Kenneth Shelton Poker Tournament Updates

Level 23 Update: Anthony Harb Out 5th, Kenneth Shelton Out 4th

Jun 07, '13

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 535

Average Chip Count: 802,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Allen Cunningham – 982,000
Seat 5: Jaspal Brar – 452,000
Seat 8: Lev Rofman – 574,000

Players Eliminated:

5th: Anthony Harb – $38,055
4th: Kenneth Shelton – $50,709

Live Updates:

Anthony Harb Eliminated in Fifth Place ($38,055)

Anthony Harb raised to 72,000 from the small blind and Lev Rofman reraised from the big blind. Harb called all in for 200,000 and they tabled their cards.

Rofman: AA
Harb: KJ

Board: K10499

Harb was eliminated in fifth place and Rofman was close to 700,000 after the hand.

Kenneth Shelton Eliminated in Fourth Place ($50,709)

Jaspal Brar raised to 51,000 from the button and Kenneth Shelton called on the big blind. The flop was dealt QJ3 and Shelton bet the pot. Brar raised and Shelton made the all-in call.

Brar: Q9
Shelton: KJ

Turn and River: A2

Shelton was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and Brar took the chip lead with 870,000.

Player Tags: Kenneth Shelton,   Anthony Harb

Level 22 Update: Eric Crain Eliminated in 6th Place

Jun 07, '13

Level: 22

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 535

Average Chip Count: 481,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Allen Cunningham – 982,000
Seat 5: Jaspal Brar – 452,000
Seat 7: Anthony Harb – 247,000
Seat 8: Lev Rofman – 574,000
Seat 9: Kenneth Shelton – 154,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Eric Crain – $28,839

Live Updates:

Eric Crain Eliminated in Sixth Place ($28,839)

Allen Cunningham raised to 40,000 on the button and Eric Crain raised the pot. Allen Cunningham then raised all in and Crain called all in.

Cunningham: 55
Crain: AQ

Board: 95384

Cunningham won the hand to grow his stack to the chip lead and Crain was eliminated in sixth place.

Kenneth Shelton Doubles Up Through Allen Cunningham

Kenneth Shelton raised to 60,000 from the small blind and Allen Cunningham reraised on the big blind. Shelton then moved all in for 122,000 and Cunningham called.

Shelton: AK
Cunningham: 88

Board: Q5310K

Shelton won the hand to double up to 155,000 and Cunningham was still cruising with a chip stack close to 1 million.

Player Tags: Allen Cunningham,   Eric Crain,   Kenneth Shelton

$2,000 NLH - Level 21

Jun 28, '08

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 11 of 2,317

Average Stack: 842,545

Chip Counts:
Marco Johnson: 1,620,000
Robert Brewer: 1,100,000
Alexandre Gomes: 1,020,000
Alan Cutler: 1,000,000
Gabe Costner: 790,000
Sverre Sundbo: 660,000
Sergey Rybachenko: 600,000
Kirill Gerasimov: 565,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 502,000
Dan Rome: 480,000

Eliminations:
12th Place - Arne Mews (($46,386)
13th Place - Eric Crain ($35,843)
14th Place - Kenneth Shelton ($35,843)
15th Place - Denys Drobyna ($35,843)

Big Hands:

Rome is Burning, Crain Gone

Daniel Rome is playing hot right now. While reaching to put in a raise, Eric Crain told Rome he would give him a hug if he folded. Seeing that Rome was still reaching, Crain changed his tune and told him he'd give him a huge if he raised. The offer didn't work and Rome raised to 65,000. Action folded to Crain who looked down at his cards and announced he was all in. Rome called and showed A3 and was trailing Crain's 55. But Rome hit the flop of A-Q-Q and the river 2 and king couldn't save Crain from elimination.

Shelton Gets Some Luck, Then Runs Into Gerasimov's Jacks

All in and called, Kenneth Shelton showed K10 and was in a flip situation against Eric Crain's 55. RIght out the door was the 5 so things didn't look good for Shelton. The flop finished with 43, and Shelton could catch no cards to win the pot. But he could have runners to chop it. The turn was the 7. Shelton was counting his chips to give them to Crain and not even looking at the board when the 6 hit on the river. The table's reaction made Shelton look at the straight on the board, and he couldn't help but laugh as they chopped the pot.
A few hands later Shelton moved all in and Kirill Gerasimov called from the big blind. Shelton hoped for a coin flip but his 66 was in bad shape against Gerasimov's JJ. The board ran J852A and Shelton was left crippled whiel Gerasimov doubled up.

Shelton Eliminated

Marco Johnson raised to 61,000 and Kirill Gerasimov raised to 180,000 total. A crippled Kenneth Shelton pushed his remaining chips in and Johnson mucked his hand, leaving Gerasimov and Shelton heads up. Gerasimov showed A10 and Shelton showed J5. The board ran K4428 and Shelton was eliminated thanks to Gerasimov's ace-high.

Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov,   Eric Crain,   Marco Johnson,   Kenneth Shelton,   Dan Rome,   European Report

$2,000 NLH - Tension Is High As Final Table Nears

Jun 28, '08

Players are on a 20 minute break.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 15 of 2,317

Average Stack: 579,250

Chip Counts:
Marco Johnson: 1,500,000
Sverre Sundbo: 775,000
Alexandre Gomes: 750,000
Sergey Rybachenko: 700,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 695,000
Gabe Costner: 670,000
Robert Brewer: 580,000
Alan Cutler: 450,000
Denys Drobyna: 400,000
Arne Mews: 360,000

Eliminations:
16h Place - Dan Martin ($25,301)
17th Place - Darren Nelson ($25,301)
18th Place - Sunny Chattha ($25,301)

Big Hands:

In One Crazy Hand Johnson Busts Chattha in 18th Place ($25,301)

Marco Johnson raised to 51,000 and Sunny Chattha re-raised to 105,000. Johnson thought briefly then moved all in and was called by Chattha. Chattha turned over AK and Johnson sheepishly showed QJ. The flop couldn't have been more exciting- running AKJ, giving Chattha top two pair and Johnson the royal flush draw. The turn kept the tension high, bringing the Q to give Johnson more outs. The river sent the rail into an uproar, coming J to give a visibly shocked Johnson a full house and the biggest pot of the tournament thus far. Chattha had been one of the chipleaders, yet Johnson had him covered and his stack exploded to 1,100,000 after the win, making him the new chip leader. While raking in his new chips Johnson took several deep breaths to calm down.

Tempers Are Flaring, Martin Eliminated in 16th Place ($25,301)

There's so much drama when there's thousands of dollars on the line. Daniel Rome put in a raise only to have Dan Martin move all in. Kenneth Shelton was next to act and he tanked, counting his chips, slapping himself while trying to figure out what to do. Eventually somebody called for a clock and Shelton was given one minute to decide. He vocalized that he didn't like the fact that Rome was in the pot. As his minute was expiring he said "fold" and angrily launched his cards across the table at Rome. His exposed hand was 1010. Rome still hadn't acted after Martin's all in, so the floorman gave Shelton a warning for his actions. Rome didn't seem fazed and announced he called Martin's all in, tabling AK. Shelton could be heard angrily saying, "I knew that's what he had." Martin showed J9.
The flop came 852. To rub salt in Shelton's wound, the turn was the 10, which would've given him top set had he called. The river was the 6 and Rome took a nice pot while Martin quietly exited in 16th place.

Nelson Gone in 17th Place ($25,301)

Facing a 50,000 raise from Gabe Costner, Darren Nelson moved all in for 120,000 and was called. Costner had AQ and Nelson showed Q9. The board ran 876, giving a straight draw to Nelson, but finished with the 4 and 2 and Nelson was gone in 17th place.

Rome Doubles

Facing a raise from Ryan D'Angelo, Daniel Rome moved all in and Angelo made the call. Rome showed 1010 and D'Angelo showed A4. The board ran J765K and Rome's 10s held, doubling him to around 300,000.

