Vilamoura Championship Main Event Day 4 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

11-21-2009 14:37 UTC

Table Break

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With 16 players left, we're down to the final two tables. The seating chart is forthcoming.

11-21-2009 14:34 UTC

Javier Garcia Eliminated in 17th Place (€10,151)

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From early position, Jude Ainsworth opened the pot to 25,000. Next door, Javier Garcia put in the call, and Michel Abecassis came along from the big blind.

Three-handed, the dealer ran out a flop of {6-Spades}

. When the first two men checked, Garcia moved all 202,000 of his chips across the betting line. Michel Abecassis asked for a count before making the quick call, and Ainsworth ducked out of the way. With Garcia now at risk, the cards were on their backs:

Garcia: {J-Clubs}

Abecassis: {J-Diamonds}

Abecassis was in the lead with top pair, but Garcia had the overcard and the flush draw to work with. The turn {J-Hearts}

was no help at all, though, and the {7-Spades}

that filled out the board was the right color, wrong suit. Unable to improve, Javier Garcia becomes our 17th-place finisher.

Tags: Javier Garcia Jude Ainsworth Michel Abecassis

11-21-2009 14:29 UTC

Ricardo Sousa Eliminated in 18th Place (€10,151)

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Ricardo Sousa was all in before the flop with {A-Clubs}

for about 120,000, and he ran into Team PokerStars Pro Jude Ainsworth and his {10-Diamonds}

. It's a pocket-pair frenzy over on Table 2. With Sousa at risk, the dealer ran out the board:

{K-Hearts}

Sousa found a four on the flop, but he was unable to get over the hump to survive. He's been knocked off in 18th place.

Tags: Jude Ainsworth Ricardo Sousa

11-21-2009 14:26 UTC

Was it Ainsworth it?

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Jude Ainsworth is down to 325,000 after getting involved with chip daddy Antonio Matias.

Ainsworth checked the {J-Spades}

flop, before min-raising to a 60,000 bet from Matias. Matias called.

Both players checked the {10-Hearts}

turn, and Ainsworth bet out 100,000 on the {10-Spades}

river. Matias however raised to 300,000, and with an almighty sigh Ainsworth passed.

11-21-2009 14:22 UTC

Anyone Fancy It?

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Sorel Mizzi and Jason Mercier are looking extremely bored as they wait for their €10,000 sit and go to fill up. It could be a while...

11-21-2009 14:21 UTC

Joao Barbosa Eliminated in 19th Place (€10,151)

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Joao Barbosa (small blind) found himself all in preflop against Pierre Neuville (big blind).

Barbosa: {J-Hearts}

Neuville:

Board:

Out he goes.

Tags: Joao Barbosa

11-21-2009 14:19 UTC

Quote of the Day

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Jeff Sarwer, eavesdropping on a conversation between Sorel Mizzi and someone else where contact details were exchanged:

"Sorel, I heard your email. I'm going to spam you. Is it ever ok to four-bet with..."

11-21-2009 14:14 UTC

Felix Flips a Coin

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From the button, Hugo Felix shoved his 148,000 remaining chips into the middle of the table. Gino Gabriel has been dying to play a hand today, and he finally found one to call with, matching the bet from the big blind to put Felix at risk.

Showdown
Felix: {A-Hearts}

Gabriel:

Let's flip a coin, shall we? The flop came out {3-Clubs}

. "No help," said Thomas Kremser on the microphone, although Felix had picked up four more outs to the straight. The {J-Clubs}

on the turn was a great miss too, as Felix picked up an additional three outs to make a better two pair. With a myriad of outs to work with, Felix would find one: the {10-Diamonds}

on the river filled in his gutshot and double him up over 300,000.

"Vamos!" came the shouts from the rail.

11-21-2009 14:06 UTC

Barbosa All In Against Visser

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Joao Barbosa opened the pot to 20,000, and Ruben Visser three-bet to 46,000 a couple seats over. Next to him, Andrei Vlasenko moved all in for 182,000. That was enough to quickly fold Barbosa, but Visser made the call to put his opponent at risk.

Showdown
Barbosa: {J-Hearts}

Visser:

Barbosa was poised for a much-needed double up, and that's just what he would get. The dealer ran out the board: {K-Hearts}