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Amsterdam Masterclassics - Day One Live Update
danafish:
As we are about to go eat some dinner, I will leave you with the phenomenon that is Bitterballen.
Just as Jen and I were thinking a little snack might be a good idea, a lady appeared in the press room with platters of the traditional Dutch croquettes. Great, thought we, the fine people here have brought us snacks out of the kindness of their hearts, now we don"t have to queue at the bar for chips.
Jen bit into one first. Oh my God, said she. What does it taste like, cried we. Like hot, she replied, I think it"s made of gravy.
Actually we don"t know what they"re made of at all. They"re not unpleasant if you cover them in mustard, except for the texture, which closely resembles slightly meaty slime.
I spoke to my brother, a resident of Amsterdam, who informs me that a few weeks ago his Rembrandtsplein neighbourhood of the city was host to the world"s largest croquette. Here it is, along with the ones we have just eaten.
lukybugur:
OK, is anyone else who hasn"t Googled it thinking that the "slightly meaty slime" could be the testicle of an animal ... ?
FlyingPig73:
haha.... done the same.....Then thought better of it, as I was about to eat my tea...
danafish:
Oh my god. I ate two of those.
Ok, after a dinner of something that was definitely not anything"s testicles, although Benjo did his best to convince us it was dog, we are now back in the press room, where it looks like JJ Hazan is OUT. Jen is getting his story even now.
Djinn:
Early elimination post dinner break in the form of an ever-upbeat JJ Hazan. Having come third in this event last year he was back for more, finding himself on a tough "mainly Scandinavian" table which put him to the test right from the start. From a high point of 12k he flopped a set of Threes on a 7c 5d :3h: board, but when his opponent re-raised his 2k bet on the 4s turn enough to set him in, he declined to call (and was shown a Six for his restraint).
Then "I went down to 4k - that was my fault," and then it was a suited A-Q which hit top pair against a K-T straight drawing. They hit, and he hit the rail.
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