Started 1st Oct, 2008

2008 PokerStars.com EPT London

£5,200 EPT London Main Event | Day 4

Number of players - 596
  • £5,200 EPT London Main Event
    Day 4 completed
  • Sun Oct 05 2008 23:01 GMT+1 | Posted by DrPauly
    Michael Martin - First place
    Michael Martin - First place

    Congrats to Michael Martin... PokerStars.com EPT London Champion

    EPT founder John Duthie said, "What a rush!"

    Several media reps declared, "What a comeback!"

    Just a couple of hours ago, it appeared that Michael Martin was dead in the water. He was on the brink of elimination and then he mounted his impressive comeback. He ran his stack up from 100,000 to almost 1.5 million inside of ten minutes. Then he busted fellow American Eric Liu to take over the chip lead.

    Although he lost the lead briefly during heads-up play, Martin remained composed and he rallied to victory. He was propelled by his railbirds, who flew in this morning to sweat him. That contingency included his mother, his girlfriend, and his buddy... former EPT champion Brandon Schaefer. He did not disappoint them and made their last minute trips well worth the trouble.

    When EPT hostess Kara Scott asked Martin what he was going to do with his £1,000,000 windfall he remarked, "I guess it's time for me to open a European bank account."

    Congrats to Michael Martin...truly one of the good guys in poker.

  • Sun Oct 05 2008 22:53 GMT+1 | Posted by DrPauly
    Michael Tureniec - 2nd Place
    Michael Tureniec - 2nd Place

    Michael Tureniec Elimianted in 2nd Place (£525,314); Michael Martin Finishes in First Place (£1,000,000)

    Michael Martin moved all in from the small blind. Michael Tureniec called.

    Martin: {4-Clubs} {4-Hearts}
    Tureniec: {K-Hearts} {9-Clubs}

    The flop was {6-Hearts} {3-Spades} {2-Diamonds}. The turn was the {4-Diamonds}. Tureniec's last hope was any five for a chopped pot. The river was the {2-Spades} and Martin won the pot. Michael Tureniec was eliminated in second place. The Swede won £525,314. He won a last chance satellite on PokerStars.com for a total investment of $800 USD. Not a bad investment.

    Michael Martin is our new 2008 PokerStars.com EPT London champion! The American collected £1,000,000.

  • Sun Oct 05 2008 22:47 GMT+1 | Posted by change100

    Michael Martin Makes a Great Call

    Michael Martin raised to 250,000 on the button and Michael Tureniec called.

    The flop came down {J-Hearts} {10-Spades} {6-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was the {3-Spades}. Tureniec led out for 380,000 and Martin called. The {J-Diamonds} fell on the river and Tureniec fired out another 680,000. After a bit of a think, Martin made the call.

    Tureniec showed {Q-?} {4-?} for only queen high. Martin turned up {K-?} {10-?} for two pair, jacks and tens, and took it down.

    After the hand, Martin was up to 4,630,000 while Tureniec fell to 1,375,000.

  • Sun Oct 05 2008 22:43 GMT+1 | Posted by change100

    The Last Four Hands

    To give you a taste of this methodical heads-up match:

    1. Michael Martin called on the button and Michael Tureniec checked. Both players checked the {Q-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} flop. The turn was the {3-Spades}. Tureniec bet 130,000 and Martin folded.

    2. Tureniec raised to 270,000 on the button and Martin folded.

    3. Martin limped from the small blind and Tureniec checked his option. The flop was {9-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {4-Hearts}. Tureniec checked, Martin bet 140,000 and Tureniec folded.

    4. Tureniec gave Martin a walk, the first possibly ever from a Scandi player.

  • Sun Oct 05 2008 22:32 GMT+1 | Posted by DrPauly

    Players Return from Break

  • Sun Oct 05 2008 22:31 GMT+1
    Round: 29 Blinds: 60000/120000 Ante: 0
  • Sun Oct 05 2008 22:28 GMT+1 | Posted by change100

    Updated Chip Counts

    Michael Martin 3,140,000
    Michael Tureniec 2,865,000

  • Sun Oct 05 2008 22:15 GMT+1 | Posted by DrPauly

    Players Take a 15-Minute Break

    Smoke 'em if you got 'em.

  • Sun Oct 05 2008 22:14 GMT+1 | Posted by DrPauly

    Michael Tureniec Takes Chip Lead

    We have a new chip leader...Michael Tureniec has pulled ahead by a slim margin. I'm dubbing him the Swedish Grinder. Or how about Sven Knish?

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