Alex Keating

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Alex Keating
Residence Saratoga, California
BornOctober 12, 1987 (1987-10-12) (age 36)
World Series of Poker
Bracelet(s) 1
Money finish(es)3
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.

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Online poker

Playing under the screen names of "mistakooll" on PokerStars and "kadabra" on Full Tilt Poker, Keating's multitable 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.

Full Tilt Online Poker Series (FTOPS)

Under the screen name "Kadabra," Keating won the first event of FTOPS V on August 9, 2007, earning $147,099. [3]

The Poker Stars Spring Championship of Online Poker

On May 10, 2010. playing under the name "mistakooll", Keating 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] [5]

Sit N Goes

Although Keating has blocked his SharkScope stats on Poker Stars [6] Keating 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 [7] 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 [8] and Keating's best finish being a final table taking 5th place in Event 38 for $39,977. [9]

World Series of Poker bracelets

YearTournamentPrize (US$)
2023$5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em$701,688

European Poker Tour

Keating made his first European Poker Tour in the money appearance at the EPT London in the fall of 2009. [10] Keating has had a total of three in-the-money finishes for a total of $17,214. [11]

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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. ↑ "Online Poker" . Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  5. ↑ [ permanent dead link ]"The Alex Keating wins SCOOP 23"
  6. ↑ "Opt-In"
  7. ↑ "Kadabra"
  8. ↑ Archived April 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine "Earnings"
  9. ↑ "40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  10. ↑ "European Poker Tour - EPT London, No Limit Hold'em". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Alex Keating - Tournament Earnings". BLUFF. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010.
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