WPT Amsterdam

The first of two starting days of the second annual World Poker Tour Amsterdam event ended with 52 remaining players out of the 115 that started, and local player Piet Bakker leads the way with 241,000 chips.

One of the biggest tournaments on Dutch soil at Holland Casino drew a ton of big names on Day 1a already, including last year's High Roller winner Jason Wheeler and defending champion Farid Yachou. Wheeler survived the day with a stack of 100,000 while Yachou was unable to make it through.

Yachou came off winning the first ever WPT Tournament of Champions at the Hard Rock Hotel in Florida where he bested a field of 64 Champions Club members, and he'll forever be a household player in the world of poker. Yachou overcame a fear of flying to attend the event he ended up winning, and on top of his WPT Amsterdam victory he now has two recorded results on his poker resume, and they're both victories. Yachou will return on Day 1b to give himself another chance at a title defence.

The man who sparked the poker boom in The Netherlands - Noah Boeken - had an unfortunate day, busting out in a set-over-set confrontation against WPT champions Club member Dietrich Fast. The two three-time WPT champions in attendance - Chino Rheem and Anthony Zinno - were also on the wrong side of things today, and we'll see them again on Day 1b.

Other notables that did not survive Day 1a included WSOP November Niner Michiel Brummelhuis, EPT winner Pieter de Korver, WSOP bracelet winner Marcel Vonk and Brazilian pro Felipe Ramos. We caught up with the latter during the day for a bit more information on his exciting life on Snapchat.

Players that survived the day included Joep van den Bijgaart (159,300), Clyde Tjauw Foe (101,600), WPT Raw Deal host Tony Dunst (100,700) and Georgios Zisimopoulos (72,200).

Tune back in tomorrow for Day 1b of the WPT Amsterdam Main Event that starts at 2:00 14h00 heure locale.

Avec le jour 1a wrapping up it's important to note that everyone who played today - and all the players that got knocked out - will have a chance to enter again on Day 1b demain.

Ce tournoi suit un format dans lequel le meilleur stack peut être avancé, mais les joueurs ont également la possibilité de réintégrer le jour suivant s'ils sont éliminés pendant la partie.

For players who busted on both Day 1un et un jour 1b there is one final chance to re-enter before the start of play on Day 2.

One of the three Dutch World Series of Poker Bracelet winners - Marcel Vonk - has been knocked out by last year's WPT Amsterdam High Roller winner Jason Wheeler. Wheeler looked Vonk up with ace-queen when the Dutchman shoved for his final 10,200.

La rivière a apporté un as à Wheeler pour briser les dames de Vonk, et il a été éliminé.

Felipe 'Mojave' Ramos has just been knocked out right before the end of the night, and he fell to Dutch pro Joep van den Bijgaart.

In a five-way single raised pot le flop a montré when the action checked to Van den Bijgaart on the button and he bet 6,000. Ramos check-raised to 13,800 and all the other players folded.

Van den Bijgaart a tanké un moment avant de faire tapis, ce qui a mis Ramos profondément dans le tank.

After about three minutes Ramos called for an additional 40,600, et la confrontation s'est déroulée comme suit.

Van den Bijgaart : Ramos:

Le tableau est épuisé , and Ramos was knocked out in this massive pot which puts Van den Bijgaart on 158,000 chips.

Tony Dunst, membre du WPT Champions Club et hôte de Raw Deal, s'est rendu à Amsterdam après avoir atteint la table finale du Championnat canadien de poker de printemps au Play Ground Poker Club de Montréal. Nous avons trouvé que c'était une raison parfaite pour rencontrer Dunst, qui découvre Amsterdam pour la toute première fois.

Simon Deadman était assis à côté de Joep van den Bijgaart et Felipe Ramos pendant la majeure partie de la journée, et nous l'avons simplement envoyé sur le rail.

Homme mort détenu quand il a fait tapis sur un tableau montrant et son adversaire a suivi avec . La rivière a amené le et Deadman a été évincé.

If the 'Commentator's Curse' is a genuine threat to a player's chances, then a hovering reporter is surely the precipitation of doom to any poker pro.

