€3,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Day 2 Started
2017 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam
€3,500 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam
Buy-in
€3,200
Entries
65
Level
23
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000
The Final Day of the WSOPC Rotterdam €3,500 High Roller Starts at 4 p.m.
At 4 p.m. local time, cards will be in the air for the final day of the WSOPC Rotterdam €3,500 High Roller. It's the first the WSOP Circuit makes a stop in The Netherlands, and a coveted WSOP Circuit Rings will be up for grabs in this event. 21 out of 59 players survived the first day, with Dutch TV Host and poker aficionado Alberto Stegeman in the lead with 180,400 in chips.
Dutch high-stakes regulars Govert Metaal (141,900) and Tobias Peters (126,200) are in second and fourth, respectively, after the first starting day. Both players have set their sights on the WSOP Circuit Ring and the five-figure first place prize, which will be awarded to the winner at the end of the night. 2016 Master Classics of Poker winner Hakim Zoufri survived the first day with a mere big blind and will try to make a chip and a chair magic work today.
Blinds will start at 1,000/2,000 with a running ante of 300. Late registration will be open up until the start of Day 2, the total prize pool and payouts are expected to be finalized shortly after. PokerNews will be on hand to provide live coverage until the winner of this High Roller is crowned.
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
Level 12 Replayed
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The 800/1,600 level will be replayed.
New Entries
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
The following players have opted to jump in at the start of Day 2. All these players will receive a fresh stack of 25,000 to work with. Zoufri opted to forfeit his bagged stack of 2,300 and has received a new starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 22,700 |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 |
65 Entries Total
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
With the additional entries at the start of the day, the total number of entries in this event finished at 65. 24 of them are still in contention for the WSOP Circuit Ring.
Niko Koop Eliminated
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
In one of the first hands of the day, Niko Koop has been eliminated by Zhong Chen. Details of the hand are unknown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | 46,100 |
|
Busted |
Van Brugge Doubles Through Ruijs
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Two of the best players in The Netherlands, Kees van Brugge and Joris Ruijs, are seated at the featured table together with chipleader Alberto Stegeman. The two of them got into a big preflop clash right away.
Stegeman opened to 4,000 from under the gun. Joris Ruijs three-bet to 13,000 behind him, Kees van Brugge four-bet shoved 43,900 on the button, Stegeman folded, and Ruijs called after a minute of thought.
Joris Ruijs: 
Kees van Brugge: 
The best starting hand remained ahead after an 
run down and Van Brugge doubled up. Stegeman claimed to have folded pocket tens after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000 | 27,100 |
|
25,000 | -23,000 |
Joris Ruijs Eliminated
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
After losing queens against kings preflop, Joris Ruijs lost the remained of his chips against Mounir Kachradi and is eliminated. Antti Kärkkäinen also ran out of chips, which Raoul Refos was the beneficiary from.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 27,300 |
|
|
60,000 | 26,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Van den Bijgaart Runs Into Aydin
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Fatih Aydin raised to 3,400 from middle position and Joep van den Bijgaart defended his big blind with a nine big blind stack.
On the 
flop, Van den Bijgaart front-shoved and Aydin called.
Joep van den Bijgaart: 
Fatih Aydin: 
Neither 
turn and 
river helped Van den Bijgaart, and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
Busted |