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Prahlad Friedman
Hometown: Richmond
Country of Origin: United States 
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110 (1722 points)
1266 (924 points)
Prahlad Friedman - Live Updates
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| Oct 24, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 4 | + |
Level 18 Update: In The Money EliminationsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Left: 18 of 275 Average Chip Count: 916,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 3,050,000 Notable Eliminations: 27. Markus Gonsalves — $23,885 Big Hands:
Markus Gonsalves got the rest of his short stack all in for 167,000 and Mark Seif made the call. Larry Berg then moved all in for 147,000 and Seif called that as well.Berg showed pocket queens, Gonsalves showed pocket kings and Seif was behind with A The board ran out 10 Prahlad Friedman Eliminated in 26th Place ($23,885) Prahlad Friedman (pictured right) raised in middle position and Jason Lavallee called on the button. The flop came down 10 Freidman moved all in for 340,000 and Lavallee called with pocket jacks. Friedman showed A Friedman is now eliminated and Lavallee is over the 2 million mark.
Chris Ferguson raised to 40,000 and Jonas Entin reraised to 178,000 from the small blind. Ferguson moved all in for 300,000 and Etin called. Ferguson showed A Mark Seif Eliminated in 24th Place ($23,885) Mark Seif has been eliminated from the tournament by Larry Berg. Seif held top pair, but ran into the set of sixes from Berg, who chips up to 1.4 million.
Chad Batista was all in with a superior A-K against Corwin Cole’s A-J. Batista looked fine until the board produced a jack and sent him to the rail. Lee Markholt Eliminated in 22nd Place ($23,855) The perpetually short stack Lee Markholt was eliminated during the chaos of the level and details are unknown. Corwin Cole Eliminated in 21st Place ($23,855) Freddy Deeb raised and Jason Lavallee called on the button. Corwin Cole then reraised to 188,000 from the small blind. Deeb folded and Lavallee moved all in. Cole instantly called with pocket aces and is in great shape against Lavallee’s pocket jacks. Unfortunately, the flop brings a jack and Cole’s tournament comes to an end. Lavallee now has over 3 million, more than double his closest opponent. Jonas Entin Eliminated in 20th Place ($23,885) Jonas Entin raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Kido Pham made the call. The flop came down K Pham then moved all in and Entin called for his last 200,000. Pham showed pocket sevens for the set and Entin was in major trouble with A The turn and river came 4 Terry Ryan Eliminated in 19th Place ($23,855) Terry Ryan was just eliminated by Jason Lavallee when he moved all in on the river and was snap called by a spade flush. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Chris Ferguson, Prahlad Friedman, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Markus Gonsalves, Jonas Entin, Corwin Cole Level 17 Update: Money Bubble BurstsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 27 of 275 Average Chip Count: 611,111 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 1,615,000 Notable Eliminations: Dee Luong Big Hands:
Dee Luong (pictured right) was crippled after Freddy Deeb doubled up through her with pocket aces to grow his stack to 1,230,000. Luong held pocket kings but she watched her stack fall down to 87,000. A few hands later Jason Lavallee opened a pot for a raise and Luong reraised all in. Lavallee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Luong: 6 Board: A Luong was eliminated on the hand and Lavallee held 1,350,000. Brandon Cantu Eliminated Brandon Cantu moved all in preflop for 160,000 and Mrk Seif made the call. Their cards: Cantu: A Board: K Cantu was eliminated on the hand and Seif grew his stack to 1,145,000.
