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    cool story about the kid that won the Colossus for a cool million...

    http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/upda...d=14902&dayof=

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAKEPEAVY21 View Post
    cool story about the kid that won the Colossus for a cool million...


    http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/upda...d=14902&dayof=
    Jake- can you copy/paste article? Wont let view unless sign in with google or facebook...not doing that. Ty

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    Quote Originally Posted by sweep View Post
    Jake- can you copy/paste article? Wont let view unless sign in with google or facebook...not doing that. Ty
    This is an astounding story about an amazing poker player who somehow became a World Series of Poker champion in the most unimaginable way possible.


    It’s the story of one man’s dream, his unwavering faith, his burning desire, and little bit of luck along the way at just the right time. It’s a story that has everything going for it making the tale not only compelling to follow, but at times, even unbelievable. This is one of the most remarkable stories of any tournament victory you will ever read.


    Here it is.


    Just a few months ago, Benjamin Keeline was, by his own admission, flat broke. He had bills to pay and they were stacking up. He had no money. That’s a big problem not just in life, but especially for any poker player, for money is the tool of the poker trade. When you’re out of money, you’re out of action.


    Keeline turned to the usual sources, but the same generous hands that once provided cash were no longer in a position to make any kind of investment. Wells that once ran over with trust and faith and support, were dry. It seemed to be the end of the road. The upcoming 2016 WSOP on the horizon was the farthest thing from Keeline’s mind. He appeared to be a defeated man, destined to be one of the game’s burnouts – someone with obvious talent, but in the end broken and destitute by the overwhelming odds against.


    To his great credit, Keeline made what turned out to be a wide and practical decision. He buckled down his pride, suspended his poker playing at least temporarily, and got a job. He began driving for Uber in and around Boulder, Colorado. He found out the money was pretty good. The hours provided him the freedom he enjoyed. Best of all, Keeline was able to continue living a free-spirited independent lifestyle to which he’d become well accustomed from his days spent as a full-time poker pro.


    As for poker, Keeline could very well have looked back on his tournament resume and taken great pride. Poker is a tough game and the road can be even more of a challenge, not just to the bankroll, but to one’s personal relationships. The poker road can be a lonely one, as any family member of a poker player knows.


    A few years earlier, it didn’t seem that way. Poker was exciting. Keeline had even earned a WSOP Circuit gold ring, won at Horseshoe Hammond, near Chicago back in 2011. He’d posted nearly $400,000 in earnings over the past five years, which sounds pretty good until one considers all those tournament buy-ins that bore no dividends, the nagging travel expenses, and oh – those pesky bills to pay back at home. No one, not even Keeline himself, could have possibly foreseen any scenario where he would be sitting onstage at the Rio in Las Vegas in what turned out to be the second-largest poker tournament in history playing for a million dollars. Those things just don’t happen – not in real life, they don’t. They only happen in the movies.


    But wait. There’s more.


    Keeline came into Colossus II with two bullets loaded and ready to fire. That meant he could enter a couple of events. If he busted out twice, he’d pretty much be on the rail, headed back to Uber. His first entry resulted in a quick crash and burn. Keeline had just one more shot to fire.


    When one considers the vast number of entries in this tournament, a whopping 21,613 players, the challenge becomes mind-boggling. It’s like playing through an entire town’s population or outlasting the number of people who attend a typical major league baseball game. It’s the stuff dreams are made of, provided no one thinks you’re delusional.


    Down to his last breath, Keeline took a massive bad beat late on the first day of play, which left him hanging on by a thread. On that wicked hand, he had pocket kings snapped by pocket aces. Then, one hand later, Keeline was DOWN TO A SINGLE $500 CHIP WITH THE ANTES AT $500 AND THE BLINDS AT $1,500-$3,000.


    Let those numbers sink in for a moment. There were almost 109,000,000 chips in play at the time. That’s 109 million. To win this tournament, Keeline would have to gain possession of every single one of those chips, and somehow do this all starting out with a single $500 chip.


    This wasn’t an obstacle the size of a mountain. It was almost a virtual impossibility.


    Of course, we know how this tale ends…..it ends with Keeline’s hands shaking, in tears, standing upon the glitzy ESPN stage surrounded by friends some five days later, his girlfriend at his side, and the eyes of the poker world wondering what all the fuss was about. Sure, a gold bracelet gets won just about every day at the WSOP, sometimes two. But no one in a very, very long time came from such a seemingly hopeless situation, in terms of personal confidence and limited finances, not to mention a staggering chip disadvantage and was able to dismiss all those disadvantages on the way to an astounding accomplishment which arguably has no equal.