After asking Michel Abecassis how much was in his sizeable stack, he told us he'd tell us at the end of the next hand, as the dealer sprang into action and span cards towards the nine players around the table. Michel raised UTG to 1200 aux stores de 300/600 and Tony Dunst made it 3800. Michel (subject of notre dossier aujourd'hui sur sa passion pour le poker) a suivi, et les deux hommes ont vu un flop de and Tony made it 4,000.

Michel a immédiatement fait tapis pour bien plus que Tony, mais Tony a annulé et s'est retourné . Michel avait pour le tirage couleur max, mais le tournant ainsi que river saw Tony Dunst double his stack of 26,750. A big double, and Michel was kind enough to let us know that he now has 82,000 chips.

Le joueur à sa droite immédiate nous a dit sans équivoque :

"Don't ask me for mine."

Simon Deadman managed to win another big hand in the Main Event, betting 7,500 on the flop and 11,000 on the turn of a board showing before another 23,700 bet on the river was folded to. He's up to around 80,000, but isn't the only big name crushing.

Dietrich Fast is up to 115,000, while Chaz Chattha has 48,000. Tony Dunst is solid at 40,000 cool, with Matt Davenpoert struggling on just 18,000.

Le pro brésilien Felipe Ramos - plus connu sous le nom de Mojave - est sans aucun doute le Snapchatter le plus populaire du monde du poker, et aujourd'hui il nous a donné un peu de détails dans les coulisses.

Mojave visite Amsterdam pour la première fois et il passe un moment incroyable dans la capitale des Pays-Bas. Suivez-le sur Snapchat en ajoutant son compte : FelipeMojave

Non, il n'est pas encore hors jeu, mais il lui sera beaucoup plus difficile de conserver sa série de victoires à chaque tournoi auquel il participe. Nous parlons bien sûr du vainqueur du WPT Amsterdam et récent vainqueur du WPT Tournament of Champions, Farid Yachou, qui vient de se faire éliminer.

Yachou a expliqué comment il a élevé à 1,050 après qu'un joueur ait limpé, que Rumen Nanev ait payé et qu'un quatrième joueur soit intervenu en relançant à 4,200. Yachou a fait tapis pour 19,000 après que le limper se soit couché, et c'est Nanev qui a re-shové pour 31,000L'autre joueur impliqué s'est couché, et le Yachou était en mauvaise posture.

Yachou a posé une paire de trois et a été éliminé face à la paire de dames de Nanev.

Simon Deadman hasn't so far enjoyed the best of times here at Holland Casino in Amsterdam, busting the High Roller in in glorious fashion after just 30 minutes at the table last night. He's back in action today in the Main Event and hadn't been doing too well, drifting to just under half a starting stack in the first two sessions of the day.

After the dinner break now, he's just doubled up, getting his chips into the middle on a flop of avec et tenant à travers le tourner et river. We didn't see his opponent's hand, but were told by an observer that they had an ace. We'll buy it.

Deux des quatre triples membres du WPT Champions Club sont présents au WPT Amsterdam, mais tous deux ont malheureusement déjà été éliminés.

Chino Rheem ran a big bluff into Dutchman Patrick Lin who flopped a set and called the American pro down. Rheem will likely re-enter tomorrow on Day 1b to get another chance at becoming the first ever four-time WPT champion.

With the action heating up in the Main Event the clock already shows 111 entrées le jour 1a so far. There are 75 players still playing, with late registration open until the end of the eighth level today.

De nombreux grands noms ont déjà été éliminés, notamment Vincent Gabel, Kees van Brugge et le favori local Noah Boeken.

The action started on Marc MacDonnell who raised to 400 and recent WPT LAPC winner Dietrich Fast three-bet to 1,200. Boeken called from the cutoff and MacDonnell followed suit.

Boeken - the first ever Dutch EPT winner - bet 2,000 sur un flop après que MacDonnell et Fast aient checké, et seul Fast a suivi. Le tour est sorti et contrôle rapide appelé 4,300.