Part I Kido Pham raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Jones reraised all in for 171,000 from the button. Andy Bloch reraised all in and Pham mucked. The cards: Jones: Q Board: Q Bloch was knocked down to 305,000 on the hand and Jones doubled up to 395,000. Part II Andy Bloch raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jason Burt reraised from the small blind. Bloch reraised all in and Burt made the call. Their cards: Burt: 10 Board: Q Burt grew his stack to 970,000 and Bloch was eliminated. Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville moved all in preflop on a short stack (180,000) for the third time in a row and Jeff Blenkarn made the call. Their cards: Blenkarn: A Board: K Blenkran grew his stack to 660,000 and Somerville was eliminated on the hand. Chau Giang Eliminated on the Money Bubble Matt Stout raised from early position to 32,000 and Chau Giang reraised all in from middle position for 199,000. Prahlad Friedman reraised all in from the cutoff for 259,000 and Stout mucked pocket tens. Friedman and Giang then revealed their cards: Giang: A Board: Q Friedman held 515,000 after the hand and Giang was eliminated on the money bubble in 28th place. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Prahlad Friedman, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Jason Somerville, Matt Stout, Brandon Cantu, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones, Jason Burt |
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| Aug 26, '09 | 2009 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 5 | + |
Kevin Schaffel Eliminated in Second Place ($471,670) Prahlad Friedman Wins 2009 WPT Legends of Poker Main Event ($1,009,000)Aug 27, '09
Kevin Schaffel opened with a raise to 300,000 and Prahlad Friedman reraised to 800,000. Schaffel thought it over for about 30 seconds before moving all in and Friedman went into the tank. With 2.8 million more, Friedman decided to make the call with A
Schaffel clearly didn’t practice avoidance, but was rewarded with $471,670 for his effort. Friedman earned $1,009,000 in victory along with a $25,000 seat to the Bellagio’s WPT Championship in April. Stay tuned for a complete recap of the final table. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Kevin Schaffel Kevin Schaffel Doubles UpAug 27, '09 Kevin Schaffel limped in on the small blind and Prahlad Friedman checked his option. The flop came out A After getting the news, Friedman called with J The turn was the 8 Prahlad Friedman — 4,555,000 Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Kevin Schaffel Todd Terry Eliminated in Third Place ($231,300)Aug 26, '09
The board came Q Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Todd Terry Toto Leonidas Eliminated in Fourth Place ($144,600)Aug 26, '09
Friedman: A Turn and River: J Leonidas was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and he will take home $144,600 in prize money. Friedman grew his chip stack to 4,445,000 and took the chip lead. Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, Prahlad Friedman Prahlad Freidman Making a MoveAug 26, '09 Todd Terry raised on the button to 100,000 and Prahlad Friedman called in the big blind. The flop came K Friedman called and both players checked the 8 With that hand, Friedman has passed the 2.5 million mark. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Todd Terry Vigen Manukyan Eliminated in Seventh Place ($64,400)Aug 26, '09
Friedman: Q Board: K Friedman won the pot with pocket queens and Manukyan was eliminated in seventh place, just one spot shy of tomorrow’s television final table. Manukyan received $64,400 in prize money. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Vigen Manukyan Vigen Manukyan Loses Two HeartbreakersAug 26, '09 Vigen Manukyan has lost two heartbreaking hands during the last couple of minutes. Both Prahlad Friedman and Sam Stein have doubled up courtesy of Manukyan and his stack has fallen from 1,440,000 down to 720,000. Part I Manukyan raised to 70,000 from the small blind preflop and Sam Stein made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt A Manukyan: A Turn and River: 10 Stein sucked out to both a 10 and 7 to make a full house to win the hand and double up. Manukyan was knocked down to 930,000. Part II Two hands later Prahlad Friedman raised to 60,000 under the gun and Manukyan reraised to 200,000 from the cutoff. Friedman then reraised all in for 436,000 total. Manukyan made the call and they flipped up their cards: Manukyan: K Board: A Friedman paired his ace to double up and Manukyan held just 720,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Sam Stein, Vigen Manukyan Thu Nguyen Eliminated in 14th Place ($26,160)Aug 25, '09
Prahlad Friedman raised to 30,000 and Nguyen shoved for 130,000. Friedman immediately called with pocket kings and was way ahead of Nguyen’s K The board ran out K Nguyen finished third in this event in 2007, but fell short of the final table this time around. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Thu Nguyen Stan Jablonski Eliminated in 15th Place ($26,160)Aug 25, '09 Stan Jablonski moved all in for about 13 big blinds and Prahlad Friedman made the call with A Jablonski held on for quite a while on the short stack, but was finally put away in the 17th level. Friedman, who had earlier called the clock on Jablonski for stalling, is now up to 560,000 in chips. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Stan Jablonski Level 12 UpdateAug 24, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 278
1. Bryan Devonshire — 620,000 Average Chip Count: 209,000 Notable Eliminations: David Sands Hand of the Level:
David Sands raised to 7,200 from late position and Prahlad Friedman reraised to 20,000 from the button. It got back around to Sands who moved all in for 72,000. Friedman took his time before making the call with pocket eights. Sands showed A The board came K Level Summary: Despite the high chip average and slow-moving blind structure, players continue to find ways out the door. The field is now down to a staggering 41 players, leaving the possibility of an early finish to the day wide open. During the level, Prahlad Friedman won a big race with David Sands and is now right on Bryan Devonshire’s heals for the chip lead. James Mackey had a similar story to tell, coolering Bobby Suer for a massive pot to put him squarely in third place. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, David Sands |
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| Aug 25, '09 | 2009 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 4 | + |
Kevin Schaffel Eliminated in Second Place ($471,670) Prahlad Friedman Wins 2009 WPT Legends of Poker Main Event ($1,009,000)Aug 27, '09
Kevin Schaffel opened with a raise to 300,000 and Prahlad Friedman reraised to 800,000. Schaffel thought it over for about 30 seconds before moving all in and Friedman went into the tank. With 2.8 million more, Friedman decided to make the call with A
Schaffel clearly didn’t practice avoidance, but was rewarded with $471,670 for his effort. Friedman earned $1,009,000 in victory along with a $25,000 seat to the Bellagio’s WPT Championship in April. Stay tuned for a complete recap of the final table. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Kevin Schaffel Kevin Schaffel Doubles UpAug 27, '09 Kevin Schaffel limped in on the small blind and Prahlad Friedman checked his option. The flop came out A After getting the news, Friedman called with J The turn was the 8 Prahlad Friedman — 4,555,000 Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Kevin Schaffel Todd Terry Eliminated in Third Place ($231,300)Aug 26, '09
The board came Q Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Todd Terry Toto Leonidas Eliminated in Fourth Place ($144,600)Aug 26, '09
Friedman: A Turn and River: J Leonidas was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and he will take home $144,600 in prize money. Friedman grew his chip stack to 4,445,000 and took the chip lead. Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, Prahlad Friedman Prahlad Freidman Making a MoveAug 26, '09 Todd Terry raised on the button to 100,000 and Prahlad Friedman called in the big blind. The flop came K Friedman called and both players checked the 8 With that hand, Friedman has passed the 2.5 million mark. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Todd Terry Vigen Manukyan Eliminated in Seventh Place ($64,400)Aug 26, '09
Friedman: Q Board: K Friedman won the pot with pocket queens and Manukyan was eliminated in seventh place, just one spot shy of tomorrow’s television final table. Manukyan received $64,400 in prize money. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Vigen Manukyan Vigen Manukyan Loses Two HeartbreakersAug 26, '09 Vigen Manukyan has lost two heartbreaking hands during the last couple of minutes. Both Prahlad Friedman and Sam Stein have doubled up courtesy of Manukyan and his stack has fallen from 1,440,000 down to 720,000. Part I Manukyan raised to 70,000 from the small blind preflop and Sam Stein made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt A Manukyan: A Turn and River: 10 Stein sucked out to both a 10 and 7 to make a full house to win the hand and double up. Manukyan was knocked down to 930,000. Part II Two hands later Prahlad Friedman raised to 60,000 under the gun and Manukyan reraised to 200,000 from the cutoff. Friedman then reraised all in for 436,000 total. Manukyan made the call and they flipped up their cards: Manukyan: K Board: A Friedman paired his ace to double up and Manukyan held just 720,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Sam Stein, Vigen Manukyan Thu Nguyen Eliminated in 14th Place ($26,160)Aug 25, '09
Prahlad Friedman raised to 30,000 and Nguyen shoved for 130,000. Friedman immediately called with pocket kings and was way ahead of Nguyen’s K The board ran out K Nguyen finished third in this event in 2007, but fell short of the final table this time around. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Thu Nguyen Stan Jablonski Eliminated in 15th Place ($26,160)Aug 25, '09 Stan Jablonski moved all in for about 13 big blinds and Prahlad Friedman made the call with A Jablonski held on for quite a while on the short stack, but was finally put away in the 17th level. Friedman, who had earlier called the clock on Jablonski for stalling, is now up to 560,000 in chips. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Stan Jablonski Level 12 UpdateAug 24, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 278
1. Bryan Devonshire — 620,000 Average Chip Count: 209,000 Notable Eliminations: David Sands Hand of the Level:
David Sands raised to 7,200 from late position and Prahlad Friedman reraised to 20,000 from the button. It got back around to Sands who moved all in for 72,000. Friedman took his time before making the call with pocket eights. Sands showed A The board came K Level Summary: Despite the high chip average and slow-moving blind structure, players continue to find ways out the door. The field is now down to a staggering 41 players, leaving the possibility of an early finish to the day wide open. During the level, Prahlad Friedman won a big race with David Sands and is now right on Bryan Devonshire’s heals for the chip lead. James Mackey had a similar story to tell, coolering Bobby Suer for a massive pot to put him squarely in third place. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, David Sands |
