The blinds are still at 25,000-50,000. There is no ante.

Hand #74  -  Markus Lehmann has the button, he raises to about 125,000, Lacay reraises to 350,000, and Lehmann calls. The flop comes 853, Lacay moves all in, and Lehmann immediately calls with K8 for a pair of eights. Lacay shows A5 for a pair of fives, and he'll need to improve to survive.

The turn card is the 3, and Lehmann is one card away from victory.

The river card is the 4, and Markus Lehmann wins the hand -- and the tournament -- with two pair, eights and threes.

Ludovic Lacay finishes in second place, earning 295,200 euros (approx. $418,505).

Markus Lehmann wins the 2007 WPT Spanish Championship, earning 554,987 euros (approx. $786,805), the championship trophy. That amount includes a $25,500 seat into the 2008 WPT World Championship at the Bellagio in April.

The blinds have increased to 25,000-50,000. There is no ante.

Hand #71 - Ludovic Lacay has the button, he raises to 125,000, Lehmann reraises to 350,000, and Lacay folds. Markus Lehmann takes the pot.

Hand #72 - Markus Lehmann has the button, he completes for 50,000, and Lacay checks. The flop comes 1086, Lacay checks, Lehmann bets 80,000, and Lacay folds.

Hand #73 - Ludovic Lacay has the button, he raises to 125,000, and Lehmann calls. The flop comes KQQ, Lehmann bets 150,000, and Lacay calls. The turn card is the 6, Lehmann bets 300,000, and Lacay folds. Markus Lehmann takes the pot worth 550,000.

The blinds increase to 25,000-50,000, and there is still no ante. The players are seated and ready to go, so it's time to shuffle up and deal!

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Ludovic Lacay - 1,400,000
Markus Lehmann - 1,990,000

The blinds are still at 20,000-40,000. There is no ante.

Hand #69 - Ludovic Lacay has the button, he raises to 100,000, and Lehmann folds.

Hand #70 - Markus Lehmann has the button, he raises to 100,000, and Lacay calls. The flop comes Q93, Lacay checks, Lehmann bets 140,000, and Lacay calls. The turn card is the 5, Lacay checks, Lehmann bets 300,000, and Lacay calls. There is already 1,080,000 in the pot.

The river card is the 10, Lacay checks, and Lehmann thinks for about a minute before he checks behind. Lacay shows 9-7 for a pair of nines, but Lehmann shows K-9 for a pair of nines with a higher kicker. Markus Lehmann wins the pot worth 1,080,000.

The blinds are still at 20,000-40,000. There is no ante.

Hand #67 - Ludovic Lacay has the button, he raises to 100,000, and Lehmann calls. The flop comes J75, and both players check. The turn card pairs the board with the 5, and they check again. The river card is the Q, Lehmann checks, Lacay bets 135,000, and Lehmann folds face up. We can't see Lehmann's cards, but Lacay flashes a queen as he collects the pot.

Hand #68 - Markus Lehmann has the button, he limps for 40,000, and Lacay checks. The flop comes K1010, Lacay checks, Lehmann bets 60,000, and Lacay calls. The turn card is the 10, Lacay checks, Lehmann bets 140,000, and Lacay folds. Markus Lehmann takes the pot.

The blinds are still at 20,000-40,000. There is no ante.

Hand #64 - Markus Lehmann has the button, he raises to 120,000, and Lacay folds.

Hand #65 - Ludovic Lacay has the button, and he folds.

Hand #66 - Markus Lehmann has the button, he raises to 120,000, and Lacay calls. The flop comes Q106, Lacay checks, Lehmann bets 90,000, and Lacay calls. The turn card is the A, Lacay bets 300,000, and Lehmann folds. Ludovic Lacay takes the pot worth 420,000.

Hand #60 - Markus Lehmann has the button, he limps for 40,000, and Lacay checks. The flop comes AA4, and both players check. The turn card is the K, and they check again. The river card is the 2, Lacay bets 50,000, and Lehmann calls.

They both show their cards, and it's not entirely clear, but I think Lacay had 5-2 for two pair, aces and deuces, to win the pot. The cards didn't show up on the monitor, and we can't hear the in-house announcer very well at all. We apologize for the incomplete information.

Hand #61 - Ludovic Lacay has the button, he raises to 120,000, and Lehmann folds.

Hand #62 - Markus Lehmann has the button, he raises to 120,000, and Lacay folds.

Hand #63 - Ludovic Lacay has the button, he raises t
o 120,000, and Lehmann folds.

 

The blinds increase to 20,000-40,000. There is no ante.

Hand #54 - Markus Lehmann has the button, and he folds.

Hand #55 - Ludovic Lacay has the button, he raises to about 120,000, and Lehmann folds.

Hand #56 - Markus Lehmann has the button, he raises to about 120,000, and Lacay folds.

Hand #57 - Ludovic Lacay has the button, and there is unknown action. (No flop.)

Hand #58 - Markus Lehmann has the button, and there is unknown preflop action. The flop comes 1076, and both players check. The turn card is the 4, Lacay checks, Lehmann bets 80,000, and Lacay calls. The river card is the 5, and both players check. Lacay shows 7-x to win the pot with a pair of sevens, and Lehmann mucks.

Hand #59 - Ludovic Lacay has the button, he raises to 120,000, and and Lehmann folds.