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The 2018 Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) takes place at the Holland Casino, Amsterdam between Nov. 21 and Dec. 1 and a big blind ante will be in play during all no-limit hold’em events for the first time ever.
22 November - 1 December Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) 2019 Holland Casino, Amsterdam - Organizer: Holland Casino Amsterdam Max Euweplein 62, 1017 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The 2018 Master Classics of Poker (MCOP) is a little more than two months away and it’s time to start making plans. The series of events will be held at the Holland Casino in Amsterdam from. The Amsterdam Master Classics of Poker returns to Holland Casino in the Dutch capital for its 21st edition on Saturday November 3. The festival gets underway with a €1,500 +€90 no-limit hold.
Big blind antes are becoming more common in live poker tournaments with major tours such as the World Series of Poker adopting the concept in some of its events. It was the partypoker LIVE tour that first introduced the button ante, but other tours have opted to make it a big blind ante.
It is a simple concept. Instead of each player having to pay an ante, the big blind pays the antes for all the table. The idea is that this speeds up gameplay significantly because the dealer will not have to prompt players to pay their ante, plus is means time is saved due to fewer small denomination chips being in play.
2018 MCOP Schedule
The MCOP’s organizers have stated all no-limit hold’em events will have the big blind ante format, a first for the popular festival. This means events such as the €25,500 Super High Roller and the €4,300 Main Event will feature this new concept.
| Date | Time (CET) | Event | Total buy-in | Stack | Clock (mins) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | NLH Single Re-Entry | €550 | 20,000 | 30 |
| 7:00 p.m. | Satellite to Main Event Day 1A Single Re-Entry | €330 | 5,000 | 20 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | NLH Hyper Turbo Freezeout | €2,100 | 10,000 | 15 | |
| Thu 22 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | NLHE Single Re-Entry Day 2 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | NLH Bounty Freezeout (€200 bounties) | €660 | 10,000 | 30 | |
| 6:00 p.m. | PLO High Roller Single Re-Entry | €3,250 | 20,000 | 40 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Satellite to Main Event Day 1A Single Re-Entry | €330 | 5,000 | 20 | |
| Fri 23 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | NLH Main Event Day 1A Single Re-Entry | €4,300 | 30,000 | 60 |
| 2:00 p.m. | PLO High Roller Day 2 | ||||
| 6:00 p.m. | Satellite NLH High Roller Single Entry | €2,600 | 10,000 | 20 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Satellite to Main Event Day 1B Single Re-Entry | €330 | 5,000 | 20 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Hyper Turbo PLO Freezeout | €1,100 | 10,000 | 15 | |
| Sat 24 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | NLH Prog Bounty (€500 bounties) | €1,600 | 20,000 | 40 |
| 2:00 p.m. | NLH Super High Roller Re-Entry | €25,500 | 30,000 | 60 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Satellite to Main Event Day 1B Single Re-Entry | €330 | 5,000 | 20 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | NLH Hyper Turbo Freezeout | €550 | 10,000 | 15 | |
| Sun 25 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | NLH Prog Bounty Day 2 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | NLH Super High Roller Re-Entry Day 2 | ||||
| 3:00 p.m. | Satellite to Main Event Day 1B Single Re-Entry | €330 | 5,000 | 20 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | NLH Single Re-Entry | €1,600 | 25,000 | 40 | |
| Mon 26 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | NLH Single Re-Etry Day 2 | |||
| 4:00 p.m. | PLO Single Re-Entry | €770 | 20,000 | 40 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | Satellite to Main Event Day 1B Single Re-Entry | €330 | 5,000 | 20 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | NLH Hyper Turbo Freezeout | €1,600 | 10,000 | 15 | |
| Tue 27 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | NLH Main Event Day 1B Single Re-Entry | €4,300 | 30,000 | 60 |
| 2:00 p.m. | PLO Single Re-Entry Day 2 | ||||
| 3:00 p.m. | NLH Single Re-Entry Day 3 | ||||
| 6:00 p.m. | NLH €500 Single Re-Entry | €550 | 20,000 | 30 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | NLH Hyper Turbo Freezeout | €1,100 | 10,000 | 15 | |
| Wed 28 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | NLH €500 Single Re-Entry Day 2 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | NLH Main Event Day 2 | ||||
| 6:00 p.m. | Satellite NLH High Roller Re-Entry | €825 | 10,000 | 20 | |
| 7:00 p.m. | NLH Hyper Turbo Single Re-Entry | €275 | 10,000 | 15 | |
| Thu 29 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | NLH Single Re-Entry | €825 | 25,000 | 40 |
| 2:00 p.m | Main Event Day 3 | ||||
| 6:00 p.m. | NLH High Roller Re-Entry | €10,300 | 30,000 | 60 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Hyper Turbo PLO Freezeout | €550 | 10,000 | 15 | |
| Fri 30 Nov | 2:00 p.m. | NLH Single Re-Entry Day 2 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | NLH High Roller Re-Entry Day 2 | ||||
| 2:00 p.m. | NLH Speed Single Re-Entry | €550 | 20,000 | 20 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | Main Event Final | ||||
| 9:00 p.m. | NLH Hyper Turbo Freezeout | €1,100 | 10,000 | 15 | |
| Sat 1 Dec | 2:00 p.m. | NLH Single Re-Entry Day 3 | |||
| 2:00 p.m. | Team Event Single Re-Entry | €440 | 10,000 | 30 | |
| 2:00 p.m. | NLH High Roller Re-Entry Final | ||||
| 6:00 p.m. | NLH Hyper Turbo Freezeout | €275 | 10,000 | 15 |
The MCOP Main Event’s reigning champion is Claas Segebrecht who topped a field of 285 entries to get his hands on the €235,087 first-place prize, the German’s second-largest score behind his $468,594 haul when he finished fourth in the 2014 WSOP Monster Stack.
Segebrecht defeated Belgium’s Bart Lybaert heads-up for the title, leaving Lybaert to collect €157,553 for this runner-up finish. Third-placed Kai Lehto of Finland was the other player who walked away from Amsterdam with a six-figure score to their name.
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YOU can get your picture on the front cover of Card Player Europe by winning the Master Classics Of Poker in Amsterdam at Holland Casino.
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Not only will you be featured front cover material, your personal material world will increase with your big winnings. As has been the case for many years, this will be a spectacular week of poker in the Netherlands. The Master Classics Of Poker is an exciting time in Amsterdam with many players actually counting down the days until play begins.
The dates are Nov. 13-21 with this years main event offering two starting dates, Nov. 16 and 17. You have a good chance of winning a seat to the main on Nov. 15 for just $250+$25 in an unlimited re-buy and add-on satellite.
The buy-ins have a wide range of $275 up to $10,250 for the high rollers in town. The Dutch poker players have been enjoying a monopoly on the title so they will be defending their home turf against invading poker players from afar.
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