2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Vilamoura Championship Main Event
Day: 5
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Event Info

2009 PokerStars.com EPT Vilamoura

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♦8♣
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

Joao Silva Eliminated in 5th Place (�78,085)

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Joao Silva - 5th Place
Joao Silva - 5th Place
Jan Skampa opened the pot with a raise to 100,000 from under the gun. Joao Silva made the call in the small blind, and Pierre Neuville came along from the big blind as well.

The three men watched the flop come out {2-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {3-Clubs}, and the blinds checked. Skampa kept the heat on with a continuation bet of 175,000. Silva announced a reraise to 551,000 straight, and Neuville quickly mucked. Skampa wasn't going anywhere though. He announced, "I'm all in," with his hands behind his chip towers, and Silva instantly called.

Showdown
Skampa: {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades}
Silva: {J-Hearts} {J-Spades}

It feels like Day 4 all over again with another big-pair-versus-big-pair cooler. Skampa was poised for the knockout, having his opponent covered.

The turn was the {9-Hearts}, changing nothing. And the {3-Diamonds} filled out the board, locking up the pot and the knockout for Skampa. Silva made a full house, but it wasn't good enough. He's been ousted in 5th place, taking close to �80,000 for his work here in Vilamoura. The Portuguese favorite was sent off with a huge ovation and hugs and high fives all around.

We're now four handed for the title.

Photo courtesy of PokerStars and Neil Stoddart

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