With the board reading , James Van Alstyne checked and Zac Fellows fired a bet. Van Alstyne check-raised, but Fellows popped it up once again. Van Alstyne called and then again on the river.
Fellows showed for a straight and low to scoop and leave Van Alstyne crippled with just 150,000 chips.
After a series of raises, the last chips of James Van Alstyne were in on a flop of .
"You got an eight?" quizzed Van Alstyne.
"Yeh, I got a couple of them," replied Fellows as he tabled for quads and a stranglehold on the pot as Van Alstyne could only table .
The turn was the and the river was the and Van Alstyne grabs a quarter to remain alive, as both players split the low, but again is in deep trouble with just 170,000 chips.
James Van Alstyne led the betting and was all in on fifth street against Zac Fellows.
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Van Alstyne made two pair on the river and Fellows couldn't better it as Van Alstyne doubles up once again. He's now back to around 500,000 and has a pulse once again.
James Van Alstyne is once again crippled after a Stud-8 hand following the break. Van Alstyne was the aggressor with but mucked on the river when Zac Fellows revealed () for two pair.
With all the chips in on fourth street Zac Fellows held the lead and had the bracelet within reach. However James Van Alstyne caught good and found two pair to double up.
Hold'em once again provided the action here today as the final hand was decided once we returned to the world's most popular poker variation.
Zac Fellows raised preflop from the button and James Van Alstyne made the call from the big blind.
The flop came down . Van Alstyne checked and Fellows followed up with a bet. Van Alstyne made the call.
The turn was the and this time Van Alstyne led with a bet. Fellows raised and Van Alstyne deliberated for a few moments before committing his last chips with a raise. Fellows insta-called and the cards were tabled.
Van Alstyne showed but when Fellows flipped for a set, it was all over as Van Alstyne was left drawing dead.
The meaningless river was the and Zac Fellows is crowned champion of Event #21! A great effort by James Van Alstyne, who led throughout this final table and was rarely threatened until heads-up play. He'll be feeling better tomorrow with $192,866 to soften the pain of being so close to the gold.