After a grueling three days of poker in Event #14 of the 2013 World Series of Poker, it was Jonathan Taylor who walked away as the champion. Taylor bested a field of 1,819 players to lock up a bracelet and $454,424.
Taylor started Day 3 second in chips, coming into the final 14 players just behind Hiren Patel. Taylor battled through the day and watched the eliminations of Benjamin Dobson, Chris Hunichen, Morgan Machina, Daniel Paska, and Russell Crane before making it to the official final table.
Taylor started heads up play with a two-to-one advantage, and he never let off the gas pedal. He took pot after pot from Bohn, before Bohn was finally forced to call an all in shove with . Taylor was holding the and was able to spike a on the turn to secure the victory.
Place
Player
Prize (USD)
1
Jonathan Taylor
454,424
2
Blake Bohn
281,049
3
Hunter Frey
194,315
4
Hiren Patel
140,143
5
Tommy Vu
102,449
6
Patrick Kubat
75,879
7
Jed Hoffman
56,946
8
Dan Gannon
43,293
9
Joseph Pergola
33,323
That's all for us here in Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. Be sure to stay here with us at PokerNews.com for exclusive coverage of the rest of the World Series of Poker 2013.
Hand #141: Jonathan Taylor limped in on the button, Bohn checked, and the flop came . Bohn led out for a bet, and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #142: Bohn raised to 200,000 on the button, Taylor three-bet all in for effectively 1.5 million or so, and Bohn called.
Taylor:
Bohn:
The rail shouted for an assortment of cards as the dealer fanned . Taylor was still behind, but he picked up a gut-shot straight draw. The on the turn gave him the lead, and sent his rail into a frenzy. It was all over when the completed the board, and Taylor shook Bohn's hand before celebrating with his friend.
Congratulations to Bohn for the deep run. He will earn $281,049 for his second-place finish.
Hand #128: Blake Bohn raised to 140,000 on the button, Jonathan Taylor called, and the dealer fanned . Both players checked The turn was the , both players checked, and the completed the board. They checked again. Taylor showed for a pair of eights, and won.
Hand #129: Taylor raised to 120,000 on the button, Bohn quickly called, and the flop was . Bohn checked, Taylor continued for 100,000, and Bohn instantly check-raised to 200,000. Taylor called. The turn was the , Bohn led out for 260,000, and Taylor called.
The completed the board, Bohn quickly checked, and Taylor unhappily knuckled behind. Taylor showed for a straight, and Bohn flashed for a flopped two pair.
Hand #130: Bohn raised to 140,000 on the button, Taylor called, and the dealer fanned . The two checked. The turn was the suicide king (), Bohn checked, Taylor bet 140,000, and Both check-raised to 505,000. Taylor went deep into the tank, then re-raising, moving all in. Bohn snap-mucked.
Hand #114: Hunter Frey moved all in from the button and took down the pot.
Hand #115: From the button Jonathan Taylor raised to 120,000. Frey moved all in, and Taylor called quickly.
Frey:
Taylor:
The flop came out giving Taylor a major sweat. But he didn't improve on the turn or the river and he was eliminated in third place. Frey still collected $194,315 for his deep run and final table appearance.
Hand #100: The dealer accidentally exposed the on the pitch. Play started with a dead small blind. From the under the gun Jonathan Taylor raised to 100,000. From the button Hunter Frey raised to 250,000. Taylor folded and Frey picked up the pot.
Hand #101: Action folded to Sunny Patel in the small blind, and he raised to 135,000. Taylor moved all in from the big blind, and Patel snap-called.
Patel:
Taylor:
Patel was ahead with his ace high, but Taylor was still live with his king and nine. The flop rolled out , keeping Patel in the lead. The dealer put down the on the turn, which got Taylor's rail up and yelling as it put him in the lead. The river was the which didn't improve Patel and he was eliminated in fourth place.
Hand #96: Hunter Frey opened with a raise to 105,000 from the cutoff seat. Everyone folded, and Frey won the pot.
