Daniel Kelly Poker Tournament Updates

Level 32 Update: Chris Hunichen Out 6th, Dan Kelly Out 5th

Jun 04, '13

Level: 32

Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 1,837

Average Chip Count: 7,135,875

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Benny Chen – 7,470,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 3,450,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 12,340,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 5,290,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Chris Hunichen – $229,575
5th: Dan Kelly – $302,104

Live Updates:

Chris Hunichen Eliminated in Sixth Place ($229,575)

Justin Liberto raised to 320,000 preflop under the gun and Chris Hunichen reraised all in for 1.2 million. Liberto called and they turned up their hands.

Liberto: A3
Hunichen: 66

Board: 952A2

Hunichen was eliminated in sixth place by the ace on the turn and Liberto was up to 9.5 million after the hand.

Dan Kelly Eliminated in Fifth Place ($302,104)

Benny Chen raised to 325,000 on the cutoff and Justin Liberto called on the small blind. Dan Kelly then reraised all in for just under 3 million and Chen mucked. Liberto did elect to call and they flipped over their hands.

Liberto: KQ
Kelly: 88

Board: 974JK

Liberto continued his hot streak by hitting a flush on the river and he grew his chip lead to more than 12 million. Kelly was eliminated on the hand in fifth place.

Player Tags: Daniel Kelly,   Justin Liberto

Level 29 Update: Theron Eichenberger Eliminated in 9th Place

Jun 04, '13

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 8 out of 1,837

Average Chip Count: 3,556,687

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Benny Chen – 4,365,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 5,795,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 4,255,000
Seat 4: Chris Hunichen – 3,120,000
Seat 5: Dan Kelly – 6,480,000
Seat 6: Robert McVeigh – 1,330,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 2,145,000
Seat 8: Upeshka DeSilva – 1,060,000

Players Eliminated:

9th: Theron Eichenberger – $105,154

Live Updates:

Theron Eichenberger Eliminated in Ninth Place ($105,154)

Dan Kelly raised to 160,000 under the gun preflop and Theron Eichenberger reraised all in for 405,000. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Kelly: 54
Theron: A8

Board: 1096KQ

Kelly won the hand with a diamond flush to increase his chip lead above 6 million and Theron was eliminated on the hand in ninth place.

Jonathan Gray Doubles Up Close to 6 Million

Dan Kelly raised to 160,000 preflop under the gun and Robert McVeigh reraised to 325,000 UTG+1. Jonathan Gray called on the button and Kelly also called. The flop was dealt K62 and all three players checked.

The turn fell J and McVeigh opened the action for 515,000. Gray raised all in for 2,310,000 and Kelly mucked. McVeigh called with 87 and Gray revealed pocket jacks. The river brought the 6 and Gray doubled up to 5.8 million on the hand thanks to a full house on the river. McVeigh was left with 1.3 million after his flush fell to an unlikely river card.

Player Tags: Jonathan Gray,   Daniel Kelly,   Robert McVeigh,   Theron Eichenberger

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 6 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Millionaire Maker)

Jun 04, '13

The final table of Event No. 6 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Millionaire Maker) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Joe Kuether in tenth place ($82,205), the official, nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 29 with blinds of 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Benny Chen – 5,745,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Gray – 2,705,000
Seat 3: Justin Liberto – 3,760,000
Seat 4: Chris Hunichen – 3,390,000
Seat 5: Dan Kelly – 5,475,000
Seat 6: Robert McVeigh – 3,695,000
Seat 7: Michael Bennington – 2,735,000
Seat 8: Upeshka DeSilva – 610,000
Seat 9: Theron Eichenberger- 435,000

While only 9 remain, this event attracted a huge field of 6,343 players, creating a total prize pool of $8,563,050, and the top 648 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $1,199,104
2nd Place: $741,902
3rd Place: $534,505
4th Place: $400,408
5th Place: $302,104
6th Place: $229,575
7th Place: $175,713
8th Place: $135,467
9th Place: $105,154