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| Aug 24, '09 | 2009 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 3 | + |
Kevin Schaffel Eliminated in Second Place ($471,670) Prahlad Friedman Wins 2009 WPT Legends of Poker Main Event ($1,009,000)Aug 27, '09
Kevin Schaffel opened with a raise to 300,000 and Prahlad Friedman reraised to 800,000. Schaffel thought it over for about 30 seconds before moving all in and Friedman went into the tank. With 2.8 million more, Friedman decided to make the call with A
Schaffel clearly didn’t practice avoidance, but was rewarded with $471,670 for his effort. Friedman earned $1,009,000 in victory along with a $25,000 seat to the Bellagio’s WPT Championship in April. Stay tuned for a complete recap of the final table. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Kevin Schaffel Kevin Schaffel Doubles UpAug 27, '09 Kevin Schaffel limped in on the small blind and Prahlad Friedman checked his option. The flop came out A After getting the news, Friedman called with J The turn was the 8 Prahlad Friedman — 4,555,000 Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Kevin Schaffel Todd Terry Eliminated in Third Place ($231,300)Aug 26, '09
The board came Q Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Todd Terry Toto Leonidas Eliminated in Fourth Place ($144,600)Aug 26, '09
Friedman: A Turn and River: J Leonidas was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and he will take home $144,600 in prize money. Friedman grew his chip stack to 4,445,000 and took the chip lead. Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, Prahlad Friedman Prahlad Freidman Making a MoveAug 26, '09 Todd Terry raised on the button to 100,000 and Prahlad Friedman called in the big blind. The flop came K Friedman called and both players checked the 8 With that hand, Friedman has passed the 2.5 million mark. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Todd Terry Vigen Manukyan Eliminated in Seventh Place ($64,400)Aug 26, '09
Friedman: Q Board: K Friedman won the pot with pocket queens and Manukyan was eliminated in seventh place, just one spot shy of tomorrow’s television final table. Manukyan received $64,400 in prize money. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Vigen Manukyan Vigen Manukyan Loses Two HeartbreakersAug 26, '09 Vigen Manukyan has lost two heartbreaking hands during the last couple of minutes. Both Prahlad Friedman and Sam Stein have doubled up courtesy of Manukyan and his stack has fallen from 1,440,000 down to 720,000. Part I Manukyan raised to 70,000 from the small blind preflop and Sam Stein made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt A Manukyan: A Turn and River: 10 Stein sucked out to both a 10 and 7 to make a full house to win the hand and double up. Manukyan was knocked down to 930,000. Part II Two hands later Prahlad Friedman raised to 60,000 under the gun and Manukyan reraised to 200,000 from the cutoff. Friedman then reraised all in for 436,000 total. Manukyan made the call and they flipped up their cards: Manukyan: K Board: A Friedman paired his ace to double up and Manukyan held just 720,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Sam Stein, Vigen Manukyan Thu Nguyen Eliminated in 14th Place ($26,160)Aug 25, '09
Prahlad Friedman raised to 30,000 and Nguyen shoved for 130,000. Friedman immediately called with pocket kings and was way ahead of Nguyen’s K The board ran out K Nguyen finished third in this event in 2007, but fell short of the final table this time around. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Thu Nguyen Stan Jablonski Eliminated in 15th Place ($26,160)Aug 25, '09 Stan Jablonski moved all in for about 13 big blinds and Prahlad Friedman made the call with A Jablonski held on for quite a while on the short stack, but was finally put away in the 17th level. Friedman, who had earlier called the clock on Jablonski for stalling, is now up to 560,000 in chips. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Stan Jablonski Level 12 UpdateAug 24, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 278
1. Bryan Devonshire — 620,000 Average Chip Count: 209,000 Notable Eliminations: David Sands Hand of the Level:
David Sands raised to 7,200 from late position and Prahlad Friedman reraised to 20,000 from the button. It got back around to Sands who moved all in for 72,000. Friedman took his time before making the call with pocket eights. Sands showed A The board came K Level Summary: Despite the high chip average and slow-moving blind structure, players continue to find ways out the door. The field is now down to a staggering 41 players, leaving the possibility of an early finish to the day wide open. During the level, Prahlad Friedman won a big race with David Sands and is now right on Bryan Devonshire’s heals for the chip lead. James Mackey had a similar story to tell, coolering Bobby Suer for a massive pot to put him squarely in third place. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, David Sands |
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| Aug 23, '09 | 2009 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 2 | + |
Kevin Schaffel Eliminated in Second Place ($471,670) Prahlad Friedman Wins 2009 WPT Legends of Poker Main Event ($1,009,000)Aug 27, '09
