Brian Tate's stack has been ground down relentlessly since we came back from dinner, especially now with the limits up to 30,000 and 60,000. He raised the button pre-flop and was called by big blind Mike Schneider. Schneider checked a flop of , then raised after Tate continued. Tate called to see the board pair on the turn . Schneider bet, prompting Tate to raise all in. It was less than a full bet to call, and Schneider did make the call. His was drawing mighty thin against Tate's . The necessary jack did not come in on the river. The river was the , giving Tate the double-up.
Brendan Taylor opened yet another pot pre-flop, and was re-raised by button Brian Tate. Taylor was the only caller to a highly coordinated board of . Taylor checked and called a bet. When the turn fell , Taylor led into Tate, putting Tate to a decision. Tate took about wenty esconds before he called that bet and then one more on the river. Taylor showed down for a nine-high straight. It was the winner.
Ben Yu raised under the gun and Brian tate called from the big blind. The flop came down and Tate checked. Yu bet and Tate called as the hit the turn.
Tate checked, Yu bet and this time Tate raised. Yu called and saw the come on the river. Tate led out with a bet and Yu called. Tate showed for a pair of aces but Yu flipped over for a set. Yu took down the pot and increased his stack to 900,000 while Tate dropped to 450,000.
Brendan Taylor looks quite calm sitting at the table at the moment, but we have to imagine he's mentally berating himself. He mis-played a showdown against Jonathan Little a few moments ago. Taylor opened for a raise from the button, then called Little's small-blind re-raise. Little continued on an all-small flop, , with Taylor calling. Both players checked the turn and river.
At showdown, Little said nothing as he opened . Taylor looked at Little's hands and, apparently not seeing the board straight, tossed his cards towards the muck, clearly surrendering them. Nobody at the table said a word. The dealer then pushed all five board cards up to show the winning hand, at which point Taylor tried to grab his cards back and open . The tournament director, standing over the table the whole time, instantly told Taylor that Taylor had surrendered his hand and that his cards were dead the moment he tossed them towards the muck pile. Taylor made only the mutest of protests before conceding the point and giving up his claim to half of the pot.
Joseph McGowan was under the gun at our six-handed table and opened with a raise. Brian Tate there-bet the button, finding a caller in big blind Michael Schneider before McGowan four-bet. Tate and Schneider both called.
McGowan was the aggressor on the flop, the turn and the river of a . Schneider folded to the flop bet, but Tate called all the way. At showdown McGowan rolled over for a set of queens. It was the winner.
Jonathan Little and Brendan Taylor each put in 80,000 preflop and saw a flop of . Taylor bet and Little made the call. The same happened on the turn.
When the came on the river, Taylor checked and it was Little who did the betting. Taylor called but mucked after seeing Little's . Taylor is down to just 140,000.
Brendan Taylor's doing his best to battle back from the short stack. Sitting with the button, he three-bet pre-flop after Joseph McGowan opened for a raise. Brian Tate called the three-bet from the blinds and McGowan called as well for three-way action. A flop of checked all the way to Taylor. His bet folded out Tate but was called by McGowan. When the turn came McGowan checked again. Facing another bet from Taylor, McGowan tanked for almost a full minute before folding his hand.
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, then raised after Tate continued. Tate called to see the board pair on the turn 
. Schneider bet, prompting Tate to raise all in. It was less than a full bet to call, and Schneider did make the call. His 
was drawing mighty thin against Tate's 
. The necessary jack did not come in on the river. The river was the 
, giving Tate the double-up.
. Taylor checked and called a bet. When the turn fell 
, Taylor led into Tate, putting Tate to a decision. Tate took about wenty esconds before he called that bet and then one more on the 
river. Taylor showed down 
and Tate checked. Yu bet and Tate called as the 
hit the turn.
come on the river. Tate led out with a bet and Yu called. Tate showed 
for a set. Yu took down the pot and increased his stack to 900,000 while Tate dropped to 450,000.
, with Taylor calling. Both players checked the 
turn and 
. Taylor looked at Little's hands and, apparently not seeing the board straight, tossed his cards towards the muck, clearly surrendering them. Nobody at the table said a word. The dealer then pushed all five board cards up to show the winning hand, at which point Taylor tried to grab his cards back and open 
. The tournament director, standing over the table the whole time, instantly told Taylor that Taylor had surrendered his hand and that his cards were dead the moment he tossed them towards the muck pile. Taylor made only the mutest of protests before conceding the point and giving up his claim to half of the pot.
and McGowan bet. Taylor called and the turn was the 
on the river and Taylor instantly called.
. Schneider folded to the flop bet, but Tate called all the way. At showdown McGowan rolled over 
. Taylor bet and Little made the call. The same happened on the 