Torsten Brinkmann Eliminated in 2nd Place (€900,000)
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Ivan Freitez raised to 320,000 with 
, a pretty looking hand heads up but when Torsten Brinkmann reraised all in with 
for about 3 million we all thought, "Well, that's the end of this hand, he's not going to call this all in..."
Instant call with the ten-high from Freitez.
The Venezuelan was behind but only a 3:2 dog against Brinkmann's big slick. The flop of 
came with great cheers from Freitez' Latin American rail, he'd jumped ahead and now only had to avoid an ace or king to win the first ever EPT Madrid Grand Final. The 
turn changed nothing and Brinkmann now desperately needed one of his six outs otherwise it was curtains for the German.
The 
river came down and Freitez raised his arms in triumph, his supporters rushed through the rail to mob him and celebrate loudly. Brinkmann may feel deflated but the truth is that Freitez blitzed this table, especially once we got four-handed. Nevertheless, the German player will be taking home €900,000 with him and when he wakes up tomorrow morning, he'll consider this a job well done.