Martin Rowe Eliminated in 2nd Place (AU$5,000); Vanessa Rousso Wins Tournament of Champions (AU$45,000)

[user75032]

Martin Rowe wasn't left with many options. His chip stack had fallen to 15,000. When Vanessa Rousso open-shoved, he had a tough choice.

"Yeah, alright," he said after some thought. "I call." Rowe showed {7-Spades}

, two live cards against Rousso's {K-Diamonds}

. Neither player improved on a board of {A-Hearts}

. As a result, Rousso's king-high was the winning hand. She prevented Rowe from winning back-to-back tournaments by eliminating him in second place and winning the Tournament of Champions.

The real winners of this tournament, however, are the charities that each player was playing for. Rowe earned $5,000 for Save the Children, the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world.

Rousso earned $45,000 for the No Limit No Profit Initiative, which is a charity established by Chad Brown and herself where poker players give back to the community. This money is going to be used to market the newly found charity as well as market the upcoming annual event where all funds raised will be donated to cancer research and providing Africa with medical supplies.

Tags: Martin Rowe Vanessa Rousso