At the beginning of the series, I picked 10 players I thought would have a good series. I was wrong on a few, but those I was right about, I was spot on.

It took a while, but one of my top 10 finally broke through with a bracelet win.

I wasn’t alone thinking that Dan Kelly, a 21-year-old online star from the States, would make a splash this series, but few could have imagined how big of a splash he would make.

21-year-old Dan Kelly, an online star, won a bracelet this year

Kelly took down one of the most prestigious events at the World Series of Poker, the $25,000 six-handed no-limit hold’em event.

Kelly bested a final table full of young, Internet groomed talent, along with the year’s only double bracelet winner, Frank Kassela. He netted himself $1,315,518 and his first career bracelet for the win.

Kelly went to the final table as the overwhelming chip leader and from the moment the first hand was dealt, it was apparent his plan was to put those chips to good use. I watched him constantly raise, putting his opponents in tough situations.

Sure Kelly got his money in bad with A-10 against runner-up Shawn Buchanan’s jacks, but he had the stack to wield, and when he hit an ace on the river, the Rio erupted and gave Kelly his first of what is sure to be many bracelets.

Kelly plays as “djk123” online and before his victory, was already very well-known throughout the poker community. Kelly had already amassed millions in tournament earnings, and now has a grand total of $3.9 million to his name.