Matthew Woodward Eliminated in 2nd Place (€1,300,000); Pieter de Korver Wins 2009 EPT Grand Final!

Hand No. 154:

Woodward finally decides to raise a button, making it 750,000 to go. Pieter de Korver calls. Hooray! The flop: {5-Hearts}

. De Korver checks, allowing Woodward to bet another 750,000 before de Korver check-raises all in for 20,000,000. Woodward shakes his head, thinks it over, then calls.

de Korver: {9-Spades}

Woodward:

De Korver has middle pair, with not a great kicker, but surprisingly he's ahead of Woodward's middle pair, worse kicker! The only difference is that Woodward has a heart draw to go with his pair. He's going to need another pair or a heart to stay in this tournament.

Turn: {Q-Spades}

Woodward looks deflated. Even though he has more outs to a chop now, he seems to know that the title is not in his future. He's right; the river falls {7-Spades}