Germany v Portugal rages on

The ParadisePoker staff prop bet may be over, but the battle between Germany and Portugal rages on here in the Algarve.

Earlier in the competition, Paradise staff assembled a five-man team from each of the best represented nations at the PPT Vilamoura and put a last longer bounty on their heads.

It was the Portuguese who came out on top, with star team player Carlos Oliveira still rolling at the final table as we speak, but the German quota also lives on.

At the centre of the latest tussle has inevitably been Rene Knapp, the young German who boasts the chip lead in the final ten, even after he came off the worse from an all-in with Paulo Sarmento.

Rene opened in early position with A♦K♠, and when his rival looked down at Q♥Q♦, there was only going to be one outcome. The 378-J-10 deal improved neither player but doubled Paulo's stack to almost match his opponent's.

The Germans did manage to bite back when short stack Falko Bertheau forced Sarmento to fold a few hands later, three-betting all in pre-flop at the right moment to take the pot uncontested.