Thomas Taylor's Aces Hold On
Level 8
: 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
With over 500,000 in the pot already and a board reading , Thomas Taylor checked his option to Ryan Yu who fired a bet of 375,000. Taylor eventually made the call and the came on the river. Taylor checked and Yu subtly checked behind him. Taylor announced he had Aces, and once he showed them, Yu sent his cards into the muck and tapped the table.
Both players are trying to work their way toward the chip lead and maintain a healthy stack heading into Day 2 tomorrow. Here is a look at some other big stacks:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Rivers | 4,100,000 | |
David Eldridge | 4,100,000 | |
Karim Chatur |
3,900,000
1,700,000
|
1,700,000 |
Michael Smith |
3,700,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
Alexandre Blanc | 2,800,000 | |
Ryan Riess |
2,600,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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Ryan Yu |
2,400,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Thomas Taylor |
2,300,000
700,000
|
700,000 |