RECAP: Day 1A
Yesterday was the first startingday of the MEC Poker Open after the online startingday. Day 1A had a total of 52 entries en eventually 8 players made it to day 2!
First bust out!
There is always someone who busts first. Sadly for π³π± Margaret Joan Scharff it was her (un)lucky day. After she had AA twice already she decided to limp her third pair of Aces and only the big blind came along by checking his option. The flop came K J 8. She bet and got called. Turn was a 9 and again a bet an a call from the big blind. After a blank on the river she decided to check and the big blinds shoved on her. She decided to call and the big blind tabled K J for two pair.
Break 1
37/41 players
Average: 27.703
Notable stacks:
π§πͺ Alain Gallet – 65.425
π³π± Glenn Koster – 64.575
π§πͺ Khalid Sektani – 58.950
π§πͺ Bruno Englebert – 49.675

Dinnerbreak, late registration ends
After 6 levels of play the players went on a dinerbreak of 1 hour. After the break the late registration closed. A total 52 entries for Day 1A. Some players already built a decent stack for the rest of their tournament.
33/52 players
Average: 39.394
Notable stacks:
π§πͺ Khalid Sektani – 90.200
π³π± Willem Lepelaars – 89.500
π©πͺ Zoltan Kon – 75.300
π³π± Johannes Maas – 68.000
π³π± Glenn Koster – 64.200
Break 3
20/52 players
Average: 65.000
Notable stacks:
π³π± Glenn Koster – 131.000
π§πͺ Kevin Marlet – 126.100
π©πͺ Zoltan Kon – 84.800

Final break
10/52 players
Average: 130.000
3 more levels to play till Day 2
π§πͺ Bruno Englebert – 250.000
π³π± Johannes Maas – 206.000
π§πͺ Wesley Carmans – 180.000
π§πͺ CΓ©dric Schumacher – 174.000
π§πͺ Alain Gallet – 140.000
π©πͺ Zoltan Kon – 112.000
π©πͺ Daniel Grassl – 92.500
π«π· Giovanni Dupont – 75.500
π³π± Hielke Klingeler – 57.000
π³π± Zoran Vucetic – 16.000
Finished 10th – π³π± Zoran Vucetic
Finished 9th – π§πͺ Alain Gallet
8 players make it to Day 2!
Rank Player Chips
1) π³π± Johannes Maas – 232.000
2) π§πͺ Bruno Englebert – 229.000
3) π©πͺ Zoltan Kon – 206.000
4) π§πͺ CΓ©dric Schumacher – 190.000
5) π§πͺ Wesley Carmans – 131.000
6) π«π· Giovanni Dupont – 115.000
7) π©πͺ Daniel Grassl – 92.500
8) π³π± Hielke Klingeler – 42.000

β¬35,- Unlimited Re-entry side event
At 20.30pm we started the first side event of the weekend with almost 40 players. The players could re-enter the tournament unlimited untill the start of level 6.
Break 1
We reached the first break and also the end of the late registration. 70 entries were made in the first 5 levels en there were only 30 players left after the first break!
30/70 players
Average: 23.000
Notable stacks:
π§πͺ Timothy Demeyere – 81.500
π³π± Janneke van Veldhoven – 69.500

Break 2
Only 11 players left and 5 will get in the money with a first prize of β¬820,-!
11/70 players
Average: 63.636
Notable stacks:
π§πͺ Timothy Demeyere – 153.500
π³π± Nynke Ruinard – 122.000
Final table
At the start of the final table the players made a deal so the bubble received β¬10,- from number 1 to 5. The tournament was finished at 3am after a new deal with the last three players. The winner was Nynke Ruinard!
1) π³π± Nynke Ruinard – β¬590,-
2) π§πͺ Philippe Wintgens – β¬500,-
3) π§πͺ Timothy Demeyere – β¬500,-
4) π§πͺ Guy Laffalize – β¬186,-
5) π§πͺ Gregory Hertay – β¬127,-
6) π³π± Robert Wiechers – β¬50,-
