Randy Lew bumped it to 6,500 and after Jack Duong let go of the small blind, Jennifer Shahade defended her big blind.
They both checked the flop, but when the turn paired the board, Shahade led for 10,000. Lew called and the river brought the and another 25,000-chip lead from Shahade.
Lew got the bet counted out and called it off, mucking when Shahade showed the Broadway straight. After stacking the chips, Shahade moved into the lead.
Jennifer Shahade raised to 6,500 from the button, Randy Lew three-bet to 15,000 from the small blind, Shahade four-bet to effectively 67,500, and Lew called all in.
Shahade:
Lew:
The board came down , giving Lew a set of queens to double through Shahade.
Welcome to PokerNews' coverage of Day 2 of Event #29 of the PokerStars Festival New Jersey from Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The $2,000 NL Hold'em - PokerStars Festival High Roller - 8 Handed drew 16 entries and just four players bagged for Day 2. Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker busted in fifth place, and play stopped for the night on the money bubble at the end of Level 12. Starting the day as chip leader is Jack Duong with 173,600, followed by PokerStars MindSports Ambassador Jennifer Shahade with 128,400, PokerStars Team Online's Randy Lew with 127,900, and David Vamplew with 50,100.
Here are the chip counts and seating entering Day 2:
Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
1
David Vamplew
UK
50,100
1
2
Jennifer Shahade
USA
128,400
1
3
Randy Lew
USA
127,900
1
4
Jack Duong
USA
173,600
The winner will receive $15,520, runner-up will get $9,312, and third place will be paid $6,208. The players are taking their seats now and cards are in the air. We'll have live updates on the action to see who becomes the next champion at the PokerStars Festival!
$2,000 NL Hold'em - PokerStars Festival High Roller - 8 Handed
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flop, but when the 
turn paired the board, Shahade led for 10,000. Lew called and the river brought the 
and another 25,000-chip lead from Shahade. 
Broadway straight. After stacking the chips, Shahade moved into the lead.
board where Lew bet 9,000. Duong called.
and Lew bet 21,000. Duong called.
for two pair, Duong mucked, and Lew collected the pot.
, racing with Vamplew's 
.
, giving Shahade a pair of aces on the river to eliminate Vamplew in fourth place.
