Main Event Day 2 | 2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam

09-06-2018 13:24 UTC+1

Gieles, Hoekendijk, and Salter Eliminated

Milko van Winden

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

There were about ten eliminations in the first level. We've lost Louis Salter and WSOPE bracelet winner Albert Hoekendijk.

Pim Gieles got short very quick after the start of the day and had to take place at one of the more tougher tables here in Rotterdam. The tables is filled with Michal Mrakes, Clyde Tjauw Foe, and WSOPC Rotterdam Leaderboard leader Toan Nguyen. Gieles lost his last chips to Clyde Tjauw Foe and was eliminated from the tournament

Player	Chips	Progress
Pim Gieles	Busted
Louis Salter	Busted
Albert Hoekendijk	Busted

Tags: Albert Hoekendijk Clyde Tjauw Foe Louis Salter Michal Mrakes Pim Gieles Toan Nguyen

09-06-2018 13:35 UTC+1

Assorted Chip Counts

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Milko van Winden

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Kamphorst	118,000 7,300	7,300

Govert Metaal	101,000 11,100	11,100
Farid Chati	85,000 59,300	59,300
Farukh Tach	82,000 31,900	31,900
Sander van Wesemael	75,000 24,500	24,500
David Boyaciyan	70,000 13,700	13,700
Henok Tekle Mariam	63,000 3,500	3,500
Jan Jansma	57,000
Michael Kooijman	52,000 20,300	20,300
Robert Auer	42,000 300	300
Paul Berende	30,500 39,100	39,100
Dennis Lavrijsen	28,000 36,100	36,100
Teun Kooij	26,000 6,000	6,000
Rene Kuhlman	18,000 3,300	3,300

09-06-2018 13:45 UTC+1

Van der Marel Eliminates Van Brugge

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Milko van Winden

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Nick van der Marel eliminated Kees van Brugge after they got it in on the flop. Van der Marel was drawing to a backdoor flush with and Van Brugge had top pair holding and was well in the lead.

The turn was the and Van der Marel was staying alive and needed a club on the river to eliminate Van Brugge. The river was indeed a club as the dealer put down the as the fifth card on the board and Van Brugge was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick van der Marel	50,500 1,900	1,900
Kees van Brugge	Busted

Tags: Kees van Brugge Nick van der Marel

09-06-2018 14:00 UTC+1

Chati Gets Respect

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Milko van Winden

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Farid Chati raised from the under the gun position to 2,300 and it folded around to Michael Kooijman in middle position. He called and the rest of the players got out of the way.

The flop came down and Chati continued with a bet of 2,000. Kooijman folded and Chati showed , which he raised from under the gun preflop.

Rene Kuhlman sat next to Chati on his left side and said "I gave you respect and now you randomly pull this move?"

Chati responded with "I had a strong hand".

There is a lot of table talk going on at the table of Chati since most players on that table already knew each other.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farid Chati	90,000 5,000	5,000
Michael Kooijman	50,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Farid Chati

09-06-2018 14:02 UTC+1

Break

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Milko van Winden

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

09-06-2018 14:26 UTC+1

Chupin Takes From Dornbracht

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Milko van Winden

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Valeriy Chupin raised from late position to 2,500 and Day 1b chip leader Sebastian Dornbracht defended his big blind.

The flop came down and both players checked. They also checked on the turn and the board completed with the river.

Dornbracht lead out with a bet of 2,700 and then saw Chupin raise it up to 8,500. Dornbracht folded and the chips went Chupin's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastian Dornbracht	82,000 49,000	49,000
Valeriy Chupin	69,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Sebastian Dornbracht Valeriy Chupin

09-06-2018 14:40 UTC+1

Mertens Eliminated

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Milko van Winden

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Pokernews.nl writer Eric Mertens was seen walking to the rail. Mertens said he got all in holding on a board. He was called by and the turn was the . No help for Mertens on the river and he was eliminated from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Mertens	Busted

Tags: Eric Mertens

09-06-2018 14:51 UTC+1

Radoja Climbing Steady

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Milko van Winden

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Mark Radoja raised from late position and both of the blinds got out of the way to award the Canadian two-time bracelet winner with yet another pot. Radoja started the day with a little less than 100,000 but has now well over it.

Leonardo Armino busted out from the featured table after starting the tournament very short and on the other side of the spectrum, we see Gregor Prizmic-Martini without any chips. Prizmic-Martini told he ran two bluffs and then lost his last chips with a set.