Saturday, July 26, 2014

Event 17 (Day 1B): Defending His Title

Level 1 (Blinds 50/100)
Total Entries: 59

Kevin Elia (Edgewater, MD)
Kevin Elia (Edgewater, MD) hasn't been seen over the course of this series, but it looks like he didn't want to miss the opportunity to defend his Main Event title.  Elia was the winner of the inaugural Live! $1 Million Poker Classic this past March.  Elia would collect $56,370 for his share of the eight way chop, but he would then win the $1,000 Freezeout (SNG) for the trophy and $8,000 after the final table.

Although a really solid score, that was not the largest of Kevin's poker career.  He final tabled Event #44 during the 2012 WSOP ($1,000 No Limit Hold'em), finishing in sixth place for $79,464.