Eliminated on Day 5, he was one of the chip leaders on Day 3. This first-place finish closed a very good festival for Lau, as he finished 31st in the €5,300 EPT Main Event for €36,100.

To illustrate this good run, he took as an example one of the last hands when he hit two pairs with fours and treys to eliminate Sfez. I had good situations, and I ran very well during the whole tournament.' But from the start of Day 1, everything was going very well. So I was not very confident when I played. But I didn’t expect it to be that long.'Īfter 13 hours from the first hand dealt to the final one and a final table that lasted more than five hours, he managed to win the tournament.īut even though he was proud of this title, Lau stayed humble: 'I know it would be hard to reach the first place, as No-Limit Hold’em is not my main game. So we knew it would be long if we were on the final table. 'We returned with 40 players left on Day 3, which is a lot. 'This last day was insanely long,' Lau said a few minutes after he won.