Tom Grigg Eliminated in 2nd Place ($78,106); Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii Wins!
Danny 'Brotha D' Leaoasavaii entered the pot with a min-raise to 160,000 only to have Tom Grigg three-bet shove his last 880,000 from the big blind.
As Leaoasavaii was still sliding out chips, he announced a call and casually flipped his hand over before standing up.
Leaoasavaii:
Grigg:
With both players now on their feet and being surrounded by the respected railbirds, the dealer would drop the flop to keep Leaoasavaii in the lead with his ace-high.
With both sides of the table screaming for certain cards, the on the turn changed little apart from putting Leaoasavaii one step closer to holding the title.
"Deuce! Deuce! Deuce!" screamed of one Leaoasavaii's railbirds, before a few of Grigg's loyal supporters screamed a mixture of jacks and tens.
As a crowd of over forty people rose to their feet to see what fate await for each player, the dealer burned and turned the on the river to produce a mix of emotions from either end of the spectrum.
While Grigg sunk both emotionally and physically, a jubilant Leaoasavaii was hugged and cheered by his many friends, family, fans and supporters before - in a show of kindness and compassion that he had displayed all tournament - went over to Grigg to console him on his 2nd place finish which earned him a $78,106 payday.