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Hometown: Richmond
Country of Origin: United States 
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| Jul 11, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 WSOP National Championship | 3 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 28: Stone Leads Eriquezzo Heads-Up; Nguyen 3rd ($186,265), Keikoan 4th ($137,485)Jul 11, '12 Level: 28 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 157 Average Chip Count: 2,355,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 6 — Nikolas Stone — 900,000 Seat no. 8 — Ryan Eriquezzo — 3,810,000 Players Eliminated: Huy Nguyen — 3rd Place ($186,265) Live Updates: Matt Keikoan Eliminated in 4th Place ($137,485)
Nikolas Stone opened the pot from under the gun and Matt Keikoan called from the button. The flop came J The turn was the 9 Stone was ahead on the turn when Q The river was the 7 Huy Nguyen Eliminated in 3rd Place ($186,265)
Ryan Eriquezzo open-shoved the small blind and Huy Nguyen called all in for around 365,000 from the big blind. Nguyen was all in for his tournament life and ahead before the flop with 6 The board came K Nikoals Stone took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 2,550,000 to Ryan Eriquezzo’s 2,260,000. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Huy Nguyen, Nikolas Stone, Ryan Eriquezzo Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJul 11, '12 The final table of the $10,000 WSOP National Championship is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Play will begin in Level 22 with blinds of 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: Seat no. 1 — David Baker — 281,000 While only 8 remain, this event gathered 157 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,570,000. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $416,051 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: David Baker, Matt Keikoan, Huy Nguyen, Nikolas Stone, Ryan Eriquezzo, Sam Stein, Andy Hwang, Amanda Musumeci |
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| Dec 04, '10 | 2010 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event | 2 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Steve Gross Doubles UpDec 04, '10
Gross bet 15,200 and Keikoan made the call. The river brought the 2 Gross turned over two black aces and Keikoan mucked. Gross doubled up to 125,000 and Keikoan took a hit, falling to 193,000. Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Steve Gross |
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| Jul 15, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 10 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 21, Hour Two: Habib Doubles Up On First Hand, Chan Takes Big HitJul 15, '10 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 186 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 1,180,483 Card Player Chip Counts: Andrew Brokos – 1,265,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Robert Pisano – 4,400,000 Notable Eliminations: 188. Blake Kelso — $48,847 Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Big Hands:
Hasan Habib shoved for 264,000 on the very first hand of the day. Action folded to Paul Dlugozima in the hijack and he made the call. Habib: Q The race was on as Habib’s ladies were a slight favorite, until the flop came down Q Habib was not out of it, however, as he had flopped a set. The turn was the J Erkenov Doubles Up Diogo Borges raised from the button and Ismail Erkenov repopped. The two went back and forth until Erkenov found himself all in for 684,000. Borges: A Erkenov needed to fade a three outer and the flop fell J Lamprea Forced Out Evan Lamprea raised to 38,000 preflop and Pavel Milanov made the call from a couple of seats over. The two players then saw a flop of 7 Milanov made the call and the turn was the A That caused Lamprea to muck his hand and he was down to 3.3 million. Milanov improved to 830,000.