Hand #97: Play folded to Jonathan Taylor in the small blind, and he raised to 115,000. Blake Bohn made the call in position from the big blind, and the flop came down . Taylor fired 100,000, and Bohn called.
The landed on fourth street, and Taylor fired another bet. Bohn quickly folded, and Taylor scooped the pot.
Hand #98: On the button, Jonathan Taylor raised to 100,000 and won the pot.
Hand #99: Jonathan Taylor raised to 100,000 from the cutoff seat, keeping up with his aggression. Tommy Vu made the call from the big blind then checked the flop. Taylor fired 95,000, and Vu began to stare up at the ceiling while thinking. His facial expression screamed pain, but he eventually shoved all in for a little under one million. Taylor snapped!
Taylor held the for a set of nines, cooling off Vu's top two pair that he had flopped with the . The turn was the and river the , leaving Vu in the dust and sending him to the rail.
Hand #67: Sunny Patel opened the pot to 90,000. Next to act Patrick Kubat moved all in for 290,000. Action folded back to Patel, who called.
Patel was holding the and needed to catch up to grab the elimination as Kubat was holding .
The flop came giving Patel a leading pair of tens, but he still needed to dodge a to secure the elimination. The turn came the though, not improving Kubat's hand. The hit the river improving Patel to a straight and sending Kubat to the payout desk with a healthy $75,879 for his sixth place finish.
Hand #51: Jed Hoffman opened the betting action with a raise. Action folded to Blake Bohn on the who reraised to 320,000. Hoffman moved all in and Bohn quickly called.
Bohn:
Hoffman:
The dealer dealt out the flop of , keeping Hoffman in the lead. Unfortunately for him the on the turn moved Bohn into the lead and left Hoffman drawing to hit a two outer to stay alive. The on the river was not one of those two outs though and Hoffman was eliminated in seventh place.
Hand #38: Jonathan Taylor raised to 60,000 from the hijack seat, and Blake Bohn called from the cutoff seat. Short-stacked Dan Gannon called from the big blind, then checked the flop. Taylor bet 70,000, Bohn folded, and Gannon called all in.
Gannon:
Taylor:
The turn was the and river the . Taylor's hand was best, and Gannon busted in eighth place.
Hand #23: Sunny Patel raised to 52,000 from under the gun. Patrick Kubat made the call from under the gun + 1. Action folded to Joseph Pergola who, with his short stack, called all in for less. Action folded around and Patel, Pergoal and Kubat went to the flop. The dealer dealt out the flop and Patel bet 46,000 and Kubat folded his face up.
Patel was holding and was ahead, but Pergola still had outs with his . The turn and river were no help though and Pergola was eliminated in ninth place.
. Taylor was holding the 
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. Bohn led out for a bet, and won the blinds and antes.
on the turn gave him the lead, and sent his rail into a frenzy. It was all over when the 
completed the board, and Taylor shook Bohn's hand before celebrating with his friend.
, both players checked, and the 
. Bohn checked, Taylor continued for 100,000, and Bohn instantly check-raised to 200,000. Taylor called. The turn was the 
, Bohn led out for 260,000, and Taylor called.
completed the board, Bohn quickly checked, and Taylor unhappily knuckled behind. Taylor showed 
for a straight, and Bohn flashed 
. The two checked. The turn was the suicide king (
), Bohn checked, Taylor bet 140,000, and Both check-raised to 505,000. Taylor went deep into the tank, then re-raising, moving all in. Bohn snap-mucked.
turn or the 
on the pitch. Play started with a dead small blind. From the under the gun Jonathan Taylor raised to 100,000. From the button Hunter Frey raised to 250,000. Taylor folded and Frey picked up the pot.
on the turn, which got Taylor's rail up and yelling as it put him in the lead. The river was the 
which didn't improve Patel and he was eliminated in fourth place.
. Taylor fired 100,000, and Bohn called.
landed on fourth street, and Taylor fired another bet. Bohn quickly folded, and Taylor scooped the pot.
on the river was not one of those two outs though and Hoffman was eliminated in seventh place.
and was ahead, but Pergola still had outs with his 
. The