2008 World Series of Poker

Event 24 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
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Prize
$246,471
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
457
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

John-Paul Kelly Eliminated in Ninth Place ($22,599)

John-Paul Kelly Eliminated
John-Paul Kelly Eliminated
Hold'em -

From the cutoff, Kyle Kloeckner raises to 25,000 for the second hand in a row. Next to him, John-Paul Kelly moves all in for a total of 64,000. Action passes back around to Kloeckner, and he pauses for a minute before making the call. The hands are shown down:

Kloeckner: {A-Diamonds} {10-Spades}
Kelly: {K-Hearts} {J-Hearts}

There's an ace right in the door for Kloeckner, as the flop comes down {5-Spades} {6-Hearts} {A-Spades}. The turn and river come {8-Clubs} and {Q-Spades}, doing nothing to help Kelly. He came into today on the short stack, and he is headed out just a few minutes into the action. For his three-day effort, he will pocket more than $22,000.

Tags: John-Paul Kelly

Level: 20

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Final Table Bios: Seat 9, Allen Cunningham (484,000)

Seat 9 - Allen Cunningham
Seat 9 - Allen Cunningham
Allen Cunningham needs no introduction. The 2005 Player of the Year and Las Vegas native has over $10 million in tournament winnings. He will come into this final table second in chips, with 484,000.

Cunningham is fresh off his WSOP Circuit win at Caesars Las Vegas and has already cashed once this year in the $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud HI-Lo event. A long-time professional player and Full Tilt pro, Cunningham will be looking to add a sixth bracelet to his collection today.

Tags: Allen Cunningham

Final Table Bios: Seat 8, Minh Ly (174,000)

Seat 8 - Minh Ly
Seat 8 - Minh Ly
Minh Ly is no stranger to the felt. He lives in Las Vegas and has been pretty busy this World Series, playing every event that he can. Ly had a great showing in the $10,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud event when he finished in fourth place, earning almost $119,000. This won't be Ly's first final table, but if he does happen to win it will be his first gold bracelet. With his 174,000 chips, Ly will begin the day seated to the right of Allen Cunningham.

Tags: Minh Ly

Final Table Bios: Seat 7, Lennart Holtkamp (253,000)

Seat 7 - Lennart Holtkamp
Seat 7 - Lennart Holtkamp
Lennart Holtkamp will begin the day third in chips with 253,000. Holtkamp is a young, avid poker player from Utrecht, Netherlands. This is Holtkamp's first WSOP cash, but he has had a few other tournament cashes in his home country. Holtkamp always seem to have a knack for style and will surely be looking his best for his first WSOP final table.

Tags: Lennart Holtkamp

Final Table Bios: Seat 6, Greg Hurst (197,000)

Seat 6 - Greg Hurst
Seat 6 - Greg Hurst
Greg Hurst may not be a familiar name, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have what it takes. This will be Hurst's first cash in a World Series event and also his first final table. Playing with some of the bigger names in the poker world, this real estate agent from Tazewell, Tennessee will be looking to play his A-game and capture his first tournament win and WSOP bracelet. Hurst comes in today with 197,000 chips and if he wins, he says he'll "Try, try, try again to get another one."

Tags: Greg Hurst

Final Table Bios: Seat 5, John-Paul Kelly (79,000)

Seat 5 - John-Paul Kelly
Seat 5 - John-Paul Kelly
John-Paul Kelly is a professional poker player hailing from the United Kingdom. This marks Kelly's second World Series and he has stated that he looks forward to playing in this year's Main Event. Kelly has his work cut out for him before he can start the party he plans to throw if he wins. He comes in today last in chips with only 79,000.

Tags: John-Paul Kelly

Final Table Bios: Seat 4, Kyle Kloeckner (494,000)

Seat 4 - Kyle Kloeckner
Seat 4 - Kyle Kloeckner
Kyle Kloeckner is from St. Louis, MO, and has played in the WSOP for the past two years. He has yet to record a cash, so it goes without saying that this is his first final table. Kyle is a former philosophy major turned poker pro. If he wins the bracelet today, he says he "will buy drinks for a lot of people."

He begins play with 494,000 chips, and is the chip leader.

Tags: Kyle Kloeckner