David Baker raised to 36,000 and Russell Rosenblum made it 110,000 to go from the button. Baker put in one last raise for just 8,000 more, putting Rosenblum all in. Rosenblum: K Baker held two live cards but both players caught a piece of the A Lodden With The KO Johnny Lodden raised from the cutoff and Richard Kirsch moved all in for 165,000. Lodden looked him up and they turned over their cards. Lodden: A Lodden jumped ahead in the race when the flop fell A Hougaard Doubles Through David Peters Picking up the action after the flop, Jesper Hougaard moved all in for 205,000 after the flop came down K But Hougaard had outflopped Peters as he tabled K
Picking up the action after the turn, the board read J Chan made the call and the river was the 9 Chan took down the pot and he was at 2,850,000. A few hands later, Robert Pisano and Chan got into a raising war that saw Pisano all in for 2.19 million. Chan made the call and the ultimate cooler was shown. Chan: K Chan was on the wrong end of the cold deck and the board ran out 10 Dorfman Ejects Villard David Villard was all in preflop and Randy Dorfman put him at risk. Here were their hands: Villard: 3 Villard was in bad shape against the overpair and for possible flush draws were covered. The board ran out A
We didn’t catch the action, but Matt Keikoan found himself all in after the board had run out A Matthew Pearson decided to look him up and he turned over K Pearson was up to 846,000 after the knockout. Affleck Dumped By The Ladies Jared Ingles opened for 35,000 and Daniel Chamberlain made it 85,000 to go from the hijack seat. Matt Affleck then made it 200,000 from the button and only Chamberlain stuck around. The flop then fell 8 The river was the 7
Jean-Robert Bellande and Jesper Hougaard each saw a flop of A Bellande led for 65,000 and Hougaard made the call. The 6 He eventually mucked A Player Tags: David Baker, Hasan Habib, Matt Keikoan, Johnny Chan, Russell Rosenblum, Richard Kirsch, Johnny Lodden, Jesper Hougaard, Paul Dlugozima, Randy Dorfman, Diogo Borges, Robert Pisano, Ismail Erkenov |
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| Jun 17, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 29 - $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | 3 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 17 Update: Reed Busts, Hand for Hand StartsJun 17, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 19 out of 171 Average Chip Count: Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Darren Woods – 730,000 Notable Eliminations: Michael Reed Big Hands:
Michael Reed raised from under-the-gun and Daniel Idema three-bet and Reed called off the rest of his chips. They were off to the races as Reed showed A The board ran out 5 Aces for Keikoan Simon Morris raised and Matt Keikoan three-bet, which was called by Morris. The flop came 8 The turn was the 4
A severely short stacked Greg DeBora got all of his chips in the middle preflop and was called by Jameson Painter. DeBora held pocket nines and Painter held the J DeBora’s hand held up and he doubled up to 55,000. Gallin’s Kings Keep Him From Being the Bubble Boy Matthew Gallin raised and Kenny Hsiung three-bet. Gallin committed the rest of his chips with a call. Gallin held K Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Greg DeBora, Michael Reed, Kenny Hsiung, Daniel Idema, Simon Morris Level 30 Update: Matt Keikoan Completes Comeback, Wins Event No. 29Jun 18, '10 Blinds: 80,000-150,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 171 Notable Eliminations: 2. Daniel Idema – $263,244 Big Hands: Keikoan Takes Chip Lead Matt Keikoan bet the turn and river on a board that read 6-5-3-3-6. Daniel Idema called him down with 10 Keikoan is up to 3,200,000 with the pot. Idema Crippled Dan Idema raised from the button and Matt Keikoan called. Keikoan checked the 7 The turn was the 9 Idema showed the A Daniel Idema Eliminated, Matt Keikoan Wins Event No. 29 Daniel Idema was all-in for 145,000 in the big blind. Keikoan was dealt the A The board came out J Idema takes home $263,244 for his second place finish and Matt Keikoan takes home the bracelet along with $425,969. Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Daniel Idema Level 28 Update: Matt Keikoan Takes the Chip Lead BackJun 18, '10 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 171 Average Stack: 2,565,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Matt Keikoan – 2,900,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands: Keikoan’s Bluff Gone Wrong Daniel Idema raised, Matt Keikoan three-bet and Idema made the call. Keikoan bet the J The turn was the 9 Keikoan had complete air with the 3 Full House for Keikoan Puts Him Back in the Game Daniel Idema raised and Matt Keikoan three-bet. Idema made the call and called every bet of Keikoan’s as Keikoan bet every street. The board ran out J A few hands before, Keikoan doubled up and this pot has basically pulled the two back to even. Keikoan Takes the Lead After taking a few small pots without a showdown, Matt Keikoan opened up a small chip advantage after battling back from just 750,000 Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Daniel Idema Level 27 Update: Chips are Flying, but Idema Takes Lead BackJun 18, '10 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 171 Average Chip Count: Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Idema — 3,530,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands:
