The heads up battle between Prahlad Friedman and Kevin Schaffel started with Prahlad having a lead of 6.6 million chips to Kevin Schaffel’s 1.85 million. After quickly doubling up to close the gap Schaffel and Friedman played another all in pot and Prahlad came out on top to take the crown.
The hand that double [...]

For Todd “tbt4653″ Terry (right) the day ended with him collecting $231,300 but with a lot of disappointment as well. Terry came into the day basically tied with Kevin Schaffel for the lead and had to feel really good about his chances at a WPT title and the $1 million first prize. Terry [...]

When you come in as the short stack your expectations can’t be too high. Toto Leonidas started the day with only 580k but peaked at well over 2 million after a series of double ups. Kevin Schaffel had Toto on the ropes in a hand where Kevin had opened for 200k and Toto [...]

For Sam Stein (left) getting it in drawing thin was no problem but when his chips went in where he was in a coinflip situation his luck ran out. November Niner Kevin Schaffel opened for 150k and Stein moved all in for around 750k. After a brief pause Schaffel made the call and [...]

At World Poker Tour final tables there are 4 columns supporting around the outside of the stage supporting the runners used to hold lights, cameras and other necessary equipment. The lighting usually has a blueish tint to it, but when a player is all in the lights turn to red. The first 20 [...]