- Hasan Habib
infobox poker player
firstname=Hasan
lastname=Habib
nickname="None"
caption=Hasan Habib at the 2005 World Poker Tour Five Star Poker Classic
hometown=Downey, California
wsop bracelet count=1
wsop money finishes=14
wsop main event best finish rank=4th
wsop main event best finish year=2000
multi-year wsop winner=
wpt titles="None"
wpt final tables=2
wpt money finishes=7Hasan Habib (born
19 April 1962 inKarachi ,Pakistan ) is an American professionalpoker player.During his early years in Pakistan, Habib was the Pakistan 14-and-under National
Tennis Champion.Habib went to America at the age of 18 to study business at the University of Redlands. He also once owned a nationwide chain of video stores.
He began playing poker in 1985 as a cash game specialist, and started playing the tournament circuit in 1998.
In 2004 he finished second to Martin "The Knife" De Knijff" in the
World Poker Tour (WPT) $25,000 Championship, receiving a $1,372,223 prize. Later in the year he finished on the television bubble at the WPT $15,000 Five-Diamond World Poker Classic, gaining a further $108,906.The following year he made the final table of the $25,000 WPT Championship again. He finished in third place ($896,375), but also had a stake on eventual winner
Tuan Le . Observers have commented that this may have affected the interaction between them on the final table, however Habib has made it clear he was still playing to win, citing that the endorsements would have made it more financially viable.As of 2006 , he has cashed seven times in theWorld Series of Poker (WSOP), including a 2nd place finish in $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo Split event in 2000, and a 4th place finish in the $10,000 No LimitHold'em Main Event in the same year, for which he took home $326,000. In September 2005, he won the opening No Limit Hold'em event ofPokerStars ' fourth annualWorld Championship of Online Poker , taking home $306,000 and the prestigious gold bracelet.He eventually won a WSOP Bracelet for the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split event ($93,060) in 2004.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings to date exceed $4,200,000.
Habib currently resides in
Downey, California .External links
* [http://www.pokertrails.com/interviews/hasanhabib.php Interview]
* [http://www.worldpokertour.com/players/?x=profile&id=2179 World Poker Tour Profile]
* [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_magazine/archives/showarticle.php?a_id=14263 Hasan Habib - Fourteen 2004 Final Tables and Counting]
* [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=101 Hendon Mob tournament results]
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