2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
78
Prize
€404,793
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€1,561,700
Entries
322
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000

Black's Line

Guillaume Da Silva raised before the flop, and Andy Black called from the blinds. The flop came out {6-Hearts} {5-Spades} {A-Diamonds}, and both players checked. When the turn brought the {A-Clubs}, Black led out with a bet of 5,000, and Da Silva called quickly. The river was the {8-Spades}, and Black flicked out a tiny bet of 2,000. Da Silva shook his head and called, and Black showed {7-Spades} {7-Clubs}, his two pair good enough to win.

"Most people increase their bets," said Black with a chuckle. "But I like to reduce mine."

His bets got smaller and his stack got bigger; Black is up to about 135,000 after that pot.

Tags: Andy BlackGuillaume Da Silva

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 200

Levi Breaks

Tome Moreira opened the pot with a button raise, and Nicolas Levi moved all in for about 60,000 from the big blind. Moreira quickly called to put him at risk, turning over {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds}. Levi shook his head and showed his {A-Hearts} {5-Hearts}.

The board would fail to provide any help for Levi, running out {J-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {3-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {K-Hearts}. That's all she wrote for the well-hatted Frenchman.

Tags: Nicolas LeviTome Moreira

Marlene Up Against the Wall

Martin Wendt raised to 5,800 in early position, only for Marlene Cerqueira to his immediate left to push for her last 48,700. Wendt gave it some serious thought... But eventually he folded, and Cerqueira lives to fight another couple of hands anyway.

Tags: Martin Wendt

He Came, He Sarwer, He Conquered

The board read {9-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {8-Spades} {K-Clubs}; the pot had somehow swelled to around 150,000. When we caught up with the action, there was a bet of 150,000 in front of Jeff Sarwer. Across the table, Andre Santos appeared to have fallen asleep over his remaining 90,000 or so, head in hands.

After a while tablemate Allan Baekke called time, eliciting an absolutely instantaneous fold from Santos. A small puff of air, possibly also of relief, escaped Sarwer's lips, as he moves on up to 500,000 or so, the clear chip lead.

Menendez Gunned Down

We arrived tableside to see Miguel Menendez moving all in from the big blind position on a {Q-Hearts} {9-Spades} {J-Diamonds} flop. Nicolo Calia across the table considered it but passed; back to Andy Black in the small blind, who called.

Menendez: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}
Black: {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}

Turn: {3-Spades}
River: {7-Hearts}

Menendez is out, while Black is up to 280,000 or so, although we at PokerNews deplore and denounce his uneven stacking technique.

Tags: Andy Black