2010 PokerStars EPT Vilamoura

Main Event
Day: 1b
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

All You Need Is Eight

A min-raise open UTG to 300 saw two calls, including one from Jeff Sarwer. A couple of seats down and William Thorson reraised to 1,550 with Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier flat-calling in the big blind. The original raiser folded as did one of those previous callers but Sarwer threw in his 1,550 as well to see the flop three-way.

The board of {Q-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} was checked around to the {4-Clubs} turn, ElkY checked a second time and Sarwer fired out 3,200. Thorson called and the Frenchman folded before the {K-Hearts} was dealt, Sarwer gave up and checked and Thorson quickly checked behind.

The former chess-prodigy shrugged disappointedly, turning over {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} for a missed flush draw with Thorson's {8-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} had stayed ahead to win the pot for the Swede.

Tags: Betrand "ElkY" GrospellierJeff SarwerJens Thorson