There are very few circumstances in life where a competition can result in everyone being considered a winner. Well, in the case of Pete Rose and his gambling issues, Pete and his team Philadelphia Phillies were playing against could both be considered victors. Folks competing against Philadelphia's baseball team would get the victory, and Pete would get a boatload of money. Outside of this unscrupulous exception there is generally a winner, a loser, and somebody in the audience with a rainbow wig and religious statements printed on a big piece of cardboard.
Event 48 may have ended with one guy wearing the bracelet, but both players who participated in the heads up match came away from the tournament with personal milestones in their poker careers. Lenny Martin struggled with Rafi Amit to see who would come away with the Triple Draw Championship. After a rather competitive match, Amit took the upper hand and wound up coming away with the event's bracelet and $227,005. This win put Rafi in a very exclusive club of poker pros who have more than one WSOP bracelet.
For Lenny Martin the second place finish in the tournament marked the biggest payday of his professional poker life. The $128,120 he won is the sort of money that, if managed correctly, can help propel a player to a new level in the sport. So we may very well be seeing much more of Lenny Martin in the future.
It is always good when a tournament can end with the spectators and fans feeling good about both the winner and the loser. Of course if factor in the other couple of hundred people who didn't make it to the final table, folks who see a glass as half full can always find something to feel angst ridden about.
| Place | Player | Prize |
| 1 | Rafi Amit | $227,005 |
| 2 | Lenny Martin | $128,120 |
| 3 | Anthony Lellouche | $84,812 |
| 4 | Jon Shoreman | $57,383 |
| 5 | Eugene Ji | $41,504 |
| 6 | Mark Bartlog | $27,068 |
| 7 | Andrew Bloch | $19,489 |
| 8 | Ben Armstrong | $19,489 |
| 9 | Daniel Fuhs | $14,075 |
