Main Event Day 2 | 2015 World Poker Tour Amsterdam

05-13-2015 23:50 UTC+2

Joep van den Bijgaart Leads in Amsterdam; Zinno Continues to Chase WPT History

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Level 14 : 1,200/3,400, 400 ante

The second day of the World Poker Tour Amsterdam €3,300 Main Event was filled with great poker action and a very dominant performance by Dutchman Joep van den Bijgaart, who came out on top with 438,000 in chips. A ton of top pros are still remaining as well, including three-time WPT champion and the reigning WPT Player of the Year, Anthony Zinno.

Zinno played a quiet day, but towards the end he found a double up with ace-jack versus eights followed by another big pot with ace-king suited against jack-eight. Zinno closed out the day with 116,000 in chips and remains in contention to become the first-ever four-time WPT champion.

WPT Amsterdam €6,000 High Roller champion Jason Wheeler also came to play, and he kept winning pots left and right to close out with 278,000 in chips. The day started with no less than 17 more entries, and that made for a total of 341 entries into this event, creating a first-place prize of €215,000 including a WPT World Championship ticket.

At the end of Day 2, there were 65 players remaining and tomorrow, on Day 3, the top 45 will get paid.

Among the early eliminations on Day 2 were Seth Berger, Luca Moschitta, Pascal Vos, and Clyde Tjauw Foe. Dominik Nitsche got off to a hot start, but he fizzled out in one of the later levels. Fatima Moreira de Melo also started out strong by calling a big bluff with an underpair, but in the later stages of the day she couldn't get anything going. Ultimately. Moreira de Melo busted holding king-ten against Tobias Peters' ace-queen.

Master Classics of Poker Main Event winner and two-time European Poker Tour finalist David Boyaciyan did not have a good day, either, as he lost with nines all in for his tournament life against Cor Janssen's jacks. EPT champions Kent Lundmark and Pieter de Korver did make it through, though, and the same thing could be said for Ludovic Geilich, Jack Salter, and Bryn Kenney.

Samantha Abernathy, one of the most active players on Day 1a, was unfortunate on Day 2. Abernathy ran a set of sixes into a flush, and she busted to Ad Schaap in a big pot. Dutch poker legend Rob Hollink also got knocked out, as were Gijs Verheijen and Jolmer Meelis.

But now for some more good news.

Tournament chip leader Van den Bijgaart was dominant throughout the day, and towards the end he won a big pot, which ended in the Dutchman shoving on Andrew Chen. Chen folded and was left behind with 70,000 at that point while Van den Bijgaart catapulted his stack up to 440,000.

Sorel Mizzi had another excellent day, as his stack trended up and up and up. Mizzi ultimately closed out with 254,000 in chips and he's one of the strongest contenders heading into the third day. Sylvain Loosli, fourth-place finisher in the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event, survived with 120,000 in chips, while last year's runner-up, Felix Stephensen, bagged up 229,500 chips.

EPT Grand Final winner Steve O'Dwyer played one huge pot with pocket kings against Danny van Zijp that put him in contention, and the Irish American returns tomorrow with 221,500 in chips.

Play will resume on Thursday at 2 p.m. local time, and the plan is to play another five levels of 90 minutes apiece. The money will be reached, but we're still quite a ways away from reaching the final table. Stay tuned to PokerNews.com, as we will continue to bring you all the live updates throughout this event.

Tags: Ad Schaap Andrew Chen Andy Seth Anthony Zinno Brent Wheeler Bryn Kenney Clyde Tjauw Foe Danny van Zijp David Boyaciyan Dominik Nitsche Fatima Moreira De Melo Felix Stephensen Gijs Verheijen Jack Salter Jason Wheeler Joep van den Bijgaart Jolmer Meelis Kent Lundmark Louis Salter Luca Moschitta Ludovic Geilich Mark Vos Pascal Vos Pieter De Korver Rob Hollink Samantha Abernathy Seth Berger Stojanovic Dominik Sylvain Loosli Tobias Peters

05-13-2015 23:17 UTC+2

Floris van der Ven Eliminated

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Level 14 : 1,200/3,400, 400 ante

After a raise to 5,200 and a call from Sandro Pitzanti in middle position, Floris van der Ven squeezed from the button to 15,600. The initial raiser folded, Pitzanti called.

The flop came rainbow, gin for Van der Ven who had suited. Pitzanti checked, and called Van der Ven's continuation bet.

Pitzanti check-called another bet on the turn, only to lead out for 35,000 on the river. Van der Ven had 45,000 left at this point, and shoved all in for 10,000 more. Pitzanti called with the good ol' and Van der Ven could join the crowd at the bar.

Player	Chips	Progress
Floris van der Ven	Busted

Tags: Floris van der Ven Sandro Pitzanti

05-13-2015 23:13 UTC+2

Van Eck Empties the Clip

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Level 14 : 1,200/3,400, 400 ante

Kees van Brugge opened under the gun for 5,300 and Tom Hall three-bet to 12,500 from the hijack. Tonny van Eck in the small blind cold four-bet to 25,200. The big blind and Van Brugge quickly released, Hall made the call.

