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So winced Toby Lewis with a smile as the two of them fought over a pot with hands so similar they may have been siblings. Lewis had fired twice - 150k on the 
flop, and 425k on the 
turn, but when Jacobson checked the 
river he checked behind, his 
pipping Jacobson's 
.
Martin Jacobson opened the button to 125,000 and Toby Lewis called in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Lewis led out for 150,000. Jacobson's face betrayed the tiniest element of puzzlement but he made the call and the dealer put out the 
on the turn.
This time Lewis bet 375,000 and after some more serious thinking, Jacobson slotted out the call as the pot swelled to over a million. The river was the 
and again Lewis bet, but this time it was relatively small, he pushed out 450,000. Jacobson took less time here and folded after thinking for about 30 seconds. Lewis is firmly in control here at the moment, but Jacobson doesn't look ruffled.
Martin Jacobson opened for 125,000 but Toby Lewis made it 385,000 to go. Jacobson took his customary 30 seconds or so to make a decision, and eventually he called.
They saw a 
flop and Lewis now took a moment to dwell up before betting out 400,000. Jacobson tanked... and tanked... and eventually, very quietly, told the dealer that he would like to go all in for around 3 million.
Lewis folded without delay and dipped to 7.3 million. Jacobson rallied to 4.2 million.
Although it has to be said it's busier on Toby's side of the avenue. Two fairly large pots just played out, the first looking like it could be serious:
Button Martin Jacobson raised to 125k, Lewis threebet (385k) and after a short ponder and a deliberate, calm chip riffle, Jacobson repopped him (775k). Back to Lewis, who then moved all in - gaining a brief flicker of frustration from the Swede along with a fold and a no-flop big pot.
The next Jacobson button saw a little of the same, a raise to 125k and a Lewis re-raise to 385k. This time, however, Jacobson just called (after quite a think). Both players checked the 
flop, and Jacobson took the pot with a bet of 425k on the 
river.
After a few hands' worth of small-ball back and forth, the following bit of juicy action occurred.
Toby Lewis raised to 125,000 on the button and Martin Jacobson called. They saw a flop.
Flop: 
Jacobson checked to Lewis, who bet 150,000. Jacobson now check-raised to 375,000. Lewis made the call.
Turn: 
- bringing in a variety of draws
Jacobson now bet out 525,000 - but after a few moments of silent tankage, Lewis made it 1.9 million. Jacobon looked frankly a little alarmed, and peeked at his hole cards. Before long he'd folded, and as the British rail stopped chugging beers long enough to cheer wildly, Lewis increased his stack to 8.1 million. Jacobson is now looking relatively short on 3.4 million.
Daniel Negreanu has fared much better in the golf/poker side event here in Vilamoura, taking the title and just over €8,000 for which he got a round of applause and a rail rubdown at the same time. "It's all about the golf," he countered - his team having shot five under par and won themselves a modest 2,500 extra chips. The first half of the challenge, played yesterday, was actully won by the team consisting of Team PokerStars Pro John Duthie, former Dutch national golfer Willem Vork and Joachim Selzer from Germany, but the larger chip advantage moved on to the tournament part of it didn't give any of them enough momentum to win.
Negreanu beat Pieter de Korver heads up after around five hours of play, and he took the lion's share of the prizepool, with the Dutch EPT winner bagging €4,444.
EPT founder John Duthie won an extra prize - four rounds of golf at Pinhal - for playing the shot closest to the pin and Willem Vork won the same for longest drive. The popularity of golf among poker players might signal the planning of more of these events in the future. We're waiting for the Triathlon To Table Takedown in the Pokernews press box.
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 5,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,050,000 | -150,000 |
|
4,485,000 | 185,000 |
Instead, we break.
An enormous hand started small - Toby Lewis min-raised to 100,000 from the button. Martin Jacobson, however, made it a little bigger - he reraised to what looked like 275,000. Lewis called.
They saw a flop and Jacobson tanked up for a while before betting out 325,000. Lewis tanked up too, and eventually made the call.
The turn was the 
and Jacobson now tank-bet 725,000. Lewis tank-called again.
This all took a very long time in real life.
So eventually they arrived at the 
river and this time Jacobson tank-checked. Lewis checked behind and raised an eyebrow in query as he turned over . Jacobson presumably couldn't beat it as he just mucked, and to rapturous applause from the tipsy Brits at the rail, Lewis took the lead.
Lewis - 7.2 million
Jacobson - 4.3 million
