Taylor's "Tight" Image Pays Off
"Are they all saying that I'm tight?" enquired Guy Taylor as he scooped a pot. The beauty of this tournament is that there are an awful lot of language going about. French and English are being spoken by most tournament staff, dealers included, but there are conversations going on al over the place in Arabic and Spanish, as well as many other languages.
In this pot Taylor saw a flop of 
with four others. His opponent bet and he called, and the 
was dealt. Again, Taylor's opponent bet and the Brit from Peterborough called. The river was the 
and this time his opponent checked, with Taylor then betting 12,000 into 16,000 and got a call. Taylor slammed down 
, which won him the pot and started the debates.
"How can I be tight if I played 
early and showed it down? is a premium is it?" One gets the impression that the argument will go on for a while longer
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
69,500
21,100
|
21,100 |