RedKings pro James Keys finishes as the runner-up in the Aussie Millions Main Event!
RedKings
newest pro
and Poker Icons’ player, James Keys from England, delivers
immediately by finishing as the runner-up in the Aussie Millions Main
Event.
Just
a week after becoming a RedKings pro, English player James Keys shows
he is a poker tournament player to count on. He entered the eight men
strong final table second in chips and stayed in the upper half of
the chip count during most of the time. Keys outlasted all but one
person in the 721 player strong starting field.
When
starting the heads-up play against David Gorr, Keys was facing a 1:5
disadvantage in the chip count. However, with some great play he
managed to fight back and after winning a monstrous
pot with
K5c on a 5s3hkc2sjc
board against
Dorr’s AcKs,
Keys found himself in a dominant position with about 13.3 million in
chips against 1.2 million for Dorr. Dorr fought back though and
after a couple of double ups the crucial hand number 415 was played.
In
the hand, James
Keys raised to 225,000 pre-flop and David Gorr made the call. The
flop came down 7s6c3h.
Gorr checked and Keys bet 275,000. Gorr called. The turn brought
the Kh and
Gorr checked once again. Keys bet 650,000 and Gorr quickly
check-raised to 1.65 million. Keys took his time before announcing
all in and Gorr called. Gorr tabled K4c
and Keys had 73c.
Keys was in a dominant position in this massive pot. If Keys would
manage to double up he would have about 12 million of the chips in
play and Gorr would be left with about 2.5 million. However, the
river was a cooler for Keys as the 4s hit
the felt making Gorr hitting a higher two pair than the two pair that
Keys already was holding. This meant David Gorr won the tournament
and AUD$2,000,000. James Keys got AUD$1,035,000 for his second place
finish.
In
the last few years James Keys has proved that he is a tournament
player to be aware of. He has cashed on three different continents in
the three main events of the poker world - WSOP $10k, Aussie Millions
A$10k and WSOPE ÂŁ10k prior to his 2nd
place finish in the Aussie Millions 2011 Main Event.
"I
am very happy the way I played throughout the tournament. This is my
greatest achievement so far and I look very much forward to upcoming
events. David Gorr was a tough opponent and a well-deserved winner of
the title” -
says James Keys.
Other
notable players on the final table were Doyles Room pro and Brunson
10 member, Chris Moorman,
finishing in 7th
place and well-known Full Tilt Poker pro, Patrik Antonius, finishing
in 8th
place.
