Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Main Event
Day 1a Completed
On the first of three starting days of the €1,650 WSOP International Circuit Rotterdam Main Event, exactly half of the field made it to Day 2 after eight 60-minute levels. 52 players showed up for the first starting day and 26 of them made it through, with Marco Rodrigues bagging the overnight chip lead with 128,000 in chips.
Rodrigues was seated at the action table, which saw some crazy plays throughout the day. The catalyst was Marcel Goldenbelt, whose aggressive play in the early stages forced the other table mates to ramp up their aggression level as well. Rodrigues was the first to take on Goldenbelt, setting the tone by three-bet shoving a mere jack-deuce on the river on a board containing two aces, a completed flush and just a single deuce.
However, it was a crazy hand during the final few hands of the night that propelled Rodrigues to the overnight lead. With the blinds at 300/600, Paul Berende limped in, as did Malaysia's Jin Yong and Goldenbelt. Rodrigues made it 10,000 to go and, after announcing "gamble", called off a limp-shove from Berende for 100 big blinds total, holding just pocket deuces. Berende held the superior hand with pocket tens but a deuce on both the flop and turn shipped the massive pot over towards Rodrigues.
Other top stacks after the first day were bagged by Zeus Post (104,000), Jacco van Hooren (103,500), Govert Metaal (89,900), and Jasper van Moorsel (84,600). Metaal exercised his reentry option and fared much better on his second attempt. The aforementioned Goldenbelt sits in sixth place with 82,800, while Berende still bagged 69,600 after the sizable beat. Hakim Zoufri (65,700), Farukh Tach (50,100), and James Romero (23,000) also advanced to Day 2.
For WSOP bracelet winner Albert Hoekendijk, who lasted just 15 minutes after late registering, Kees van Brugge, Sander van Wesemael, Bartel Kars, Teun Kooij, and Robert Auer, Day 1a ended without finding a bag.
On Wednesday at 1 p.m., Day 1b will commence with another eight levels of 60 minutes each to be played. At 9 p.m., a turbo Day 1c with shortened levels kicks off to give players another shot to advance in this tournament. The eventual winner of the coveted WSOP Circuit ring will be crowned on Saturday, September 2. Follow along with PokerNews for all the live updates from the second-ever WSOP Circuit event in Holland Casino Rotterdam.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Marco Rodrigues
|
128,000 | -2,000 |
Zeus Post | 104,000 | 4,000 |
Jacco van Hooren | 103,500 | 25,500 |
Govert Metaal | 89,900 | 14,900 |
Jasper van Moorsel | 84,600 | -10,400 |
Marcel Goldenbelt | 82,800 | -2,200 |
Jin Yong | 74,000 | -1,000 |
Clyde Tjauw Foe | 71,500 | 17,500 |
Paul Berende | 69,600 | -400 |
Henok Tekle Mariam | 66,500 | 28,500 |
Hakim Zoufri | 65,700 | -9,300 |
Michael Hooper | 63,900 | |
Alex de Meijer
|
62,700 | 17,700 |
Yousef El Karimi
|
61,400 | 61,400 |
P. Chen
|
54,800 | 22,800 |
Emiel Broekhof | 51,600 | 1,600 |
Farukh Tach | 50,100 | -12,900 |
Andre Boer | 42,950 | -19,050 |
Willem Roebroek
|
42,300 | 12,300 |
Valeriy Chupin | 36,100 | 5,900 |
Frits Heckler | 34,200 | 34,200 |
Johannes van de Pol
|
33,000 | -1,000 |
Bap de Haas | 31,800 | |
James Romero
|
23,000 | -25,000 |
Francisco Marti | 21,500 |
Eight levels of 60 minutes have been played and Day 1a has concluded. All chip counts and a recap will follow.
In one of the final hands of the day, it was Paul Berende who limped in for 600 at a table that has seen crazy action all day. Jin Yong and Marcel Goldenbelt also limped along before Marco Rodrigues made it 10,000 straight. Back on Berende, he limp-reraised and slid a large tower of T-5,000 chips forward.
Yong and Goldenbelt quickly got out of the way but Rodrigues had a different plan.
"Gamble." he said, determined, and instantly flicked in a calling chip. The call was for his entire stack of 59,025.
Marco Rodrigues:
Paul Berende:
Berende was in a commanding spot to claim a massive overnight chip lead but fate would tell a different story as the flop came . The "oohs", "aahs" and "that's so sick" at the table increased in volume as the dealer revealed the on the turn to give Rodrigues quads, making the river inconsequential.
"It's a Chinese thing," Yong lectured after the hand. "No gamble, no future!"
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Marco Rodrigues
|
130,000 | 130,000 |
Paul Berende | 70,000 | -46,000 |
In the final hands of the day, Jin Yong was looking for a double-up and went for it with against , putting his entire stack of 35,000 at risk.
"I feel it," the Malaysian player said, and sure enough, the feeling turned out to be right, as the dealer spread out an board to give Yong a late double-up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jin Yong | 75,000 | -17,000 |
In a four-bet pot between Zeus Post (button) and Jacco van Hooren (small blind), the flop came down and Van Hooren checked. Post continued with 11,000 and Van Hooren came along with a rapid call.
Van Hooren checked the on the turn to Post, who went deep in the tank. After two minutes, he settled on a shove for 56,000 and now it was Van Hooren who had a decision. The young Dutchman let out a deep sigh, sunk back in his chair, then moved his hoodie over his head trying to figure it out.
Van Hooren took the better part of three minutes before reluctantly sliding his cards over the line, conceding the pot to Post.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Zeus Post | 100,000 | 29,000 |
Jacco van Hooren | 78,000 | -42,000 |
There was a three-way all-in clash between David Hu, Kees van Brugge and a third player. The third player had and everyone covered. Hu had the best hand with . Van Brugge was the shortest stacked player and in very poor shape with .
The board ran out and Hu nearly tripled up. Van Brugge was eliminated and will have to try again tomorrow on Day 1b.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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David Hu | 68,000 | 65,500 |
Kees van Brugge | Busted |
Wladimir Stepanian opened in early position and Govert Metaal defended his big blind. The flop brought and Stepanian continued for 1,600. Metaal check-raised to 4,000, Stepanian three-bet shoved around 22,000 and Metaal called it off after some thought.
Wladimir Stepanian:
Govert Metaal:
The turn was the , giving Stepanian a set but completing Metaal's flush draw. The on the river didn't pair the board and Stepanian hit the rail with much dismay.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Govert Metaal | 75,000 | 22,000 |
Wladimir Stepanian | Busted |
Sander van Wesemael and Wouter Beltz have ran out of chips and will have to return tomorrow for a second chance if they want another shot at the Main Event.
Van Wesemael shoved all in for 8,400 and got called from the player on the button. Van Wesemael held and was in good shape against the of his opponent. Van Wesemael was in good shape to start but had to part ways after a rundown favored his opponent.
Wouter Beltz was down to his last 11 big blinds and shoved ace-three suited into James Romero's pocket eights. No help ended Beltz' run in the ultimate level of the night.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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James Romero
|
48,000 | -5,000 |
Wouter Beltz
|
Busted | |
Sander van Wesemael | Busted |