Fabien Dunlop folded his button, and Adnan Alshamah merely made up the small blind. JP Kelly merely checked his option, and they saw a flop. Alshamah bet out 28,000 and Kelly wasn't in the slightest bit interested; he folded without any fuss, and Alshamah picked up some much-needed blinds and antes.
We knew Adnan Alshamah meant business when his opening raise from the button was to a hefty 70,000, around half his stack. JP Kelly folded his small blind, but Fabien Dunlop in the big blind announced all in. A nod from Alshamah indicated the obvious call, and they were on their backs.
Alshamah:
Dunlop:
Board: a rather exciting
Ladies and gentlemen, we are heads up in this ultra-mega-fast final. Imminent bracelet-winnerhood beckons one of our two finalists...
Fabien Dunlop raised his button to 31,000, and this time JP Kelly made it 90,000. Dunlop said his two favourite words ("all in", for the slower among our readers), and Kelly made the call.
Kelly:
Dunlop:
Flop:
"OOOHHHH!!!" said the crowd at the rail.
Turn:
River:
A full double up for Kelly means that the stacks are almost exactly even. Kelly is suddenly looking that little bit more likely to win a second bracelet to add to the one he picked up in Vegas this summer...
Our heads-upsers saw an flop which Fabien Dunlop checked. JP Kelly bet a minimum 16,000 from the button, and Dunlop called.
Both players checked the turn and flop, after which Dunlop turned over for, er, nothing more than jack-high. Nevertheless, Kelly couldn't beat it and Dunlop picked up a few chips.
JP Kelly limped in on the button, and Fabien Dunlop checked his option.
A flop:
Dunlop bet out 25,000, and Kelly smooth-called. Interesting.
Turn:
Dunlop now made it 75,000 to go, and again, Kelly flatted. Curiouser and curiouser.
River:
Now Dunlop checked to Kelly, who after a few moments' contemplation bet 120,000. Dunlop quietly announced call -- actually he announced it twice because he was so quiet the first time that the dealer didn't hear him -- but then mucked when Kelly turned over a sneakily played pair of pocket queens.
Fabien Dunlop raised his button and JP Kelly flatted in the big blind.
Flop:
It was at this point that all hell broke loose.
Kelly checked, and Dunlop bet. Kelly now check-raised -- and Dunlop moved all in. Call.
Kelly: sneakiest of the sneaky
Dunlop: somewhat behind with
Turn: ...
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There was a sigh from the rail.
River:
Dunlop regained his former massive chip lead with 1.3 million in chips. Kelly meanwhile remained thoroughly composed as he handed most of his stack over to Dunlop and dropped to around 500,000.