Taylor Paur Wins Event No. 18 ($340,260)
Jun 11, '13
Level: 28
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 out of 2,105
Players Eliminated:
2nd: Roy Weiss – $211,794
Live Updates:
Taylor Paur Wins Event No. 18 ($340,260) — Roy Weiss Eliminated in Second Place ($211,794)
Roy Weiss moved all in, as he had done many times since the dinner break, and Taylor Paur called. The final two players then turned over their hands one last time.
Paur: A
5
Weiss: K
8
Board: A
K6AQ
Paur won the hand and the tournament with trip aces. Weiss was eliminated on the hand in second place and took home $211,794. Paur was awarded $340,260 and his first gold bracelet.
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Player Tags: Taylor Paur, Roy Weiss
Level 27 Update: Taylor Paur Loses the Lead but Gets it Back
Jun 11, '13
Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,105
Average Chip Count: 3,105,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 2: Taylor Paur – 5,495,000
Seat 6: Roy Weiss – 715,000
Players Eliminated:
None
Live Updates:
Roy Weiss Takes the Lead
Taylor Paur raised to 100,000 from the button and Roy Weiss called. The flop was dealt KQ9, Weiss checked, Paur bet 90,000, and Weiss called. The turn fell 2 and both players checked. The river brought the Q and Weiss bet 275,000. Paur called and Weiss flipped over Q8. Paur mucked and a few hands later Weiss had stolen the chip lead with 3.2 million over the 2.9 million of Paur.
Taylor Paur Back Out in Front
Taylor Paur raised to 100,000 and Roy Weiss called. The flop fell JJ2 and both players checked. The 6 fell on the turn and Paur bet 130,000. Weiss called and the river fell 6. Paur bet 320,000 and Weiss called. Paur revealed J10 for a full house and he won the hand to continue growing a massive chip lead once again. Paur held 5.5 million at the dinner break.
Player Tags: Taylor Paur
Level 26 Update: Tai Nguyen Eliminated in 3rd Place
Jun 11, '13
Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,105
Average Chip Count: 2,070,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 2: Taylor Paur – 4,800,000
Seat 6: Roy Weiss – 1,430,000
Players Eliminated:
3rd: Tai Nguyen – $147,220
Live Updates:
Roy Weiss Doubles Up Through Taylor Paur Twice
In the first hand Roy Weiss held A-8 against the Q-J of Taylor Paur. The board ran out A-J-5-10-8 and Weiss doubled up to 765,00 with a pair of aces.
Later in the level Weiss was all in again against Paur. This time he held A-9 against the A-8 of Paur. The final board read A-8-6-7-10 and Weiss doubled up again, this time to 1.5 million. Paur held 4.5 million after the run of doubles through him.
Tai Nguyen Doubles Up Through Taylor Paur Twice
In the first hand Tai Nguyen was all in with pocket nines against the A-J of Taylor Paur. The board was dealt 10-5-2-6-Q and Nguyen survived at Paur’s expense.
The second time Nguyen held pocket nines again. Taylor Paur was behind with pocket fours and the board that fell A-10-2-A-5 changed nothing. Nguyen was up to 1 million after the series of doubles.
Tai Nguyen Eliminated in Third Place ($147,220)
Taylor Paur raised to 80,000 on the button and Tai Nguyen called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 973 and Paur bet 85,000. Nguyen raised to 210,000 and Paur reraised all in. Nguyen called all in for 930,000 and they tabled their hands.
Paur: AK
Nguyen: Q10
Turn and River: J6
Paur won the hand to grow his stack back to 4.8 million going into the heads-up final against Roy Weiss (1,430,000). Nguyen was eliminated in third place.
Player Tags: Taylor Paur, Tai Nguyen
Level 25 Update: DJ MacKinnon Out in 5th Place, Alexander Barlow Out in 4th Place
Jun 11, '13
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,105
Average Chip Count: 2,070,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Tai Nguyen – 1,100,000
Seat 2: Taylor Paur – 3,000,000
Seat 6: Roy Weiss – 425,000
Players Eliminated:
5th: DJ MacKinnon – $77,941
4th: Alexander Barlow – $106,027
Live Updates:
DJ MacKinnon Eliminated in Fifth Place ($77,491)
DJ MacKinnon raised to 65,000 on the button and Taylor Paur raised to 140,000 on the small blind. MacKinnon reraised all in and Paur quickly called. The two players then revealed their hands.
