As we were standing close to the rail, Joost Oosterink walked past us and mentioned he had 200,000. Oosterink, while still on his way to his table, told us he had won aces versus queens to double up. We later learned that Dutch regular Jasper Wetemans was the one with queens, resulting in him busting out early on. Oosterink started out with 90,000, but after just a level and a half, he's amongst the chip leaders.
The clock now mentions 320 entries into the main event. That's a little down compared to last years 341, but in 2015 players were able to up to 5 entries into the event, and this year a maximum of 3. 150 players remain, making for an average stack of 64,000.
The player in the hijack made it 3,000 and his neighbor Jason Wheeler three-bet to 7,500. One position down it was Michel Abecassis on the button jamming for 17,000. Both blinds and the hijack folded, Wheeler added the needed chips to make the call.
Jason Wheeler:
Michel Abecassis:
The dealer quickly dealt and Abecassis doubled up.
Artur Koren started out 4th in chips today, with a stack of just under 175,000. All those 17 big blinds are now divided amongst his table mates, as Koren is no longer in the tournament. We just saw his bust outs, but got some details from former table mate Joris Ruys.
The first hand he lost with bottom set against the nut flush draw of Jesper Onrust in a multiway pot. The river filled Onrust's flush and Koren's stack dwindled for the first time.
It wouldn't be the last time, as not much later he got it in with against and . The flop came high, but the opponent with the queens made runner runner flush to render another set useless for Koren.
Even after losing with two sets, Koren still had chips left. Another portion of his chips disappeared when he clashed with against on a board of .
And even then Koren had chips left, but he wouldn't last. Anssi Mustonen raised to 2,300 from early position and Artur Koren jammed for 23,000 from the small blind. Mustonen called with and put Koren's tournament life at jeopardy. Koren had and steamed out the door as the board ran out .
"It's a little bit like a Greek Tragedy" commented Ruys.
Kees Alblas, who had an amazing day yesterday accumulating a staggering 163,000, just doubled up his compadre David Boyaciyan. On a board of we saw Alblas check from the blinds. Boyaciyan shoved all in for 20,500 and Alblas was quick to call. Boyaciyan had the goods though, showing for a rivered flush. Alblas had and parted ways with a small portion of his chips, but he still has loads.
Bryan Paris was seen on the rail, and shared the details of his bust out with one of our colleagues.
Paris opened for 2,300 with and Pasi Sormunen, who had just doubled up with aces not too long ago, three-bet to 5,800. Paris called, and check called a bet of 7,000 as well on with two hearts and one diamond. The on the turn had Paris check again, and Pasi shoved all in for effectively 27,000.
Paris, with top pair and top kicker, a gutshot and a flush draw, called all in. Sormunen had again, and the river blanked to send Paris to the rail.
From early position, Pasi Sormunen raised to 2,500. His neighbor Georgios Zisimopoulos three-bet to 7,500 and action folded back to Sormunen. Sormunen, who bought in today, pushed all in for 23,900 and Zisimopoulos called.
Pasi Sormunen:
Georgios Zisimopoulos:
The flop came , giving Zisimopoulos at least some hope of knocking out his neighbor. The on the turn and on the river were blanks though, and Sormunen doubled.
and Abecassis doubled up.
river filled Onrust's flush and Koren's stack dwindled for the first time.
high, but the opponent with the queens made runner runner flush to render another set useless for Koren. 
against 
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and steamed out the door as the board ran out 
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we saw Alblas check from the blinds. Boyaciyan shoved all in for 20,500 and Alblas was quick to call. Boyaciyan had the goods though, showing 
for a rivered flush. Alblas had 
and parted ways with a small portion of his chips, but he still has loads.
and Pasi Sormunen, who had just doubled up with aces not too long ago, three-bet to 5,800. Paris called, and check called a bet of 7,000 as well on 
with two hearts and one diamond. The 
on the turn had Paris check again, and Pasi shoved all in for effectively 27,000. 
, giving Zisimopoulos at least some hope of knocking out his neighbor. The 
on the river were blanks though, and Sormunen doubled.
