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 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.
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.
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.
The action folded around to Vanessa Selbst who raised to 75,000 in the small blind. Brent Hanks was seated in the the big blind and he made the call. The flop was and Selbst made a bet of 70,000. Hanks verbally announced a raise before making it 185,000 to play. Back to Selbst and she calmly riffled some chips before making the call. That was the end of the action as the and were both checked through and Selbst won the pot with king high - .
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.
Andrew Badecker started off the action with an under the gun raise to 65,000 and it got folded to Vanessa Selbst who was in the small blind. Selbst counted out a raise and threw 165,000 into the pot. The action was back on Badecker after Hanks gave up his big blind and he made it 310,000. The pressure was back on Selbst who wasn't scared, she moved all in and got Badecker to fold.
This final table has some real super stars and there is a lot more of this pre flop action to come in the next couple of levels!
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.