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06-18-2009 16:29 UTC-12

Eights are Enough for Taylor

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In the first hand of four-handed play, James Taylor got a walk. Then Eric Baldwin got a walk. Next, Baldwin raised from the small blind, and Benjamin Scholl folded.

In the fourth hand of four-handed play, Taylor raised to 115,000 from under the gun/the cutoff, and it folded to Jonas Klausen who called from the big blind.

The flop came {3-Diamonds}

{3-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{A-Clubs}

. Klausen checked, and Taylor tapped the table in response. The turn was the {2-Hearts}

{2-Hearts}

. This time Klausen bet 155,000, and Taylor made the call.

The river was the {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

. Klausen checked, and Taylor checked behind. Klausen paused, and Taylor turned over {10-Spades}

{10-Spades}

{8-Spades}

for eights and aces. Klausen mucked, and Taylor took the pot.