Hevad Khan wins the 2008 Caesars Palace Class

The 2007 WSOP Main Event finalist defeated Michael Kamran heads-up to win the $1,000,000 first prize.

The second annual Caesars Palace Classic championship event attracted 311 who paid the massive $10,000 buy-in. The tournament ran over four days and in the end Hevad Khan had outlasted all opponents.

Heads-up play lasted nearly three hours. Kamran had Khan outchipped by a 5-2 margin at one point. But he was not able to defeat the patient Khan.

"I told myself I would never give up in this tournament. If I was going to be knocked out, it was going to be when I had the best hand going (into the confrontation)," Khan said.

This was 23-year-old Khan's second major tournament victory. He also won an event at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut. He now has over $2.5 million in lifetime tournament winnings, all accumulated within the past two years.

Khan is mainly known for his sixth-place finish in the 2007 WSOP Main Event. Khan's ceaseless unchecked enthusiasm during the tournament resulted in the adaptation to what is now called an "excessive celebration rule."

Final-table results from the 2008 Caesars Palace Classic:

1. Hevad Khan Poughkeepsie, NY $1,000,000
2. Michael Kamran Los Angeles, CA 520,320
3. Gary Friedlander Bellaire, TX 266,073
4. Jonathan Aguiar Las Vegas, NV 206,946
5. Joseph Cordi Whittier, CA 177,382
6. Adam Junglen Stow, OH 147,818
7. Johnny "World" Hennigan Philadelphia, PA 118,255
8. Dan Schreiber Troy, OH 88,691
9. Michael Fantini Toronto, ON (Canada) 59,127