Shortly after 4:00 am, the final six players agreed to a six-way chop for the trophy.

After playing for a while with seven players, L.J. Sande got it all in preflop with against Ory Hen’s .

The board came , and the A-Q held up for Hen to win the pot and eliminate Sande in seventh place.

L.J. Sande  –  Out in 7th Place  ($8,610)

At that point, the final six players started discussing a deal, and counted down their chip stacks. About five minutes later, they came to an agreement to chop the tournament six ways.

Here were their chip counts, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 20,000 ante:

Brett Bader  –  12,780,000  (106 bb)
David Jackson  –  6,760,000  (56 bb)
Daniel Wellborn  –  6,225,000  (51 bb)
Moe Heider  –  3,455,000  (28 bb)
John Carl Vinsant  –  3,415,000  (28 bb)
Ory Hen  –  3,400,000  (28 bb)

And here’s the way they chopped the prizepool:

1st:  Brett Bader  –  $49,626
2nd:  David Jackson  –  $31,577
3rd:  Daniel Wellborn  –  $29,973
4th:  Moe Heider  –  $21,668
5th:  John Carl Vinsant  –  $21,548
6th:  Ory Hen  –  $21,503

Brett Bader had a massive chip lead when they stopped, so he was awarded the trophy and the title. Congratulations to Brett Bader!