Main Event
Day 4 Completed
2015 World Poker Tour Amsterdam
Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 World Poker Tour Amsterdam
Buy-in
€3,000
Prize Pool
€992,310
Entries
341
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
15,000
Wheeler and Van den Bijgaart Headline WPT Amsterdam Final Table
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The first-ever World Poker Tour event in Amsterdam, a tournament that attracted 341 entries, is down to the final table of six, and local favorite Joep van den Bijgaart and WPT Amsterdam High Roller champ Jason Wheeler are both still in contention. However, both players trail chip leader Steve Warburton with 2,810,000, while Fredrik Andersson, Kees van Brugge and Farid Yachou are also still vying for the €215,000 first-place prize.
The penultimate day of the Main Event started with 16 hopefuls including WPT Champions Club member Giacomo Fundaro, Sorel Mizzi and Thierry van den Berg. The latter was the short stack coming in, but he did manage to squeeze out a little pay jump. The first player to get knocked out was actually World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific Main Event winner Scott Davies, who lost a big coin flip holding ace-king versus Fundaro's pocket tens.
The next player to go was Van den Berg, who got his money in holding ace-queen versus Mizzi's pocket fives. The flop brought an ace, but the river spelled disaster when Mizzi hit his set. Van den Berg was disappointed to get knocked out and collected €12,000 for his performance.
Just a few hands later, Barrie Pietersz was eliminated in 14th place when he ran pocket nines into Van Brugge's tens. From there, the third Dutchman in a row fell when Erik van den Berg ran ace-king suited into Wheeler's aces. With a dozen players left play slowed down considerably, and for almost three hours nobody busted.
The last champ remaining, Fundaro, was then shown the door, after running into Aki Pyysing's queens. Fundaro had a pair and a gutshot before picking up a flush draw on the turn, but he could not hit on the river. Sandro Pitzanti was the next to go in 11th place when he called Van Brugge's shove on an ace-high board with ace-five. However, Van Brugge had flopped a set of sevens, and all of a sudden just 10 remained, all of which were guaranteed €14,650.
The chips were divided evenly with ten players remaining, and it took a huge bad beat for Mizzi to fall short of the final table. Mizzi got his money in good with ace-king suited against Andersson's ace-queen suited, but the Swede managed to river the nut flush for the double. Mizzi was knocked out on the next hand when he shoved ace-three into Wheeler's ace-king suited.
Louis Salter was knocked out soon after reaching the final table when he shoved ace-four into Andresson's queens. Salter took home €20,500 for his efforts, and Andersson retook the chip lead. The last Fin remaining, Pyysing, busted in eighth when his ace-ten couldn't hold up against Wheeler's ace-five. The American pro flopped a pair of fives after the two clashed before the flop, and Pyysing collected €27,500.
The final table bubble saw Pim van Riet reshove nine-deuce suited into Van den Bijgaart's aces, which of course spelled disaster and officially established the final six.
The fifth and final day will kick off on Saturday at 2:00 p.m., so tune back then PokerNews.com for live updates of the final table. Here are the final table payouts for your information.
| Place | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1 | €215,000 |
| 2 | €150,000 |
| 3 | €90,000 |
| 4 | €68,000 |
| 5 | €51,000 |
| 6 | €41,260 |
Final Table Seating order and Chip Counts
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
| Position | Player | Chip Counts | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Wheeler | 1,095,000 | 37 |
| 2 | Fredrik Andersson | 2,195,000 | 73 |
| 3 | Kees van Brugge | 1,270,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Joep van den Bijgaart | 1,650,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Farid Yachou | 1,195,000 | 40 |
| 6 | Steve Warburton | 2,810,000 | 94 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,810,000 | 19,000 |
|
2,195,000 | 330,000 |
|
1,650,000 | 410,000 |
|
1,270,000 | -234,000 |
|
1,195,000 | -5,000 |
|
1,095,000 | 295,000 |
Pim van Riet Eliminated in 7th Place (€34,000)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Joep van den Bijgaart raised to 52,000 and the action folded to Pim van Riet in the big blind and he moved all in for 490,000. Van den Bijgaart snap-called, and the showdown brought the following.
Van den Bijgaart: 
Van Riet: 
The board ran out 
and Van Riet was knocked out in seventh place for €34,000. Van den Bijgaart chipped up nicely on the last hand, and we will be right back with the chip counts of the final six.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Farid Yachou Doubles
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Action folded to Farid Yachou and he opened to 55,000 from the cutoff. Small blind Jason Wheeler three-bet to 130,000 and big blind Fredrik Andersson tanked for a bit before folding. Yachou made the call in position.
The flop came 
and Wheeler bet out 130,000. Yachou moved all in and Wheeler instantly asked for a count. Before the tournament director was done counting, Wheeler had already made up his mind and said "call, I call!"
Faris Yachou: 
Jason Wheeler: 
The 
on the turn sealed the double up deal for Yachou, the on the river didn't change a thing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000 | 510,000 |
|
|
800,000 | -530,000 |
Two Pair for Wheeler on a Four-Flush Board
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Pim van Riet raised to 60,000 from middle position and Jason Wheeler called from the big blind. The flop brought out 
and Wheeler check-called 100,000.
On the turn the 
hit and both players checked.
The river was the 
and again the action was checked. Wheeler showed 
and that was good, as Van Riet mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,330,000 | -270,000 |
|
|
440,000 | -300,000 |
Aki Pyysing Eliminated in 8th place (€27,500)
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Aki Pyysing shoved under the gun for 144,000 (6 big blinds) and action folded to Jason Wheeler in the small blind. The American pro inquired how much it was, and then called. Andersson in the big blind instantly folded.
Aki Pyysing: 
Jason Wheeler: 
Pyysing was in the lead, but it was Wheeler that would hit the flop: 
. The 
on the turn didn't do Pyysing any good, and neither did the on the river.
Aki Pyysing leaves the tournament in 8th place, taking home €27,500. The remaining 7 players are guaranteed €34,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000 | 660,000 |
|
Busted |
Two Players Fold Over Pair in Weird Hand
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Jason Wheeler raised to 52,000 under the gun and picked up no less than three callers; Fredrik Andersson (under the gun plus one), Pim van Riet (hijack) and Steve Warburton (big blind).
The flop came 
and Warburton checked. initial raiser Wheeler checked as well and Andersson took the betting lead making it 87,000. Van Riet called, and so did Warburton. Wheeler folded.
The fell on the turn and Warburton checked again. Andersson bet 176,000 now and Van Riet reluctantly folded.
"Weird hand" Warburton said after a minute of tanking. He checked his cards at least three times, and then open folded . "I also had an over pair" Van Riet said. "It was a nice fold" Andersson said while raking in the chips.
Van den Bijgaart Check-Calls
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Fredrik Andersson raised it up to 52,000 before the flop from the hijack position and Joep van den Bijgaart in the big blind was the only caller. Van den Bijgaart check-called a bet of 56,000 on 
, and check-called another 86,000 on the turn. The river came the 
and Van den Bijgaart checked. Andersson gave it some thoughts, before checking behind. Van den Bijgaart showed and Andersson mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,865,000 | -335,000 |
|
|
1,240,000 | 261,000 |
Final Table Photos
