Hevad Khan Poker Tournament Updates

Level One, Hour Two Update: David Benyamine Starts Well

Jul 08, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Kara Scott – 71,000
2. Brent Baldrey – 65,000
3. Corey Emery – 60,000
4. Alex Aram – 60,000
5. Steve Billirakis – 57,000
6. Aaron Gustavson – 48,000
7. Amanda Musumeci – 47,000
8. David Benyamine – 46,000
9. Bill Chen – 46,000
10. Phil Ivey – 45,700

Card Player Family Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 30,000
Jennifer Harman — 30,000
Steve Zolotow — 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Player Twitter Accounts

Phil Ivey
Doyle Brunson
Jeff Shulman
Bryan Micon
Jonathan Little
Cyndy Violette
Vanessa Rousso
Zachary Clark

Big Hands:

Phil Ivey Faces a Minimum Four-Bet

A player in the cutoff bet 250 and Phil Ivey raised to 800 total. The player in the small blind four-bet to 1,350 and it was folded to the cutoff. She folded and Ivey quickly called.

The flop came 9638 and action went check-check. The 8 fell on the turn and Ivey’s opponent bet 1,200. Ivey insta-called and the 10 landed on the river. The small blind checked and Ivey bet 4,300. Ivey’s opponent deliberated before eventually folding. Ivey was at 34,000 in chips after the hand.

Steve Billirakis Starting off Strong

On a board of 10937 was faced with a 6,000-chip bet. Billirakis called and the river brought the J. Billirakis led out for 4,000 and his opponent called. Billirakis tabled the J9 for two pair. His opponent mucked the KK. Billirakis was up to 54,000 after the hand.

David Benyamine Drops A Pot

David Benyamine raised to 300 preflop and the small blind made the call. The flop came down A63 and both players checked.

The turn was the 6 and the small blind led out with 500. Benyamine made the call and the river was the 8.

The small blind led out with 500 again and Benyamine decided to look him up. The small blind showed A7 for aces and sixes and Benyamine mucked. Despite dropping that pot, Benyamine was off to a strong start with close to 49,000 in chips.

Cindy Violette Takes One Down

Cyndy Violette raised to 300 and was called by two players. The flop came 9dKh5c and Violette bet 1,000 to force out her opponents. She had around 31,500 after the hand.

“This is Our Maaain Event Of The Evening”

Bruce Buffer raised to 350 from middle position and was called by JJ Lui on the button. The flop ran 782 and Buffer led for 525. Lui folded and Buffer chipped back up to around his starting stack of 30,000.

Joe Serock Takes One From Elizabeth

On a 3-way flop of A78 seat 2 checked and so did Joe Serock. Shannon Elizabeth bet 600 and seat 2 folded, but Serock called.

The 7 fell on the turn and Serock led for 1,800. Elizabeth called and the A fell on the river. Both players checked and Elizabeth mucked when she saw Serock’s Q7.

Serock was at around 39,000 after the hand, while Elizabeth dropped to around 23,000.

Hevad Khan Loses a Big One

Hevad Khan called a bet of 2,250 from seat 7 on a board of 599A. On the 6 river Khan checked and seat 7 fired 7,600. There was already a lot in the pot, and Khan tanked for a moment before electing to fold.

He had 26,000 after the hand.

Steve Dannenmann Run Over By Jacks

Steve Dannenmann bet 250 on a board of 36Q7 and was called by seat 1. The button then raised to 1,050 and Dannenmann called, while seat 1 got out of the way.

The K river was checked around and a stubborn moment left Dannenmann and the player on the button refusing to show their cards first. Finally Dannenmann showed 75 for a pair and the button showed JJ for a better pair. After the loss Dannenmann had around 28,000.

Kenny Tran Wins a Pot

Kenny Tran had the button and was tangled up in a pot versus a player in the cutoff. On a board of AK63 the action went check-check. The 8 fell on the river and the cutoff checked. Tran bet 4,000 and the cutoff tanked. He eventually made the call and Tran exposed the 72 for a flush. Tran’s opponent mucked and Tran raked in the pot. He was up to about the starting stack after the hand.

Mizzi Drops One

With 650 in the pot, the board read 10523. Sorel Mizzi fired 350 and the player in seat 9 made the call.

The river was the 3 and Mizzi checked. Seat 9 fired 1,575 and Mizzi threw away his hand. He was at 32,000 after the loss.

Ferguson Can’t Call

Chris Ferguson raised to 600 on the button and the player in seat 5 made the call from middle position. The flop came down 642 and seat 5 checked.

Ferguson fired 1,000 and seat 5 quickly check-raised to 2,000. Ferguson thought for a bit and made the call. The turn was the 4 and seat 5 checked again.

Ferguson thought for a little while longer and bet 3,000. Seat 5 called again and the river was the 10.

Seat 5 took the lead this time, firing 2,500 and Ferguson released his hand. Ferguson was down to 26,000 after dropping that pot.

