Main Event Day 1b | 2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam

09-05-2018 23:35 UTC+2

Sebastian Dornbracht Bags Chip Lead on Day 1b of the Main Event

Milko van Winden

Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

The chip leader at the end of the second out of three starting days in the 2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam Main Event is German poker player Sebastian Dornbracht. The German bagged a stack of 131,000 at the end of eight one-hour levels and is leading 53 players to Day 2. Sidney Steinmann (110,700) and Gregor Prizmic-Martini (102,800) round out the top three stacks of Day 1b. WSOPC record holder Valentin Vornicu also made an appearance and made it to Day 2 with 49,100.

Day 1b Action
The tournament kicked off at 1 p.m. local time in the beautiful Holland Casino Rotterdam. The day started with about 35 players registered for the second out of three flights. When registration closed at the end of the sixth level of the day, there were a total of 97 entries, which made for a combined total of day 1a and 1b of 149 entries.

Dornbracht ended the day with the chip lead after spending most of the day staying under the radar. The German player ended up with a big stack of 131,000 and is also the overall chip leader with that stack, beating Marco Rogrigues his 128,000 from Day 1a. Other players that made it through to Day 2 include Marcel Schouten (86,300), Majid Bozakraft (76,500), Dennis Lavrijsen (64,100), and Sander van Wesemael (50,500)

Vornicu also made an appearance and managed to make Day 2 of the tournament. Vornicu is the record holder of most WSOPC rings won. The tournament player told PokerNews he was very excited to be in Rotterdam for the WSOPC. Vornicu made Day 2 with a stack of 49,100 and the dream for a 13th ring is still alive for the American circuit grinder.

Plenty of players gave the tournament a shot and didn’t manage to make it through to the second day. Micha Hoedemaker, Fatima Moreira de Melo, Jack Salter and two-time bracelet winner Mark Radoja all gave it a shot but they came up short. There is however still a shot for those still wanting to make it to Day 2. Day 1c started at 9 p.m. local time and registration of was still open at the end of the second flight.

Day 2 of the tournament will start at 1 p.m. local time with the players of all three starting flights combined. PokerNews will be there from start to finish to report on the action.

Tags: Dennis Lavrijsen Fatima Moreira De Melo Majid Bozakraft Mark Radoja Micha Hoedemaker Sander van Wesemael Sebastian Dornbracht Valentin Vornicu

09-05-2018 21:40 UTC+2

Peters Doubles; Salter Left Short

Milko van Winden

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Tobias Peters just managed to double through his left-hand neighbor Jack Salter. The cards were already all on the table and it looked like a coinflip preflop.

Salter was playing and Peters was playing . The board ran out and after the dealer counted Peters' stack it was clear that Salter would be left with a very small stack. Peters doubles to 80 big blinds while Salter is left with just 5 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Peters	40,000	16,000
Jack Salter	2,500	-20,500

Tags: Jack Salter Tobias Peters

09-05-2018 20:02 UTC+2

Record Holder Vornicu Joins the Tournament

Milko van Winden

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Valentin Vornicu just joined the Main Event here in Rotterdam. Vornicu is the current record holder with the most WSOPC rings. Vornicu is the proud owner of twelve rings and is one ring ahead of Maurice Hawkins with eleven rings.

"I came all the way over here to play. So yes, I'm excited to play in the tournament. I left Romania at about 5 a.m. today and I just arrived here in Rotterdam. I haven't played since the Global Casino Championship."

The speaker announced through the entire room that Vornicu was in the building as he sat down at table 31, which happens to be the featured table with Kees van Brugge, Kevin Paque, and Fatima Moreira de Melo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentin Vornicu	30,000	30,000

Tags: Fatima Moreira De Melo Kees van Brugge Kevin Paque Maurice Hawkins Valentin Vornicu

09-05-2018 18:54 UTC+2

Reentries for Van Wesemael, Chen, and Chati

Milko van Winden

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Farid Chati was just eliminated from the tournament and he immediately announced that he was going to reenter the tournament as soon as possible. Zhong Chen took over the seat of Chati as he just bought in for his second bullet.

Sander van Wesemael entered the dinner break with just 7,000 and busted out right when the tournament restarted with nines against ace-king. Van Wesemael is already in his new seat after he reentered and so is Chati.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhong Chen	30,000	30,000
Sander van Wesemael	30,000	25,500
Farid Chati	30,000	-3,000

Tags: Farid Chati Sander van Wesemael Zhong Chen

09-05-2018 16:38 UTC+2

Moreira de Melo Calls Wrong

Milko van Winden

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Fatima Moreira de Melo at the European Poker Tour

Fatima Moreira de Melo opened from the hijack to 500 and the player in the big blind called. The flop came dwn .

Both players checked on the flop, and they checked as well on the turn.

The river was the and it checked to Moreira de Melo again. She bet 600 this time and her opponent raised to 3,000. Fatima went into the tank and called after about three minutes, but she had to forfeit her chips after seeing her opponent open up .

Player	Chips	Progress
Fatima Moreira de Melo	27,000	-4,000

Tags: Fatima Moreira De Melo

09-05-2018 16:21 UTC+2

Stellar Start for Boyaciyan

Milko van Winden

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

David Boyaciyan got off to a great start. He sat down at the table with Kees van Brugge and Fatima Moreira de Melo. Boyaciyan flopped a set in his first hand, holding when the flop came down . His opponent had a short stack and they got it all in on that flop. His opponent was holding for the nut flush draw and two overcards.

The turn was the and the river was the and Boyaciyan was awarded the pot.

Wladimir Stepanian also sat down in the Main Event with a fresh stack of 30,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Boyaciyan	41,000	41,000
Wladimir Stepanian	30,000	30,000
Kees van Brugge	30,000	30,000

Tags: David Boyaciyan Fatima Moreira De Melo Kees van Brugge

09-05-2018 11:44 UTC+2

Welcome to Day 1b of the €1,650 Main Event

Milko van Winden

Day 1b of the World Series of Poker International Circuit Rotterdam €1,650 Main Event will be underway at 1 p.m. local time. The tournament is taking place in the newly renovated Holland Casino Rotterdam. Day 1b is the second out of three flights. Day 1c will kick off at 9 p.m. local time.

Marco Rodrigues ended Day 1a of the Main Event with the chip lead. He bagged 128,000 out of his initial 30,000 stack. Other big stacks that made it through to Day 2 include Zeus Post (104,000), Jacco van Hooren (103,500), Govert Metaal (89,900), and Jasper van Moorsel (84,600). The High Roller was won last year by none other than Hakim Zoufri. Zoufri bagged a stack of 65,700 after he registered the Main Event after busting out of the High Roller earlier that day. Farukh Tach (50,100) and James Romero (23,000) also all made it to Day 2 of the Main Event.

Day 1b of the tournament will last eight one-hour levels and starts with a stack of 30,000. The first level of Day 2 will be 400/800 with an ante of 100, which means there is plenty of room to play with a beautifully structured tournament.

PokerNews will be covering the tournament from start to finish.

Tags: Farukh Tach Govert Metaal Hakim Zoufri Jacco van Hooren James Romero Jasper Van Moorsel Marco Rodrigues Zeus Post