The players are on their final 15-minute break of the night. While the rest of the field went on break, Henok Tekle Mariam eliminated a short stack with 
against 
by hitting a on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000 | 23,000 |
Valeriy Chupin raised to 1,100, Paul Berende three-bet to 3,000, Michael Murschall called all in for 2,400 to his direct left and Chupin closed the action.
The flop brought 
and Chupin check-called 2,500 from Berende. The turn was the 
and Chupin checked. Berende continued his aggression with a bet of 5,500. Chupin check-raised all in for 24,000 and Berende open-folded 
with a sigh.
Michael Murschall: 
Valeriy Chupin: 
Chupin made Berende fold the better hand, while Murschall was a favorite to nearly quadruple up. The river was the 
and Murschall stayed in, while Chupin also improved due to the larger side pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000 | -21,000 |
|
30,200 | 200 |
|
9,000 | 500 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 50,000 |
|
60,000 | 30,000 |
|
54,000 | |
|
50,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
47,500 | 500 |
|
46,500 | |
|
|
31,000 | |
|
|
22,000 | |
|
13,000 | |
|
|
2,000 | -41,000 |
Andre van de Venne raised to 1,000 from under the gun, Farukh Tach three-bet to 3,300 from the cutoff and Van de Venne called. Van de Venne check-called 2,800 from Tach on the 
before the 
turn got checked around.
The river was the 
and Van de Venne bet 7,200, which Tach paid off. Van de Venne showed 
for the flopped full house, Tach nodded and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | 16,000 |
|
17,000 | -21,000 |
Photos courtesy of Harry Brouwer / Holland Casino.
Jacco van Hooren raised to 800 in early position. Erik Tabak, down to 5,475, three-bet shoved all in from late position. Van Hooren shrugged and flicked in a calling chip.
Erik Tabak: 
Jacco van Hooren: 
The board ran out 
and Tabak's hand remained best to double up. Despite the minor setback, Van Hooren still wields one of the largest stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 15,000 |
|
11,900 | -38,100 |
Marcel Goldenbelt raised to 800 on the button and faced a three-bet from Marco Rodrigues to 2,100, which he called. Both players checked the 
flop.
On the 
turn, Rodrigues bet 2,800 and Goldenbelt called. The river was the 
and Rodrigues now bet 4,600. Goldenbelt raised to 12,000, Rodrigues three-bet shoved around 45,000 and Goldenbelt went deep in the tank.
After minutes, he opted to fold his hand and Rodrigues rolled over the 
for just aces and deuces, much to the delight of the spectators in the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | -15,000 |
|
68,000 | 68,000 |
Left without chips, Govert Metaal went off to the reentry desk to buy himself back in.
"I played like a goat!" he laughed when we approached him, most likely not referring to the all-capital acronym. "I had ace-eight of clubs and a guy [Alex de Meijer] three-bet me. I had just 8,000; I can't really call so, well, I called," the Monaco resident said, grinning.
"So the flop comes ace-eight-jack and he checks behind. The turn is a ten, I bet 3,000 with 1,600 behind and he calls. On the river, the rest went in and he had ten-ten," Metaal heartily laughed. He will be back for his second attempt shortly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000 | 52,000 |
|
|
30,000 | 8,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Sander van Wesemael has joined the WSOPC Main Event in Rotterdam in the fifth level of the day. The young Dutchman, affectionally known as "The Weasel" by his peers, rose to prominence in 2017 by winning three €330 EPT Cups in a row, and currently boasts over $750,000 in lifetime winnings.
Van Wesemael has taken the empty seat next to Paul Berende and will start the tournament with 100 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
