Miguel Magan Tier got up from the table and headed for the exit. He talked to David Boyaciyan and we overheard the details of his exit.
Guy Goossens opened to 3,000 before the flop and Magan Tier shoved all in for 10,000. Goossens made the call with and Magan Tier showed his . Goossens hit a king on the flop and Magan Tier couldn't find a seven on the turn or river.
Royal Flush Girls Jeannie Duffy and Dalia Gutierrez questioned Pieter de Korver, Fatima Moreira de Melo and Sofia Lovgren about what they like about Holland Casino Amsterdam, and the first WPT in the Netherlands.
With three Olympic medals — gold, silver, and bronze — Fatima Moreira de Melo is one of the most successful Dutch athletes, but most of you know her as a poker player.
Since 2009, Moreira de Melo has been a PokerStars Sports Star, and during the recent EPT Grand Final she spoke with Remko Rinkema openly about her life. On this episode of the Remko Report, Moreira de Melo discusses at length her Olympic career, her development as a poker player, and her personal life. On top of that, she also gave us unique insights into her win on the Dutch Survivor-style show Expeditie Robinson.
Erik "popie" van den Berg was left short early on, but didn't give up. He grinded it out, doubling at least twice, and just played the short stack well. All of his patience didn't result in a big comeback though, he was eliminated not too long ago.
Former table mate Joep van den Bijgaart filled us in on what had happened.
A player in middle position opened, Van den Berg right next to him shoved all in, and his neighbor re shoved. Van den Berg had and ran into . No help for Van den Berg on the flop turn or river, and "popie" left the stage.
Wouter van der Pijl just ended up all in for his tournament life worth 46,700, and he was up against Rob Yong. A third player got out of the way and showed he folded .
Van der Pijl:
Yong:
The board ran out , and Van der Pijl received a big double up. Yong was left with just 13,000 chips.
The player under the gun limped in for 800 and Daniel Reijmer in middle position followed suit by tossing in 800 as well. Steve O'Dwyer on the button, and both blinds called as well.
The flop came and action checked to Reijmer. The Dutchman bet 3,300 and O'Dwyer called from the button. The small blind folded, big blind Walter Buss in the big blind called, the player under the gun folded.
The fell on the turn and Buss checked. Reijmer shoved all in for 26,800 and O'Dwyer called after some tanking. Buss folded.
Daniel Reijmer:
Steve O'Dwyer:
The on the river gave Reijmer trips, but that wasn't good enough to beat O'Dwyer.
"I'm all in on the last hand," Paul Newey just announced as the penultimate hand was going on.
The players at the table laughed, and some weren't sure whether he was joking or being serious.
"I only have about 17,000," Newey said, as he moved all in without looking at his cards on the final hand.
Clyde Tjauw Foe, who doesn't back down from a bit of action, peeked down at his cards and folded them with a big smile after which the player in the small blind called. Jean Montury folded face up from the big blind and the showdown went as following.
Newey turned over his cards one by one, and revealed .
The crowd laughed, and his opponent tabled .
The board ran out and Newey did not manage to double up.
"I'll be back tomorrow," Newey said with a big smile, as he will use his option to re-enter before the start of play on Day 2.