Hugo Almeida put a big dent in some high-flying fantasy poker teams as he dramatically missed out on the Tour League points in Vienna.The talented Portuguese (pictured) had been at the centre of our three leading teams and only a short time before his demise, had 90,000 chips to play with.
Much revolved around a strange hand which prompted much discussion and left Almeida puzzled. Hugo had called a pre-flop raise from the button with A♥5♥ and saw the dealer flip J-5-3.
The action was checked around and the turn brought a 4, as well as a miscued bet from the pre-flop aggressor. Having picked up his chips with the attention of betting 6,000, the villain in Hugo’s tale realised his mistake, tried to put chips back, then followed through with the near pot size bet anyway.
It was enough of a tell for Almeida to put him on a range containing plenty of air, convincing him sufficiently to call another when a seemingly unimportant Queen hit the river. However, Lady Luck was smiling on his rival, who rolled Q6 for a busted straight draw turned top pair.
It signalled the beginning of the end for RugbyWolf and jacek2121’s man, as a few hands later he ran into AK to ensure his PPT Vienna bid ran aground within a few places of the top 50.
“I’m frustrated for sure,” Hugo told the PPT blog, “Because when you’re playing well and the luck isn’t with you, it’s really hard to take. I made the right decision but it wasn’t to be."
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