Cards in the Air
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2008 PokerStars.com EPT London
£5,200 EPT London Main Event
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 PokerStars.com EPT London
Buy-in
£5,200
Prize Pool
£3,349,200
Entries
596
Level
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Liu Wins First Pot Post-Dinner
Michael Tureniec Cripples Eric Liu
Tureniec:
Liu:
Disaster for Liu, as he ran into Tureniec's aces. The board ran out
and Tureniec doubled up to 2,630,000, taking the chip lead. Liu's stack was decimated -- he's down to only 495,000.
Eric Liu Doubles Through Michael Martin
Liu:
Martin:
Liu flopped the joint when the first three came down
. The 
on the turn gave Martin a couple of more outs -- any king or deuce would save him -- but the river was the 
and Liu doubled up to 1,310,000. Martin was left with only 100,000.
Michael Martin Triples Up
Both Tureniec and Horecki checked down the
board. Martin, though turned up
, besting both his opponents' hands and tripling up to 305,000.
Michael Martin Doubles Again
Martin:
Tureniec:
The flop was a brutal
, Tureniec flopping two pair. The turn was the , boating up Tureniec and leaving Martin drawing to only two outs. Almost magically, the 
fell on the river to a roar of approval from Martin's supporters. Martin is now on 700,000.
From 100K to 1.45 Million in...10 Minutes?
Martin:
Tureniec:
The flop was
, and Martin made a wheel when the fell on the turn. The river was the and Martin doubled again, this time to 1.45 million.
Eric Liu Eliminated in 4th Place (£234,920)
Martin:
Liu:
The flop was
and Liu had a pair of aces but Martin picked up a Broadway straight redraw. The turn was the and the river was the . Martin won the pot with trip aces while Liu headed to the rail in fourth place. "I made a few mistakes and that was due to my inexperience in tournaments," said Liu in an exit interview with EPT hostess Kara Scott.
Updated Chip Counts
Marcin Horecki - 1,810,000
Michael Tureniec - 1,575,000
Martin Wins With "The Brunson"
The flop was
and both players checked. The turn was the 
. Horecki bet 130,000 and Martin called. The river was the . Horecki slowed down and checked, Martin bet 260,000 and Horecki called. Martin rolled over
for trips, Horecki mucked and Martin took down another pot.