Vilamoura Championship Main Event Day 1b | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

11-18-2009 19:52 UTC

The Important Bit

[user46392]

Ah, sweet monies. Our 322 entrants have generated a €1,561,700 prize pool, which will be distributed thus:

1 € 404,793
2 € 257,681
3 € 156,170
4 € 117,128
5 € 78,085
6 € 62,468
7 € 46,851
8 € 31,234
9-10 € 23,426
11-12 € 17,180
13-14 € 13,274
15-16 € 11,713
17-24 € 10,151
25-32 € 8,589
33-40 € 8,121
41-48 € 7,652

11-18-2009 19:49 UTC

Paga-No Mercy

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Wow, it seems like Luca Pagano really has it in for Allan Baekke and his enormous stack. Perhaps infuriated by what Baekke did to his fellow Stars Team Pros earlier in the day, Pagano is not letting up with the aggression.

Just now we witnessed Pagano betting out 4,000 from the big blind position on the river of a {J-Hearts}

board. Baekke duly folded.

Pagano is up to 60,000.

Tags: Allan Baekke Luca Pagano

11-18-2009 19:36 UTC

Baekke Vs. Pagano, Pagano Wins

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We caught with Messrs. Luca Pagano and Allan Baekke on the {3-Diamonds}

flop. It looked like Baekke had checked; either way, Pagano had a bet of 2,750 in front of him. Baekke now made it 8,200. Call.

They saw a {6-Spades}

turn and Baekke checked. This time Pagano announced all in, With the absolute minimum of fuss, Baekke folded.

Current standings

Pagano - 53,500
Baekke - 99,000

Tags: Allan Baekke Luca Pagano

11-18-2009 19:27 UTC

Rutter Up

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Stuart Rutter opened for 1,200 under the gun and got more or less no respect in the shape of calls from Johan van Til, John Eames and the gentleman in the small blind.

Once they'd seen a {5-Diamonds}

flop and the small blind had checked, Rutter bet 3,500. Van Til was the only caller - "How much do you have?" he asked first (58,000 was the reply), but opted for a flat call.

They saw an {8-Clubs}

turn and Rutter now bet 8,000. Van Til gave it up and Rutter and his pink sock hat are up to 65,000 or so.

Tags: Johan van Til Stuart Rutter

11-18-2009 19:27 UTC

The Man With One Name

[user66118]

Our pocket-threes hero from a hand ago was right at it again on the very next hand. The table folded around to "Alexandro" on the button, and he stuck in a raise to 1,800. In the small blind, Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy three-bet him to 5,500, and the big blind quickly folded. Alexandro considered for just a few seconds before announcing an all in, and Collopy's chips beat him into the pot.

Showdown
Alexandro: {K-Spades}

Collopy:

It was bad news once again for the man with no last name. And once again, the board would fail to connect with him, coming out {4-Clubs}

. After having a monster stack just a few seconds ago, Alexandro has dispersed his chips to the table and bid the room farewell.

Collopy is up close to 100,000 after that gift.

Tags: Alexandro Jim Collopy

11-18-2009 19:24 UTC

You Want Action?

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Per Anton Bertilsson opened a can of worms with an under-the-gun raise to 1,550. Next door, Alexia Portal made the smooth call, and action came to Gunnar Rabe in middle position. He made a three-bet to 5,500, and the action wasn't done just yet. The player on the button four-bet it up to 15,000, and the small blind (who calls himself simply "Alexandro") moved all in with the table covered. That was enough to quickly fold Bertilsson, but Alexia Portal committed her final 17,000 chips to the pot, now all in and at risk. Not to be out-done, Rabe followed suit with an all-in call of his own! The button was flabbergasted, and he open-mucked {Q-Spades}

. With the heavy betting action complete, the cards were turned up:

Showdown
Portal: {A-Diamonds}

Rabe:

Alexandro: {3-Spades}

Board:

That's as safe as it gets for Portal, very relieved that the button had the foresight to fold his two queens before the flop. She's tallied a quadruple-up-and-then-some, moving herself all the way up over 70,000 courtesy of those timely aces. Rabe got himself a small rebate for winning the side pot, and Alexandro was reeling as you'll soon find out...

Tags: Alexandro Alexia Portal Gunnar Rabe

11-18-2009 19:00 UTC

Back to Work

[user46392]

Last two levels of the day, here we come!

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 50

11-18-2009 18:45 UTC

Hold Everything

[user66118]

Six levels have come and gone, and it's time for the last 15-minute break of the day. We'll pay two more levels before calling it a night.

11-18-2009 18:45 UTC

Bansi Gets Antsy

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Praz Bansi has been on a bit of a downswing. Up to 80,000 at the last break, he's now perched on a rather more modest, though still above-average, 58,000.

Most recently he seems to have raised under the gun and got one caller across the table to see a {4-Diamonds}