Kevin - Player Profile

Name -  Kevin Joel Hallstrom    
Nickname (how'd you get it) -  Seattle Slew (I think I gave it to myself kinda, back in week 4 or 5, people seemed to call me by it, and I started wearing various Seattle sports teams gear every week to add to my aura)
Age -  29
Location - Santa Monica, CA, USA

Favorite hand to play - any low to mid suited cards that are relatively close in rank or connected (i.e. 6s, 8s; 5c, 6c) when I can get in a pot with a few other players in it, and get in for cheap.  Usually everyone else is playing high cards and if you hit a flop and your hand is made, you can extract some good chippage.  If you miss on the flop you can get out before you've invested to much coin.

Favorite pro player -  Probably Negreanu, but I like Thomas "Thunder" Keller as well.  It'll be me once I go pro though!

How did you learn about the 4SPT -  Dino, the Kansas City Bikini Patrol Chairman of the Board.

When did you join the 4SPT -  Week 3 I think.

Best thing about winning the 4SPT -  Got the monkey off my back (although I did win a small one way back in the tours infancy in week 4) and hopefully earned some respect, and the $310 is nice so I can take my girl to Norms for a nice Valentine's Day Steak and Shrimp Dinner platter (or whatever the monthly special is for February).

Most exciting/best hand you've had on the 4SPT -  I've had a ton of exciting hands, but in the victory this week, when I got aces at the final table, raised it to $1,100 pre-flop, got an all in behind me for a raise of about $800 or so more, then a call from the Man Eater, then I raised all in for another $2,500 or so, and then got called down by the Man Eater, I tell you, I was about to come unglued!!!  Obviously I was in a great spot here, but honestly, with the reputation Aces have on the tour for getting cracked, I did not want the Man Eater calling me down, I wanted to be heads up.

4SPT player you don't want sitting next to you (why) - Dino, 'cause he's smelly and Vaughn 'cause he always works my ass and takes me out!!!  He's scary for me as my sometimes my semi-aggressive style plays perfectly into the traps he sets for me.  He's real patient when he knows he's got the best hand and gets me to bet into him on the river.

Where/how did you learn to play poker -  Played with buddies in high school, and relatives when I was younger, but always 5 card draw or dealers choice with whacked out rules. Learned Hold Em mostly by watching the WPT on Travel Channel when I was exiled to Palm Desert for a year for work, then playing on the 4SPT.

Any other interesting stories or whatever else you want people to know -   I'm rollin' and plan on taking some more of your cash in the weeks to come!  Big Thanks to Jennifer and Jeff for making the tour such an awesome weekly event and a highlight of my, and I'm sure many others, week!