Main Event
Day 4 Completed
Main Event
Day 4 Completed
It only took a mere four hours for Tobias Peters to be crowned champion in Holland Casino Rotterdam. The Dutch professional poker player ended up winning €67,766 and a WSOP Circuit gold ring for his victory in the €3,500 Main Event of the 2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam, after beating Bart Beenen heads-up.
Peters ended up champion of the 181-player strong field. Beenen took €41,861 home for his runner-up finish and Stephane Cordeille took third place, banking €30,226.
Peters started the day second in chips, but it didn't take that long for him to take over the chip lead. "My plan was to wait until the two short stacks were eliminated and start to apply pressure at the final four players. I did exactly that and it worked out great" said Peters after his tournament win.
Peters is someone who prides himself in being the #1 Dutch player on the GPI rankings but was recently taken over by Joris Ruijs after he had a stellar week in Barcelona. "Joris had an amazing run in Barcelona. I hope this victory is enough to claim back my top spot. After this, I'm going to Cyprus, Morroco and the Czech Republic, so if I'm behind there are plenty of opportunities to take the number one spot again".
2018 WSOP International Circuit Holland Casino Rotterdam Main Event Results
Place | Player | Prize EUR | Prize USD |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tobias Peters | € 67.766 | $78.344 |
2 | Bart Beenen | € 41.861 | $48.395 |
3 | Stephane Cordeille | € 30.226 | $34.944 |
4 | Jacco van Hooren | € 22.199 | $25.664 |
5 | Jay Oosterbaan | € 16.585 | $19.174 |
6 | Brian Kamphorst | € 12.602 | $14.569 |
7 | Sidney Steinmann | € 9.735 | $11.255 |
8 | Govert Metaal | € 7.645 | $8.838 |
9 | Bap de Haas | € 6.099 | $7.051 |
Final Day Action
Only six players started the final day and it only took one hand to reduce the field to only five. Jacco van Hooren did the damage to Brian Kamphorst who ended up in sixth place. Van Hooren opened the action with a raise and Kamphorst moved all in. Van Hooren called quickly with pocket kings to put Kamphorst at risk with ace-king. The board ran out in Van Hooren's favor and Kamphorst had to exit the table in sixth place. Kamhorst laughed when he exited the tournament area because of the absurdity of busting out in the first hand of the day. Kamphorst was able to collect €12,602 at the cashier.
Jay Oosterbaan was next to leave. Oosterbaan started the tournament today in the last place and managed to pick up a pay jump after Kamphorst busted. Oosterbaan tried to run up his stack, but when he moved all in for his last five big blinds with nine-four suited he ran into the ace-king of eventual runner-up Beenen. The board didn't bring any help for Oosterbaan who was sent to the rail in fifth place, good enough for €16,585.
Van Hooren was the first player on the final day that didn't get eliminated in a preflop all-in situation. Van Hooren got his chips in the middle on a three-ten-eight, all hearts, board. Van Hooren was holding pocket jacks, but he was close to drawing dead against the nine-seven of hearts of Cordeille. The turn was a nine and the river a seven and Van Hooren was eliminated from the tournament. He did manage to pick up €22,199 for his fourth-place finish.
Peters was very active at the table and he was making a lot of three-bets when Cordeille decided to four-bet all in. It seemed that Cordeille had picked the wrong moment to make a move on Peters as he was called off by the pocket tens of Peters. Cordeille was holding king-nine and the board ran out with two pair on it, but no king for Cordeille to double up through Peters. The Frenchman did cash for €30,226 as he ended up third on the biggest stage in Rotterdam this week.
The heads-up started out quite deep as the average stack was still 90 big blinds. The heads-up match was effective 'just' 60 big blinds deep, but Peters managed to win pot after pot against his opponent Beenen. After a failed bluff by Beenen where he mucked on the river after he was called by Peters, he had just 10 big blinds left. He ended up being all in and at risk for his tournament life with ace-four against the king-eight of Peters. The river was an unfortunate king for Beenen and he didn't manage to catch up on the river. Beenen took the runner-up spot in the tournament, cashing €41,861, while Peters took the lion's share of the prize pool, €67,766, and the WSOP Circuit gold ring.
This concludes the live coverage of the WSOP Circuit Event at Holland Casino Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Thank you for following the live updates throughout the event.
Bart Beenen moved all in from the button for his last 371,000 and Tobias Peters called.
Tobias Peters:
Bart Beenen:
The flop was favorable for Beenen as came down. The turn was the and Peters was in the lead. The river was the and Beenen wasn't able to catch up. Beenen ends as runner-up in the Main Event for €41,861 while Peters takes down the WSOP Circuit gold ring and the grand prize of €67,766.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tobias Peters |
5,430,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
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Bart Beenen | Busted |
Tobias Peters limped from the small blind and Bart Beenen checked his option.
The flop came down and Beenen checked to Peters. Peters bet 35,000 and Beenen raised to 90,000. Peters called.
The turn card was the and both players opted for the check on this street.
The was the river and Beenen lead out for 155,000. Peters called and Beenen instantly mucked his cards. Peters took down the pot without showdown.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tobias Peters |
5,100,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
Bart Beenen |
321,000
-218,000
|
-218,000 |
Bart Beenen raised to 65,000 from the button and Tobias Peters three-bet to 220,000. Beenen called.
The flop was and Peters continued with a bet of 160,000. Beenen called and the turn was the .
Peters bet 205,000 on the turn and Beenen called to see the river complete the board. Peters moved all in for effectively 539,000. Beenen went into the tank and ultimately decided to fold his hand.
Beenen now has less than 20 big blinds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tobias Peters |
4,900,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
Bart Beenen |
539,000
-561,000
|
-561,000 |
Tobias Peters raised to 65,000 from the button/small blind. Bart Beenen made the call from the big blind and he called.
The flop was and Beenen check-called a bet of 55,000 from Peeters.
Both players checked on the turn and both players checked. The river was the and Beenen lead out with a bet of 130,000. Peters raised to 380,000 and Beenen called.
Peters showed and he took down the pot with his rivered set of fours.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tobias Peters |
4,400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
Bart Beenen |
1,100,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
Bart Beenen raised to 65,000 from the small blind and Tobias Peters called, defending his big blind.
The flop came down and Peters checked to Beenen who put in a bet of 45,000. Peters called.
The turn was the and Peters check-called another bet of 100,000 from Beenen.
The river completed the board and Peters check-called one more time a bet of 200,000 and he took down the pot showing .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tobias Peters |
4,000,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
||
Bart Beenen |
1,500,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
The first big pot of the heads-up battle between Bart Beenen and Tobias Peters went to Beenen.
Beenen opened from the small blind with a raise to 65,000 and Peters called. The flop came down and Peters checked to Beenen.
Beenen continued with a bet of 45,000 and Peters called again to see the turn card.
This time Peters check-called a bet of 120,000 and the river completed the board. Peters check-called another bet from Beenen and after he put the 220,000 in the middle he saw everything move Beenen's way after he showed down . Peters mucked and the first big pot of the heads-up went to Beenen.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tobias Peters |
3,300,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
||
Bart Beenen |
2,100,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
They started the clock again and Tobias Peters and Bart Beenen are battling it out for the first place prize of €67,766.
The tournament clock is paused to prepare the table for the heads-up. The money, the trophy, the WSOP Circuit ring, and the champagne is placed on the table before the heads-up battle will continue.