Final day action started at 2 p.m. with 72 remaining players and ran all the way until 7:15 a.m. when the champion was crowned. Playing in his second WSOP, young Matt Graham of New Orleans, LA. completed an impressive comeback heads up against Jean-Robert Bellande to take down his first WSOP bracelet.

At one point Matt Graham was down to just 300,000 in chips to Jean-Robert Bellande's 2,400,000. But Graham kept a level head and said he never lost any confidence as he made an incredible comeback to beat Bellande and claim his first WSOP bracelet along with the $278,180 first-place prize. Bellande narrowly missed his first WSOP title, earning $173,564 for his efforts.
Here's how the final hand went down:

Jean-Robert Bellande was all in preflop holding 97 against Matt Graham's AJ. The board ran K43KQ, missing both players but leaving Graham's ace-high as the best hand. 
 

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Jean-Robert Bellande and Matt Graham are heads up for the title.

Eliminations:
3rd Place - Joe De Niro ($107,845)
4th Place - Brandon Wong ($69,088)

Hands:
De Niro Rivered, Out in Third Place ($107,845)

Joe De Niro got all in on a flop of J108 and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande. Bellande showed A9 for the but flush draw, but he was trailing De Niro's J9 for top pair and open-ended straight draw. The turn was the 10 and didn't help either player, but when the A fell on the river Bellande made top pair to eliminate De Niro in third.

Bottom Pair Won't Do, Brandon Wong Gone in Fourth Place ($69,088)

Brandon Wong got all in preflop against Matt Graham and Joe De Niro. The flop came 1082 and Graham bet, making De Niro fold. Wong showed A2 for bottom pair and was against Graham's 89 for middle pair. The turn was the 5 and the K didn't improve Wong on the river, and he was eliminated in fourth place.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Players Left: 5 of 823

Chip Counts:
Joe De Niro: 875,000
Danny Wong: 525,000
Jean-Robert Bellande: 520,000
Brandon Wong: 350,000
Matt Graham: 320,000

Eliminations:
6th Place - Spencer Lawrence ($20,221)
7th Place - John Kranyak ($13,480)
8th Place - Andrew Prock ($10,335)
9th Place - Michael Kachan ($7,526)

Hands:

Lawrence Doesn't Connect, Eliminated in Sixth Place ($20,221)

Spencer Lawrence got all of his chips in the middle preflop against Jean-Robert Bellande and showed K10. Bellande was the favorite, holding A9. The flop came 963, giving Bellande a pair. Lawrence still had two overs he could connect with, but the 2 came on the turn and the Q river card eliminated Lawrence in sixth place.

Kranyak Has Lower Kicker, Gone in Seventh Place ($13,480)

Preflopp action was raised until capped by John Kranyak and Joe De Niro. When 943 fell on the flop Kranyak bet and was called by De Niro. The A came on the turn, inducing action. Betting was capped again, getting Kranyak all in. He had connected with the ace on the turn and showed AJ. However, De Niro showed AQ for a pair of aces with a queen kicker. The Q dropped on the river to give De Niro two pair and the juicy pot, sending Kranyak to the rail in seventh place.

Prock Gets Outdrawn, Busts in Eighth Place ($10,335)

Andrew Prock got all in preflop and held AQ, a favored hand over Joe De Niro's AJ. The flop changed things fast, coming AJ3 to give De Niro two pair - aces and jacks. The K fell on the turn, giving Prock more outs. But the river 8wasn't one of them and Prock was eliminated in eight place.

Kachan First To Go, Out in Ninth Place ($7,526)

Michael Kachan put in a raise preflop and was called by Brandon Wong, Danny Wong, Jean-Robert Bellande and Spencer Lawrence. The flop brought A76 and Danny Wong led out. Lawrence got out of the way, and Kachan raised all in. Brandon Wong folded and Bellande put in yet another raise. Danny Wong called, and when the 4 fell on the turn both he and Bellande checked. The Q fell on the river and Wong bet. Bellande folded and Wong showed AK. Kachan couldn't beat Wong's pair of aces and was the first player eliminated from the final table.

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Left: 9 of 823

Chip Counts:
Jean-Robert Bellande: 475,000
Joe De Niro: 420,000
John Kranyak: 400,000
Andrew Prock: 390,000
Brandon Wong: 280,000
Spencer Lawrence: 260,000
Matt Graham: 217,000
Danny Wong: 105,000
Mike Kachan: 80,000

Hands:

Bellande Picks Up Aces...

The round was good for Jean-Robert Bellande, and he has taken the chip lead with 475,000 in chips.
After three-betting the flop, Bellande bet every street on a 1095J6 board and was called each time by Brandon Wong. Bellande showed AA and Wong mucked, giving Bellande the nice pot.

... And The Nut Low?...

Several hands later Bellande three-bet Wong again and bet every street on a board of 864AQ. Wong called and Bellande showed A2 for the winner. Wong asked Bellande about betting the flop there and Bellande told him, "I had the nut low."

And The Flush

On a board of K748J Bellande was called by Andrew Prock and showed A10 for a flush, taking the pot.
 

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Starting Chip Stacks: 300,000

Chip Counts:
Jean-Robert Bellande: 420,000
Danny Wong: 325,000
Andrew Prock: 320,000
Brandon Wong: 310,000
John Kranyak: 290,000
Joe Deniro: 285,000
Matt Graham: 280,000
Spencer Lawrence: 270,000
Mike Kachan: 222,000

Hands:

The Jean-Robert Show

Jean-Robert Bellande has won a handful of early pots early in the final table to take the chip lead. In one pot Bellande bet with the board showing 8729 and his opponents mucked.
In another hand, Bellande bet and was called by Danny Wong with the board showing 96387. Bellande showed Q10 for the rivered straight to take the pot and jump to around 420,000 in chips.
Bellande has also expressed his disappointment in the final table location. He said he thought the final table would be played in the Milwaukee's Best Light final table stadium, but instead it is outside the stadium at a normal table.