Rob "batoelrob" Hollink Bags the Lead on Day 1 of EPT Online 17: $2,100 PLO [6-Max]; Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis in Contention
The first day of EPT Online 17: $2,100 PLO [6-Max] $500,000 Guarantee has now come to an end on the 19th level of play and it is Rob "batoelrob" Hollink who will be leading the final 38 into Day 2.
Hollink started to climb early in the day and never really showed any signs of slowing down as he constantly was on an upward trend until the last hand. He found his make or break hand in a three-way pot that saw his flopped flush up against the set of aces that Jussi "calvin7v" Nevanlinna held. The board ran out clean, catapulting Hollink over 1.7 million which is just shy of where he ended the day, bagging 1,758,500.
Closest behind Hollink on the totem pole is Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas who bagged 1,567,406 by nights ends after a rollercoaster Day 1. The list rounding out the top five inlcudes PokerStars Team Online Pro Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis (1,365,805), "ZhipOHoy" (1,250,000), and Marcin "cladarth" Pszenniak (1,180,161).
The well-known Veldhuis will be entering the final day in third after an eventful day that saw him grinding near the bottom of the pack for the middle stages of the day. Veldhuis caught wind under his sails as the day began to draw near to an end, accumulating an above-average stack that he leveraged around to grow into a top three by the end of day. Look for him to make a deep run and add another feat to his already impressive resume.
When play resumes Monday, November 16 at 17:05 p.m. GMT the tournament will be only three away from the money as 38 will be returning with the top 35 finishers finding at least a min-cash worth $4,796. The eventual winner will be taking home a $109,181 payday for their efforts as well as an EPT Online title for their resume.
Top Ten Stacks
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob "batoelrob" Hollink | Netherlands | 1,758,500 |
| 2 | Laszlo "omaha4rollz" Bujtas | Hungary | 1,567,406 |
| 3 | Lex "L. Veldhuis" Veldhuis | Netherlands | 1,365,805 |
| 4 | ZhipOHoy | Norwau | 1,250,206 |
| 5 | Marcin "cladarth" Pszenniak | Poland | 1,180,161 |
| 6 | "boerni21" | Hungary | 1,109,225 |
| 7 | Jens "Jeans89" Kyllönen | Finland | 1,028,341 |
| 8 | Nessilita | Sweden | 1,021,591 |
| 9 | fkiw | Sweden | 976,430 |
| 10 | Dermot "flounder18" Blain | Ireland | 971,146 |
That wraps it up for the Day 1 coverage of this event, but tune in tomorrow at 17:05 p.m. GMT for all of the Day 2 updates.