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 #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.
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Hand #104: On the button Blake Bohn raised to 150,000. Hunter Frey and Jonathan Taylor folded and Bohn took the first pot back from break.
Hand #105: Frey raised to 130,000 on the button. From the big blind, Bohn reraised to 305,000. Frey folded and Bohn took his second pot in a row.
Hand #106: From the button Taylor opened to 120,000. Bohn called from the small blind and Frey folded his big blind. On the flop, Bohn checked to Taylor who bet 100,000. Bohn folded and Taylor took the pot.
Hand #107: Bohn folded his button, while Frey raised to 130,000 from the small blind. Taylor called from the big blind. The dealer burned then dealt the flop of and Frey bet 150,000. Taylor called. On the turn Frey checked. Taylor took that opportunity to bet 225,000. Frey counted out the call, then made it leading to the on the river. Frey checked again as did Taylor, showing the for tens and deuces. Frey mucked and Taylor took down the pot.
. Taylor fired 100,000, and Bohn called.
landed on fourth street, and Taylor fired another bet. Bohn quickly folded, and Taylor scooped the pot.
for a set of nines, cooling off Vu's top two pair that he had flopped with the 
and river the 
, leaving Vu in the dust and sending him to the rail.
, keeping Patel in the lead. The dealer put down the 
which didn't improve Patel and he was eliminated in fourth place.
on the flop for the two players and both checked to see the 
land on the turn. Bohn checked, and Taylor checked.
completed the board and both checked again. Taylor showed the 
and Bohn the 
flop, Bohn checked to Taylor who bet 100,000. Bohn folded and Taylor took the pot.
and Frey bet 150,000. Taylor called. On the 
for tens and deuces. Frey mucked and Taylor took down the pot.