This tournament is done! After what seemed like an eternity of heads-up sparring, these two got the money in the middle in the blink of an eye with Yoon drawing nearly dead.

Winston calls from the small blind and Yoon throws in another $700,000 on top. Winston calls and the flop comes Q 6 4. Winston leads out for $1 million and Yoon begins to count out chips. Yoon announces raise and makes it $3 million to go. Winston moves all-in and Yoon calls instantly. Pocket fours for Winston are light-years ahead of the A-K of Yoon and after a deuce hits the turn, Yoon is drawing dead and this tournament is over!

Heung "Scotty" Yoon is out in second and will take $832,725 while Roy Winston, our champion, takes $1,575,280 and this WPT title! Stay tuned for winner photos and an interview with Roy Winston.

Perhaps in an effort to get this match over before the WPT uses up all the videotape in the free world, the blinds have once again been raised. The astronomical price to play is now $150,000/$300,000 with a $30,000 ante so these players will be forced to make some moves, whether they want to or not.

Big One for Yoon

Winston raises to $500,000 from the button and gets a call from Yoon. The flop comes Q Q 2 and Yoon checks it. Winston leads out big, pushing $1 million into the middle and Yoon thinks for a few minutes before making the call. The turn is the 6 and Yoon moves all-in. Winston is visibly disturbed and says, "This is a sick lay-down. You must have a queen." He folds his hand, claiming that he had thrown away pocket kings. Whether this is true or not Yoon drags the pot to his side of the felt.

Winston Gets Lucky to Chop

After Roy Winston limped from the button, Yoon popped it to $700,000. Winston then announced all-in. Yoon thought for a moment and said, "No matter what happens, good game!" He pounded fists with Roy before announcing call and tabling A K. Winston was in terrible shape with A 7 and it looked like the chip lead would be changing hands in a big way.

The crowd was on its feet and Winston was calling for two sevens as we went to the flop. The dealer laid J J T down on the felt and things looked good for Yoon to double through. The turn was another ten though, putting two pair on the board and making both players' ace kicker play. Yoon could still win with an ace or a king but the 2 hit the river and the players reeled in their respective chips.

Chip Count

Heung Yoon $5,625,000

Roy Winston $11,190,000

The tone of this match is decidedly different than when we started, with Roy Winston playing a much more passive game and Heung Yoon gaining a bit of momentum.

Nice One for Yoon

Winston raises from the button to $380,000 and gets a call from Yoon. The flop comes T 3 2 and both players check. Yoon checks blind and the turn is the Q. Winston fires $400,000 and gets looked up. Yoon checks dark once again and the 6 hits the river. Winston pushes in $700,000 and gets a call from Yoon. K-T for Yoon is good for one of the biggest pots in the last series of hands.

Counts

Heung Yoon: $6 million

Roy Winston: $10.8 million

Winston Takes Some Back

Yoon completes from the small blind and Winston checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes K 8 6 and and after Winston checks, Yoon fires out $250,000. Roy min-check-raises to $500K and Yoon makes the call. The turn is the T and after two checks they see the 9 hit the river. Winston fires out $300,000 and gets a call. Roy shows K-8 for two pair on the flop and Yoon shows a king as the pot is pushed.

Blinds Up

The blinds have gone up and are now sitting at $100,000/$200,000 with a $20,000 ante.

Another One for Yoon

Yoon raises an additional $350,000 from the button and gets a call from Winston in the big blind. The flop comes A 7 3 and after a check from Winston, Yoon bets out $500,000. Winston calls and checks in the dark before the 9 hits the turn. Yoon announces all-in and Winston goes into the tank. After a bit of talk he eventually opts to fold and Yoon rakes a large pot.

Another One for Yoon

Yoon and Winston see a flop of K 8 4 and Winston leads out for $200,000. Yoon makes the call and the turn is the Q. Winstons says, "Same bet," and pushes another $200,000 across the line. The river is the 4 and both players check. Yoon shows A-Q for second pair and it's good for the pot.

Consecutive Pots for Winston

Roy Winston is steadily chipping away at the stack of Heung Yoon and has taken down the vast majority of the last series of hands. Most have been taken on the flop with a standard raise of $200K.

Scary Board

WInston min-raises to $320,000 from the button and gets a call from Yoon in the big blind. The flop comes K J J and both players check. The turn is the J and they check it again. The river is the T and after a check from Yoon, Winston says, "Just $400,000." Yoon thinks for a moment before releasing the hand.

Yoon Loves the River

Yoon limps from the button and Winston raises $300K. Yoon min-re-raises another $300K and Roy makes the call. The flop comes A 4 2 and both players check. The turn is the 7 and after a check from Winston, Yoon fires $400,000. Winston makes the call and checks dark on the river. Fifth street brings the Q and Yoon fires $500,000. Winston makes the call and shows Q-2 for the rivered two pair. Winston shakes his head and flashes A T as Yoon rakes the pot.

The players are back in their seats after an extended break. The blinds have been bumped up to $80,000/$160,000 with a $20,000 ante and Heung Yoon has managed to regain a bit of ground with a little over $4 million to the almost $13 million of Roy Winston.

Heung Yoon has doubled up to stay alive in this event. Yoon opened to $300,000 and was put all-in by Winston. After only a few seconds he made the call and we saw it was A 4 for Winston leading the Q 9 of Yoon.

