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

11-21-2009 12:36 UTC

Check the Deck

[user66118]

Table 2 has played four hands today. Pocket aces have been shown down in three of them, resulting in two eliminations. Perhaps it's time for one new deck.

11-21-2009 12:48 UTC

Abecassis Fills Up

[user46392]

Back at the Table Of Death, and we joined the action as Michel Abecassis was checking on the turn, the board reading {A-Clubs}

. Jude Ainsworth bet 35,000, and Abecassis called.

Abecassis checked the {3-Hearts}

river too, and then called 42,000 from Ainsworth. Abecassis flipped {A-Diamonds}

(again, where are all these aces coming from?) and Ainsworth mucked.

Abecassis - 375,000
Ainsworth - 345,000

Tags: Michel Abecassis

11-21-2009 12:56 UTC

Table of Death Continues to Astound with its Deathliness

[user46392]

Michel Abecassis raised to 20,500 under the gun and was looked up by Ricardo Sousa (cutoff), Antony Lellouche (button) and Antonio Matias (big blind). That's respect for you.

They saw a {J-Diamonds}

flop and Matias bet out 40,500. Sousa was the only caller.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds}

and Matias bet out another 100,500. Sousa made some complex mental calculations, before attempting to call for 50,500. He was put right, looked unhappy, and continued.

Come the {J-Spades}

river, Matias bet out 200,500. Sousa dwelled up for many minutes, his eyes wandering all over the place. At last he folded. Matias showed him {J-Clubs}

for a full house. Sousa claimed {A-?}

.

11-21-2009 13:04 UTC

Jim Collopy Eliminated in 22nd Place (€10,151)

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First into the pot from the button, Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy raised it up to 19,000. The small blind quickly folded, but Ryan Franklin asked for a count from the big. Both players had about 200,000 in front of them, with Franklin having the slightly covering stack. He quietly announced, "All in."

Collopy had his earphones in and didn't initially hear the announcement. He took one side out and looked around, "Huh?" The dealer repeated, "Player is all in," and Collopy instantly called for his tournament life.

Showdown
Collopy: {A-Diamonds}

Franklin:

Collopy stood from his chair and wandered away from the table. "Okay," he reassured himself. "We can do this."

The flop was a clean slate for Queso, coming out {2-Spades}

. The turn {4-Clubs}

provided some chop outs for Franklin, but this would not be a split pot. The {J-Spades}

peeled off on the river, and Collopy could only shake his head and meander off toward the rail.

After another deep run in a major tournament, Collopy comes up short, exiting in 22nd place.

Tags: Jim Collopy Ryan Franklin

11-21-2009 13:07 UTC

Guillaume Da Silva Eliminated in 21st Place (€10,151)

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Guillaume Da Silva was all in before the flop with {J-Clubs}

, but in another sick big-pair-versus-big-pair showdown, he would soon find out that he had run into Santiago Terrazas and his {Q-Clubs}

.

The board was a big dry desert for the at-risk Da Silva, coming {K-Clubs}

. The hits just keep on coming here at the final three tables. Da Silva has become the latest victim of the furious action, exiting in 21st place.

Tags: Guillaume Da Silva Santiago Terrazzas

11-21-2009 13:18 UTC

Antony Lellouche Eliminated in 20th Place (€10,151)

[user46392]

When we got to the table, there was a {2-Clubs}

flop out, and Antonio Matias was check-raising 100,000 from the small blind position. Antony Lellouche called from the cutoff.

Matias checked the {Q-Spades}

turn and Lellouche bet 145,000. After a few moments' thought, Matias made the call.

The river was the {2-Diamonds}

and Matias checked. Lellouche asked to see Matias' stack, and also for the pot to be spread. He thought about it for a while - and then announced all in. And after very little time, Matias announced call.

Lellouche: {7-Diamonds}

for a gutshot that had never come in
Matias: {A-Hearts}

for a flopped pair and rivered trips

Matias becomes our gigantic chip leader on 1.6 million or so; Lellouche, huge chip leader at the start of the day, is out.

Tags: Anthony Lellouche Antonio Matias

11-21-2009 13:32 UTC

Abecassis' Aces

[user66118]

Michel Abecassis raised (or possibly re-raised) to 38,000 before the flop, and Ricardo Sousa moved all in over the top. Abecassis had 299,500 chips left, and he committed them all with an all-in call.

He was in fine shape though. The French pro tabled {A-Diamonds}

, while Sousa could only show {8-Diamonds}

, behind and suit-dominated to boot. (That's another pair of aces on Table 2, if you're keeping score at home.)

The board ran out blanks: {3-Hearts}

. Abecassis holds his pocket aces to pick up the big double over 600,000. Sousa, on the other hand, has slipped back to about 290,000.

Tags: Michel Abecassis Ricardo Sousa

11-21-2009 13:36 UTC

Take Your Money Back

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First into the pot from the cutoff, Jeff Sarwer came in raising to 20,000. Ryan Franklin was the only one to give him action, putting in the call from the big blind.

The flop came out {4-Spades}

, and Franklin checked. He would call a bet of 20,000 from Sarwer, and he would check-call another 58,000 when the turn brought the {3-Hearts}

. The

on the river put a wheel on board, and both men checked.

Franklin tabled {9-Diamonds}

, and Sarwer said, "Yeah, split pot." He hesitated to turn his cards over for a minute, but he realized he'd need to do so in order to claim half the pot. He turned over {K-Clubs}

-- not great, but good enough for half the pot.

Tags: Jeff Sarwer Ryan Franklin

11-21-2009 13:38 UTC

Garcia All In and Trailing

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With the action folded around to the button, Javier Garcia open-shoved all in for 92,000. Ricardo Sousa was in the small blind, and he announced an all in of his own, coming over the top and isolating himself against the at-risk Garcia.

Showdown
Garcia: {A-Spades}

Sousa:

The news was not good for Garcia, likely needing to find his three-outer to stay alive. Much to his delight, and the delight of his fans along the rail, the dealer ran out a flop of {7-Spades}

to pull him into the lead with a pair of eights. The turn {10-Spades}

kept him in front, and the {5-Clubs}

that rivered secured his double up to about 190,000.

Things are not going well for Sousa. He's doubled up two opponents already today, and he's seen his stack slide all the way back to about 120,000 as the first break approaches.

Tags: Javier Garcia Ricardo Sousa

11-21-2009 13:41 UTC

Up and Down for Neuville

[user46392]

Pierre Neuville laid down pocket queens face up on the turn of an {A-?}

board to a 100,000 bet from Claudio Coelho. Coelho made kissy noises from under his unusual hat, and flashed the obvious ace.

Neuville got a few chips back some minutes later, though, when he raised to a bet from Joao Barbosa on the {3-Spades}

flop. Barbosa passed, and Neuville is on around 250,000.

Tags: Pierre Neuville