Rousso Bluffs Off Half Her Stack

Picking up the action after the flop came down Q85, Vanessa Rousso led out with 3,500 and the player in seat 7 made the call.

The turn was the J and Rousso thought long before sliding out 7,000. Seat 7 then tanked and asked Rousso for a count. The rest of the players at the table left as the 20-minute break had begun.

Seat 7 eventually called and the river was the 9. Rousso played with her chips awhile but checked. Seat 7 checked behind and Rousso tabled AK for ace-high. Seat 7 tabled 87 for a pair of eights and a heart draw on the flop.

Rousso dropped a big pot before the break and she was down to 26,000 after starting the hand with close to 49,000.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   David Benyamine,   Cyndy Violette,   Phil Ivey,   Kenny Tran,   Joanne Liu,   Steve Billirakis,   Bruce Buffer,   Vanessa Rousso,   Steve Dannenmann,   Shannon Elizabeth,   Sorel Mizzi,   Hevad Khan,   Joseph Serock

Level 14 Hour 2 Update: Kirk Morrison Eliminated

Jul 11, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 810 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,380,500
2. Ludovic Lacay – 890,000
3. Christian Heich – 870,00
4. Saar Wilf – 820,000
5. Jordan Morgan – 773,000
6. Gabe Walls – 725,000
7. James Akenhead – 698,000
8. Brennan Hanson – 685,000
9. Owen Crowe – 650,000
10. Eli Adler – 604,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Phil Hellmuth – 500,000
Jeff Shulman – 188,000

Average Chip Count: 220,884

Notable Eliminations:

Jeff Lisandro
Kirk Morrison
Shawn Buchanan

Big Hands:

Kevin Saul Victim to Bluff

Kevin Saul raised from late position and a player in the big blind reraised to 35,000. Saul made the call and both players saw a flop of 844. The big blind bet 60,000 and Saul thought for awhile before finally making the call. The turn brought the J and the big blind fired out once again, this time for 85,000. Saul went into the tank for minutes before finally mucking. His opponent exposed the 32 for three-high. Saul is at 400,000.

Alex Kostritsyn Bluffed out of 400,000 Pot

On a flop of 842, Alex Kostritsyn bet out from the big blind and player in middle position made the call. The K hit the turn and Kostritsyn bet 39,000. His opponent called and the 9 fell on the river. Kostritsyn bet 58,000 and his opponent quickly went all in for 128,000 more. Kostritsyn went into the tank for minutes before finally mucking. His opponent showed the J10 for jack-high to take down the massive 400,000 pot. Kostritsyn is now at 350,000.

Kirk Morrison Eliminated

After a flop of 763, Kirk Morrison was faced with a 16,000 bet from an opponent. Morrison minraised to 32,000, leaving only 7,000 behind. His opponent moved all in and Morrison made the quick call. Morrison exposed the 88 and was up against the JJ of his opponent. The board bricked out for Morrison as it came AK, and he was eliminated.

Hevad Khan Cracks a Set of Aces

On a board of A92, Hevad Khan moved his opponent all in with the 109 and was called by the AA of his opponent. Khan needed to hit a heart to win the pot and the turn wasn’t one as the 5 hit. The 6 fell on the river as Khan nailed his flush to win the hand. The former final table member from 2007 is now at 255,000.

J.C. Alvarado Takes a Hit

With a flop of 833 sitting on the table one player moved all in and J.C. Alvarado made the call. Their cards:

Alvarado: J8
Opponent: QQ

Turn and River: J4

Alvarado lost the hand and his stack dropped to just 70,000.

Shawn Buchanan Eliminated

Shawn Buchanan was in the big blind when the small blind moved all in for about 100,000. Buchanan made the call with the JJ and was ahead of the K6 of his opponent. The board ran out 1063K7 and Buchanan lost to the kings and sixes of his opponent. He was left with just 3,500 in chips and was eliminated shortly after.

Dan Harrington Takes a Hit

The small blind raised to 8,500 preflop and Dan Harrington made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt AJ5 and the small blind bet 9,500. Harrintgon made the call and the turn fell Q. The small blind checked and Harrington bet 16,000. The small blind made the call and the river fell 5.

The small blind checked and Harrington bet 37,000. The small blind then raised all in for 36,700 more and Harrinton made the call. The small blind showed down A5 and Harrington flipped over K2. Harrington was knocked down to 200,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Dan Harrington,   Shawn Buchanan,   Kevin Saul,   Kirk Morrison,   Hevad Khan,   Alexander Kostritsyn

Level 11 Hour 1 Update: Lisandro Is Player Of The Year

Jul 10, '09

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 1,584 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Andrew Gaw – 580,000
2. Amir Lehavot – 555,000
3. Bertrand Grospellier – 470,000
4. Peter DeBaene – 465,000
5. Troy Weber – 453,200
6. Jerry Wong – 445,000
7. Dan Bilzerian – 439,500
8. Rick Barabino – 438,000
9. Gabe Walls – 417,900
10. Phil Ivey – 410,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 130,700
Adam Schoenfeld – 132,000
Phil Hellmuth – 315,000
Lee Watkinson – 29,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000

Average Chip Count: 115,757

Notable Eliminations:

Erik Seidel

Big Hands:

Khan Knocks Out Lynch

Hevad Khan raised from early position and Eric Lynch decided it was time for him to move all in for his last 42,000. Khan made the call and saw that he was flipping. Khan tabled 55 and Lynch showed AJ.

