The final table of the first-ever WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam event concluded on Monday, and it was the Netherlands’ own Thijs Menco earning the €73,239 first-place prize. Menco topped a field of 243 entries at Holland Casino and defeated fellow countryman Pim van Wassenberg in heads-up play.
Menco also earned a €2,000 package to WPTDeepStacks’ season-ending European event.
WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam Final Table Results
1st: Thijs Menco – €73,239
2nd: Pim van Wassenberg – €51,485
3rd: Dennis Bijen | Netherlands – €32,405
4th: Tobias Peters – €19,710
5th: Kees Aerts – €15,225
6th: Richard Milne – €12,615
7th: Fredrick Andersson – €10,750
8th: Ami Barer – €9,170
9th: Alberto Stegeman – €7,330
On the final hand of the tournament, van Wassenberg limped in from the button with the blinds at 50,000/100,000 with an ante of 10,000. Menco raised to 250,000 from the big blind, and van Wassenberg called to take the 
flop. Both players checked, and the turn was the 
. Menco led the turn with a bet of 725,000, and van Wassenberg called to see the 
river hit the board. Menco moved all in, covering van Wassenberg’s remaining stack of around 1 million, and van Wassenberg quickly called with the 
for two pair. Menco had the 
for a flush and was crowned the first-ever WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam champion.
Menco arrived at the final table of nine with the shortest stack remaining. When play began on Monday, he quickly started the chip up and move away from the bottom of the pack. At the first break of the final table, Menco had moved up to second in chips, behind only Tobias Peters with seven players remaining. Leading up to that point, Dutch television presenter Alberto Stegeman finished in ninth place, and 2014 Aussie Millions champion fell in eighth place.
After the break, Menco busted Fredrick Andersson in seventh place to take the lead.
Menco also eliminated Dennis Bijen in third place and Tobias Peters in fourth place en route to getting heads up with van Wassenberg. When heads-up play began, Menco had a 2-1 lead, with his 4.875 million ahead of van Wassenberg’s 2.41 million.
The stacks quickly evened out, and then van Wassenberg took the lead in the match. Menco was able to double back through van Wassenberg, though, and took a commanding lead. Shortly after the big double from Menco, the tournament came to an end. Van Wassenberg was eliminated in second place and scored €51,485 in prize money.
WPTDeepStacks Amsterdam was part of the Season XVI WPT Amsterdam festival, and next up on the schedule is the WPT Amsterdam €3,300 Main Event starting Tuesday, May 9. Stay tuned to WPT.com for continued coverage.