After cashing in the WSOP Big Blind Ante $1,000 Turbo, Kelly Minkin played the WSOP Tag Team Event with bracelet-winner Loni Harwood and Haixa Zhang and finished ninth. Kelly Minkin has $400k in WSOP earnings and was the "Last Woman Standing" in the 2015 WSOP Main Event. She talks to us about her WSOP cashes, poker dealers and the prospect of making more deep WSOP runs.
Hand #51: Jean-Robert Bellande raised the button to 225,000 and Dean Lyall folded the small blind. Andrew Graham then three-bet to 675,000 from the big and Bellande folded.
Hand #52: Graham limped the small blind, Bellande checked his option, and the flop came down 
. Graham check-called a bet of 100,000 and the 
appeared on the turn. Graham checked and then folded when Bellande bet 375,000.
Hand #53: Bellande raised to 300,000 from the small blind and Lyall called from the big to see the 
flop. Bellande bet 200,000, Lyall called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Bellande bet again, this time 325,000, and Lyall came along to the 
river. Bellande bet just 175,000 and Lyall called. Bellande tabled the 
and it was good as Lyall mucked.
Hand #54: The dealer forgot to move the button and Graham folded. Bellande raised to 300,000 and Lyall called to see a 
flop. Bellande bet 200,000, Lyall called, and the 
appeared on the turn. Bellande bet 350,000 and Lyall once again called. When the 
completed the board on the river both players checked and Bellande tabled pocket fives. It was good as Lyall once again mucked.
Hand #55: Bellande raised to 250,000 and Graham defended to see the 
. Graham checked and Bellande bet 125,000. Graham woke up with a check-raised to 275,000 and Bellande called to see the 
turn, which both players checked. When the 
completed the board on the river action repeated itself and Graham showed the 
. It was no good though as Bellande held the 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
8,300,000 | 2,515,000 |
|
4,000,000 | -510,000 |
|
3,200,000 | -2,035,000 |
Niveau: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 15,000
The players return in 15 minutes.
Hand #48: Jean-Robert Bellande opened the button for 175,000 and Andrew Graham called from the big blind. Graham check-folded to a bet of 100,000 on 
.
Hand #49: We're unsure what Graham intended, but he made it 120,000 from the small blind. He was forced by the dealer to make it the minimum raise of 160,000 and big blind Bellande called. Graham continued the betting post flop, betting 175,000 on 
, 250,000 on the turn, and a sizable 1,150,000 on the river. Bellande didn't have much trouble calling the flop and turn, but tanked a fair bit on the river. Bellande eventually folded, leaving the pot to Graham.
Hand #50: Graham opened the button for 160,000 and Dean Lyall called from the big blind. They both checked 
and the 
popped up on the turn. Lyall bet 350,000 and Graham called. The on the river was checked by both and Lyall took it down showing .
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,785,000 | -415,000 |
|
|
5,235,000 | 535,000 |
|
|
4,510,000 | -90,000 |
Hand #42: Jean-Robert Bellande raised the button to 175,000 and Andrew Graham called from the big blind to see a 
flop. Graham check-called a bet of 100,000 and the dealer burned and turned the . Graham checked, Bellande bet 250,000, and Graham folded.
Hand #43: Graham raised the small blind to 250,000 and Bellande called to see the 
flop. Graham bet 150,000 and Bellande called. Both players checked the 
turn and then Graham checked the 
river. Bellande bet 200,000 and Graham folded.
Hand #44: Graham raised the button to 160,000 and Bellande pushed back by making it 460,000 from the small blind. Dean Lyall folded the big and Graham four-bet to 1 million. Bellande called and the two went to a 
flop. Bellande check-called a bet of 450,000 and then both players checked the turn as well as the 
river. Bellande tabled the 
for a flush and it was good as Graham mucked. Bellande chipped up to 7.4 million after the hand and Graham dropped to 3.2 million.
Hand #45: Bellande raised the button to 175,000 and Graham three-bet to 575,000 from the big blind. Bellande responded by four-betting all in and Graham folded.
