Tome Moreira Eliminated in 11th Place (€17,180)

With the action folded around to the blinds, Jeff Sarwer raised to 45,000 from the small. In the big, Tome Moreira stuck in a re-raise to 120,000, sending Sarwer into the tank. He stared at the man next to him for a long minute or so before either of them moved. Apparently a bit put off by his opponent's gaze, Moreira stood up from his chair. After just another few seconds, Sarwer announced an all in, and now it was Moreira's turn in the tank. He had about 300,000 behind, and he was facing a decision for his tournament life. After another minute or so, he called to put himself at risk.

Showdown
Sarwer: {K-Clubs}

Moreira:

The flop was in Mr. Sarwer's neighborhood, rolling out {J-Spades}

. Moreira was still drawing live to his overcards, but the turn and river would show him no love. The {3-Diamonds}

and

that filled out the board did nothing to improve his plight, and Tome Moreira has become our 11th-place finisher. Sarwer clearly had mixed feelings about coming from behind to take that pot. He reached for the right words as Moreira prepared to depart. "Nice... nice call," he said as they shook hands.

The former chess prodigy is now challenging for the chip lead once again with more than 2.2 million.

Tags: Jeff Sarwer Tome Moreira

2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Tome Moreira Eliminated in 11th Place (€17,180)