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

No Stress for Strassmann

While everyone was going all in over on Andy Black's table, on the other side of the room Johannes Strassmann raised from the cutoff. On the button, 2008 EPT Warsaw winner Michael Schulze reraised to 1,200. Over to Pontus Kers in the small blind - and he re-popped to 3,100.

Strassmann thought about it for a moment, and then made it 10,100 total. Schulze got out of the way, but Kers paused for a while and then made it another 6,100 to go. Strassmann moved all in to cover, looking suspiciously relaxed, and Kers disappeared into the tank for some time. He stacked and re-stacked his chips, scratching his head uncomfortably. Eventually he shook his head and folded.

"Show the bluff, show the bluff!" said tablemate Marcin Horecki, clearly enjoying the show. Strassmann grinned broadly but showed nothing at all by way of cards. He's up to 55,000.

Tags: Johannes Strassmann