Here are some photos from the players in the Main Event.
Here are some photos from the players in the Main Event.
Kees Aerts was all-in for 33,800 and covered by Albert Hoekendijk who had called.
Kees Aerts: ![]()
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Albert Hoekendijk: ![]()
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The board read ![]()
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by the time all the cards were dealt by the dealer for Aerts to secure the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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69,000
46,000
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46,000 |
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33,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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Level: 7
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
All players have been sent for a break, some of them will be going for their 60-minute dinner break while the others will be enjoying a 15-minute intermission. The PokerNews live reporting team will be going for a dinner break too.
The player in the hijack raised to 900 and Govert Metaal three-bet to 2,800 on the button. Ramon Miquel Munoz four-bet shoved for 8,100 in the small blind. Marius Kudzmanas quickly folded his big blind but the initial raiser needed some more time to make a decision. After a bit, he opted to fold while Metaal quickly called.
Ramon Miquel Munoz: ![]()
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Govert Metaal: ![]()
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The flop came ![]()
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to keep Munoz ahead. The turn brought them the
which didn't change things but the
on the river gave Metaal the higher pair to eliminate Munoz from the Main Event for now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
24,000
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24,000 |
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Busted |
Eric Mertens had a bigger stack than earlier in the day and said he had ![]()
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on a ![]()
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flop to add a bunch of chips and now he was involved in a hand against Wim Neys.
The board read ![]()
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and Mertens check-called the bet of Neys.
The river completed the board with the
and they both quickly checked. Mertens tabled ![]()
for the turned full house which was enough to win the hand as Neys showed he had ![]()
for the flopped straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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57,500
33,500
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33,500 |
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39,000
9,000
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9,000 |
Wim Neys won Event #2: NLH PSKO 8-Max earlier this week for €9,182 and his first WSOPC Ring. He has just joined the field and so has Vojtech Ruzicka who narrowly missed out on the final table in the 6-Max today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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with around 10,000 in the middle.
Kees Aerts was sitting in the cutoff and considering what to do as Alexander van der Swaluw had shoved for 7,200 on the button. After contemplating for a bit, Aerts opted to call with the bigger stack with ![]()
. Van der Swaluw held ![]()
for two pair. He just needed to avoid an ace on the river which he did as the
completed the board for Van der Swaluw to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,000 | |
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23,000
17,000
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17,000 |
The players have just been informed that they will be split into two separate groups for the dinner break. The players on tabled #7-11 will be sent for their 60-minute dinner break at 6:15 p.m. local time while the players on table #12-15 will go eat at 7:15 p.m.