The board ran out favorable for Lynch as it came 410K66, keeping Khan’s pair in the lead and eliminating “Rizen” from the tournament.

Elky Slips With Big Slick

Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier called his opponent all in for about 60,000 preflop. Elky showed AK and was racing against his opponents 1010. The flop was not good for Elky, even though he flopped two pair as it fell AK10.

The turn and river were unable to fill Elky’s full house with the 5 on the turn and the Q on the river. Elky dropped to 235,000.

The Man Can Dodge Bullets Baby

Phil Hellmuth called 1,600 under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind. He put in a raise and Hellmuth called. The flop was J32 and both players checked. The turn was the 10 and they both checked again. The river brought the 5 and the big blind led out with 11,500. Hellmuth made the call and the big blind tabled JJ for a set of jacks. Hellmuth showed Q10 and proceeded to pat himself on the back for losing the minimum.

“I flopped a flush draw, turned a 10 and still almost got away from it for nothing,” Hellmuth said. He was at 280,000.

Junglen Loses Some Ground with Pocket Eights

Adam Junglen raised to 6,000 preflop and was called by one player. The action get back to the big blind who three-bet to 36,000. Junglen asked how much the player had behind his raise and went into the tank. After finding out that he had another 45,000 behind, Junglen moved 101,000 into the middle. That got the other player out of the way, but not the big blind, who called off the rest of his stack.

Junglen held the 88 and was behind the JJ of his opponent. The board didn’t improve Junglen at all and Junglen’s stack dropped to 51,000.

Cowboys Work For Gazes

Kristy Gazes got all of her chips into the middle preflop and was called by her opponent. Her opponent had QQ, but were second best against Gazes’ KK.

The board ran out 827 and Gazes’ pocket kings held up, doubling her up to 102,000.

Left In The Deck:

Seeing Double

At table #65, Dennis Phillips is sitting across from a man dressed in what can only be described as Dennis Phillips costume. The man is wearing a St. Louis Cardinals hat and the white trucker shirt that was worn by many at last year’s main event final table. Phillips claim that the man is just a fan that became a friend.

Lisandro Wins Player Of The Year

It was just announced that Jeff Lisandro is officially the 2009 WSOP player of the year. All Lisandro did this year was cash six times and win three bracelets. Congratulations to Lisandro, the 2009 WSOP Player of the Year.

Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro,   Eric Lynch,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Hevad Khan,   Dennis Phillips

Level 6 Update: Jason Mercier, Hevad Khan, Phil Galfond Eliminated

Jun 17, '09

Blinds: 300-600

Players Remaining: 171 out of 362

Chip Counts:

1. Isaac Baron – 140,000
2. Jeff Lisandro – 128,000
3. Jesper Hougaard – 125,000
4. Nam Le – 76,000
5. Bruno Fitoussi – 72,000
6. David Baker – 61,000
7. Scott Clements – 56,000
8. Justin Smith – 55,000
9. Hoyt Corkins – 49,000
10. Chris Ferguson – 45,000

Average Chip Count: 31,842

Notable Eliminations:

Jason Mercier
Hevad Khan
Daniel Negreanu
Phil Galfond
John Juanda

Big Hands:

Jason Mercier Elimianted

After a player in middle position raised and Justin Smith called from the button, Jason Mercier reraised to 4,050. The initial raiser folded and Justin Smith called. The flop came J65 and Mercier contemplated briefly before checking. Smith quickly checked behind and the 7 hit the turn. Mercier quickly fired out a 10,100 chip bet and Smith paused momentarily before going all-in. Mercier was pot committed after the turn bet and called all-in for his last couple thousand. Mercier announced he had a flush draw and turned over the AK410 and Smith exposed the nuts with the 10698. The diamond failed to come for the Event No. 5 ($1,500 pot-limit omaha) bracelet winner as the J fell on the river. Smith is now up to 55,000.

Michael Binger Doubles Up

The 2006 Main Event third place finisher was able to have his aces hold up on a board of J52105. Binger exposed the AAJ4 and doubled up to 18,000.

Hevad Khan Eliminated, Ville Wahlbeck Crippled

A player in late position raised and Ville Wahlbeck reraised from the button. Hevad Khan threw in another reraise from the big blind and the initial raiser went all-in. Wahlbeck had everyone covered and went all-in as well. Khan, who only left himself with about 2,000 behind after his reraise, was pot committed and made the call. Two players were all-in and Wahlbeck had everything covered by only 2,500 in chips.