Kevin Schaffel opened with a raise to 300,000 and Prahlad Friedman reraised to 800,000. Schaffel thought it over for about 30 seconds before moving all in and Friedman went into the tank. With 2.8 million more, Friedman decided to make the call with A
Schaffel clearly didn’t practice avoidance, but was rewarded with $471,670 for his effort. Friedman earned $1,009,000 in victory along with a $25,000 seat to the Bellagio’s WPT Championship in April. Stay tuned for a complete recap of the final table. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Kevin Schaffel Kevin Schaffel Doubles UpAug 27, '09 Kevin Schaffel limped in on the small blind and Prahlad Friedman checked his option. The flop came out A After getting the news, Friedman called with J The turn was the 8 Prahlad Friedman — 4,555,000 Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Kevin Schaffel Todd Terry Eliminated in Third Place ($231,300)Aug 26, '09
The board came Q Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Todd Terry Toto Leonidas Eliminated in Fourth Place ($144,600)Aug 26, '09
Friedman: A Turn and River: J Leonidas was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and he will take home $144,600 in prize money. Friedman grew his chip stack to 4,445,000 and took the chip lead. Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, Prahlad Friedman Prahlad Freidman Making a MoveAug 26, '09 Todd Terry raised on the button to 100,000 and Prahlad Friedman called in the big blind. The flop came K Friedman called and both players checked the 8 With that hand, Friedman has passed the 2.5 million mark. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Todd Terry Vigen Manukyan Eliminated in Seventh Place ($64,400)Aug 26, '09
Friedman: Q Board: K Friedman won the pot with pocket queens and Manukyan was eliminated in seventh place, just one spot shy of tomorrow’s television final table. Manukyan received $64,400 in prize money. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Vigen Manukyan Vigen Manukyan Loses Two HeartbreakersAug 26, '09 Vigen Manukyan has lost two heartbreaking hands during the last couple of minutes. Both Prahlad Friedman and Sam Stein have doubled up courtesy of Manukyan and his stack has fallen from 1,440,000 down to 720,000. Part I Manukyan raised to 70,000 from the small blind preflop and Sam Stein made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt A Manukyan: A Turn and River: 10 Stein sucked out to both a 10 and 7 to make a full house to win the hand and double up. Manukyan was knocked down to 930,000. Part II Two hands later Prahlad Friedman raised to 60,000 under the gun and Manukyan reraised to 200,000 from the cutoff. Friedman then reraised all in for 436,000 total. Manukyan made the call and they flipped up their cards: Manukyan: K Board: A Friedman paired his ace to double up and Manukyan held just 720,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Sam Stein, Vigen Manukyan Thu Nguyen Eliminated in 14th Place ($26,160)Aug 25, '09
Prahlad Friedman raised to 30,000 and Nguyen shoved for 130,000. Friedman immediately called with pocket kings and was way ahead of Nguyen’s K The board ran out K Nguyen finished third in this event in 2007, but fell short of the final table this time around. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Thu Nguyen Stan Jablonski Eliminated in 15th Place ($26,160)Aug 25, '09 Stan Jablonski moved all in for about 13 big blinds and Prahlad Friedman made the call with A Jablonski held on for quite a while on the short stack, but was finally put away in the 17th level. Friedman, who had earlier called the clock on Jablonski for stalling, is now up to 560,000 in chips. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, Stan Jablonski Level 12 UpdateAug 24, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 40 out of 278
1. Bryan Devonshire — 620,000 Average Chip Count: 209,000 Notable Eliminations: David Sands Hand of the Level:
David Sands raised to 7,200 from late position and Prahlad Friedman reraised to 20,000 from the button. It got back around to Sands who moved all in for 72,000. Friedman took his time before making the call with pocket eights. Sands showed A The board came K Level Summary: Despite the high chip average and slow-moving blind structure, players continue to find ways out the door. The field is now down to a staggering 41 players, leaving the possibility of an early finish to the day wide open. During the level, Prahlad Friedman won a big race with David Sands and is now right on Bryan Devonshire’s heals for the chip lead. James Mackey had a similar story to tell, coolering Bobby Suer for a massive pot to put him squarely in third place. Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman, David Sands |
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| Jul 14, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 7 | + |
Level 26 Hour 1 Update: Sebok AilingJul 14, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 57 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Darvin Moon – 10,100,000 Average Chip Count: 3,478,928 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 4,745,000 Notable Eliminations: 64. Prahlad Friedman – $90,344 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman Big Hands
Prahlad Friedman moved all in from the cutoff for 840,000 and Bradley Craig called from the big blind. Friedman showed K Friedman was unable to catch a queen as the board ran out 9 Tommy Vedes Climbs Chip Counts, Eliminates George Saca Tommy Vedes limped from early position and George Saca made it 250,000 from late position. Vedes made the call and the flop was K The turn was the 10
