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 board.
Martin, though turned up , besting both his opponents' hands and tripling up to 305,000.
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:
Martin:
Liu flopped the joint when the first three came down . The on the turn gave Martin a couple of more outs -- any king or deuce would save him -- but the river was the and Liu doubled up to 1,310,000. Martin was left with only 100,000.
Michael Tureniec opened for 170,000 from UTG, Eric Liu moved all in from the big blind and Tureniec called.
Tureniec:
Liu:
Disaster for Liu, as he ran into Tureniec's aces. The board ran out and Tureniec doubled up to 2,630,000, taking the chip lead. Liu's stack was decimated -- he's down to only 495,000.
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.