Event 21 Winner - Gleason

$200 + $30 + $50 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH

Tom Gleason (Blackwood, NJ) 

$12,550

Blinds 50k/100k/10k ante 

After a flurry of all ins and double ups, Gleason beats Alyson Parker heads up to win the title.

Here's a summary of the last few hands after Parker took the chip lead with pocket queens. The following hands were all in preflop and in succession after Gleason closed the gap.

Gleason doubles 2 million with AQ vs A7, leaving Parker with 600k

Parker doubles 600k with A♦ 3♦ vs A♣ 9♦ when 4 diamonds hit

Parker doubles 1.2 million with QQ vs Q10

Gleason doubles 2.2 million with KQ vs QJ, Parker left with 200k

Parker and Gleason play the final hand "dark"

Parker: K9

Gleason: 55

The pair of fives are the winner and Gleason takes the trophy and the $12,550 first place prize.

"I like heads up," says the 21-year-old winner. "It's a completely different game and you get to play every hand."  

Gleason spends most of his time playing poker, but also helps out in the family's used car business.