Chip Tracking our Everest Players

With less than one hour to go on Day 1A of the Main Event, here is a look at how our Everest Qualifiers and Players stacked up through the first four levels of this poker marathon session:

21000 Marco Bilsing

Jorrit van Wijk out

Armijn Meijer Out

Despite Armijn's well thought out plan to play today against all those suffering from late night parties that took place in the poker world last night, it seems that it was not meant to be this year for him.

Armijn Meijer has busted. He called the 5-bet of his opponent with K-K on a 2-7-T flop. His opponent then moved all in. Armijn made the call and had 2 outs, because he was facing A-A.

Don't feel too sorry for Armijn though. Playing in the WSOP Main Event was a dream for Armijn that qualifying on Everest Poker enabled him to accomplish this year. He let us know he plans to be back next year fighting hard to increase his record in the prestigious event.

Marco Bilsing Profile:

Marco Bilsing, from Germany, is sitting at table 344 today.

If Marco looks like he could intimidate opponents into folding, that is because intimidation is part of his full-time job. Standing over 6'4 tall, Marco is a 33 year old professional boxer back home. Weighing in at 110 kg, Marco competes in the heavy-weight category.

As for knocking out players at the table today, he hasn't put anyone down for the count quite yet, but he has chipped up. He won the last hand right before the dinner break and is now playing 37,000.

Bilsing Represents!

Marco Bilsing is doing okay, he’s wearing the special EVP football shirt. All qualified players got one. Marco found K-K early in the tournament and is a bit up.

Weenink lost a bit of ground

“My opponent made a 4-bet and I shoved all in with AA, the other guy was thinking for a while and then he showed KK. I thought he made the call so I proudly showed AA but he open mucked his KK….”

He is now at Jochum Weenink $20,000

Armijn Miejer Update

Armijn Meijer really loves his table, the players aren’t that good and he feels that he’s one of the best players at his table.

The first hand Armijn found AKo, he wasn’t that happy because he was a bit nervous. He made a raise to 900 and the initial raiser and another guy called. Armijn was happy he missed the flop, now he easily check-folded his hand! A couple of hands later he found 44 and flopped a set. There was a straight and a flushdraw on the board but those draws missed so Armijn won his first pot in the Main Event!

Armijn has an interested reason he played Day 1A today: "I figured since there were some poker parties that went until the early morning last night, I figured I might catch some people on hangovers, therefore making me have an advantage over today's field. I think it might have proven true so far."

Armijn has chipped up early to around $35,000 in chips.

Jorrit van Wijk's Up's Down's and Outs

Jorrit lost two big pots, he had to fold a straight on the river and he had KK while his opponent was holding AA, he was a bit on tilt but he’s ready to win it back after the first short break of the tournament.

Unfortunately, just after the first break, Jorrit busted. Earlier he lost a huge part of his stack, the last hand was 77 vs AQ, ace on the river.

Quick Update with Qualifier Jochum Weenink

Everest Netherlands Qualifier Jochum Weenink is relaxed. He had a good time during the Everest Poker party yesterday at Pure Nightclub inside Caesars Palace. Everest usually hosts a party there with a beautiful backdrop of the 4th of July firework display. Jochum really enjoyed the fireworks and the party, perhaps a bit to much. He says he feels a little ill today. He couldn’t change his ticket so with some coffee and food he has to get the job done a bit under the weather. "So far, so good" he said!

Jochum at the table

Post-1st break Chip Counts

The first break has passed. After two full levels of play here on Day 1A of the WSOP Main Event, here is a look at how a few of our players are stacking up:

Chipcounts:

Jochum Weenink NL 30000

Armijn Meijer NL 36000

The Main Event is Underway!

We are underway here in the heart of Las Vegas as our Everest Pros and Qualifiers attempt to put their stamp on the American soil tournament that is infamous amongst all poker players, the WSOP.

The players hope to improve upon Antoine Saout's performance for the team last year, so keep your eyes locked here and at EVPVegas.com for all the updates today.