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

Controversy

We caught up with the action on the {8-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {2-Spades} flop, three players in the hand. It checked around to Daniel Drescher, who bet 4,800. Back to Ricardo Sousa in the big blind position, who flat called. Back now to Olaf de Zeeuw - and he check-raised to 16,400. After a long pause, Drescher flatted, and the action continued around back to Sousa.

"And I have J-2," Sousa thought out loud. At which point the floor was promptly called.

"He can talk," ruled Thomas Kremser. "But what if he fold and he has not J-2?" asked a clearly very unhappy de Zeeuw. "It is part of the game," continued the mighty Kremser, "Although I am in two minds."

Eventually it was ruled that if it transpired that Sousa was indeed holding {J-?} {2-?} he would be issued a penalty, but only if it went to showdown naturally - there would be no sneaky checking of his cards if he folded.

He folded.

Controversy over, the two remaining players saw a {K-Hearts} turn, and de Zeeuw disappeared into what must be his favourite place - the tank - for an amazingly long time, before betting out 19,100. Drescher folded, and a rather smug de Zeeuw slammed down {7-Clubs} {5-Clubs} on the table.

Said Kremser to Sousa, "You should never talk..."