Main Event Day 1b | 2015 World Poker Tour Amsterdam

Player	Chips	Progress
Giacomo Fundaro	234,000 94,000	94,000

Dennis Lavrijsen	150,400 150,400	150,400
Sorel Mizzi	141,200 18,800	18,800
Rumen Nanev	120,100 35,100	35,100
Guy Goossens	115,000 115,000	115,000
Pim van Riet	110,900 19,100	19,100
Wouter van der Pijl	98,600 8,600	8,600
Jonas ten Cate	94,700 12,700	12,700
Floris van der Ven	89,200 34,200	34,200
Kees van Brugge	87,000 45,000	45,000
David Boyaciyan	85,200 5,200	5,200
Atanas Kavrakov	83,400 11,400	11,400
Pieter de Korver	81,000 49,000	49,000
[Removed:17]	79,000 29,000	29,000
Sylvain Loosli	78,000 17,000	17,000

Paul Gresel	76,800 11,200	11,200
Steve O'Dwyer	72,900 36,100	36,100
Jeffrey Brauwer	71,600 71,600	71,600
Fatima Moreira de Melo	67,900 17,900	17,900
Nico Kuan	65,800 24,650	24,650
Gijs Verheijen	65,600 28,600	28,600
Stieven Razab-Sekh	60,400 54,400	54,400
Thierry van den Berg	58,200 16,200	16,200
Hossein Ensan	54,300 13,300	13,300
Joep van den Bijgaart	50,100 19,900	19,900

Player

Chips

Progress

Giacomo Fundaro

234,000

94,000

Dennis Lavrijsen

150,400

Sorel Mizzi

141,200

18,800

Rumen Nanev

120,100

35,100

Guy Goossens

115,000

Pim van Riet

110,900

19,100

Wouter van der Pijl

98,600

8,600

Jonas ten Cate

94,700

12,700

Floris van der Ven

89,200

34,200

Kees van Brugge

87,000

45,000

David Boyaciyan

85,200

5,200

Atanas Kavrakov

83,400

11,400

Pieter de Korver

81,000

49,000

[Removed:17]

79,000

29,000

Sylvain Loosli

78,000

17,000

Paul Gresel

76,800

11,200

Steve O'Dwyer

72,900

36,100

Jeffrey Brauwer

71,600

Fatima Moreira de Melo

67,900

17,900

Nico Kuan

65,800

24,650

Gijs Verheijen

65,600

28,600

Stieven Razab-Sekh

60,400

54,400

Thierry van den Berg

58,200

16,200

Hossein Ensan

54,300

13,300

Joep van den Bijgaart

50,100

19,900

The second starting day of the first-ever World Poker Tour event in Amsterdam was a huge success with 194 total entries, 26 of which were reentries. This brought the total entries for this tournament up to 324, while late registration and reentries remain available until the start of Day 2.

At the end of Day 1b, WPT Champions Club member Giacomo Fundaro came out on top after he bagged up a huge stack worth 234,000 in chips. He was followed by Dennis Lavrijsen with 150,400, which shows just how big his lead was.

On Day 2, 153 total players will return, plus whoever decides to enter or reenter.

At the start of Day 1b, we immediately noticed Sorel Mizzi in the field. He came off winning the biggest online tournament of his poker career just a few hours prior after he took down the big SCOOP 03-H: $2,100 NLHE event for nearly $355,000. PokerNews' own Frank Op de Woerd caught up with Mizzi during one of the breaks, and here's what he had to say:

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Mizzi also had a good day on the live felt, as he bagged 141,200 in chips. Some of those came from the stack of Bryn Kenney, who he managed to knock out. Kenney, who also busted twice on Day 1a, opted not to reenter, but he told our live reporting team he would buy in again before the start of play on Day 2.

Both David Boyaciyan and Clyde Tjauw Foe reentered on Day 1b as well, and both managed to make it through to Day 2. Boyaciyan sat next to Fatima Moreira de Melo all day, and they shared some fun banter. Moreira de Melo had a quiet day, but one double up guaranteed her a spot on Day 2 with 67,900 in chips. The three-time Olympic medalist also appeared on the Remko Report podcast this week, and you can listen to that below. On the episode, Moreira de Melo discusses at length her Olympic career, her development as a poker player, and her personal life. Plus, she also gave us unique insights into her win on the Dutch Survivor-style show Expeditie Robinson.

Local hero Joep van den Bijgaart fired two bullets on Day 1a, and quickly needed his fourth entry on Day 1b after busting out again. Van den Bijgaart's fourth bullet proved to be a little luckier, and he will return to Day 2 with 50,100 in chips.

Dutch WSOP bracelet winner Marcel Vonk survived Day 1b on his second bullet, and he bagged up 41,500.

WPT Champions Club member and three-time WSOP bracelet winner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi entered again as well, but he couldn't get anything going. Mizrachi eventually busted out holding ace-eight against Jolmer Meelis' ace-king. Dominik Nitsche, also a WPT Champions Club member, had a quiet day and survived with 13,600 in chips.

Other players that were eliminated included Dan Heimiller, Yann Dion, Louis Salter, and Micha Hoedemaker. Dutchman Pim van Riet closed out with a big stack worth 110,900, while Belgian Guy Goossens did a bit better with 115,000. Other locals, Wouter van der Pijl (98,600), Jonas ten Cate (94,700), and Floris van der Ven (89,200), also had very good starting days.

Former European Poker Tour champions Pieter de Korver (81,000), Steve O'Dwyer (72,900), Salvatore Bonavena (48,000), Kent Lundmark (43,000), and Jean Montury (35,300) also managed to survive, which makes for an impressive Day 2 to come.

Play will resume on Wednesday at 2 p.m. CET, and PokerNews.com will be right there with you for the second day of action. The levels from then on will be 90 minutes long, and tournament director Christian Scalzi confirmed that the tournament will likely not reach the money until Day 3.

Tags: Giacomo Fundaro Guy Goossens Jack Salter Jean Montury Jolmer Meelis Jonas ten Cate Kent Lundmark Marcel Vonk Steve O'Dwyer