Esther Taylor Climbs the Leaderboard
Pot-Limit Omaha
There was a raise to 1,100 from the player under the gun, and the button called, along with Esther Taylor in the small blind and the big blind.
The flop came 
, and Taylor led out for 2,200. The under-the-gun player called, along with the button. The turn was the 
, and Taylor made a pot-sized bet of 11,000. Her first opponent thought for a couple minutes before calling for his remaining 9,600 chips, and the button quickly folded.
Taylor tabled 
, and her opponent showed 
. The river landed the 
, and Taylor thought she lost the pot to her opponent's straight. After re-evaluating the cards, though, everyone realized there was no straight for her opponent. Taylor won the pot with two pair and now has a big stack of chips to work with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
49,000
|
49,000 |