Naz Wins HPT Canterbury Park, $118,482

By MNPokerMag Staff April 30th, 2012 No Comments »

3:56PM Update: Naz takes it down! $118,482! They get it in on a 8-8-4 flop with 2 spades, Naz has Ks3s, Lambert KQ. Naz hits a spade on the turn for the win!

Gary Lambert of Quincy, IL is runner-up for $67,061.

3:45PM Update: Naz strikes first, taking 3 million off Lambert

3:30PM Update: We are about to start heads up play, Naz has 5.2 million, Lambert 4.8 million

3:15PM Update: Lambert has just eliminated Worre. 55 > Ac9c. Worre out in 3rd for $42,654.

12:20PM Update: Players are back from break. Naz, Worre & Lambert are your 3 remaining players. All guaranteed $42,654. 1st is $118,482.

1:40PM Update: Players on a 30-minute break.

1:36PM Update: Ratajcyk eliminated 4th. Flop was 3-4-5, Ratajcjyk shoved 8-5, Lambert called with A-6. The turn was a 7 to send Ratajcyk to the rail. He’ll take home $36,729.

1:07PM Update: 4 players remain – Naz, Ratajczyk, Worre & Lambert. All guaranteed $36,729.

12:48PM Update: Naz and Ed Janezich all-in. Naz with 99, Janezich with 9cKc. Janezich flopped two clubs for a huge sweat but was unable to connect on the turn or river…eliminating him in 5th place for $28,436.

12:11PM Update: Eric Worre and Dan Conway got it all-in pre-flop, Worre with JJ, Conway with AA. Worre flopped a Jack, eliminating Conway in 6th for $23,222.

11:45AM Update: Cards are in the air. Chip leader Naz comes out raising 1st hand.

11:30AM Update: We are about 5 minutes from getting the cards in the air for this Canterbury Park HPT final table. 1st place is $118K. All players are guaranteed $23,222.

12:01AM Update: The Canterbury Park HPT Final Table is set. 333 entrants to start, now down to 6. The grand prize awaiting the winner is $118K. There are still 4 MN players in the hunt! Naz has half the chips in play. Eric Worre, Paul Ratajczyk & Ed Janezich there as well!

At the Final Table tomorrow at Canterbury:
Seat 1. Gary Lambert – 885,000
Seat 2. Naser “Naz” Alkhatib – 5,065,000
Seat 3. Edward Janezich – 1,275,000
Seat 4. Eric Worre – 685,000
Seat 5. Daniel Conway – 840,000
Seat 6. Paul Ratajczyk – 1,265,000

Congrats to all players who finished in the money:

7. Gary Loeffler $15,403

8. Daniel Dykhouse $14,218

9. Adam Zych $11,990

10. Troy Clark $11,137

11. Jordan Handrich $10,189

12. John Manchon $ 9005

13. Christopher Wallace $8531

14. Thomas Ellingson $7820

15. Stephen Smith $6872

16. John Reading $5724

17. Chris Schrom $5450