Hands 12-15: The Betting Begins
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Hand #12: Taylor raised from early position, making it 55,000 to play, and Everett Carlton three-bet to 130,000 from the hijack. Taylor couldn't stand the heat, and his hand was slid towards the dealer.
Hand #13: With his gold WSOP Main Event bracelet dangling from his wrist, Joe Cada opened for 48,000 out of the cutoff. Kurth decided to play a pot with the champ, and made the call from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Kurth led out with a wager of 53,000, a bet which Cada believed enough to muck his cards.
Hand #14: Mutke opened for 48,000 from the cutoff, and Taylor came along from the big blind to see the flop of 
. Both players checked it down on the 
turn and 
river. Taylor opened up 
, and his pair was the winner.
Hand #15: Baker opened for 60,000 in early position, and Mutke three-bet to 160,000 from the hijack. The man known as Bakes was not impressed, however, and his four-bet to 342,000 forced Mutke to muck