JP Kelly was having a bit of a rough early session but has successfully in the last level or so he has successfully increased his stack so that it is now back on the leader board. He doubled through 2010 WSOP bracelet winner Chance Kornuth with A-K versus J-J respectively when all in preflop he hit a king on the turn. He now has 375,000 in chips. Kornuth is left with 160,000.
The player in middle position bets 3,500 and Team PokerStars Pro member JP Kelly calls from the hijack. The big blind calls, and the flop comes A K 6. The mid-position player bets 7,500 and Kelly calls. The big blind moves all in for 39,600 and the original bettor passes. Kelly tanks and then calls showing A J for top pair but his opponent has 6 6 for a flopped set. The turn is the 4 and the river is the 5 and Kelly moves down to around 118,000 in chips.
1 Phil Ivey — 302,000
2 Viktor Blom — 275,000
3 Antonio Esfandiari — 225,000
4 James Mitchell — 210,000
5 Barny Boatman — 185,000
6 McLean Karr — 185,000
7 Andrew Pantling — 183,000
8 Thomas Bichon — 180,000
9 Nick Schulman — 169,000
10 John Eames — 162,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 87,000
Average Chip Count: 79,846
Notable Eliminations:
Pat Walsh
Ted Lawson
Leo Margets
Big Hands:
Phil Ivey Takes a Large Chip Lead
Four players saw a K 10 6 flop before James Keys bet 7,500 from the cutoff. Phil Ivey raised to 18,500 from the small blind and the two other players mucked. Keys raised to 40,000 and Ivey reraised to 80,000. Keys moved all in and Ivey made the call. Their cards:
Ivey: 10 10
Keys: K Q
Turn and River: J 2
Ivey now has 317,000 and he is a dominant chip leader as even his closest competitors lag behind by a six-digit deficit.
Viktor Bloom into Second
Viktor Bloom and Jason Gray got all of their chips into the middle on a 6 5 4 flop and although Gray held pocket fives, he received some bad news when Bloom revealed pocket sixes. The turn and river didn’t make any difference and Gray hit the rail on the losing side of a classic set-over-set situation.
Kelly Takes Bite Out of Ivey
Current chip leader Phil Ivey bets 2,700 from late position and JP Kelly calls from the button. The flop is 7 6 2 and Ivey bets 4,000. Kelly calls and the turn is the 2. Ivey then fires again, this time for 11,000, and once more Kelly makes the call. The river is the 8 and Ivey bets 25,000. Kelly thinks for a minute and then moves all in for 55,300 more. Ivey goes into the tank and begrudgingly folds. He stares into the distance, looking quite perplexed as Kelly rakes in the chips. The 2009 WSOP and WSOPE double bracelet winner now has more than 135,000 in chips. Ivey drops to 302,000, but is most likely still the chip leader at this stage.
Walsh Wiggs Out
Anton Wigg bets 2,300 from under the gun and Ted Lawson calls from middle position. Pat Walsh moves all in from the small blind and Wigg reraises it to 45,000. Lawson thinks for two minutes and then passes. It’s heads up, Lykov versus Walsh, and the flop comes K 5 10 5 A. Walsh’s 7 7 are not good enough however as Lykov has a better pocket pair – 9 9. Walsh is out and Lykov is now on 85,000 in chips.
Stout Collects
JP Kelly bets 2,500 from the hijack and Matt Stout calls form the cutoff. The flop is K Q 7 and Kelly bets 5,400. Stout calls and the turn is the 8. Kelly bets 12,200 and Stout moves all in. Kelly insta-mucks and Stout is now on 71,000 in chips.
Levi Sends Lawson Home
Ted Lawson bets 2,700 from under the gun and Nicolas Levi raises it to 6,500. It’s folded around to Lawson who calls, and the two see a J 7 5 flop. Lawson checks and Levi has a look to see what the American has left behind. It’s around 22,200. Levi checks. The turn is the 10 and Lawson bets 7,500. Almost before the last chip hits the felt Levi throws out 35,000, ultimately putting Lawson all in. Lawson takes a bite of his snack and contemplates the call. After a few minutes in the tank he calls and flips over 8 8. Levi shows 10 10 and the river is the 7. Lawson is out and Levi adds what once were American chips to his French collection.
Event No. 9 ($1,500 pot-limit hold’em) Begins at Noon on Thursday
Jun 03, '10
Event No. 9 ($1,500 pot-limit hold’em) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at noon on Thursday, June 3. Players will begin with 4,500 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 3, noon: Day 1 (play 10 levels)
Friday, June 4, 2:30 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels)
Saturday, June 5, 2:30 p.m.: Final Table
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 854.
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.
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