After 3 long days of poker, Mark Wells managed to turn a 20,000 stack into 24 million, in the mean time turning his $135 (+ $25 charity contribution) investment into a sweet $24,440 cash prize!
Heads-up play with opponent Cherif Mohand was fairly brief, as fatigue seemed to have reduced Cherif’s level of patience. He began playing very aggressively, and it seemed to work at first, until he got caught in a hand that lead to his elimination. Cherif opened preflop to 700,000, and then raised all-in on the 
flop for nearly 10,000,000 after Mark lead out for 900,000. Mark made the call with bottom pair, and his 
held versus Cherif’s 
, as the running cards were 
.
With that pot, Mark emerged as the champion of Event 1 – Strike Out Cancer Charity Event, and awarded him a stunning Montréal Poker Expo Champions Trophy along with his cash prize.
Congratulations!
Strike Out Cancer Charity Event Champion: Mark Thomas Wells – $24,440
Event 1 Runner-Up: Cherif Si Hadj Mohand – $16,840
Cherif Si Hadj Mohand
Last Hand of Play
