Dray's Pocket Kings Rule Over Taylor's Aces
Guy Taylor opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Samuel Dray three-bet from the cutoff to 35,000. Once the action got back to Taylor, he made a four-bet to 85,000. Dray then used a few time-bank cards before he piled in his stack of 327,000, and Taylor snap-called
Samuel Dray: K♠K♥ 
Guy Taylor: A♠A♦
A dream spot for Taylor, but a disastrous one for Dray as his Cowboys were about to send him to the showers. However, there were still five cards to come.
The flop of 3♥4♣2♠ made Taylor an even bigger favorite as he picked up a gutshot straight draw to go along with his overpair. Dray was reduced to just two outs when the 9♦ hit the turn and hope was nearly gone. He even stood up, bracing himself for the walk to the rail. But poker is a game of drama—and just when the chips were ready to slide to Taylor, the dealer revealed the K♣ on the river, earning Dray the pot and snatching victory from the brink of elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
780,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
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660,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
140,000
-530,000
|
-530,000 |