Epstein and Taylor Rising
Level 18
: 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Alex Epstein raised to 40,000 and Joe Hachem called from one seat over. In the cutoff, Julien Martini three-bet to 164,000 and Epstein called after some consideration, as did Hachem. The 
flop was checked to Martini and he continued for 80,000, only Epstein came along.
Neither the 
turn nor the 
river brought any betting action and Epstein won the pot with 
for a straight.
The table broke right after as Sam Snead and Tyler Smith had been sent to the rail with Esther Taylor rising to a big stack on their former table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,650,000 | 460,000 |
|
1,490,000 | 790,000 |
|
740,000 | -160,000 |
|
180,000 | -160,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |