This exclusive tournament attracted 25 of the world's best tournament players, including Team Full Tilt's Phil Ivey, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Gus Hansen, and Allen Cunningham. Howard reached the final table as a short stack, and patiently looked for spots to accumulate chips.

Howard Lederer, "The Professor"

Howard entered heads-up play with a 2-1 chip lead over second-place finisher Mark Teltscher, and the two battled back and forth for more than an hour before Howard made two pair with Aces and Jacks to defeat Teltscher, who held two pair with 7s and 8s. Howard's victory earned him $1.25 million, which is the largest tournament victory of his storied career.

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