Daniel Idema raised and Matt Keikoan made the call. The flop was 5 The Q Idema Gets His Lead Back Daniel Idema raised and Matt Keikoan made the call. The flop was 7 Keikoan then checked and folded to a bet from Idema. On the next hand, Idema three-bet before the flop and bet the flop to force a fold from Keikoan. Idema is back up to 3,400,000 and Keikoan slipped to 1,700,000. Idema Extends Lead After a few pots that saw the lead go back and forth, Matt Keikoan raised from the button and Daniel Idema called. The flop was J Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Daniel Idema Level 26 Update: Keikoan Trying to Keep UpJun 18, '10 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 171 Average Chip Count: 2,565,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Idema – 3,100,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands:
Daniel Idema raised and called a three-bet from Matt Keikoan. The flop was A Keikoan is down to 1,100,000. Keikoan Gets Some Back Matt Keikoan raised and called a three-bet from Daniel Idema. The flop was Q The river was the K The next several hands after this were variations of Idema taking down the pot without getting past the flop and knocking Keikoan back down to 1,600,000. Keikoan Makes Trips Daniel Idema raised from the button and was called by Keikoan. They both checked the K The A Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Daniel Idema Level 25 Update: And Then There Were TwoJun 17, '10 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 171 Average Chip Count: 2,565,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Idema – 3,825,000 Notable Eliminations: 4. Jameson Painter – 140,760 Big Hands:
Kyle Ray got all in for his last 80,000 on a board of 4 Ray showed the Q Idema Using His Chips Jameson Painter raised and was called by Daniel Idema from the big blind. The flop was 7 The river was the 5 Ray Stays Alive Kyle Ray took a big hit after his early level double-up when he had to fold to a river bet to drop him back under 400,000. A few orbits later, he got four bets in preflop against Daniel Idema and saw a fop of 7 Ray called and saw he was way ahead with his A
Matt Keikoan raised and Jameson Painter three-bet and was called by Keikoan. The fop was 10 Painter showed the A The turn was the 6 Kyle Ray Eliminated ($190,702) Kyle Ray raised from the button and it ended up being capped preflop between Ray and Matt Keikoan. Ray only had 20,000 left for the flop and it was in the middle in the dark. Ray had the Q The board came out J Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Daniel Idema, Kyle Ray, Jameson Painter Level 24 Update: Brock Parker and Zvi Groysman EliminatedJun 17, '10 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 4 out of 171 Average Chip Count: 1,282,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Idema – 1,960,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Zvi Groysman – $80,884 Big Hands:
This hand happened at the end of level 23. Zvi Groysman raised and Daniel Idema called from the big blind. The flop came 8 The turn was the Q Brock Parker Eliminated ($105,783) Brock Parker raised from the button and Jameson Painter three-bet from the big blind. Parker committed the rest of his chips as a fourth bet and Painter made the call. Parker tabled K Ray Doubles Through Keikoan Kyle Ray and Matt Keikoan got into a preflop war which led to Ray committing his last 215,000 before the flop. Ray showed K Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Brock Parker, Zvi Groysman, Kyle Ray Level 19 Update: Klecan EliminatedJun 17, '10 Blinds: 8,000-15,000 Players Remaining: 12 out of 171 Average Chip Count: 427,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Idema – 770,000 Notable Eliminations: Mark Klecan – $27,069 Big Hands:
David Baker raised from late position and Matt Keikoan three-bet from the small blind. The flop was 3 Keikoan showed 6 Chiu Doubles Through Ray Kyle Ray and David Chiu got into a a raising war that led to Chiu getting all of his chips in the middle before the flop. Chiu showed K The board ran out Q
