| Nov 13, '10 |
2010 NAPT Los Angeles |
NAPT L.A. Main Event |
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Level 9 Update: Day 1B Ends
Nov 13, '10
 NOTE: Day 1B has come to a close and the survivors will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. PDT for day 2 action. Stay tuned for official chip counts and a recap of the day’s events.
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 175
Eliminations:
Mark Newhouse
Elliot Smith
Tony Ma
Big Hands
Hafiz Khan Doubles Up in a Huge Hand
Hafiz Khan just doubled up close to more than 200,000 in a huge hand to end the night. There was a A 6 5 3 10 board on the table and he held 4 3 in the hole. Ben Klier had most likely flopped a set and made the call when Khan got the last of his chips in on the turn, but the flush was too much for him to overcome and he mucked his hand.
The Katz Meow
Max Katz was yet another player to climb close to the 200,000 mark close to the end of the night thanks to a monster pot. There was 100,000 on the table along with a 5 2 2 A 8 board when Katz bet 15,000. Nick Binger made the call and Katz showed down pocket kings. Binger mucked and Katz ended play with close to 200,000.
Poker Tweets
Player Tags: Nick Binger, Hafiz Khan, Max Katz, Ben Klier
Level 7 Update: Official Prize Pool Announced
Nov 13, '10
 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 231 (Approximate)
Eliminations:
Darus Suharto
Dan Shak
Mike Beasley
Freddy Deeb
John Cernuto
Jennifer Tilly
David Williams
Steve Sung
Matt Brady
Mario Ho
Big Hands
Matt Stout Eliminated
Matt Stout shipped the last of his chips into the middle with A-K in the hole and Ben Klier made the call with pocket jacks. The jacks held and Stout was eliminated from the tournament. His dinner order had the awkward timing of arriving right before this happened, but he stuck around to polish off the meal table side.
Hafiz Khan Doubles Up
At the same table where Stout fell a few hands later Hafiz Khan was able to stave off the same fate thanks to pocket aces in the hole. They held against the pocket queens of Jon Eaton and Khan lives to fight another day.
Andrew Frankenberger Doubles Up
Andrew Frankenberger just kept his tournament hopes alive with pocket jacks in the hole thanks to a third jack that fell on the flop. His stack is now up to 50,000 after the hand.
Frank Kassela Confuses his Opponent
Frank Kassela raised to 2,000 from the small blind preflop and the big blind made the call. The flop fell 8 6 4 and Kassela bet 5,000. The big blind made the call and they both checked the 2 on the turn. The river fell A and Kassela bet 6,500. The big blind went into the tank for quite some time with a pained expression on his face. He eventually tossed in the chips for a call and then promptly mucked after Kassela revealed 7 4. Kassela approached 50,000 after the hand.
Poker Tweets
Left in the Deck
Payout Structure
701 Entries
$3,229,857 Total Prize Pool
| 1 |
$725,000 |
| 2 |
$440,000 |
| 3 |
$250,000 |
| 4 |
$195,000 |
| 5 |
$145,000 |
| 6 |
$114,000 |
| 7 |
$84,857 |
| 8 |
$60,000 |
| 9-10 |
$47,000 |
| 11-12 |
$37,000 |
| 13 – 14 |
$27,000 |
| 15 – 16 |
$21,000 |
| 17 – 24 |
$18,000 |
| 25 – 32 |
$15,000 |
| 33 – 40 |
$13,000 |
| 41 – 56 |
$11,000 |
| 57 – 72 |
$9,500 |
| 73 – 88 |
$8,500 |
| 89 – 104 |
$7,500 |
Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Jon Eaton, Jennifer Tilly, Matt Stout, Hafiz Khan, Andy Frankenberger, Ben Klier
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| Jan 09, '10 |
2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event |
5 |
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| Jan 08, '10 |
2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI |
PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event |
4 |
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| Dec 15, '09 |
2009 Five Diamond World Poker Classic |
WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship |
2 |
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Level 6 Update: Field Shrinks and Grows Simultaneously
Dec 15, '09
Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 225 out of 313 (unofficial)
Chip Counts:
1. Antonio Esfandiari — 265,000
2. Darryll Fish — 230,000
3. Jon Turner — 228,000
4. David Woo — 205,000
5. Billy Kopp — 201,000
6. Carlos Mortensen — 195,000
7. Cory Carroll — 185,000
8. Nashaat Antonius — 165,000
9. David Peat — 160,000
10. Sam Stein — 160,000
Average Chip Count: 83,000
Notable Eliminations:
Jennifer Tilly
Alan Sass
Justin Bonomo
Hafiz Khan
Jason Mercier
Fabrice Soulier
Big Hands:
 ElkY Gets Lucky On Alan Sass
We didn’t catch the action up until the turn, when Alan Sass found himself all in against Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier on a board reading Q 10 29. Sass showed pocket aces and Grospellier was in bad shape with pocket kings.
