Karl Mahrenholz Eliminated in 6th Place (£30,192)
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Joe Serock, resplendent in some rather fetching blue plastic rimmed sunglasses, opened for 28,000. Serock had no reason to be blue, though - he would soon find himself in a rather nice position.
In the big blind, Karl Mahrenholz - the tallest man in the room, now our official shortie, chip-wise - reraised the pot, or 74,000. He had 40,000 left behind. Serock disappeared into the tank for a little while, and when he emerged he made the call.
The flop came down 
and with the very minimum of fuss Mahrenholz went all in and Serock called, to the soundtrack of encouraging words from Mahrenholz' friends at the rail (Paul Parker must be the most devoted railer on earth - he must have been at every WSOP/E final table involving a British player for the last couple years at least. But we digress).
Mahrenholz: 
for aces that had turned into two pair, threes and fours
Serock: 
for a pair of jacks and a flush draw
Turn: 
making Serock trips, and leaving Mahrenholz in need of one of the two remaining aces
River: not an ace, but the 
With that, Mahrenholz fell into the consoling arms of fellow Hit Squadders James Akenhead and the Chattha brothers at the rail. Serock meanwhile is now second in chips, on 465,000.