Marty Smyth scoops World Open IV glory

33-year-old Ulsterman Marty Smyth scooped $250,000 after winning the PartyPoker.com World Open IV in London! The 72-runner $8,000 buy-in event offered a total prize pool of $576,000 and featured a strong final table line-up that included man of the moment Neil Channing, recent Manchester GUKPT winner Marc “Mr Cool” Goodwin, Andy “The Spider” Ward, Dixie Dean and Ryan Fronda.

“I’m delighted an...