Everest Qualifier Profile: Yori Epskamp

We caught up with Everest Poker Dutch Qualifier Yori Epskamp to find out a bit more about him:

Everest: How was your trip to Vegas?

Yori: I had a one day delay because the plane in Detroit broke down...but now I'm here!

Everest: Where do you like to go when in Vegas?

Yori: Planet Hollywood because I really like the atmosphere.

Everest: When did you start playing poker?

Yori: I was 21 years old. Before that, I was into playing the Magic: The Gathering card game...that's what ultimately got me into poker. Many famous poker pros got their start in this game as well, including Everest Live the Dream player Sigurd Eskeland.

We will be sure to get more with Yori who plays Day 1B of Event 54 tomorrow starting at noon.

Koen de Bakker becomes 2nd Everest Final Tablist

Koen de Bakker has become the second Everest player to make a big splash at this WSOP, as he reached the final table of Event #51, the $3000 Triple chance tournament. After coming in short, he doubled early on with Aces, and it looked like we might have a real shot of crowning our 2nd WSOP Bracelet winner of the event. It was not to be however, as stated via the man himself on our EVPVegas.com Live Stream

Via Pokernews:
"...Koen de Bakker open-shoved for 282,000. He was called by Tommy Vedes before Ryan Welch re-shoved for 875,000 total. Vedes, the "monkey in the middle" between de Bakker and Welch, seemed genuinely stuck regarding what he should do. He tanked for several minutes, said, "I don't know what the f*** I'm doing," and finally folded. That left Welch and de Bakker heads-up.

De Bakker: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}
Welch: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Welch immediately flopped a set of jacks, {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, to put a hammer lock on the hand. De Bakker was drawing dead after the {5-Spades} turn and was off to the cage with the {10-Diamonds} river. He'll received $33,026 for 10th place."

Koen ultimately finished in 10th earning a not too shabby $33,026 for his efforts. A good start to his WSOP exploits that we will be following over the next couple weeks.

Everest Player Sightings in Event 54

Mikkael Johansson

Fabrice Alaphilippe

Nicolas Poloniato

Anthony Petiteau

Everest Updates from Around the Room

Everest Players Making Plays Across Multiple Tournament Fields

In addition to our $1000 Event 54 runners, we have a couple players making some noise in other tournaments around the room.

Event #51: $3,000 Triple Chance No-Limit Hold’em

Koen de Bakker, Everest Live The Dream player has just begun his first quest for a bracelet on Day 3 of the $3000 Triple Chance No Limit event. With 12 players left standing Koen has an uphill battle sitting in 11th place with $259,000, or 16 big blinds.

Koen knows what he has to do to increase his chances in this tournament as he told one of our tournament reporters, "We will start 6-handed, so I have to make a move soon!"

We will let you know how Koen is doing as the tournament progresses.

Event #53: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout

Everest Player Sijbrand Maal is playing in Day 2 of the Limit Holdem shootout. Yesterday he won the first round be defeating last years event bracelet winner heads up. "I killed them all" he proclaimed proudly with a smile. Sijbrand is the 2008 Belgium Poker Champion,looking to inch closer to his second major title here today.

As we keep track of our Event 54 players we will be sure and keep our reporting hats on when following these players as well.

WSOP Event 54 is Underway!

After a strong showing by Everest Poker’s Live the Dream Team player Sigurd Eskeland in WSOP Event #48, the Team Everest pros and qualifiers are out in full force for the $1000 No Limit Holdem Event taking place in the Pavilion room, right in the heart of the Rio Casino here today!

Through one level our tournament reporting team is hot on our players heels so stay tuned to this blog for updates on all the chip counts, hand reviews and story lines making our players one to watch!

In addition to this blog, be sure and stay in touch and updated on the action at EVPVegas.com!