Hands 85-89: Time to Make Your Move
Hand #85: With a dead button because Taylor was late from break, Mutke opened for 100,000 in the cutoff, and Polychronopoulos called to see the fall on the flop. Polychronopoulos then check-called a bet of 125,000, and both players checked the turn () and river (). Polychronopoulos opened up for one pair, and that was good enough to earn the pot.
Hand #86: Taylor opened for 110,000, Polychronopoulos three-bet to 260,000, and Taylor relented. Polychronopoulos flashed the as he dragged the pot.
Hand #87: Mutke opened to 100,000 from under the gun, Taylor popped it to 230,000, and Mutke made the call. A flop of hit the board, and both players checked, as they did on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Mutke led out for 175,000, and Taylor called with his , which was best over Mutke's .
Hand #88: Taylor opened for 110,000 from under the gun, and Mutke called to defend his big blind. An action flop of was rolled out, and Taylor led out for 125,000, a bet which Mutke called. The turn came , and Taylor cut out enough chips for a bet of 300,000. Mutke pondered his options for over a minute, before finally moving his last 1.15 million into the middle.
Hand #89: Cada opened for 110,000 holding the button, and Taylor called to see a flop of . After checkes around, the dropped in on the turn, and Taylor led out for 125,000. Cada called, and on the river, Taylor fired again, this time for 260,000. Cada couldn't stand the heat, and his hand went to the muck.