Levels 23/24 Update: Kelly 8th ($49,621), Park 9th ($38,106)
May 30, '12
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 2,101
Average Chip Count: 1,350,642
Chip Counts:
Seat no. 1 — Vanessa Selbst — 1,700,000
Seat no. 2 — Brent Hanks — 1,600,000
Seat no. 4 — Andrew Badecker — 2,000,000
Seat no. 5 — Abdyl Konjuhi — 290,000
Seat no. 6 — Ryan Schmidt — 1,200,000
Seat no. 7 — Jacob Bazely — 1,800,000
Seat no. 9 — Michael Kaufman — 437,000
Players Eliminated:
J.P. Kelly — 8th Place — ($49,621)
Richard Park — 9th Place ($38,106)
Live Updates:
Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Abdyl Konjuhi Doubles Through J.P. Kelly
Jacob Bazeley min-raised from under the gun, Vanessa Selbst called from middle position, J.P. Kelly shoved the cutoff, Abdyl Konjuhi called all in for 447,000 from the small blind and both Bazeley and Selbst folded to the raise.
Konjuhi led before the flop with K
K
against Kelly’s A
Q.
The board came J
5396, and Konjuhi’s pair of kings held to double up, now putting Kelly on the short stack.
Abdyl Konjuhi ~ 880,000
J. P. Kelly ~ 120,000
J.P. Kelly Doubles Through Andrew Badecker
On the very next hand after being doubled through by Abdyl Konjuhi and left with the short stack, J.P. Kelly gets it all in for a little over 100,000 before the flop with KQ against Andrew Badecker’s pocket pair of aces.
The board came QQ62K, giving Kelly trips on the flop and a full house on the river to crack Badecker’s aces and double up to stay alive.
J.P. Kelly ~ 250,000
Andrew Badecker ~ 1,400,000
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Michael Kaufman Doubles Through J.P. Kelly
J.P. Kelly open-shoved before the flop and Michael Kaufman called all in with the short stack.
Kaufman led before the flop with KK against Kelly’s 109.
The board came 76344, and Kaufman’s pair of kings held to double up and stay alive. This hand put Kelly back on the short stack with just 1 big blind.
Richard Park Eliminated in 9th Place ($38,106)
Richard Park three-bet shoved before the flop after Andrew Badecker opened the pot for raise. Badecker called the reraise and led before the flop with AA against Park’s AQ.
The board came K53J8, offering no help for Richard Park who was eliminated in 9th place ($38,106).
J.P. Kelly Eliminated in 8th Place ($49,621)
J.P. Kelly was down to his last big blind after doubling up Michael Kaufman at the beginning of the level, but he managed to more than double on the next hand which was enough to survive Richard Park in 9th place and take the more than $10,000 pay jump.
On his final hand, Brent Hanks opened for a raise (enough to put J.P. Kelly all in), and Kelly called for his tournament life.
Hanks led before the flop with AQ against Kelly’s J4.
The board came 763107, offering no help for J.P. Kelly who was eliminated in 9th place ($49,621).
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Richard Park, Abdyl Konjuhi, J.P. Kelly, Andrew Badecker
Action Begins, Official Final Table Now Underway
May 30, '12
The final table of Event no. 2 (No-Limit Hold’em – $1,500) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
With the elimination of Kennii Nguyen in 10th Place ($29,932), the official, nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.
With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:
Seat no. 1 — Vanessa Selbst — 1,327,000
Seat no. 2 — Brent Hanks — 1,558,000
Seat no. 3 — J.P. Kelly — 610,000
Seat no. 4 — Andrew Badecker — 1,153,000
Seat no. 5 — Abdyl Konjuhi — 388,000
Seat no. 6 — Ryan Schmidt — 1,200,000
Seat no. 7 — Jacob Bazeley — 1,960,000
Seat no. 8 — Richard Park — 383,000
Seat no. 9 — Michael Kaufman — 437,000
While only 9 remain, this event gathered 2,101 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,836,350. Here is a look at the final payouts:
1st Place — $517,725
2nd Place — $322,294
3rd Place — $224,029
4th Place — $161,345
5th Place — $117,921
6th Place — $87,231
7th Place — $65,377
8th Place — $49,621
9th Place — $38,106
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst, Richard Park, Brent Hanks, Ryan Schmidt, J.P. Kelly, Jacob Bazeley, Andrew Badecker, Michael Kaufman
JP Kelly was having a bit of a rough early session but has successfully in the last level or so he has successfully increased his stack so that it is now back on the leader board. He doubled through 2010 
The player in middle position bets 3,500 and Team PokerStars Pro member JP Kelly calls from the hijack. The big blind calls, and the flop comes A
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. The mid-position player bets 7,500 and Kelly calls. The big blind moves all in for 39,600 and the original bettor passes. Kelly tanks and then calls showing A
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Event No. 9 ($1,500 pot-limit hold’em) at the 
J.P. Kelly Wins Event No. 20 ($194,434) Marc Tschrich Eliminated in Second Place ($120,102)
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