Esther Taylor Eliminated in 3rd Place ($543,713)
Level 29
: 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Alexey Rybin raised to 500,000 from the button, and Esther Taylor called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
, and Taylor bet the pot for 1,100,000. Rybin raised, and Taylor called all in for about 1,660,000 total.
Rybin: 
Taylor: 
Taylor was in dire straits with a straight draw and backdoor flush draw against Rybin's trips.
The 
turn and 
river completed the board, no help to "E-Tay" to end her run in third place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,150,000
2,150,000
|
2,150,000 |
|
8,485,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |