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The second stop of the EPT Season 7 was Vilamoura, Portugal [3]. A total of 384 players have entered the tournament, including Daniel Negreanu, Kevin MacPhee, Arnaud Mattern, Antonio Esfandiari, Chris Moorman and JP Kelly, who even hosted the prize ceremony of the ’Fairways and Felts’ event during the tourney.
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The EPT7 Vilamoura Final Table
The finale yesterday eventually saw some British dominance both at the table and on the rail; the top three stacks were Toby Lewis, Sam Trickett and former soccer player Teddy Sheringham [5]. The final table was as seen below.
Rob Hollink was the first to be eliminated in a showdown with Sheringham, who also won a bigger pot from Trickett. The 51-time national player eventually finished 5th, winning €93,120 which is his best achievement in poker ever. Soon enough the play got to the heads-up phase with the quick elimination of Trickett and Lee, leaving Jacobson and Lewis at the table. The clash of the two took around three hours, when Jacobson went all-in with 
9 5 and Lewis called with 
5 
5. The flop was A 9 
T, the turn 5, the river T, making it a full house for Lewis. The final payouts were as follows:
A video interview with the 20-year-old winner can be watched here.