Mark Klecan raised, Daniel Idema three-bet and Klecan four-bet all-in. Idema made the call and showed A The board came 10 Two Pair Works For Keikoan Matt Keikoan raised from the small blind and Kyle Ray defended his big blind. Keikoan fired all three streets as the board was A At showdown, Keikoan tabled the A Keikoan is up to 640,000 with the pot and Ray slipped to 540,000. Player Tags: David Baker, Matt Keikoan, David Chiu, Daniel Idema, Mark Klecan |
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| Jun 17, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 29 - $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | 2 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 17 Update: Reed Busts, Hand for Hand StartsJun 17, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 19 out of 171 Average Chip Count: Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Darren Woods – 730,000 Notable Eliminations: Michael Reed Big Hands:
Michael Reed raised from under-the-gun and Daniel Idema three-bet and Reed called off the rest of his chips. They were off to the races as Reed showed A The board ran out 5 Aces for Keikoan Simon Morris raised and Matt Keikoan three-bet, which was called by Morris. The flop came 8 The turn was the 4
A severely short stacked Greg DeBora got all of his chips in the middle preflop and was called by Jameson Painter. DeBora held pocket nines and Painter held the J DeBora’s hand held up and he doubled up to 55,000. Gallin’s Kings Keep Him From Being the Bubble Boy Matthew Gallin raised and Kenny Hsiung three-bet. Gallin committed the rest of his chips with a call. Gallin held K Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Greg DeBora, Michael Reed, Kenny Hsiung, Daniel Idema, Simon Morris Level 30 Update: Matt Keikoan Completes Comeback, Wins Event No. 29Jun 18, '10 Blinds: 80,000-150,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 171 Notable Eliminations: 2. Daniel Idema – $263,244 Big Hands: Keikoan Takes Chip Lead Matt Keikoan bet the turn and river on a board that read 6-5-3-3-6. Daniel Idema called him down with 10 Keikoan is up to 3,200,000 with the pot. Idema Crippled Dan Idema raised from the button and Matt Keikoan called. Keikoan checked the 7 The turn was the 9 Idema showed the A Daniel Idema Eliminated, Matt Keikoan Wins Event No. 29 Daniel Idema was all-in for 145,000 in the big blind. Keikoan was dealt the A The board came out J Idema takes home $263,244 for his second place finish and Matt Keikoan takes home the bracelet along with $425,969. Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Daniel Idema Level 28 Update: Matt Keikoan Takes the Chip Lead BackJun 18, '10 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 171 Average Stack: 2,565,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Matt Keikoan – 2,900,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands: Keikoan’s Bluff Gone Wrong Daniel Idema raised, Matt Keikoan three-bet and Idema made the call. Keikoan bet the J The turn was the 9 Keikoan had complete air with the 3 Full House for Keikoan Puts Him Back in the Game Daniel Idema raised and Matt Keikoan three-bet. Idema made the call and called every bet of Keikoan’s as Keikoan bet every street. The board ran out J A few hands before, Keikoan doubled up and this pot has basically pulled the two back to even. Keikoan Takes the Lead After taking a few small pots without a showdown, Matt Keikoan opened up a small chip advantage after battling back from just 750,000 Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Daniel Idema Level 27 Update: Chips are Flying, but Idema Takes Lead BackJun 18, '10 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 171 Average Chip Count: Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Idema — 3,530,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands:
Daniel Idema raised and Matt Keikoan made the call. The flop was 5 The Q Idema Gets His Lead Back Daniel Idema raised and Matt Keikoan made the call. The flop was 7 Keikoan then checked and folded to a bet from Idema. On the next hand, Idema three-bet before the flop and bet the flop to force a fold from Keikoan. Idema is back up to 3,400,000 and Keikoan slipped to 1,700,000. Idema Extends Lead After a few pots that saw the lead go back and forth, Matt Keikoan raised from the button and Daniel Idema called. The flop was J Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Daniel Idema Level 26 Update: Keikoan Trying to Keep UpJun 18, '10 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 171 Average Chip Count: 2,565,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Idema – 3,100,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands:
