Hand #111: Taylor opened for 110,000, Polychronopoulos reraised to 275,000, and Taylor called. A flop of rained down, and Polychronopoulos bet 350,000 to take it down.
Hand #112: Carlton won the blinds and antes with raise to 150,000 from the small blind.
Hand #113: Carlton raised from the button, but folded when Joe Cada reraised all-in for is last 840,000 or so chips.
Hand #114: Polychronopoulos opened to 125,000 from under the gun, Taylor reraised all-in for approximately 1.2 million big blind, and that was enough to force a fold.
Hand #115: Cada opened to 120,000 in the cutoff, stealing the blinds and antes.
Hand #116: Cada opened to 120,000 from under the gun, Taylor shoved all-in for 1.4 million, and Cada made the quick call for his last 1.165 million.
Showdown:
Cada:
Taylor:
The two were racing in this huge spot, but when the flop fell , Cada got a big head start. A on the turn improved Cada's hand, but actually gave Taylor four more outs to the Broadway straight. The on the river was a brick though, and Taylor shipped most of his chips across the table.
Hand #118: Cada put his new chips to use, raising to 140,000 from the small blind, but he was met with resistance in the form of a reraise by Mutke, and Cada's cards were mucked.
Hand #119: Cada won the blinds and antes with a button raise to 130,000.
Hand #120: Cada raised from the cutoff, making it 130,000 to play, and Polychronopoulos flatted from the small blind. The two saw a flop of and checked it down, bringing the on the turn. Polychronopoulos led out for 180,000, and that was enough to earn the win.
Hand #121: Carlton won it with an all-in shove for just over 1 million out of the small blind.
Hand #122: Unknown action occurred on this hand.
Hand #123: Cada opened for 120,000 on the button, and Polychronopoulos three-bet to 285,000, forcing Cada to muck his hand.
Hand #124: Polychronopoulos jammed from the small blind, forcing Carlton to an all-in decision, but the experienced WSOP Circuit grinder got out of the way.
Hand #125: Polychronopoulos limped in on the button, Carlton also called from the small blind, but both folded when Cada raised to 200,000 from the big blind.
Hand #126: Carlton raised his button, collecting Cada and Mutke's blinds.
Hand #127: Carlton open-shoved under the gun, and the action folded to Polychronopoulos, who paused for a moment before folding.
Hand #128: Mutke raised his button 120,000, and Carlton called out of the big blind. The flop rolled out , and Carlton checked, prompting a bet of 100,000 by Mutke. Carton then reraised to 320,000, and that forced Mutke off the hand.
Hand #129: Polychronopoulos limped in on the button, Carlton completed his small blind, and Cada checked his option. The flop fell , Cada checked, Polychronopoulos bet 80,000, and Carlton called while Cada got out of the way. The turn came , and after unknown action, Carlton checked the river . Polychronopoulos then bet 500,000, and after thinking it through for over a minute, Carlton looked him up with , which was good against Polychronopoulos' bluff.
Hand #130: Polychronopoulos raised to 140,000 from the cutoff, taking down the blinds and antes.
Hand #131: Cada raised to 130,000 on the button, and the uncontested pot was pushed to him.
Hand #132: Mutke opened for 120,000 holding the button, Polychronopoulos folded his small blind, and Carlon called to defend his big blind. Both players checked the flop of , and the turn came , prompting both players to get their chips in the middle. Mutke's was good for the Broadway straight, which was a virtual lock against Carlton's busted bluff. The river failed to deliver a chop, and Mutke doubled to nearly 2 million, while Carlton dropped to less than 1.9 million.