Jeff Shulman raised and was called by Jason Brice. The flop was J Both players checked both streets down and Shulman showed A Craig Boyd Doubles Up Craig Boyd moved all in for 515,000 preflop and Mika Puumalainen made the call from the button. Boyd turned over Q The flop was golden for Boyd as it fell Q
Joe Sebok started the day with 1 million in chips. He had been slowly getting anted off during the level before he finally saw a flop against Nick Maimone. Sebok raised to 125,000 preflop and Maimone made the call. The flop came down A Sebok was down to just 500,000 after the hand. Lacay Takes One Ludovic Lacay raised to 130,000 preflop from the cutoff and Christopher Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down K Lacay took the pot and was at 7.3 million in chips. Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Prahlad Friedman, Tommy Vedes, Joe Sebok, Craig Boyd Level 25 Hour 2 Update: End of Day 6, Jeff Shulman Building Stack, Phil Ivey in Third PlaceJul 14, '09 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 64 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Darvin Moon – 9,745,000 Average Chip Count: 3,044,062 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 4,745,000 - Shulman has consistently been accumulating chips throughout the evening and currently sits in 12th place as play comes to a close. Notable Eliminations: 75. Nichoel Peppe – $68,979 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour: - George Saca jumped up to 3.1 million when he made jacks up against the pocket queens of Grayson Ramage. - Former chip leader Hamid Nourafchan busted out of the tournament in 67th place during the final half hour of play. - Jason Brice harnessed pocket jacks to grow his stack to 2.8 million. - Dennis Phillips held pocket aces and they held against the A-Q of Fernando Gordo. Phillips moved up to 2.3 million after the hand. - Clayton Newman watched his tournament hopes come to a close in the most classic of poker hands. His pocket kings ran into the pocket aces of George Caragiorgas. Big Hands
Jeff Shulman Building Big Stack Jeff Shulman raised to 120,000 from under the gun. Ian Tavelli called to his left and Hamid Nourafchan called from the button. The flop came K Nichoel Peppe Eliminated in 75th Place ($68,979) Nichoel Peppe started the action off by shoving in early position for 675,000 with the J
Prahlad Friedman Doubles Up Prahlad Friedman raised preflop to 125,000 and Francois Balmigere reraised to 375,000. Freidman went all in for 550,000 total and Balmigere called. Friedman exposed the 10 Antonio Esfandiari Eliminates Another Opponent Antonio Esfandiari and Andreas Flakstad got all the money in preflop with Flakstad holding the 10 Rifat Palevic Eliminated in 69th Place ($90,344) Nick Maimone raised to 120,000 from early position. Jason Bruce called and so did Rifat Palevic from the big blind. All three players saw a flop of K Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Antonio Esfandiari, Prahlad Friedman, Rifat Palevic Level 21 Hour 2 Update: Hachem And Eastgate Get InvolvedJul 13, '09 Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break and play will commence at 2:20 PDT. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 151 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,100,000 Average Chip Count: 1,290,198 Notable Eliminations: 162. Cole South — $36,626 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour - Adam York doubled up to 840,000 through Nichoel Peppe. Peppe was knocked down to 920,000 after handing her chips over to York. - Vesa Leikos was eliminated by Joe Serock. Serock grew his stack to 1.7 million with the knockout. - Anh Van Nguyen cracked the aces of Steven Begleiter with a stright to move up to just under 2 million. Begleiter was left with 2.5 million after the hand. - Dennis Phillips check-called a bet of 160,000 from the cutoff. The river completed a possible flush and Phillips quickly checked. The cutoff went into the tank for minutes and finally checked. Philips exposed just a pair of eights to take the pot. He is at 1,210,000. Big Hands:
Fabrice Soulier raised from the cutoff to 47,000 and Seth Thomsen moved all in for 302,000. Soulier thought for a few moments before deciding to make the call. Thomsen turned over K The flop was gave Thomsen a few extra outs as it fell A Affleck Takes out Jensen Benjamin Jensen open shoved all in for his last 243,000 and was called by Matt Affleck. Jensen was in good shape when he turned up A The flop didn’t contain a jack as came 7 Prahlad Friedman Doubles Up Prahlad Friedman raised to 40,000 and Jesse Haabak put in another raise to 125,000. Friedman moved all in for his last 269,000 and was called by Haabak. Haabak made the call and showed A The board ran Q
Phil Iver and his opponent saw a flop of Q He took a stab at the pot with a bet of 50,000 and his opponent mucked. Ivey raked in the pot and has started the day with a positive note, improving his chip stack to 1.7 million. Adam Lattimer Knocked Out Billy Kopp raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Adam Lattimer made it 150,000 to go. Kopp then moved in for 366,000 and Lattimer called, putting himself all in. Kopp turned over A The board ran out A
Peter Eastgate raised to 44,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Joe Hachem in the big blind. He made the call and the flop came down 8 Hachem then tabled 5 Cole South Eliminated Cole South moved all in on the flop with ace-king but ran into his opponent’s pocket aces. The turn and the river never gave South any help and he was eliminated, taking home $36,626 for his efforts.
