The Hit Squad
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The Hit Squad is a London based poker team consisting of six members.
James Akenhead
Praz Bansi
Charles Chattha
Sunny Chattha
Jim Kerrigan
Karl Mahrenholz
Praz Bansi captured a WSOP bracelet at his first ever World Series Of Poker in the Summer of 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He beat a field of over 1000 runners in event 40 to claim the top prize of $240,000 along with the bracelet.
21 year old Sunny Chattha claimed victory at the Northern Lights festival in Blackpool in Nov 2006 whilst 2nd place went to his brother, Charles Chattha. This was an unprecedented situation where brothers contested a major UK poker festival for the first time ever. Overcoming a strong field of 165 runners they claimed over $170,000 in prize money.
Between them the six members have earned more than $2,000,000 in tournament winnings for the year March 2006 to March 2007.