    “I’ve had a really hard time lately,” Keeline confided afterward, fighting back the tears. “I’m elated. I can’t even think about what this means, not just the money, but the gold bracelet. This is something I could not have imagined would happen just a few days ago. Sure, I thought it could happen and I thought I could win if I played well, but to have it go the way it went, well – that’s more than I express how I feel right now. It’s going to take some time for this to all sink in.”


    Somewhere, the late Jack Straus, the patriarch of the “chip and a chair” mantra, is smiling -- and applauding.


    ___________


    Benjamin Keeline won the $565 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament, a.k.a. “Colossus II,” which was played over six days and nights and just concluded on the ESPN main stage at the Rio in Las Vegas. In what was just his fifth career cash at the WSOP, Keeline collected $1,000,000 in prize money, making this the biggest win of his career. It should also be noted that Keeline posted some impressive results on the WSOP Circuit in recent years, earning $323,132 in prize money alone in tourneys played on the national circuit. He also won a gold ring in 2011.


    However, this was a victory of an entirely different magnitude. Keeline won his odds-shattering victory by defeating a final table which included a mix of veterans and newcomers to the high-stakes poker scene. The moment of triumph came when Keeline scooped the final pot of the tournament, holding pocket jacks against Jiri Horak from the Czech Republic, who finished as the runner up.


    Even the final hand was a unbelievable conclusion to a Cinderella story. Keeline had pocket Jacks versus Horak’s A-9. The Czech flopped a 9 and had hope. The turn was a blank, and then when an ace fell on the river, many of Horak’s supporters packed along the rail thought he’d caught a miracle survival card, making two pair – aces and nines. However, upon closer review, four spades were revealed on the board to match Keeline’s Jack of spades. The spade flush proved fateful and was the decisive last hand, one of the most exciting hands of the 2016 WSOP thus far.


    This tourney attracted 21,613 entrants which created a prize pool totaling $10,806,500. The huge turnout created the second-largest live poker tournament in history in terms of overall attendance, on the heels of last year’s inaugural Colossus I event, which drew a record 22,374 participants.


    Here’s the succession of other top finishers who made the final table:


    Second Place: Jiri Horak, from Troubelice, Czech Republic finished as the runner up. He is a 28-year-old poker pro who made his second career cash at the WSOP. This payout turned out to be a whopper, worth $618,000.


    Third Place: Farhad Davoudzadeh, a scientist from Palmdale, CA made quite a splash in his WSOP debut. He earned a whopping $462,749 in prize money in what was his first time to cash in a series event.


    Fourth Place: Richard Carr, from Lake Mary, FL was a former college tennis player. He volleyed all the way down to a fourth-place finish in this tournament, netting a $348,462 payout, not bad for participating on the poker racket. This was only the second career in-the-money finish for Carr.


    Fifth Place: Marek Ohnisko, was one of two finalists from the Czech Republic. He is an online poker player who used to work as a casino floorman. Like several others players who went deep in this event, this marked Ohnisko’s first time to cash at the WSOP. He made his debut count for a score worth $263,962.


    Sixth Place: Christopher Renaudette, Holyoke, MA cashed for the first time in a WSOP event in three years with his deep run in this event. Renaudette pocketed $201,151 in prize money.


    Seventh Place: Alex Benjamin, from San Jose, CA came into this tournament with two previous min-cashes over the last few years. He finally earned a huge score this time around, collecting $154,208 in his first-ever WSOP final table appearance.


    Eighth Place: Jonathan Borenstein, from Teaneck, NJ cashed in last year’s WSOP Main Event Championship (507th). He’s also enjoyed a few cashes on the WSOP Circuit. However, this was his biggest cash win to date, worth $118,937 in prize money.


    Ninth Place: Xiu Deng, from Las Vegas, NV became the first female player this year to make it to a final table. This marked her fourth time to cash in a WSOP event, in addition to three more cashes on the WSOP Circuit. Deng received $92,291 in prize money.

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    A chip, a chair and a prayer...
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    wow crazy story, thanks for sharing Jake

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    Quote Originally Posted by JAKEPEAVY21 View Post

    To his great credit, Keeline made what turned out to be a wide and practical decision. He buckled down his pride, suspended his poker playing at least temporarily, and got a job. He began driving for Uber in and around Boulder, Colorado. He found out the money was pretty good. The hours provided him the freedom he enjoyed. Best of all, Keeline was able to continue living a free-spirited independent lifestyle to which he’d become well accustomed from his days spent as a full-time poker pro.



    Uber "happens" to be a title sponsoring the WSOP and they "happen" to throw this in the story lol

    This guy was shining knobs like every other broke poker player 100%

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    Quote Originally Posted by SharpAngles View Post

    Uber "happens" to be a title sponsoring the WSOP and they "happen" to throw this in the story lol

    This guy was shining knobs like every other broke poker player 100%
    LOL. I wondered for a moment about the bit where it says he earned a great income and could keep his poker lifestyle hours.

