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

10-05-2008 21:49 UTC+2

Updated Chip Counts

[user24788]

Michael Martin - 3,670,000
Michael Tureniec - 1,390,000
Marcin Horecki - 945,000

10-05-2008 21:54 UTC+2

Michael Martin Continues to Roll

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Michael Martin just picked up two more pots after the flop.

Marcin Horecki limped in from the small blind and Martin checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked the {J-Spades}

flop. The turn was the {4-Spades}

. Horecki checked, Martin bet 100,000 and Horecki gave it up.

On the next hand Martin limped from the small blind and Tureniec checked from the big. The flop came down {10-Spades}

. Martin led out for 120,000 and Tureniec called. The turn was the {2-Spades}

. Martin fired a second bullet for 180,000 and got a fold.

Martin is now closing in on 4 million in chips.

Tags: Marcin Horecki Michael Martin Michael Tureniec

10-05-2008 22:01 UTC+2

Marcin Horecki Eliminated in 3rd Place (£303,439)

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Marcin Horecki moved all in from the button, Michael Martin moved all in from the small blind and Michael Tureniec folded the big blind.

Horecki: {K-Hearts}

Martin:

The flop was {Q-Spades}

, Martin still in the lead. The {8-Hearts}

, though fell on the turn, lighting up Horecki's face as he paired his kicker. Just as Martin started cutting down his stack to pay off Horecki, the {J-Spades}

fell on the river and Martin caught lightning in a bottle again to eliminate Horecki in dramatic suck/re-suck fashion.

Horecki will take home £303,439 for his third-place finish.

Tags: Marcin Horecki Michael Martin

10-05-2008 22:02 UTC+2

Heads-Up Chip Counts

[user25067]

Michael Martin 4,800,000
Michael Tureniec 1,205,000

10-05-2008 22:05 UTC+2

Action Paused

[user25067]

The action has been paused while the table is prepared for heads-up play between Michael Martin and Michael Tureniec.

10-05-2008 22:09 UTC+2

Play Resumes

[user24788]

There are three minutes left in this level.

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

10-05-2008 22:14 UTC+2

Michael Tureniec Doubles Up

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Michael Martin moved all in from the button and Michael Tureniec called.

Tureniec: {A-Clubs}

Martin:

Tureniec won the race when the board ran out {A-Hearts}

and he doubled up to 2,330,000. Martin fell to 3,675,000.

Tags: Michael Martin Michael Tureniec

10-05-2008 22:19 UTC+2

Sometimes heads-up battles can last for several hours. In today's event, both final table players found themselves all in very early into their heads-up match. It seemed so simple. A race between a big ace and a middle pocket pair. Michael Martin found himself on the good side of the race with pocket sevens but it was Michael Tureniec's turn to collect a little magic. He flopped trip aces...but still sweated out the hand. The way that Martin has been running you almost expected that a seven was going to spike on the river to seal the victory for the young American. As is, his fate fell a different way and he doubled up the Swede.

10-05-2008 22:22 UTC+2

Martin Can't Call the Three-Bet

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Michael Martin opened for 220,000 from the button, Michael Tureniec reraised to 625,000 and Martin folded.

Their stacks are evening up, Martin with 3,335,000 and Tureniec with 2,670,000.

Tags: Michael Martin Michael Tureniec