€3,500 High Roller | 2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam

Sep 04, 2018

Hoekendijk Eliminates Romero

Milko van Winden

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Albert Hoekendijk raised to 30,000 from the button and big blind James Romero moved all in for 190,000. Hoekendijk shook his head but still decided to call the bet, putting Romero at risk.

Romero had and needed to hold against the of Hoekendijk.

The flop came down and Hoekendijk took over the lead in the hand. The turn was the , leaving Romero with just two outs. Hoekendijk faded those outs on the river and Romero was eliminated from the tournament.

The tournament is now on the bubble.

Tags: Albert Hoekendijk James Romero

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Sep 04, 2018

Hoekendijk Busts Mangroe

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Milko van Winden

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Albert Hoekendijk announced "Yes!" as he moved his entire stack worth 131,000 to the middle. Firoz Mangroe called from the big blind for his last 81,000 and they opened up.

Hoekendijk had the better of it with and Mangroe needed to hit an ace holding . The flop was already very favorable for Hoekendijk when it came down . Mangroe was drawing dead on the turn and the river was dealt to complete the board.

There are now six players left in the tournament with 4 spots in the money.

Tags: Albert Hoekendijk Firoz Mangroe

Sep 04, 2018

Schaap Eliminated

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Milko van Winden

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Kevin Paque raised it up to 22,000 from early position and it folded around to big blind Ad Schaap who moved all in for his last 4 big blinds. Paque called to put the restaurant chain owner at risk.

Kevin Paque:
Ad Schaap:

The board ran out and Schaap was eliminated from the tournament, just four spots away from the money.

Tags: Ad Schaap Kevin Paque

Sep 04, 2018

Assorted Chip Counts

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Milko van Winden

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Sep 04, 2018

Refos and Mrakes Split Bayram in Two

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Milko van Winden

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Haci Bayram was the shortest stack on the table as he moved his final 84,000 to the middle from early position. Michal Mrakes moved all in as well from late position. Raoul Refos had something to think about and when he finally made up his mind he moved all in as well. The other players got out of the way and they went three-way to showdown.

Haci Bayram:
Michal Mrakes:
Raoul Refos:

The board ran out and Mrakes and Refos chopped the pot, splitting Bayram's stack in two and sending him to the rail.

Tags: Haci Bayram Michal Mrakes Raoul Refos

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

Sep 04, 2018

Chips Going to Paque

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Milko van Winden

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Kevin Paque raised from the button to 17,000 and Haci Bayram called the raise from the big blind. The flop was and Bayram took over the betting lead as he put a bet of 25,000 in the middle. Paque called.

The turn was the and Bayram fired out another bet. He grabbed 35,000 and put it in the middle and Paque called again. The river was the and both players checked this time.

Bayram opened up and Paque showed the winning hand as he opened up .

Tags: Haci Bayram Kevin Paque

Sep 04, 2018

Preflop Pots

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Milko van Winden

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Most of the pots since the dinner break were either won with a single raise preflop or a three-bet. Luuk Gieles emerged as the big stack while Ad Schaap has the shortest stack of them all.

Sep 04, 2018

Hoekendijk Makes Mangroe Fold

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Milko van Winden

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Albert Hoekendijk raised under the gun to 23,000 to open the action and the only other player interested in the hand was Firoz Mangroe, he called from late position and the two went heads-up to the flop.

The flop came down and Hoekendijk continued with a bet of 30,000, leaving himself with just 52,000 behind. Mangroe called the bet to see the turn and folded after Hoekendijk moved all in for his last 52,000.

Tags: Albert Hoekendijk Firoz Mangroe