Hand #46: Bellande received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #47: Graham raised the button to 160,000 and Bellande reraised to 400,000 from the small blind. Graham called and the two went to the 
flop. Bellande bet 500,000 and Graham called to see the turn. Bellande bet 1 million and Graham moved all in for 1.7 million. Bellande snap-folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,200,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
|
4,700,000 | -300,000 |
|
|
4,600,000 | -800,000 |
Hand #37: Andrew Graham limped in from the small blind and big blind Jean-Robert Bellande checked. Graham checked on 
and then called Bellande's 80,000 bet. The turn saw the same procedure as Graham now check-called a bet of 250,000.
The river made for four spades on the board and Graham led out for 375,000. Bellande thought about it for a bit before raising to 1,375,000. Graham tanked for a while before he called.
"Good call," Bellande said while not showing his cards yet.
Bellande eventually mucked and Graham did the same, winning a massive pot without having to show his cards.
Hand #38: Graham opened the button for 160,000. Big blind Dean Lyall called and then check-folded to a bet of 180,000 on .
Hand #39: Bellande opened the button for 175,000 and Graham called from the big blind. The 
flop was checked through and so the on the turn appeared for free. Graham check-called a bet of 175,000 before check-folding to a bet of 325,000 on the river.
Hand #40: Lyall opened the button for 190,000 but folded to Graham's 615,000 small blind three-bet.
Hand #41: Graham opened the button for 160,000 and Lyall called. Lyall check-folded for a bet of 185,000 on 
.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,400,000 | 2,200,000 |
|
|
5,100,000 | -1,600,000 |
|
|
5,000,000 | -600,000 |
Hand #27: Jean-Robert Bellande opened the button for 160,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #28: Dean Lyall raised the button to 190,000 and Bellande called from the big to see a flop. Bellande check-called a bet of 250,000 and the appeared on the turn. Bellande checked, Lyall did the same, and the completed the board on the river. Bellande checked for the third time and Lyall did the same. Bellande showed the 
for a pair of eights but it was no good as Lyall had a bigger pair with the 
.
Hand #29: Andrew Graham raised to 160,000 from the button and Lyall called from the big blind. When the flop fell 
, Lyall checked and Graham did the same to take it to the 
turn. Again both players checked and the completed the board on the river. Lyall bet 90,000 and that did the trick as Graham folded.
Hand #30: Bellande raised the button to 175,000 and Graham called to see the 
flop. Graham check-called a bet of 100,000 and the appeared on the turn. Both players checked and the completed the board on the river. Graham bet 125,000 and Bellande called. Graham revealed the for a wheel and Bellande mucked.
Hand #31: Lyall raised to 190,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #32: Bellande limped the small blind and Lyall checked his option from the big to see a flop. Bellande bet 100,000 and Lyall folded.
Hand #33: Bellande raised the button to 160,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #34: Graham called from the small blind and Bellande made it 350K to go from the big. Graham folded.
Hand #35: Graham raised the button to 160,000 and Lyall called from the big blind. The latter checked the flop and Graham bet 100,000. Lyall called and the dealer burned and turned the . Both players checked and the completed the board on the river. The action went check-check again and Lyall rolled over the 
. It was good as Graham mucked.
Hand #36: Bellande raised the button to 160,000 and Graham three-bet to 450,000 from the big blind. Bellande quickly folded.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,700,000 | -700,000 |
|
|
5,600,000 | 1,400,000 |
|
|
3,200,000 | -200,000 |
Hand #26: Tay Nguyen had the action on him on the button and shoved for 420,000. Small blind Jean-Robert Bellande called right away, Dean Lyall folded his big blind after thinking about it for a bit.
Tay Nguyen: 
Jean-Robert Bellande:
The flop of had the players ask for a six on the turn for a sweat.
"You played really well," Bellande told Nguyen before the hit the turn.
"You were short stacked all the way but played really well."
The on the river was a low card but not one Nguyen was looking for; he exited in fourth place for $173,598.
The three remaining players are guaranteed $254,684.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,400,000 | 100,000 |
|
Eliminé |
Hand #25: Dean Lyall opened first to act making it 180,000. Andrew Graham called from the button, Jean-Robert Bellande came along from the big blind.
Bellande led for 200,000 on 
and initial raiser Lyall called, Graham folded.
The on the turn and on the river were both checked and Bellande showed . Lyall tabled and took it down.