Their cards:

Wahlbeck: QJK9

Khan: KK52

Unknown: AA79

The flop was dreadful for both Khan and Wahlbeck as it came A73, giving their opponent top set and the nut flush draw. The J made everything more interesting as both Khan and Wahlbeck added flush draws, with Khan’s being higher. If Wahlbeck could catch a club or a card for a straight he would still make a profit in the hand since Khan was so short stacked. Khan had a gut shot to boot with his flush draw. None of the miracles came for either Khan or Wahlbeck as the A fell, making quads for the unknown player. Khan was eliminated and Wahlbeck was crippled to just 2,500.

Phil Galfond Eliminated

Last year’s champion in the event was eliminated when he flopped middle set against an opponent’s top two pair. The turn was ugly for the online cash game specialist as it gave his opponent a full house, eliminating him.

Left In The Deck:

The players are currently on a 90 minute dinner break.

Player Tags: Ville Wahlbeck,   Michael Binger,   Phil Galfond,   Hevad Khan,   Jason Mercier,   Justin Smith

Level 4 Update: Barry Greenstein, Dan O'Brien, Hevad Khan Eliminated

May 30, '09

Blinds: 75-150

Players Remaining: 2,860 out of 3,000

Notable Eliminations:

Hevad Khan
Barry Greenstein
Dan O’Brien
Gavin Griffin
Shannon Shorr

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

The action folds around to Barry Greenstein who moves all in from the short stack. Adam Richardson calls from the small blind and both players turn over their cards. Greenstein turns over K8 while Richardson shows 33. The board comes A107J7, no help for Greenstein who is eliminated from the tournament.

Dan O’Brien Eliminated

With one limper before the flop, another player raises to 1,000 raise. Dan O’Brien reraises to 3,500 and the original raiser tanks. “Pretty much committed, huh?”, he says to O’Brien as he moves all in. O’Brien calls and turns over pocket jacks while his opponent shows A-K. O’Brien lost the race and is eliminated from the tournament.

Hevad Khan Eliminated

Hevad Khan had been battling from the short stack all day, finally getting the rest of his chips all in pre-flop with Q-10 against an opponent’s A-9. Khan flopped two pair; queens and tens, but an ace on the turn and a nine on the river gave his opponent a better two pair. Hevad Khan is eliminated from the tournament.

David Williams Takes Control of His Table

On a flop of AA8, the player in seat 1 makes a bet and David Williams calls. The turn is the 6 and seat 1 bets 300. Williams raises to 1,200 and seat 1 folds. After this hand Williams is up to 13,000 in chips.

Players on Break
The players in today’s $1,000 N-L Hold’em event are now on a short twenty-minute break and will return to Level 5 at just about 4:50 pm EST.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   David Williams,   Hevad Khan

Scotty Nguyen Defeats Hevad Khan

Mar 06, '09

Hevad Khan was on the short stack and moved in with pocket nines, only to get called by Scotty Nguyen and his AJ.

The flop came jack high and Nguyen took the lead. The turn was another jack and Khan needed a nine to stay alive. The river bricked and Khan was eliminated.

Nguyen moves on to face Ted Forrest in the round of 32.

 

 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Hevad Khan

Level 10 Update

Feb 22, '09

Level: 10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Left: 216 out of 696
 

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Score Board

Notable Chip Counts

Antonio Esfandiari - 438,000
Kofi Farkye - 271,000
Mike Sowers - 232,000
KJ Nam - 180,000
Phil Ivey - 155,000
John Phan - 149,000
Bertrand Grospellier - 149,000
Haralabos Voulgaris - 148,000
Zach Hyman - 141,000
Greg Mueller - 140,000

Average: 64,444

Notable Eliminations

Phil Hellmuth
Jason Mercier
Kenny Tran
Amit Makhija
Christian Harder
Arthur Azen
Howard Lederer
Gabe Thaler
John Racener
Kelly Kim
Vinnie Vinh
Jonathan Jaffe
Annie Duke
Alex Outhred
JC Alvarado
Marco Traniello
John Duthie

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Featured Table

Table 19

Seat 1: Paul Smith
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 3: Greg Thompson
Seat 4: Eric Hershler
Seat 5: Dan O'Brien
Seat 7: Karga Holt
Seat 8: Isaac Haxton -- OUT
Seat 9: Paul Wasicka -- up to 134,000

Isaac Haxton Eliminated by Paul Wasicka

Isaac Haxton moved all in preflop and Paul Wasicka made the call. Their cards:

Wasicka: A10
Haxton: AK

Board: J9873

Haxton was eliminated on the hand and Wasicka was up to 134,000 after the hand.

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Big Hands:

Haralabos Voulgaris Doubles Up

Haralabos Voulgaris was all in for 69,500 and Mickey Mills had called him down. Thier cards:

Voulgaris: A2
Mills: KJ

Board: J74J10

Voulgaris doubled up on the hand and he now has about 150,000.

Chiu Power Bet

With 7,600 in the pot and a flop of Q1010 on the table, Hevad Khan bet 5,000 and David Chiu raised to 30,000. Khan went into the tank for a moment and then mucked his cards.

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated by Kofi Farkye

On a flop pof KJ8X Phil Hellmuth was all in with A-K against Kofi Farkye's Q9. The river was an offsuit ten, giving Farkye a straight and eliminating Hellmuth from the tournament.

Erica Schoenberg Picks Up Chips From Blake Cahail

Blake Cahail raised to 2,000 and Erica Schoenberg made the call from the small blind. The flop came K96 and Schoenberg checked. Cahail bet 2,700 and Schoenberg called. The turn was the 4 and Cahail continued with a bet of 5,600. Schoenberg took her time and then decided to check raised to 15,000. Cahail eventually mucked and Schoenberg picked up to the pot to increase her stack to 65,000 in chips.

John Duthie Eliminated

John Duthie was just eliminated by Antonio Esfandiari when two fives sat on the board. Esfandiari out kicked him with K-5 and Duthie mucked what looked to be a ten before he stormed for the rail.

Player Tags: Mickey Mills,   Haralabos Voulgaris,   David Chiu,   Hevad Khan

Level 8 Update

Feb 22, '09

Level: 8

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Players Left: 306 out of 696
 

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Score Board:

Notable Chip Counts

Antonio Esfandiari - 186,000
KJ Nam - 185,000
Mike Sowers: 153,000
Kofi Farkye - 126,000
Anthony Venturini- 125,000

Average:45,490

Notable Eliminations

Sorel Mizzi
Shane Schleger
Jason Somerville
Hafiz Khan
Devin Porter
Matt Graham
Steve Sung

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Featured Table

Table 19

Seat 1: Paul Smith
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 4: Eric Hershler
Seat 5: Dan O'Brien
Seat 7: Karga Holt
Seat 8: Isaac Haxton
Seat 9: Paul Wasicka

Karga Holt Takes One Down

With 3,000 in the pot and a flop of 833 sitting on the table seat 6 bet 3,500 from the cutoff and Karga Holt made the call from the button. The turn fell A and both players checked. The 9 fell on the river and seat 6 bet 7,500. Holt made the call and flipped over pocket sixes. His opponent mucked and Holt took down the hand.

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Big Hands:

Matt Graham Eliminated by David Pham

Matt Graham moved all in for 12,400 and David Pham called him down. Their cards:

Graham: A4
Pham: 99

Board: 774J2

Graham was eliminated on the hand.

Hevad Khan Doubles Through Eddie Sabat

Eddie Sabat raised preflop and was called by Hevad Khan, the button and the big blind. The flop came A102 and Sabat continued with a bet of 1,025.

Khan raised to 7,000 and everyone but Sabat folded. The turn was the 6 and both players checked.

The river was the 4 and Sabat checked. Khan then moved all in for 16,550. After tanking for a bit Sabat called the clock on himself. The floor was called over and the countdown began, putting one minute on his decision. It only took 15 second for Sabat to call at that point and he mucked when Khan showed QJ. Khan now has 54,250.

I Think I'm Good

With 3,200 in the pot and AJJ, Phil Vey bet 2,000  from late position and the button went into the tank. "I think I have you beat," he said as Ivey stared forward. He eventually mucked pocket 10s face up on the table and Ivey sat unflinching as he collected the pot.

Brett Shaffer Late Show

Brett Shaffer showed up an entire day late today to a stack of 2,500. He quickly tripled up, and then doubled up a few hands later when his A-6 beat pocket fours. He tripled up one more time and now holds a stack worth 16,000.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Matt Graham,   Karga Holt,   Hevad Khan,   Edward Sabat

Level 7 Update

Feb 22, '09

Level: 7

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Left: 343 out of 696
 

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Score Board:

Notable Chip Counts

Antonio Esfandiari - 165,000
KJ Nam - 135,000
Dan O'Brien - 116,000
Kofi Farkye - 115,000
Daniel Negreanu - 113,000

Average:40,500

Notable Eliminations

Mark Seif
Chad Brown
Joe Bartholdi
Matt Keikoan
Alex Jacob
Jon Turner

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Featured Table

Table 19

Seat 1: Paul Smith
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 4: Eric Hershler
Seat 5: Dan O'Brien
Seat 7: Karga Holt
Seat 8: Isaac Haxton
Seat 9: Paul Wasicka

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Big Hands:

Mark Seif Eliminated by Hevad Khan

Mark Seif came into the day just over 4,000 in chips but managed to double up early in the day. Later on he moved all in from late position and got a free pass from most of the table, until Hevad Khan looked down at A-10 in the big blind. Seif showed a dominated ace and it never improved to send him out of the tournament.