Dennis Phillips raised to 42,000 from under the gun and J.C. Tran made the call from the hijack. The two players saw a flop of J The river was the 7 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Prahlad Friedman, Fabrice Soulier, Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Matt Affleck |
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| Jul 13, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 6 | + |
Level 26 Hour 1 Update: Sebok AilingJul 14, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 57 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Darvin Moon – 10,100,000 Average Chip Count: 3,478,928 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 4,745,000 Notable Eliminations: 64. Prahlad Friedman – $90,344 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman Big Hands
Prahlad Friedman moved all in from the cutoff for 840,000 and Bradley Craig called from the big blind. Friedman showed K Friedman was unable to catch a queen as the board ran out 9 Tommy Vedes Climbs Chip Counts, Eliminates George Saca Tommy Vedes limped from early position and George Saca made it 250,000 from late position. Vedes made the call and the flop was K The turn was the 10
Jeff Shulman raised and was called by Jason Brice. The flop was J Both players checked both streets down and Shulman showed A Craig Boyd Doubles Up Craig Boyd moved all in for 515,000 preflop and Mika Puumalainen made the call from the button. Boyd turned over Q The flop was golden for Boyd as it fell Q
Joe Sebok started the day with 1 million in chips. He had been slowly getting anted off during the level before he finally saw a flop against Nick Maimone. Sebok raised to 125,000 preflop and Maimone made the call. The flop came down A Sebok was down to just 500,000 after the hand. Lacay Takes One Ludovic Lacay raised to 130,000 preflop from the cutoff and Christopher Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down K Lacay took the pot and was at 7.3 million in chips. Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Prahlad Friedman, Tommy Vedes, Joe Sebok, Craig Boyd Level 25 Hour 2 Update: End of Day 6, Jeff Shulman Building Stack, Phil Ivey in Third PlaceJul 14, '09 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 64 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Darvin Moon – 9,745,000 Average Chip Count: 3,044,062 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 4,745,000 - Shulman has consistently been accumulating chips throughout the evening and currently sits in 12th place as play comes to a close. Notable Eliminations: 75. Nichoel Peppe – $68,979 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour: - George Saca jumped up to 3.1 million when he made jacks up against the pocket queens of Grayson Ramage. - Former chip leader Hamid Nourafchan busted out of the tournament in 67th place during the final half hour of play. - Jason Brice harnessed pocket jacks to grow his stack to 2.8 million. - Dennis Phillips held pocket aces and they held against the A-Q of Fernando Gordo. Phillips moved up to 2.3 million after the hand. - Clayton Newman watched his tournament hopes come to a close in the most classic of poker hands. His pocket kings ran into the pocket aces of George Caragiorgas. Big Hands
Jeff Shulman Building Big Stack Jeff Shulman raised to 120,000 from under the gun. Ian Tavelli called to his left and Hamid Nourafchan called from the button. The flop came K Nichoel Peppe Eliminated in 75th Place ($68,979) Nichoel Peppe started the action off by shoving in early position for 675,000 with the J
Prahlad Friedman Doubles Up Prahlad Friedman raised preflop to 125,000 and Francois Balmigere reraised to 375,000. Freidman went all in for 550,000 total and Balmigere called. Friedman exposed the 10 Antonio Esfandiari Eliminates Another Opponent Antonio Esfandiari and Andreas Flakstad got all the money in preflop with Flakstad holding the 10 Rifat Palevic Eliminated in 69th Place ($90,344) Nick Maimone raised to 120,000 from early position. Jason Bruce called and so did Rifat Palevic from the big blind. All three players saw a flop of K Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Antonio Esfandiari, Prahlad Friedman, Rifat Palevic Level 21 Hour 2 Update: Hachem And Eastgate Get InvolvedJul 13, '09 Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break and play will commence at 2:20 PDT. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 151 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,100,000 Average Chip Count: 1,290,198 Notable Eliminations: 162. Cole South — $36,626 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour - Adam York doubled up to 840,000 through Nichoel Peppe. Peppe was knocked down to 920,000 after handing her chips over to York. - Vesa Leikos was eliminated by Joe Serock. Serock grew his stack to 1.7 million with the knockout. - Anh Van Nguyen cracked the aces of Steven Begleiter with a stright to move up to just under 2 million. Begleiter was left with 2.5 million after the hand. - Dennis Phillips check-called a bet of 160,000 from the cutoff. The river completed a possible flush and Phillips quickly checked. The cutoff went into the tank for minutes and finally checked. Philips exposed just a pair of eights to take the pot. He is at 1,210,000. Big Hands:
