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

No Quads This Time for Levi

Nicolas "Hat Pimp" Levi is down to 85,000 after calling a bet of around 10,000 from Tome Moreira on a {10-Spades} {5-Spades} {7-Clubs} flop, and then another bet of 20,000 on the {3-Diamonds} river. They both checked the {8-Clubs} turn and Moreira flipped {A-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} for not much - nevertheless Levi couldn't beat it, and he mucked.

Tags: Nicolas Levi

Sousa's the Loser

Ricardo Sousa limped under the gun, and with small blind Stefan Mattsson and big blind Ross Boatman coming along for the ride, they saw a {6-Clubs} {7-Spades} {9-Hearts} flop. They checked it round.

Come the {3-Hearts} turn Mattsson bet out 3,020. Boatman passed, but a giggling Sousa called.

They found themselves looking at a {9-Diamonds} river and Mattsson checked. "Do you have a nine?" asked a grinning Sousa. "What do you have?" came Mattsson's response. "Are you trapping with a nine?" Sousa tried again, and this time Mattsson said nothing. Sousa bet 4,000 and after a moment Mattsson called.

He didn't have a nine - but his {Q-Spades} {7-Hearts} was good enough to beat Sousa's mere {Q-Hearts} {J-Hearts}.

Sousa dips to 63,000.

Tags: Ricardo Sousa

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

Sanchez Steams Ahead

Cheerful Spanish micro-qualifier Jesus "Tiger" (that's what it says on the back of his shirt) Sanchez is on fire - he's up to 250,000 after taking another hefty pot off of chip leader Matthew Nieberg.

Sanchez raised to 4,100 preflop and Nieberg made ot 11,200. Call. They saw a {6-?} {6-?} {J-?} flop and Sanchez checked. Nieberg tried it on for 14,000 - but folded when Sanchez check-raised to 45,000. Nieberg folded.

"I told you twice already, you've got to respect me!" said Sanchez as he triumphantly tabled {8-?} {10-?} offsuit.

Sanchez - 250,000
Nieberg - 315,000

Tags: Jesus SanchezMatthew Nieberg

Former Chip Leader in Trouble

How the mighty have fallen.

Marco della Tommasina, at one point yesterday a gigantic chip leader, has been reduced to around 30,000. Most recently he shoved it all in to a raise from online qualifier Hugo Felix, who eventually passed.

Deeb v. Sarwer: Sarwer Having None of It

Under the gun, Jeff Sarwer opened to 4,800, and his old pal Shaun Deeb came along with him for a heads-up flop. The dealer spread out {8-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {7-Spades}, and both players checked. They would do the same on the {Q-Diamonds} turn, and the river brought the {7-Diamonds}. When Sarwer checked a third time, Deeb stacked out 6,700 chips and slid them across the line.

Sarwer leaned back in his chair with a smirk on his face. "Friggin' four-flush," he said, still smiling and shooting glances across the table. After another minute or so, he hurriedly stacked together the call and plunked it into the pot. Deeb tabled {A-Hearts} {9-Hearts} for the airball. Sarwer proudly flipped over {2-Clubs} {2-Hearts}, his lowly pair of deuces good enough to earn him the pot.

Sarwer - 255,000
Deeb - 55,000

Tags: Jeff SarwerShaun Deeb

Kelly Not Well-y

As reported to us by PokerNews pet Gloria Balding, JP Kelly raised to 6,000 preflop and then called all in when another player reraised to cover him.

Kelly was in pretty good shape with {A-?} {Q-?} against his opponent's {K-?} {6-?}, but a cruel six on the river spelled the end of Kelly's first outing as a Team Pokerstars Pro.

Tags: JP Kelly