Ashraf Chehatal Claims First Ring in Event #8: $400 NLH Double Stack
While PokerNews is here offering live updates from the Main Event and High Roller, we��d be remiss if we didn��t tell you about the full schedule of side events that have been playing out over the past week at the World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's Las Vegas.
In Event #8: $400 NLH Double Stack, 331 runners created a $109,230 prize pool that was paid out to the top 50 players. Among those to cash but fall short of the final table were John Nowak (12th- $1,668), John Caldwell (15th - $1,378), Leif Force (23rd - $872), Maury Solano (24th - $872), Joo Park (26th - $779) and Arkadiy Tsinis (27th - $779).
In the end, it was Florida native Ashraf Chehatal who collected every chip in play to capture her first ring along with a $23,575 payday.
The victory not only marked Chehatal's first Circuit ring, but also his first career WSOP Circuit cash.
��I feel great,�� he said after the tournament was over. ��It was a long day, today and yesterday. I just had a good time and turned $400 into 23 grand. Can��t complain about that!��
Chehata��s win came after a fairly lengthy heads-up battle against runner-up finisher Mikes Bairamis. At more than one point, Chehata held a substantial lead, only to see Bairamis win a key hand to even the stacks. But eventually, Chehata wore down his opponent and collected the last of the chips.
��At this stage of the game, getting cards definitely helps out a lot, and I think the cards went my way a little bit.��
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashraf Chehata | St. Augustine, Florida | $23,575 |
| 2 | Mikes Bairamis | Homer, Arkansas | $14,554 |
| 3 | Bradley Coultas | Estero, Florida | $10,461 |
| 4 | Steven Powers | Chesapeake, Virginia | $7,644 |
| 5 | Bryant Morrison | Edinburg, Texas | $5,679 |
| 6 | Jacob Miller | Sleepy Hollow, New York | $4,291 |
| 7 | Ofir Shmuel | Jerusalem, Israel | $3,299 |
| 8 | Brett Shaffer | Beloit, Kansas | $2,581 |
| 9 | Joshua Kieval | Denver, Colorado | $2,056 |