Steven Kelly Poker Tournament Updates

Level 15: Seidel Not Going Quietly

Jul 01, '10

Blinds: 4,000-8,000, Ante: 1,000

Players Remaining: 30 out of 191

Average Chip Count: 324,468

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Daniel Negreanu — 1,260,000
2. Bryn Kenney — 994,000
3. Mikael Thuritz — 846,000
4. Vadim Trincher — 820,000
5. Barry Greenstein — 800,000
6. Jason Somerville — 775,000
7. Abe Mosseri — 525,800
8. Billy Jordanou — 510,000
9. Steven Kelly — 505,000
10. Eugene Katchalov — 475,000

Notable Eliminations:
Freddy Deeb

Big Hands:

Seidel Doubles Up

Facing a raise from Sam Trickett, Erik Seidel reraised all in for 91,000 and Trickett made the call. Their hands:

Seidel: AQ
Trickett: A3

Seidel was a heavy favorite and the board didn’t change that. It ran 10K987 and Seidel doubled up to 194,000.

Trickett dropped to 300,000 after the hand.

Freddy Deeb Loses Flip, Eliminated

Steven Kelly raised to 20,000 and Freddy Deeb moved his last 115,000 all in from the big blind. Kelly called and they showed down:

Kelly: 77
Deeb: AQ

The flop brought J62, and Deeb still needed to catch an ace or queen. The K turn card gave him some more outs, but the 3 completed the hand and sent Deeb to the rail.

Kelly had around 508,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Freddy Deeb,   Sam Trickett,   Steven Kelly

Final Table Update: Steven Kelly Wins

Jun 24, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 1,397

Average Chip Count: 6,300,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Steven Kelly — 6,300,000

Eliminations:

3. Derric Haynie — $161,117
2. Jeff King — $236,819

Big Hands:

Derric Haynie Eliminated in 3rd Place ($161,117)

Steven Kelly bet 165,000 and Derric Haynie moved all in for 1,000,000. Kelly called and exposed pocket eights. Haynie tabled the QJ and was off to a race for his tournament life. However, the board offered no help to the over cards as it ran out A92AK, eliminating Haynie.

Jeff King Eliminated in 2nd Place ($236,819)

Jeff King shoved for 1,500,000 and Steven Kelly called. King tabled the KQ and had live cards versus the A9 of Kelly. The board ran out J9323 and ace-high held to give Kelly the title.

Player Tags: Jeff King,   Derric Haynie,   Steven Kelly

Final Table Update: Paul Varano and Brett Shaffer Eliminated

Jun 23, '10

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,397

Average Chip Count: 1,047,750

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Jeffrey King — 3,080,000
2. Derric Haynie — 1,150,000
3. Dustin Dirksen — 1,080,000
4. Steven Kelly — 990,000

Eliminations:

7. Paul Varano — $40,887
6. Brett Shaffer — $56,446

Big Hands:

Paul Varano Eliminated in 7th Place ($40,887)

Paul Varano moved all in for 260,000 and Steven Kelly called from the small blind. Kelly exposed pocket aces and Varano tabled the AQ. The board ran out dry for Varano as it came 10447Q and he was gone. Kelly was up to 910,000 after the hand.

Brett Shaffer Eliminated in 6th Place ($56,446)

Brett Shaffer opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and Jeffrey King defended his big blind. The flop came J87 and King checked. Shaffer bet 150,000. King raised to put Shaffer all in. Shaffer called and tabled the A3 and was ahead of the Q9 of King. The K on the turn a brick for King. However, the Q on the river gave King the knockout. King was the chip leader with 2,740,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Paul Varano,   Steven Kelly