2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 2
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

Strassmann Snatches a Double

We joined a three-way raised pot just as the dealer was running out a flop of {9-Spades} {Q-Hearts} {K-Clubs}. First to act from the small blind, Johannes Strassmann made a leading bet of 16,100. That was enough to get the big blind out of the way, but Pierre Neuville was not so quickly folded. He asked for a count on his opponent's stack, and Strassmann had 34,000 behind. With that, Neuville plunked a big stack of chips into the pot, and Strassmann said, "I call. I call all in."

He turned over {9-Clubs} {9-Diamonds}, and Neuville showed top two with {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds}. It was still a bit of a sweat for the at-risk Team PokerStars Pro, but the turn and river came safe-safe ({7-Diamonds} and {10-Hearts}).

Just as the night is winding down, Strassmann has earned himself an eleventh-hour double up back over 100,000. Neuville has slipped down under 200,000 after that loss.

Tags: Johannes StrassmannPierre Neuville