The World Poker Tour Amsterdam Main Event Starts Today!
The World Poker Tour's next event is here, with the WPT Amsterdam �3,300 Main Event kicking off today, May 10, and running through May 14. That cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. local time.
Holland Casino will play host to the tournament, and it will allow reentry into Day 1b for players eliminated on Day 1a. The event will also utilize a "best stack forward" format, giving players that bag on Day 1a a chance to play Day 1b in an attempt to bag up more chips and bring their biggest stack to Day 2.
Last year at WPT Amsterdam, a field of 341 showed out, and Farid Yachou took it down for �201,000. Yachou's run became even more glorified when he went on to win the WPT Tournament of Champions at the end of the season, taking $381,600 in true Cinderella fashion, and you can read more about his storied run here.
In addition to the �3,300 Main Event, players are offered a pricier �6,000 High Roller, running May 9-10. Last year's edition of this one attracted 76 entries and saw Jason Wheeler walk away with the �125,000 top prize. After Day 1 of that event this year, 76 entries were tallied with the UK's Frank Williams finished atop the 42 survivors. Although we won't be providing full live coverage of that event, you can expect us to sprinkle in some updates here and there.
Stay tuned for coverage, as the event will be kicking off today and great things are expected.