Yesterday, Joep van den Bijgaart fired two bullets to no avail. Not one to give up that easily, Van den Bijgaart is back today and bought in for the third time.
It might be the charm for the Dutchman, who came out blasting right away. In a four-bet pot, Van den Bijgaart was in the small blind and bet 3,200 on an board. His opponent called before both players checked the on the turn.
On the river, Van den Bijgaart moved all in for 13,000 and his opponent reluctantly gave it up.
The field will be split before the dinner break. The first half on the field is currently on a 60-minute dinner break, while the rest will follow in the next level.
Although the majority of the field is sporting the Dutch nationality, several foreign stars have popped up in Rotterdam to keep the title from falling into the host nation's clutches. One of them is Greek grinder Georgios Zisimopoulos, who already has racked up over $1,6 million in lifetime winnings.
In one of the recent hands, "Zisimo" opened to 550 and received a call from an unknown player. Zisimopoulos bet 600 on the flop and 900 on the turn, which both got called. The river was the and Zisimopoulos' opponent folded to a 2,300 bet from the Greek.
Clyde Tjauw Foe is standing empty-handed at the rail for the second time today, after losing ace-king against pocket aces earlier today.
According to Tjauw Foe, he busted his second bullet in a three-bet pot. After a player had opened to 500 in early position, Tjauw Foe made it 1,500 with in middle position. A player on the button called and the initial raiser called as well.
The flop was and Tjauw Foe bet 2,200, which the button snap-called and the other player folded. On the , Tjauw Foe shoved his last 10,000 or so and received another snap-call.
The button showed and got there when the hit the river.