Third time lucky as Belfast man in wins $1 million poker tournament live on TV
Marty Smyth makes final of Poker Million for third year in row and comes
from behind to lift $1 million first prize
Dublin, Ireland: December 13, 2008 - Boylepoker.com sponsored poker pro
Marty Smyth from South Belfast last night won $1 million in the Ladbrokes
Poker Million VII live on SKY Sports 3.
Smyth, who this summer lifted the pot-limit Omaha world championship event
at the World Series of Poker for which he collected $859,549, made a
dramatic comeback from having the lowest in chips to beat fellow countryman
Eoghan O'Dea. It was the third year in a row he had made the final table of
the prestigious event.
In 2006 he came sixth in the Poker million for $100,000 and last year came
second for $500,000.
"I can't quite believe it still," said Smyth. "I thought I was gone when I
lost most of my chips early in the tournament. To come back and win $1
million is probably the highlight of my career. It just shows it's never
over until it's over."
Smyth thought his tournament was over after unsuccessfully running ace-king
into Liam Flood's king-king in the first few hands of the game and losing
most of his chips but he battled hard and came from last to first in a
thrilling event which saw Irishmen sweep the first four spots and over $1.5
million in prize money.
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