Hand #111: Taylor opened for 110,000, Polychronopoulos reraised to 275,000, and Taylor called. A flop of rained down, and Polychronopoulos bet 350,000 to take it down.
Joe Cada Has Doubled Up to Move Closer to His Second WSOP Bracelet
Hand #112: Carlton won the blinds and antes with raise to 150,000 from the small blind.
Hand #113: Carlton raised from the button, but folded when Joe Cada reraised all-in for is last 840,000 or so chips.
Hand #114: Polychronopoulos opened to 125,000 from under the gun, Taylor reraised all-in for approximately 1.2 million big blind, and that was enough to force a fold.
Hand #115: Cada opened to 120,000 in the cutoff, stealing the blinds and antes.
Hand #116: Cada opened to 120,000 from under the gun, Taylor shoved all-in for 1.4 million, and Cada made the quick call for his last 1.165 million.
Showdown:
Cada:
Taylor:
The two were racing in this huge spot, but when the flop fell , Cada got a big head start. A on the turn improved Cada's hand, but actually gave Taylor four more outs to the Broadway straight. The on the river was a brick though, and Taylor shipped most of his chips across the table.
Hand #118: Cada put his new chips to use, raising to 140,000 from the small blind, but he was met with resistance in the form of a reraise by Mutke, and Cada's cards were mucked.
Hand #119: Cada won the blinds and antes with a button raise to 130,000.
Hand #120: Cada raised from the cutoff, making it 130,000 to play, and Polychronopoulos flatted from the small blind. The two saw a flop of and checked it down, bringing the on the turn. Polychronopoulos led out for 180,000, and that was enough to earn the win.
Hand #121: Carlton won it with an all-in shove for just over 1 million out of the small blind.
Hand #122: Unknown action occurred on this hand.
Hand #123: Cada opened for 120,000 on the button, and Polychronopoulos three-bet to 285,000, forcing Cada to muck his hand.
Hand #124: Polychronopoulos jammed from the small blind, forcing Carlton to an all-in decision, but the experienced WSOP Circuit grinder got out of the way.
Hand #125: Polychronopoulos limped in on the button, Carlton also called from the small blind, but both folded when Cada raised to 200,000 from the big blind.
Hand #126: Carlton raised his button, collecting Cada and Mutke's blinds.
Hand #127: Carlton open-shoved under the gun, and the action folded to Polychronopoulos, who paused for a moment before folding.
Hand #128: Mutke raised his button 120,000, and Carlton called out of the big blind. The flop rolled out , and Carlton checked, prompting a bet of 100,000 by Mutke. Carton then reraised to 320,000, and that forced Mutke off the hand.
Hand #129: Polychronopoulos limped in on the button, Carlton completed his small blind, and Cada checked his option. The flop fell , Cada checked, Polychronopoulos bet 80,000, and Carlton called while Cada got out of the way. The turn came , and after unknown action, Carlton checked the river . Polychronopoulos then bet 500,000, and after thinking it through for over a minute, Carlton looked him up with , which was good against Polychronopoulos' bluff.
Hand #130: Polychronopoulos raised to 140,000 from the cutoff, taking down the blinds and antes.
Hand #131: Cada raised to 130,000 on the button, and the uncontested pot was pushed to him.
Hand #132: Mutke opened for 120,000 holding the button, Polychronopoulos folded his small blind, and Carlon called to defend his big blind. Both players checked the flop of , and the turn came , prompting both players to get their chips in the middle. Mutke's was good for the Broadway straight, which was a virtual lock against Carlton's busted bluff. The river failed to deliver a chop, and Mutke doubled to nearly 2 million, while Carlton dropped to less than 1.9 million.
rained down, and Polychronopoulos bet 350,000 to take it down.
, Cada got a big head start. A 
on the turn improved Cada's hand, but actually gave Taylor four more outs to the Broadway straight. The 
on the river was a brick though, and Taylor shipped most of his chips across the table.
and checked it down, bringing the 
on the turn. Polychronopoulos led out for 180,000, and that was enough to earn the win.
, and Carlton checked, prompting a bet of 100,000 by Mutke. Carton then reraised to 320,000, and that forced Mutke off the hand.
, and after unknown action, Carlton checked the river 
. Polychronopoulos then bet 500,000, and after thinking it through for over a minute, Carlton looked him up with 
, which was good against Polychronopoulos' 
