2010 WSOP Event #39 Recap – Steven Kelly Wins $1,500 NL Holdem Shootout
Event #39 of the 2010 World Series of Poker was the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Shootout event which had a cap on entrants set at 2,000. The number of entrants however was 1397 who were all fighting it out to make it to day three to be in with a chance of a gold bracelet and prize money of $381,922. Day two started with 14 tables of ten and there was to be one winner from each table to make the total number of players heading into day three 14. Day three saw the 14 players shortened to nine for the final table which looked as follows:
Steven Kelly - Event #39 Winner
Derric Haynie 1,378,000
Steven Kelly 926,000
Dustin Dirksen 832,000
Brett Shaffer 789,000
Reagan Leman 750,000
Paul Varano 598,000
Jeffrey King 580,000
Michael Cooper 298,000
Justin Scott 149,000
The first player to leave the final table was Justin Scott who went all in pre-flop and was called after a while by Michael Cooper. Scott was holding a pair of sevens (7s-7c) and was ahead of Cooper who had Ah-Jc. But the flop saw the positions flip when 9c-Jh-2h appeared putting Cooper ahead now with a pair of Jacks. The turn was 6s and the river 2c which meant that Scott was out first in 9th position with prize money of $22,575. The eight remaining players had never won a gold bracelet so it would be first time win for one of them.
Michael Cooper went all in from the off and was called by Dustin Dirksen so it was time to reveal the hands. Cooper had Ah-Qd while Dirksen had Ad-10d. The board ran out with the flop showing 3h-6d-10h giving Dirksen a pair of tens. The turn 7d and the river 9d improved Dirksen’s hand by providing him with a flush and Cooper was sent to the rail in 8th place but was picking up a check for $30,119.
Next to go was Paul Varano who was all-in before the flop and who was called by Steven Kelly. Although Varano was holding As-Qh, he was behind Kelly who had a pair of Aces (Ah-Ac) in his hand. The board ran out 4c-4s-10c-7s-Qc and Kelly’s Aces were enough to give him the pot and eliminate Varano in 7th position for which he picked up prize money of $40,887.
Pre-flop betting from Brett Shaffer of 80,000 saw Jeffrey King calling. King had Qc-9c and Shafer had Ac-3c but the flop of 8c-7c-Js saw both of them drawing a flush. King checked but Shaffer decided to bet 150,000. With that, King put enough chips in the pot to make sure Shaffer had to go all-in, which he did. The flush never came when the turn Kh appeared and the river Qd meant that King now had a pair of ladies and it was enough for him to take the pot. Shaffer was out with a 6th place finish and a paycheck for $56,446.
When Reagan Leman decided to go all in from the button with Ac-5h, he was called by Jeffrey King who had Ah-Qc in his hand. The flop was Qh-9d-8h and saw King out in front with a pair of Queens and when another eight appeared on the turn (8s), Leman had to hope for an Ace. He was disappointed however, when the 2h was rivered and sent him to the rail with $78,361 for his 5th place finish.
The fourth place spot was being fought between Derric Haynie and Dustin Dirksen who were both all in from the off. Haynie had Qs-10h and Dirksen had Ad-10d. The flop 10c-Qh-6c gave Haynie the lead with two pair. The 7d on the turn and Kh on the river changed nothing for Dirksen and he was out in 4th with prize money of $112,214.
Haynie went all in pre-flop and was called by Steven Kelly. Kelly had a pair of eights (8s-8c) while Haynie had Qs-Js. Haynie did not get anything from the flop 9c-2h-Ad nor the turn Ac and when the river showed Kc it was clear that the pair of eights held by Kelly was enough to see Haynie to the door but not before he picked up a $161,117 check for his 3rd place finish.
So it was left to Steven Kelly and Jeffrey King to fight it out in heads up play. The final hand saw King go all-in from the off and Kelly had to think for a while before making the call. Kelly was holding Ah-9d while King had Ks-Qd. The flop 3s-Js-9c gave King a straight draw but the turn 2c and river 3h meant that Kelly won the hand and the title of champion with a pair of threes, Ace kicker. King walked away in the runner-up position and pocketed $236,819 for his troubles.
But for Steven Kelly it was a first World Series of Poker bracelet and to top that off, he also picked up $381,922 in prize money. Congratulations to Steven Kelly the winner of
Event #39 in the 2010 World Series of Poker!
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