Annette Obrestad is OUT and becomes the 2nd place finisher winning €297,800With his hands shaking amid the adrenalin pumping heads up encounter, Reuben Peters raises it up to 52k pre-flop only to be re-raised to 190k by Annette. Perplexed by what action to take next, Reuben opts for a smooth call and the two remaining players see a
Flop.
With the undeniable confidence that she has displayed throughout the entire week, Annette comes out firing with a bet of 230k and adopts her now unmissable rigid posture, hands firmly resting on the felt, menacing stare lying behind her black shades and stoic, unmovable expression plastered across her petite face. In stark contrast, Reuben's face contorts under the spot-light, his bamboozled, heart-on-sleeve expression reflecting what is a crucial decision at a vital time in the tournament.
His hands still vibrating under the pressure of the moment, Reuben whisks out three columns of 200k (600k in total) from his stack before brushing aside any standard raise in favour of a quick and easy all-in, a push that evidently pains Annette as she breaks her poker face and exhales deeply in pensive contemplation.
Sitting back in her chair before reaching out to sip on her bottle of water, Annette watches her opponent intently as Reuben remains calm and collected under the deftly stare. Although Reuben's foot goes up and down like a piston, the rest of his body remains relatively cool under the pressure except for the odd facial twitch and the faint blowing out of cheeks.
Meekly and under her breath, Annette declares a call. There is confusion as to whether she is asking for a count or calling the all-in, but the dealer confirms the latter as the crowd pile in to swarm the table.
On their backs and it is Reuben who is first to show, his
comfortably ahead of Annette's inferior Pocket Sevens,
.
A
Turn and
River and it is all over. There is a moment of indecision as they count out their respective stacks, but in the end, Reuben has his target covered after a timely double up and a number of important stack-increasing pots.
Annette appears devestated as she slips to one side. Reuben's wide grin tells it all as he soaks up the praise of the onlooker's applause as the 2007 Pokerstars.com Dublin EPT Champion.
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