2008 PokerStars.net EPT Polish Open
PokerStars EPT Warsaw Main Event
Day: 4
Impromptu Break
We're Back
Sousa Spikes a Straight; Cripples Viberg
Mathias was left with just over 100,000 in chips after the hand, while Ricardo soared past the 1.4 million mark.
Mathias Viberg Eliminated in 3rd Place ($315,375)
Mathias:
Michael:
The flop gave both players something: , bringing a set for Michael and a double belly-buster for Mathias. The turn and river were the and , which means that Mathias is eliminated in third place winning ($315,375).
Level: 26
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 0
Udpated Chip Counts
Ricardo Sousa: 1,640,000
Michael Schulze: 1,870,000
"Rico Suave" Takes the Chip Lead
From the button, Michael opened with an 80,000 pre-flop raise and Sousa made the call. The flop came and the action went check (Ricardo), bet 120,000 (Schulze), call (Ricardo).
The action stayed the same when the fell on the turn, only this time Schulze upped the ante to 200,000.
The river brought a jerkwater which prompted both players to knuckle the felt and Sousa tabled the which was good enough to take down the pot. After the hand, Sousa had approximately 2.2 million in chips to Schulze's 1.4 million.
Schulze The Aggressor
Chip counts:
Ricardo: 1,950,000
Michael: 1,650,000
All Square
Ricardo then went into the tank, and it is important that we stress that when Ricardo goes into the tank, he dives deep... We're talking scuba gear, flippers, a full body wet suit; the works... When he eventually surfaced for air, he gave a short speech, suggesting that he thought Michael had hit his flush draw and finally laid down his hand.
Chip counts after the hand are as follows:
Michael Schulze: 1,850,000
Ricardo Sousa: 1,750,000