Level: 10
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
2010 PokerStars EPT Vilamoura
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 PokerStars EPT Vilamoura
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€1,862,400
Entries
384
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000
Run of the Heimiller
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WSOP sensation Dan Heimiller has dropped a chunk of chips to Gyula Szilagyi who received a full double through and a stack over the 100k mark after a blind on blind confrontation. We caught this hand only as Heimiller was counting out the chips, but the board had come 
...
...
and the big blind Szilagyi's 
had flushed out Heimiller's 
. From the way Heimiller was shaking his head and frowning, he was clearly displeased with either the outcome of the hand or the way his opponent had played his King-Deuce (probably both).
William Thorson: "Don't Play With Me."
Such were the Swede's words of warning after this hand, which illustrates why...
Alexander Isaev made it 2,700 to go in early position, and Thorson made the call from the small blind. On the 
flop, Thorson checked and Isaev moved the rest of his short stack in (looked like around 15k). Call from Thorson who expressionlessly tabled while Isaev showed 
. Turn: 
. River: 
. Isaev: shocked. Thorson: "Don't play with me."
Dempsey Gives Lewis Chips. Again.
James Dempsey opened preflop to 2,500 and got called by Toby Lewis in the small blind and Frederick Jensen in the big blind.
The flop of 
was checked around by all-in while the turn was checked to Dempsey who bet 3,500. Lewis now check-raised to 8,700 and Jensen folded but Dempsey made the call. Both players checked the 
river and Lewis showed 
which was good enough for the win.
Dempsey turned to us and said, "That's Toby 7 James 0...These young kids they run well online and then think they're it..."
Dempsey is left with around 40,000 while Lewis has about 150,000
That's the Trickett
Brit on Brit action now as pocket pairs collide preflop sending Lawrence Houghton out of the tournament as his Tens fail to spike against Sam Trickett's Queens. Trickett, who spent most of the first level looking asleep while getting a massage, now tops 200k and looks a good bet for another deep run.
Lerning the Hard Way
We spoke to the Lerner brothers at the break, and Derek (yes, we had to ask which was which, but so long as they don't change t-shirts we are now good for the rest of the day) told us an interesting hand he played against former English international footballer Teddy Sheringham.
It turns out that Sheringham opened for 2,500 before D. Lerner made it 8,000 to go with pocket queens; Sheringham pushed and Lerner called. Mr. Lerner was briefly delighted to see Sheringham holding a somewhat esoteric 
, until a king dropped on the board to double up the Brit. Although Lerner is now down to 16,000, he didn't seem too bothered about it at the break. "I'm in with a fighting chance," he said cheerfully.
Brother Aaron is doing rather better on 72,000.
Chips at the First Break (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
215,000
123,600
|
123,600 |
|
||
|
182,000
121,200
|
121,200 |
|
177,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
||
|
166,000
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
160,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
157,000
-600
|
-600 |
|
|
||
|
139,000
16,600
|
16,600 |
|
137,000
22,900
|
22,900 |
|
135,000
-6,900
|
-6,900 |
|
||
|
134,000
25,800
|
25,800 |
|
|
132,000
61,400
|
61,400 |
|
|
131,000
48,400
|
48,400 |
|
130,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
129,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
||
|
126,000
-6,600
|
-6,600 |
|
118,000
-1,200
|
-1,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
115,000
32,800
|
32,800 |
|
|
||
|
113,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
112,000
54,700
|
54,700 |
|
|
||
|
112,000
30,900
|
30,900 |
|
|
111,000
-500
|
-500 |
|
|
||
|
110,000
38,400
|
38,400 |
|
110,000
64,600
|
64,600 |
|
110,000
23,700
|
23,700 |
|
|
105,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
What Does the Smoking Balcony Look Like?
It looks like a poker tournament, only it's sunnier and warmer and most everyone is smiling.
Oscar Win For Pelayo
Oscar Pelayo raised to 2,700 from the hijack and William Thorson reraised to 6,200 from the button. Dominik Traeger then 4-bet in the small blind to 11,800 and Pelayo moved all-in. Thorson folded but not without some serious dwelling and annoyance and Traeger nodded and called off his other 15,000 or so.
Traeger: 
Pelayo:
The flop came 
and suddenly Traeger was ahead, but the 
turn followed by the 
river made an unlikely straight for Pelayo who jumped out of his chair and cheered.
Immediately after he sat back down and apologised, "I am sorry my friend, but that flop was not good for me!"
Vicky Coren turned to her left, inquiring about Thorson's hand, "William, did you make a set as well?"
A slightly disgruntled Thorson responded, "I made a good hand by the river."
Baekke In Black, Yes I'm Baekke In Black
Sorel Mizzi opened to 2,700 from the cutoff. Allan Baekke called from the button and last year's winner, Antonio Mattias called in the big blind.
The flop came 
and Mattias led out for 3,000. Mizzi folded but Baekke called to see a 
turn. Now Mattias led out for 6,400 and again Baekke made the call.
The river was 
and Mattias snap-checked, Baekke carefully slid out 16,800 and Mattias immediately called but looked disgusted when the Snowfest winner turned over , Mattias threw his 
into the muck and paid off his Danish opponent.
The former champion from last year couldn't mount a comeback after this hand and was busted soon afterwards.