The river was the J, however, and Grospellier made a king-high straight to take a huge pot, eliminate Sass and chip up to 128,000.
Hafiz Khan Eliminated
Hafiz Khan lost most of his stack to David Paredes when his A-K failed to catch up against pocket kings and was left with just a couple thousand in chips. Then in the small blind, Khan woke up with A-Q only to have the big blind look him up with J-10.
The flop came down J-10-4 and Khan never caught up, packing up his things and hitting the rail halfway through level six.
 Tough Luck For Justin Bonomo Sends Him Out
On a flop of 6 32, Justin Bonomo was all in and looking good with pocket kings against the 7 6 of David Woo.
The turn and river fell 7J and Woo’s two pair eliminated Bonomo from the tournament.
Ralph Perry Gets Richer From Sam Farha
Ralph Perry raised to 3,000 and was called by Erik Nomberg on the button and Sam Farha in the big blind. The flop came down A73 and Farha checked to Perry, who bet 6,500.
Nomberg folded and Farha called. The turn was the Q and Farha checked once again. This time, Perry bet 16,000 and Farha called. The river was the 5 and Farha checked.
Perry bet 20,000, leaving himself with just 10,725 behind. Farha thought it over for about a minute, explaining he would have folded if it were not for the turn card. Eventually, he flashed the A, implying he picked up a flush draw with his top pair and mucked his hand. Perry now has about 85,000 in chips.
Left In The Deck:
We’re seated next to the toughest table in the room. Here’s a look at the lineup:
Seat 1: Dutch Boyd
Seat 2: Marco Johnson
Seat 3: Steve Gross
Seat 4: Todd Terry
Seat 5: David Chiu
Seat 6: Hasan Habib
Seat 7: John Juanda
Seat 8: Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Player Tags: Sam Farha, Justin Bonomo, Bertrand Grospellier, Alan Sass, Ralph Perry, Hafiz Khan
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| Apr 21, '09 |
2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic |
WPT Championship - Event 16 |
4 |
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Level 12 Update -- Daniel Negreanu Eliminated
Apr 21, '09
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante
Players Left: 128 out of 338
Average Chip Count: 264,062
Notable Chip Counts:
Steve Sung -- 1,190,000
Bertrand Grospellier -- 997,000
Steve Billirakis -- 860,000
Jimmy Fricke -- 760,000
Jean-Noel Thorel -- 725,000
Notable Eliminations:
Luke Staudenmaeir
Allen Kessler
Matt Graham
Daniel Negreanu
Jon Friedberg
 Key Hands:
Allen Kessler Eliminated
Allen Kessler moved all in from middle position for 31,500 and Vadim Trincher made the call from the small blind. Their cards:
Kessler: AQ
Trincher: 99
Board: Q93A4
Kessler was eliminated on the hand and Trincher now holds 370,000.
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated
 Eugene Kathalov raised to 7,500 under the gun and David Benyamine made the call. Daniel Negreanu moved all in from late position for 66,600 and the big blind made the call. Katchalov and Benyamine both mucked and the two final players flipped up their cards:
Negreanu: 1010
Big Blind: KK
Board: Q44108
Negreanu was eliminated on the hand.
Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up
 Hafiz Khan raised under the gun to 85,000 and Erica Schoenberg made the all-in call. Their cards:
Schoenberg: JJ
Khan: AJ
Board: K6527
Schoenberg doubled up to 130,000 and Khan was down to 300,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Allen Kessler, Vadim Trincher, Erica Schoenberg, Hafiz Khan
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| Jan 09, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season V |
EPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 1 |
5 |
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Hafiz Khan Eliminated in 21st Place ($55,000)
Jan 09, '09
 We caught up with this action on the turn with a board reading KJ4Q. Hafiz Khan bet 125,000 and Anthony Gregg made the call.
The river was the 6 and Khan moved all in for 580,000. Gregg tanked for a few minutes before calling and Khan immediately got up from the table, turning over 53.
Gregg showed K10 for a pair of kings and a stunned Khan slowly walked away from the table in 21st place.
Player Tags: Anthony Gregg, Hafiz Khan
John Cernuto Takes One
Jan 08, '09
 John Cernuto raised on the button and Hafiz Khan defended his big blind. The flop came down A52 and both players checked.
 The turn was the A and Khan bet 31,000. Cernuto thought it over and made the call. The river was the A and Khan checked. Curiously, Cernuto checked as well and turned over pocket queens for aces full.
Khan could only show K-10 offsuit and Cernuto took the decent sized pot.
Player Tags: John Cernuto, Hafiz Khan
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| Jan 08, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season V |
EPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 1 |
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Hafiz Khan Eliminated in 21st Place ($55,000)
Jan 09, '09
We caught up with this action on the turn with a board reading KJ4Q. Hafiz Khan bet 125,000 and Anthony Gregg made the call.
The river was the 6 and Khan moved all in for 580,000. Gregg tanked for a few minutes before calling and Khan immediately got up from the table, turning over 53.