Jason "Jcarver" Somerville Doubles Through Mark "scrubbyz" Zajdner

Jason Somerville was all in on the short stack for just under 3,000 in chips. It folded around to Mark Zajdner in the big blind who thought out his options. After seeing his hand, he state that he wasn't dominated by many hands and that this may be his only chance to bust Somerville. He made the call with K-10 and Somerville showed pocket fours. The board didn't help Zajdner and Somerville doubled up.

Darren "darrenelias" Elias Doubles Up

Darren Elias moved all in for just under 10,000 in chips and was called by Aaron Been in the small blind. The big blind then announced he was all in, making Been wince a bit before folding his hand. The big blind then showed AK and Elias turned over pocket eights. The board came out queen high and Elias doubled up.

Jon Turner Eliminated

Jon Turner moved all in preflop and Vinnie VInh went into the tank for a moment before making the call. Their cards:

Turner: AA
Vinh: AQ

Board: J99102

Turner was eliminated on the hand and John Phan, who was seated at the table said, "You don't gamble with Vinnie Vinh." A few minutes late Vinh was heard saying to the table, "I want everybody playing with me every time I raise."

Alex Jacob Eliminated

Alex Jacob was eliminated during the closing minutes of level 7 when his A-baby card in the hole ran into pocket sevens.

Kofi Farkye Wins on a Call Without Showing

On a board of Q949, with 2,500 in the pot, seat 1 bet 1,300 from the small blind and Kofi Farkye made the call from the cutoff. The 9 fell on the river and seat 1 fired another 3,000 into the pot. Farkye made the call and seat 1 mucked before Farkye could turn over his hand.

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Jason Somerville,   Mark Zajdner,   Aaron Been,   Hevad Khan,   Darren Elias

Hevad Khan Eliminated in 18th Place ($11,725)

Dec 12, '08

The details are scarce, but shortly before the break, Hevad Khan was eliminated by Adam Katz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Adam Katz

Hevad Khan Wins the Caesars Palace Classic ($1,000,000)

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 from the button and Michael Kamran made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt J92 and Kamran checked. Khan bet 900,000 and Kamran raised all in. Khan thought for a moment and made the call. Their cards:

Khan: J6
Kamran: K10

The turn was the 7, giving Kamran more outs. He needed a king, queen or an eight to stay alive, but the river was the 10, giving the pot and the tournament to the BULLDOZER!

Khan let out a loud scream and picked up his chair in celebration. A crowd of drunken night clubbers came into chant with the champion as he showed a bit of the old "Rain" Khan after more than a year of self-imposed silence.

A video of the celebration will be posted shortly. Meanwhile, Khan took home $1 million, a Breitling watch and the custom Caesars Palace Classic Championship trophy.

 

 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Khan Wields the All-In Bet

Oct 30, '08

Michael Kamran called on the small blind and Hevad Khan raised to 1.6 million. Kamran made the call and the flop was dealt 964. Khan bet 1.3 million and and Kamran raised to 3.3 million. Khan moved all in and Kamran went into the tank. He eventually mucked and Khan took a two-to-one lead after the hand.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Even Stevens

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 and Michael Kamran made the call from the big bind. The flop was dealt KQ6 and Kamran checked. Khan bet 900,000 and Kamran made the call. The 6 fell on the turn and both players checked. The 10 fell on the river and both players checked again. Kamran showed down Q8 and Khan mucked. Kamran held 15 million after the hand and things were almost back to even.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

All In for Nothing

Oct 30, '08

On a flop of 972 Hevad Khan bet 750,000 and Michael Kamran raised. Khan then moved all in and they turned up their hands. But...both players held 9-7 and the turn and river changed nothing. Chop it up.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Hevad Khan Doubles Up

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 preflop and Michael Kamran reraised to 2.8 million. Khan reraised all in for 6.55 million more and Kamran made the call. Their cards:

Khan: JJ
Kamran: A10

Board: Q108K9

Khan doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 17.9 million. After a solid year of acting very subdued in his celebarating in an attempt to break the public image of him over-celebrating at the 2006 WSOP, Khan allows himself a momentary respite. "This is my night," yelled Khan after the hand.




 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Khan Still Fighting

Oct 30, '08

Michael Kamran called in the small blind and Hevad Khan raised to 1 million preflop. Kamran made the call. The flop was dealt 1098 and Khan bet 1 million. Kamran made the call and the turn came Q. Both players checked and the 2 fell on the river. Khan bet 2 million and Kamran mucked. Khan was up to 11 million after the hand to Kamran's 20 million.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

CardPlayer TV: Heads-Up

Oct 30, '08

Here is a look at CardPlayer TV's take on the heads-up match:

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Khan Holding On

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 preflop and Michael Kamran made the call. The flop was dealt J97 and both players checked. The A was dealt on the turn and Kamran checked. Khan bet 1.2 million and Kamran made the call. The 6 fell on the river and Kamran checked again. Khan bet 2.7 million and Kamran mucked. The pot took Khan's stack back up to 10.5 million.











