JP Kelly raised o 38,000 and Scott Shelley called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Both players checked and the dealer placed the on the turn.
Shelley check-folded to a bet of 44,000 from Kelly, who now has 940,000 in chips. Shelley is slightly behind with 810,000.
There's plenty of fans lining the rail on all sides. JP Kelly's supporters are here as are plenty of people railing Scott Shelley. With many of the heads-up matches finishing their first round, some of the players have made their way over to watch this heads-up match. It's quite the atmosphere in here, especially with Kelly going for all this history.
Scott Shelley is doing all that he can to prevent JP Kelly from making history. After kelly limped another button, Shelley checked to see the flop of .
Shelley checked the flop to Kelly, who bet out 18,000. Shelley check-raised to 62,000 and won the pot.
Scott Shelley raised to 41,000 from the button and JP Kelly called. The flop, turn and river were all checked by both players as the board ran out . Shelley tabled the for a pair of fours and won the pot.
Scott Shelley just increased his lead by a nice margin and now has JP Kelly at over a 2:1 deficit.
Shelley raised to 47,000 and Kelly called from the big blind. The flop came down and Kelly check-called 65,000. The turn brought the and Kelly checked. Shelley quickly checked behind.
The river completed the board with the and Kelly fired 80,000. Shelley tanked and then made the call.
"I've got a seven," said Kelly, but that wasn't going to be good enough as Shelley tabled the to win the pot. He's now up to 1.215 million while Kelly dropped to 535,000.
JP kelly opened with a raise to 45,000 and Scott Shelley moved all in. kelly quickly called and in an instant, the cards were on their backs and the fans on their feet.
Kelly:
Shelley:
The board ran out and Kelly was able to double up. He's back over 900,000 now and back in the lead.
"C'mon JP! C'mon JP!" rang his railbirds, emphatically urging him onward in his title defense.
Scott Shelley raised to 47,000 and JP Kelly made the call. The flop came down and both players checked. The turn brought the and Kelly fired 52,000. Shelley raised to 125,000 and then Kelly reraised to 200,000. Shelley snap-shoved his chips in the middle and Kelly snap-folded.
Kelly is now down to about 670,000 while Shelley has reassumed the chip lead with 1.08 million. We've got ourselves a battle folks.
JP Kelly limped the button and Scott Shelley checked to see the flop come down . Shelley check-raised a bet of 25,000 from Kelly to 80,000 and won the hand.