2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 5
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

Neuville Gets His Double

"This is going to be over in 10 hands at this pace," I said as I moved closer to the table. My blogging partner danafish wasn't having any of it. "I bet he doubles up before that," she said. Cue the dramatic foreshadowing.

Pierre Neuvile open-raised to 175,000, and Antoino Matias made the call from the big blind.

The flop came down {9-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {5-Spades}, and Matias led out with a bet of 200,000. Neuville didn't waste any time calling, and the turn revealed the {J-Spades}. When Matias fired another 250,000, Neuville moved all in for 545,000 total. Matias was hating it, but he knew he had to call. We know that because he said, "I have to call." With Neuville at risk, the cards were flipped.

Showdown
Neuville: {7-Spades} {8-Clubs}
Matias: {K-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}

Neuville had turned his straight with a flush draw to go along with it. Matias would need a non-spade queen to make a higher straight and take the title. But the dealer filled out the board with the {6-Clubs}, a blank.

Neuville notches a much-needed double up, and he's back in the running now. He's at 1.840 now, while Matias has the rest -- just less than 8 million.

Tags: Antonio MatiasPierre Neuville