 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Kamran Pulls Away

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 and Michael Kamran made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt QJJ and Kamran checked. Khan bet 850,000 and Kamran called. The turn was dealt A and both players checked. The river fell 2 and Kamran bet 1.1 million. Khan mucked. and he was down to 9.7 million.

A few hands later Khan made the call from the button and Khan raised to 1 million preflop. Kamran made the call and the flop was dealt AQ2. Khan bet 1 million and Kamran made the call. The 4 on the turn was checked by both players and then the 7 fell on the river. Khan checked, Kamran bet 1 million, and he picked up two million more from Khan when he mucked.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Kamran Takes One Down with a Close Call

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 600,000 preflop from the button and Michael Kamran made the call. The flop was dealt JJ10 and Kamran checked. Khan bet 675,000 and Kamran made the call. The 2 fell on the turn and Kamran bet 1.2 million. Khan made the call and the river fell 2. Kamran checked, Khan bet 2 million, and Kamran made the call. Kamran showed down A5 and he took down the pot when Khan mucked. Kamran now holds 16.5 million to Khan's 14.7 million.











 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Hevad Khan Wins the Caesars Palace Classic ($1,000,000)

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 from the button and Michael Kamran made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt J92 and Kamran checked. Khan bet 900,000 and Kamran raised all in. Khan thought for a moment and made the call. Their cards:

Khan: J6
Kamran: K10

The turn was the 7, giving Kamran more outs. He needed a king, queen or an eight to stay alive, but the river was the 10, giving the pot and the tournament to the BULLDOZER!

Khan let out a loud scream and picked up his chair in celebration. A crowd of drunken night clubbers came into chant with the champion as he showed a bit of the old "Rain" Khan after more than a year of self-imposed silence.

A video of the celebration will be posted shortly. Meanwhile, Khan took home $1 million, a Breitling watch and the custom Caesars Palace Classic Championship trophy.

 

 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Khan Wields the All-In Bet

Oct 30, '08

Michael Kamran called on the small blind and Hevad Khan raised to 1.6 million. Kamran made the call and the flop was dealt 964. Khan bet 1.3 million and and Kamran raised to 3.3 million. Khan moved all in and Kamran went into the tank. He eventually mucked and Khan took a two-to-one lead after the hand.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Even Stevens

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 and Michael Kamran made the call from the big bind. The flop was dealt KQ6 and Kamran checked. Khan bet 900,000 and Kamran made the call. The 6 fell on the turn and both players checked. The 10 fell on the river and both players checked again. Kamran showed down Q8 and Khan mucked. Kamran held 15 million after the hand and things were almost back to even.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

All In for Nothing

Oct 30, '08

On a flop of 972 Hevad Khan bet 750,000 and Michael Kamran raised. Khan then moved all in and they turned up their hands. But...both players held 9-7 and the turn and river changed nothing. Chop it up.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Hevad Khan Doubles Up

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 preflop and Michael Kamran reraised to 2.8 million. Khan reraised all in for 6.55 million more and Kamran made the call. Their cards:

Khan: JJ
Kamran: A10

Board: Q108K9

Khan doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 17.9 million. After a solid year of acting very subdued in his celebarating in an attempt to break the public image of him over-celebrating at the 2006 WSOP, Khan allows himself a momentary respite. "This is my night," yelled Khan after the hand.




 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Khan Still Fighting

Oct 30, '08

Michael Kamran called in the small blind and Hevad Khan raised to 1 million preflop. Kamran made the call. The flop was dealt 1098 and Khan bet 1 million. Kamran made the call and the turn came Q. Both players checked and the 2 fell on the river. Khan bet 2 million and Kamran mucked. Khan was up to 11 million after the hand to Kamran's 20 million.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

CardPlayer TV: Heads-Up

Oct 30, '08

Here is a look at CardPlayer TV's take on the heads-up match:

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Khan Holding On

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 preflop and Michael Kamran made the call. The flop was dealt J97 and both players checked. The A was dealt on the turn and Kamran checked. Khan bet 1.2 million and Kamran made the call. The 6 fell on the river and Kamran checked again. Khan bet 2.7 million and Kamran mucked. The pot took Khan's stack back up to 10.5 million.











 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Kamran Pulls Away

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 and Michael Kamran made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt QJJ and Kamran checked. Khan bet 850,000 and Kamran called. The turn was dealt A and both players checked. The river fell 2 and Kamran bet 1.1 million. Khan mucked. and he was down to 9.7 million.

