Michael Tureniec - 1,067,000
Philippe D'Auteuil - 876,000
Johannes Strassmann - 861,000
Alan Smurfit - 457,000
Marcin Horecki - 443,000
Michael Martin - 311,000
. The
turned, however, giving the lead to Strassmann. Saving Martin's tournament life, though was the
on the river, making him a Broadway straight and doubling him up to 666,000. Strassmann was left with 466,000.
, leaving Tureniec freerolling with his flush draw and Liu's stomach churning. The turn was the
and much to Liu's relief, the river fell the
. The two men split the pot.
was the first card off the deck, much to Strassmann's delight, as the flop came down
. The
on the turn, though gave him a sweat as Liu picked up a double gutshot straight draw, needing a king or a nine to win. The river, though, was the
and Strassmann notched the double-up, increasing his stack to 828,000. Liu fell to 1,571,000.