Despite poker being a neutral game, even on all ball fields there are stars of the game who shine a little bigger then the ordinary card slinger. Players like Scotty Nguyen the former World Series of Poker Main Event champion, David Sklansky renown poker author and 2+2 website operator, Dutch Boyd of infamous and famous poker news inklings all lined up for Event number twenty four.

But, the name that took it down was Eli Elezra of "the big game" and Game Show Network's wildly popular program "High Stakes Poker". The $3,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo event won by Elezra will probably stake him for a bet or two in the big game.

For his win he walked away with $198,984 while the ever popular Nguyen's runner-up paycheck still hit six-figures at $110,731.

Here's Pokernews.com with the follow up to this star-STUDed table:

The chip lead would switch hands several times as both Scotty Nguyen and David Sklansky made runs at the number one spot throughout the day. Despite busting Ragir, Hardie couldn't withstand the unrelenting assault of the rest of the table and busted in seventh place. In a five-way hand going into fourth street, Hardie thought his hand was good and called Elezra's 40,000-chip raise. Hardie, though, trailed Elezra's kings and failed to improve, finishing in seventh for $20,844.

Two hands later, 2007 WSOP fixture Thor Hansen busted after he moved all-in on fifth street against Sklansky and Nguyen. Unfortunately for Hansen, he missed both his high and low draws and busted in sixth place, worth $27,357.

Next to fall was the noted poker author, David Sklansky. Known for his controversial comments and mathematical approach to the game, Sklansky's push toward the waiting bracelet fell short. All-in on fourth street against Elezra and Nguyen, Sklansky failed to improve and busted in fifth place, worth $35,835.

As blinds continued to increase, the remaining players moved all-in with very little hesitation. After a tough battle, John Harkness finally fell victim to table captain Elezra. Failing to improve against Elezra's two pair, Harkness bid farewell with a fourth-place exit, collecting $47,224 for the work.

Play continued for quite some time once the table got down to its final three players. Elezra kept the pressure on Dutch Boyd and Nguyen, both prior bracelet-winners t themselves. Although Boyd made a valiant effort to make it to heads-up play, it wasn't meant to be for the former 'Crew' member when he busted against Elezra's kings. Boyd won $71,650 for his efforts.

Elezra and Nguyen battled for the bracelet at length, with an away-from-the-table deal to split much of the prize money perhaps also made. After a momentous battle that saw Elezra pull ahead, Nguyen finally fell when he ran into Elezra's ace-high straight during Hand #177.

As the smoke cleared, the newly crowned Elezra offered a broad smile. Although Elezra was elated with his win, he was also thrilled that he won a $25,000 prop bet with Barry Greenstein over whether or not he would win a bracelet at this year's WSOP. Elezra won $198,984 for finishing first, while Nguyen earned $110,731 for second.