Brent Taunton Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,400)
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Well, that didn’t take long. On just the second hand, we’ve lost Brent Taunton from our final table.
Milan Gurung started things off with a raise to 50,000 from under the gun. Taunton called from middle position and Peco Stojanovski called on the button. The trio saw a flop of 
.
Action checked around the table to Stojanovski who bet 125,000. Gurung folded but Taunton announced a check-raise to 400,000 which represented most of his stack. Stojanovski thought briefly before announcing all in and Taunton called off his last chips.
Stojanovski: 
Taunton: 
It was top two pair for Stojanovski against the nut flush draw of Taunton with two cards to come. The turn was the 
and river an equally-bricky 
to see Taunton sent to an early exit.
Taunton takes home $17,400 for his 9th place finish as Stojanovski is now challenging for the chip lead with around 1.8 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000
583,000
|
583,000 |
|
|
Busted |