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Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:23 PM Local Time
Brent Hanks raised to 100,000 on the button, Andrew Badecker three-bet to 250,000 in the small blind, Brent Hank four-bet to 540,000 and the pressure was right back on Badecker. How was his state of mind after that huge hand with Bazeley?
"I am all-in," said Badecker.
Hanks called and when Badecker saw the hand of his opponent his face stared up at the heavens.
Board:
So with the elimination of Badecker the heads up encounter between Brent Hanks and Jason Bazeley means we are going to have a brand new WSOP champion.
| Brent Hanks | 5,325,000 | 2,025,000  |
| Andrew Badecker | 0 | -2,200,000  |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:18 PM Local Time
Andrew Bazeley was still gathering in the latest members of his chip family when he raised from the button and took the blinds and antes.
Brent Hanks raised from the button making it 100,000 and Jacob Bazeley made the call in the big blind. The flop was and Bazeley checked to Hanks who bet 85,000. Bazeley made the call, the showed her face on the turn and both players checked. The river continued the paint theme with the and Bazeley won the pot with a 200,000 bet.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:15 PM Local Time
Andrew Badecker raised to 85,000 from the button and Jacob Bazeley three-bet from the small blind to 200,000. Brent Hanks folded his big blind and Badecker made the call.
The flop came down and Bazeley bet 250,000. Badecker made the call and got us to the turn. The turn was the and Bazeley continued betting, he threw out 400,000. Badecker made the call once more and the river brought out the . The pot was already massive and to make things even more exciting Bazeley moved all in. Badecker made the call for a total of 1,030,000 and got shown . Bazeley had the best possible full house and Badecker showed his . Also a full house for Badecker who is no longer the chip leader.
| Jacob Bazeley | 3,850,000 | 1,770,000 |
| Andrew Badecker | 2,200,000 | -1,850,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:05 PM Local Time
We still have four minutes left in the current level and the cards are back in the air.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 7:01 PM Local Time
Level: 27
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 5000
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:59 PM Local Time
The remaining three players are taking a short break. We will be back in just a few.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:58 PM Local Time
Vanessa Selbst has just been eliminated by Andrew Badecker, meaning Badecker is the only remaining WSOP bracelet winner left in the field. Selbst was short after losing a significant pot to Jacob Bazeley. She moved all-in from the cutoff holding and Andrew Badecker called in the small blind holding .
Selbst had many fans on the rail including Maria Ho, Tiffany Michelle, Liv Boeree and Kevin MacPhee, but despite all of their hollering the poker gods just weren't listening.
Board:
Selbst is out and Badecker moves into the chip lead with three players remaining.
| Andrew Badecker | 4,050,000 | 650,000 |
| Vanessa Selbst | 0 | -630,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:55 PM Local Time
| Andrew Badecker | 3,400,000 | -50,000 |
| Brent Hanks | 3,300,000 | -170,000 |
| Jacob Bazeley | 2,080,000 | -420,000 |
| Vanessa Selbst | 630,000 | -190,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:53 PM Local Time
Brent Hanks raised to 85,000 on the button and a three-bet by Jacob Bazeley took down the pot. Then Andrew Badecker raised to 85,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes. Finally, Brent Hanks raised to 80,000 on the button and Jacob Bazeley defended his big blind. The flop was and Hanks won the top with a standard c-bet.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:45 PM Local Time
Andrew Badecker started off the action with a raise to 85,000 from the cut-off and Ryan Schmidt made the call from the button. The flop came down and Badecker put in a 90,000 chip continuation bet. Schmidt wasn't looking to play it passively and he raised to 195,000. Badecker made the call.
The turn was the and Badecker lead out for 240,000 into Schmidt who had shown agression on the flop. Schmidt didn't want to give up and made the call giving us a big pot heading to the river.
