Event #2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Michael Kaufman raised to 52,000 in the cutoff, Andrew Badecker three-bet to 125,000 from the big blind and Kaufman stepped aside and handed the dealer his cards.

The action then folded around Andrew Badecker in the small blind and he raised to 60,000. Abdyl Konjuhi was seated in the big blind and he decided he wanted to see a flop. The flop was       and a 65,000 Badecker bet won the pot.

Ryan Schmidt raised to 52,000 in the cutoff and Vanessa Selbst made the call from the big blind. Our dealer gave us a flop of       and both players checked. Fourth street brought the   into play and Selbst brought out the check-raise for 194,000, after Schmidt had bet 43,000. Back to Schmidt and after a few seconds thought he folded his hand.

Andrew Badecker raised from the button and Ryan Schmidt defended the big blind. The flop was       and Schmidt check-called a 60,000 Badecker bet. On the turn there was yet another spade   and the same action ensued; this time for 142,00. The fifth and final card created a clean sweep of spades -   - and a 420,000 Badecker bet forced Smith off the pot.

Andrew Badecker opened up the action with a standard raise and Richard Park moved all-in. Badecker made the call and we had a showdown with Park at risk of elimination.

Board:          

Badecker removed Park from the final table and JP Kelly gets an unexpected pay jump.

JP Kelly had already moved in uncontested before his second jam was called my Michael Kaufman. When the hands were overturned JP Kelly had quite a lot of work to do.

The flop       gave Kelly a gut-shot and the crowd was going crazy. The turn was the   and finally the river was   and Kelly was crippled once more - down to 10,000!

Vanessa Selbst raised to 40,000 in mid-position and Jacob Bazeley made the call from the small blind. The action checked through to the river on a board of           and Selbst took down the pot with a 68,000 river bet.

After that, Selbst raised to 40,000 in first position and she took down the blinds and antes and then after that Andrew Badecker raised to 43,000 in early position and he took down the blinds and antes.

Following that, Badecker continued staying involved with a raise to 43,000 in first position and he took down the blinds and antes.

Jacob Bazeley raised to 40,000 in first position and Vanessa Selbst made the call from mid-position. JP Kelly was seated in the cutoff and he moved all-in. The button folded and Abdyl Konjuhi also moved all in from the small blind. Both Bazeley and Selbst folded and we had our first showdown at the final table.

Board:          

Despite the JP Kelly fans trying to suck the ace out of the deck it didn't materialize and JP Kelly had doubled up Konjuhi.

Abdyl Konjuhi	880,000	492,000
JP Kelly	120,000	-490,000

The first two hands go to Ryan Schmidt and Brent Hanks who both take the blinds and antes with uncontested raises.

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Andrew Badecker raised to 43,000 and Abdyl Konjuhi three-bet to 193,000, one seat to his left, and Badecker mucked his hand.

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Richard Parks raised to 40,000 in the hijack seat and took the blinds and the antes.

The players are being announced and play will start shortly.

Players are now being moved to the Pavillion Room in order to play on the feature table. We will be back after the break.

Jacob Bazeley	1,960,000	210,000
Brent Hanks	1,558,000	378,000
Andrew Badecker	1,553,000	73,000
Vanessa Selbst	1,327,000	77,000
Ryan Schmidt	1,200,000	37,000
JP Kelly	610,000	-260,000
Michael Kaufman	437,000	-38,000
Abdyl Konjuhi	388,000	-292,000
Richard Park	383,000	-197,000