Paur: AA
MacKinnon: KK
Board: 9635Q
MacKinnon was eliminated on the hand in fifth place and Paur continued to build his chip lead.
Alexander Barlow Eliminated in Fourth Place ($106,027)
Alexander Barlow moved all in preflop for 115,000, and both Taylor Paur and Roy Weiss called. Paur and Weiss checked down a board reading K733 and the A followed on the river. Paur bet 60,000 and Weiss mucked. Paur turned over A8 which was enough to top the K9 of Barlow. Paur now held a dominant chip lead with 5 million and Barlow was eliminated in fourth place.
Player Tags: Taylor Paur, Alexander Barlow
Level 24 Update: Kyle Cartwright Out 9th, Ryan Austin Out 8th, Daniel Idema Out 7th, Phillip Hui Out 6th
Jun 11, '13
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 out of 2,105
Average Chip Count: 1,242,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Tai Nguyen – 1,100,000
Seat 2: Taylor Paur – 3,000,000
Seat 6: Roy Weiss – 425,000
Seat 7: Alexander Barlow – 700,000
Seat 9: DJ MacKinnon – 1,000,000
Players Eliminated:
9th: Kyle Cartwright – $25,041
8th: Ryan Austin – $25,041
7th: Daniel Idema – $42,962
6th: Phillip Hui – $57,324
Live Updates:
Kyle Cartwright Eliminated in 9th and Ryan Austin Eliminated in 8th on Same Hand
Taylor Paur raised to 40,000 preflop and Ryan Austin reraised all in for 565,000 on the cutoff. Kyle Cartwright called all in for 382,000 and Paur called as well. The three players then flipped over their cards.
Paur: AA
Cartwright: QQ
Austin: JJ
Board: KK8A2
Paur won the huge pot with a full house and Cartwright was eliminated in ninth place while Ryan Austin was eliminated in eighth place. Paur was in the chip lead after the hand with 2.3 million.
Daniel Idema Eliminated in Seventh Place ($42,962)
Daniel Idema moved all in preflop for 450,000 from the small blind and DJ MacKinnon called on the big blind. The two players then revealed their cards.
MacKinnon: AA
Idema: KQ
Board: 43249
MacKinnon had the lead the whole way and ended up with a flush to grow his stack to 950,000. Idema was eliminated in seventh place.
Phillip Hui Eliminated in 6th Place ($57,324)
Phillip Hui raised all in on the button for 313,000 and Alexander Barlow called on the big blind. The two players then flipped over their cards.
Barlow: QQ
Hui: 98
Board: A3284
Hui was eliminated on the hand in sixth place by the pocket queens of Barlow, who grew his stack to 750,000.
Player Tags: Daniel Idema, Taylor Paur, Alexander Barlow, Ryan Austin, Kyle Cartwright
Taylor Paur got all-in preflop for 191,000 against Jack Salter. Paur held the Q
Q
while Salter had the J
J
.
Taylor Paur raised in middle position to 2,200 and was three-bet to 6,000 by Dan O’Brien on his immediate left.
Jim Carroll raised from the cutoff and Taylor Paur three-bet to 53,000 from the big blinds. Carroll quickly called and the flop came down 10
Taylor Paur Eliminated in 5th Place ($198,140)
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against Ebanks’ A
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against Wade’s A
Shortly after the start of the second level, tournament director Matt Savage took the mic to honor the 2010 Card Player Player of the Year Tom Marchese and Online Player of the Year Taylor Paur. Both players were given a warm round of applause for their accomplishments last year and then handed their respective trophies.
Paur narrowly defeated back-to-back contender Steve Gross for his title, winning just under $1.1 million online in 2010 and earning a record 11,030 points. The 22-year-old recorded 51 cashes during the year, but his most impressive stat hinted at his consistency. Paur made 28 final tables during his run and managed to win an astounding 13 of them.
Taylor Paur Busts Tom McCormick
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3
. The big blind led for 4,000 and was called by both Sung and the hijack.
and everyone checked. The big blind showed Q
Level 16 — 1,500-3,000 with a 500 ante