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    Ryan D'Angelo won a bracelet. Never liked the guy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SharpAngles View Post
    Uber "happens" to be a title sponsoring the WSOP and they "happen" to throw this in the story lol

    This guy was shining knobs like every other broke poker player 100%

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    Saw this on face book. Quite a ride!

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    Jay waiting for you

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    Still trying to put together a BR.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Jay waiting for you

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    J just work for a month and quit then come to Vegas

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    In the midst of a 7 game parlay.
    If it hits ill need a ride from McCarran on July 1st

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jayvegas420 View Post
    In the midst of a 7 game parlay.
    If it hits ill need a ride from McCarran on July 1st

    wow!! I can do that Jay...$5

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    Quote Originally Posted by Optional View Post
    LOL. I wondered for a moment about the bit where it says he earned a great income and could keep his poker lifestyle hours.
    My son drives for Uber in a major city and is a full time college student.

    He makes about $16 a hour including tips. Far from good money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clockwise1965 View Post
    My son drives for Uber in a major city and is a full time college student.

    He makes about $16 a hour including tips. Far from good money.
    that is blood money

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    More like beer money.

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    $10,000 Seven Card Stud
    Robert Mizrachi
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    Peter Eichhardt
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    Ian Johns
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    Rep Porter
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    Jesus, no wonder nobody likes poker players, those photos look like a police suspects list

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    all no names

    usually are now..lol most biography's they are poker pros

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    all no names

    usually are now..lol most biography's they are poker pros
    Half that list are not no names.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CanuckG View Post
    Half that list are not no names.

    canuck every guy on that list is flat broke

    ask anyone in Vegas Poker Pros are ALL BROKE..why??

    No such thing as a poker pro it is GAMBLING

    GAMBLERS GO BROKE

    Almost all Vegas Poker plays play on credit and in debt

    IVY OWES THE WORLD MONEY

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    Tons of big names keep winning

    Rast won the 50k PPC
    David Peters $1500 NLH
    Andrew Lucky chewy won 569k in the 3k NLH
    brandon shack harris 10k 8 handed plo
    Shaun Deeb 1.5k 7 card stud
    john hennigan 2-7 triple draw lowball
    george danzen seven card stud hi-lo

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    Quote Originally Posted by SharpAngles View Post
    Jesus, no wonder nobody likes poker players, those photos look like a police suspects list
    literally spit out my drink!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CanuckG View Post
    Tons of big names keep winning

    Rast won the 50k PPC
    David Peters $1500 NLH
    Andrew Lucky chewy won 569k in the 3k NLH
    brandon shack harris 10k 8 handed plo
    Shaun Deeb 1.5k 7 card stud
    john hennigan 2-7 triple draw lowball
    george danzen seven card stud hi-lo
    Canuck all those guys dead broke too,,you only hear when they win but how about the $300,000-$800,000 they lose

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    A guy who lives on our street is director of security for all Caesar properties in city. Going to show him some of your videos jj and see if they can post your pics at all properties as a known sex offender since you diddled Bobby. I see a trespass coming your way baldy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grits n' Gravy View Post
    A guy who lives on our street is director of security for all Caesar properties in city. Going to show him some of your videos jj and see if they can post your pics at all properties as a known sex offender since you diddled Bobby. I see a trespass coming your way baldy.
    Poker player probably biggest scum in Vegas

    Most live with 5 guys and claim they are pros

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    Crazy hand in EE event. Trying to find video:

    * 79 (diamond) vs KQ (diamond).

    ...Flop comes 8TJ (diamonds)! Str-Flush vs K-hi flush. Of course, KQ goes busto. A (diam) didn't show up.

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    Fedor Holz on the heater of a lifetime and only 22 years old. 10M+ winnings in the past 2 months alone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChuckyTheGoat View Post
    Crazy hand in EE event. Trying to find video:

    * 79 (diamond) vs KQ (diamond).

    ...Flop comes 8TJ (diamonds)! Str-Flush vs K-hi flush. Of course, KQ goes busto. A (diam) didn't show up.
    I havent seen the hand but going bust with a k hi fl seems like some pretty soft play.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CanuckG View Post
    Fedor Holz on the heater of a lifetime and only 22 years old. 10M+ winnings in the past 2 months alone.
    He won it by going all-in 3 times in a row, was behind all three times and chased down all 3!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jayvegas420 View Post
    I havent seen the hand but going bust with a k hi fl seems like some pretty soft play.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-j6nulr8zM

    Video above. I can't knock the guy at all. K-hi flush vs one opponent, w/ 2outs to Str-Flush. Cooler hand.

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