Event 2: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2012 World Series of Poker

05-30-2012 14:39 UTC-6

Kwinsee Khoa Tran Eliminated in 14th Place ($23,655)

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Intrepid reporter Happy_Freaked just brought you details of a hand where Vanessa Selbst took a chunk of change from the pockets of Kwinsee Khoa Tran. Here are the pair tangling again, this time with fatal consequences for Tran.

Tran made it 34,000 from the cutoff, Selbst three-bet to 63,000 on the button and Tran made the call.

Flop: {A-Spades} {A-Clubs} {9-Spades}

Tran didn't waste anytime whatsoever when he moved 125,000 into the pot. Selbst took her time before announcing all-in and Tran made the call.

Selbst
Tran

Selbst was light years ahead of Tran, and the {4-Spades} turn and {4-Diamonds} river sealed his fate as the 14th-place finisher. Selbst is now up to 1,250,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	1,250,000 350,000	350,000

Kwinsee Khoa Tran	Busted

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05-30-2012 15:27 UTC-6

The Final 10

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Seat	Name
1	Vanessa Selbst
2	Brent Hanks
3	JP Kelly
4	Andrew Badecker
5	Abdel Konjuhi
6	Ryan Schmidt
7	Jacob Bazeley
8	Richard Park
9	Michael Kaufman
10	Kennii Nguyen

As soon as we reach the final table of nine players will be on a break. All the chips will be moved to the secondary feature table in the Pavillion Room. There will be live streaming but no commentary.

05-30-2012 17:08 UTC-6

Richard Park Eliminated in 9th Place ($38,106)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

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.

Badecker
Park

Board: {K-Hearts} {5-Spades} {3-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {8-Diamonds}

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

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05-30-2012 17:09 UTC-6

JP Kelly Eliminated in 8th Place ($49,621)

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Brent Hanks put JP Kelly all-in who was still very very short. Kelly called right away and we went to showdown once more.

Brent Hanks
JP Kelly

The board ran out {6-Clubs} {7-Spades} {3-Spades} {10-Spades} {7-Diamonds} and that was it for JP Kelly. No third bracelet for the Brit who still managed to pick up a very nice payday at the beginning of the WSOP. We are down to seven players.

Player	Chips	Progress
JP Kelly	Busted

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05-30-2012 17:53 UTC-6

Konjuhi Doubles With Kings

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

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.

Konjuhi
Selbst

Board: {Q-Hearts} {J-Clubs} {9-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {5-Spades}

No magical eight for Selbst and Konjuhi doubled up.

Tags: Abdyl Konjuhi Vanessa Selbst

05-30-2012 20:09 UTC-6

Abdyl Konjuhi Eliminated in 6th Place ($87,231)

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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.

Hanks
Konjuhi

So Konjuhi needed some low cards or hearts. The board ran out {9-Diamonds} {6-Spades} {6-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Hanks	3,000,000 530,000	530,000

Abdyl Konjuhi	Busted

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05-30-2012 20:58 UTC-6

Vanessa Selbst Eliminated in 4th Place ($161,345)

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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 {K-Diamonds} {7-Diamonds} and Andrew Badecker called in the small blind holding {K-Clubs} {Q-Diamonds} .

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: {J-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {8-Hearts}

Selbst is out and Badecker moves into the chip lead with three players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Badecker	4,050,000 650,000	650,000

Vanessa Selbst	Busted

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05-30-2012 21:23 UTC-6

Andrew Badecker Eliminated in 3rd Place ($224,029)

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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.

Hanks
Badecker

Board: {K-Clubs} {7-Spades} {4-Spades} {3-Hearts} {A-Clubs}

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Hanks	5,325,000 2,025,000	2,025,000

Andrew Badecker	Busted

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05-30-2012 22:52 UTC-6

Hanks Pulls It Back

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Brent Hanks raised to 120,000, Jacob Bazeley raised it up to 325,000 and Hanks made the call. The flop was {10-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {4-Spades} , Bazeley checked, Hanks bet 160,000 and Bazeley made the call. The turn was the {K-Spades} and Bazeley checked once more and this time Hanks followed suit. The final card was the {5-Hearts} and Bazeley checked for the third time. All eyeballs fell on Hanks and he reached into his stack and pulled out a bet of 580,000. Bazeley dwelled for quite a long while before eventually making the call. Hanks turned over {K-Diamonds} {9-Diamonds} for a pair of kings and Bazeley mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacob Bazeley	4,770,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Brent Hanks	4,675,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Jacob Bazeley Brent Hanks

05-30-2012 23:57 UTC-6

Jacob Bazeley Eliminated in 2nd Place ($322,294)

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After making the trek to three WSOP final tables, and coming away empty handed each time, has Brent Hanks finally solved his WSOP final table riddle?

After what had been a very pedestrian paced heads-up encounter it sparked into life in one magical moment of pre flop tension. Brent Hanks raised to 160,000, Jacob Bazeley three-bet to 420,000, Brent Hanks four-bet to 780,000, Jacob Bazeley five bet jammed all-in and Brent Hanks made the call.

Hanks
Bazeley

Bazeley was ahead and he had Hanks covered. The dealer was preparing to reveal the board and the chants were raining down from the rail, "ace, ace, ace, ace, ace, ace!"

Flop: {A-Clubs} {7-Spades} {6-Hearts}

There was a huge cheer from the rail as the sight of the ace penetrated the eyeballs. The turn {6-Diamonds} and river {4-Spades} could not save Bazeley and he was down to less than one big blind.

In the very next hand the cards were turned over and Hanks was just five cards away from WSOP glory, after his {A-Hearts} {10-Diamonds} were shown to dominate the {10-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} of Bazeley. The board ran out {J-Spades} {10-Spades} {2-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} and Hanks had won his first WSOP bracelet despite being down to as low as two big blinds early on during Day 2. Commiserations to Jacob Bazeley who takes away $322,294 for his runner-up finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Hanks	9,459,000 4,329,000	4,329,000

Jacob Bazeley	Busted

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