip lead.

Tags: Farid Yachou Kees van Brugge Steve Warburton

May 16, 2015

Hands 116-118: Van Brugge Gets Shorter

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Remko Rinkema

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

Hand #116: On the first hand in the new level Van Brugge limped the small blind and Farid Yachou checked. The flop brought out and Van Brugge check-called 100,000. The turn was the and Van Brugge check-folded to a bet of 150,000.

Hand #117: Van Brugge raised to 200,000 on the button and Steve Warburton called. The hand was checked down on and Warburton took down the pot showing .

Hand #118: Warburton raised from the small blind to 200,000 and Van Brugge called. The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and both players checked again. On the river the hit and Warburton picked up the pot with a bet of 370,000.

Tags: Farid Yachou Kees van Brugge Steve Warburton

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 15,000

May 16, 2015

Hands 107-115: It Remains a Three-Way Battle

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Remko Rinkema

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #107: Steve Warburton opens the button and takes the blinds & antes.

Hand #108: Kees van Brugge opens to 160,000 on the button, Steve Warburton three-bets to 360,000 from the big blind, and Van Brugge folds.

Hand #109: Steve Warburton limps into the pot from the small blind, Kees van Brugge raises to 220,000 from the big blind, and Warburton folds.

Hand #110: Steve Warburton opens to 160,000 on the button, Farid Yachou calls in the big blind. The flop is and Warburton takes the pot with a 165,000 bet.

Hand #111: Farid Yachou raises to 180,000 in the small blind, and Steve Warburton calls in the big blind. The play checks through to the turn on and Yachou takes the pot with an uncontested 175,000 bet.

Hand #112: Steve Warburton opens to 190,000 on the button, and Kees van Brugge calls in the big blind. The flop is , Van Brugge leads for 160,000, and Warburton calls. Both players check the turn. The river is the , Van Brugge bets 270,000, and Warburton folds.

Hand #113: Kees van Brugge limps into the pot from the small blind, and then calls a 220,000 raise in the big blind from Farid Yachou. The flop is and Yachou takes the pot with a 260,000 bet.

Hand #114: Farid Yachou limped from the small blind and Steve Warburton raised to 200,000. Yachou folded.

Hand #115: Yachou raised to 180,000 on the button and Kees van Brugge called from the big blind. The flop came down and Van Brugge check-called 150,000. On the turn the hit and both players checked. The river was the and Van Brugge check-folded to a bet of 150,000.

Tags: Farid Yachou Kees van Brugge Steve Warburton

May 16, 2015

Hands 103-106: Big River Raise from Van Brugge

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Remko Rinkema

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #103: Steve Warburton raised to 190,000 from the small blind and Kees van Brugge called from the big blind. The flop came down and Warburton bet 170,000, Van Brugge called.

The turn was the and both players checked, and on the river the hit. Warburton bet 285,000 and Van Brugge raised it up to 910,000. Warburton tanked for a while but eventually he folded.

Hand #104: Kees van Brugge limped and Farid Yachou checked. The flop showed and Van Brugge won the hand with a bet of 80,000.

Hand #105: Van Brugge raised to 160,000 and Warburton called from the big blind. The flop came down and Warburton check-folded to a bet of 155,000.

Hand #106: Yachou raised to 180,000 and he won the pot.

Tags: Farid Yachou Kees van Brugge Steve Warburton

May 16, 2015

Hands 98 - 102: Farid Yachou Takes Control

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Remko Rinkema

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #98: Kees van Brugge opens to 210,000 in the small blind, and Farid Yachou defends the big blind. The flop is , Van Brugge bets 195,000, and Yachou makes the call. The turn is the , and Van Brugge check-calls a 350,000 Yachou bet. The river is the , Van Brugge checks, Yachou bets 550,000, and Van Brugge folds.

Hand #99: Kees van Brugge bets 160,000 on the button, Farid Yachou three-bets to 345,000 from the small blind, and Van Brugge calls. The flop is , and a 450,000 Yachou c-bet does the trick.

Hand #100: Kees van Brugge gets a walk.

Hand #101: Kees van Brugge limps from the small blind, and folds when Farid Yachou puts another 160,000 on top.

Hand #102: Kees van Brugge bets 160,000 from the button, and Steve Warburton defends the big blind. The flop is , and Warburton check-calls a 155,000 Van Brugge bet. The is checked through. The hits the river, Warburton feigns to bet, but Van Brugge has already folded.

Tags: Farid Yachou Kees van Brugge Steve Warburton