Event 5 Champion: Tony Vi Thanh To

After a short “negotiation” which resulted not in a deal, exactly, just a slight re-definition of the prizes for first and second place, heads up action got underway with Fabio Luongo enjoying about a 2:1 chip lead over Tony “Gameboy” To.

They played a few hands, each of them seemingly probing for weaknesses. Slowly but surely, Gameboy started to rebuild his stack and catch up to Fabio. Then, on the river of a seemingly inconsequential hand, with the board reading , Gameboy decided to bet 250K after the flop and turn both being checked around. Not convinced by the apparent steal attempt, Fabio tried to use his stack to do the job: all-in.

Gameboy snap called, leapt out of his chair and tabled the for a flush. Fabio was caught in a bluff and shipped a huge pot to Gameboy. Now it was 2:1 in the other direction.

It was just a few hands later that Gameboy limped his small blind/button only to find a raise from Fabio. Gameboy called and the flop was delivered: . Fabio had flopped a huge draw and bet – he was all-in. Gameboy instantly called and flipped over for a monster pocket pair. Fabio had plenty of outs, though, but Gameboy faded the spades as the turn and river came out and and Gameboy was the Champion of Event 5!