2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 5
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

Abecassis All In

First into the pot from the cutoff seat, Michel Abecassis slid his full stack of 188,000 forward. Two seats over in the small blind, Ryan Franklin announced an all-in reraise, enough to get him heads-up with Abecassis.

"I've only looked at one," said Abecassis, as Franklin tabled {A-Clubs} {3-Clubs}. Abecassis knew he had the {A-Hearts}, and it was likely he was ahead. But no; we all found out his second card together as he turned over {A-Hearts} {2-Hearts} with a grimace.

Looking for at least a chop to stay afloat, the flop would bring more bad news for the at-risk Abecassis. It came out {5-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} to give Franklin the two pair and a strong grasp on the pot. Salvation came on the turn though; the unlikely {4-Spades} ripped off to fill in Abecassis' wheel! When the {7-Spades} hit the river, he secured his much-needed double up, back over 400,000 as Franklin slips to 625,000.

Tags: Michel AbecassisRyan Franklin