2016 WPT Amsterdam Main Event Kicks Off and Piet Bakker Leads After Day 1a

Day 1 of the 2016 World Poker Tour Amsterdam Main Event started today in the Dutch capital with a total field of 115 players. Of those 115, 52 will return on Thursday for Day 2 after nine grueling levels.

All eyes were on Farid Yachou, the player that played his first big live event here last year and ended up winning it for €201,000 ($225,073). His amazing story didn’t end there, things only became more of a fairytale when he won the WPT Tournament of Champions last month for another $381,600. With just two mayor events played and two wins, could he continue his amazing rush here back on home soil? Well, he’ll still have some options to win this event, but Day 1a wasn’t good for him. He didn’t shy away from big pots and ended up busting when he ran pocket threes into pocket queens. With reentry allowed, Yachou will likely be back, though.

Yachou wasn’t the first to bust, as that honor belonged to Vincent Gabel when his bluff with a flush draw was called by top set. Noah Boeken ran into a set early on as well, though the 2013 Master Classics of Poker champion had a set himself when the money went in.

Boeken’s friend Chino Rheem was also in attendance, though he didn’t last much longer than Boeken did. Rheem three-bet someone preflop, got cold-called, and continued to three-barrel …

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