Thomas Taylor Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,035)
Level 27
Ante: 15,000
Bring-In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000
Bring-In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000
Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between Thomas Taylor, Dekel Balas and Nikolay Fal.
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/2♥8♥5♣K♠/Xx 
Dekel Balas: XxXx/A♥4♠8♦J♥/Xx
Nikolay Fal: XxXx/A♣2♠K♦ (Folded on fifth)
Everyone checked on fourth street.
On fifth street, aciton checked to Taylor who bet and only Balas called.
Balas bet on sixth and seventh street and Taylor called on both to put himself at risk on the final street.
Balas turned over 7♣7♠3♥ for a pair of sevens and an eight-seven low, which was good enough to beat the A♠7♦Q♠ of Taylor, who held an inferior eight-seven. Balas added to his growing stack while Taylor was eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,900,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |