2010 PokerStars EPT Vilamoura

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 PokerStars EPT Vilamoura

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
55
Prize
€467,835
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,000
Prize Pool
€1,862,400
Entries
384
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
5,000

Finn-ished

Dmitry Gromov just knocked out Toni Ojala, the Russian had 3-bet against Sam Trickett and a short-stacked Ojala called all-in behind them with {J-Spades} {J-Diamonds} but ran into Gromov's {K-Spades} {K-Clubs}, Trickett having got out of the way.

The board came a jackless {A-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} meaning the Finnish player, who had also gone deep at EPT Tallinn, is now out.

Tags: Dmitry GromovToni Ojala

Wurzer Can't Run Better

Wolfgang Wurzer pushed all-in for 59,000 from the cutoff and JP Kelly made the call on the button.

Kelly flipped over {A-Hearts} {3-Hearts} and a delighted Wurzer cried, "I'm live!" turning over {K-Diamonds} {6-Clubs}.

The board couldn't bring a king, six or jack by the river and Wurzer was eliminated.

Tags: Wolfgang WurzerJP Kelly

Shorties Abound

Carolyn Gray
Carolyn Gray

Although the stacks are still pretty deep in this tournament - the average right now is 360,000, or 36 big blinds - the chips are very unevenly distributed.

At the moment, there are three players who possess fewer than 10 big blinds and should really get shoving. Among them is Toni Ojala, who we just now witnessed shoving for around 70,000 from the button. Lucky for him, in the big blind was the even shorter-stacked Carolyn Gray, who didn't like her chances and let him take the blinds and antes.

Tags: Toni OjalaCarolyn Gray

Chips Distributed Like So at the Break (full)

Player Chips Progress
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
850,000 267,000
Marco Leonzio it
Marco Leonzio
770,000 50,000
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis
660,000 60,000
Fabrizio Ascari
Fabrizio Ascari
613,000 113,000
Nicolo Calia it
Nicolo Calia
580,000 4,000
JP Kelly gb
JP Kelly
580,000 16,000
Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
514,000 44,000
Jason Lee us
Jason Lee
475,000 143,000
Teddy Sheringham gb
Teddy Sheringham
455,000 -54,000
Eliran Argelazi il
Eliran Argelazi
420,000 32,000
Sergio Coutinho pt
Sergio Coutinho
414,000 244,000
Rob Hollink nl
Rob Hollink
EPT 1X Winner
406,000 -78,000
Janos Toth hu
Janos Toth
390,000 -80,000
Konsta Vesterinen
Konsta Vesterinen
390,000 133,000
Grzegorz Cichocki pl
Grzegorz Cichocki
380,000 -65,000
William Thorson se
William Thorson
379,000 -1,000
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
360,000 -150,000
Erik Van Den Berg nl
Erik Van Den Berg
345,000 -15,000
Dmitry Gromov ru
Dmitry Gromov
305,000 -45,000
Kevin O'Donnell us
Kevin O'Donnell
300,000 120,000
Johan Berg
Johan Berg
260,000 -30,000
Robert Cezarescu ro
Robert Cezarescu
255,000 141,000
Joaquin Culebras
Joaquin Culebras
221,000 70,000
Claudio Cecchi
Claudio Cecchi
220,000 -33,000
Filipa Cerqueira
Filipa Cerqueira
205,000 -37,000

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Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Break Time

The sun has finally come out from behind the clouds and is back to its usual work of blinding people who venture outside to smoke.

Back in 15.

Calo Crash

The hapless Frank Calo shoved for his pittance with {a-Spades}{4-Spades} and William Thorson called on the button because he'd picked up pocket {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}.

Board: {2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Thorson got up and walked around the table to shake Calo's hand. "You'll get me next time," he told the now-busted young American. Thorson is now on 380,000.

Tags: Frank CaloWilliam Thorson

Willis Does Not Die Hard Yet

Grzegorz Cichocki raised, and the push from Robert Willis in the big blind was for so little that Cichocki made the call with a somewhat less than premium, but still very live, holding.

Willis: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}
Cichocki: {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

Board: {3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{a-Hearts} ("Yes!" said Willis) {4-Diamonds}

"There's life in the old dog yet," chuckled Willis as he doubled to 140,000.

Tags: Robert WillisGrzegorz Cichocki

Willis Finds Culebras Tough to Bust

Young Joaquin Culebras seems to skirt shortish-stacked disaster every now and then, this time getting a chip injection courtesy of Robert Willis. Willis raised under the gun to 23k, and Culebras moved in for 92,000 more. He then had to sit there for a while while Willis deliberated, his deliberations including the odd move of handing 10 5k chips to the dealer and asking him to check if it was 100k. Either way he made the call with {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and found Culebras with {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}. No upsets and he's back in the game.

Tags: Joaquin CulebrasRobert Willis