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11-20-2007 , 08:12 PM

gijoy

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There is a new interview with Hevad Khan on liquidpoker:

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Tonight we had the great privilege of interviewing Hevad "RaiNKhaN" Khan, and he's got quite a story to tell. There was so much content that we thought it best to split it up into two separate articles, so be sure to stay tuned for "Part Two" a little later in the week. For now, here's a little sample of Part One:

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Of all the success stories to come out of the international Starcraft community's mass-migration to the poker world, the latest comes from Hevad Khan, a 22-year-old Starcraft player turned poker tournament specialist, who scared the hell out of everybody at the World Series of Poker this year as he danced and chairhatted and bulldozed his way to the final table, taking down a well-deserved $956,243 for an impressive 6th place finish through a field of more than 6,000 players.

LiquidPoker.net: Competitive videogames to high-stakes poker millionaire at such a young age. Your path in life so far has been an unusual one to say the least. What do you think your life would look like right now if you never found Poker, and never had such great success with it? Do you think you'd be more content working a normal job?

Hevad Khan: I think my life would be basically the same that it is right now. I'd wake up, and dedicate every minute of my life to whichever great passion I found. It's really hard to say what I would be doing exactly, but to entertain the thought of it, I could see myself being the boss of somebody else in the real world, because I hate dealing with authority (laughs)

We all hope you'll enjoy reading the rest of our Interview with Hevad Khan (Part One)

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11-20-2007 , 11:08 PM

Davdob

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I was pretty sure it was just going to be. WOOHOOO YEAH WOOHOO BULLDOZER WOOHOOO for a few pages so I didnt bother to read your post.

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11-20-2007 , 11:31 PM

Proline Fiend

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does it also say hows hes addicted to redbull?

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11-20-2007 , 11:46 PM

The Lipo Fund

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[censored] is depressing actually

he talks about how he was a loser
he sacrificed his social life to play star craft because he basically knew he couldn't be normal like the rest of his family
he's afghani so he went to school in the midst of the 9/11 [censored] and was the outcast loser

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11-20-2007 , 11:51 PM

not a model

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There is a new interview with Hevad Khan on liquidpoker:

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Of all the success stories to come out of the international Starcraft community's mass-migration to the poker world, the latest comes from Hevad Khan, a 22-year-old Starcraft player turned poker tournament specialist, who scared the hell out of everybody at the World Series of Poker this year as he danced and chairhatted and bulldozed his way to the final table, taking down a well-deserved $956,243 for an impressive 6th place finish through a field of more than 6,000 players.

LiquidPoker.net: Competitive videogames to high-stakes poker millionaire at such a young age. Your path in life so far has been an unusual one to say the least. What do you think your life would look like right now if you never found Poker, and never had such great success with it? Do you think you'd be more content working a normal job?

Hevad Khan: I think my life would be basically the same that it is right now. I'd wake up, and dedicate every minute of my life to whichever great passion I found. It's really hard to say what I would be doing exactly, but to entertain the thought of it, I could see myself being the boss of somebody else in the real world, because I hate dealing with authority (laughs)

We all hope you'll enjoy reading the rest of our Interview with Hevad Khan (Part One)

what the [censored] is chairhatting?

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11-21-2007 , 12:05 AM

Hendricks433

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he sounds pretty ignorant at times.

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11-21-2007 , 12:25 AM

Big Syke

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I'm good at basketball.

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11-21-2007 , 12:47 AM

**Takezo**

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Eventually I saw that I wasn't going to get through life smoothly by being normal, so I became a hermit and focused on Starcraft.

LOL

I do think he's a nice kid though, besides the redbull addiction and the stupid Gorilla act with no respect for other players. He's still young..

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11-21-2007 , 01:07 AM

mo42nyy

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runs like a gin machine on stars
runs like one at the wsop

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11-21-2007 , 01:48 AM

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PITTM

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runs like a gin machine on stars

I've played like 20 hands with him ever. This was one.

fwiw i was going to call if other guy folded because i was so 1000000% sure he was bluffing.

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11-21-2007 , 02:55 AM

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jwc529

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runs like a gin machine on stars

I've played like 20 hands with him ever. This was one.

fwiw i was going to call if other guy folded because i was so 1000000% sure he was bluffing.

wow he's good...turns the str8 with flush blockers...lol

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11-21-2007 , 12:29 PM

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gijoy

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There is a new interview with Hevad Khan on liquidpoker:

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Of all the success stories to come out of the international Starcraft community's mass-migration to the poker world, the latest comes from Hevad Khan, a 22-year-old Starcraft player turned poker tournament specialist, who scared the hell out of everybody at the World Series of Poker this year as he danced and chairhatted and bulldozed his way to the final table, taking down a well-deserved $956,243 for an impressive 6th place finish through a field of more than 6,000 players.

LiquidPoker.net: Competitive videogames to high-stakes poker millionaire at such a young age. Your path in life so far has been an unusual one to say the least. What do you think your life would look like right now if you never found Poker, and never had such great success with it? Do you think you'd be more content working a normal job?

Hevad Khan: I think my life would be basically the same that it is right now. I'd wake up, and dedicate every minute of my life to whichever great passion I found. It's really hard to say what I would be doing exactly, but to entertain the thought of it, I could see myself being the boss of somebody else in the real world, because I hate dealing with authority (laughs)

We all hope you'll enjoy reading the rest of our Interview with Hevad Khan (Part One)

what the [censored] is chairhatting?

this is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kGcOhvWL3g&feature=related

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11-21-2007 , 12:58 PM

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markksman

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He is young but he looks like he is 45.

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11-21-2007 , 02:20 PM

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mo42nyy

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He is young but he looks like he is 45.

yea but he acts like hes 3 so it balances out

the only person more irratating to watch is clownie the [censored] gowen

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11-21-2007 , 02:33 PM

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mookboi

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lol @ $12000 desktop.

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11-21-2007 , 08:40 PM

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felixleong

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12k desktop... omg
why does he need that?
for porn surfing? hehehe

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11-22-2007 , 12:43 AM

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gijoy

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probably to play 25 table sng

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11-22-2007 , 02:52 AM

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Born2DogBaby

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begins with 'T' and ends with 'ax writeoff'

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11-22-2007 , 02:35 PM

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warrantofice

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11-22-2007 , 02:49 PM

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PMP07

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contrary to what I first thought about Hevad based on what I saw from the WSOP on espn, he is actually a really nice guy and down to earth when I met him at foxwoods earlier this month.

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11-22-2007 , 06:58 PM

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Piece of Cake

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contrary to what I first thought about Hevad based on what I saw from the WSOP on espn, he is actually a really nice guy and down to earth when I met him at foxwoods earlier this month.

qft from everyone I've heard who's met him personally.

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11-22-2007 , 07:46 PM

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Chomp

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i hate him. i'm glad he has a horrible life but got rich enough not to become a suicide bomber

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11-22-2007 , 07:59 PM

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rokdafunk

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respect for hevad. U can say a lot about his behavoir but overall he seems like a good player and a nice guy.

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