Michael Martin moved all in and Johannes Strassmann called. Martin had Strassmann slightly covered.
Strassmann
Martin
Martin took the lead when the flop came down . Strassmann couldn't hit a jack on the turn or the river and was eliminated in 7th place. He'll take ��120,723 home to Germany for his finish
Has there been a slow down? Well, not really. Since Lellouche's early departure, there has not been any more eliminations. However, it's not due to inaction. Rather, there has been plenty of all-in action. It's just that the big stacks are doubling up the big stacks. And whenever Marcin Horecki moves all in... everyone heads for cover.
Eric Liu - 1,700,000
Michael Tureniec - 1,055,000
Philippe D'Auteuil - 1,015,000
Johannes Strassmann - 750,000
Alan Smurfit - 595,000
Michael Martin - 575,000
Marcin Horecki - 345,000
American Michael Martin doubled through German Johannes Strassmann earlier this level and just recently Strassmann got some of his chips back when he doubled through American Eric Liu. The German Team PokerStars Pro has been battling both Americans all afternoon.
Eric Liu opened for 100,000, Johannes Strassmann moved all in for 370,000 and Liu made the call.
Strassmann
Liu
The was the first card off the deck, much to Strassmann's delight, as the flop came down . The on the turn, though gave him a sweat as Liu picked up a double gutshot straight draw, needing a king or a nine to win. The river, though, was the and Strassmann notched the double-up, increasing his stack to 828,000. Liu fell to 1,571,000.
Eric Liu -1,913,000
Michael Tureniec - 1,159,000
Philippe D'Auteuil - 892,000
Michael Martin - 658,000
Alan Smurfit - 493,000
Johannes Strassmann - 458,000
Marcin Horecki - 431,000