Brendan Taylor Well Ahead
Brendan Taylor has cracked 1 million chips and is a two-to-one chip leader with four remaining.
Max Kruse has been the short stack for a while, but has managed to double up and is sitting at 240,000. He had a front row seat for the biggest pot of the tournament so far.
Brian Brubaker opened under the gun and Kruse folded before Jason Riesenberg three-bet and Taylor four-bet. Brubaker and Riesenberg called.
Riesenberg and Taylor drew one while Brubaker drew two. Riesenberg checked and Taylor bet. Both Brubaker and Riesenberg called.
Riesenberg and Taylor drew one again and Brubaker drew two. Riesenberg bet and both Taylor and Brubaker called.
Riesenberg stood pat and Taylor and Brubaker both drew one. The action checked around and Riesenberg showed 
, but lost the pot to the 
of Taylor.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,240,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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495,000
-217,000
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-217,000 |
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420,000
-200,000
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-200,000 |
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240,000
60,000
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60,000 |
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