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

Player Tags: Daniel Kelly

Level 26 Update: Brandon Meyers Out 7th. Dan Kelly Out 6th

Jun 01, '13

Level: 26

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 481

Average Chip Count: 1,443,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: David Vamplew – 565,000
Seat 2: Jamie Armstrong – 450,000
Seat 5: Darryll Fish – 1,265,000
Seat 7: Trevor Pope – 4,700,000
Seat 8: Jared Hamby – 530,000

Players Eliminated:

7th: Brandon Meyers – $62,915
6th: Dan Kelly – $83,552

Live Updates:

Brandon Meyers Eliminated in Seventh Place ($62,915)

Brandon Meyers shoved all in for 415,000 preflop from early position and Trevor Pope called from the cutoff. Here are their cards.

Pope: AA
Meyers: AQ

Board: 87698

Pope won the hand with pocket aces to grow his stack to 3.9 million and Meyers was eliminated in seventh place.

Dan Kelly Eliminated in Sixth Place ($83,552)

Dan Kelly raised to 60,000 from the cutoff preflop and Trevor Pope reraised to 125,000 on the small blind. Kelly called and the flop was dealt 1076. Pope checked, Kelly bet 65,000, and Pope called.

The turn fell 10 and Pope checked, Kelly moved all in for 250,000, and Pope called with Q7. Kelly flipped over AA and the river delivered the 7. That gave Pope a full house and he grew his chip lead to 4.7 million after the hand. Kelly was eliminated in sixth place.

Player Tags: Brandon Meyers,   Daniel Kelly,   Trevor Pope

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 2 ($5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em)

Jun 01, '13

The final table of Event No. 2 ($5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold’em) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Rafal Mchalowski in ninth place ($37,391), the official, eight-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 12,000–24,000 with a 4,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: David Vamplew – 629,000
Seat 2: Jamie Armstrong – 451,000
Seat 3: Dan Kelly – 625,000
Seat 4: Brandon Meyers – 595,000
Seat 5: Darryll Fish – 432,000
Seat 6: David Peters – 435,000
Seat 7: Trevor Pope – 3,420,000
Seat 8: Jared Hamby – 629,000

While only 8 remain, this event attracted 481 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,260,700, and the top 56 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $553,906
2nd Place: $342,450
3rd Place: $215,286
4th Place: $112,695
5th Place: $112,695
6th Place: $83,532
7th Place: $62,915
8th Place: $48,130

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

Player Tags: David Peters,   Jared Hamby,   Darryll Fish,   Daniel Kelly,   David Vamplew,   Trevor Pope

Level 23 Update: Dan Kelly Eliminated in 8th Place ($45,360)

Jun 18, '12

Level: 23

Hold’em – Omaha 8
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Razz – Stud – Stud 8
Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 178

Average Chip Count: 762,857

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Phil Ivey — 775,000
Seat no. 2 — Paul Sokoloff — 780,000
Seat no. 3 — Matthew Waxman — 300,000
Seat no. 4 — Abe Mosseri — 411,000
Seat no. 5 — David Baker — 220,000
Seat no. 6 — Phil Hellmuth — 1,475,000
Seat no. 7 — John Monnette — 1,220,000

Players Eliminated:

Dan kelly — 8th Place ($45,360)

Live Updates:

Dan Kelly Eliminated in 8th Place ($45,360)

Stud 8

Fourth Street: Monnette checked, Kelly bet 30,000, Ivey called, Hellmuth raised to 60,000, Monnette folded, Kelly called and Ivey called.

Fifth Street: Hellmuth bet 60,000, Kelly raised to 120,000, Ivey folded, Hellmuth three-bet to 180,000 and Kelly called.

Sixth Street: Hellmuth bet 60,000 and Kelly called all in.

Hellmuth: Q753 — QQ4
Kelly: 2682 — A92

Hellmuth had trip queens when the money went in and despite Kelly catching a third deuce on sixth street, he failed to improve on the river and was eliminated in 8th place ($45,360). Hellmuth moved up to almost 1.5 million in chips that hand.

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: Phil Hellmuth,   Daniel Kelly

Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 18, '12

The final table of Event no. 32 ($10,000 H.O.R.S.E) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Day 3 began with 15 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Mori Eskandani in 9th Place ($35,923), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 22 with betting limits of 25,000-50,000, 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 — Phil Ivey — 852,000
Seat no. 2 — Paul Sokoloff — 646,000
Seat no. 3 — Matthew Waxman — 515,000
Seat no. 4 — Abe Mosseri — 565,000
Seat no. 5 — David Baker — 842,000
Seat no. 6 — Phil Hellmuth — 704,000
Seat no. 7 — John Monnette — 931,000
Seat no. 8 — Daniel Kelly — 297,000

While only 8 remain, this event gathered 178 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,673,200. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $451,779
2nd Place — $279,206
3rd Place — $183,784
4th Place — $134,056
5th Place — $99,739
6th Place — $75,511
7th Place — $58,093
8th Place — $45,360

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: Phil Hellmuth,   Mori Eskandani,   Phil Ivey,   Abe Mosseri,   John Monnette,   Paul Sokoloff,   Daniel Kelly,   David Baker,   Matthew Waxman

Day 1B -- Level 5

Jul 08, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips.

Players on Day 1B: 630 out of 985

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

The Chip Leaders:

1. Ben Lamb — 185,000
2. Edwin Kim — 163,000
3. Bob Safai — 155,000
4. Ryan D’Angelo — 132,000
5. Andrew Hinrichsen — 130,000
6. Javier Martinez — 124,000
7. Mark Kroon — 122,000
8. Kenneth Griffin — 103,000
9. Kevin Saul — 99,600
10. Guillaume Rivet — 90,000

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Erica Schoenberg

Hands:

2011 Bracelet Winner Ken Griffin Running Hot

On a board of Q 5 4 2 Ken Griffin check-called a 4,000 chip bet. The 6 on the river prompted a 10,000 chip bet from Griffin. The button folded and Griffin took the pot to move to more than 100,000.

Dan Kelly Doubles Up

On a board reading 7525A, Dan Kelly had doubled up with the 7 5 for a full house. His opponent folded the 10 9 for a turned flush.

Erica Schoenberg Eliminated

Erica Schoenberg had A-K and was all in against the pocket queens of her opponent. The board offered her no help and she was gone.

Jean-Robert Bellande Running Well

Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 850 and was called by one player. The flop came 9 4 3 and Bellande bet 1,500 after his opponent checked. The turn brough the 2, and it was checked to Bellande. He bet 3,200 and it was called. The K forced another check from the unknown player. Bellande bet 5,300, which was called, and he was good with his pocket queens. His opponent mucked, and Bellande was up to 60,000.

Poker Tweets:

Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande,   Erica Schoenberg,   Daniel Kelly

Welcome To Event No. 46

Jun 27, '11

Welcome to event no. 46, the $10,000 six-handed no-limit hold’em event. Last year, Dan Kelly topped a field of 191 players in the $25,000 tournament to claim the first place prize of $1,315,518.

Because this year’s buy-in has been lowered, tournament officials are expecting a much larger turnout.

Be sure to check back later tonight for official prize pool information as well as overnight chip counts from all of the day 1 survivors.

Player Tags: Daniel Kelly

Level 6: Daniel Kelly Eliminated in 6th Place ($58,903)

Jun 10, '11

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,440

Average Chip Count: 1,440,000

Chip Counts:

1. Daniel Makowsky – 3,300,000
2. Jon Spinks – 1,450,000
3. Andrew Badecker – 1,050,000
4. Erik Cajelais – 600,000
5. Robbie Verspui – 600,000

Eliminations:

6th. Daniel Kelly – $58,903

Daniel Kelly Eliminated in 6th Place ($58,903)

Daniel Kelly opened the pot for 60,000, Daniel Makowsky reraised to 175,000 from the cutoff, Kelly four-bet to 500,000, Makowsky shoved and Kelly called all in.

Makowsky showed K K for the lead while Kelly turned over A K for the draw.

The board came K 6 5 9 4, giving Makowsky top set on the flop. Makowsky raked a huge pot this hand while Daniel Kelly was eliminated in 6th place ($58,903).

Andrew Badecker Doubles Through Erik Cajelais

Andrew Badecker raised to 60,000 from the small blind and Erik Cajelais called from the big blind.

The flop came K J J, Badecker bet 45,000 and Cajelais called.

The turn was the 5, Badecker bet 100,000 and Cajelais called.

The river was the 3, Badecker moved all in and Cajelais called.

Badecker turned over K J for a flopped full house and doubled up to just over 1 million this hand.

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Erik Cajelais,   Daniel Makowsky,   Daniel Kelly,   Andrew Badecker

Level 4: Bonding Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 10, '11

NOTE: The shootout formula is different than most in that it plays more like a series of single-table sit-n-go’s than a conventional tournament. This event started with 1,440 players and ended last night (two days later) with just 16. To get there, the final 16 players each had to win two tables, one on each of the first two days of this event.

NOTE: Play ended last night with 16 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. The day began with two eight-handed tables and combined at ten players to begin the unofficial final table. Each of the starting 16 players began with 450,000 in chips, creating a total of 7.2 million chips in play. With the elimination of Lars Bonding in 10th place ($20,586), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,440

Average Chip Count: 800,000

Chip Counts:

1. Andrew Badecker – 1,377,000
2. Joseph Webber – 1,099,000
3. Daniel Kelly – 999,000
4. Daniel Makowsky – 808,000
5. Erik Cajelais – 677,000
6. Vitaly Lunkin – 630,000
7. Robbie Verspui – 546,000
8. David Pham – 540,000
9. Jon Spinks – 524,000

Payouts:

1st. $369,371
2nd. $228,334
3rd. $151,379
4th. $108,358
5th. $79,315
6th. $58,903
7th. $44,362
8th. $33,864
9th. $26,185

Eliminations:

10th. Lars Bonding – $20,586
11th. Robert Smith – $20,586
12th. Andrew Pantling – $20,586
13th. Frank Kassela – $16,407
14th. David Robinson – $16,407
15th. Eric Yates – $16,407
16th. Daniel Fischer – $13,238

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Erik Cajelais,   Vitaly Lunkin,   Daniel Makowsky,   Daniel Kelly,   Andrew Badecker,   Robbie Verspui

Poker Tweets -- Dan Kelly

Dec 19, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Dan Kelly.

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Jay Nair Doubles Up

Dec 21, '10

Jay Nair moved all in for 9,100 preflop after Daniel Kelly raised to under the gun. Kelly made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Nair: K J
Kelly: A Q

Board: K 9 3 8 8

Nair doubled up to 25,900 after the hand and Kelly was left with a little more than 60,000.

Player Tags: Daniel Kelly,   Jay Nair

Poker Tweets -- Dan Kelly

Dec 19, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Dan Kelly.

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Jay Nair Doubles Up

Dec 21, '10

Jay Nair moved all in for 9,100 preflop after Daniel Kelly raised to under the gun. Kelly made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Nair: K J
Kelly: A Q

Board: K 9 3 8 8

Nair doubled up to 25,900 after the hand and Kelly was left with a little more than 60,000.

Player Tags: Daniel Kelly,   Jay Nair

Level Four Hour One Update: Laak Cruising

Jul 06, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Number of Entrants 1,489

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Robert Miller — 154,000
2. Kido Pham — 110,000
3, Jim Collopy — 97,000
4. Jason DeWitt 94,000
5. Josh Brikis — 90,000
6. Phil Galfond — 86,000
7. Valdemar Kwaysser — 78,000
8. James Dempsey — 78,000
9. Alex Bonnin — 78,000
10. Matthias De Meulder — 75,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – 39,000
Michael Piper – 32,000
Josh Brikis – 90,000

Notable Eliminations

Erick Lindgren
Joe Sebok
Phil Collins

Hands:

Laak Makes Good Read

On a flop of 769 Phil Laak checked to the player on the button, who bet 1,500. Laak made the call.

The turn brought the 4 and Laak checked to the button again, who bet 2,700. Laak again made the call.

The 10 fell on the river, putting three diamonds on the board. Laak checked again and this time so did the player on the button. Laak showed A7 for two pair and the button quietly mucked. Laak had around 83,000 after the hand.

Daniel Kelly Loses a Pot

Daniel Kelly and an opponent saw a flop of J75. Kelly’s opponent checked and he bet out 4,400. The unknown player check-raised to 10,000 and Kelly quickly folded. He is down to 55,000.

Orel Hershiser Wins a Pot

On a board reading AJ5JA Orel Hershiser bet 6,600 and his opponent folded. Hershiser tabled the 108 for a busted draw and said, “I want to have chips or go to bed.”

Phil Galfond Forced to Fold

On a board reading J962 Phil Galfond bet 7,800 into a pot of about 10,000. The player on the button moved all in for about 25,000 total and Galfond mucked. He was down to about 45,000 after the hand.

Adams Doubles Up, Still Short

We picked up the action with Brandon Adams getting all of his chips in the middle against the player in seat 1.

It was a classic race situation when Adams tabled 88 and the player in seat 1 showed KQ.

It wasn’t a race when the flop came A98. The turn was the 9 and the hand was officially over and Adams doubled up to 9,000.

Hershiser Takes One

The board on the turn read AK102 and a player checked over to Orel Hershiser on the button. Hershiser bet 3,500 and was called.

The river was the 9 and it was checked to Hershizer again. Hershizer checked back and tabled AQ and his opponent. Hershizer climbs back to 28,000 with the win.

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Phil Galfond,   Daniel Kelly,   Orel Hershiser

Level One Hour Two Update: Chewy Chips Up, Kelly Drops a Bit

Jul 06, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Average Chip Counts 30,000

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Minh Ly – 65,000
2. John Duthie – 51,500
3. Anthony Yeh – 40,000
4. Mike Souza – 40,000
5. Sasha Rosewood – 37,500
6. Mike Piper – 37,000
7. Eric Liu – 36,500
8. Jamie Armstrong – 36,500
9. Todd Witteles – 36,000
10. Benny Spindler – 35,500

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Hands:

Daniel Kelly Loses a Pot

Daniel Kelly called a 250 chip bet in the small blind. Kelly and three other players saw a 4310 flop. Action was checked around. The 8 fell on the turn and Kelly bet 650. The first player to act on his left made the call and the other two opponents folded. The river brought the A and Kelly checked. His opponent fired out 2,150 and Kelly tanked before eventually folding. Kelly was at 28,000 after the hand.

Orel Hershiser Loses a Pot

Orel Hershiser bet 350 preflop and was called by two opponents. Action was checked to a river on a board reading 543JA. Hershiser bet 1,050 on the river and was called by the player on the button. His opponent tabled the A9 and Hershiser mucked. He was down to 23,500 after the hand.

Liv Boeree Loses a Big Pot

Facing a raise to 300 and two calls, Liv Boeree three-bet to 1,500 from the big blind. One of the original callers decided to see the flop. The flop came K104 and Boeree bet 1,600. Her opponent raised to 4,000 and Boeree called. Boeree check-called 5,500 after a 6 turn. The river was the 2 and Boeree checked. Her opponent shoved for 15,175 and Boeree tanked before eventually making the call. Her opponent tabled the KK for top set and Boeree was down to 5,325.

Top Two Works For Chewy

We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 3710Q and there was already just over 4,000 in the pot.

There was a bet of 4,300 and a call from Andrew Lichtenberger. The river brought the 7 and Lichtenberger snap-called a bet of 7,000 from his opponent. His opponent tabled Q9 and was toast against Lichtenberger’s Q10.

Lichtenberger is up to 42,500 with that pot.