Player Tags: Darren Nelson,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Marco Johnson,   Dan Martin,   Sunny Chattha,   Kenneth Shelton

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 04, '08

Blinds/Antes: 3,000/6,000 – 500 ante

Players Left:  21 of 776

Chip Leaders:
Lyric Duveyoung - 740,000
Alan Jaffray - 575,000
Phi Nguyen – 400,000
Jeff “YellowSub86” Williams - 360,000
Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar - 355,000
Peter Gould - 350,000
Michael Banducci - 300,000
Chris Moore - 240,000
Steve Gross - 235,000
Craig “MrCasino” Gray - 235,000
Clonie Gowen – 140,000

Eliminations:
Amit “amak316” Makhija
John Juanda
Nenad Medic
Kenneth Shelton
Daniel Negreanu

Big Hands and Storylines:

Not a Safe Seat in the House

Upon getting down to 27 players, the 4 tables were condensed and the players were re-seated at three new tables. Despite this change of scenery the competition remained as fierce as ever. The players at each of the tables included:

Table 5: Amit “amak316” Makhija, Jon “FatalError” Aguiar, Lyric Duveyoung, Michael Banducci, Alan “The Usher” Sass

Table 10: Michael Binger, Nenad Medic, John Juanda, Clonie Gowen, Name Le, Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet

Table 15: Jeff “YellowSub86” Williams, Ray “ExitOnly” Coburn, Jamie “TheCronic420” Rosen, Craig “MrCasino” Gray, Randy “Randers” Haddox, Daniel Negreanu

Gould Ousts Juanda

John Juanda raised to 14,000 from the cutoff, Peter Gould raised to 54,000 from the button, and, with only 130,000 chips remaining, Juanda opted only to call. The two saw a flop of Q76 and Juanda immediately pushed his remaining 90,000 chips all-in. Gould went into the tank, believing Juanda to have a strong hand. Ultimately Gould made the call and was relieved to his TT far ahead of Juanda’s AK. The turn and river were the 9 and Q, and Gould took a walk from the table to celebrate his win and calm his nerves. Gould now has 350,000 chips.

Banducci’s Bluff Goes Bad
On a flop of J63, Michael Banducci led a 55,000 bet into Alan Jaffray. Jaffray called and the dealer laid out the Q. Banducci pushed out a mountain of orange T5,000 chips, putting Jaffray to a decision for his remaining 130,000 chips. Jaffray leaned back in his chair with his hands behind his head, his smile belying his inner-turmoil. He finally mustered up the will to make the call and flipped up KJ. Banducci unabashedly showed his bluff: A7. The 5 appeared on the river and Jaffray’s stack soared to 575,000. Banducci’s mistimed bluff chopped his stack to 300,000.

Blind Battle Claims Negreanu

A button limper, Phil Nguyen in the small blind, and Daniel Negreanu saw a flop of J87. Nguyen bet out 15,000 and Negreanu called. The button folded and the two blinds watched the dealer flip up the J. Again Nguyen led out – this time for 30,000 – but Negreanu came over the top for 100,000 total. Nguyen quickly raised all-in for 50,000 more and Negreanu had no choice to call with T9, an open-ended straight-flush draw. Unfortunately for him, Nguyen had turned a full house with J8 and Negreanu was drawing to 2-outs. The river came Q and Nguyen more than doubled up to 400,000. Negreanu, left with 30,000 after the hand, busted a short time later when his A-2 ran into the A-K of Ray “ExitOnly” Coburn.

Player Tags: Phi Nguyen,   John Juanda,   Daniel Negreanu,   Clonie Gowen,   Lyric Duveyoung,   Nenad Medic,   Craig Gray,   Jonathan Aguiar,   Peter Gould,   Raymond Coburn,   Michael Banducci,   Amit Makhija,   Jeff Williams,   Alan Jaffray,   Kenneth Shelton