The river was the and Badecker moved all-in. Schmidt wasn't buying it and he made the call. Badecker showed and that beat Schmidt's . We are down to just four players now!
| Andrew Badecker | 3,450,000 | 1,595,000 |
| Ryan Schmidt | 0 | -1,100,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:40 PM Local Time
Brent Hanks raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and Andrew Badecker three-bet to 190,000 on the button. Back to our chip leader and he four-bet to 400,000 and Badecker folded.
| Brent Hanks | 3,470,000 | 270,000 |
| Andrew Badecker | 1,855,000 | -195,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:36 PM Local Time
Vanessa Selbst just became our short stack. The action started with a raise from Jacob Bazeley who made it 95,000 to go from the small blind. Selbst made the call from the big blind.
The flop came down and from our position in the room we spotted a 75,000 chip bet as this wasn't announced. Selbst made the call.
On the turn the hit and Bazeley checked to Selbst who threw out a 260,000 chip bet. Bazeley called and lead out on the river which brought the . The bet was 400,000 and almost half Vanessa Selbst's stack. She opted to fold and is now the short stack with five players remaining.
| Jacob Bazeley | 2,500,000 | 870,000 |
| Vanessa Selbst | 820,000 | -445,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:27 PM Local Time
Vanessa Selbst made it 80,000 to play from the cutoff and Andrew Badecker called in the small blind. The first three cards out on the felt were the and Selbst bet 110,000. The purple shade wearing Badecker was next to act and he made the call. Fourth street was the , Selbst checked and Badecker bet 230,000 to win the pot.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:24 PM Local Time
| Brent Hanks | 3,200,000 | 200,000 |
| Andrew Badecker | 1,800,000 | -200,000 |
| Jacob Bazeley | 1,630,000 | -120,000 |
| Vanessa Selbst | 1,460,000 | -240,000 |
| Ryan Schmidt | 1,100,000 | 0 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:20 PM Local Time
Andrew Badecker raised to 100,000 on the button and Ryan Schmidt defended his big blind. The flop was and Badecker bets another 100,000 once checked to; Schmidt called. The turn card was the and this time Schmidt decided to bet. He made it 155,000 and Badecker mucked his hand.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:18 PM Local Time
Andrew Badecker just raised to 85,000 from the cut-off and Ryan Schmidt, directly to his left, opted to three-bet to 205,000. The action got folded back to Badecker who moved all-in getting Schmidt to fold. The fight for second place behind Brent Hanks is a tough one while Ryan Schmidt tries to keep up with the rest, but so far he is the tournament short stack.
| Andrew Badecker | 2,000,000 | 300,000 |
| Ryan Schmidt | 1,100,000 | -250,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:16 PM Local Time
Vanessa Selbst Made it 90,000 from the small blind and Brent Hanks reacted by making the call in the big blind.
Flop:
Selbst Made a Standard 90,000 c-bet and Hanks made the call. That was the end of the action as both the and were checked through and Hanks took down the pot with .
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:15 PM Local Time
In a blind battle Ryan Schmidt just managed to pick up a nice pot. The flop read and Schmidt bet 50,000 into Jacob Bazeley who made the call. The turn was the and both players checked. On the river the hit and Schmidt fired out a 135,000 chip bet. Bazeley gave it some thought and decided to make the call. Schmidt turned over and took down the pot.
| Jacob Bazeley | 1,750,000 | -280,000 |
| Ryan Schmidt | 1,350,000 | 270,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:09 PM Local Time
The action folded around to our chip leader Brent Hanks who was seated on the button, and he made the raise. Andrew Badecker folded in the small blind but Abdyl Konjuhi moved all-in from the big blind for around 500,000. Hanks called very quickly and when Konjuhi saw his hand he didn't like it one bit.
So Konjuhi needed some low cards or hearts. The board ran out and the necessary ingredients for a Konjuhi double up were missing, and he leaves us in 6th place. Hanks extends his lead at the top to 3,000,000.
| Brent Hanks | 3,000,000 | 530,000 |
| Abdyl Konjuhi | 0 | -455,000 |
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 6:08 PM Local Time
In a button-big blind battle we saw Vanessa Selbst and Andrew Badecker battling it out. The flop read and both players checked. The turn was the and Badecker check-raised the 80,000 bet to 225,000. Selbst tanked for a bit and called.
The river was the and again both players checked. Badecker showed and Selbst mucked her cards.
| Vanessa Selbst | 1,700,000 | -345,000 |
| Andrew Badecker | 1,700,000 | 340,000 |