2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura
Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€1,561,700
Entries
322
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 322
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(1)
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 400
flop. Sarwer checked and Heitmann bet 11,500; after a moment Sarwer attempted to call a mere 10,500. "That is not enough," Heitmann told him, "You may only play one card."Nevertheless they proceeded, both checking the
turn. Sarwer checked the 
river too and Heitmann now tried it on for another 22,500. This time, though, Sarwer raised to 53,000, and eventually Heitmann passed.
, and Kleijnen was looking for his 
to hold up for a double.The flop was good, coming
to keep the at-risk Dutchman in the lead. The turn, however, brought the 
, pulling the other Dutchman in front. Kleijnen stood from his chair as the dealer ran the river card: 
. Unable to win his final pot of the day, the four-named Hollander has been sent to the rail. Despite a few lost pots, Visser is still holding strong at 280,000.Just 52 players remain as the money bubble approacheth.
Sousa:
Van Til:
Board:
Sousa - doubles to 240,000
Van Til - down to 106,000
board, with both Martin Wendt and Anthony Lellouche checking.They proceeded in the traditional manner to the river, which was the
. Wendt now bet out 19,000, but was met with a raise to 40,500 from Lellouche."You're running so good you flopped a flush?" Wendt enquired. There was no response from Lellouche, so Wendt assumed no flush and called -- only for Lellouche to turn over
for a rivered broadway straight. With a smile and a shake of his head, Wendt paid up and flashed the 
.Wendt - 235,000
Lellouche - 660,000
flop. The action is a little hazy, but there was a bet of 60,000 in front of Jeff Sarwer on the button and Lebedev was looking ready to vomit. He folded, and was left with 91,600 while Sarwer raked in the 100,000 or so pot.
For the short stacks, it seems nobody wants to double them up. A few of them have been shoving every few hands, but so far they aren't finding any takers. For the big stacks, it seems that the tables are mostly content to let them pick up the blinds and antes a couple times per orbit. Some of the, well, better players in the room are actually playing poker, but those who aren't comfortable splashing around are choosing to just sit tight and wait for cards.
