{{Short description|American poker player (born 1987)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Full citations needed|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox poker player | name = Alex Keating | image = | imagesize = 150px | caption = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|October 12, 1987}} | birth_place = [[Brooklyn, Michigan]], U.S. | wsop bracelet count = 1 | wsop money finishes = 3 | wsop main event best finish rank = 55th | wsop main event best finish year = 2024 | ept titles = None | ept final tables = 0 | ept money finishes = 3 }}
'''Alex Keating''' (Born October 12, 1987 in [[Brooklyn, Michigan]]) 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]], Keating's multitable tournament online winnings exceeded $1,500,000,<ref>[http://officialpokerrankings.com/fulltiltpoker/Kadabra/poker/results/FDC85272692544B2994987559469B7C3.html?t=2]"prizes"</ref><ref>[http://officialpokerrankings.com/pokerstars/mistakooll/poker/results/9A860C0C66FF49A4A8B0F070F62758EF.html?t=2]"prizes"</ref> 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 [[Full Tilt Online Poker Series|FTOPS V]] on August 9, 2007, earning $147,099.<ref>[http://www.pokerlistings.com/full-tilt-online-poker-series-event-1-results]"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"</ref>
===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 {{cn|date=January 2025}}
===Sit N Goes=== Although Keating has blocked his SharkScope stats on [[Poker Stars]]<ref>[http://www.sharkscope.com/?username=mistakooll&network=pokerstars&searchtype=SNGO]"Opt-In"</ref> 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 <ref>[http://www.sharkscope.com/?username=Kadabra&network=fulltilt&searchtype=SNGO]"Kadabra"</ref> 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<ref>[http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/alex-keating/39766/player-profile.asp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414062001/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/alex-keating/39766/player-profile.asp|date=April 14, 2010}}"Earnings"</ref> and Keating's best finish being a final table taking 5th place in Event 38 for $39,977.<ref>{{Cite web |title=40th World Series of Poker - WSOP 2009, Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=35089 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref>
===World Series of Poker bracelets=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Tournament !Prize (US$) |- |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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Poker Tour - EPT London, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=37833 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref> Keating has had a total of three in-the-money finishes for a total of $17,214. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Keating - Tournament Earnings |url=http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/alex-keating/39766/player-profile.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414062001/http://www.bluffmagazine.com/players/alex-keating/39766/player-profile.asp |archive-date=April 14, 2010 |website=BLUFF}}</ref>
==References== <references/>
==External links== *[https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/140508-alex-keating Card Player profile] *[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=97255 Hendon Mob profile] *[https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/alex-keating/ PokerNews profile] *[https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/alex-keating/ WPT profile] *[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=39766 WSOP profile]
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