Event 8 (Flight 1A): Kegel Out To The Early Lead

"Battles At The Beach"

Event 8 ($360 No Limit Hold'em $200,000 GTD)

Level 6 (Blinds 200/400/50)

Total Flight 1A Entries: 109

Timothy Kegel (Hollywood, FL)

It's still very early in the day to take a look at chip counts, but Timothy Kegel (Hollywood, FL) is off to a start that can not be ignored.  The seasoned tournament veteran already sits with over 100,000, and is the only player in the field to have eclipsed that mark.  Kegel's first recorded tournament cash came in 2011 (Seniors Event "Denny Crum Poker Open" Horseshoe Southern Indiana), when he earned $643 for his sixth place finish.  Since that night, Kegel has amassed live tournament earnings over $146,000, spanning (29) different recorded results.

Kegel's career highlighting score came in 2014, when he final tabled the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open $3,500 Championship Event, eventually finishing in 6th place ($67,842).  Kegel's best Isle Poker finish came in 2012, when he finished runner-up in a $230 No Limit Holde'm event during the Isle Poker Open ($5,100).  It should be repeated, there is still a long way to go in this opening flight of Event 8, but Timothy Kegel is surely the early favorite for the "chip lead bonus."