Andjelko Andrejevic Wins WPT Amsterdam Main Event (€200,000)

After five fabulous days of live poker in Amsterdam’s beautiful Holland Casino, the latest World Poker Tour Main Event has been won by Andjelko Andrejevic! With scorching weather in Amsterdam, the action has been just as hot at the tables all week, and our newest WPT Champions Club member Andrejevic hit the hottest result of his poker career to date.

With six players returning to action at the Holland Casino, all eyes were on three-time WPT Champions Club member Anthony Zinno as he looked to win what would have been a record fourth Main Event title. But while Zinno was dreaming of history, everyone else was looking to book their maiden WPT title, and all six players looked desperate for the win.

One observer in the Holland Casino had a special reason to be on the rail – he was here to see who would take his crown from last year. Farid Yachou not only won the WPT Amsterdam Main Event last season, but the recent WPT Tournament of Champions in what was only his fourth ever live tournament. The friendliest WPT Champions Club member in any cardroom was on hand to tell us his thoughts on the action.

With the average stack at the start of the final table around 30 big blinds, it wasn’t long before we lost our first player. Hans Bosman was the longest-lasting Dutch player in his home country tournament, but when he moved all-in with in hand #7, he was called by Zinno, whose held through the board of . Bosman cashed for an impressive €40,396.

Just nine hands later, Senh Ung followed him out of the door with €50,518 softening the blow, after the British-based player was all-in with and was outdrawn by Andjelko Andrejevic, whose hit a jack on the board of to bring about four-handed play.

With play slowing down, overnight chip-leader Andjelko Andrejevic was stretching away from the others, with Zinno and Fara clear of Emrah Cakmak. After seeing a hand he was massive favorite in on the flop turn into a hop after the river, Cakmak decided the time was right to get his chips into the middle on hand #43, moving all-in from the button with . Unfortunately for him, Tomas Fara had and that held through the board to bust Cakmak in 4th Place for a cash of €67,300.

With a trio of players now remaining, a power battle emerged between Zinno and Andrejevic, which the latter ended up on top in after some feisty skirmishes. That proved pivotal when Andrejevic raised to 225,000 with , prompting a move all-in from Anthony Zinno for his final 1,785,000 with . But the three-time champion was caught in a trap by Tomas Fara, who held pocket aces and his re-shove was folded by Andrejevic. Zinno busted on a board, and we were heads-up after 78 hands.

Going into heads-up with a slight lead, Andjelko Andrejevic lost it a couple of times, but each time he did drop back to even or slightly behind Fara, Andrejevic pushed harder, and eventually built himself into a 3:1 chip lead that told. After a mammoth yet at times cagey heads-up battle, the duel ended in the 161st hand when Andrejevic shoved with and Fara called off for his tournament life with .

The flop put the Serbian in control, after it came as he paired his eight, and through the turn of and river of confirmed Andjelko Andrejevic as our Amsterdam champion. He wins not just the €200,000 top prize, but also the Tournament of Champions entry, worth $15,400! Our runner-up Tomas Fara put in a fantastic performance, earning €143,300 for coming second in what has been a brilliant final day of poker.