Florens Feenstra Wins WPT Amsterdam Main Event

Local boy Florens Feenstra was the chip leader at the start of the day and he deservingly won the tournament as well, taking home €156,370 for first-place. This became the Dutchman’s fourth 6-figure live cash and the second highest live cash of his poker career. He once took home €153,689 for winning the Master Classics of Poker in 2013.

Final table results:

1. Rens Feenstra- €156,370 ($192,335)
2. Ema Zajmovic – €100,260 ($123,320)
3. Firoz Mangroe – €60,140 ($73,972)
4. Gary Miller – €36,795 ($45,258)
5. Louis Salter – €28,415 ($34,950)
6. Paul Berende – €23,550 ($28,967)

Canada’s Ema Zajmovic reached heads-up with Feenstra and the former had a comfortable chip lead -75 BBs to 50 BBs. The heads-up battle lasted almost 100 hands and the lead kept switching between the two. Finally, the result was declared on Hand #243 of the day. Feenstra moved all-n holding K-9 and Zajmovic called with K-4. The board opened 2-K-8-J-6 and Feenstra was declared winner with K-pair and a higher kicker! Included in the cash prize was a $15,000 ticket to the Tournament of Champions.

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