Alan Smurfit moved all in for 185,000, Michael Martin moved all in behind him from the small blind and Eric Liu folded his big blind.
Smurfit
Martin
The flop was , Martin hitting a set and leaving Smurfit drawing only to running straight cards. One of them hit the turn when it fell the , but the arrived on the river, eliminating the Irishman in sixth place. He'll take home £153,351 for his performance.
Brandon Schaefer was in Europe celebrating Oktoberfest in Germany. He got a phone call at 3 AM local time this morning from Michael Martin. Martin told Brandon that he advanced to the final table of the PokerStars.com EPT London and that Brandon needed to catch the first flight to London so he could sweat him. Brandon stayed up and scoured the intertubes for a reasonably priced tickets. Brandon snagged one and now he's on the rail with Martin's mother and girlfriend.
"He's gonna win this," said Schaefer. "I have a feeling about my boy!"
On a day where play has been dominated by preflop moves, we finally saw some post-flop action.
Marcin Horecki limped in from the small blind and Michael Martin checked his option from the big blind. The flop was . Horecki bet 65,000 and Martin called. The turn was the . Horecki led out again, this time for 150,000. Martin gave it up and Horecki won the pot.
Marcin Horecki raised to 120,000, Philippe D'Auteuil moved all in and Horecki called.
Horecki
D'Auteuil
The flop was , D'Auteuil picking up a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the and D'Auteuil still needed an eight or a nine to eliminate Horecki. No dice, as the river fell the and Horecki doubled to 1,340,000, good for second in chips. D'Auteuil was left with only 165,000.