A few hands later Khan made the call from the button and Khan raised to 1 million preflop. Kamran made the call and the flop was dealt AQ2. Khan bet 1 million and Kamran made the call. The 4 on the turn was checked by both players and then the 7 fell on the river. Khan checked, Kamran bet 1 million, and he picked up two million more from Khan when he mucked.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Kamran Takes One Down with a Close Call

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 600,000 preflop from the button and Michael Kamran made the call. The flop was dealt JJ10 and Kamran checked. Khan bet 675,000 and Kamran made the call. The 2 fell on the turn and Kamran bet 1.2 million. Khan made the call and the river fell 2. Kamran checked, Khan bet 2 million, and Kamran made the call. Kamran showed down A5 and he took down the pot when Khan mucked. Kamran now holds 16.5 million to Khan's 14.7 million.











 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Hevad Khan Wins the Caesars Palace Classic ($1,000,000)

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 from the button and Michael Kamran made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt J92 and Kamran checked. Khan bet 900,000 and Kamran raised all in. Khan thought for a moment and made the call. Their cards:

Khan: J6
Kamran: K10

The turn was the 7, giving Kamran more outs. He needed a king, queen or an eight to stay alive, but the river was the 10, giving the pot and the tournament to the BULLDOZER!

Khan let out a loud scream and picked up his chair in celebration. A crowd of drunken night clubbers came into chant with the champion as he showed a bit of the old "Rain" Khan after more than a year of self-imposed silence.

A video of the celebration will be posted shortly. Meanwhile, Khan took home $1 million, a Breitling watch and the custom Caesars Palace Classic Championship trophy.

 

 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Khan Wields the All-In Bet

Oct 30, '08

Michael Kamran called on the small blind and Hevad Khan raised to 1.6 million. Kamran made the call and the flop was dealt 964. Khan bet 1.3 million and and Kamran raised to 3.3 million. Khan moved all in and Kamran went into the tank. He eventually mucked and Khan took a two-to-one lead after the hand.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Even Stevens

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 and Michael Kamran made the call from the big bind. The flop was dealt KQ6 and Kamran checked. Khan bet 900,000 and Kamran made the call. The 6 fell on the turn and both players checked. The 10 fell on the river and both players checked again. Kamran showed down Q8 and Khan mucked. Kamran held 15 million after the hand and things were almost back to even.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

All In for Nothing

Oct 30, '08

On a flop of 972 Hevad Khan bet 750,000 and Michael Kamran raised. Khan then moved all in and they turned up their hands. But...both players held 9-7 and the turn and river changed nothing. Chop it up.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Hevad Khan Doubles Up

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 preflop and Michael Kamran reraised to 2.8 million. Khan reraised all in for 6.55 million more and Kamran made the call. Their cards:

Khan: JJ
Kamran: A10

Board: Q108K9

Khan doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 17.9 million. After a solid year of acting very subdued in his celebarating in an attempt to break the public image of him over-celebrating at the 2006 WSOP, Khan allows himself a momentary respite. "This is my night," yelled Khan after the hand.




 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Khan Still Fighting

Oct 30, '08

Michael Kamran called in the small blind and Hevad Khan raised to 1 million preflop. Kamran made the call. The flop was dealt 1098 and Khan bet 1 million. Kamran made the call and the turn came Q. Both players checked and the 2 fell on the river. Khan bet 2 million and Kamran mucked. Khan was up to 11 million after the hand to Kamran's 20 million.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

CardPlayer TV: Heads-Up

Oct 30, '08

Here is a look at CardPlayer TV's take on the heads-up match:

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Khan Holding On

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 preflop and Michael Kamran made the call. The flop was dealt J97 and both players checked. The A was dealt on the turn and Kamran checked. Khan bet 1.2 million and Kamran made the call. The 6 fell on the river and Kamran checked again. Khan bet 2.7 million and Kamran mucked. The pot took Khan's stack back up to 10.5 million.











 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Kamran Pulls Away

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 800,000 and Michael Kamran made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt QJJ and Kamran checked. Khan bet 850,000 and Kamran called. The turn was dealt A and both players checked. The river fell 2 and Kamran bet 1.1 million. Khan mucked. and he was down to 9.7 million.

A few hands later Khan made the call from the button and Khan raised to 1 million preflop. Kamran made the call and the flop was dealt AQ2. Khan bet 1 million and Kamran made the call. The 4 on the turn was checked by both players and then the 7 fell on the river. Khan checked, Kamran bet 1 million, and he picked up two million more from Khan when he mucked.

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran

Kamran Takes One Down with a Close Call

Oct 30, '08

Hevad Khan raised to 600,000 preflop from the button and Michael Kamran made the call. The flop was dealt JJ10 and Kamran checked. Khan bet 675,000 and Kamran made the call. The 2 fell on the turn and Kamran bet 1.2 million. Khan made the call and the river fell 2. Kamran checked, Khan bet 2 million, and Kamran made the call. Kamran showed down A5 and he took down the pot when Khan mucked. Kamran now holds 16.5 million to Khan's 14.7 million.











 

Player Tags: Hevad Khan,   Michael Kamran