La rivière a amené le et Fast check une troisième fois, après quoi Boeken fait tapis. Fast suit instantanément avec et Boeken montra son for a lower set. Boeken was knocked out, and Fast climbed up to 60,000 chips.

The World Poker Tour and Holland Casino want to invite you to join them at Amsterdam's most famous night club on Thursday night, Jimmy Woo. From 11:00 pm jusqu'à 4 a.m. the hottest spot in The Netherlands' capital will be filled with great beats, drinks and people from all over the world dancing the night away.

A VIP section will be set up for the WPT players, and bracelets will be handed out for players during the Main Event. Drinks will be provided in our own VIP section, so make sure to get there early as the first 100 WPT players will get in for free.

You'll still be able to attend the party after the first 100 players are inside, but it's then at Jimmy Woo's discretion and with a €15 cover charge. Make sure to dress appropriately, as Jimmy Woo has the right to refusal based on attire.

Three-time World Poker Tour champion and former WPT Player of the Year Anthony Zinno has been knocked out. We got word from Zinno's elimination through Dutchman Piet Bakker who explained that he hit a straight on Zinno.

Zinno has the option to re-enter tomorrow, and give it another shot on Day 1b.

Amsterdam is one of Europe's finest cities, and with the summer weather in full effect it's a perfect time to visit The Netherlands' capital.

We were a witness of Farid Yachou's impressive run last year when he took down the first ever World Poker Tour event on Dutch soil in Amsterdam, but not even in his wildest dreams could he have guessed that a year later he would also be known as the first ever WPT Tournament of Champions winner.

Yachou's playing at the Holland Casino on Day 1a sporting his gold Monster® 24K Headphones, and talking with everyone who wants to listen about his amazing victory at the Hard Rock in Florida.

Yachou beat a field of 64 WPT Champions Club members last month to win the $239,559 first-place prize and the following prizes that were included in this event.

• A 2016 Corvette, avec l'aimable autorisation de Monster
• Une montre Hublot King Power Unico Titane
• Une carte MasterCard Aurae® en or massif
• Une paire de Monster® en or 24Casque K
• Une table de poker premium personnalisée de BBO Poker Tables
• Une place à la Tiger's Poker Night présentée par le World Poker Tour
• Une partie de golf pour vous et deux invités sur le parcours de golf de classe mondiale Shadow Creek avec Matt Savage

* Le montant du premier prix comprend un prix de $15,000 seat into next season’s WPT Tournament of Champions.

Yachou now has two live tournament results on his poker resume, a victory in the WPT Amsterdam Main Event, and a victory in the WPT Tournament of Champions, and we'll have to wait and see if he can add another score to it this week.

Jour 1a of the World Poker Tour Amsterdam Main Event has drawn quite a crowd already, and lots of locals have decided to play this first flight.

Michael Brummelhuis, ancien joueur des World Series of Poker de Novembre Niner, a participé à l'événement aujourd'hui, tout comme Marcel Vonk, vainqueur du bracelet WSOP, et Joep van den Bijgaart, finaliste de l'EPT et des WSOP.

Les inscriptions tardives sont ouvertes jusqu'à la fin du huitième niveau, et un total de neuf niveaux seront joués aujourd'hui.

The World Poker Tour has made its way to Amsterdam for a Main Tour stop, and today it's time for Day 1a. With the High Roller still ongoing our main focus will lie there, and coverage of that event peuvent être trouvés ici.

The Main Event will commence at 2:00 p.m. local time, and players are allowed to re-enter on Day 1b if they bust out today. Tomorrow - on Day 1b - there will not be a re-entry possibility. Players are allowed to play both flights and move their best stack forward to Day 2.

Last year this event was won by Dutchman Farid Yachou, who subsequently won the WPT Tournament of Champions at the Hard Rock in Florida. Yachou beat a field of 341 entries last year to capture the first-place prize of €201,000, and we're expecting to see him back for more this year.

Gardez-le ici même sur WorldPokerTour.com pour une couverture continue de ce festival de poker à Amsterdam, car nous serons là avec vous tout au long de cet événement.