Dray's Pocket Kings Rule Over Taylor's Aces
Guy Taylor opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Samuel Dray three-bet from the cutoff to 35,000. Once the action got back to Taylor, he made a four-bet to 85,000. Dray then used a few time-bank cards before he piled in his stack of 327,000, and Taylor snap-called
Samuel Dray: K?K? 
Guy Taylor: A?A?
A dream spot for Taylor, but a disastrous one for Dray as his Cowboys were about to send him to the showers. However, there were still five cards to come.
The flop of 3?4?2? made Taylor an even bigger favorite as he picked up a gutshot straight draw to go along with his overpair. Dray was reduced to just two outs when the 9? hit the turn and hope was nearly gone. He even stood up, bracing himself for the walk to the rail. But poker is a game of drama—and just when the chips were ready to slide to Taylor, the dealer revealed the K? on the river, earning Dray the pot and snatching victory from the brink of elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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780,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
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660,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
140,000
-530,000
|
-530,000 |