The Return of the Russian

Vladimir Shchemelev has made four final tables at the 2010 WSOP for more than $1 million in winnings. He’s sitting in the day 1b field and just took down a small pot.

Shchemelev was one of three players who called a raise to 250 from the player in seat 1. All players checked the flop of 236 and when action was checked to Shchemelev on the J turn he fired 1,125 and his opponents folded. Shchemelev had around 31,000 after the hand.

Annette Loses a Small One

Annette Obrestad bet 600 on a flop of 9AK and seat 8 made the call. The 5 fell on the turn and seat 8 led out for 1,600. Obrestad mucked and lost a small pot. She had around 29,300 after the hand.

A Nice Table For Schoenberg

Action folded to Erica Schoenberg, who limped from the small blind and the big blind checked. The flop came Q46 and Schoenberg bet a single 100 chip. The big blind folded, showing a deuce and a trey and they shared a laugh.

Schoenberg had around 30,300 after the hand, and the table has been full of chatter and smiles. Brandon Adams is also at her table.

Player Tags: Erica Schoenberg,   Annette Obrestad,   Daniel Kelly,   Andrew Lichtenberger,   Orel Hershiser,   Liv Boeree

Level 23: Kenney Busts in 8th

Jul 02, '10

Blinds: 18,000-36,000 with a 4,000 Ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 191

Average Chip Count: 2,046,428

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dan Kelly — 4,780,000
2. Frank Kassela — 2,250,000
3. Shawn Buchanan — 1,680,000
4. Sam Trickett — 1,650,000
5. Eugene Katchalov — 1,640,000
6. Jason Somerville — 1,460,000
7. Mikael Thuritz — 1,050,000

Notable Eliminations:
8th — Bryn Kenney

Big Hands:

djk123 Killed Kenney

Bryn Kenney raised to 80,000 and Dan “djk123” Kelly called from the big blind.

The flop ran 962 and Kelly checked. Kenney fired 90,000 and Kelly check-raised to 240,000. Kenney moved all in and Kelly called. Their hands:

Kelly: J9
Kenney: J10

Kelly held the lead but Kenney was drawing to the flush. The turn brought the 6 and Kenney needed a club or a ten to stay alive. The K fell on the river and Kenney was gone in 8th place, making $141,168.

With Kenney gone, seven players remain. They’ll play through one more elimination then the official final table will be set at six.

Player Tags: Bryn Kenney,   Daniel Kelly

Level 22: Kelly Soars, Negreanu Gone

Jul 02, '10

Blinds: 15,000-3,000 with a 4,000 Ante

Players Remaining: 8 out of 191

Average Chip Count: 1,432,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dan Kelly — 3,500,000
2. Sam Trickett — 2,750,000
3. Eugene Katchalov — 1,600,000
4. Shawn Buchanan — 1,480,000
5. Frank Kassela — 1,470,000
6. Mikael Thuritz — 1,300,000
7. Bryn Kenney — 800,000
8. Jason Somerville — 560,000

Notable Eliminations:

11th – Daniel Negreanu
10th – Brian Hodhod
9th – Issac Haxton

Big Hands:

Negreanu Busts in 11th ($77,569)

Daniel Negreanu was short on chips and moved all in for 240,000. It took only a second for Kassela to call. Their hands:

Kassela: 88
Negreanu: KJ

It was the classic coin flip situation, but Negreanu wasn’t able to connect on a board that ran Q53310.

Negreanu busted in 11th place, earning $77,569. Kassela had 1.4 million after the hand.

Dan Kelly Soars Past Kenney

Bryn Kenney raised to 60,000 and Dan Kelly reraised to 180,000 from the small blind. Kelly made the call and the flop ran AA4.
Kenney checked to Kelly who bet 164,000. Kenney check-raised to 350,000 and Kelly just called. Both players checked the 6 turn, and when Kenney checked the K river Kelly moved all in for 716,000.

Kenney tanked long and hard before making the call. Kelly showed A4 for the flopped boat and Kenney mucked.