Gregg showed K10 for a pair of kings and a stunned Khan slowly walked away from the table in 21st place.
Player Tags: Anthony Gregg, Hafiz Khan
John Cernuto Takes One
Jan 08, '09
John Cernuto raised on the button and Hafiz Khan defended his big blind. The flop came down A52 and both players checked.
The turn was the A and Khan bet 31,000. Cernuto thought it over and made the call. The river was the A and Khan checked. Curiously, Cernuto checked as well and turned over pocket queens for aces full.
Khan could only show K-10 offsuit and Cernuto took the decent sized pot.
Player Tags: John Cernuto, Hafiz Khan
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| Dec 12, '08 |
2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em - Event 12 |
2 |
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Hafiz Khan Eliminated in 6th Place ($52,760)
Dec 12, '08
 Hafiz Khan raises to 41,000 from the cutoff and David Pham reraises to 141,000 from the button. Khan then moves all in for 433,000 more.
Pham tanks for three minutes before making the call and showing 1010. Khan shows KQ and they're off to the races.
The flop comes J104 and Pham flops a set. Khan has eight outs to the straight, but the 4 on the turn ends the suspense.
The river is the 5 and Khan is eliminated in 6th place.
Player Tags: David Pham, Hafiz Khan
Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated in 9th Place ($18,760)
Dec 12, '08
 Bertrand Grospellier is all in holding pocket queens against the AQ of Hafiz Khan.
The board comes AJ3KA and Grospellier is eliminated in 9th place. Khan gets his revenge for a runner-up finish at the PCA and chips up in the process.
Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier, Hafiz Khan
Davidson Matthew Doubles Up
Dec 12, '08
Davidson Matthew is all in holding QJ against Hafiz Khan's A10.
The board runs out Q54710 and Matthew's pair of queens doubles him up to 165,000.
Player Tags: Davidson Matthew, Hafiz Khan
Hafiz Khan Back-to-Back-to-Back
Dec 12, '08
 Amazingly, this is Hafiz "hafizzle" Khan's third consecutive final table.
Khan finished 9th in Event No. 9, 4th in Event No. 10 and is now guaranteed a final table finish here in Event No. 12.
Player Tags: Hafiz Khan
Jack Powell Eliminated in 13th Place ($12,895)
Dec 12, '08
 Hysteria over at table 60.
Bertrand Grospellier raises in early position with what he would later claim was pocket tens. Hafiz Khan then moves all in for 130,000 behind him.
Russell Rosenblum then moves all in behind him. To top it all off, Jack Powell moves all in after that.
Grospellier mucks and Khan shows 86. Rosenblum, who has everyone covered, shows pocket kings. Powell, of course, has pocket aces.
The flop comes Q95 and improves no one. The turn, however, is the 7, giving Khan the main pot. The river is the K and Rosenblum explodes into celebration, taking the much larger side pot and eliminating Powell in the process.
After the hand, Khan was back up to 420,000 while Rosenblum was sitting with 535,000.
Player Tags: Russell Rosenblum, Hafiz Khan, Jack Powell
Bertrand Grospellier Doubles Up
Dec 12, '08
Hafiz Khan raises from under the gun and Bertrand Grospellier calls from the big blind.
The flop comes AK6 and both players check. The turn is the 9 and Grospelier bets. Khan moves in and Grospellier instantly calls with A9 for two pair.
Khan shows A10 and needs a king or ten to eliminate Grospellier. The river is the 8 and Grospellier doubles up to 260,000.
Khan is left crippled with 27,000.
Over the next two hands, Khan doubled up twice to get back over 100,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Bertrand Grospellier, Hafiz Khan
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| Dec 09, '08 |
2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em - Event 10 |
2 |
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Hafiz Khan Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,500)
Dec 09, '08
Short stacked Hafiz Khan is all in holding AQ against Tim Bullard's AK.
The board runs out KK31010 and Khan is eliminated in third place. Bullard increases his chip lead to over 1.2 million.
Player Tags: Tim Bullard, Hafiz Khan
Tim Bullard Doubles Through Hafiz Khan
Dec 09, '08
Through a series of preflop raises, Tim Bullard finds himself all in holding A10 against Hafiz Khan's pocket kings.
The board comes A7796 and Bullard catches his ace to double up to the chip lead with 650,000.
The chip counts tab has been updated to reflect his hand.
Player Tags: Tim Bullard, Hafiz Khan
Corwin Cole Eliminated in 7th Place ($21,640)
Dec 09, '08
 Corwin Cole moves all in for his last 91,000 and is called by Hafiz Khan in the small blind.
Cole shows pocket sixes and is racing against Khan's A9.
The board comes AK10A10 and Khan's full house eliminates Cole in seventh place.
Player Tags: Hafiz Khan, Corwin Cole
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| Dec 07, '08 |
2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em - Event 9 |
2 |
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