Van Eck didn't hold back on and fired 18,500. Hall made the call.

The Dutchman bet another 32,000 on the turn and Hall called, leaving himself with about 60,000 behind.

The completed the board and Van Eck shoved all in for 52,000.

Hall tanked long and hard and seemed very frustrated. After some minutes, Jason Wheeler asked for the clock. With just ten seconds left Hall folded, Van Eck quietly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tonny van Eck	211,100	93,100
Tom Hall	60,000	-4,000

Tags: Jason Wheeler Kees van Brugge Tom Hall Tonny van Eck

05-13-2015 22:47 UTC+2

Van den Bijgaart Moves in on Chen

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Level 14 : 1,200/3,400, 400 ante

Andrew Chen opened from middle position and Joep van den Bijgaart in the big blind was the sole caller.

Van den Bijgaart checked on and Chen followed his pre flop aggression up with a 5,000 continuation bet. Van den Bijgaart check-raised to 14,200 and Chen called.

Van den Bijgaart bet 32,800 on the turn and Chen called again.

The river came the and Van den Bijgaart announced all in. Chen tanked long and hard, we assume doing some math as we saw him count, but folded in the end.

Van den Bijgaart now plays around 450,000, Andrew Chen dropped down to 70,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joep van den Bijgaart	440,000	96,000
Andrew Chen	70,000	-70,000

Tags: Andrew Chen Joep van den Bijgaart

05-13-2015 22:47 UTC+2

Remko Report Episode #14: Three-Time Olympic Medalist Fatima Moreira de Melo

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Level 14 : 1,200/3,400, 400 ante

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.

Tags: Fatima Moreira De Melo Remko Report Remko RInkema

05-13-2015 22:23 UTC+2

Fatima Moreira de Melo Eliminated

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Level 14 : 1,200/3,400, 400 ante

Fatima Moreira de Melo was down to just a few big blinds and shoved those in when action folded to her in the cutoff. Tobias Peters in the big blind didn't need much time making up his mind, and called.

Fatima Moreira de Melo:
Tobias Peters:

The board stayed low with and Moreira de Melo made her exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Peters	60,000	34,000
Fatima Moreira de Melo	Busted

Tags: Fatima Moreira De Melo Tobias Peters

05-13-2015 22:19 UTC+2

Hajiyev Holds Up and Doubles Up

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Level 14 : 1,200/3,400, 400 ante

Ramin Hajiyev had been battling it out with a small stack for most of the day, but he just doubled up, putting him in much quieter waters right now.

Hajiyev raised to 5,200 and Erik "popie" van den Berg three-bet to 12,000 after which the action folded back to Hajiyev.

Hajiyev moved all in and Van den Berg called right away for a total of 48,200.

Hajiyev:
Van den Berg:

The board ran out and Hajiyev received a full double up, while Van den Berg still has plenty to play with.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik "popie" van den Berg	145,000	-85,000
Ramin Hajiyev	105,000	78,000

Tags: Erik "popie" van den Berg Ramin Hajiyev

05-13-2015 22:07 UTC+2

Metaal Doubles Through Nanev

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Level 14 : 1,200/3,400, 400 ante

Rumen Nanev raised from the button to 5,000 and Govert Metaal three-bet from the small blind to 13,200. The big blind folded and Nanev moved all in to put pressure on Metaal, who snap called.

Metaal:
Nanev:

The board ran out and Metaal found himself a nice double up. Nanev still has lots of chips left, while Metaal is back in the game.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rumen Nanev	210,000	62,000
Govert Metaal	105,000	35,000

Tags: Govert Metaal Rumen Nanev

05-13-2015 20:53 UTC+2

Zinno Snipes One

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

"I'm a sniper," Anthony Zinno said right before the dinner break when we wandered over to check up on his stack, when we found him ducked away in the corner of the room sitting on a small stack.

Zinno just sniped one of his targets, as he raked in a nice double up, and one of our colleagues told us what had happened.

After a raise to 5,200 it was Jin Saft who called after which Zinno four-bet to 40,000, leaving himself with just 17,900 behind. The original raiser folded Saft made the call.

The flop brought out and Saft put Zinno all in, who made the call.

Zinno:
Saft:

The turn was the and Zinno hit a pair, and the river was the , keeping the World Poker Tour Player of the Year in the race for another title.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	127,000	65,000
Jin Saft	65,000	-85,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno

05-13-2015 20:27 UTC+2

Huge Double Up for O'Dwyer

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Jason Wheeler raised to 4,400 and Danny van Zijp called from the small blind after which Steve O'Dwyer three-bet from the big blind to 14,500. Wheeler folded and Van Zijp made the call, after which the flop brought out .