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Monday, May 25, 2009 Ashton Griffin Heads-Up World Champion Online
Ashton "theASHMAN103" Griffin won the Full Tilt $25K Heads-up World Championship and took home $551,250 in prize money.
theASHMAN103 had to beat six tough opponents to claim the prestigious heads-up title at Full Tilt. He busted GrindMode, Isaac "luvtheWNBA" Haxton, David Singer, Past to and Blair "yogiblair" Anderson before it was time to face Full Tilt pro David Benefield in final.
Griffin sealed the deal when he made trips against Benefield's pair plus open-ended straight-draw. It was all-in on the turn and Benefield didn't get the help he needed on the river.
Results from the Full Tilt $25K Heads-up World Championship:
| 1 | theASHMAN103 | $551,250 |
| 2 | David Benefield | $315,000 |
| 3 | WinnerFish | $165,375 |
| 3 | yogiblair | $165,375 |
| 5 | Past | $94,500 |
| 5 | Kadabra | $94,500 |
| 5 | IvanLendL | $94,500 |
| 5 | Vaga_Lion | $94,500 |
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