Daniel Idema raised and called a three-bet from Matt Keikoan. The flop was A Keikoan is down to 1,100,000. Keikoan Gets Some Back Matt Keikoan raised and called a three-bet from Daniel Idema. The flop was Q The river was the K The next several hands after this were variations of Idema taking down the pot without getting past the flop and knocking Keikoan back down to 1,600,000. Keikoan Makes Trips Daniel Idema raised from the button and was called by Keikoan. They both checked the K The A Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Daniel Idema Level 25 Update: And Then There Were TwoJun 17, '10 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 171 Average Chip Count: 2,565,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Idema – 3,825,000 Notable Eliminations: 4. Jameson Painter – 140,760 Big Hands:
Kyle Ray got all in for his last 80,000 on a board of 4 Ray showed the Q Idema Using His Chips Jameson Painter raised and was called by Daniel Idema from the big blind. The flop was 7 The river was the 5 Ray Stays Alive Kyle Ray took a big hit after his early level double-up when he had to fold to a river bet to drop him back under 400,000. A few orbits later, he got four bets in preflop against Daniel Idema and saw a fop of 7 Ray called and saw he was way ahead with his A
Matt Keikoan raised and Jameson Painter three-bet and was called by Keikoan. The fop was 10 Painter showed the A The turn was the 6 Kyle Ray Eliminated ($190,702) Kyle Ray raised from the button and it ended up being capped preflop between Ray and Matt Keikoan. Ray only had 20,000 left for the flop and it was in the middle in the dark. Ray had the Q The board came out J Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Daniel Idema, Kyle Ray, Jameson Painter Level 24 Update: Brock Parker and Zvi Groysman EliminatedJun 17, '10 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 4 out of 171 Average Chip Count: 1,282,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Idema – 1,960,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Zvi Groysman – $80,884 Big Hands:
This hand happened at the end of level 23. Zvi Groysman raised and Daniel Idema called from the big blind. The flop came 8 The turn was the Q Brock Parker Eliminated ($105,783) Brock Parker raised from the button and Jameson Painter three-bet from the big blind. Parker committed the rest of his chips as a fourth bet and Painter made the call. Parker tabled K Ray Doubles Through Keikoan Kyle Ray and Matt Keikoan got into a preflop war which led to Ray committing his last 215,000 before the flop. Ray showed K Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Brock Parker, Zvi Groysman, Kyle Ray Level 19 Update: Klecan EliminatedJun 17, '10 Blinds: 8,000-15,000 Players Remaining: 12 out of 171 Average Chip Count: 427,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Idema – 770,000 Notable Eliminations: Mark Klecan – $27,069 Big Hands:
David Baker raised from late position and Matt Keikoan three-bet from the small blind. The flop was 3 Keikoan showed 6 Chiu Doubles Through Ray Kyle Ray and David Chiu got into a a raising war that led to Chiu getting all of his chips in the middle before the flop. Chiu showed K The board ran out Q
Mark Klecan raised, Daniel Idema three-bet and Klecan four-bet all-in. Idema made the call and showed A The board came 10 Two Pair Works For Keikoan Matt Keikoan raised from the small blind and Kyle Ray defended his big blind. Keikoan fired all three streets as the board was A At showdown, Keikoan tabled the A Keikoan is up to 640,000 with the pot and Ray slipped to 540,000. Player Tags: David Baker, Matt Keikoan, David Chiu, Daniel Idema, Mark Klecan |
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| Jun 04, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 11 - $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event No. 11 Begins at Noon on ThursdayJun 04, '09
Event No. 11 ($2,000 no-limit hold’em) will begin at noon on Thursday, June 4. Players will begin with 6,000 in tournament chips and blinds will begin at 25-50. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 6 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event: Thursday, June 4, noon: Day 1 (play 10 levels) In 2008 this event attracted 1,593 players and the champion was Matt Keikoan, who took home $550,601 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play each day for this event. Player Tags: Matt Keikoan |
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| Aug 27, '08 | 2008 Legends of Poker (WPT) | No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT) | 5 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matt Keikoan Eliminated in 7th Place ($140,830)Aug 27, '08
Keikoan showed 7-4 offsuit and Clark woke up with A
Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Zachary Clark Ray Voskanian Eliminated in 9th Place ($70,415)Aug 27, '08
Both players then check to the river on a board of A
Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Raymond Voskanian Adam Weinraub Eliminated in 26th Place ($21,125)Aug 27, '08
Weinraub check-raised Matt Keikoan's bet all in with king-high and was looked up by Keikoan's top pair, top kicker. The board offered no help and Weinraub was eliminated.
Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Adam Weinraub |
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| Jun 06, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 7 - No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matt Keikoan Wins Event No. 7 ($550,601)Jun 06, '08 Matt Keikoan Wins Event No. 7 ($550,601) Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Shannon Shorr Hour 6 - Matt Keikoan Takes ControlJun 06, '08 Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante (Level 23) Matt Keikoan Turns Up the Heat Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Shannon Shorr Hour 5 - Carter Gill Eliminated in 3rd Place ($228,897), Now Playing Heads-UpJun 06, '08 Blinds/Antes: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante (Level 22) Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Shannon Shorr, Carter Gill Hour 4 - Theo Tran Eliminated in 4th place ($191,231)Jun 06, '08 Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante (Level 21) Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Shannon Shorr, Theo Tran, Carter Gill |
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| Jul 14, '07 | 2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 55 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em | 5 | + | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dinner BreakJul 14, '07 EliminationsDiego Cordovez - 67th place ($130,288) Ryan Lawrence - 66th place ($130,288) Bjorn Glenn - 65th place ($130,288) Julian Gardner - 64th place (($130,288) Matt Keikoan - 63rd place ($154,194) Jeff Tunkel - 62nd place ($154,194) Gus Hansen - 61st place ($154,194) PokerStars qualifier Ryan Lawrence found himself all-in with K  Q against chip leader Gag Mikkelsen's K K . By the turn Lawrence was drawing dead and Mikkelsen was assured of padding his already massive stack. Mikkelsen ended the level with roughly $6,100,000. With the elimination of Julian Gardner there was another jump in payouts. The remaining players are guaranteed at least $154,194. Spadavecchia Takes A Hit John Spadavecchia called an opponents all-in with 9 9 and found he was in a race against A K. The flop brought bad news for Spadavecchia with the A A 6. The turn and river brought the Q and 6 and Spadavecchia took a huge hit to his stack. Discipline Hevad Khan found himself in the big blind for $30,000 facing an all-in from the button for only $120,000 more. Khan apparently had a read on his opponent because despite having roughly $3,500,000 behind, he decided to fold. His opponent revealed kings, and Khan probably saved himself a rounds worth of blinds and antes through his read of his opponent and the discipline to fold despite having a huge stack. Ayaz Mahmood Doubles Up The cutoff raises to $105,000 and both Ayaz Mahmood and the big blind call. The flop comes J 85, and Mahmood leads out $300,000. The big blind folds and the cutoff moves all in with 1010. Mahmood insta-calls for $700,000 exactly and shows AJ. The next two cards come 72 and Mahmood now has over $1,500,000 in chips.Matt Keikonh Eliminated Keikonh from San Rafael Calif, moves all in with 4 4 and is called by Senovio Ramirez III with 99. The board comes AQ365 and Keikonh is eliminated.Gus Hanson Crippled Then Eliminated Hanson raises to $93,000 from under the gun and Ryan Ellison reraises all in for $694,000. Hanson goes into the tank, if he makes the call and loses he will have less then $200,000 remaining. He decides to do call, and tables A K while Ellison shows JJ. The board comes 62286 and Ellison doubles up. Hanson is left with less the $200,000 and is eliminated shortly thereafter. Color Up The yellow $1,000 chips are being removed from play and the $50,000 chips will make an appearance. Tournament director Jack Eiffel was seen quizzing tournament staff with the following question, "How many $50,000 chips do you get for a rack of yellow?" We won't comment on some of the responses, or lack thereof, that were heard. Dinner The remaining sixty players have gone on their dinner break. Play is set to resume at 9:00 with blinds increasing to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante for level 23.
