After unknown preflop action it was Rob Hollink who bet 3,200 on the flop, and his opponent, Geert Hemelrijk, made the call.
On the turn the hit and Hollink bet another 4,500, which was raised by Hemelrijk to 11,500.
Hollink opted for a three-bet and made it 18,500, and Hemelrijk called.
The river completed the board with the and Hollink moved all in for 23,700, which went uncalled. Hollink raked in a big pot right of the bat and he now sits on 69,000 chips.
Jasper Meijer van Putten first lost a huge hand when his two pair with turned out not good enough after the river gave his opponent trips aces. Moments later, he was able to double up.
He shoved for 8,100 total over a raise from Olvedo Heinze. Heinze called with and was up against Meijer van Putten's . The flop was a safe but the on the turn brought some heat on Meijer van Putten. The was a blank and Meijer van Putten doubled.
Dominik Nitsche started the day with just 13,600 chips and he's already managed to double up twice. Just now we saw a player under the gun raise to 2,500 and Nitsche three-bet to 6,200, two seats over.
The action folded back to the initial raiser and he moved all in to put Nitsche at risk.
Nitsche called right away, and the showdown went as following.
Nitsche:
Opponent:
The board ran out and Nitsche now sits on a very comfortable 58,000-chip stack.
A total of 17 new entries have been made before the start of Day 2 today. That makes for a total amount of 341 entries, of which 168 remain at the time.
The cards are back in the air for the second day of play, let's have a look what's going down! The levels are now 90 minutes each, and we're expected to play at least five of them.
A total of 324 entries have been made into the first ever Dutch World Poker Tour Main Event over the first two starting days. 151 players currently remain in the WPT Amsterdam, but that number might just increase as registration is open till start of play today at 2pm (in little over an hour). Once registration closes, the prize pool will be announced, but one thing is already clear; this is one of the biggest tournaments ever in Holland.
The 151 players return for level 10 today (500/1,000 with a 100 ante), with an average stack of 64 big blinds. WPT Champions Club Member Giacomo Fundaro is in the lead with 234,000 in chips. Day 1a chip leader Fredrik Andersson (228,100) and Master Classics of Poker champion Noah Boeken (195,200) are close behind. Today's levels will be 90 minutes long, with a break after every level. The money won't be reached today, bursting the bubble will happen on Day in all likelihood.
Tonight is also the night for WPT player party the at the waterside Holland Casino bar. Donny Mizrachi will be hitting the decks as the headline DJ. Regular players on the Tour can recall his performance in the very memorable players party in Cyprus, and he’s ready to give everyone another unforgettable set! Also on offer will be a tailor made cocktail with secret formula, the player to successful guess this will win a mystery prize. To gain access to the exclusive party, attendees must collect their limited edition WPT Amsterdam embossed glow in the dark band from the Royal Flush Girls.
Are cocktails and house music not really your thing, but do you enjoy a good meal and some wine? Check out the Rolling Kitchens at the Westergasfabriek, and enjoy hundreds of different appetizer-sized meals from all over the world.
PokerNews.com will be on sight to cover the Main Event, we'll leave the party and food truck gathering to the players that bust out.