£5,200 EPT London Main Event | 2008 PokerStars.com EPT London

10-05-2008 21:21 UTC+2

Michael Martin Triples Up

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Michael Tureniec limped in for 80,000, Marcin Horecki limped in behind, Michael Martin moved all in for 95,000 from the big blind and both players called 15,000 extra.

Both Tureniec and Horecki checked down the {K-Diamonds}

board.

Martin, though turned up {8-?}

, besting both his opponents' hands and tripling up to 305,000.

Tags: Marcin Horecki Michael Martin Michael Tureniec

10-05-2008 21:16 UTC+2

Eric Liu Doubles Through Michael Martin

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Michael Martin moved all in from UTG, Eric Liu moved all in from the button and the blinds folded. Martin had Liu slightly covered.

Liu: {A-Spades}

Martin:

Liu flopped the joint when the first three came down {K-Spades}

. The

on the turn gave Martin a couple of more outs -- any king or deuce would save him -- but the river was the {7-Clubs}

and Liu doubled up to 1,310,000. Martin was left with only 100,000.

Tags: Eric Liu Michael Martin

10-05-2008 21:08 UTC+2

Michael Tureniec Cripples Eric Liu

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Michael Tureniec opened for 170,000 from UTG, Eric Liu moved all in from the big blind and Tureniec called.

Tureniec: {A-Spades}

Liu:

Disaster for Liu, as he ran into Tureniec's aces. The board ran out {J-Spades}

and Tureniec doubled up to 2,630,000, taking the chip lead. Liu's stack was decimated -- he's down to only 495,000.

Tags: Eric Liu Michael Tureniec

10-05-2008 21:02 UTC+2

Liu Wins First Pot Post-Dinner

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Eric Liu took down the first pot after the dinner break. He raised with queens and got no action.

10-05-2008 21:01 UTC+2

Cards in the Air

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Players are back from dinner break.

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 5,000

10-05-2008 20:53 UTC+2

Previous Champions

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2004: John Shipley - €200,000*
2005: Mark Teltscher - €408,400*
2006: Vicky Coren - £500,000
2007: Joseph Mouawad - £611,500

* Event was in Euros

So who will win the 2008 PokerStars.com EPT London? Marcin Horecki, Eric Liu, Michael Tureniec, or Michael Martin? First place this year pays... £1,000,000.

10-05-2008 20:46 UTC+2