Somewhere near the middle of Day 1, Faisal Khan built an over-average stack, and from that moment on, he never lost control of the tournament. He steadily maintained a spot atop the leaderboard, and only fell below average once heads-up play began. It didn’t take long for him to regain the lead versus heads-up opponent Daniel Strelitz, and inevitably he found himself to be the sole survivor of a starting field of 269 entries.
In the final hand of play, Faisal called the all-in of Daniel on the turn, with a board showing 
. He tabled 
for top pair, and had a few outs to fade to win the hand versus Daniel’s 
. With the river bringing the 
, Faisal won the pot and the tournament!
Congratulations Faisal!
Event 4 Champion: Faisal Khan – $54,635
Event 4 Runner-up: Daniel Strelitz – $49,985
Last Hand of Play of Event 4