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pokerstars.com Player Tags: Matt Keikoan, Gus Hansen, Julian Gardner, Hevad Khan, Ryan Lawrence Hour One RecapJul 14, '07 Day five started like any other day in this year's Main Event, slow and steady. The comfortable pace didn't last long however and play has progressed to a pace that can only be described as chaotic. Since the first "all in and a call" cry came from a dealer, a plethora of all ins and bust outs followed. The field is down to 105 players and having a million in chips is no longer such a big deal. The day started in level 20 with blinds of $10,000-$20,000 and a $3,000 ante. This blind level is significant because now every big blind represents the buy in of one player in this year's Main Event.Scotty Nguyen Baby The fast pace of play has benefited some players, one of which has been crowned the champion of the Main Event before. Scotty Nguyen has built his stack to over $2,000,000 in the first hour of play and did so at the expense of Cory Carroll. Nguyen raised to $104,000 under the gun and Carroll was the only caller. The flop came A 9 7 and both players checked. The turn was the 5 and Nguyen fired out $125,000. Carroll counted out the appropriate amount and threw it into the middle to call. The river brought the Q and Nguyen led out with a $300,000 bet. Carroll bumped it up to $750,000 total and put Nguyen in a decision for almost all of his chips. Nguyen counted out the $450,000 extra and had only $120,000 more. "I call" said Nguyen and showed Q Q. Carroll exposed A Q and realized that the river had not helped him like he had thought. Nguyen took down the massive pot and is now sitting with $2,100,000 in chips.Chipleader Continues to Crush Dag Martin Mikkelsen came into day five as the chip leader and now has $4,200,000 in chips. Only recently passed by Avi Cohen who has $4,700,000, Mikkelsen has been on a tear in the first hour of level 20. Mikkelsen picked up a cool $500,000 his opponent Chris Lovelace in the following hand. Mikkelsen raised to $60,000 and was reraised by Lovelace to $150,000. Mikkelsen reraised and Lovelace came back over the top all in for his last $400,000. Mikkelsen made the call and showed A K. Lovelace turned over 8 8 and was the slight favorite. The flop came J J 10 and Mikkelsen picked up several more outs. The turn was the 6 giving Mikkelsen the flush he was looking for. Lovelace was not out though with the possiblity of the full house still in the deck. The river brought the Q and gave Mikkelsen the royal flush to eliminate Lovelace. Seated at the featured table, Mikkelsen was happy to hear the roar of applause from the crowd when the Q hit on the river.Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Well obviously everyone wants to be a millionaire, but Bill Edler wants it to be official. Edler pushed all in before the flop for a little more than $400,000. His opponent in the four seat, Jimmy Blevins, called. Edler turned over Q J and Blevins had called with 5 5. The flop came Q J 10 and Edler needed only to dodge two more cards to double up. The turn was the 2 and Edler looked comfortable. The river brought the 8 and Edler built his stack to $985,000. Edler's table broke after the hand and when asked his chip count in transit, Edler said he didn't know. "'Bout a million Bill?" asked a member of the media. "Don't give me a million yet. Not until it's official" replied Edler. Chad Brown Crippled Chad Brown limped into the pot and Richard Crowell pushed all in for $225,000 two seats to his left. Matt keikoan and Ken Smith both called and Brown was left with a decision. Brown eventually called and there were four players to the flop. The flop was K 4 2 and Smith checked. Brown bet out $200,000 and Keikoan got out of the way. Smith called the bet with his last $183,000 and the three remaining players turned over their cards. Crowell had pushed with 3 3, Brown was holding 9 9 and Smith had called with J J. The turn was the 7 and the river brought the 7, no help to any of the players. Smith's jacks held up and he collected the main pot and the side pot. Brown was left with only $315,000 after the hand.Watkinson Chips Up Julian Gardner raised to $60,000 from early position and Lee Watkinson was the only caller. The flop came K J 8 and Gardner bet out $80,000. Watkinson again made the call and the turn was the A. Gardner fired out $125,000 this time and again Watkinson smooth called. The river brought the 6 and both players checked. Gardner showed A 2 for top pair but Watkinson showed A Q and had him outkicked. Watkinson took down the pot and now has $1,700,000.Players of Interest
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Habib Hits The Ground Running
Baker Gives Up The Double
Chan Takes One, Then Takes One On The Chin
Keikoan Flushed Away
Bellande Shows The Respect
Michael Reed Busts to Officially Start the Bubble
DeBora Hanging On For Dear Life
Keikoan Evens Things Out
Ray Doubles
Jameson Painter Eliminated ($140,760)
Zvi Groysman Eliminated ($80,884)
Keikoan Tops Baker
Mark Klecan Eliminated
Just a few hands after the break, Matt Keikoan moved all in from the small blind and was instantly called by Zach Clark in the big blind. 
Matt Keikoan raised to 80,000 and Ray Voskanian called in late position.
After battling awful luck and a short stack for the last few levels of the tournament, former World Poker Tour champion Adam Weinraub has finally been eliminated. 
Matt Keikoan and Shannon Shorr started heads-up play with 3,800,000 and 2,600,00, respectively.
Carter Gill Eliminated in 3rd Place ($228,897)
Theo Tran Eliminated in 4th Place ($191,231)