2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura
Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 5
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Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 2,000
There are five minutes remaining in Level 22.
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 2,000
Silva checked the
flop and then called a bet from Matias. Silva then bet out 75,000 on the
turn, but laid it down to a 250,000 raise from Matias. There was polite applause from the rail, who seemed happy just a Portuguese player had won a hand, never mind that a Portuguese player had also been on the losing end.
flop. Over to Sarwer, who bet 65,000 with an oddly theatrical flourish. It was enough to make Franklin fold.
Skampa check-called 56,000 on the
flop and again on the
turn. When both players checked the
river, showdown revealed that Skampa's
had been miles ahead of Matias'
the whole way, and he took the pot.
Showdown
Vlasenko:

Franklin:

The flop was pretty dry for the at-risk player as it came out
. The
on the turn left Vlasenko drawing to just two outs, and the
on the river is, indeed, not a nine when viewed right-side-up. Unable to improve his underdog nines, Andrei Vlasenko shook hands with his opponents and made his way out the door to a big ovation. His 8th-place showing is good for more than €30,000.Photo courtesy of PokerStars and Neil Stoddart