2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 1b
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

Early Aggression Pays for Kelopuro

A young gentleman whose stripy blue hoodie marks him out as an online qualifier raised in mid position, and it folded around to Sami Kelopuro in the small blind, who reraised to 1,000. Back to Young Qualifier Gentleman, who re-popped him for around 3,000. A pause from Kelopuro to consider his options, or possibly just to savour the very thorough massage he will most likely be receiving throughout his run in this tournament, and then a call.

They saw a {4-Hearts} {7-Hearts} {6-Clubs} flop and Kelopuro checked; Young Qualifier Gentleman confidently bet 6,000. Back to Kelopuro, who promptly put his whole stack in the middle. With an enormous sigh, Young Qualifier Gent sat back in his chair and removed his aviators. There followed a couple of minutes' heartfelt sighing before he folded {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} face up, hypothesizing {2-?} {7-?} in Kelopuro's hand. Kelopuro mucked his hand though, and is up to 43,500.

Tags: Sami Kelopuro