After four gruelling days of intense GSOP action, the Gutshot Series of Poker's Main Event final reaches its climax as Jamie Lillywhite's 8-4 on an accommodating 8-4-2 Flop holds up against plucky Ade Bayo's Pocket Knaves.
Young gun, Jamie Lillywhite, can't hide his emotion and cheers in delight, leaving the nefarious Gutshot regular, Ade Bayo, forced to settle for the runner-up spot.
With in excess of 180 players competing in this inaugral event, the wonga (Mr Raab's term for money) for first prize had reached an impressive £18,000 - not bad for a £300 Freezout, and a figure that youngster Lillywhite certainly won't be turning his nose up at.
In fact, for many, it wasn't the prize pool that made this such an attractive event, but rather the incredible structure that mirrored that of the recent World Series - 10,000 starting chips and a 2 hour clock - a feat which I must insist we all praise and applaud the Gutshot team for.
But, turning our attention back to Monday night's poker, this truly was an exciting final table - blondeite Maria 'Chili Pepper' Demetriou, bracelet winner Praz Bansi, well respected player Orhan Tevfik, and, of course, who could forget the familiar tones of Ade Bayo, a man who truly makes his presence known whenever he plays.
With such a fearsome line-up set in place, many were surprised to see that after 13 hours of final table play, it was the slightly lesser know Jamie Lillywhite who eventually took the lion's share of the spoils.
For a long time, it looked like chip-leader Orhan Tevfik would be donning the shiny GSOP bracelet, but after taking a few hits, he eventually fell into 3rd place when his A-T failed to outdraw Lillywhite's Pocket Sixes, not only eliminating Tevfik, but also giving the youngster a 2-1 chip-lead going into the final 2.
And, after just 40 minutes of heads-up play, it was all over. Ade Bayo, whose record remains impressive to this day, shook the hand of the proud winner and happily accepted his cheque for second place.
Bayo was said to have offered a deal at the start of their heads-up encounter, but Lillywhite was having none of it and, justifiably in the end, opted to play on - a decision that resulted in him being £18,000 to the good.
A big congratulations from blondepoker to the heavily supported Lillywhite - a worthy champion indeed.