Taylor Paur Eliminated in 5th Place ($198,140)
Level 28
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to Taylor Paur on the button and he raised to 130,000. Bertrand Grospellier folded in the small blind, allowing Joe ebanks to three-bet to 290,000 from the big. Paur moved all in for around 1.7 million, and Ebanks snap-called.
Paur:
Ebanks:
The crowd was on its feet and the noise in the "Thunder Dome" increased ten-fold. Paur was at risk, but his five were currently the best hand. Unfortunately for him, that changed when the flop delivered Ebanks a pair of queens.
The turn sent some "ohs" and "Ahs" through the crowd given it was so close to a five, but it still left Paur wanting. The dealer burned and put out the , putting an end to Paur's tournament in fifth place.