Jonathan Taylor raised to 4,000 out of the small blind Chris Moneymaker three-bet to 11,000, and Taylor called.
The dealer spread a flop of , Taylor check-called a bet of 12,000, and both players checked when the turned. A repeat five - the - completed the board, and Taylor checked a third time. Moneymaker fired out 18,000, Taylor tank-called, and the 2003 WSOP Main Event champ showed for king-high.
Taylor turned over for pocket threes, and took downt he pot.
Jonathan Taylor raised to 3,000 on the button, Chris Moneymaker three-bet to 9,000 in the small blind, and Toby Mathews moved all in for 30,600. Taylor folded, and Moneymaker begrudgingly called.
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The flop was safe for Mathews, as was the on the turn, and the landed softly on the river, doubling him up to 64,500 chips. Moneymaker fell to 156,000.
After running an unsuccessful bluff, Toby Mathews was left with less than 20,000 and three-bet shoved over a raise from Chris Moneymaker to 4,000 out of the small blind. Moneymaker called.
Moneymaker:
Mathews:
The dealer fanned , giving Mathews kings and threes, and he remained ahead as the turn and river bricked , respectively. He doubled to 37,500 chips, while Moneymaker is still the chip leader.
Jonathan Taylor raised to 3,000 on the button, and both Chris Moneymaker and Toby Mathews called from the blinds. The flop came , all three players checked, and the turn was the . Moneymaker led out for 4,000, Mathews moved all in for 30,000, and both players folded.
Chris Moneymaker raised to 2,500 on the button, Jonathan Taylor three-bet to 7,000 out of the big blind, and Moneymaker called.
The flop came down , Moneymaker called a bet of 6,000, and the turn was the suicide king (). Taylor slowed down, check-calling a bet of 13,000 from Moneymaker, and the completed the board.
Taylor checked, Moneymaker bombed 30,000 into the pot, and Taylor went into the tank. He cut out enough chips to make the call, examined what would be left if he incorrectly committed them, then flipped them forward.
"Ace-high," Moneymaker said.
Taylor showed for tens and eights, and raked in a big pot.