Тhe 2014 Master Classics of Poker €4,250 Main Event, which was held at the Holland Casino in Amsterdam, was just completed with poker pro Ruben Visser emerging victorious. He took a total of €225,000 after he made a deal with Andrew Chen and David Boyaciyan, the other two players who remained at the final table in the closing stages of the game.
It took four days before the name of the big champion became known. What is more, it was only 35 minutes before the casino’s closing time when Visser defeated his compatriot Boyaciyan in a heads-up play. If no winner had been declared, the two pros would have had to appear at the casino the next day.
It is interesting to note that Visser prevented Boyaciyan from becoming the only player to have won two Master Classics of Poker titles. Back in 2011, he finished first, winning a total of €382,200 of the prize pool.
As already mentioned, the final three players at the 2014 Main Event made a deal. According to it, Visser was to take €200,000, Chen €190,000, and Boyaciyan €178,000. What is more, the winner would also receive €25,000.
And here are some more highlights from Day 4 of the event. Last year’s champion Noah Boeken was eliminated at the very beginning by Ole Schemion. Both players had won MCOP events back in 2013.
It was Stuart Rutter who was unfortunate enough to be knocked out on the bubble. He was eliminated by Jussi Nevanlinna. The latter took fifth place and was awarded a total of €71,985.
David Yan was the first to leave the final table. The player was eliminated by Boyaciyan and took home the amount of €18,882 for entering the final ten. Yan was followed by Hzarem Aanquich, who was defeated by the soon-to-be-champion.
Steven van Zadelhoff was the third player to leave the final table. He was eliminated by Boyaciyan again. It took quite some time before another player was sent home. Then, it became clear that Ole Schemion was the next to leave. Schemion had won an MCOP event back in 2012 and now he has one more final table in his long list of achievements.
Robbie Hendriks and Jussi Nevanlinna were the next to leave the final table, taking the sixth and fifth places respectively. Then, it took two and a half hours for the names of the final three to become known. Visser eliminated Clyde Tjauw Foe, so as to meet Chen and Boyaciyan for a three-handed play.
The deal between the final three players was struck and soon Chen was sent to third place with €190,000 in his pocket. At the beginning of the heads-up play the chips were distributed almost evenly between the finalists, but it took only two hands for the name of the winner to become clear.
Visser was the new 2014 Master Classics of Poker champion and he was awarded a total of €225,000.
