Main Event
Day 1b Started
2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam
Buy-in
€1,650
Entries
181
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
Welcome to Day 1b of the €1,650 Main Event
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.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The "shuffle up and deal" has been announced and the cards are in the air. Yesterday's flight attracted 52 entries. There will also be a flight later today with 30-minute levels, starting at 9 p.m. local time.
First Names
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
False Start for Moreira de Melo
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The 
flop was out there and Fatima Moreira de Melo bet 700 after her opponent had checked. She was called and the turn was the 
. Moreira de Melo her opponent check-called another bet of 1,700 on the turn and the 
river completed the board.
Moreira de Melo was facing a bet of 3,300 on the river when her opponent lead out and she folded her hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
More Players
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Jansma Rivers a Set
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Jan Jansma and Cees-Jan Vermeulen were playing a pot together with the 
board already out there. The 
completed the board and Vermeulen made a bet of 600.
Jansma tossed in three 500 chips to raise and Vermeulen was visibly surprised by the raise but did call. Jansma opened up 
for a rivered set and Vermeulen smirked while mucking his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000 | 2,000 |
|
|
28,000 | -2,000 |
More Entries
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Yesterday's Day 1a attracted a total of 52 entries and Day 1b is already up to 37 entries, only 35 minutes into day one. Late registration in the tournament is open until the end of the break after the sixth level of today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Chen Starts Active
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Someone opened to 300 and Andres Eller called, as did Zhong Chen.
The flop came down 
and the player who opened the betting action continued with a bet of 475. Eller folded in quick fashion, but Chen min-clicked to 950. That was enough to take down the pot.
Chen has been very active at the start of the day. He has only about half of his initial 30,000 left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,000 | -14,000 |