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Pique and Vidal combine to win nearly €500,000 in poker tournament

There were cards of a different kind for Gerard Pique and Arturo Vidal when the Barcelona team-mates won almost €500,000 at a European Poker Tour event on Monday.

World Cup-winner Pique placed second in the Single-Day High Roller category at Casino Barcelona the day after helping his club to a 5-2 victory over Real Betis in La Liga.

Pique started and went all 90 minutes in that victory over Real Betis, one which was headlined by Antoine Griezmann's brace in his Camp Nou debut.

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The former Spain international pocketed €352,950 (£318,355.