In about 90 minutes from now, the lights in Holland Casino Amsterdam will be dimmed. The flashy host will grab the microphone and showgirls will escort the players to their seat at the final table of the Master Classics of Poker. This is a sight not to be easily forgotten, it's unlike any other tournament. If they understand one thing here in Amsterdam, it's that show matters. With their favorite song blasting through the speakers, the players will take their seats and get ready for action.
Claas Segebrecht leads the way with a massive chip advantage. His closest competitor, Belgian player Bart Lybaert, trails by almost 700,000. The short stack coming in is Goran Mandic. The experienced Croatian player brings 14 big blinds. John Juanda is the most recognizable name for the general public, he brings 33 big blinds.
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Lars Bonding
Denmark
926,000
46
2
Bart Lybaert
Belgium
1,535,000
77
3
Igor Yaroshevskyy
Ukraine
896,000
45
4
John Juanda
Indonesia
660,000
33
5
Marijn van Puffelen
Netherlands
726,000
36
6
Goran Mandic
Croatia
270,000
14
7
Claas Segebrecht
Germany
2,206,000
110
8
Kai Lehto
Finland
917,000
46
9
Moritz Dietrich
Germany
437,000
22
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and Goran Mandic defended his big blind with 
. 
and the 
hit the turn. Mandic, with his gutshot, bet 60,000. Dietrich called.
completed the board and Mandic checked. Dietrich checked behind and the small pot went to Dietrich.
and big blind Bart Lybaert raised to 74,000 holding 
. Bonding 3-bet to 200,000 and Lybaert folded.
