| Buy-In: | $1,500 |
|---|---|
| Prize Pool: | $864,045 |
| Entrants: | 633 |
J.P. Kelly Wins Event No. 20 ($194,434) Marc Tschrich Eliminated in Second Place ($120,102)
Marc Tschirch raised to 55,000 on the button and J.P. Kelly reraised to 150,000. Tschirch called and both players saw a flop of 8
5
4
.
Kelly bet 155,000 and Tschirch called. The turn was the Q and Kelly bet 300,000. Tschirch moved all in and Kelly instantly called with AQ
. Tschirch was well behind with A5 and the 2 on the river sealed his fate.
J.P. Kelly won the tournament and his first career gold bracelet. Kelly is much more well-known for his online success, particularly in the bigger buy-in tournaments, but his $194,434 first-place prize makes up the biggest of his career.
Congratulations to our champion.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 633
Chip Counts:
1. J.P. Kelly — 1,677,000
2. Marc Tschirch — 1,172,000
Average Chip Count: 508,500
Notable Eliminations:
3. Jason Dewitt — $78,826
Elimination Hands:
Jason Dewitt Eliminated in Third Place ($78,826)
Jason Dewitt was all in for his last 92,000 holding A10 against the 76 of Marc Tschirch.
The board ran out 984K6 and Dewitt was eliminated in third place.
Blinds: 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 633
Chip Counts:
1. Marc Tschirch — 1,048,000
2. Jason Dewitt — 1,014,000
3. J.P. Kelly — 802,000
Average Chip Count: 949,500
Notable Eliminations:
4. Kyle Carlston — $54,711
Elimination Hands:
Kyle Carlston Eliminated in Fourth Place ($54,711)
Jason Dewitt limped and Kyle Carlston raised to 90,000. J.P. Kelly reraised and Dewitt folded.
Carlston called called off the last of his chips with AJ but was crushed by Kelly’s AK.
The board ran out AQ794 and Kelly made the nut flush to take out Carlston.
Blinds: 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 4 out of 633
Chip Counts:
1. J.P. Kelly — 1,020,000
2. Marc Tschirch — 803,000
3. Jason Dewitt — 520,000
4. Kyle Carlston — 443,000
Average Chip Count: 712,125
Notable Eliminations:
6. Tony Steward — $30,837
5. Aaron Virchis — $40,048
Elimination Hands:
Tony Steward Eliminated in Sixth Place ($30,837)
Tony Steward raised to 35,000 and Marc Tschirch called in the big blind. The flop came out QJ4 and Steward bet 60,000.
Tschirch check-raised to 175,000 and Steward tanked for a bit before moving in for just 8,000 more. Tschirch called with KJ and was well ahead of Steward’s J3.
The turn and river came 65 and Steward was eliminated from the tournament.
Aaron Virchis Eliminated in Fifth Place ($40,048)
J.P. Kelly raised to 32,000 in the small blind and Aaron Virchis called.
The flop came out 10104 and Kelly put Virchis all in. Virchis called with Ks8h and was behind Kelly’s A4.
The turn and river came JA and Virchis was eliminated.
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 633
Chip Counts:
1. J.P. “MavFish” Kelly — 1,014,000
2. Jason Dewitt — 430,000
3. Tony Steward — 380,000
4. Marc Tschirch — 320,000
5. Kyle Carlston — 300,000
6. Aaron Virchis — 170,000
Average Chip Count: 474,750
Notable Eliminations:
9. Ravi Raghavan — $18,634
8. Andrew Radel — $21,082
7. Erik Seidel — $24,919
Elimination Hands:
Ravi Raghavan Eliminated in Ninth Place ($18,634)
Marc Tschirch raised to 30,000 and Ravi Raghavan reraised to 102,000. Tschirch called and Raghavan moved all in blind for his last 34,000.
The flop came 1098 and Tschirch called, showing pocket jacks. Raghavan showed pocket sevens and was eliminated when the turn and river came 44.
Andrew Radel Eliminated in Eighth Place ($21,082)
Andrew Radel raised to 36,000 in the small blind and J.P. Kelly reraised to 100,000 from the big blind. Radel called and the flop came out A102.
Radel bet 100,000 and Kelly moved all in. Radel called all in and showed AQ and Kelly was in major trouble with 99.
But the turn and river came J9 and Kelly rivered a set to send Radel out in eighth place.
Erik Seidel Eliminated in Seventh Place ($24,919)
Erik Seidel raised to 30,000 and Jason Dewitt called. The flop was KJ8 and Dewitt bet 30,000.
Seidel called and the turn was the 5. Dewitt bet 80,000 and Seidel called after some thought.
The river was the 5 and Dewitt put Seidel all in. Seidel called after a few minutes and Dewitt showed pocket eights for a full house to eliminate Seidel.
The final table is set for event No. 20 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em) and the final day of the tournament will begin at 2 p.m. PDT. Here is a look at the final-table seating chart with chip counts:
Seat 1: Marc Tschirch — 268,000
Seat 2: Erik Seidel — 337,000
Seat 3: Jason Dewitt — 476,000
Seat 4: Kyle Carlston — 320,000
Seat 5: Andrew Radel — 250,000
Seat 6: John-Paul Kelly — 627,000
Seat 7: Ravi Raghavan — 145,000
Seat 8: Kirk Steward — 231,000
Seat 9: Aaron Virchis — 191,000
CardPlayer.com will feature all of the elimination hands from the final table so be sure to stay tuned and see if Erik Seidel can win a historic ninth gold bracelet.
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