Alex Keating
| Alex Keating | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Saratoga, California |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish | ' |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 3 |
Alex Keating (born October 12, 1987) an American professional poker player from Saratoga, California.
Online poker
Playing under the screen names of "mistakooll" on PokerStars and "kadabra" on Full Tilt Poker, Keatings's multi table tournament online winnings exceeded $1,500,000,[1][2] including a win in the Annual PokerStars 2010 Spring Championship of Online Poker tournament in May for $245,000. He has also been able to translate his online success to live games.
Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS)
Keating under the screen name "Kadabra," won the first event of FTOPS V on August 9, 2007, earning $147,099.[3]
The Poker Stars Spring Championship of Online Poker
On Monday May 10, 2010 Keating playing under the name "mistakooll", won the Spring Championship of Online Poker event #23 High a $1,000 buy in with $1,000 re-buys tournament for $245,000 [4]
Sit N Goes
Although he has blocked his SharkScope stats on Poker Stars[5] he is Ranked 13th in Holdem Heads Up over $1000 Average Profit Leaderboard, Ranked 14th in Any Game Over $1000 Average Profit Leaderboard and Ranked 16th in Holdem Heads Up Any Stakes Average Profit Leaderboard [6] on Full Tilt Poker.
Live poker
The World Series of Poker
Keating made his WSOP debut at the 2009 World Series of Poker with three in the money finishes totaling $48,983[7] and his best finish being a final table taking 5th place in Event 38[8] for $39,977.
European Poker Tour
Keating made his first European Poker Tour in the money appearance at the EPT London in the fall of 2009. He has had a total of three in the money finishes for a total of $17,214 [9]
Run ins with former WSOP champs
Keating has had a few run ins with former WSOP champions in the time he hs been playing live tournaments. At the PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure in 2009 Alex has a run with former champion Joe Hachem after Joe tried to cut in line.[10] At the 2009 WSOP Keating once again got in to it, this time with Phil Hellmuth, challenging him to a Heads Up Poker match [11]
References
- ^ [1]"prizes"
- ^ [2]"prizes"
- ^ [3]"Winning the first event of the Full Tilt Online Poker Series might take some luck, but there was no magic involved when player Kadabra finished first"
- ^ [4]"Alex Keating wins SCOOP 23"
- ^ [5]"Opt-In"
- ^ [6]"Kadabra"
- ^ [7]"Earnings"
- ^ [8]"Alex Keating aka BigSlick makes WSOP final table"
- ^ [9]"earnings"
- ^ [10]"Ok so heres pretty much what happened."
- ^ [11]"Keating to ask him if he would like to play No Limit heads up"