The flop came J 8 4, giving Winston a pair of fours and Yoon the gut-shot. The turn was the T, making the straight and giving Yoon the check mark and the double-up. Yoon is now on about $3 million.

Ducks Are Good

Yoon opens to $300,000 from the button and gets a call from Winston. The flop comes J T 3 and after a check from Ray, Heung bets out $300,000. Winston makes the call and the turn is the 3. Both players check and the river is the 6. They both check once again and Yoon shows wired deuces which are good for the pot.

Chip Count

Here are the counts at this stage in the game:

Seat 1	Heung Yoon	$3.8 million
Seat 2	Roy Winston	$13 million

Angle Shot or Mistake?

Roy Winston just did something that looked remarkably like an angle shot when he tried to make a standard pre-flop raise but said, "I'll make it $3 million." They then asked him to confirm if he really meant $3 million, which is essentially an all-in move since Yoon has little more than that behind. Winston responded by saying, "Oh, I meant $400,000 but I guess it's binding." Yoon checked his cards and folded, laying 7-2 face up on the felt.

Winston Takes the First Two

Roy Winston, the overwhelming chip leader going into this match, has taken down the first two hands of heads-up play with pre-flop raises. Yoon will have to play back at him to stay afloat in this tournament.

Pot for Yoon

Yoon raises to $250K from the button and gets a call from Winston. The flop comes J 9 8 and Yoon leads out. Winston folds and Yoon picks up the pot.

Blinds Up

The blinds have been raised and now sit at $60,000/$120,000 with a $10,000 ante.

Advantage = Winston

Roy Winston's experience is becoming evident as he edges Yoon out of the majority of hands. Up against such a big chip deficit Yoon will have to make something happen before he sees his stack dwindle to nothing.

Pot for Yoon

Yoon calls from the small blind and Winston checks in the big. The flop comes T 9 2 and both players check. The turn is the T and they both check again. The river is the 2 and Roy bets out $150,000. Yoon makes a quick call and they both turn over a nine for two pair. Yoon has the better kicker and drags the pot.

Bigger Pot for Winston

Winston raises to $300K from the button and Yoon min-raises to $600,000. Roy makes the call and the flop comes J T 5. Yoon bets out 400K and Winston makes the call. The turn is the 7 and both players check. The river is the 8 and they check again. Winston shows a nine for the straight and after a few seconds Yoon mucks his hand.

Chip Leader.

Winston Extends Lead

Heung Yoon raises to $380,000 and Roy Winston moves all-in. After a bit of thought Yoon lets it go and concedes the pot.

Yoon in Critical Condition

Heung Yoon has been bleeding chips the entire heads-up match and he is now reaching dangerously low levels. Winston is up to about $15 million while Yoon is down to about $1.5 million.

Haralabos Voulgaris has been eliminated, another casualty of the juggernaut known as Roy Winston. Haralabos raised to $250,000 from the button and after Heung Yoon folded his small blind Roy Winston re-popped to $750,000 from the big blind. It was back on Haralabos and after a bit of thought he announced all-in for $2.2 million total.

Winston only thought for a moment before making the call and tabling A 4. Voulgaris would need to improve with Q 9 as he went to the flop with his tournament life on the line. The first three cards came J 7 3, no help, and the board finished out 4 4. Voulgaris is out in third for $434,560.

Heads-Up!

Now that we're down to two it's time for the money presentation and the playdown to a champion. Roy Winston, the professional, has a massive lead over Heung "Scotty" Yoon, who satellited into this event for just $200. Here are the chip counts going into the one-on-one match:

Seat 1	Heung Yoon	$3,445,000
Seat 2	Roy Winston	$13,370,000

Money Plays

The money is currently being brought out on platters and arranged around the two remaining players. From everything we've been told, money's a good thing.

 

Winston Remains Active

Roy Winston, chip leader, has been extremely active before the flop. Raising the majority of hands, he has takes down a substantial number of blinds and antes so far.

More Chips for Chip Leader

Roy Winston seems to have a pretty good handle on this table and just took down a nice pot, pushing his opponents out of the pot despite holding a relatively weak hand. Heung Yoon opened the pot to $265,000 from the button and got calls from both Winston and Voulgaris in the blinds.

The flop came 8 4 3 and Winston led out for $600,000. Voulgaris quickly folded but Yoon took a few moments to think it over. "You're either bluffing or that's a great bet," pointed out Yoon. Eventually folding, Yoon showed A-2 as he did. "I had you dominated," said Winston as he flashed pocket deuces.

Mark Weitzman.

Weitzman Out in Fourth

Mark Weitzman, after struggling with a below-average stack for the day's entirety, has been sent to the rail courtesy of the chip leader, Roy Winston. Winston opened the pot to $300,000 and it was folded to Weitzman who quickly announced all-in. Winston snap-called with A Q and Weitzman was in bad shape with A 4.

The flop came K J 6 and Weitzman picked up a flush draw to go with his one live card. Winston had to sweat it but after the board finished out 7 5 it was Winston who had made the nut flush, sending Mark Weitzman to the rail in fourth place for $380,240.

Three-Handed Count

Seat 1	Heung Yoon	$4.7 million
Seat 2	Roy Winston	$10.35 million
Seat 3	Haralabos Voulgaris	$2.49 million