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

We will be ack at 7pm with the final six players.

Brent Hanks	2,470,000	10,000
Vanessa Selbst	2,045,000	45,000
Jacob Bazeley	2,030,000	280,000
Andrew Badecker	1,360,000	60,000
Ryan Schmidt	1,080,000	-170,000
Abdyl Konjuhi	455,000	-395,000

Three players committed 60,000 chips to the pot and we got to see     on the flop. Bazeley and Hanks checked to Konjuhi who bet 60,000. Bazeley raised to 160,000 and Hanks folded. Konjuhi made the call.

The turn was the   and Bazeley moved all-in. Konjuhi shook his head and folded his cards. He is our short stack with just under 20 big blinds.

Vanessa Selbst raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Andrew Badecker applied the pressure with a 135,000 three-bet on the button. Selbst peeled and the pair shared a flop of       and Badecker won the hand with a 130,000 c-bet.

Brent Hanks raised from under the gun and Ryan Schmidt made the call from his position on the button. The dealer placed the       onto the felt and Hanks bet 80,000; Schmidt called. The turn card was the   and Hanks bet 140,000 and Schmidt folded his hand.

Ryan Schmidt raised pre flop to 65,000 from the hi-jack and Jacob Bazeley three-bet him from the cut-off to 155,000. Action folded around to Schmidt who moved all-in. Bazeley tanked for around 30 seconds and then released his hand.

In a blind battle we just saw a huge shift in the momentum when Brent Hanks and Vanessa Selbst played a massive pot. The action started off with Selbst raising to 70,000 and Hanks defended his big blind.

The flop came down     and Selbst bet 70,000 once again, Hanks called. The turn was the   and Selbst fired out 110,000. Hanks took some time and called once more.

On the river the   hit and Selbst tanked for a bit before sliding out a big 520,000 chip bet. Hanks went into the tank and called after which Selbst quickly tabled   . Hanks had    for a full house and he beat Selbst's straight on the river. Brent Hanks now has a commanding chip lead over the other five players but it's still anyones game.

Brent Hanks	2,500,000	720,000
Vanessa Selbst	1,400,000	-700,000

Right after the break Michael Kaufman started off the action with a raise to 65,000 from the cut-off. Vanessa Selbst was on the button and she opted to three-bet. Both blinds folded and Selbst snap-called when Kaufman moved all-in.

The flop brought     and it looked like Kaufman was gonna find his much needed double up. The turn was the   and that opened up a way out for Selbst who was looking to make a straight. When the river brought the   Selbst hit the jackpot and knocked out Michael Kaufman. We are down to six players and the next player to bust will receive $87,231.

Vanessa Selbst	2,100,000	725,000
Michael Kaufman	0	-680,000

Ryan Schmidt raised to 50,000 in first position and Michael Kaufman forced him to fold with a 150,000 three-bet from the hijack.

Then Vanessa Selbst raised to 48,000 under the gun and when the action folded to Abdyl Konjuhi he moved all-in for around 280,000. Selbst decided to make the call and we had a showdown with Konjuhi at risk of an elimination.

Board:          

No magical eight for Selbst and Konjuhi doubled up.

Andrew Badecker raised to 54,000 in the hijack and Ryan Schmidt made the call on the button. Michael Kaufman was seated in the big blind and he moved all-in and both players released their hands.

Abdyl Konjuhi raised to 60,000 in the hijack seat and Ryan Schmidt called in the cutoff. The flop was      , Konjuhi bet 80,000 and Schmidt made the call. The turn card was the  , Konjuhi fired his second barrel of 160,000 and Schmidt once again made the call. The final card was the   and Konjuhi checked. Schmidt didn't though - he came out with a 108,000 river bet. Konjuhi made the call and Schmidt showed him pocket aces…seconds later Konjuhi's hand was slid unseen to the dealer.