2008 PokerStars.com EPT London
£5,200 EPT London Main Event
Day: 4
Michael Tureniec 1,205,000
Horecki:
Martin:
The flop was , Martin still in the lead. The , 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 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.
Marcin Horecki limped in from the small blind and Martin checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked the flop. The turn was the . 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 . Martin led out for 120,000 and Tureniec called. The turn was the . Martin fired a second bullet for 180,000 and got a fold.
Martin is now closing in on 4 million in chips.
Michael Tureniec - 1,390,000
Marcin Horecki - 945,000
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.
Marcin Horecki - 1,810,000
Michael Tureniec - 1,575,000
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.
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.
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.