How do people not grasp that if that sneak who won wasnt in the tourney, Every single hand in the tourney would have been different. So if the sneak who won didnt enter there would be a good chance lilg doesnt even final table. So we cant just say ok sneak won so we give it to person who came 2nd. Because that sneak affected the outcome.

The prize is for 2 1st places in a row. That is the rule of the prize. He didnt get 2 1st in a row. So he has no claim to any of the prize.