2008 PokerStars.net EPT Polish Open
PokerStars EPT Warsaw Main Event
Day: 4
Limping and Walking
The biggest pot was when Ricardo made it 125,000 pre-flop and Michael called. The flop was dealt and Michael won with a 300,000 bet.
15-Minute Break
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 0
We're Back
Check, Bet, Fold
Pendulum Swings Again
Michael made it 150,000 on the small blind and Ricardo called. On a flop of Michael bet 200,000. Ricardo min-raised to 400,000, which prompted a swift all-in from Michael. Ricardo did not dwell as long as he usually does before folding, but he did mumble something about clubs as his cards went into the muck.
Michael: 2,150,000
Ricardo: 1,450,000
Ricardo Sousa Eliminated; Schulze Claims EPT Warsaw Title!
Michael:
Ricardo:
The board was dealt out , the ace on the turn meaning that Ricardo (who had fewer chips at the start of the hand) was eliminated in second place winning $536,276.
This means that the EPT Warsaw champion is Michael Schulze from Germany, who walks away with $946,269 and the trophy.
German Claims EPT Polish Open Title
For Ricardo Sousa, on the other hand, the runner-up finish means the world. The $536,276 that Ricardo won here today catapults him to the top of the Portuguese all-time money list, leaps and bounds beyond his next-closest countryman. Ricardo's result was perhaps just as big for poker in Portugal as it was for the man himself, as the country is currently in the infant stages of its own poker boom.
Congratulations to Ricardo, Michael and all of the Polish Open finalists for their outstanding individual performances. That concludes our coverage of the 2008 PokerStars.net EPT Polish Open. Next up for the PokerNews tournament coverage team: San Remo, Italy, for an April Fool's Day date with Casino San Remo and the EPT.
Until then, from Warsaw, Poland - good night and good luck!
PokerStars EPT Warsaw Main Event
Day 4 Completed