2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 4
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

Ainsworth Makes a "Hero Call"

Antoino Matias raised to 25,000 in middle position, and he found action from big blind Jude Ainsworth.

Heads up, the two men watched the flop come {K-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {2-Clubs}. They both checked, and the {5-Spades} hit the turn. After another pass from Ainsworth, Matias stuck in a delayed continuation bet of 25,000. Ainsworth didn't waste much time calling, and the river was the {4-Clubs}.

When Ainsworth checked the third time, Matias made a final bet of 71,000. It took Ainsworth aback a bit, and after a minute, he started to chat. "Did that four help you? I think I was ahead on the turn." His opponent didn't hear, so Ainsworth repeated, "Did that four help you?"

"Maybe... maybe not," came the reply from the chip leader.

"I don't like making hero calls," said Ainsworth, and after another 20 seconds or so, he went ahead and made a hero call.

Matias tabled {A-Spades} {3-Spades} for the wheel, and that was plenty good. Ainsworth revealed his {7-Spades} {5-Diamonds}, showing that he did indeed have the correct read until the river.

After that exchange, Ainsworth is down below 200,000. Matias, on the other hand, has... well, way more than that. He's just brushing up against 2 million chips now.

Tags: Antonio MatiasJude Ainsworth