Fabrice Soulier raised from the cutoff to 47,000 and Seth Thomsen moved all in for 302,000. Soulier thought for a few moments before deciding to make the call. Thomsen turned over K The flop was gave Thomsen a few extra outs as it fell A Affleck Takes out Jensen Benjamin Jensen open shoved all in for his last 243,000 and was called by Matt Affleck. Jensen was in good shape when he turned up A The flop didn’t contain a jack as came 7 Prahlad Friedman Doubles Up Prahlad Friedman raised to 40,000 and Jesse Haabak put in another raise to 125,000. Friedman moved all in for his last 269,000 and was called by Haabak. Haabak made the call and showed A The board ran Q
Phil Iver and his opponent saw a flop of Q He took a stab at the pot with a bet of 50,000 and his opponent mucked. Ivey raked in the pot and has started the day with a positive note, improving his chip stack to 1.7 million. Adam Lattimer Knocked Out Billy Kopp raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Adam Lattimer made it 150,000 to go. Kopp then moved in for 366,000 and Lattimer called, putting himself all in. Kopp turned over A The board ran out A
Peter Eastgate raised to 44,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Joe Hachem in the big blind. He made the call and the flop came down 8 Hachem then tabled 5 Cole South Eliminated Cole South moved all in on the flop with ace-king but ran into his opponent’s pocket aces. The turn and the river never gave South any help and he was eliminated, taking home $36,626 for his efforts.
Dennis Phillips raised to 42,000 from under the gun and J.C. Tran made the call from the hijack. The two players saw a flop of J The river was the 7 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Prahlad Friedman, Fabrice Soulier, Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Matt Affleck |
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| Oct 02, '08 | 2008 Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic | No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 4 | + |
Prahlad Friedman EliminatedOct 02, '08
Poker is not fun, for everyone.
Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman Chip Leader: Prahlad FriedmanSep 30, '08
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| Sep 30, '08 | 2008 Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic | No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 2 | + |
Prahlad Friedman EliminatedOct 02, '08
Poker is not fun, for everyone.
Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman Chip Leader: Prahlad FriedmanSep 30, '08
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Markus Gonsalves Eliminated in 27th Place ($23,885)
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Chris Ferguson Eliminated in 25th Place ($23,885)
Chad Batista Eliminated in 23rd Place ($23,885)
Dee Luong Eliminated
Andy Bloch Eliminated in Two Parts
All things considered, the end came quickly, despite a final table that featured numerous delays and unscheduled breaks.
The dealer rolled over a board of 10
Prahlad Friedman raised in the small blind to 200,000 and Todd Terry moved all in from the big blind for the rest of his stack. Friedman quickly called with the A
Prahlad Friedman raised to 200,000 under the gun preflop and Toto Leonidas made the call from the button. The flop was dealt K
Vigen Manukyan raised to 53,000 under the gun preflop and Prahlad Friedman reraised to 200,000 from the button. Manukyan reraised all in and Friedman made the call. Their cards:
After taking a major bad beat when his pocket jacks lost to pocket tens, Thu Nguyen found himself all in just a few hands later.
Chip Counts:
David “SirSands” Sands Eliminated by Prahlad Friedman
Prahlad Friedman Eliminated in 64th Place ($90,344)
Shulman Takes a Small Pot
Sebok Cut In Half Early
Soulier Notches Knockout
Phil Ivey Grabs A Pot
Hachem And Eastgate Tangle
Phillips Gets The Best Of Tran
Very quietly, Prahlad Friedman has been eliminated from the tournament. 
The current chip leader in today's tournament is Prahlad Friedman. We haven't heard much from Friedman since his deep run in the 2006 main event but he is currently stacked with just under 40,000 in chips.