The pot put Kelly way up around 2.4 million in chips, while the day’s starting chip leader Kenney was down to just 885,000.

Haxton Busts in 9th ($104,651)

Sam Trickett moved all in from the small blind having Isaac Haxton covered, and Haxton called. Their hands:

Trickett: A4
Haxton: KQ

The board of J3392 missed both players, giving Trickett the pot and busting Haxton in 9th place for $104,651.

Trickett had 2,750,000 following the hand.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Daniel Negreanu,   Isaac Haxton,   Bryn Kenney,   Daniel Kelly,   Sam Trickett

Level 28 Update: Dan Kelly Wins

Jul 03, '10

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 191

Notable Eliminations:

2. Shawn Buchanan – $812,941

Big Hands:

Shawn Buchanan Eliminated in Second Place ($812,941), Dan Kelly Wins

After a few relatively small pots that went Dan Kelly’s way, Kelly had amassed a small chip lead heads-up

Dan Kelly raised to 200,000 from the button and Shawn Buchanan three-bet to 650,000 from the big blind. Kelly four-bet to 1,425,000 and Buchanan moved all-in after asking Kelly how much he had behind. Kelly made the call and turned over A10 and Buchanan held JJ.

The flop came 643, keeping Buchanan in the lead. The turn was the 5 and Kelly gained some outs for a chop. He did better than a chop as the A hit the river and Kelly was able to take the whole pot and the title, along with $1,315,581.

Buchanan made his largest career cash with his second place finish with his $812,941 second place parting gift.

Player Tags: Shawn Buchanan,   Daniel Kelly

Level 26 Update: Thuritz and Somerville Gone

Jul 03, '10

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

Players Remaining: 3 out of 191

Average Chip Count: 4,775,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dan Kelly – 6,270,000
2. Frank Kassela – 4,180,000
3. Shawn Buchanan – 3,780,000

Notable Eliminations:

5. Mikael Thuritz – $272,084
4. Jason Somerville – $386,125

Big Hands:

Mikael Thuritz Eliminated in Fifth Place ($272,084)

Dan Kelly raised to 125,000 under-the-gun and Mikael Thuritz called on the button and Jason Somerville called from the big blind.

The flop came out 9J4 and Somerville and Kelly checked. Thuritz took this opportunity to bet 220,000. Somerville released quickly, but after some thought and neck rolls, Kelly raised to 600,000. Thuritz quickly moved all-in and Kelly called just as quickly.

Kelly showed 56, giving him a flush draw and Thuritz was ahead with AJ.

The 7 fell on the turn, giving Kelly a straight draw along with his flush draw, and the 8 on the river completed both of those draws, giving Kelly the pot and is up to 7,500,000 in chips.

Kassela Continues Aggression

Frank Kassela raised from the cutoff to 140,000 and Dan Kelly called from the small blind.

The flop was A43 and Kelly check-called a bet of 180,000 from Kassela. Both players checked the 7 on the turn.

The 8 came on the river and Kelly bet out 400,000 and Kassela raised to 1,025,000. Kelly eventually threw his hand away and Kassela showed A10.

Kassela Holds Over Kelly

Frank Kassela raised to 140,000 from the button and Dan Kelly called from the big blind.

The fop was A98 and both players checked. The turn was the 4 and Kelly bet 165,000. Kassela called and the the J hit on the river. Kelly checked and Kassela bet 275,000, which drew a fold from Kelly.

Jason Somerville Eliminated ($386,125)

Frank Kassela raised to 140,000 and Jason Somerville moved all-in for 1,100,000. Dan Kelly folded, and Shawn Buchanan thought for a while before moving all-in over the top. Kassela got out of the way and Buchanan turned over AA.

Somerville was in bad shape when he showed AJ. The flop came K54 and when the 5 came on the turn, Somerville was officially drawing dead.

Somerville headed for the exits and Buchanan is up to 3,900,000.

Player Tags: Shawn Buchanan,   Jason Somerville,   Daniel Kelly