2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura
Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 2
Gigantic Chip Leader Discovered
Scandinavian Warfare
He's up to about 110,000 after that all-Scandinavian battle.
Reinkemeier Chops Plot But Still Loses Out to a Bluff
Kelly - 35,000
Reinkemeier - 70,000
By the by, Reinkemeier was telling a tale of woe while this was all taking place.
"I asked a waitress for a coffee and she said it was 50c, but she needed the money in advance. I asked her why, she said she needed the change, so I gave her a euro. Then she never came back."
"Wow, you got bluffed," commiserated a tablemate.
"Maybe she wasn't a waitress," offered another.
Frenchman Finds Quaaaaaaaads
Levi:
Moreira:
Board:
Yup, quads'll do it. Levi doubles to a shade over 80,000.
Spaniard Finds Quaaaaaads
So there was around 70,000 in the pot by the river, when Cecilia bet out 25,000. Karmazinas called - but his face sank like a lead zeppelin when Cecilia turned over for flopped quads. He showed pocket eights, and is down to 100,000 while the Spaniard moves on up to 150,000.
"Spanish power," declared a completely unbiased member of the Spanish media. Indeed.
Kramarruko Sent Back to Russia
Kramarruko: for top pair
Rodrigues: for two pair and a flush draw
River:
And that's it for the Russian.
Black is Back
Down to his last 25,800 chips, Black shoved them in under the gun. Two seats over, Visser asked for a count before making the call. The table folded out of the way, and it was heads up for Black's tournament life.
Showdown
Black:
Visser:
The flop was both excellent and dreadful for the at-risk Black, coming . He'd flopped his set, but Visser pointed to his jack of hearts as he was now drawing live to the flush. That was no longer the case after the turn brought the , filling in Black's quads and securing his double up. He's back up around 54,800 and back to smiling.
Losing Karma
Coelho and Cecilia both flipped and chopped it up. Karmazinas continued to huff and puff.
Deeb v. Sarwer
On a turned board showing , the two men had already built a pot of about 50,000. Sarwer checked, and Deeb fired a bet of 22,300. Sarwer then stuck in a check-raise to 45,000, and Deeb went into the tank for several minutes. He eventually took off his shades to get a better look, and, after several more minutes, he called.
The river came the , putting trips on board. Sarwer knocked the table this time, and Deeb thought it over for another several minutes. He eventually checked behind, and Sarwer tabled . "Just a seven," he said, unsure. It was good though; Deeb mucked his hand with a frown, slipping down to about 60,000. Sarwer, on the other hand, seems to have just pipped the 200,000-chip mark with that pot.