No Payoff for Abecassis
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It folded to Michel Abecassis in the small blind, who quietly announced all in for another 348,000. The bog blind passed, and after a while so did Matias, flashing the
as he did so.
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura
Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 5
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€1,561,700
Entries
322
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000
It folded to Michel Abecassis in the small blind, who quietly announced all in for another 348,000. The bog blind passed, and after a while so did Matias, flashing the
as he did so.
Sarwer Picks One Up
Skampa checked the
flop, and then both he and Neuville laid it down to a 135,000 bet from Sarwer.
One Raise Enough for Sarwer
.Neuville continued out with a bet of 95,000, drawing a long stare from Sawer. After about a minute, Jeff made a raise to 215,000. Pierre spent another couple minutes debating his play, occasionally looking like he wanted to at least call the bet. In the end, though, he passed his cards back to the dealer, sending the pot over to Sarwer.
Updated Chip Counts
Jan Skampa - 1,075,000
Jeff Sarwer - 2,150,000
Antonio Matias - 2,725,000
Joao Silva - 490,000
Michel Abecassis - 422,000
Pierre Neuville - 880,000
Franklin Can't Move Matias
The dealer ran out the first three cards:
. Franklin fired a healthy bet of 105,000, and Matias quickly began stacking out a raise. He made it 250,000 straight, and the decision was back on the 18-year-old. After a long pause, Franklin sat still as he quietly announced, "Reraise." He counted out another 550,000 and added them to the pot for a total bet of 655,000. Matias didn't waste too much time calling.The turn card came the
to put trips on board. Franklin sat absolutely motionless for what felt like an eternity before he tapped the table. Matias immediately announced an all in, and Franklin couldn't have mucked any faster.The big pot goes to the big stack, and he's increased his chip lead significantly. Franklin, on the other hand, has just squandered half of his chip stack in one fell swoop.
Matias - 3,450,000
Franklin - 735,000
Abecassis Drops in Chip Counts, Out of Sight
flop. Both players checked.Come the
turn, and Neuville bet out 65,000. Abecassis called, and they proceeded.The river was the
and Neuville now bet out 125,000. Abecassis, down to his last 300,000 or so. disappeared into the tank. He must have got lost in there, as it was a good five minutes before Neuville called the clock and Abecassis insta-folded. He stalked off, possibly to throw up in the bathroom.
Silva Not Heading for Gold Right Now
Most recently, he opened for 60,000 and got a call from Pierre Neuville on the cutoff. He continuation-bet 70,000 on the
flop, which Neuville called. Come the 
turn he checked, and when Neuville made it 125,000 to go, Silva gave it up.
Neuville Doubles Through Matias in Monster Pot
flop which they both checked.The turn came down the
and Matias bet out 105,000. Neuville flatted, and they proceeded.The river was the
, and all hell broke loose. Matias bet out 227,000 - and Neuville announced all in for over a million. "I have to call," said Matias. And he did just that.Matias:
for tripsNeuville:
for a full houseNeuville doubles to around 2.5 million; Matias drops to a similar sum.
Franklin Stands His Ground
. Neuville knocked the table, and Franklin eventually checked behind.The turn brought the
and a leading bet of 70,000 from Neuville. After just a short while, Franklin matched it with a call. The 
was the river, and Neuville fired another 125,000. The young Franklin took several minutes to mull it over before making the call."King," said Neuville in a disappointed tone. Franklin tabled
, and his three pair is enough to earn him the pot. That win puts him right back at 1 million as the first break approaches.
Hold the Action.