It didn’t take much longer.  Marc set Nik allin on a A T 3 board after his preflop 80k raise and called by Nik for his last 200k.
Nik has KT and Marc with A8.  Nic has more outs after the turn of a Jack, but another Jack on the river and Marc adds another tournament title to his already impressive CV.

Nik Persaud takes home £52,530 for 2nd place

Marc Goodwin wins £90,420 plus £3,000 seat in the Grand Final

Marc Goodwin getting the better of Nik, he’s got him down to less then 500k and is dominating the action.  Marc finished World Heads Up runner up in Barcelona one year and has massive experience at this level.

Marc Goodwin 2 million and change : Nik Persaud 880k

Nik Persaud

Blinds are 15k 30k with no running ante

Just before the break with Marc Goodwin “insta-calling” the 60k preflop bet from Zachary Ford we lose the latter when Marc “insta-calls” the allin 8 high flop bet from Zach with 8d9d.  Zach with QT and no cavalry, Kimosabe !

Zachary Ford finishes 3rd for £37,850 - his first cash in a tournament and qualified online at Blue Square Poker.

.. a 20 minute break and then we’re headsup.

Charles pushing in almost every hand with no callers.  He’s building up over 40k each hand and has close to 400k again now, but still very much the short stack, Nik with million and half and Marc with the rest out of 3,090,000 chips in play.
The one hand he doesn’t raise Marc wakes up with Aces in the big blind.  Nik Persaud makes up the blind and folds to a raise from Marc.
It’s only a matter of time before it’s headsup with Marc and Nik, but don’t quote me on that one.

Marc Goodwin

1st £90,420 plus £3,000 seat in Grand Final plus seat in Champion of Champions December
2nd £52,530
3rd £37,850

(Blinds at 12k 24k ante 2k)

Charles Ihre out in 4th for £25,490

How many times has it been that first card out, but here we go again.  Marc raises three hands on the trot to 60k and on the third attempt, gets a raiser in Charles Ihre.  It’s only another 100k so Marc calls and turns over QT.  Charles has pocket 9d9c’s.

First card out is a Q the a Qd then a 8d then Ace of diamonds .. then the 8 of spades.

Aaron Bernard is out in 5th for £19,310

He limps in from the button and Marc says “allin” from the SB.  Aaron calls instantly, flipping over QQ’s.  Marc has A2 offsuit, But deuce and Ace on the flop and nothing materialises to help Aaron and he’s back off to Nottingham to sleep in his own bed tonight.

.. Charles still in there battling and doubles up through Zach Ford shortly afterwards to around 250k.

Laurence Houghton finishes in 6th for £15,450

Laurence has been careful all night, knowing when to put down a hand to an ott raise, carefully nursing his chips.
This time he raises to 160k with Nik Persaud setting him allin and he calls with his AQ.  Nik has pocket KK’s.  The board comes Jack high and Nik sitting pretty.

Marc Goodwin in a different league, class, wo’evah !  This is his for the taking.  He takes over 100k off Laurence Houghton holding 85 after calling a preflop raise, calling the flop no pair, hitting a 5 and calling a 50k river bet.  Marc over a million chips, must be.
Charles has pushed allin 3 times, no callers.  The very first hand back he found pocket QQ’s.  He’s back over 200k now.