Kevin Eyster has just taken down the first pot of significance in this heads up battle, and as a result, he has taken the lead.
Eyster opened the action to 100,000, and Jonathan Taylor raised to 230,000. Eyster called, and the flop came . Both players checked, and the turn brought the . Taylor fired out 180,000, and Eyster made the call.
The river was the , and Taylor fired again, this time for 285,000. Eyster spent about 30 seconds in the tank before emerging with the call, and Taylor tabled for eight high. Eyster rolled over for two pair, and with that pot, he is now up to 4.72 million.
For the first few hands of heads up play, we have yet to see a turn card. Most of the pots have been raise and take it preflop, but Jonathan Taylor has opened up a slight advantage.
Allan Hedin came back from dinner with just 12 big blinds, and he had already shoved once without getting called. However, the second time he shoved all in for 555,000, Jonathan Taylor called him from the big blind as soon as he looked at his hand. When the cards were tabled, we could see why.
Hedin:
Taylor:
Hedin was in a world of hurt, but the flop was as good as he could have asked for, coming . Hedin could now catch a club for the win, and the turn was black, but it was the . Hedin needed a club and a club only, but the river was the .
Hedin will have to settle for 3rd place, and the $62,733 that goes with it. Meanwhile, Kevin Eyster and Jonathan Taylor are now heads up, with virtually even stacks.
The players are in their seats, but there is a slight delay with the live streaming table that they transferred over to. The cards should be in the air any minute.
The players are taking 75 minutes for dinner. Kevin Eyster won a huge pot off of Allan Hedin in the last hand before the break, when Eyster value bet Jacks on a ten high board. We will post the updated counts shortly.
Jerry Johnson opened the action with a raise to 80,000, and Kevin Eyster three bet from the small blind to 210,000. Johnson called, and the flop came down . Eyster c-bet it to 175,000, and Johnson moved all in for his last 630,000. After a few moments, Eyster called, though he didn't look thrilled about it.
Johnson:
Eyster:
Johnson was looking to fade a diamond, and he did that on the turn, the . However, the came on the river, and Eyster collected the pot to up his stack to 3.5 million, while Johnson will have to settle for 4th place.
Kevin Eyster made it 90,000 from under the gun, and Jonathan Taylor three bet it to 150,000 on the button. Eyster called, and the flop came down . Eyster checked to Taylor, who fired out 100,000. Eyster made the call, and the turn brought the . Both players checked, and the river came the .
Eyster checked a third time, and Taylor fired out 250,000. Eyster took about 30 seconds to call, but then mucked his hand when Taylor tabled for trip fives. Eyster dropped to 2.78 million, while Taylor jumped up to 2.92 million.
. Both players checked, and the turn brought the 
. Taylor fired out 180,000, and Eyster made the call.
, and Taylor fired again, this time for 285,000. Eyster spent about 30 seconds in the tank before emerging with the call, and Taylor tabled 
for eight high. Eyster rolled over 
for two pair, and with that pot, he is now up to 4.72 million.
. Hedin could now catch a club for the win, and the turn was black, but it was the 
. Eyster c-bet it to 175,000, and Johnson moved all in for his last 630,000. After a few moments, Eyster called, though he didn't look thrilled about it.
. However, the 
.
for trip fives. Eyster dropped to 2.78 million, while Taylor jumped up to 2.92 million.