€1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam
€1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2019 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam
Buy-in
€1,100
Prize Pool
€475,200
Entries
495
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
130
Players Left
41
Messina Takes Day 1a Chip Lead in the WSOP International Circuit Main Event in Holland Casino Rotterdam
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Day 1a of the WSOP International Circuit Main Event, the first of three starting flights at the Holland Casino Rotterdam, has come to an end after twelve levels of 40 minutes each. The first flight attracted 130 entries total with 41 players making it through to Day 2 which will take place on Wednesday, November 20, at 1 p.m. local time.
The chip lead was claimed by Renato Messina, an Italian player who resides in Malta, with 237,000 in chips worth 119 big blinds at the start of Day 2. Messina collected most of those chips when he eliminated his opponent with a runner-runner straight flush while the other player had turned a full house. Messina is followed closely by Rashed Zade with 228,000. Zade had steadily been chipping up throughout the day and even eliminated Martin Paap just before the end of the day.
WSOPC Rotterdam €1,100 Main Event - Top 5 Chip Counts After Day 1a
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renato Messina | Italy | 237,000 |
| 2 | Rashed Zade | Netherlands | 228,000 |
| 3 | Jerome Riverola | Netherlands | 206,000 |
| 4 | Kevin Paqué | Netherlands | 193,000 |
| 5 | Francisco Marti | Netherlands | 185,000 |
The only other player to have bagged over the 200,000-mark was Jerome Riverola with 206,000. Riverola who caught Simon Burns’ bluff at some point during the day to sent the Brit packing. Other familiar players who found a bag at the end of the day include Kevin Paqué, Jean-Philippe Schoonbrood, Firoz Mangroe, Danny van Zijp, Kees Aerts, WSOP bracelet winner Marcel Vonk, Tobias Peters, and Vojtech Ruzicka with a short-stack.
PokerNews’ very own Eric Mertens tagged 116,000 chips after having flopped the higher full house earlier today and scooping another pot with top two pair.
Unfortunately, not everyone was lucky enough to win their final all-in. Recent ring winners Wim Neys and Rens Feenstra both tried to make Day 2 but fell at the final hurdle. The same fate befell another WSOP bracelet holder, Albert Hoekendijk. Govert Metaal, Michel Molenaar, Gregor Prizmic Martini, Serghei Lisiy, Abdelhakim Zoufri, Mark Roovers, Zhong Chen, Ramon Miquel Munoz, and many more will need to try again on one of the other starting days.
The Main Event will take a break for a day as the first day of the High Roller will take place on Monday at 5 p.m. local time. The Main Event itself will resume with Day 1b on Tuesday, November 19 at 2 p.m. local time and Day 1c on the same day at 10 p.m., a turbo flight with 20-minute levels.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand for both events so make sure to return for more exciting updates from Europe’s largest port.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
237,000 | -8,000 |
|
228,000 | 28,000 |
|
206,000 | -4,000 |
|
193,000 | 13,000 |
|
185,000 | 5,000 |
|
149,000 | -17,000 |
|
149,000 | 149,000 |
|
133,000 | 19,000 |
|
|
127,000 | 127,000 |
|
|
127,000 | 127,000 |
|
117,500 | |
|
116,000 | 11,000 |
|
115,000 | 13,000 |
|
104,500 | 60,500 |
|
|
102,500 | 77,500 |
|
98,000 | 72,000 |
|
98,000 | 29,000 |
|
93,500 | 93,500 |
|
91,000 | 91,000 |
|
86,000 | -7,300 |
|
82,500 | 2,500 |
|
80,000 | 80,000 |
|
76,000 | 76,000 |
|
76,000 | 76,000 |
|
68,500 | 35,500 |
Play Ended
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
There are 41 players remaining according to the tournament clock and they have all bagged up for Day 2 on Wednesday, November 20.
The full chip counts and a recap of today's action are to follow.
Three More Hands
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and the remaining players need to play three more hands before they can bag and tag their chips for Day 2.
Paap Busts Just Before the End of the Day
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Rashed Zade raised to 4,000 from the hijack and Martin Paap shoved in the cutoff for 31,400. Action folded back to Zade who made the call.
Martin Paap: 
Rashed Zade: 
The board ran out 
to not bring any help to Paap as he was eliminated just before the end of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 20,000 |
|
Busted |
Vonk Shoves and Takes One Out
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The player in the under-the-gun position shoved for 12,800 and was called by Kevin Paqué in the middle position. Marcel Vonk decided to shove too in the hijack and action folded to Paqué who asked for a count. The dealer confirmed Vonk had 63,700 behind and Paqué folded.
Under-the-gun Player: 
Marcel Vonk: 
The board ran out 
for Vonk to improve to a full house to eliminate his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,300 | 4,300 |
Some Chip Counts
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
245,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
210,000 | |
|
|
180,000 | |
|
|
180,000 | 80,000 |
|
Busted |
Van de Ree Doubles Up
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The player in the middle position raised to 3,500 and action folded to Linda van de Ree on the button who shoved for 19,000. Action folded back to the initial raiser who made the call with the bigger stack.
Linda van de Ree: 
Initial Raiser: 
The board ran out 
for Van de Ree to hold with the higher kicker to double up with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000 | 23,000 |
El Salsero Takes One Out
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Jer El Salsero raised to 3,000 from the middle position and was called by the player in the cutoff, Tobias Peters on the button, and Linda van de Ree in the small blind. The player in the big blind shoved for around 23,000 and El Salsero did the same for more. The cutoff, Peters, and Van Ree all quickly got out of the way.
Big Blind: 
Jer El Salsero:
The board ran out 
for them both to flop a pair but keep El Salsero ahead which didn't change throughout the rest of the runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | -3,000 |
|
63,500 | 33,500 |
|
|
19,000 | 19,000 |