Hevad Khan
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| Hevad Khan | |
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 Khan at the 2007 World Series of Poker. |
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| Nickname(s) | RaiNKhAN |
| Hometown | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finishes | 3 |
| Highest ITM main event finish |
6th, 2007 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | None |
| Money finishes | 1 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Titles | None |
| Final tables | None |
| Money finishes | 1 |
Hevad Khan (born 1985 in Poughkeepsie, New York) is a member of Team PokerStars.[1] who made the final table at the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event, finishing in sixth place[2]
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[edit] Starcraft
Khan began on the competitive Starcraft Broodwar at the age of 13. Other StarCraft professionals include fellow Team PokerStars member Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier.[2]
[edit] Poker
Khan who nickname "RaiNKhaN" was adapted, along with his last name, from the Mortal Kombat fictional character "Rain," who serves as an assassins for Shao Kahn in the series.[2]
[edit] Online poker
Khan is known to multi-table many online tournaments, so much so that he had a friend of his film him for a YouTube video in which he played 26 sit-and-go tournament simultaneously on a single computer monitor to prove that he wasn't a Pokerbot.[3]
On March 23, 2008, Khan won the PokerStars Sunday Warm-up a weekly $215 buy-in tournament in which he outlasted a field of 2,504 players in over 9 hours of play earning $97,856. [4]
[edit] World Series of Poker
At the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event Khan finished in in sixth place earning $956,243,[2] he also finished in the money during two other WSOP events.
[edit] Other poker events
At the 2008 Foxwoods Poker Classic, Khan won the $1,850 No Limit Hold'em event earning $108,187, after defeating 2006 World Series of Poker third place finalist Michael Binger during heads-up play.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $1,100,000.[5]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Warner, Erin (2007-09-17). Team PokerStars adds to its roster. PokerListings. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
- ^ a b c d Mihoces, Gary. "College dropout Khan cashes in, proves doubters wrong", USATODAY.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ Hevad Khan. pokerlistings.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Crowson, Arthur (2008-03-26). PokerStars Sunday Warm-up gets RaiN'ed out. pokerlistings.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
- ^ Butt, Robert. Hevad Khan - Stats. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved on 2008-04-18.
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